Interviews

This German family of three got their first taste of nomadic life during a 10-month stint in 2020 when they camped around Europe in their previous camper. Returning to “regular life” proved difficult, and they wondered how to live on the road permanently. So they sold their home and purchased this new incredible RV, which [...]

Alexa is an artist who was looking for an art studio on wheels. When she found this excellent short bus on Facebook Marketplace, her dad joined her to check it out. After confirming that the engine looked good, she bought the bus for just over $3K. She only spent $7,700 on her conversion, using tons [...]

The Ellie-Keya is a beautiful tiny house initially built by Teacup Tiny Homes in 2023. It’s on a lovely wooded lot that you may be able to rent if you want to keep the home on the property in Slocan, BC. The house has three bedrooms—two lofts perfect for kids, and one private bedroom on [...]

The Gossett family lives and travels in their converted school bus with a roof raise — and it might be one of the best family-centered conversions we’ve ever seen! They prioritized everyone having their own private spaces and made a great bedroom for their girls with residential twin-sized bunk beds, a two-person desk, and amazing [...]

Remember Shaye? The amazing tiny house designer in New Zealand? Today we’re showing you her mom and dad’s tiny house that they designed together to create a perfect retirement home! Sheila, Shaye’s mom, works for Shaye, and has helped design so many homes for the company, and it was her great joy to plan out [...]

Allie had always wanted to get into vanlife, but she put those plans on the back burner for a while after meeting Seth. Eventually, they got married, and the conversion came up again. Since Allie already worked a remote job, she was all set, but Seth made a career shift so he could also work [...]

After teaching in the Virgin Islands for seven years, Jana was ready to change things up, but not ready to “settle down” in the traditional sense. Instead, she’s redefining her nomadic life in her self-built ambulance as “settling down” — this is her home, and she loves her life! Even if her family thinks she’s [...]

Deyana is a former classroom teacher who now teaches virtually. You might remember her skoolie conversion that we showed you, but now she’s living in her self-converted van with her adorable dog. She used a micro-cement product from Spain called Smartcret to cover many of the surfaces in her rig, and the thin layer looks [...]

UPDATE: Uma is sold. Today, we’re introducing you to “The Secret Van Man,” a camper conversion business in the United Kingdom that’s creating gorgeous vans. Like many conversion companies, this one started with a personal passion project — a 2020 van conversion that went right! Below, Joseph shares his story about getting into van life [...]

Angie is a veteran who was sent overseas in one of the first waves of the war in Iraq, where she was exposed to horrible things that left her struggling with PTSD and her overall mental health when she got home. Eventually, she tried weaning off of the many prescription drugs she was taking (as [...]

Roman & Ioana are based in Switzerland, and they love the freedom that living and working on the road provides them. They purchased a 1990 Volkswagen van that had been converted and did some major renovations to make it work for modern full-time vanlife. They tow along a storage trailer which allows them to keep [...]

Floyd is changing lives while living out of his DIY van. A wood turner by trade, Floyd loves making artwork and leaving it around New Zealand to brighten up other’s days. With the artwork, he leaves a note about his charity, Gumboot Friday, which offers free counseling to young people in the country. He’s passionate [...]

This colorful van conversion is so fun! Sue is a 76-year-old clown, and she wanted to travel, so she got in touch with Safe and Sonder Vans, who created this fun van conversion for her. Named Rosie, the name of Sue’s clown, this bold red van is the perfect vehicle for her. Inside, she has [...]

Greg and Maria purchased this van intending to convert it, but Greg almost resold it because he was so overwhelmed by what a conversion would entail! Thankfully, a friend of his encouraged him not to give up, and the results of sticking to it are incredible! This family-friendly van conversion has safe seating for the [...]

Adam worked as a stonemason for 20 years and thought there had to be more to life. He purchased a dilapidated 50s RV park in Orlando, Florida, and started fixing it when someone asked if they could park a tiny house there. After talking to the powers-that-be, he was able to get tiny homes approved [...]

Doug and Mindy had been bus drivers and subway operators up until retiring. Nothing had been handed to them; they weren’t wealthy: they had no construction experience — but they knew traveling the continent in a converted bus was their dream! So they found a transit bus at auction and began converting it. The bus [...]

Ready to see one of the most gorgeous container homes ever designed? This is the primary residence of John Winder, who owns and operates Winder Tinyhouse Factory in New Zealand. What started as a hobby turned into his full-time job, and finally he used his skills to build his best container home yet, which he [...]

Meg lives in a beautiful tiny house, built by the previous owners who she purchased it from. While she didn’t want to rent anymore, she wasn’t in a place to purchase a traditional home. Living tiny provided her with her own space without overtaxing her budget! Her house feels so warm and cozy inside, with [...]

Imagine finding yourself on a beautiful country estate in Arthur, Ontario, Canada, staying in this luxurious tiny home among the trees. The modern design is all one room, with clever partitions to allow a sense of privacy in between the bedroom, kitchen, and spacious bathroom. The bathroom includes a large black soaking tub with an [...]

Adrian and Erica wanted to hit the road and started making blueprints for a school bus conversion. But when they accidentally stumbled on their dream RV at the dealership — it had just been traded in and wasn’t even on display yet — they decided to officially shift gears. The toy hauler design made it [...]

Linda was tired of renting and had always wanted to design her own home, but a “sticks and bricks” was out of the budget. Purchasing a tiny house, on the other hand, allowed her to have the space of her dreams. She designed the house to be her forever home, and included a first-floor bedroom [...]