Living Off Grid in a Tiny Home + Homestead - What It's Really Like

Join our newsletter for all things living tiny! https://bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Their Social Media Links: https://www.instagram.com/tylerdeanmilligan https://www.youtube.com/@tyler.dean.milligan Interested In Being Featured On The Channel? : http://bit.ly/Tour-Application VIDEO DESCRIPTION: Meet Tyler and Heather, professional acrobats whose reality TV experience flipped their lives upside down and pushed them toward something simpler, quieter, and more intentional: a fully off-grid tiny home lifestyle in the Colorado mountains. In this tour, you’ll step inside their 12 ft x 40 ft tiny house with a 120 sq ft sleeping loft, giving them roughly 600 sq ft of total living space. This home was built for real-life comfort while living off grid, with smart choices around power, water, and daily routines that make tiny living sustainable long-term. Inside, you’ll see a warm, rustic kitchen featuring butcher block countertops, a large sink, a dishwasher, and a high-efficiency electric refrigerator designed to work with their solar setup. They cook on a propane stove to conserve electricity, and they’ll explain how off-grid kitchen life feels surprisingly normal once you understand the two big rules: conserve water and respect your power limits. They break down their water system in detail, including a large cistern (around 1,900–2,000 gallons) that gets filled once or twice a month, plus how their leach field works for wastewater and what it means for laundry, dishwashing, and daily usage. You’ll also learn why they chose a swamp cooler instead of air conditioning and how it keeps the home comfortable in a dry climate without overwhelming their solar system. This tour also dives into the most important parts of off-grid living that most people skip: - Composting toilet basics (two tanks, cleaning schedule, and why it saves serious water) - On-demand hot water heater for endless hot showers without a bulky tank - Space-saving storage hacks like pegboard walls, multi-use furniture, and a rolling kitchen island with a fold-up table - A cozy living room designed to feel “open but separated” using furniture instead of walls Upstairs, see how they made the loft work with a California king setup (two mattresses combined), a lift-up bed platform for storage, open hanging closet storage, and a fold-away office for confidential work calls. If you’re researching how to downsize into a tiny home, planning an off-grid cabin build, or trying to understand solar, water storage, propane, compost toilets, and real-world tiny house routines, this video is packed with practical takeaways. They also share the real costs and the real truth: you can build an off-grid tiny home for less, but upgrades add up fast. Their build landed around $100–105K, though they estimate they could have stopped around $80K by skipping some “extras.” And the best part: their view. Coffee in hand, surrounded by nature, living the dream they used to only talk about. If off-grid tiny living is your goal, drop your questions in the comments. What would you want to know before building: solar sizing, cisterns, leach fields, propane, or compost toilets? Filmed by - https://www.instagram.com/brian_bear_butler/ Edited by - https://www.instagram.com/filmbro_/ TINY HOME TOURS LINKS: Business Enquiries - [email protected] Subscribe - https://www.youtube.com/c/TinyHomeTours Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Tinyhome.tours/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tinyhometours/ Newsletter : https://bit.ly/THT-Newsletter Podcast : http://bit.ly/THT-Podcast Apply for a tour : http://bit.ly/Tour-Application LIFE ON THE ROAD IN A SKOOLIE LINKS Life On The Road In A Skoolie Newsletter : http://bit.ly/OGSN-Signup Subscribe For Life On The Road Videos : http://bit.ly/OffGridSkoolieSubscribe 00:00 Introduction 00:21 Their Tiny Home Kitchen 04:36 Their Tiny Home Living Room 06:19 Their Tiny Home Bathroom 09:17 How & Why They Went Tiny 10:43 Flex Area Of Their Tiny Home 12:23 Their Tiny Home Bedroom 15:00 Their Off Grid Tiny Home Utilities 18:17 Their Advice for Those Looking To Go Tiny