Interviews

Here’s the 23.6 ft. Macrocarpa Model by Evergreen Homes Australia with a great stand-up loft and a full kitchen! There are pictures from two different Macrocarpa homes below to show off how you can customize it to your own needs. We also got to interview the owner of the business, Adam, about why he started [...]

Remember Hope and Manny who built two micro bike trailers for homeless people? Well, here’s a look at their personal van conversion! They spent about two months converting a former Amazon van into an awesome little home. Before this, they lived in a bus conversion. They have a bench that converts into a child bed, [...]

These scuba divers were working in Honduras when they met and wanted to spend more time together. Polly had always dreamed of #vanlife and Isaac had already built out one rig, so they decided to build something together. They only had 90 days, though, because that’s the longest Isaac’s Visa would let him stay in [...]

Just when I think I’ve seen it all, something like this transit bus skoolie conversion pops up, and I’m floored! This couple added slide-outs to a bus — I’ve never seen that before, and it adds an incredible amount of space to their main living area. But the slide-outs are far from the only cool [...]

Pamela wanted to travel but didn’t know how to afford it or how to bring her pets along. When she discovered van life, it was the solution to her problems! She even added a unique built-in screen door to keep her cats inside the van as well as the fresh air. This is actually her [...]

Abigail works as mystic guide/life coach, leading others to a phenomenal life while living her own amazing life in her gorgeously-designed Ford Transit. She loves the shape of these vans, which allowed for more overhead storage and even a closet area to hang nicer clothing. She chose a slightly moody color scheme, with white ceilings [...]

Patrick was in college, but it wasn’t working for him. When he saw a video about #vanlife on YouTube, he decided to drop out and chase his dreams! Seven years and six rigs later, he’s living in his dream van with no plans of ever stopping. “Gadget” the van is bursting with innovative features, including [...]

Josh lost his beloved dog in 2020, and started reevaluating his life and goals. He found out about vanlife on TikTok and within four months he had sold his house and gone to pick up the van he had built by a professional to meet his needs. Since then, he’s been traveling with a group [...]

Van Baja offers tourists an adventurous and affordable way to see all the ins and outs of Baja, Mexico by renting one of their awesome vans! There’s a special cabinet designed to fit carry-on luggage, an optional portable toilet that hides under the dinette, and swivel seats, so you can sit and socialize or eat [...]

Mark Wildman lost nearly everything in Hurricane Ian and didn’t know where to begin — but when he found The Oaks, a new tiny house village in Tampa, Florida, he found an affordable option for restarting his life. He lives in a Boho XL and was one of the first people to move in! You can [...]

Steve, Erin and their four children made a major lifestyle change after their oldest son asked if his dad didn’t love him because he was always working at the family business. They purchased a camper to spend weekends together and went some place local every single weekend! When they saw families in Florida living full-time [...]

Elizabeth suggested vanlife to Destiny as a joke, but before they knew it, the couple was leaving regular 9-5 city life behind and jumping into converting a van. Neither of them had a lot of experience, but you’d never know looking at their gorgeous home on wheels. I love that they chose a round table-top [...]

The Newbys are an amazing family who spent years traveling the globe and finally settled in Portugal where they are building their dream homestead. One of their projects was transforming a dilapidated shed into a guest room/office — and the timelapse below shows the entire process! They thought the project would only take a couple [...]

Jachus and Gabriella spend their summers tending to their butterfly and moth farm and then take off in the cooler weather to travel the country in their $15K Ambulance Conversion. Talk about an amazing and unique lifestyle! They breed moths and butterflies for school events, releases, and other special occasions which they ship all over [...]

Steve & Barbara were reaching retirement and figuring out their next step. Eventually, they settled on bus life and spent a year looking at buses. When they came across this 2007 Thomas C2 Skoolie that had only 30K miles on it, they decided to spend the $9K on it and get to work on the [...]

This awesome couple has grown children and a teenager still at home, and they were ready for a big change! They got work as KOA Camp Hosts and decided to sell everything and convert a school bus into their tiny home. Because their home sold so quickly, they ended up staying with family for a [...]

Johnny’s van life began in 2019 in a VW Bus which he loved, but ultimately he wanted some more space. So he upgraded to a Ford Transit with an incredible convertible system that can be set up in a number of wild combinations (bed, desk, dinette, and more!). He does have a storage unit where [...]

Just before the world changed in 2020, Alyssa and her husband decided to take a leap of faith and build their flagship tiny home, The Bella! They love designing and wanted to be home more with their 3 beautiful daughters. Once they sold The Bella, they decided to build another and another — and now [...]

Rita is a remarkable woman who converted an old shuttle bus into her PINK home on wheels in just a few months — all by herself.  Oh, and she only spent $9K on the whole thing! She kept the interior of her bus simple, but awesome, and made sure she had a dedicated studio space [...]

Guillermo has lived all over the world. Born in Argentina, he spent a few years in Florida before doing most of his growing up in Spain. As an adult, he moved to the US where he’s lived for 26 years in a number of states including Pennsylvania, Texas, and California. Bus life had always been [...]

Travis works as a Comic Book Ambassador, traveling the country talking about comics and sharing awesome YouTube videos about what’s new in the comic world. And amazingly, he paid for his shuttle bus conversion by selling his own comic collection. Pretty neat! We got a chance to do a Q&A with Travis about what inspired [...]