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This journey started in 2006 when my wife and I purchased 35 acres of remote land near the Colorado/Wyoming border. My initial plan was to build this kit Jamaica Cottage Shop Vermont Cottage My first of many mistakes was purchasing this before finding out what my county would allow to be built in this area. … Read more
Continue readingSix big reasons our family has lived tiny for eight years It started off as a girl and her dog, Denver. Eventually, I met my partner, James, who came on board. We’ve had a couple of kids, Hazel (6), and Miles (5), and they found a cat, Ginger. Together, the six of us live in … Read more
Continue readingWe are Charlie & Dale, two climbers from Bristol in the UK. In January 2019 we took the plunge and bought our bright yellow ex-DHL van called Ringo, and started to convert it into a campervan. For the previous year, we had spent a lot of time designing and planning our build, deciding exactly what … Read more
Continue readingSix years ago, Mike, Lacie, and their three kids downsized left the city and moved into a small yurt in the country to try their hand at homesteading. Like so many people, they dreamed of living off the land and growing their own food, and with a lot of hard work, they’ve made their vision … Read more
Continue readingDeciding to downsize their lives, Kathleen and Greg from Capsule Tiny Footprint went from a downtown apartment to a 140 square foot camper trailer home. For the first year of the experiment, they parked their 1969 camper trailer at a friend’s house in the back yard. They then purchased a piece of land to park … Read more
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