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Tiny House Plans
Coastal Cottage
28-Foot Tiny House
30 Page Plans (.pdf)
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Prefab Hybrid
DIY Prefab System
26 Page Plans (.pdf)
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Tiny Prefab
DIY Prefab System
90 Page eBook (.pdf)
$19.95
Pioneer's Cabin (16x20)
41 Page Plans (.pdf)
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Prospector's Cabin (12x12)
37 Page Plans (.pdf)
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Tiny Solar House (8x12)
45 Page Plans (.pdf)
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Category Archives: Sustainable Living
Inspiration: Charles Ray Walker
One of my long-time regular readers, Dav, sent me a link to this tonight. It’s the story of Charles Ray Walker, a.k.a. Bamboo Charlie, who lives in a tiny plywood shack in Los Angeles. They say he’s homeless but from what … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged Bamboo Charlie, Charles Ray Walker, homeless, L.A. Times, Liz O. Baylen, plywood shack
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Whittled Down – Adventures in a Covered Wagon
Libby and Tristan build this tiny covered wagon on a shoestring and have now completed the finishing touches, now they can really begin to enjoy their tiny house adventure. Their plan is to move to New England after living in … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged Covered Wagon, dutch door, Libby, New England, new mexico, Santa Fe, solar panel, Tristan, Whittled Down
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Tiny Houses – Icons of Freedom
While the 4th of July technically marks the anniversary that America declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, I like to reflect on our country’s founding principles instead. In other words, remind myself that anything that inhibits our ability … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged 2010, 4th of july, debt-free, freedom, Independence Day
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Sustainable Architecture – Metal Boxes vs Earthen
This post was sparked by a comment from Steve, one of my long-time readers. In a nutshell, he suggested that people would be much better off living in handmade homes than living in machine-made prefabs. Like most people, modern prefab … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged adobe, cob, earthbag, LEED, prefab, rammed earth, sustainable architecture
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Hands Across The Sand – June 26, 2010
This is almost totally off topic but 50,000 people read this blog every month so I’m going to take a moment to help raise awareness of this event. And you know, where are we going to park our tiny houses … Continue reading
Living like it’s 2050 – Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute
The folks at fair companies have been making a lot of great videos that focus on sustainability and simple living. This video was filmed in North Carolina at the Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute, which is dedicated to exploring ways modern humans can … Continue reading
The Homestead at Denison University
This is slightly off-topic but very relevant to designing a complete sustainable homestead, which a house is just one component of the whole system. The other components needed to sustain life vary depending on where you choose to live, but … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged Denison University, homestead, homesteading, school, The Homestead
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Dugout Dick’s Idaho Caves
Alex at Tiny House Talk came across this great video of folks living happily in caves in Idaho. The caves were the initial creation of Dugout Dick, a local prospector, discovered that the caves were much more comfortable to live in … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainable Living
Tagged cave dwelling, caves, Idaho, Tiny House Talk, underground
7 Comments
SingPeace! Pilgrimage for Peace and Global Harmony
Pushkara Sally Ashford, a resident of Whidbey Island in Washington, commissioned this handcrafted gypsy vardo which was built by Steve Habersetzer in collaboration with many many other artisans. Habersetzer built his first tiny home over 25 years ago and describes them … Continue reading
