The New Living Vehicle Micro Home Is an Off-Grid Dream Come True
The aluminum travel trailer is topped with solar panels and packed with flexible spaces that live larger than its 232 square feet.
![The New Living Vehicle Micro Home Is an Off-Grid Dream Come True](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133527995429490688/6829839445224550400-small/the-living-vehicle-2022-is-topped-with-solar-panels-and-packed-with-flexible-spaces-that-live-larger-than-its-232-square-feet.jpg?#)
The aluminum travel trailer is topped with solar panels and packed with flexible spaces that live larger than its 232 square feet.
![The Living Vehicle 2022 is topped with solar panels and packed with flexible spaces that live larger than its 232 square feet.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133527995429490688/6829839445224550400-large/the-living-vehicle-2022-is-topped-with-solar-panels-and-packed-with-flexible-spaces-that-live-larger-than-its-232-square-feet.jpg)
Designed by Santa Barbara–based Matthew and Joanna Hoffman, the 2022 Living Vehicle travel trailer is an eco-conscious adventurer’s dream. "Our company is about getting off-grid and living your best life," Joanna says. "The 2022 model has a completely new energy system. The ability to capture natural energy from the sun and turn it into raw power that’s stored in a large energy pack for use later is what makes Living Vehicle so capable."
![Living Vehicle 2022, the new luxury trailer designed by Santa Barbara, California-based Matthew and Joanna Hoffman of Living Vehicle, provides nomadic homeowners a way to live sustainably while working and traveling.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133527995429490688/6829839715897630720-medium/living-vehicle-2022-the-new-luxury-trailer-designed-by-santa-barbara-california-based-matthew-and-joanna-hoffman-of-living-vehicle-provides-nomadic-homeowners-a-way-to-live-sustainably-while-working-and-traveling.jpg)
The Living Vehicle enables nomadic homeowners to live sustainably while working and traveling.
Matt Weir
![Living Vehicle 2022 is clad with aluminum, a reflective material that's durable, low-maintenance, and long-lasting.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133527995429490688/6829840550353764352-medium/living-vehicle-2022-is-clad-with-aluminum-a-reflective-material-thats-durable-low-maintenance-and-long-lasting.jpg)
The home on wheels is clad with aluminum, which is durable, low-maintenance, and long-lasting.
Matt Weir
The Hoffmans, who call their own Living Vehicle home, started their company in 2017 after Matthew, a LEED-accredited architect, designed and built an Airstream as his office. "The Airstream eventually became my permanent home on a piece of land in Santa Barbara with a gorgeous view of the Pacific Ocean," he says. "I grew up in the rugged mountains of Mammoth Lakes, California, and so I have a fierce passion for the outdoors and creating indoor spaces that seamlessly connect people with the outdoor world."
![Rooftop solar panels help to power Living Vehicle 2022, including all of its major appliances, its heating, and its cooling.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6133527995429490688/6829841952309301248-medium/rooftop-solar-panels-help-to-power-living-vehicle-2022-including-all-of-its-major-appliances-its-heating-and-its-cooling.jpg)
Rooftop solar panels help to power the home’s major appliances and its heating and cooling.
Matt Weir
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