Off-Grid Living

Megan and Lee were moving from California back to the Midwest, considering buying some land and buying a house, when they realized they weren’t ready to settle down yet. They decided to build a Ford Transit and create their own home on wheels for a while. Lee had family connections to a mill in Pennsylvania [...]

Neal hasn’t had it easy — first, he had to get sober, only to find out about a cancer diagnosis soon afterward. He beat cancer and then decided he didn’t want to miss out on any opportunities. As a travel nurse, he used to rent an apartment for a few months at a time in [...]

Ally and Truman started their alternative living journey in college, converting a 1999 Ford Econoline van into a camper and taking it on a 10-week road trip across the US and Canada. When they returned, they couldn’t imagine going back to conventional apartment living—so they built a tiny house on wheels from scratch. Their gooseneck [...]

Greg loves camping and found, after years of RV travel, that he wanted to reach more off-road destinations. So he converted a Toyota Sunrader into a 4×4 overland motorhome capable of going where standard RVs can’t. The rig features a full-sized bed over the cab that lifts to allow access from the living area to [...]

Deyana needed a life change, and when she discovered bus life, she went ahead and purchased a bus a week later! She worked hard to convert it, all while working full-time as a special education teacher online. Her practical rig is also beautiful, with a 24×24 shower, lots of counter space, an oven, 3-foot wide [...]

Vanessa struggled with homelessness for years and had fallen into depression when she came across van life on YouTube. It seemed like a way out for her — but she needed a van! With a bit of inheritance money and a miracle, she ended up with her current rig for $1,300 and successfully completed a [...]