Brittany had all the normal stuff — a spouse, a house, and a business she was successfully running. But she got divorced and later met a couch surfer whose life she was envious of. He called her out, saying she could do what he was doing and travel the world. So she sold her house, [...]
Conversions
Couple’s Incredible Retirement Van Life in their Luxury Conversion
Ray had always been fascinated by the concept of van life, so when it started gaining popularity on YouTube, he started showing his wife Nancy videos to see if she was interested. When she fully retired, she jumped on board with the idea. While they have two stationary homes (one in Hawaii and one in [...]
Their $12K Vintage Camper Conversion
Adam proved to his boss one vacation that he was able to get as much work done away from the office as he could at work, so his job became remote. This allowed Adam and his wife Janelle to sell their house and buy a camper to start traveling more. Their original camper was too [...]
Van Life in their 1986 Westfalia
Cora and Tyler were looking for a more cost-effective way to travel and ended up stumbling upon a 1986 Volkswagen Westfalia in excellent condition. It saved them the trouble of doing a whole conversion, and while Cora didn’t love the Westy at first, it grew on her. Having a van has allowed Cora, who has [...]
Jumping into Van Life with No Building Experience
Zak and Fal had just sold 90% of their belongings and were planning on moving to a new state for a fresh start when one of them joked about jumping into van life instead of moving. But it didn’t stay as a joke for long! Suddenly they were flying to purchase a Ram Promaster, and [...]
Couple’s ‘No Experience’ Van Build
Tiff really wanted to get into vanlife, but it took a while to convince Eddy into it. Eventually, they agreed on the plan and spent a year converting their van with zero prior experience. They love that now they know how to fix anything that goes wrong with the rig. While there are definitely some [...]
They Renovated a 24 Year Old Truck Camper
Amber and Giulietta started out traveling with a pull-behind trailer, but wanted something that could fit in a normal parking spot. Renovating this 24-year-old truck camper was the ticket! They chose bold wallpaper, fun colors, and peel-and-stick tiles to take the inside from outdated to exciting. They really love the cozy over-cab bed with an [...]