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Choose Your New Home from The Earth Awaits

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During the night of the U.S. presidential election, over 200,000 users crashed Canada’s immigration website in their panic to get out of the country. No matter what your thoughts are on the result of the election, there are a lot more places to escape to than Canada. If you are … Read more

Tiny House Adventures with Cody & Randi

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Our close friends Cody and Randi Hennigan of The Best Little House in Texas recently joined us for some good ol’ fashioned story swapping on what it’s like to travel and live very visibly in a tiny house. As regular tiny house travelers, not many can relate to life on the road like … Read more

Inside The Best Little House in Texas

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when we’re in our house together, it’s who we are. Meet Cody and Randi Hennigan, the DIY tiny house on wheels builders behind The Best Little House in Texas. Their home was lovingly crafted with materials that represent memories and experiences of growing up and falling in love in Texas. … Read more

UK Glamping with Quality Unearthed

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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

Tiny House takes Big Trip

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Imagine driving through some of America’s largest cities, like New York, Philadelphia, or Baltimore, and seeing a tiny house built on the bed of a pickup truck. You’d probably giggle aloud or tell your friends to “look, quick!” am I right? Jason Fox knows, because he’s heard all of the … Read more

Alternative Transportation

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As if living in a tiny floating home wasn’t unconventional enough, the way we get around would definitely be considered alternative transportation as opposed to having a car. Our sailboat carries us long distances but sometimes it’s not practical to move the boat to get to where we need to go. It’s … Read more

It’s Not The Size Of Your House

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 It’s not the size of your house, it’s how you live your life.

All of us in the Tiny House Community are familiar with and in some way intrigued by the idea that we don’t need a big house or a fancy car to be happy. It’s not about the house. It’s not about all the things, or lack thereof, that we put in them. To me, it’s about a state of mind. It’s about a practical way of living life that focuses on experiences, not things.

I live in a tiny floating home that is just big enough to carry my family and the belongings that make me happy. What’s nearest and dearest to my heart fits inside this 300-sf boat and I can take it all with me wherever I go.

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