Annabelle and Tyler graduated college in 2020 and were unsure of what the future was going to look like. They loved travel from the few international trips they’d each taken and they wanted to do more of it, so the search began for a vehicle they could make home. They landed on a 1987 Toyota [...]
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Angry Bird Bus: 1968 Bus Conversion with 12-Foot Roof Raise and 1929 Ford Tow Vehicle
Rickey didn’t want to end up in a nursing home after a lifetime of adventure, teaching English, and truck-driving, so he used his handy skills to transform a 1968 bus into his home—and he tows it with a 1929 Ford. He designed the exterior of the rig to look like the red Angry Bird, complete [...]
How These Accidental Vanlifers Ended up in Their Dream Rig
Bai is Australian and Den is from the Netherlands. Their plans to be together were upended in 2020, and they wanted to hurry up and get back to Australia as lockdowns started closing borders — but they weren’t ready to buy a home. Instead, they bought a van to live in “until things got back [...]
Van Life Since he was 17 Years Old with a 1986 Volkswagen Vanagon
Fry first got this van when he was just 17-years-old, and he later added an awesome wooden pop-top to his rig that’s truly one-of-a-kind. He spent years alone in his van until he met Clare, who moved in after her own solo van life! Between them, they have 14 years of combined vanlife experience. The [...]
From the Netherlands to Discovering Europe in Their Campervan
Jarrik and Vivian are an amazing couple from the Netherlands who wanted a chance to tour Europe and decided what better way to do so than in a self-built campervan. They spent 10 months, while still working full-time, converting their van and making it a stunning home on wheels. They have a fixed bed in [...]
Their Four Season Houseboat in North Carolina
This fantastic couple came across a shed-on-the-water and purchased it sight-unseen! It ended up needing a total overhaul inside to make it into the adorable living space they now have. Their marina payment is under $300/month, making it an affordable place to live. Plus, they’ve noticed that their resting heart rate has lowered since they [...]
Her Ford Transit Conversion w/ Epic Security System
Lindsay is an awesome enterprising woman who has lived in her self-converted van, Beau, for the past year. She’s now selling the rig, which took her 8 months to complete while she worked full-time. She’s converting another van which she may live in or sell when the time comes. Her van is decked out with [...]
