Are you a retiree looking to buy some land so that you can downsize into a tiny house? Read these tips first! 10. Take note of any zoning restrictions that may apply Generally speaking, permitted use and accessory use clauses will allow you build a tiny home on most any … Read more
If you can’t get enough of glamping porn, visit the UK based Quality Unearthed site. This browsing and booking service profiles unique, alternative camping options set in areas of natural beauty. The site handpicks and profiles everything from tiny eco pods and tree houses to cabins, narrow boats and yurts. … Read more
Glamping is a way to experience what living in a tiny house might be like. Living in a tent may be pushing it for most people but it might be an affordable way to get started in tiny house living while you construct your dream tiny house. Here is one … Read more
I ran into Chelsea’s tiny house project a few weeks ago and was not only thrilled that she was building a tiny house in my state of Nevada, but it she was so cool as to paint it purple. Chelsea Heinrich is a nurse in a small desert town in … Read more
After living in various simple structures on a two acre horse pasture for over a decade, (tipi, willow hut, tents, beach shack), I ended up going underground with a Hobbit Hole style tiny house. I liked it so much that I continue to live in it some 15 years later. About 10 … Read more
Bum – (noun) A traveler, with no particular purpose or destination. Nomad – (noun) A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture. Interesting. It seems the two are not the same even though I’ve been called bum and a … Read more
In just a few days I’ll be delivering a few presentations on the concept of being a digital nomad. I can’t remember the last time I was this nervous about a topic. I think it is largely because the idea of being a digital nomad is so broad and almost … Read more
The modern tiny house movement tends to be centered in the Western part of the country, but now people interested in smaller living in the Northeast will have a few small ways to escape the cities. The Getaway project is building and renting out 160 square foot cabins available for … Read more
Refrigeration in a tiny floating home is an essential part of our systems. Most liveaboard boats are equipped with refrigeration, though some are not. Some people simply store food with a cooler packed with ice. Where I like to travel, ice doesn’t last long so it was an easy decision to place … Read more
Guest Post by Joshua Woodsman Cabin homes are typically small homes, designed with simplicity. Often used as vacation homes for families or just for a couple. These compact small homes offer a warm ambiance, creating an intimacy that can be lacking in larger, more formal homes. Small cabins are ideal for … Read more
One of my favorite things about living in a floating home on the water is that I can see so many different parts of the world all from the comfort of my own home. I can travel around at my own free will, changing my scenery whenever I please. Outside … Read more
Fans of the show, Alaska: The Last Frontier on the Discovery channel, will be happy to know that a tiny cabin is available for rent on the Seaside Farm near Homer, Alaska which is owned by Mossy Kilcher—sister of Atz Kilcher and aunt to the musician, singer and songwriter Jewel. While there … Read more