Vardo from Portland Little House Construction Co

Thanks to Kent over at The Tiny House Blog for this post:

Vardo from Portland Little House Construction Co

Earthroamer's small footprint camper

Click on pic for site

Palapa treehouse

http://www.tikiroom.com/tikicentral/bb/

Small footprint camping--Roof Top Tents

My dream rig

Rack Tents

Autohome
ARB Overcamp

The Art of Living in Small Spaces by Claire Wolfe

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/wolfe92.html#

Tiny Homes as a lifestyle and business

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/10/22/tiny.houses/index.html

Tree Houses like no other.

Baumhaus world of living

Now this is living small

The Camper Cart Project

The Tiny Circle Kitchen

The Tiny Circle Kitchen

Tiny House for sale

Click here:
http://tinyhouseblog.com/stick-built/cozy-cottage-for-sale/

Again, the Tiny House Blog does not disappoint

Living in a Vardo

Cool truck camper

Our friends over at the Tiny House Blog found this cool truck camper at a tiny house gathering.

New minimalist lifestyle ebook

http://zenhabits.net/2009/09/my-new-ebook-the-simple-guide-to-a-minimalist-life/

My adventure rig.

Yurts, affordable small footprint living

Need a inexpensive getaway for your lot or island?
Pacific Yurts
Colorado Yurts
Rainier Yurts
Yurts of America

Want to try one out before you buy?

Oregon State Parks
Washington State Parks

More great character houseboats

http://www.aussteigen.de/4555.html

http://www.parker-marine.com/sam36page.html

Art celebrating the simple life on the road

Check out Paige's art here.

I'm so there!!

Great decor for the tiny trailer or home.

East Coast Houseboats, whats not to like?

http://www.eastcoasthouseboats.com/index.html

Check out their great portfolio page.

Same company? http://www.catamarancruiser.com/id2.html

The ultimate small footprint lifestyle

Ranch Willow Wagons

Ranch Willow Wagons

More cool designs for water living

Oneuglyboat.com

William Pettit's Shanty boat

Duckworks has a great story regarding William Pettit's shanty boat build.

Atkins shantyboats and houseboats

When I was a kid my dad had many Atkins design books lying around, Several of the designs were of shantyboat/houseboat origin. I thought it would be fun to revisit these classics. These plans could still be used today to create a simple living environment on the bay, lake or river. Enjoy

http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/Slopoke.html
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/HeraldOfTheMorning.html
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/Retreat.html
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/GwenOTheRiver.html
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/LadyOfTheLake.html
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/RockingChair.html
http://www.boat-links.com/Atkinco/Misc/Nautilus.html

My new wind deflector overcab for the Gypsy Wagon

Way cool

http://www.adventuretrailers.com/flippac.html

Houseboat for sale, $5,000

Here is your chance to own a cute little water getaway and finish it the way you want it. I have $5,000 in it so the price is firm. I was hoping to finish it this summer but time will not allow it. The boat is 70% complete. Hull is glass over wood and fully bottom painted, the sides are partially painted. Interior is framed and ready for paneling and finish work. It would take a flatbed trailer to haul it off. Specs can be found here http://glen-l.com/designs/hankinson/waterlodge.html

My new project

I am beginning my 5th teardrop build. This time I am changing some design details to create a simpler build and a simpler trailer. It will look similar to this great design.

Happy Earth Day

Devlin's Millie Hill

This one is similar to the one I am building.

http://www.devlinboat.com/milliehill.htm

Vardo for 2: tiny house on wheels

http://vardofortwo.blogspot.com/2009/02/building-vardo-show-case-of-magnificent.html

River Walker: tiny home on the water

Here is a cute low impact liveaboard from George Buehler

http://www.georgebuehler.com/River%20Walker.html

Living off the grid economically

Lets talk about ideas that allows you to live off the grid economically. It seems the green industry is focused on charging big dinero for solar, wind, composting toilets, etc. There are several ways of doing it but the economical ones don't get discussed much. Lets hear your ideas on how to do it on a budget.

Economical DIY Composting toilets

My neighbor

Dee lives just a couple blocks from me
Here is her small footprint living story, click here

My tiny house on wheels

For more photos click here

I have always been fascinated with the vardo wagon concept and decided to put a slide in camper version of it on my diesel F-250. The result turned out great, I have 6' 7" headroom, a dinette that converts to a queen size bed, also the option of 2 separate berths on the rails. It also has a galley and 12v system. The head is a Luggable Loo that I turned into a composting toilet which stores out of the way nicely. I plan on putting a wind deflector up front to minimize some resistance, but even without it I am getting 16mpg.

As a crafter I travel all over and wanted a small footprint wherever I went. I used to travel large with a big trailer and found that to be too stressful. My son (a pro disc golfer) and I also use it to travel to disc golf tournaments and it provides and inexpensive place to stay.

One of the great things is the cost, less than $1500. A comparable factory made unit would be $10,000 plus. No dealers, no payments, just keeping it simple.

My houseboat project

Here is a link to my houseboat build , click here

The Cape Codder

The Cape Codder

http://www.berkeley-engineering.com/CapeCodder.html

3 different versions of simplicty afloat

Simplicity afloat

http://www.macnaughtongroup.com/catalog.htm

Not as simple but cool
http://www.sponbergyachtdesign.com/FlaglerHouseboats.htm

Ultra modern green living on the water
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/06/schwimmhaus-boat-by-confused-direction/