Alternative House
It doesn’t take a particularly deep dive into the tiny house, off-grid and vanlife communities to see just how many people are already enjoying simpler lives, but perhaps the more compelling finding is the huge numbers wishing they could join the movement.
The Alternative Housing YouTube channel is one of many that covers DIY builders. As content creation has exploded across social media, much of which being partly funded by the platforms, aesthetic perfectionism has proliferated. The standard of some van and tiny house builds is staggering, matching the quality found in high-end residential property. Inspiring as this is, it’s out reach for many and often incongruent with the original structure or vehicle.
We like the just-get-on-with-it approach of most of the projects on Alternative House, particularly this two-story truck container. Sure, it slightly contradicts the above statement as this level of engineering is beyond most, but it’s the overall idea in principal that appeals - if footprint and transport height restricted, look up!