John and Ina (@seawardshuttle on Instagram) bought this former nursing home shuttle bus and transformed it into a home (called the “Seaward Shuttle”) complete with surfboard and bike storage using many reclaimed materials and a lot of creativity. They’re currently living off of their savings and enjoying traveling and surfing everywhere they go. They claim [...]
Vans
Virginia’s Solo Van Life Retirement
Who said van-life was only for youngsters? Virginia (@veevanvoom on Instagram) is an incredible woman from Canada who was inspired by tiny house television shows to retire early in her own van conversion. That’s right, van life retirement! She worked for 38 years as a massage therapist and with the help of some friends and [...]
Madelyn and Caleb’s Japanese Van Conversion
This is the story of Madelyn and Caleb and their van that they imported from Japan. They spent two months renovating it, and hit the road! It’s a 1993 Toyota van that they completely refurbished inside-out. It has a happy and vintage look to it and I think they did a really nice job of [...]
Couple’s DIY Mini School Bus Conversion
This is the story of Sheena, Nate, and their Dog Luna who live in their bus ‘Stud’. Sheena and Nate met while Nate was living van-life. Sheena was always interested in van-life, but was nervous to jump in as a solo female. She and Nate hit it off and she moved into the van pretty [...]
Living In A Van Since Age 19… Now Sharing Tea On The Road
Meet James, who grew up in a small town of about 900 people. He always dreamed of getting to hang out with people and just getting out and exploring. So at age 19, he did just that with his first van conversion. James took his experience of working at his hometown tea shop, and decided [...]
Radagast: Lord of the Rings-Inspired Box Truck Conversion with Wood Fireplace
Glen is a retired police officer who converted a box truck into a Lord of the Rings-inspired tiny home. As a skilled carpenter, he transformed the interior into something that looks straight out of Middle-earth. He named the truck Radagast after the brown wizard from The Hobbit. Inside, the truck features a king bed, kitchen, [...]
Family of 3’s Full-Time Van Life
This is the story of Jake and Gianna and their young daughter Luna, and how the three of them are living and adventuring full-time in a van conversion! This van tiny home features a loft bed for their daughter along with all of the other conveniences of home, only this one is completely mobile. Can [...]
