#vanlife Video - Life on Wheels

Some Awesome Airstream Inspiration ...

Building an affordable light weight Tiny-home on wheels

We have been looking for a small, light weight,  affordable trailer to take on the road as a sort of Offgrid-Living-Tiny-House-on-wheels test to see how small we can go and still get everything we need in a compact structure for a family of 4.

We looked around at some of the pop-up camping trailers. Something that we could pull with a regular SUV.



The ultra-light Quick Silver  8.0 seemed to have everything we needed but at a price of $8,000 new it was a little more than we wanted to spend on a Pop-up.....

The Quicksilver 8.0 is all-aluminum, ultra-lite weight, tent camper featuring two spacious beds; a dinette that converts into a 3rd bed; a kitchen base with storage; and a storage compartment/TV stand that can also house an optional air conditioner.

http://www.millerrvsales.ca/quicksilver-tent-trailers.html

However, to survive the brutal  Canadian winters we'd need something where we could add some insulation, so we thought about buying a Cargo-Utility type trailer that we could re-fit and turn into a year round living type Structure.

We found this Trailer on Kijiji for $2,000.

It would take some work to knock out a few windows and set up the electrical but I think this could work.  

I'll sketch up a floor plan that shows 3 fold-out murphy beds (or cots) kitchen counter top + whatever else we can squeeze into a 6' x 10' space. Stay tuned .... Video and Floor plans coming soon!

Off-grid Water Filter

Haggard Personal Straw Water Filter .01 Micro... $18.95  http://amzn.to/1LyIk42

• Filters up to 396 gallons (1,500 liters) of water down to 0.1 microns
• Removes 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria, Excellent Emergency Filter
• Removes 99.9% of waterborne protozoan parasites, Compact Filtering System
• Zero aftertaste; no chemicals or iodine; Backflush syringe included
• Ultralight and Compact Straw Design for Easy Storage, Take One Traveling, NO ONE likes hotel water!

Some beautiful Natural Swimming ponds ....

DIY Natural Swimming Pools Top 10 Tips

Thoreau Stone Cabin replica... Tiny house 150 sq ft

A replica of Henri David Thoreau’s cabin with some nice stonework & slate roof – 10′x15′ Windows are recycled from Yale demolition. Timberframe and insulated, sealed shell crafted by Bensonwood

A 150 square feet Henry David Thoreau replica in New Hampshire. Shared by Dick Struthers. Work by Bensonwood.

More Information here : http://tinyhouseswoon.com/stone-thoreau-cabin-replica/

Solar Bundle Kit - 100 Watt 12 Volt $169.99

Renogy 100 Watts 12 Volts Monocrystalline Solar Bundle Kit      $169.99 

• Renogy 100 Watt Monocrystalline Solar Panels UL 1703 Certified (Grade A high Efficiency solar panel)
• Withstand strong wind (2400Pa)/heavy snow (5400Pa), Excellent performance in low light environments
• 30Amp Charge Controller which allows system expandable up to 400W(12volts) and 800W(24volts)
• One 9In MC4 connector Adaptor Kit (Two cables, one female and one male)
• Grade A Quality, Premium Solar Cells, TPT Back sheet to Ensure the durability

Available from Amazon.com