Van Life

There’s nothing quite like the freedom of hitting the open road with everything you need tucked into a van or bus. This July, we’re celebrating that spirit of independence with 9 incredible van conversions that prove life on wheels can be beautiful, functional, and totally unique. From a Victorian-styled ProMaster to a pink recording studio [...]

Power is the scariest part of any van or tiny house build. Renogy’s matched off-grid solar kit takes the guesswork out of it.

Tour Nanuq, a Yama Vans Logan01N build on a 170″ AWD Sprinter: 11.8 kWh of lithium power, hydronic heat, a pop-up wetroom, and 2+ weeks off-grid for two Alaska dentists.

GB01 is where it all started — the very first Gear Bus that Yama Vans ever built. The Canadian upfitter designed it as a no-frills, all-function hauler for people who live light but carry a lot: skis and a snowboard in winter, mountain bikes in summer, and friends or family whenever the trip calls for [...]

Yama Vans, a Canadian Sprinter upfitter, builds its adventure vans on a modular platform it calls the Gear Bus — “all of the thrills, some of the frills.” Peyto is one of those builds: a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144 with all-wheel drive, finished in a deep coastal blue and set up less like a rolling apartment [...]

Tour Fjord, a Yama Vans Logan01N build on a 170″ AWD Sprinter: radiant in-floor heat, an indoor/outdoor bench workspace, and 2+ weeks off-grid for semi-retired ski life in Fernie, BC.