This DIY solar cooker uses a simple water-filled lens to concentrate sunlight for cooking without any fuel. Created by Dan Rojas of Green Power Science, the design demonstrates how clear vinyl, wood, water, and sunlight combine to create enough heat to fry eggs and cook food entirely off-grid. Solar Cooker Design Designer: Dan Rojas (Green…
Tumbleweed Tiny House Company and founder Jay Shafer appeared on Fox Business for an in-depth tour of their 170 square foot Popomo tiny house. The segment explores every area of the compact home including the bedroom with shelving, closet storage, open living room, tiny kitchen, and surprisingly functional bathroom. Featured Tiny House Model: Tumbleweed Popomo…
The velomobile combines bicycle efficiency with automotive-style weather protection, creating a human-powered vehicle capable of sustained 28 MPH speeds. This aerodynamic tricycle enclosed in a lightweight shell offers a practical alternative to car commuting for those seeking zero-fuel transportation with protection from sun, rain, and cold. Velomobile Specifications Type: Enclosed recumbent tricycle Top Speed: Up…
The Tata Group, known for producing the world’s most affordable car, developed a flat-pack prefab house concept targeting extreme affordability. The 215 square foot kit home includes doors, windows, and roof components designed for assembly within a week, aimed at addressing housing needs in developing markets. Tata Flat-Pack Specifications Developer: Tata Group (India) Size: 215…
The Tumbleweed Popomo offers 170 square feet of living space on a flatbed-style trailer, making it the widest tiny house design in the Tumbleweed lineup that still requires no special permit to tow. At 8 feet 6 inches interior width, the Popomo provides significantly more living space than standard trailer-width designs while maintaining steel siding…
The Tumbleweed Vardo brings traditional gypsy wagon aesthetics to a modern micro camper design that fits in a truck bed or on a small trailer. Built primarily from recycled materials for just a few hundred dollars, this tiny shelter offers a practical first building project and weekend camping solution designed by Tumbleweed founder Jay Shafer.…
This Ford Transit cargo van conversion transforms a commercial vehicle into a complete stealth camper with fold-down bunk beds, kitchenette, cooler, portable toilet, and dedicated bike storage. The exterior maintains its work vehicle appearance for discreet urban parking while the interior provides everything needed for comfortable travel and living on the road. Conversion Details Base…
This video tour captures a tiny house on wheels mid-construction, showing the framing, layout decisions, and building process. The 12-minute tour provides insight into how builders approach trailer-based construction and make design choices during the build. The project used new plans refined from a previous successful build. Video Details Duration: 12 minutes 11 seconds Content:…
This tiny house on wheels construction demonstrates how quickly framing can progress with proper planning and experience. Starting from a bare trailer, the builder completed wall framing in just four days, incorporating design improvements from a previous build. The rapid progress shows what dedicated DIY builders can accomplish. Build Progress Builder: Dan Louche (Tiny House…
LaMar Alexander of Simple Solar Homesteading built a 14×14 off-grid solar cabin in Utah with a full loft for just under $2,000 in new materials. The 400 square foot home (including loft) operates entirely off-grid with 600 watts of solar and 400 watts of wind power, providing all modern conveniences, including WiFi, TV, microwave, washer,…
