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I always wanted to live in a treehouse as a kid, and spend a maybe-embarrassing amount of my adult life watching tiny home TV shows and scrolling through the #vanlife hashtag. Off Grid Life is the perfectly curated collection of my dreams, showcasing beautiful homes — yurts, converted shipping containers, tiny houses of all stripes — in stunning landscapes. With hundreds of photographs and interviews with some fascinating folks living the off-grid life, it’s the perfect escape from 2020. Recommended By Michelle C., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Bestselling Van Life author Foster Huntington shares his experiences — as well as others — living by his own rules in this aspirational book filled with awe-inspiring photographs of unique homes in unexpected places.
After spending three years on the road living in a camper van, Foster Huntington continued his unconventional lifestyle by building a two-story treehouse. Foster, like many others, are finding freedom, tranquility, and adventure in living off the grid in unconventional homes.
Perfect for fans of Van Life and Cabin Porn and those who yearn for a simpler existence, Off Grid Life showcases unique dwellings from all around the world. Organized into sections like tree houses, tiny houses, shipping containers, yurts, boathouses, barns, vans, and more, the 250 aspirational photographs feature enviable settings like stunning beaches, dramatic mountains and picturesque forests. Also included are images of fully designed interiors with kitchens and sleeping quarters as well as interviews with solo dwellers, couples, and families who are living this new American dream.
About the Author
Foster Huntington is a photographer and filmmaker from Skamania, Washington. In 2011, he travelled around the US in a camper van and began the popular tumblr account and hashtag, van-life.net. In 2014, he built a multi-platform treehouse known as the Cinder Cone in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington. He currently works on short films and photo projects in his studio.