Sleeping in Your Vehicle Is Now Illegal in These 15 U.S. Cities (And the List Keeps Growing)
Since a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, hundreds of cities have restricted sleeping or living in vehicles.
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60+ Van Life Essentials I Swear By (Get Your Checklist!)
After living in two vans, a Chevy Astro and a Sprinter, this is the van life essentials checklist we actually use: cooking, sleeping, internet, staying clean, safety, and the apps that find you camp.
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How to Live in a Small Space With Your Partner (Without Killing Each Other): Rules From 4 Couples
Four couples who live in a travel trailer, a tiny house, a sailboat and a van share how they communicate, get alone time and stay together in under 130 square feet, plus what a decade taught us.
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One Washington City Will Now Let You Legally Live in Your Car for 6 Months. Here’s the Catch.
Olympia, Washington launched a pilot program making it legal to live in a car or RV with a permit. Here’s how it works.
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How to Start Van Life: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Everything you need to start van life: choosing a van, downsizing, insurance, mail, internet, income, legal parking, and the habits that make the road stick, from eight years of living it.
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Do Van Lifers Carry Guns? We Asked, and 480 of You Answered
We asked 480 van lifers whether they carry a gun on the road. The answers split the community.
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Free Camping Is Disappearing In the U.S.: Every Closure and Ban We’re Tracking (2026)
Free camping is disappearing from some of America’s favorite public lands. Here’s the running list of closures, why they’re happening, and where you can still go.
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I Live Alone in a Minivan. Solo Van Life Isn’t Cheaper. Here’s What I Actually Pay
Solo van life isn’t half-price van life. Tax professional and full-time vanlifer Catina Borgmann breaks down her real monthly budget — and the almost-$400-a-month cost of traveling as one.
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I’ve Been Living in Vans for 8 Years. Here’s How I Get WiFi on the Road
My internet setup comes down to one rule: never depend on one connection. Here’s exactly what I use and what it costs.
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New Study Shows Free Camping Is Now America’s Favorite Way to Camp. Here’s Why, and How to Do It Right
We’ve used public lands to camp for free for years. Now, more and more campers are picking up the trend.
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Want to Keep an Eye on Your Pet in your Camper? I Tested Two Waggle RV Pet Cams
Traveling with your pet can be both a delightful and stressful experience, especially when you have to leave Fido inside your rig to run errands,…
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Gas Heater Kills Couple Sleeping in Their Campervan. It Looks Almost Identical to Heaters Many Van Lifers Own.
An inquest found a married couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning after running an outdoor-only gas heater inside their campervan.
