Tiny Home Tours

In today's episode, Chris discusses some of the pros and cons of living in a mini (5 window) skoolie versus his full-size, raised roof, 40-foot school bus conversion. To watch a video of this podcast head to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FltHfuQAQas Purchase the Tiny Home Tours Coloring Book here: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Alaska was suffering from massive burnout when she finally decided she needed to change something in her life. She quit it all and started over in a tiny house. Now she is a relator, writer, and a tiny living consultant. Alaska shares how she began living tiny, the highs and pros of living small, and how her life has changed for the better since taking control of it. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/the-tiny-house-concierge Tiny Living Course: www.tinyhometours.com/the-tiny-living-course 
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When life gives you lemons, drop everything you know and buy a van!

Brian Butler shares stories from the road and his best advice for nomads. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/facing-your-fears-on-the-road Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Jessica, a Marine Corps veteran, travels full time in her skoolie with her two children, two dogs, a cat, and a few leopard geckos! She reflects on four years on the road, discusses how her goals have changed, shares a bit about navigating shared custody, and tells us about her future plans. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/from-the-marines-to-life-on-the-road 
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Lindsay Wood, The Tiny Home Lady, and our very own tiny guru, Allison Shea, share their vast knowledge of tiny homes! They discuss their personal tiny journeys, how to travel with your tiny house, tiny home legality and parking, building, financing, and so much more. You cannot skip this article if you are planning on going tiny!! Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/all-things-tiny Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Chris checks in with Tiny Home Tours videographer, Brad Booth to discuss his four years of living nomadically in everything from a Kia Sportage, vintage vans, mini skoolies, and a sailboat. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/a-reflection-on-nomadic-living-brad-booth Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
 Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Matt and Erika have lived in their custom-built school bus with their daughter young Shanti for three years. They discuss their decision to stop international travel and move into a school bus, the purchase and build process, what it's like building out a second bus, having a child on the road, and even share some spicy details about their private life. Don't miss this one! Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/roaming-skoolie-family Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
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Welcome to our new short-form podcast episodes- Tiny Talks! The normal podcast that you know and love will still be here, but occasionally we are also going to share interviews from our tour videos and short stories from the tiny living community in this new, quick, digestible format. Today's Tiny Talk features Liesel and Stu, skoolie dwellers who believe the devil is in the detail. They chat about building out their bus, their long-term goals, and advice for future nomads. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/tiny-talks-bus-life-with-liesel-and-stu Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
 Tiny Living Course: www.tinyhometours.com/the-tiny-living-course 
 Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Chris has a conversation with his business partner and close friend Wess Lewis. They discuss how Wess decided to live in a school bus, how they started their business, and offer lots of advice for prospective skoolie dwellers. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/post- Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter 
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Chris sits down with Casey Morris, editor for Home.com, to talk about how tiny living has shifted over the past few years.

Lisa Jacobs has been living in her van on and off for four years. She and Chris catch up and share their life philosophies on everything from making friends on the road, real estate investments, following your dreams, and more. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/living-a-wild-intentional-life-entrepreneurship-and-vanlife Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Gene and Shay live on the road full time with their two cats in a 1984 vintage Dodge campervan they purchased for $7k. We cover so much in this episode! They talk about the conversion process, leaving their jobs and lives in Philadelphia, how they make money through gig jobs, house sitting, prepping your van and cats for vanlife, and what it is like as a queer couple on the road. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/a-vintage-van-a-couple-and-two-cats Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
 Tiny Living Course: www.tinyhometours.com/the-tiny-living-course

Sydne Goldstein is a Texas-based interior designer and tiny home dweller. In today's episode, Sydne and Allison dive into all things tiny house design! Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/how-to-design-your-tiny-house Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
 Tiny Living Course: www.tinyhometours.com/the-tiny-living-course 
 Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Chris and Linnea discuss her transition to vanlife, going viral on TikTok, deciding to start a YouTube channel, working with brands for paid partnerships, and all of the ups and downs of working as a content creator and social media influencer. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/social-media-influencing Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter 
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Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Kati Ryan speaks with Laurén about taking the leap into vanlife, quitting her job to start her own company, finding life-work balance, discovering community on the road, and more. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/making-a-10-year-vanlife-dream-reality Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Chris records a conversation with his friends and business partners Wess and Aaron about the future of their custom tiny home manufacturing shop- Dark Wolf Artisans. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/meet-dark-wolf-artisans Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter
Tiny Living Course: www.tinyhometours.com/the-tiny-living-course 
Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

Marissa and Chris Neely chat with Allison to discuss what it is like living full time on their 1979 Cheoy Lee 41 sailboat. They discuss the process of buying and renovating their boat, common misconceptions about boatlife, and how to survive living in a tiny space with your partner. Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/posts/boat-renovation-during-a-pandemic Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter The 
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 Coloring Book: www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

We catch up with Alex Tinkham to see how six months living and traveling in a mini-skoolie has changed her life. She looks back on how her worldview has shifted, what the expectations versus the reality of living full time on the road, and gives advice for people looking to try this lifestyle. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/6-months-mini-skoolie Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Tiny Living Course: https://www.tinyhometours.com/the-tiny-living-course Coloring Book: https://www.tinyhometours.com/coloring-book

In this episode Chris chats talks with one of the guys at our skoolie build workshop, Rich! Rich has been living tiny on the road for four years and has learned a lot along the way. In this episode we learn about his journey into #skoolielife and his perspective on minimalism and taking the leap into tiny living. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/rich-a-skoolie-life-journey Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

In this episode Chris chats with Elizabeth & Spike Stone. Together they unpack their nomad life journey and talk about how they've integrated entrepreneurship and remote work into their mobile income to fund their life on the road. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/navigating-the-mobile-income-journey Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Nomadic couple and adventure travelers Matt and Amanda are joining us today! They discuss living full time on the road in a vintage RV, transitioning into and Airstream travel trailer, how they have found work on the road, what ultimately led them to their dream jobs, and dating advice for couples looking to live in a tiny space or on the road full time. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/vintage-rv-to-airstream Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Cat is part of the Tiny Home Tours team and has lived in a few different types of vehicles in her vehicle dwelling experience over the past three years living this lifestyle. In this episode Chris and Cat talk about her experiences on the road as a woman and unpack the transition and perception shifts she overcame to begin her nomad tiny life journey. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/life-lessons-from-the-road Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Today's episode is from an interview for The Expat Money Show with Chris of Tiny Home Tours. Expat Money Show host Mikkel Thorup talks shop with Chris about his decision to jump into nomad and tiny living and how Chris is able to make money while on the road. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/posts/expat-money-show Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Dan is a five-year veteran of living vanlife full-time. Ally sits down with Dan and gets to the nitty-gritty of what got him started in this awesome and rewarding lifestyle, how it's been, and where he sees his vanlife going in the future. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/posts/life-on-the-road-with-mountain-man-dan Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

In today's episode, Chris sits down with fellow YouTuber James Wheelock of Wanderlust Estate to talk about working physical (non-computer based) jobs on the road. James has made the rounds and has acquired knowledge of the ins & outs of temp recruitment work, as well as working with apps like Door Dash, to fund his life of traveling full-time in his class A RV. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/post/non-remote-work Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Watch season two of Zeppelin Travels: http://bit.ly/ZepTravelsYT

Today's episode is all about living tiny LEGALLY. Chris chats with Kristina Smallhorn, a licensed real estate agent in the state of Louisiana. She specializes in all types of small, tiny, and affordable housing options in her home market of Baton Rouge. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/tiny-home-legality Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Watch Zeppelin Travels: http://bit.ly/ZepTravelsYT

Part Two! Gillian left her life in NYC to live and travel in a skoolie by herself. She and Chris discuss how she makes money on the road and what it is like to date as a nomad. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/lessons-from-female-solo-skoolie-travel Season 2 Zep Travels: http://bit.ly/ZepTravelsYT Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Gillian left her life in NYC to live and travel in a skoolie by herself. She and Chris discuss how she tackled the bus conversion, coping with anxiety on the road, how the bus has fueled personal growth, and so much more. Tune in next week for part two! Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/lessons-from-female-solo-skoolie-travel Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Watch season 2 of Zeppelin Travels: http://bit.ly/ZepTravelsYT

Lillian has been living and working full time on the road since early 2019 in a self-converted 28-passenger shuttle bus. She tells us how she has made this lifestyle sustainable through working seasonal jobs from white-water rafting to garlic farming with little to no experience beforehand. Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/how-to-find-seasonal-jobs-on-the-road Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Season 2 of Zeppelin Travels: http://bit.ly/ZepTravelsYT

Long-time cruisers Sabrina and Kristian share what it is like to live aboard a 46-foot catamaran in French Polynesia with twin baby girls. They share experiences from their twenty years of international sailing, how they started an adventure cooperative to realize their boatlife dreams, and how they changed up their lives to open their home up as a tour charter company. Zeppelin Travels YouTube: http://bit.ly/ZepTravelsYT Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/international-boatlifers

Greg Parham is the manager and designer of Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses, a professional tiny home builder located in Durango, Colorado. Ally and Greg discuss the most pressing questions Greg receives a builder from towing capacity, how to finance a tiny house, what it is like hiring a builder, how to find parking, and much more! Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/tiny-house-builder Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

We are trying something a bit new! Today's episode is a recording of Tiny Home Tours founder and CEO, Chris Penn, answering questions live on Facebook. Chris discusses how to insure a school bus conversion, dating on the road, storage issues and downsizing, what to look for when purchasing a school bus, and more. If you like this episode, tune in on Sundays to the Tiny Home Tours Facebook page to ask him a question live! https://www.facebook.com/Tinyhome.tours

In this episode, Chris sits down with an old college friend to discuss his journey and how entrepreneurship assists his life on the road. This wide-ranging conversation covers life on the road, making money on the road, and Chris's mindset that allows him to live a life of financial freedom on the road. Chris's Insta - https://www.instagram.com/theoffgridskoolie/ Firedawgs Links: https://firepreneurs.com/ https://firedawgsjunkremoval.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoy3gRqTwdizOrZDplX5GtA/featured

Ally sits down with Amanda to discuss her tiny house building journey! Amanda decided to build her own tiny house from scratch with the help of her dad over the past year. She tells us how the process has been going and her plans for the future. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/building-a-tiny-house-with-dad-at-22 Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Laurén sits down with our new Zeppelin Travels pilot- Alex Tinkham. Alex tells us a bit about herself, why she was drawn to bus life, and what this trip means to her after her mother's passing. She and Laurén discuss the process of downsizing, quitting her job, and her assumptions and expectations of what living on the road will be like. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/meet-alex Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Ally sits down with boat lifers Sam and Aaron to discuss what it is like living on a sailboat and traveling with their three children. From buying a boat with no prior knowledge and learning how to sail to living it up in the Caribbean- they share their favorite aspects of the lifestyle. Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/full-time-boat-life-with-kids Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

This is a guest episode hosted by Elizabeth Hensley of Bus Life Adventure. Elizabeth chats with Chris Penn, skoolie builder and founder of Tiny Home Tours about tiny living, mobile entrepreneurship, and what lit the spark to get him on the road. Show notes: https://www.buslifeadventure.com/tips-advice-categories/building-a-mobile-income-q-a-with-chris-penn Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Shaundra and Jonathan Sanborn own a company dedicated to renovating vintage Airstream trailers, The Lot. After converting a used RV for themselves, they fell in love with the process of creating tiny homes on wheels. When a job shift came in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic, they took the leap and made their passion their full-time career. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/renovate-airstream Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Tired of living life paycheck to paycheck, Lee purchased his first home on wheels for $1,500 six years ago and hasn't looked back since! Lee discusses how vanlife has evolved from a fringe lifestyle to a popular alternative living option, the evolution of the rigs he has lived in, and shares knowledge from his six years on the road. Podcast show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/six-years-vanning Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Molly is a long-time nomad, vanlifer, and successful entrepreneur. She works with coaches, healers, and other holistic practitioners to help them better market their services, create accessible content, and systemize their businesses. Molly shares her story, tips to being a successful business owner on the road, and more. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/how-to-run-a-six-figure-business-from-a-camper-van Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Chris sits down and chats with our lead videographer and Zeppelin pilot, Brian Bear Butler to discuss life on the road. He shares his rig evolution from camper van, Honda Element, to mini-skoolie, finding work on the road, how he has grown, and more. Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/honda-element-to-mini-skoolie Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Ally sits down with Ana and Tomer to learn how they help aspiring digital nomads pursue their career goals and reach financial freedom. As corporate escapees, they have a unique perspective and ability to help entrepreneurs leave their 9-5 and seek happier and more fulfilling lifestyles. Show Notes: www.tinyhometours.com/leave-your-9-5-for-the-freedom-lifestyle Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Ally sits down with Matt to discuss what it was like converting a box truck into a tiny home on wheels. He chats about challenges to getting insurance for a box truck, building it out with his family, and his advice for future nomads. Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/box-truck-turned-home-offers-freedom Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Ally sits down with Diana to talk about how she turned a broken-down backyard shed into an income-generating Airbnb rental. They discuss the challenges of ADU permitting, design choices they made to make the space feel larger, and what it's like to be an Airbnb host. Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/airbnb-superhost-tiny-backyard-adu Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Emily “Ed” joins us again to have a conversation about how vanlife has impacted her mental health and overall wellness. Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/mental-health-and-vanlife Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Today's episode is a bit different than our usual podcast. Chris joins Omar Mo on his podcast, The Nomadic Executive, to discuss life on the road. Chris tells Omar how he initially got on the road and how he grew Tiny Home Tours and Zeppelin Travels into successful YouTube channels and businesses that support his lifestyle and an entire team of nomads. Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/nomadic-executive Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Carrie and Dave sit down with Laurén to discuss vanlife and working on the road. While they do make income from their successful YouTube channel, they began working the sugar beet harvest in 2020 as a way to make quick additional cash. They tell us what the harvest is, how much money you can make, how to get a job, and more! This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to make money on the road! Show notes: www.tinyhometours.com/working-the-sugar-beet-harvest Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

The theme of today's episode is “put yourself out there a lot” and good things will come your way! Hilary and Ally sit down to chat about how Hilary was able to set herself up with a strong financial safety net before jumping out on the road. They discuss the realities of vanlife, what she would change about her DIY build, and what it's like living and working on the road as a solo female vanlifer. Podcast Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/making-life-on-the-road-financially-sustainable Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter

Amber has been living and working on the road for two years. She shares with Laurén how she came to vanlife, getting hospitality industry jobs on the road, and how she turned her jewelry making hobby into an income generating business. Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Show Notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/creative-passion-into-business

Bela and Ally sit down to discuss tiny living. Bela shares how she and her family went tiny, turning their tiny home into a successful Airbnb rental, the devastation of their home to California wildfires in 2020, and how they are reshaping their lives. This episode is a must listen! Sign up for our newsletter: bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Show notes: https://www.tinyhometours.com/post/tiny-house-rental-income