Tiny Homes On Wheels
(THOW)
Can Be Trailered Nearly Anywhere. This THOW,
At 8' Wide (And 24' Long), Required No Special
Permitting For Towing.
Tiny House On Wheels
Community Build
New London, NH
2024-2025
New London, NH
Ampli5E is a Certified
501c3 Non-Profit Organization
This Ampli5E Non-Profit's project's goal was to construct a Tiny House on Wheels (THOW) as a versatile solution to empower women in the trades and address critical housing needs.
THOW provide solid, safe, and sustainable living spaces
and may be utilized as temporary or permanent
solutions for a variety of scenarios.
THOW provide solid, safe, and sustainable living spaces
and may be utilized as temporary or permanent
solutions for a variety of scenarios.
Empowering Women in the Trades & Amplifying Housing Solutions
THOW Provide Solutions For
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Workforce Housing;
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Minimalist Minded Communities
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Emergency Housing During Natural Catastrophes.
Emergency Relief
Empowerment
Education
Environment
Employment
We wanted to build.
We did not want to simply talk about housing or workforce gaps; we wanted to pick up tools and understand what it takes to construct a home from the ground up. Framing. Windows. Roofing. Siding. Weatherization. We wanted to feel the weight of the materials. To understand the layers. Not just in theory — but in practice.
At the same time, we couldn’t ignore what was happening around us. Nearly 40% of the 12 million skilled trades workers in the United States are over 45 years old, with many nearing retirement. In some sectors, five workers are leaving for every two entering. Millions of skilled trade jobs may go unfilled by the end of the decade. And even as more women enter the trades, they still represent less than five percent of the workforce.
That reality felt less like a statistic and more like an invitation.
Alongside the workforce shift, communities everywhere are facing housing shortages and rising costs. Traditional systems aren’t keeping up. We didn’t want to sit on the sidelines of that conversation.
So in 2024, we parked a trailer in a driveway in New London, New Hampshire, and began constructing a tiny house on wheels.
What started as a desire to learn quickly became something visible. Neighbors slowed down. Conversations started. Local mentors and tradespeople stepped in. The driveway became a classroom, a workshop, and a small but tangible response to bigger questions.
We framed it. Installed windows. Weatherized it. Made decisions about materials and design. We learned not only how to build a structure, but how to market and sell it.
In March 2025, we sold our THOW to an electrician in Wentworth, New Hampshire, who planned to complete the interior and make it his own.
One small structure. Five pillars in motion.
Education through doing.
Employment through collaboration with skilled trades.
Empowerment — especially as women stepping visibly into construction spaces.
Environmental responsibility through low-impact housing.
Emergency readiness through exploring mobile housing as flexible shelter when needed.
Ampli5E was founded to amplify solutions. This build did exactly that. It also opened the door to further exploration, new builds, and deeper community engagement.
It began with curiosity. It became a build.
It continues as momentum.
