HowExpert Guide to Converting a Vehicle into a Tiny Travel Home


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If you want to learn how to convert a school bus, van, or other vehicle into a tiny traveling house on wheels, then check out HowExpert Guide to Converting a Vehicle into a Tiny Travel Home. Traveling the world from the comfort of your home is something that many people dream about but seldom do. Converting a vehicle into your home allows you to do this and so much more. Creating a vehicle into a tiny home allows you to live more minimally, freely, and inexpensively. This book teaches you step by step how to convert any vehicle into a tiny home and the best tips to know along the way. Converting a vehicle into a tiny home can be timely and difficult. This book doesn’t elaborate on every detail of a conversion build, but it does explain and give advice on most conversion details. Use this book as a guide to learn all of the possibilities you have while converting your rig. Most people don’t know that not every rig conversion is the same. There are differences in design, budget, and practicality, and this book is here to help you decide what is best for you and your tiny home. In this book, HowExpert Guide to Converting a Vehicle into a Tiny Travel Home, you will learn the most popular options available for your build and the pros and cons of each. You will also learn how to prepare for the road outside of completing your tiny home build. As you finish reading these 101 tips, you should feel prepared to build out your first rig and begin traveling on the road. Check out HowExpert Guide to Converting a Vehicle into a Tiny Travel Home to convert a school bus, van, or other vehicle into a tiny traveling house on wheels! About the Author Cassie is currently living full-time out of her converted short school bus. She recently graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Management and Strategic Leadership and Outdoor Recreation. While in college, she converted the bus herself so she could move in after graduation. She is currently traveling on her bus through North America and is working on content creation with her boyfriend, Blake. They have created a personal brand and media presence, Blake and Cassie, where they share their adventures on the road and what it’s like to live on a bus full-time. She is currently living her dream of bus life and encourages anyone else interested to take the leap and do it. You can find more information on the author at www.blakeandcassie.com or on most social media platforms @blakeandcassie. HowExpert publishes how to guides by everyday experts.




Skoolie!


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School buses that have been converted into mobile living spaces — known as skoolies — are a natural extension of the tiny house craze. Buses are not only easier and safer to drive than an RV, they provide a jump-start on the conversion process with frame, roof, and floor already in place. Experienced builder Will Sutherland, whose creative school bus conversions have been featured in Road and Track and Popular Mechanics, is behind the wheel of this alluring look at life on the road. In addition to profiles of eight fellow skoolie fans and stunning photos of bus interiors designed for simple living, Skoolie! does what no other book on the subject has — it offers a complete, step-by-step guide to the conversion process, from seat removal to planning layout and installing insulation, flooring, and furnishings that meet your needs.




The Beginner's Guide to Tiny Houses


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Discover why tiny houses are such a big deal Welcome to the tiny house movement! This guide is the ideal introduction for the true beginner. Learn the history of the modern tiny house movement, get a breakdown of tiny house styles, and meet the passionate tiny house community with profiles of pioneers and their tiny homes. The book also discusses the pros and cons of micro living—is a tiny house right for you, right now? Take the self-evaluation quiz in chapter two and find out. Then, dive into the range of tiny house options and must-knows before taking the plunge. Benefits of downsizing—Find out how tiny houses are better for the environment, cheaper to maintain, and even meet housing shortages. Find a match—Fall in love with a tiny house that fits your style—from simple, stationary A-frames to creative tiny houses on wheels (or THOWs), all less than 400 sq ft. More to explore—The comprehensive resource section will help you dig deeper into tiny house construction options, off-grid living, and the art of downsizing. Learn about living large in the tiny house of your dreams!




Car Camper Conversion


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Whether you're going camping or gearing up for a long-distance road trip, a camper can come in handy. To avoid sleeping in a tent and to eliminate expensive hotel bills, follow this book to turn your car into a comfy camper that feels like home. In this book, you will discover: - Cutting of the wood - Material inspection and assignment - Pre-drilling of the floor panels - Pre-drilling of the side panels - Grip holes - Air holes - Sanding And so much more! To get started, simply scroll to the top of the page and click the "Buy now with 1-Click" button!




How To Live In A Small Car And Travel


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This book compiles the basic information to live in your car and lays it all out in one place in a simple, clear manner. This information-packed ten-step guide for the solo do-it-yourselfer shows you how to transform the small car you already own into a comfortable shelter. You will learn exactly what you need to build this home-away-from-home, and it will take you two days or less... and, it's easily reversed when this mini-RV needs to convert back into your daily driver. Filled with photos and tips on how to thrive on the road on a budget, this book illustrates in a no-nonsense, logical manner how to inexpensively get your vehicle outfitted to serve as a home right away.




Rolling Homes


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If there's not a nomadic revolution going on these days, there's certainly a nomadic movement. In the last few years, either for reasons of practicality (high costs of rent or mortgages), change in lifestyle, or the search for adventure, people are customizing all sorts of vehicles for travel. If you search for "van" on Instagram, you find scores of accounts such as projectvanlife, with 1.2 million followers, vanlifecamper, 472,000 followers, or fosterhunting, 930,000 followers. This book focuses on DIY vehicles, with most of the 50 or so shown here fitted out for the road by their owners, similar to the way that Shelter's books on building feature hand-built homes. There are vans, sedans, trucks, busses, and trailers with a wide array of designs and styles. A number of the units are 4-wheel drive for off-road travel. The book is not only fun to browse through, but is full of practical information (such as stoves, heaters, battery charging, refrigerators, and water pumps designed for the road) -- for anyone wanting to create their own on-road home. There are dozens of floor plans, all sorts of sleeping arrangements, and some unique "stealth vehicles" -- designed to be under the radar, so that passersbys have no idea that someone is sleeping in a parked vehicle. There is a European mini-van outfited by a young German woman who just graduated from architectural school and took a sabbatical to go surfing. There are a number of camper truck shells, all completely different. There's a converted schoolbus that is used in both cold weather for skiing, and in warm climates (such as Baja California) for surfing. There's a converted horsetrailer furnished with Victorian antiques that is used at Burning Man. There is a tiny Metro geo (3-cylinder sedan) that is ingeniously designed for sleeping, cooking, and eating in the stealth mode. In a way, this is a scrapbook. Most of the articles consist of stories and statistics, as well as photos sent in by Shelter's network (built up over 50 years) of hands-on people. It's not a book that was designed in advance, but rather a random and serendipitous collection from people in different parts of the world, almost all of whom believe in using their own hands to create their own shelters.




Van Life


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With hundreds of funky vehicles, awe-inspiring landscapes, and cleverly designed interiors in tiny spaces, Van Life is perfect for anyone who dreams about living on the open road. More and more people of all generations--from millennials to baby boomers--are taking a break from conventional life for the freedom, tranquility, and adventure of being on the road and living in a converted vintage truck, camper, or van. One of these van-dwellers, Foster Huntington, created the #vanlife hashtag as he chronicled his adventures of living in a van and driving it across the country. He tapped into a community of like-minded individuals looking to explore nature at their own pace and live a debt-free lifestyle. Van Life showcases the best crowd-sources photographs from Foster's social media accounts--many of which have never been posted or seen before. Organized into sections like Volkswagen vans, American vans, converted vans, school buses, and more, the selection of photos includes shots of the unique vehicles and the beautiful locations they've been parked. From stunning beaches to dramatic mountains and picturesque forests, and with fully designed interiors with kitchens and sleeping quarters, this stunning array of life-on-the-road-possibilities might just be enough to get you to pack up your things and hit the highway. Also included are informative and topical interviews with solo travelers, couples, and families who are living this new American dream.




HowExpert Guide to RV Life


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If you want to learn how to buy, drive, and maintain a recreational vehicle to travel and live the RV lifestyle, then check out HowExpert Guide to RV Life. HowExpert Guide to RV Life is a book for folks who don't know much about RVs but feel they need to learn more about them. It covers topics such as: - What is an RV and how it can be used. - Different types and classes of RVs from the smallest trailer RVs up to the largest motorhomes. - Necessary terms and their definitions which RVers need to know. - What makes an RV different or similar to a regular house. - What homework and knowledge are needed to get the best RV for anyone. - Points for each type of RV. - How to find the best dinghy for folks with motorhomes. - What might be a way to try before you buy an RV. - What can be learned by going to an RV show. - What type of motorhome will be the quietest and best riding one. - What are the roomiest RVs. - What are the least expensive RVs. - Different ideas on where to travel once the RV is purchased. - The difference between a "shake-down cruise" and a "maiden voyage." - Construction of RVs. - What RV appliances are like, and which ones to watch out for. - What "full hookup" means at campsites. First-hand experiences and suggestions are given throughout the book, which can help the person looking for more information on RVs or the RV newbie with the beginning of their RV experience. Check out HowExpert Guide to RV Life to learn how to buy, drive, and maintain a recreational vehicle to travel and live the RV lifestyle! About the Author Charley Dickson is a former Oregonian who now lives full-time in a 38' Class A motorhome in various places around the country. In his 30+ years of RVing, he and his wife have traveled in a pop-up trailer, a 30' travel trailer, a 29' Class C motorhome, a 40' 5th wheel trailer, and two Class A motorhomes. He's been to most of the country, but there are still many places he and his wife will be seeing. He's a firm believer in being more of a do-it-yourselfer rather than having someone else do a repair or modification. As such, he's a staunch supporter of doing the homework to find out as many aspects of a certain subject as possible. As such, this book is written for other folks who want to know more about RVing. HowExpert publishes how to guides by everyday experts.




Self Build Campervan Conversions


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"Throw your belongings in the back, get on the road, drive to a beach, a mountain or a sunset, go for a night or a year.... More people than ever before are finding freedom in their own campervan or motorhome. This colourful book takes you step-by-step through the process of converting everyday vehicles into campervans and motorhomes. This essential guidebook is for all DIY campervan and motorhome converters. Inside you will find in-depth guidance notes on vehicle choices, joinery techniques, insulation options, heater installation, water plumbing, vehicle electrics, and everything else that you need to know to convert your own campervan. With detailed diagrams, engaging descriptions, and loads of colour photos, this book is not only an indispensable source of information but a guide that will help inspire you to create your own perfect campervan."--provided by Amazon.com.




The Customer-Driven Playbook


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Despite the wide acceptance of Lean approaches and customer-development strategies, many product teams still have difficulty putting these principles into meaningful action. That’s where The Customer-Driven Playbook comes in. This practical guide provides a complete end-to-end process that will help you understand customers, identify their problems, conceptualize new ideas, and create fantastic products they’ll love. To build successful products, you need to continually test your assumptions about your customers and the products you build. This book shows team leads, researchers, designers, and managers how to use the Hypothesis Progression Framework (HPF) to formulate, experiment with, and make sense of critical customer and product assumptions at every stage. With helpful tips, real-world examples, and complete guides, you’ll quickly learn how to turn Lean theory into action. Collect and formulate your assumptions into hypotheses that can be tested to unlock meaningful insights Conduct experiments to create a continual cadence of learning Derive patterns and meaning from the feedback you’ve collected from customers Improve your confidence when making strategic business and product decisions Track the progression of your assumptions, hypotheses, early ideas, concepts, and product features with step-by-step playbooks Improve customer satisfaction by creating a consistent feedback loop