While I love a DIY van conversion as much as the next person, it’s always fun to see the best that money can buy, and the German-built ALPHAVAN is about as fancy as it gets! It’s high-tech in just about every way and looks sleek and modern inside and out. There are two swivel seats [...]
Off-Grid Living
Traveling While ‘Being at Home’ with Their Van
Do you love travel AND being at home? Alex and Megan had experience with international travel and outdoor exploration, but also love being home — so they decided to bring their home with them as they explore the world. Megan had already built out a van when she met Alex, and since he converts vans [...]
They Built a Japanese Micro House Truck
Pierre and Chin are an amazing couple who were inspired by Japanese architecture and rural Japanese culture as they designed their micro tiny house that sits on a Japanese truck bed. The home is super tiny, with every space having multiple functions. As they roam the Japanese countryside, they’re looking for a quiet and simple [...]
Empty Nesters’ Van Life Retirement Plan
Tim and Aimee are empty-nesters who wanted a way to explore — and visit their kids! They spent lockdown converting a 2019 Ford Transit with no prior building experience. They chose to prioritize a big, comfortable bed, coffee, and a bathroom in their rig. They have a cool hidden toilet that transforms into an emergency [...]
She Built This Epic Vardo in Just 2 Months!
Brooke of “Girl in the Woods” is an amazing woman — author of two books, filmmaker, builder, outdoor educator, speaker — who loves to spend time in the woods and built herself an amazing 10×7 vardo caravan in just 2 months! She plans to use it for her camping adventures and included a foot-pump sink, [...]
Funding Her Bus Life with Tiny House Rentals
Kari is an amazing woman who has had some great experiences, such as backpacking across Europe, spending two years on a sailboat, and converting a farmhouse into an adorable home. She also built out her bus, Willow, for vacations while living in her farmhouse. It was then that she realized she didn’t like leaving her [...]
Her Second Vanlife, Now in Scotland
Some 20 years ago, Vari spent time traveling around Australia in a campervan. A couple of years ago, she found herself ready to return to that lifestyle, so she found an RV and converted it into an off-grid rig to enable her to travel around her native Scotland. She travels with her adorable dog, and [...]