Braden is a software engineer & parachute rigger who stumbled into BASE jumping somewhat accidentally — he needed work and was offered a job stuffing parachutes. About 6 months later, his boss said it was time to jump. Since then, he hasn’t stopped! Van life just makes sense for his life, so he can travel [...]
Interviews
Couple Builds Out Greyhound to Escape Canadian Winters
Tracy and Chris work during the summers and live in their 3000 square foot home in Canada, but when the weather gets cold they hit the road in their Greyhound conversion and look for warmer weather. They were originally planning on buying a sailboat and sailing off the coast of Florida, but decided that would [...]
Ultra-Light DIY Truck Camper with California King Bed and Actuating Solar Panels
Explore this ultra-light DIY truck camper featuring a California King bed, actuating solar panels, and meticulous space planning built by a couple who upgraded from van life for better off-road capability.
From Hotel Rooms to Full-Time RV Travel
Shannon and Bobby were faced with the need to start traveling a lot for work, but instead of spending time apart, they decided to jump on the tiny living bandwagon and buy an RV! They converted the kids’ bunk area into a work-from-home office and hit the road. They had loved overseas travel and tent [...]
Converting a School Bus into their Tiny House
For about 12 years, Salina & Marcelo had been eyeing tiny house living, but it wasn’t until they went to Iceland, and met all kinds of people living nomadically that they decided it was time to make it happen! They wanted something custom, and so they went with a shuttle bus and made it theirs, [...]
From Canada to Cancún in Their DIY Ram Promaster
Hayley and Jake got their first taste of vanlife on a vacation to Iceland, where they traveled in a minivan for two weeks. When they got home, they grabbed a prebuilt 1985 campervan for traveling, but decided they’d love something more personalized if they were going to live on the road full-time. Below you’ll see [...]
Semi-Retired Professional Organizer’s THOW
This professional organizer had the tiny home of her dreams built by a local carpenter for around $45,000, and now she lives a comfortable tiny life in the Australian forest! She is partially retired and able to live on her reduced income because of her smaller footprint. Her house has a living room, large kitchen, [...]