A comedian has racked up 1.4 million TikTok followers while secretly turning a vintage 1976 RV into his dream home. Take a look inside.

For the past few years, comedy has been Tyler Regan's entire world.

Ever since the 31-year-old launched his TikTok account in 2019, posting short skit-style videos where he impersonates difficult retail customers and employees, he has fallen in love with making new content for his audience which he's built up to 1.4 million people.

If it weren't for the fact that he has other day-to-day responsibilities, Regan said he could happily make videos all day. "I know I would work 18 hours a day just making content and because I really thoroughly enjoy it," Regan told Insider.

One day, in July 2020, Regan's girlfriend, Tara Roberts, shocked him with a surprise decision, saying she wanted to sell all their stuff, move out of their LA apartment, and travel the country in an RV.

"I had never camped a day in my life before this," Regan said, telling Insider that the thought of living in a tiny home felt like a massive risk. As a full-time content creator, he also had to factor his work schedule into the decision.

Regan told Insider that the idea of seeing the world while also making videos was compelling, and so he decided to take the plunge, joining his girlfriend in the search for the perfect RV that they could travel in, and that would also make for a suitable recording space for Tyler's videos.

This sent them on a year-and-a-half-long journey of converting a run-down, second-hand trailer into a luxury tiny home and content studio.

Regan and Roberts spent $15,000 on a vintage 1976 Airstream trailer they found on eBay.

Regan said he had "never stepped foot into an RV" before buying the Airstream, and was expecting it to feel really uncomfortable and small.

Walking into the RV for the first time Regan did not "feel cramped at all," but knew that it would take a lot of work before the trailer would be suitable to live in.

"It was in very good shape on the outside, but the inside needed everything," Regan said.

To begin to give the trailer a makeover, they stripped out all the flooring and furniture and started from scratch, enlisting help from Regan's parents and a professional who could help with plumbing and electrical work.

When they had fitted the trailer with new flooring and basic amenities, a process that took more than six months, they were finally able to set to work decorating the tiny home to their liking.

Prior to Regan and Roberts' renovation, the trailer's kitchen was fitted with brown walls and brown wooden casing around the oven and other appliances, but the couple ended up making it over with brighter, whiter walls, and with mint-green kitchen appliances.

"The pop of color was 100% my girlfriend," Regan told Insider, saying that Roberts found the brand new set of matching appliances online.

"We're lucky because we have a full-size refrigerator which is really rare. I feel like I see people in RVs normally going for mini-fridges or half-sized fridges. But this is really useful because we have loads of storage place," he added.

Regan told Insider it was important to him that his tiny home gave the impression of being spacious and large, so he wanted to install a rectangular countertop in the kitchen.

"When you have this really really long piece, it's going to make the space look bigger," he said.

Regan told Insider the countertop is a 13 feet solid butcher block.

"We like to cook so we have plenty of space for that," said Regan, adding, "plus we have room for plants and stuff which makes it feel more like a home."

"The countertop is really the shining feature for me. It kind of pulls the whole thing together," he continued.

Regan said the trailer previously had two twin beds placed on either side of a thin hallway, but that he decided to get rid of them and put a double bed in a different part of the Airstream.

Regan and Roberts built a raised hydraulic platform and put their new double bed on top of it. The platform lifts up "like a door" and can be used as a storage space.

Regan told Insider that he and his girlfriend put their clothes in the storage space so they don't have to have an additional wardrobe.

While this saves space, having a double bed still means the couple has little room for moving or walking around it, according to Regan.

"I sleep closer to the hallway. My girlfriend sleeps on the other side. So to get into bed, she has to actively climb over me or I need to get up to like let her out," he said.

When Regan and Roberts invite friends to visit, they can fit up to six people comfortably on the new seating they installed in the RV.

Regan told Insider that the table next to the seating area can also be lowered and that cushions can be placed on top of it to turn the area into a double bed where guests can sleep.

"It's super helpful," he said, adding, "it's sort of like everything has multiple functions."

For Regan, who is 6 foot 1, using the shower, which is much smaller than the shower space he had previously while living in an apartment, often feels challenging,

"It's the only place in the Airstream that feels slightly small for my body," he told Insider, saying that he's installed a bench in the bathroom so he can sit on it while showering.

Since Regan and Roberts have been traveling and parking in various campsites, Regan said he's been able to use campground showers wherever possible to avoid the tiny Airstream shower.

Regan and Roberts have been on the road traveling through America since June, with the renovation of the trailer taking a year and a half to complete.

Regan told Insider that he deliberately decided not to document the trailer renovation or his trip on TikTok so that he could relax and enjoy the process organically.

"It forces me to be like, 'hey, we're in this new place for four days. I have to explore and make sure that I've experienced it properly,'" he told Insider.

He said that he and Roberts plan to travel through the country until early December and then come back to their previous home in Los Angeles, where they will likely continue to live in the Airstream.

Looking back on his trip so far, he told Insider that he has loved living in an RV, and that "even though there have been hiccups along the road," the process was "definitely easier to pull off" than he initially thought.

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