Miranda and Kyle had done the “mattress-in-the-back-of-the-car” camping for shorter trips plenty of times, but when they couldn’t travel in 2020, it made them pause and consider what they really wanted out of life. Eventually they decided to purchase a van and have it professionally converted, so they could hit the road sooner rather than [...]
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2002 Sunnybrook Boho Chic Fifth Wheel Renovation
Here’s a fun renovation for you — a 2002 Sunnybrook Fifth Wheel completely overhauled with a beautiful boho chic flair. The changes are mostly cosmetic, and they add so much to this rig! You do get a woodstove with this one, which is a lovely and cozy addition. It’s rather heavy and built more for [...]
Wildlife Biologist Goes From Roommates to Van Life
Jake chose van life for an unconventional reason — he was tired of living with roommates! He enjoys all the other pros of vanlife like the freedom and cost-savings, but those weren’t the driving force behind his decision. He works seasonally as a wildlife biologist, so vanlife works great for his career. In the video [...]
From Teacher to DIY Van Life with Her Two Dogs
Erica had spent three weeks traveling a large swath of the country in her car, thinking she could never sell her house and do full-time vanlife. But when she was about to go back to another year of teaching, she realized how unhappy she was with her current situation! So she went ahead and sold [...]
Traveling the World in Their Self-Converted Van
Cazzy and Bradley are one amazing couple who have been globetrotting since 2016! Their travels have taken them from South America to Sri Lanka to Scotland and the US. While they’ve taken plenty of planes, trains, and automobiles to get around the earth so far, their latest mode of transportation has been their self-converted van. [...]
Shed to Farmhouse: A 280 Sq. Ft. Texas Shed Conversion
Katy Krebs and her husband took a run-down shed and turned it into a 280-square-foot farmhouse they lived in while building their forever home on the same Texas property. That sequencing is the real story here: the shed conversion was not the destination, it was the tool that let them stay on their land, avoid [...]
Off-Road Adventure Vehicle: A Closer Look at Their 4×4 Overlander
Rae and Trev have been living tiny now for four years, and their latest 4×4 Overlander is actually their third conversion! They started with a skoolie, then converted a military truck, and finally, they created their own steel home on the back of this retired snowplow. Learning from their former conversions, the couple made sure [...]
