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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I encourage you to read the rest of my story (including how much this cost me) and tour the rest of my DIY cargo trailer micro camper below:
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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
Go ahead and enjoy the full 3D tour below:
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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
© Matt Larson
Learn more including how to buy it (and how much) below:
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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
See the rest of this student-built off-grid micro home and see how you might still be able to own it (it might still be available for sale) below:
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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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I’m so thrilled to show you this tiny home that was built using three shipping containers. Steve, the owner/builder, has been collecting ideas for this project for years.
He’s a computer programmer who loves designing and building. His website is awesome because he shows you how he did it, too.
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Containers to Cabin Conversion
Images: Steve at Tin Can Cabin
I encourage you to enjoy the rest of tour of this awesome shipping container cabin below:
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Climb through the trails in the woods of Whistler and if you’re lucky you can find Joel Allen’s secret treehouse called The HemLoft.
It’s a wonderful modern micro cabin nestled on a tree surrounded by forest, greenery, and mountains.
Once you find it, the little round wooden steps lead you right inside the perfectly built modern micro home.
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Micro Cabin Built on a Tree
Image: TheHemLoft/Flickr
So, come on in, and watch the video tour too below:
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