When building on a budget, Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace are amazing resources, as Courtney and Sawyer will tell you. They relied heavily on deals for reclaimed materials that created their custom box truck home named Elfie. This couple wanted to get into vanlife as soon as they were done with college and had saved up [...]
Motorhomes
His Amazing Mountaintop DIY Tiny Rock Cabin
Mike is a professional snowboarder who purchased 84 acres in Tahoe on a huge granite slab and transformed it into a hand-crafted rock cabin with a hot tub, cold plunge, ski lift, and even an onsite Overlander that he rents out on Airbnb! It took Mike years and years to get the property he bought [...]
Family’s Class A RV Conversion with a Playroom
The Briles family couldn’t have been more tied down to their standard suburban lifestyle in Texas. They had the job, the house, the cars — but something was missing in their pursuit of the American Dream. So they sold everything and purchased a Class A RV which they transformed into a home on wheels. The [...]
Australian Emergency Response Vehicle Turned into Vintage Tiny Home
Mike and Lauren enjoyed hiking and other outdoorsy activities, but didn’t enjoy backpacking — so they started hunting for a vehicle they could convert into a home on wheels. This 1981 Emergency Response Landcruiser had already been imported from Australia and was for sale in 2020. They spent lockdown time transforming it into a home, [...]
Their $30K Bus Conversion: 2002 Blue Bird
Brittany and Justin converted their skoolie thinking they’d travel the country and find a new state to call home — but after months on the road, they discovered their hearts were in Colorado after all. They went back and found an awesome mountain cabin, which they bought and are renovating in between travels in their [...]
Four Years Overlanding in Europe in Self-Built Rig
Stuart and Charlotte were no strangers to tiny house life when they bought an old military truck and decided to transform it into an off-roading home. They had already spent a couple of years living vanlife, but wanted a rig that could take them anywhere. They spent much of the 2020 lockdown finishing their build [...]
Actress and Audio Mixer’s Live-Work Van Life
Jess is an actress, and Josh mixes audio for sets — the long hours and travel kept them apart, so during the same year they planned their wedding, the couple converted their 2019 Ford Transit. Now, they can pursue work side-by-side based near LA. Their van has a fabulous functional kitchen with a pantry and [...]