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GB01: The Original Gear Bus, a Modular AWD Sprinter for All Four Seasons

GB01 is where it all started — the very first Gear Bus that Yama Vans ever built. The Canadian upfitter designed it as a no-frills, all-function hauler for people who live light but carry a lot: skis and a snowboard in winter, mountain bikes in summer, and friends or family whenever the trip calls for…

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Shanti: The Original Simplify Further Tiny House That Started It All

Meet Shanti, the original Simplify Further tiny house in North Florida — a 20-foot, single-level THOW with a no-stairs ground-level queen bedroom, a full butcher-block kitchen, and a tiled bath, starting around $30K. It’s the build that launched the company.

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Peyto: A Bike-Hauling AWD Sprinter Camper Van by Yama Vans

Yama Vans, a Canadian Sprinter upfitter, builds its adventure vans on a modular platform it calls the Gear Bus — “all of the thrills, some of the frills.” Peyto is one of those builds: a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144 with all-wheel drive, finished in a deep coastal blue and set up less like a rolling apartment…

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Rolling Bear’s Honeycomb: A Log-Cabin Mobile Office on Wheels

Meet Rolling Bear Tiny Homes, a Surrey, British Columbia builder we’re featuring for the first time, and the Honeycomb Mobile Office—a tiny house on wheels built not to live in but to work in, wrapping a full-size executive desk, a coffee-bar kitchenette, a sleeping-or-storage loft, and a bathroom inside a 16-by-8.5-foot log-cabin shell topped with…

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The Knoll: A Bright, Boho 390-Sq-Ft Gooseneck Tiny House

The Knoll by Backcountry Tiny Homes is a colorful 38-foot gooseneck tiny house with 390 sq ft, a standing-height loft, a bold green kitchen with a retro teal fridge, and room to sleep five. Here’s a full tour, plus the floor plan and specs.