Living on the Grid in a Tiny Space

Naples

by Juan I have always been intrigued by small spaces and when I was stationed in West Berlin in the early 80’s, I noticed that the people there had little “Gardenplatz” structures in a certain area in the city specifically set aside for that. These were little cabins in a … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

van by the sea

James Stuart sent me this weeks Tiny House in a Landscape. It is a photo taken by Alessandro Puccinelli who in 2011 decided to buy an old but super well constructed motorhome called a Hymer built in 1983. Alessandro decided to move it along the south coast of Portugal to some … Read more

RV Fire Lessons

motorhome

Guest post by Ralph Sly Over the last year or so we have been discussing the unfortunate situation of a lady who lost her tiny house to fire. I have commented and debated on several blogs and sites about this particular subject with the intent of making sure others have … Read more

Tiny House in a Landscape

Roadtrek Agile

This weeks Tiny House in a Landscape is a modern day Roadtrek Agile in the wilds of Canada. The Roadtrek SS-Agile is based on the 144″ wheelbase Sprinter 2500 van. I have a 1994 Roadtrek 190 on a Dodge base and it is what I consider my tiny house for … Read more

Class B Motorhomes

While doing some research for a friend who is looking for a small RV to take to Burning Man, I fell hard for the comfort and design of Class B RVs. As a tiny house, these things are swanky! Of the three types of motorized RV’s, Class B motorhomes are the smallest. They are larger than a VW bus, but smaller than a typical motorhome. They usually lack the overhead bunk of a Class C motorhome.

Courtesy of RoadTrek
Courtesy of RoadTrek

Class B’s get better maneuverability than their larger counterparts and usually get better miles per gallon. You don’t need a tow vehicle for a Class B and you can usually park it in a driveway, a small camp spot and a single parking space.

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