The 7 Best Rooftop Tents We Could Find
Even the most ardent campers can admit that despite their vast benefits, traditional tents have some drawbacks, too. Ever had a critter crawl its way…
How We Build a Ford Econoline Camper Conversion On The Cheap
In this guide, we’re going to show you just how we built our Ford Econoline camper conversion on the cheap.
ARB Fridge Review: Pros and Cons for Van Life
If you’re looking for an efficient, well-insulated, robust 12-volt compressor refrigerator for van life, I highly recommend the ARB fridge. I’ve owned my 37-quart ARB…
10 van lifers spill all about their biggest van disasters
(Cover photo courtesy Instagram.com/sowewent) Van life is often glorified. You scroll through endless Instagram posts featuring, happy, clean people living in amazing wood-paneled campervans, not…
Single Mom Transforms Step Van into Gorgeous RV
A few years ago, Meg O’Neill was struggling. She was unhappy working a 9-5 office job and felt like she didn’t have enough time with…
DIY Van Build: Tips from van life experts
So you want to build your own DIY campervan? This could be the year when you ditch your 9-5 job for a life of freedom,…
Baby doesn’t stop couple from living in a Sprinter Van conversion
Giddi Oteo and Jace Carmichael are traveling across the United States in a refurbished Sprinter van, along with their new baby, Juniper.
Couple Spends $700 on Minivan Camper Conversion to Travel the U.S.
This couple uses a converted minivan, Airbnb, and Trusted Housesitters to live a nomadic life and work remotely while traveling the US.
Losing that homeless feeling of van life
I vividly remember the day I left my cozy apartment in Mill Valley, a bedroom community north of San Francisco, and started living in a…
How to live tiny without killing your partner
The other day, I was cooking in the galley of our sailboat, most likely making a terrific mess. I am a recovering (sort-of) slob, and…
79-year-old woman lives the van life in Ford transit camper
79-year-old Joan Turcotte motto is this: “If you rest, you rust.” That’s why she’s kicking up her heels instead of kicking the bucket, ready to…
I lived in a car and a tent to pay off my debt in San Francisco
I lived “intentionally homeless” for four months while keeping my full-time job at KGO Radio in San Francisco, so I was able to quickly pay off my debt and save up a decent emergency fund. I then moved into a houseboat in Sausalito for seven months, and Tom bought a sailboat he began to restore. Then, in March of 2016, I was laid-off from my job. The logical next step was to move onto the sailboat, where I’ve lived ever since.
