Now, this is an inspirational van life story! Caleigh was born with cystic fibrosis, a medical condition that attacks the lungs. She spent the majority of her childhood and adult life seriously ill, and in and out of the hospital. After not one, but two double lung transplants, she was finally well enough to enjoy [...]
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Enchanted Cordwood Yurt at Magic Forest Farms
It took five years and 200 volunteers, but this incredible, enchanting cordwood yurt is complete! The off-grid structure was built primarily from materials gathered on their 225-acre organic farm, and the results are fantastic. If you’re not familiar with cordwood construction, it’s the process of using short logs and mortar/cob to build a structure. The [...]
Czech Couple’s Tiny Home is Too Big for Them!
The beautiful home below was built at first for a small family, but was later purchased by Patrick and Lenka, who serendipitously came across it while Patrick was purchasing some books from the original owners. Because of the family-style build, Patrick and Lenka find that the home is bigger than they need — even at [...]
Nurse to Yoga Teacher Van Life: $35K DIY Conversion with Reclaimed Materials
Mary grew up camping and enjoying the outdoors, so after graduation, she moved to Arizona, worked as a nurse, and spent her free time exploring. Travel nursing eventually called, and she started living out of her car between assignments. But she reached a crossroads and was ready to change direction. That’s when she became a [...]
Annie’s Van Life with an Innovative Kitchen
Annie is an incredible, custom-built van conversion by Safe + Sonder Vans. It has a layout I’ve never seen in a van conversion, with an L-shaped kitchen that divides the bedroom from the rest of the home. This layout allows for oodles of counter space and a bench seat that can double as a chaise [...]
Over 50, Van Life in Her Honda Element!
Mindy purchased her 2003 Honda Element in 2008 for her catering business and converted it to a camper in 2022 for travel. When her home sold in just 24 hours, she decided to live full-time in her rig until she found the perfect piece of land to settle down on. She’s been on the road for [...]
DIY Tiny Homes for Family w/ Adult Daughters
How do you go tiny when you have two teenagers? You build two tiny homes! Or at least that’s what worked for Wayne, Anthea, and their two daughters, Darienne and Remony. Wayne is an architect who wanted to design his own space, and building two tiny homes for their family sounded like a fun project. [...]