Here's another one we built pretty recently- a budget build over two days in the Catskills. This little A-frame treehouse will also be featured in my new book "Treehouses- Within Reach", out in May (2025).
AND- we also have TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP 12 on the way! Build and Camp with us in Vermont! CLICK HERE for more info!
This is our latest guest video on the "Transforming A-frame Cabin Design". I linked the plans below. Shannon Stout, a Texan woman and outdoor enthusiasts took on this project recently and absolutely nailed it. Thank you so much for the great tour Shannon! Check out the full video walk-through below!
And TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP in Vermont- 2025- YEAR TWELVE!!! Details HERE
Yep, Tiny House Summer Camp 2025 will be happening in September, and as always, we'll all be ACTUALLY building and the camp sites are free if you attend (and want to camp to save loot).
Aside from that we are working on a disc golf course on our 10 acres. If you've never played, we can teach you. The whole course weaves between hidden cabins and treehouses in the woods.
Here is one thing we're working on in the Boston area AND in Vermont on our land...
-Live Building
-Guest Speakers
-Live Demos
-Guest Tiny Houses to Tour
-A Wild Edibles Walk from a Wilderness Survival expert
-Tour ALL our mini cabins and treehouses
-And MUCH MORE!
September 13 and 14th (and you are welcome to show up and set up camp and hang out on the 12th too!)
....and here's a shot of one of the disc golf holes in the works....
Check out this clip here- this guy has the right idea! He bought a parcel of land in the mountains of Colorado for a mere $3500.00 and then proceeded to build this little "Step 1" cabin in the meantime through use of secondhand and found materials. It's tiny, sure, but it looks great, has a bathroom, and would be perfect to hold one over while building another larger cabin project on the land. This little "Shed In A Bed" could later serve as guest quarters of an Airbnb style rental. It would make a nice backyard office or she-shed/man cave too!
This guy has a few simple money saving ideas in his narration too.
Inspiring stuff!
AND TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP 2025 SIGN UPS..... HERE! Gonna be fun! Lots planned for this year!
The budget on this one was almost NOTHING- 90% leftovers and salvaged wood from old dismantled structures, pallets, and more- even some of the paint was secondhand. The video explains all in more detail, but this is a SHORT TERM-stay cabin that we built for SONG OF THE ROBIN Animal Sanctuary. They needed a place where a work volunteer could stay without using up the bed and breakfast room they have on site and need to keep things running. They might even have a treehouse rental in their future as we have been in talks before. Their meals are all vegan too, for those interested. -Deek Diedricksen
TINY HOUSE SUMMER CAMP IN VERMONT has been announced for 2025 as well! Here is THAT link to sign up. https://relaxshacks.myshopify.com/collections/all
Don't get me wrong, some of those crazy-expensive Pete Nelson-style treehouses are total and absolute art, and I love them myself, but they lack one big thing- accessibility. I mean how many of us will ever be able to afford one of those- never mind the land they'd need to reside on. Very few of us.
-Costs VERY little
-Is EASY to construct
-Is light enough in panelized form where you could walk each piece into the woods by yourself
-Is so incredibly small that it would be easy to hide- OR code/your town won't even care about it.
It could also be used as a tiny greenhouse, a cold frame (coldframe) for early season gardening, or as a modern chicken coop. And I'm sure there are other options or uses for it as well.
The one shown is more of a "stilt house" than a tree fort or treehouse, but you get the ideas and the new plans lay it all out for you.
It's all stock materials too, including the Suntuf Polycarbonate roofing that you'll use for the clear front wall.
You can find more on Suntuf here- https://www.palram.com/us/?redirect_info=US%2Cen%2CUnited%20States
After another successful completion of Tiny House Summer Camp ELEVEN, we've already picked a weekend for 2025- so mark those calendars!
Tiny House Summer Camp 2025 will be September 13 and 14th (a Saturday and Sunday)
As always, guests can arrive on Friday-Day and set up, hang out, and even start some activities with us- AND you're welcome to camp out all the way until Monday as well.
As always, there is a TON of hands-on, real-deal building involved. ALL skill-levels are welcome- ESPECIALLY those who have never built before.
I've seen this comment on YouTube videos and blog posts. Don't worry, I'm still here and we still have Tiny House Summer Camp in Vermont coming up- your chance to build and camp out with us on a 10 acre spread. We've been doing that hands-on weekend since 2010 and don't plan on stopping.
BUT.... I've also become more addicted to vintage and antique bottle digging- aka "dirt fishing". It's something that has occupied some of my time with my OTHER YouTube channel.
Just what the heck is Dirt Fishing? Well here is one little dig excursion we went on in search of 100+ year old glass bottles. I'll warn you, if you get into it, the hobby is addicting- AND one where you can't be afraid to get filthy.
So we've been busy with a few things outside of building and filming tours. For one I'm wrapping up work on writing (and now illustrating) my 5th book. This one will be on treehouses, and will more so focus on the slightly more affordable ones. No other books really seems to hone in on that so I wanted to give those type builds some exposure- after all, we aren't all Rockefellers. $$$$
We're also gearing up for two FULLY HANDS-ON BUILDING WORKSHOPS this year- one on Tiny Houses and the other on Tree Houses. Come hang out and literally build with us!
Hit the link here if you want more info, or to sign up. These workshops are FUN- action packed, and taught by multiples hosts. You're welcome to camp out for free too. One is in Vermont and the other will be in Maine.
I've also been doing some social media and photo work for "Leigh Acres" this GREAT glamming resort and art farm in Alabama.
Do me a favor and follow them on Instagram here- https://www.instagram.com/leighacres/
I'd hugely appreciate it. They have some very fun and creative stuff going on down there and their airbnb rentals are very inventive- one being a treehouse I build as well. Oh yeah, it's a giant robot!
AND....yeah, we've still be building, tinkering, and cobbling. Here is a tiny little glamping rental trail that we rehabbed for Leigh Acres recently. We did quite a bit of the work with free pallet wood, as you'll see in this video! Enjoy!
-Deek
Yes, it's been awhile, but because so many have asked, we're doing another treehouse-focused hands-on workshop in Maine (outside Augusta) in August. Hit the link for more details and to learn a bit about what we'll cover! It's going to be FUN! 18+, unless you sign up with an adult. Camping on site (if you wish to).
Taught by Derek "Deek" Diedricksen, former HGTV host ("Tiny House Builders") and author of the bestselling book "Microshelters".
If you haven't done much building before, this will be a great workshop for you and much of what is taught will parallel many of the principles of tiny house construction too! So you'll be off to a great start in both fields.
Spaces are limited (we're only accepting 20 students) so don't sleep on this one!
Come swing a hammer with us and learn a ton from the pros!