Leaving home in our House Truck! The Start of our new life!

We've been building this House Truck for more than 3 years. And this is our first night on the road! This house truck is like nothing else available at the moment. A tiny house built on a 4x4 truck.
We hit our FIRE number and we pulled the pin!
Our plan is to take this thing everywhere and show our girls this spectacular country.
Please give us a like and subscribe to follow our journey!

[@stuartkcalvin]

0:35 all that solar on the roof is a great idea. I have 14' van (!) with 1.2kW of solar and 3 X 300aH Lithiums - but I do live and work on the road.

[@HouseTruckLife]

Lots of solar and batteries makes all the difference! We run 4.3kw of solar and a 15kwh battery setup. Runs everything a house needs comfortably

[@stuartkcalvin]

@@HouseTruckLife 15KW of battery? 15,00 Watts of battery? Watts = Volts x Amps. So, you have 1,250Ah of battery? Good choice.

[@Solarthermalist]

⁠@@stuartkcalvin 15 kilowatt HOURS of battery storage. We run a 48v system, so that’s 15000 / 48v = 312AH at 48v or the equivalent of 1250AH at 12v

[@hfamilytravels]

Thanks for posting your link in the nomad group! We are looking at the big lap in a few years time when our girls are older and self sufficient (they are 15 and 18 years now and have travelled with us since they were 4 and 5 months old) so really keen to follow your adventures. We have travelled extensively but only for 2-3 months at a time so far due to life constraints. Big plans to change those constraints now though. Good luck with your trip, looking forward to following you and getting some tips.

[@HouseTruckLife]

That's fantastic :) The start of our trip sure has been an eye opener to what is possible in life. Hope to see you guys on the road soon!

[@silvanus1983]

Great video! I want to do the same and drive to the artic circle and thruough Alaska. I will be solo but I can only imagine the fun with a family.

[@HouseTruckLife]

That would be amazing! We’re hoping to ship the truck from Oz to Indonesia and then overland north one day

[@thirdlaw4780]

Any Owner Operators available for hauling loads

[@lukeduke3001]

Where did you start your holiday from

[@HouseTruckLife]

Near Brisbane, headed up central Queensland because we wanted to get to the Top End and Kimberly for winter

[@TheHmckenzie]

Followed your link in the Aussie Fire group. Congratulations! The truck looks fantastic. Looking forward to following along your Big Lap. Kids and water parks! I’m sure a sunny April day in Chinchilla was still mid-twenties. Too cold for me but perfectly fine for little ones.

[@HouseTruckLife]

Thank you! It was a bit chilly brrr but the kids excitement could not be tamed :)

[@JRao]

Great truck - but the kids are the stars of the show

[@HouseTruckLife]

The whole reason we’re choosing this life is for the kids 😊