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Stowable ladders and storage-integrated staircases are almost ubiquitous in tiny houses, but not everyone's cut out for climbing into bed every night. The Dark Horse is all on one level and has some nice optional extras like off-grid functionality.

Taylor McClendon moved to Hawaii to run a wedding photography business with his wife Michaella, then the pandemic hit and their bookings were cancelled. They used the downtime to build a tiny house and have now decided to go into business.

Back in 2018, we were impressed with Minimaliste's Ébène, which was designed to stand up to Canada's harshest winter weather. The firm has now produced a compact version that retains the same hardy construction and sleeps up to four people.

The Pinea Mobile is a stripped-down shelter – essentially a bedroom on wheels – measuring just 4.50 x 1.97 m (14.7 x 6.5 ft) inside. The simple dwelling is currently used for glamping and runs off-the-grid with solar power.

Every time we think we've seen every style of teardrop trailer, a different spin on the genre pops up. The Mobi X tucks inside a fiberglass monohull on the way to camp, but slides out, drops down, pops up and swings out into a large camp for four.

Minimaliste has been iterating on its Magnolia tiny house for a few years and following the Magnolia V5, has completed the V6. The tiny house has a roomy interior layout and offers increased storage space and a well-stocked kitchen.

Most of the home offices we see in tiny houses are nothing more than a cramped desk in a corner, which is understandable given the lack of space. However, the Total Grace has a dedicated office, helping its owner keep home life and work separate.

The Tiny Housing Co. recently unveiled its Natura model. Partly clad in cork, the home has some nice features, including solar power, a drop-down deck, and an upstairs bedroom boasting a little more headroom than many tiny houses.

With its Revel camper van, Winnebago reached out to woo adventurous campers like mountain bikers and skiers. A $175K adventure van isn't for everyone, though. So Winnebago has reached out again, with a versatile gear-hauler trailer it calls the Hike.

France's towing laws means that tiny houses need to be very small and light there, often resulting in models with big compromises. Baluchon’s Tiny House La Mésange Verte has fewer compromises than previous efforts, and suits one or two people.

Mint Tiny House Company recently completed a new towable home based on its Canada Goose. As was the case with that model, the Traveler’s Paradise is a tiny house that's really tiny in name only and can sleep an impressive eight people under one roof.

Striking while the market's hot, Airstream grows its small, shiny adventure trailer family with the new Basecamp 20 and 20X models, sizing up from couples' trailer to four-sleeper family trailer. It's not a bad way to live the Airstream life.