Looking for a spot to park your tiny house? This amazing community in Durango, Colorado might be the perfect spot. It welcomes tiny homes of all kinds (including container homes) and even has larger mobile home spaces for park models. The coolest feature of this village is the private island that residents can use as [...]
Simple Living
Her Stealthy Van Inspired by Taylor Swift
Tory has always loved Taylor Swift, but going to her Reputation tour set her life on a whole new path! She was inspired by Taylor’s resilience and honesty and ended up starting a jacket-painting business that raised awareness for self-defense and ultimately funded her van conversion. While Tory is proud of the van she converted [...]
From 3-Bedroom House to Van Life in their 99 Dodge Van
Magnum, Kelsey, and their dog Ashe enjoy full-time van life in their 1999 Dodge Ram campervan with an aftermarket high top. It started out as a summer escape, but when they returned to their 3-bedroom home after their first big trip, something felt wrong! So they decided to quit their brick-and-mortar education jobs and find [...]
Miss Daisy: Couple’s Retirement Skoolie
Shirley and A.W. wanted to do something new during retirement, so they bought a bus and built out a skoolie! Their only regret? That they didn’t do it sooner! They have a neat L-shaped couch in the back of the bus which becomes their queen-sized bed at night, and another couch that turns into a [...]
Five Years on the Road in Her Simple Van Conversion
Eloise and her van are proof that you don’t need a high-end Sprinter van with a professional conversion to be happy and fulfilled in van life. In fact, she test-drove a brand-new Sprinter and says she’d still prefer her rig to one of them! She actually test-drove dozens of vans over the course of a [...]
Family Skoolie with Kids Bunk Room!
It can be tough to fit a family into a skoolie, especially when you have elementary-age children. But these parents created a really special space in their bus for the kids — each one has a private bunk and underneath there’s a private desk, TV, gaming console, and storage for their things, so they have [...]
National Park Adventures: Couple’s Van Conversion Journey
The biggest debates when converting a van seem to be 1) Should you install an indoor shower? and 2) Should you have a fixed bed or a convertible one? Blake and Tabby chose to maximize space and leave out the shower. They also chose a convertible bed that sets up as a U-shaped conversation area [...]
