Vina Lustado of Sol Haus Design built this 140-square-foot off-grid tiny house on wheels and lived in it full-time for nearly a decade in Ojai, California. Built on an 8.5-foot by 20-foot trailer with an 80-square-foot sleeping loft, the home operates completely off-grid using portable solar panels and passive solar design. The build cost approximately [...]
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Video Tour of Michael Ostaski’s First Housetruck Tiny Home
I’ve shown you two of Michael Ostaski’s amazing housetruck tiny homes before. Right now I’d like to show you a video so you can learn even more about his first housetruck which he actually lived in for many years. And if you’re interested I want you to stay tuned because Michael has some special announcements for us coming [...]
Two Housetruck Tiny Homes That Will Amaze You
This story on housetruck tiny homes is a guest post by Michael Ostaski (builder) Alex, I’m a big fan of your newsletter, and wanted to introduce myself. I have a few new developments in my life and would like to share them with the tiny house community. First off I have been an artist gypsy [...]
Man Building Tiny Cabin in the Woods
This tiny cabin in the woods story is a guest post by Joe Slade I am in the process of building this tiny cabin in the woods in Attala County, Mississippi. It sits in the middle of 22 acres of hardwoods with no roads on the property. All building supplies are carried in by hand. [...]
Man Building DIY Off Grid Tiny Home for Less Than $2k
This $2k tiny home story is a guest post by Winston W. Johnson Hi Alex (and Tiny House Newsletter readers), I started my tiny shelter in December of 2013, it’s built on a 1965 Yellowstone Cavalier travel trailer frame that I got free from a neighbor. Probably 75% of the lumber was cut and milled [...]
Japanese Zen Van Dwelling in a Converted Micro Van
Right now I’d like to show you a little van that has been rehabbed into a micro motorhome perfect for stealth van dwelling with a Japanese zen style. I can see it being used for stealthy traveling but it can also serve a variety of purposes like a space for meditation, writing poetry, or just [...]
From Hoarder to Tiny Houser: How I beat the Acquisition Addiction
Guest Post by Mariah Coz of www.CometCamper.com As the next session of the Comet Camper Tiny Transition and Downsizing E-Course opens for enrollment, I thought it’d be interesting to reflect on my personal journey with simplifying into less than 100 square feet. I wanted to show you that if I can downsize into a tiny [...]