Ambassadors of a Movement

Meet Alexis & Christian

We are Alexis Stephens & Christian Parsons, documentary filmmakers, educators and advocates on an extraordinary 'Journey with a Purpose' with our DIY tiny home on wheels.

As co-founders of Tiny House Expedition, we seek to inspire others to redefine home and rethink housing through thought-provoking storytelling, resource sharing, and educational events. Humbly, we have the world’s most traveled tiny house on wheels. Our documentary work includes the acclaimed three-part educational series, Living Tiny Legally.

We also support the tiny house advocacy efforts by serving on the American Tiny House Association board of advisors and Tiny Home Industry Association board of directors.

Featured on: Business Insider // Washington Post // Curbed // Parade Magazine // NPR // BBC Travel // TreeHugger // Huffington Post // Airbnb Magazine // CTV News // Yahoo // Trulia // AOL // The Independent

Our Original Plan

After falling in love, we built our tiny house on wheels with the help of friends and family. Then we hit the road on an expedition across North America, an intimate exploration of the tiny home movement, namely the diverse people, pioneering culture and the community experience. Our travels have been a way for us to pursue a passion project and live our values. Experiences and relationships over things, always!

The True Purpose of Our Tiny House Journey is Three-fold

Inspire & Empower

Our sincere hope is to inspire others to redefine home & rethink housing as a pathway to create more sustainable housing options, more meaningful lifestyles and more connected communities.

We want to help you embrace simple, intentional living to create a fulfilling life and home centered around what is most important to YOU.

Documentary Storytelling & Community Education

Our video work provides instant access to the tiny living movement, from swoon-worthy tiny house tours, thought-provoking documentaries stories that showcase the fast-growing trend toward simple, sustainable living that values experiences and relationships over things.

Follow us to watch, and join us for thought-provoking tiny life events.

Advocate for Acceptance

Our goal is to help create more social & legal acceptance by providing a better understanding of the diverse people living tiny and the many uses of tiny houses. Visual storytelling, education, and local action (that's where YOU come in) have tremendous power to inspire positive change.

Together we can make a BIG difference!

Inside Our Tiny Home

Our Handcrafted Tiny House

Our 130 Square Foot Tiny House on Wheels When we first started dating, Christian and I took an incredibly fun road trip. After this trip, we knew we wanted to travel together more and discussed building a teardrop trailer. Later…

Love it or Need it? Our Tiny Home Décor Update

What we love most about our tiny house is how it’s tailored specifically for us. It fits like a glove. Though as time goes on, we evolve. So our home should evolve too. It’s important to feel proud of your…

3.5 Years of Nomadic Living
54,000 Miles Traveled and Counting!
37 States Visited + 1 Canadian Province
2 Feature Length Documentaries

Click to watch: Living Tiny Legally Part 1 & 2

16 National Parks Visited
75,000 Visitors (approx) in our Tiny Home
30 Tiny Home Communities Visited
35+ Hosted / Participated in Community Events

"We are nomadic alternative dwellers. This does not keep us from experiencing community. In fact, our community experience is incredible intimate and rich. We are weaving a network across the country— not defined by geographic boundaries but made strong through shared experiences, personal connections, open hearts and open minds."

— Alexis & Christian

Kevin’s #tinyhouse is nestled in a gorgeous Alas

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Hello! 👋😊🏡 It’s Alexis & Christian. It’s been a while since we introduced ourselves. We thought we share a bit about us with all our new followers— thanks guys!
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We started building our #tinyhouse 6 years ago, 10 months later we moved in and hit the road explore the movement and pursue our passion: documentary storytelling & community education. The best side effects from our experience: deepened gratitude (for what we have, what resources we use, kindness of strangers), a nationwide network of new friends, tremendous personal growth, and a stronger relationship. Now after 4.5 years, we’re transitioning from full-time nomadic life to extended parking, for now in Central Oregon.
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Alexis here. ☺️ I typically write all the words you read here. I left my 9 to 5 job six years ago. When we made the decision to pursue our traveling tiny home and docu filmmaking dream, I jumped in with both feet. I just knew that we could make this happen, despite the many challenges. With Christian, I chipped away at the necessary research and planning. Somehow I was able to channel any doubt into courage. “I would say to always follow your dream. And dream big because my whole career, including any of the things that I've accomplished, I never thought in a million years that I would be here. So it just proves that once you believe in yourself, and you put your mind to something, you can do it." -Simone Biles
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Redefining what home and success mean to me has opened my eyes to a beautiful world of new experiences and fulfillment.
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Christian is the handsome man behind the majority of the photos here. After downsizing drastically, many years before me, he found that he was happiest traveling with a backpack & camera. He is an incredible creative problem-solver, the core quality that empowered him to build 85% of our 130 sqft #tinyhome by himself.
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Fun facts by the numbers 💃🕺
✅55,000 Miles Traveled w/our THOW across 37 States + 1 Canadian Province •
✅Participated in 3 Dozen+ Community Events •
✅Released 2 of our 3-part “Living Tiny Legally” docu-series •
✅3 websites: TinyHouseExpedition.com, @tinyhousebuild_diy, @tiny_house_plans •
✅ 154 YouTube videos 😲

#TinyHouse living with pets: yay or nay? After hav

Do you have a 2020 #tinyhome goal? 🤔 Maybe it’s beginning to downsize, or saving up for your future lil home. Whatever it is, please remember it is all about what’s right for you, nobody else.✨
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Looking for design inspiration? Watch our countdown of top tiny tours of 2019—link in bio. 💖Coming in at #1: the amazing San Juan #tinyhouse
with a rad elevator bed, by @rockymountaintinyhouses and @stephs_tiny_house_life

Loving all the wonderful #tinyhouse life, travel,

Our latest video takes a look back at our top 5 #t

2019 has been an epic year in the #tinyhouse movem

Wishing you all a warm, magical, merry and bright

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Partnership & Events

Let’s Collaborate! As we travel North America, we host and participate in many community events for thought-provoking presentations, storytelling from our travels to engaging education on all aspects of the tiny house movement, including the legalities and guidance on personal journeys of downsizing and DIY design/builds.

Download the Tiny House Expedition Media Kit here

We offer the following services, tailored to our client or audience’s interests and needs…

Tiny Home Tour of America, Collab with 'Home State Apparel'

Webinars and E-Courses
Brand/Product Partnerships: social media, photos, videos
Keynote Speakers and Workshop Leaders
- Anchorage Museum Design Weekend talk and workshop
- NC Realtors webinar and state conference talk and tiny house exhibit
- Atlantic Station Tiny House Festival keynote speaker and workshop
Tiny House Village Exhibitions and Festivals
- Featured Presenters and Seminar Leaders
- Coordination and Promotion
- Emcee or Live Video Event Hosting
- Photo/Video Work
- Documentary Screening with Q&A
Documentary Screening Kits: nonprofit discount pricing available