Margaret was traveling to National Parks when she decided a vehicle of some kind would allow her to see all the great stuff between the parks. That’s when she rekindled romance with a summer camp crush and ended up buying The Cow Bus. Their plans changed a bit when Margaret found out they were expecting,…
Ina and John wanted to travel more, but do it less expensively. Van life (or in their case, shuttle bus life) gave them a chance to see the world on a budget! Below you’ll see their third conversion, which they ended up selling because they’ve gotten so good at building buses. It features a fixed…
This beautiful 24-foot Craftsman-style tiny house is NOAH-certified and ready to go! It features two lofts which are connected by a unique V-shaped staircase that meets in the middle of the home, giving you easy access to either side sans ladders. A living room sits on one end of the tiny home and the bathroom…
Bradford, Ryo, and Falcon are 24, 22, and 20 years old, and they’re carrying on the Florida family carpentry business with a new spin — a tiny house business! And they’re keeping things affordable. The Bunk model below is just $29,900 for the 20-foot version (and only $25K for the 16-footer). This studio-style tiny house…
Like so many of the families we’ve interviewed, this family of five had the American Dream — the big house, lots of “toys” and plenty of stuff — but it came at the hefty cost of the dad working lots of hours and missing valuable time with his family. They already owned an RV and…
Remember the cool new tiny house duplex that ESCAPE showed us last week? Well, one of those units is available as a rental now! It’s a studio-style apartment with a first-floor bed, flip-up table area, and a galley kitchen. The unit comes furnished, and the $1,295/month rent payment includes water, sewer, garbage/recycling, landscaping maintenance, security…
Lance and Jess were homeowners with steady jobs who went to a van festival and fell in love with what they saw. Soon afterward, they sold their home, quit their jobs, and found a van to convert. The results are gorgeous! They have found new remote positions, but also head up “VanFest” as a way to…
When Andrew was done with military life, he wanted to do something different and found van life on YouTube and began a bus build. Susanna grew up in a small town in the Midwest and was traveling to see more of the country. The couple met during Andrew’s bus conversion process and hit it off…
This is one of two units currently available to rent in the Palm Court section of the ESCAPE tiny house village in Tampa, Florida. This N2 model is stunning, with a private first-floor bedroom, three big sliders that open up to a lovely deck, and a great kitchen and living area. Renters have access to…
Michael and Acacia have been living in their self-converted van in South Africa for the past two years. While van life is not particularly popular in South Africa, they’ve had lots of success and enjoy staying at campgrounds for very little money. Their conversion only cost them about $10K, which is the average cost of…
