The Hadleys had enjoyed RV vacationing and even a park model in the past, but that was with a 6,000+ square foot home base with three stories and lots of stuff. When Craig lost his job in 2020, he joked with Allison that they should sell the house and live in an RV. But that joke started a conversation that changed their lives!
Within two weeks, they were looking at RVs and came across the one you’ll see below. They got an inspection, made some renovations, and started their nomadic life. Now Craig has a new remote job he does from his office on the rig, and the kids are loving roadschool and all it has to offer. What do you think of their RV?
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How a Lay-Off Sent Them on A Great Adventure
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Valerie worked in the Navy as a Corpsman and got married — and divorced — young. What some people might have expected to upend her life instead jumpstarted the best parts of it! She left the Navy, bought a small travel trailer, and started her solo adventures.
Eventually, she got an awesome gig with Dakota Lithium where they provided her with an epic truck camper to live in and travel around to different shows and gatherings to show off her amazing power bank that lets her go off-grid for weeks at a time. Enjoy her tour!
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Navy Vet Goes From Mini Camper to Pop-Up Truck Camper!
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The Oaks Tiny House Community by ESCAPE is located in Thonotosassa, Florida, near Tampa Bay. This community of tiny homes offers a balance of modern tiny living and natural surroundings with mature Live Oak trees throughout the property. Multiple ESCAPE tiny home models are featured, ranging from compact open-concept designs to spacious park models with private bedrooms. Lot leases include utilities and landscaping, with various home styles available from time to time through resales.
The Oaks Village Community Setting
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Tiff & Eric were living their own separate nomadic lives when they met at Skooliepalooza two years ago. There was a spark and they decided to build out the unfinished 33′ bus that Tiff owned and make it a home on wheels for them as a couple.
They also have an adorable child, Ryder, who has a safe car seat spot, an adorable Montessori-inspired playroom and loves living in a small space near mom and dad. Remarkably, the bus was built primarily from reclaimed materials, making it less expensive and more sustainable. Enjoy the tour below!
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Gorgeous Skoolie Made w/ Primarily Reclaimed Materials
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The cheapest way to build a tiny house is to build it tiny, and at 16 by 7 feet this is about as small as they practically get. What makes it work rather than merely small is the elevator bed: a mattress on steel cables that lifts to the ceiling during the day. You get the floor space of a studio without climbing to a loft and without the daily ritual of converting a futon or dinette.
A 14-foot fold-down deck off the front roughly doubles the living area whenever the weather allows — a smart trade in Colorado. Inside, the compact galley kitchen carries reclaimed granite countertops with under-cabinet lighting, a refrigerator, sink, microwave, and toaster oven, with reclaimed hickory barn wood trim. Storage hides in cabinets and in slide-out drawers under the floor. The bathroom at the rear holds a toilet and shower.
Construction is wood-framed and fully insulated behind metal siding and a metal roof, which is about as low-maintenance as an exterior gets. One important caveat: the plumbing is routed for external hook-ups only, with no fresh or wastewater tanks on board, so this is designed to sit somewhere with services rather than boondock.
Editor’s note: this home was listed at $35,000 in Colorado Springs in 2023 and has sold. We’ve kept the tour up as a reference on small-footprint design. Current listings are below.
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Compact THOW w/ Front Porch & No Loft
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The Oaks Village in Tampa Bay, Florida features a variety of ESCAPE tiny house models arranged around a central park with ancient Live Oaks. The community offers different home styles and sizes to fit various needs and budgets, from compact studio layouts to larger units with first-floor bedrooms and lofts. Models include the eONE (with tall ceilings and large second floors), Boho XLS (single-level with private bedroom), Vista Boho (open studio layout), Traveler XLS Wide (clerestory windows and first-floor bedroom), and the N1 (mid-century modern with two bathrooms). All units are all-electric and feature professional landscaping, private decks, and gated security.
The Oaks Village Central Park Setting
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Dylan had been looking at vans and tiny homes for a while, wanting to design something himself one day but thinking it’d probably never happen. He casually commented to Lita that #vanlife would be fun, and they started looking for a van the very next day!
Amazingly, this couple sped through their tour of the US, visiting all 48 states and all the national parks in just one year! Now they’ve slowed the pace down and are ready to savor some of the things they rushed past. Check out their amazing van build below!
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Visiting 48 States & All The National Parks in One Year
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James hasn’t had it easy growing up. His father and a number of his aunts and uncles died before the age of 45, reminding James that we don’t all have forever to live. Inspired by the Air Nomads from “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” James is determined to live a life not attached to material things, but bringing peace and harmony wherever he goes.
One way he does that is by sharing free tea with strangers wherever he goes. Much like Uncle Iroh (also from Avatar), he finds there’s something magical about tea and conversation. His beautiful van conversion was built intentionally inside and out and every part has a story. Don’t miss the engaging tour with him below!
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Fixed Bed, Lots of Seating and a Hide-Away Oven
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Plenty of tiny houses claim to be off-grid capable. This 308-square-foot THOW by Jobson Tiny Homes was engineered for it. Six 425-watt panels total 2,550 watts of solar, feeding a LiFePO4 battery bank of two 100-amp-hour (51-volt) batteries through a 3,500-watt OutBack inverter — enough to run genuine AC appliances rather than just lights and a laptop.
Water is the part most off-grid builds skip. Here, rain is collected from the gutters and run through a four-stage filtration process plus UV purification into 55 gallons of fresh storage, which means the house can generate its own supply instead of waiting on a fill-up. Insulation is high-efficiency spray foam, a Lunos HRV keeps conditioned air moving without dumping heat, and a 115V mini-split plus ceiling fan handle climate.
It sleeps six across a king primary loft, a queen loft, and a futon. The kitchen is unusually complete for a THOW: custom hardwood cabinets, a farmhouse sink, a 3-burner stove with a 21-inch gas oven, microwave, stainless range hood, and a 7.4 cu. ft. refrigerator/freezer. Walls are solid wood shiplap and the ceiling is an all-wood herringbone.
Editor’s note: this home was listed at $115,900 in Cedar Springs, Michigan in 2023 and has sold. We’ve kept the tour up as a reference on genuinely off-grid systems design. Current listings are below.
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308 Sq. Ft. THOW w/ Double Lofts Built For Off-Grid Life
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