The classic canvas bunk tent has been around since the late 1880s. The basic shelter was used to house miners in informal settlements and as mobile camps in the Civil War. Now the canvas tent can be found all over the world as charming Airbnb hotspots, in state and national … Read more
This fall I’ll be trekking in the Himalayas of Nepal. Most people who take this type of trip hire guides and porters to carry their gear from village to village. I’m going to be carrying my own bag with everything I need around some of the tallest mountains on the … Read more
Anyone who is interested in tiny homes or alternative living also seems to have a streak of nomadism running through their veins. Nomads like to experience a variety of different countries, cities, towns, and homes—especially for free or cheap. One service that hopes to blend nomadism with free places to … Read more
Yes, you heard that right…a public toilet. If you have ever sat inside a toilet stall and thought it would make a cool tiny house, you are not alone. Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England resident Hugo Hughes thought something similar and created the Loovre. The Loovre is a former Victorian loo converted … Read more
If you have ever wanted to escape to either a tiny house or a tiny island, Tiny Homes Holidays offers the best of both worlds. Located on the Isle of Wight (England’s largest island), this tiny house getaway not only offer four wee homes for rent, but a little spa … Read more
The first time I saw a rooftop tent in action was at Valley of Fire State Park near Las Vegas. A young, newly married couple (“Just Married” was marked in white on their vehicle) had set up camp near our site in their SUV/rooftop tent combo. The tent was deployed … Read more
My husband and I recently got back from two back-to-back trips in two very different locations. One trip was to the European country of Iceland and another was to the tropical island of Kauai in Hawaii. On your next foreign or domestic trip, here are several reasons to rent a … Read more
For more than a decade, my husband and I have been traveling around the Western U.S. in a bright yellow teardrop trailer. While we love the teardrop and have had many adventures in it, last year we started looking around for a lightweight camper where we could cook and eat … Read more
Northern California stretches from San Luis Obispo County to the Oregon state line. It is diverse, grandly beautiful and chock full of tiny houses. They can be found on farms, ranches, vineyards and of course, backyards. Beginning March 5th, we could see them greatly multiply across San Luis Obispo backyards … Read more
On our late fall tiny house road trip through southern New Mexico, it felt like spring. Warm, sunny days and cool nights. We discovered an enchanting free boondocking site on the outskirts of Las Cruces. For four days, our backyard was the rugged Organ Mountains. Specifically, we were parked in … Read more
When I sat down to write this article, I started to make a list of all the lessons that I have learned over the past three and half years of tiny house travel. My first draft included over 50 examples of personal growth, travel realities, and tiny house movement insights. … Read more
In episode 9 of Today’s Tiny House Parking spot, we travel with our tiny house on wheels into the Land of Enchantment. There we parked at the Animas Valley Village, a new tiny house/RV community. It is located just over the Colorado state-line into New Mexico. The village is surrounded … Read more