tiny home

  1. Poptart

    Tiny, tinyhouse?

    So i've been daydreaming over all these tinyhouse videos on youtube after watching videos about sailboat life and converting busses into houses- but I just want to live in something like a comically small, sturdy studio apartment on a bumper-pull trailer for the next 4-8 years. with Sailboat...
  2. Matt Derrick

    Best Low Cost Tiny House Alternative - The Mongolian Yurt

    We met up with Rivkah from Groovy Yurts (www.groovyyurts.com) to learn about the traditional hand-painted yurts (gers) they import directly from Mongolia, and we also helped her team set one up at the Tiny House Festival this summer. It was more work than we thought it would be but it was...
  3. Matt Derrick

    Kristie Wolfe builds underground hobbit house

    Inspired by the success of the Hawaii treehouse home she built for $11,000, Kristie Wolfe began searching for land to build a “Hobbit”-inspired village. Knowing that there is land to be found for cheap in this country (she bought her Hawaii property for $8000), she began to search the Northwest...
  4. Matt Derrick

    Camper Kart is a Tiny Home That Pops Out of a Shopping Cart

    http://inhabitat.com/camper-kart-is-a-tiny-home-that-pops-out-of-a-shopping-cart/ We've all seen the men and women who live out of shopping carts in cities throughout the world, but imagine if they could add one of Kevin Cyr's awesome pop-up tents to the mix. The Camper Kart is a portable...
  5. theallnightdiner

    Skoolie livin, banjo pickin', piano choppin' traveler new here

    Hi guys, i travel around in a 40ft skoolie. Been livin the travelin', busking lifestyle for about 7 years. I love it. It can be rough, but I think it builds character. I want to thank many of you, for being you. I've been quite inspired to live my life by all the dirty, krusty, freight...
  6. A

    In a hole in the ground...

    Totally building myself one of these someday. @Warboy its doable!!
  7. B

    tiny home commune

    Hello again I have also been considering of starting a tiny home commune. what would peoples thoughts and inputs be on something like this be for those that like living the minimalist lifestyle???
  8. Matt Derrick

    Video TV Journalist Quits His Job to Live on a Tiny House Boat & Cruise UK Canals Full-Time

    I thought this video was worth sharing because it goes into quite a bit of detail about what it's like to live on one of these boats and some of the logistics involved with the lifestyle. Definitely worth watching to see what it's like to live on a boat in a canal (and outside the usa).
  9. The Heron and the frog

    Photos Pulling a gypsy caravan wagon with a tractor?

    This is kind of an announcement. An announcement to a public I hope will be more understanding to what I plan to do more than any other regular Jim from the Gym. So here it is! I WILL MAKE A GYPSY WAGON and pull it with a tractor! Call me stupid, naive, overly romantic and I will say yes, but...
  10. TMG51

    Photos So, my wheel almost fell off.

    I don't usually post these experiences here, so I'm feeling this out. Here goes. Driving down the road Sunday I started to notice my driver's side front wheel "dribbling" over every tiny bump in the road. I'd hear it bounce around on any tiny thing even a slight crack in the asphalt. I pulled...
  11. shabti

    News & Blogs The Tiny House Powered Only By Wind and Sun

    I ran across this article on the Atlantic. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/05/the-pre-made-solar-powered-tiny-house/394112/ It's about these tiny houses that have wind turbines, collect rain water, and are solar powered. Pre-fab too. I know there are a lot of these, like...
  12. Matt Derrick

    This man built a tiny home in the pacific-northwest wilderness for under $500

    http://www.theplaidzebra.com/this-man-built-a-tiny-home-in-the-pacific-northwest-wilderness-for-under-500/ April 15, 2015 Though the tiny-house movement has attracted major attention in recent years, there are still two major problems that the average person faces when they think about...
  13. Dmac

    Modular tiny home

    these new tiny homes will let you live anywhere, off the grid. http://higherperspectives.com/ecocapsule-home/?c=cleo&ts_pid=2&ts_pid=2 AND Here http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/05/29/live-off-the-grid-anywhere-in-this-wind-and-solar-powered-capsule/
  14. Tude

    Tiny House on wheels - 10,000 miles later ...

    Now this looks like fun! And the little house looks lovely!! _____ http://www.boredpanda.com/tiny-house-giant-journey-mobile-home-jenna-guillaume/ We Quit Our Jobs, Built A Tiny House On Wheels And Hit The Road 2 days ago by Jenna Spesard Two years ago my partner, Guillaume, and I were both...
  15. K

    Tiny home project

    Somebody has the right idea: http://www.ktvb.com/story/news/local/2014/07/24/tiny-houses-homeless/13127997/ BOISE -- A local group has a new and unique take on a way to help the homeless population -- building tiny houses. A non-profit called Idaho Tiny Houses is hoping to provide the funds...
  16. K

    Tiny house DIY in the jungle

    Check out the shack this lady built for herself in Hawaii. Thirteen pages with brief descriptions and videos. Not extremely instructional, but lots of ideas. http://www.offgridquest.com/homes-dwellings/home-stories/692-kristie-wolfe Page 1 of 13 Next >> Overview: My Tinyhouse Story - With...