This 400 sq. ft. solar off-grid small house design was submitted as part of LaMar’s off grid tiny house design contest where you can win up to $500 for submitting your own design.
But this 16′ x 25′ small home is designed to be a spacious, space saving, creative tiny home that’s fun to live in and share with others if you wanted to.
There will be solar roof mounted hot water heater, a unique upstairs deck/balcony, large kitchen, solar panels, and so much more.
400 Sq. Ft. 16×25 Off Grid Small House
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This 192 sq. ft. off-grid tiny cabin design was submitted as part of Lamar’s off grid tiny house design contest where you can win up to $500.
But this 12′ x 16′ tiny house is designed to be built using 2×6 construction to add extra insulation because the home will be heated with solar power.
There will be a ‘soda can’ type solar heater as well as using natural window solar heating by design. It is also set up to receive wind power and collect rainwater.
A propane tank can be used just in case solar water heated water is not available and it can also be used for cooking if needed.
192 Sq. Ft. Off-Grid Solar Tiny Cabin
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This Cargo Trailer Converted to Homey, Cozy, Off-Grid RV is a guest post by Elizabeth Kelch
One trend in the tiny living movement is converted cargo trailers. The advantages to this are;
- they’re lighter weight,
- more easily mobile,
- and can often be used for free by ‘stealth camping’.
I recently got the guts to take the leap and I bought a 7×12 insulated cargo trailer and converted it to an off-grid micro RV. My tiny RV is designed for one person, maybe a couple, because I wanted to keep it very simple and lightweight but there’s no reason I couldn’t apply the same principles to an 8×20 trailer.
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Woman Converts Cargo Trailer into Off-Grid RV for $7k

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Here is an unusual off grid micro cabin trailer that’s off road ready and can even function as a luxury (and mobile) micro cabin.
It’s built by a company in St. Augustine Florida and is named the ADAK Adventure Trailer.
I’ll show you the entire travel trailer that’s ready for just about any adventure.
Plus there are two videos you’ll be able to check out on it too (one with the designer/builder too).
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ADAK Adventure Trailer: Off Road And Off Grid Ready Travel Trailer
Related: Aerodynamic Homemade Teardrop Tiny Home on Wheels: Taking Tiny Living on the Road

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A while back I told you about a tiny house community dedicated to homeless people in Olympia, WA called Quixote Village.
As a part of LaMar Alexander’s Off Grid Tiny House Design Contest for 2014 a contestant submitted a design inspired by the affordable tiny homes at Quixote Village.
The village consists of 30 tiny cottages. And it all started out as a tent camp for the homeless.
Today there’s a vegetable garden and community building with showers, laundry facilities, communal kitchen, dining space, and more.
200 Sq. Ft. Solar Quixote Cottage Cabin Design
I encourage you to enjoy the rest of the tour of this simple DIY 10′ x 20′ tiny cottage below:
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This 280 sq. ft. solar tiny cabin design is part of LaMar’s tiny house design contest.
It’s designed by Adam who has plans of building his own 14’x14′ cabin to live in.
It will use solar panels to power the lighting inside.
And propane for cooking, heat and heating water.
Adam’s 280 Sq. Ft. Off Grid Cabin Design
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I thought you’d like to know about this Colorado Tiny House for sale. (Update: SOLD)
It’s a really small minimalist cabin built on a 6’x10′ single axle trailer.
You can use it as an off grid micro house or a mortgage-free backyard guest house.
Or you might even be able to find a campsite to park it at and live simply out of it that way.
74 Square Feet Tiny House For Sale

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Rancho Cotage High School students have built an amazing solar-powered off-grid tiny house on wheels. It’s the 98 sq. ft. off grid mobile micro cabin on wheels appropriately named The Independence. (Update: Now SOLD)
You can use it as a backyard micro guest house, an office space, or as temporary housing while you build a larger cabin on your land. In fact, if you did own it, what would you use it for? Full-time living? Vacation cabin? Just curious… Let us know in the comments. I’ll tell you what I’d do with it below.
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Students Build Off-Grid Solar Tiny House
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The Mini Mod is a 279 sq. ft. prefab tiny house.
It’s designed for modern off-grid living and consists of four modules:
Your bedroom, living room, dining area, and bathroom – all on one level (no lofts).
Parts of the areas can be closed off for privacy or opened up for a more spacious feeling that brings the outdoors in.
Pine plywood, treated recycled wood, and large glass windows surround you while you’re inside.
I encourage you to enjoy the rest of this modern Mini Mod tiny home below:
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