Five tips both DIY amateurs and pros can use to live the optimal tiny life To get the at-home creature comforts best suited to your preferences, sometimes you?ve got to build your space from the ground up. That?s exactly what Mike Basich, a professional snowboarder and tiny house builder, has been up to for the past 20 years.
In total, Basich has built four stationary tiny homes and five tiny homes on wheels. His latest project, Mike?s Dreamchaser, has a wood fireplace, a full-sized bed, and a bathtub built into the floor.
?The builds have all happened at very different stages of my life,? Basich said. ?My latest mobile tiny house is a compact version of all the things I?ve learned in the past.?
Here are his five tips on how you can build your own tiny home. Take inspiration from your travels

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Though Basich spent his childhood building treehouses and camping in teepees, today his travels inspire his best ideas.
?With all my snowboarding, I?ve traveled a lot. You get to see different parts of the world how people live,? Basich said.
Recently, his frequent trips to Japan have taught him how to maximize space, as many people there live more efficiently than most Americans.

Build for the climate you?ll be traveling in

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Mike?s Dreamchaser is almost always in frigid and cold environments.

In one of Basich?s most recent tiny home on wheels ...