Skirting your Tiny House RV
Kasl Family Tiny House RV skirt: Concrete Panels & Straw Bales. Photo credit. What is "Skirting" and Why is it Recommended? Skirting is insulating material [...]
Designing a Tiny Kitchen
Are you concerned about maintaining your culinary passions in a Tiny House RV? Well, don't worry! Cooking in a tiny kitchen is the [...]
Retired Policeman Builds Tiny House RV
Art Cormier has followed a winding path from police officer to rock wall gym owner to Tumbleweed workshop presenter and Tiny House RV educator. We [...]
5 Shower Ideas for Tiny House RVs
A while back I posted 5 Creative Staircase Ideas for Tiny House RVs, which sparked an excellent discussion and a few innovative ideas with our readers. Well, [...]
Couple Builds Tiny House in Austin, Texas
As with most DIYers, Eddie and Lacey didn’t have any construction experience prior to their Tumbleweed build. Eddie attended a Tumbleweed workshop in 2010, purchased [...]
Water Heaters for Tiny House RVs
Determining which water heater you should purchase for your Tiny House RV depends on a variety of factors, including: Cost vs. Reliability Power Availability (Propane [...]
How To Park a Tiny House RV in 10 Easy Steps
Where can you park a Tiny House RV? There are many different ways to answer this question, but the simple answer is that you can [...]
Dream Big, Live Small: Lora’s Story
Lora Higgins’ life changed after a difficult job left her feeling stuck and unhappy. This experience made her think deeply about what really mattered to [...]
Cost of Towing a Tiny House RV
We travel full time with our Tiny House RV and so far we've gone 15,000 miles in eight months. I don't know of any other [...]
Tumbleweed is the First Green Certified Tiny House RV
I'm personally drawn to Tumbleweed's core philosophy that 'Less is Green.' Yet, we wanted to take it a step farther and examine the materials we [...]
5 Creative Staircase Ideas for Tiny House RVs
A few months ago, we posted an article that asked: LADDER vs. STAIRCASE, which would you choose for your Tiny House RV? The overwhelming opinion was that a [...]
Ariel Conquers Wyoming Winters in her Off-Grid Tiny Home
"None of this (off-grid stuff) is hard, it’s just a commitment to extra regular chores that people typically do not have any experience with these days.” - Ariel McGlothin
Roof Shapes
Six Basic Roof Shapes / photo credit In architecture, the roof shape of a structure will have a big impact on the overall design. Above [...]
How to Properly Size Your Tiny House
Let’s do a fun spatial exercise to help you design the interior layout of your Tiny House RV. WARNING: MATH IS REQUIRED! Consider your Tiny House [...]
5 Lessons I Learned From My Tiny House RV
I've been traveling around in my tiny house RV for six months now. I'm very comfortable inside the small space, but that doesn't mean there [...]
Backyard Tiny House in New Orleans, Lousianna
Meet Derek and his backyard Tiny House RV located in the heart of New Orleans! Derek's modified Cypress 18 was originally used for a living [...]
Ladder vs. Staircase
Rolling ladder pictured in this Tumbleweed Elm Ladder vs. Staircase. This is a huge topic in the Tiny House RV world. How will I access my [...]
Off-Grid Heating: Propane VS. Wood Burning
If you are looking to heat your tiny home with an off-grid heater, the two big power players are PROPANE and WOOD BURNING. Let's compare [...]
5 Tips for Tiny House Travel
Tiny House GJ traveling through New Brunswick Canada My Tumbleweed Cypress has rolled all the way from Los Angeles to Nova Scotia to the Florida Keys, [...]
10 Tricks to Declutter Your Tiny Kitchen Counter
In a tiny kitchen, counter space is a luxury and clutter is your enemy. Bare counters are pleasing to the eye and functional for folding laundry, [...]
Reality TV Tiny House
You may recognize this tiny house RV from a recent episode on FYI's Tiny House Nation. This 207 square foot RV belongs to the Kasl family [...]
10 Biodegradable Products for Greener Grey Water
Since our travels began on September 2nd 2014, Guillaume and I have been trying to "green" ourselves, starting with our grey water. I'd love to be [...]
Video Tours of Our Tiny Homes
We’ve been gathering and creating video tours of our tiny homes over the past few months, and we are now thrilled to release them all [...]
Traveling Tiny House – Stories & Tips
Tiny House GJ at Ye Olde' Mill Campground in Burnt Cabins, PA Hi All - Now that we've been on the road for a few [...]
Top Refrigerators for Tiny House RVs
In continuation of our "Top Appliances for Tiny House RVs" blog series, this week we are going to focus on our recommendations for chilling your [...]
Contemporary Tiny House in Great Barrington, MA
Deidre has been interested in building a cottage since she was introduced to Tumbleweed eight years ago. Originally she fell in love with Tumbleweed's B-53 [...]
Top Laundry Units for Tiny Homes
Tumbleweed Cypress-24 with EdgeStar Washer/Dryer Combo Can I do laundry in a tiny home? The answer is: Yes! There are many units available and elements [...]
Tiny House in Germany
Hanspeter and his German Modified Tumbleweed Hanspeter is currently building a Tumbleweed in Germany, a country where the tiny house movement is in its inception, [...]
Top 3 Manufactured Composting Toilets for Tiny Homes
My partner and I built a Tiny House and we saved the best for last - the bathroom! We've decided to go with a composting [...]
Alaska Couple Tows Tiny Home to the Last Frontier
"I wanted to live a greener lifestyle." - Arianne from Alaska