This is the story of a man named Larry who built a self-sustained and off-the-grid home out of two shipping containers. He wanted all of the comforts of a home and to be able to live in it comfortably up to a year or more if need be.
To do this he ordered two sea containers and welded them together to make one awesome cabin. Water is heated using solar power or by woodstove if necessary. Access to water is by well. The two containers combined add up to a 40′ x 16′ floor plan so about 640 square feet of space inside.
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He Built The Ultimate Self Contained Shipping Container Cottage
Sea Container Cabin
Please learn more about this custom off-grid shipping container cabin (and check out the floor plan, cost, etc., too) below:
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Three amazing nurses have come together to build a medical tiny house to better care for this 8 year old boy who was born with a terrible skin disorder called epidermolysis bullosa.
The cozy little cottage is called the Honey House and it functions like a burn unit on wheels that will provide better treatment for Brian Ilg.
I wanted to show you the current progress of the house (which even has dormers and a loft to store Brian’s medical supplies) as well as give you a chance to help build it.
And here’s the best part.. It won’t cost you anything to help but you can donate money if you want to. All they’re asking for is your vote and you can help them win $10,000 from Kind Snacks to help with their Honey House project.
The Inspiring Honey House Project
I encourage you to see the rest of this inspiring story (and how you can help if you want) below:
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I was so excited to see this video released by Kirsten Dirksen of Faircompanies where she takes you inside the world of Molecule Tiny Homes.
In it you’ll get a complete tour with Jason Dietz (owner/builder) as he shows you an amazingly built (and designed) 136 sq. ft. tiny home.
You’ll also get a glimpse at one of his largest tiny house builds, too…
Molecule Tiny Homes Tour
I encourage you to enjoy the video tour and interview below:
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Our tiny house friends from New Zealand are at it again with another amazing tiny house tour.
Bryce Langston of Living Big in a Tiny House visits Brett Sutherland who just finished his 161 sq. ft. debt-free tiny home.
He was living in the Caribbean for many years and wanted to return home to New Zealand.
But Brett feared that if he had to rent a place to stay he’d lose all of his savings as soon as he returned home.
So instead of renting or buying a normal home, he looked into mortgage-free options and decided on building his own tiny mobile villa and named it the NV.
Related: New Zealand Woman Lives Simply in 121 Sq. Ft. Tiny House
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Brett’s NV Debt-free Tiny House in New Zealand
I encourage you to enjoy the rest of the tour (and video interview/tour with Brett the builder/dweller/artist) below:
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As far back as I can remember I’ve always been fascinated with bus conversions.
This mobile cabin on wheels (that used to be a school bus) is now ready for minimalist living and traveling.
How would you like to tour the country in this tiny house on wheels? Or maybe even live off grid in it?
Inside this 1959 Chevrolet Viking short bus you’ll find most of the comforts of home…
Chevy Viking Short Bus Conversion
Check out the rest of this viking short bus cabin below:
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Atlas Survival Shelters specializes in creating galvanized corrugated pipe survival shelters for its customers.
These are designed to be built underground with 1-2 bunker entrances/exits for emergencies.
They come in diameters of 8′, 9′, 10′, 11′, and 12′ and in lengths of up to 50′.
In addition, they also offer Monolithic concrete domes and shipping container shelters.
This is less tiny house living and more of a survival shelter but I still thought you might enjoy learning about it (I thought it was interesting).
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Underground Survival Shelter
See the rest and even take a video tour below:
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This 90 sq. ft. micro cabin is really more like a DIY passive solar cabana. It’s a 7′ x 9′ structure with redwood bark clad from a local sawmill. All but one of the walls open for ventilation (passive cooling).
And a living roof up top to make it even greener. The cabana cabin is named the Hawk House and is designed by architect Alex Wyndham.
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90-sq.-ft. Micro Cabin with Passive/Solar Design
Let me open it up for you and give you a peek below:
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Here’s a one of a kind motorhome owned by Jay Leno.
This motorhome was inspired by a houseboat…
And by airplanes. It was completely custom made by Randy Grubb of Blastolene.com.
I’m sure it was very expensive. What’s really unique about it is you can drive it from upstairs giving you amazing views from above.
And it’s designed so that your head is just under the 13’6″ US road law.
A reader sent this to me as it was featured on Jay Leno’s Garage.
You can watch the complete tour inside and out (and see what it’s like to drive it) below:
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This is the story of Frank’s micro cabin on wheels. He built it in all of about two months, doing all of the work himself, and using sustainable materials from his area in western North Carolina.
He’s a traveling carpenter who spends lots of time on the road, so this is going to be something he tows with him so he doesn’t have to stay at motels. What do you think?
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He Built a Micro Cabin on Wheels
I was able to catch a quick interview with Frank which you can enjoy below while you tour his tiny cabin on wheels:
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