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Tiny Summer Getaway: The Beach Hut
The traditional beach hut is not a common site on the beaches of the United States. However, on shores of Great Britain, Europe, South Africa, and Australia, these tiny huts are the epitome of summertime living. Beach huts have been a summer tradition since the mid-1800s. The first beach huts (also called beach boxes or […]
Continue readingFly Fisherman’s DIY Tiny House Built with Recycled Materials
Seasoned fly fisherman, Alan Peak built a simple yet very clever tiny house on wheels using recycled and reclaimed materials. He parked it on his own land, a beautiful wooded lot. It’s located in a rural neighborhood just outside a Colorado mountain town. Ultimately, after much hard work preparing the land, Alan created the perfect […]
Continue readingJust Park It: Fields, Ranches and Casinos of NorCal
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 after the new zoning ordinance […]
Continue readingUPDATE: Oregon Reach Code for Tiny Houses
Two years ago, Oregon tiny house advocates were embroiled in a fight with the Oregon Building Codes Division (BCD). The BCD director was actively working to stymie the governor’s directive to create a building code for tiny houses that would draw from the International Residential Code (IRC) Appendix Q. What’s more, he made changes to […]
Continue readingLessons Learned from Traveling 54,000 Miles with Our Tiny House
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. I just can’t stop thinking […]
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