Baldwin, 37, now operates the Airbnb full time and cares for his two young children.
Khylen Baldwin
He paid £500, or roughly $600, for the 1980s vehicle on Facebook Marketplace.
Khylen Baldwin
A friend helped haul the trailer to Baldwin’s home with a tractor. Baldwin said that though it was very run-down, he “could see in my head that it would look great.”
Khylen Baldwin
He said that for the first few months it “just sat around” in his backyard in Devon, England, while he tried to figure out what to do with it.
Khylen Baldwin
Baldwin’s first step was to install floor-to-ceiling windows, offering what he said was some “much needed” light.
Khylen Baldwin
He did all the wiring and plumbing himself. There aren’t any plug sockets because the vehicle is off the grid, but it has solar-powered lights and running water.
Khylen Baldwin
Baldwin said he hadn’t done much construction work before, so he used YouTube to figure out how to convert the trailer into a functional tiny home.
Khylen Baldwin
He did most of the work at night, after spending days caring for his children while his wife, a schoolteacher, was at work.
Khylen Baldwin
Baldwin ripped out the seating at the front of the trailer and turned the driver’s cabin into a double bed.
Khylen Baldwin
He built a second double bed in the narrow space above the driver’s cabin. He said the trailer can accommodate a family of four, though it’s often rented by young couples.
Khylen Baldwin
He said he wanted to make the most of the trailer’s original structure, so he turned the tailgate into a sheltered deck.
Khylen Baldwin
He bought a second, smaller horse box and turned it into a separate bathroom, complete with a composting toilet.
Khylen Baldwin
