Urbanoid Booba: A 530-lb Micro Camper That Expands Into a Two-Person Bedroom
The Urbanoid Booba is a 530-lb clamshell trailer that a Fiat 500 can tow, inflates into a two-person tent camper in minutes, and stores standing upright in a normal garage.
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She Built an Off-Grid Tiny House With Her Dad for $30–40K — and She’s Lived There 8 Years
Caitlin wanted to build her own home — and her dad, a carpenter, was all in. Starting in 2014, they spent about three years crafting an off-grid tiny house on a 24-foot trailer. She found land next to the build site, towed the house up a dirt “road” with a small bulldozer, and settled in.…
The Daphne: A 378 Sq. Ft. Park Model With No Loft and a Real Bedroom
Teacup Tiny Homes’ Daphne is a 378 sq. ft. park model that trades the loft for a vaulted ceiling and a stand-up main-floor bedroom — plus a soaking tub, a full kitchen and clerestory light.
This Tiny House Is for Sale in an Actual Community: Lakewalk in Greer, SC
This tiny house is for sale in an actual community, not a driveway and a hope. Lakewalk Tiny Home Community in Greer, South Carolina puts homes on wooded lots with a hiking trail, a dog park, gathering spaces, and Lake Cunningham nearby. The house itself is a 285-square-foot 2016 Sprout by Mustard Seed Tiny Homes,…
She Built Box Truck Betti After Leaving Her Marriage — An Off-Grid Tiny Home With Solar, Carved Wood, and a Fresh Start
After a major life change, Eva didn’t want another apartment that felt temporary — she wanted something that was completely her own. Starting with little construction experience, a used white box truck, and help from a friend, she built Box Truck Betti: a solar-powered, off-grid tiny home packed with carved wood, space-saving tricks, and the…
Virginia’s New ADU Law: Backyard Tiny Houses Get Easier to Build in 2027
Governor Spanberger signed SB 531, requiring every Virginia locality to allow accessory dwelling units by right in single-family zones starting July 1, 2027 — with permit fees capped at $500. Here is what it does, what it does not, and what you could actually build.
They Sold a Portland House so Dad Could Stay Home — 8 Years Mortgage-Free in Port Angeles, and the Tiny House Is for Sale
Allison Williams and her family sold a modest Portland house so Dad could stay home. They bought land in Port Angeles, Washington, and a tiny house on wheels — and spent nearly eight years mortgage-free. Their daughter grew up in 290 square feet. She’s becoming a teen now and outgrowing her spaces, so they’re selling…
They Turn Old Refrigerated Semi-Trailers Into 344 Sq Ft Tiny Homes in the Czech Republic
In the Czech Republic, a family company is taking retired refrigerated semi-trailers — the thick-walled “reefers” that once hauled cold groceries — and turning them into roughly 32 m² (about 344 sq ft) tiny homes and multipurpose spaces. SEFR Home’s base model starts from around 800,000 CZK excluding VAT (about $35,000 USD), with build and…
Can I Finance a Tiny House in Florida?
Yes, but probably not with a mortgage. Here is how RV loans, chattel loans, and mortgages actually work for Florida tiny houses, what the rates and terms look like in 2026, and the Florida-specific costs that never appear in a builder’s quote.
If a Tiny House Is $11,500 With an Add-to-Cart Button, It’s a Scam
Dan George of ESCAPE wrote us this morning. People are getting ripped off by an online shop that uses a name almost identical to his company, lists finished tiny houses at prices that cannot be real, and lets you add a house to a shopping cart like a pair of shoes. We visited the website…
