Josie had been looking into vanlife and when she got some remote work finally took the plunge. I love seeing what people can do with a non-Sprinter van, and she makes her 1999 Econoline into quite the home!
I love Josie’s spirit because delving into van living clearly boosted her confidence — from using a power drill for the first time, to cutting her bed to size in a parking lot with an electric knife. Those little things are making her more resilient and bold. She also says the unpredictability of #vanlife has made her a more “flowy” person. If you’re fascinated with van builds, we think you’ll love her video tour below!
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Josie’s Life In Her ’99 Ford Camper
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Nyna showed up in New York City where she went to become an actress, and met her now-husband Trevor who happened to be the one subletting her apartment to her. They started playing music together and Nyna decided that was far more fun than acting anyway!
Eventually they recorded an album and purchased a van from Florida. However, they had to spend all their money on the van and needed to work a whole year longer before they could hit the road. At first they basically “glamped” in an unfinished van, but eventually they were able to create the awesome van they have today!
Enjoy the Tiny Home Tours interview below.
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They Talk Making $$ Playing Music & Plans to Add Kids to their #VanLife
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This is the story of Blake’s new tiny house which happens to be a van conversion.
Back in 2019, we told you the story of his original tiny house on wheels, but he has since sold it and moved on to van life. So here’s what happened!
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Blake’s Life In A Stealth Van Conversion
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Asha considers herself a nomadic faerie, and her van feels more like a seaside cottage than a home-on-wheels. The quaint cottage interior includes shiplap walls and ceilings, and powdery-blue cabinets with all her not-pretty appliances hidden behind cabinet doors.
She actually lives full-time in the city where she’s studying, which has it’s challenges in terms of finding parking, but the lifestyle is worth it for her to follow her dreams.
Enjoy the video tour she sent us, along with her letter about her van life and philosophy pasted below.
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Full-Time City #VanLife in Australia
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Maddie never wanted to fit in the box and do things the way others do them, but it was the pandemic that finally allowed her to chase her dream of living and travelling in her van. Her work finally went remote, and she hit the road.
Besides her medical coding job, Maddie also creates beautiful jewelry. She created an awesome table and benches that pull out from the garage where she can do her jewelry work. Inside she has a hidden cassette toilet, induction stove top and lots of room for all her clothes!
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Her Gorgeous Van w/ Jewelry Studio
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Rachel doesn’t quite remember what inspired her to pursue #vanlife, but at some point in college she started saying she wanted to live in a van, and then she was committed to seeing the idea through.
She says van living has provided the “spice” she needed in her life. For the past year she’s been all over the U.S. exploring. While eventually she’d like to put down roots and have her own pottery studio, she manages to sell some of her work as she travels!
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She Throws Pottery & Lives in a Van Conversion
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Corey & Shauna have been a couple since they were 15-year-olds in Wisconsin. They’d spent a lot of time in Nashville, when they got job offers to move them to Oregon. The thought of moving all their stuff stressed them out, and before they knew it Google had led them to #vanlife.
That said, they purchased the van just before COVID hit, leaving them suddenly jobless after selling most of their possessions and subletting their Nashville apartment. So they went back home, built out their van, and then hit the road despite the “gasoline” poured over their previous plans.
The result is a lovely Promaster conversion, and Shauna said van life has helped her face and conquer many fears she didn’t even realize were controlling her life. Watch the full tour with Tiny Home Tours below.
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High School Sweethearts Hit the Road in their Promaster
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Do you remember how cool the Adaptiv™ system for the Happier Camper was? The cube furniture could be reconfigured just like Legos to allow endless layout options. Well, they now sell an Adaptiv™ kit for select Sprinter vans!
First you’ll install their fiberglass flooring, and then your cube kit simply locks in place. They have storage cubes to make seating and a bed, as well as cubes for a cooler, sink, table and even a toilet cube. This is a really neat middle ground between a complete custom build-out by a professional, and a DIY conversion.
While you’ll have to get a quote for an exact price, they were estimating about $20K for the cube set up a couple years ago while it was in production. The pandemic and material costs likely increased that, but it’s still cheaper than a custom build-out, and you can move the pieces around to fit your needs whenever you want!
Make sure to watch the video below to see it in action.
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Lego-Style DIY Kit to Convert Your Sprinter Van!
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“I didn’t move into the van to be in a VAN. I moved into the van to be in the WORLD in more intimate and profound ways,” Rachel said.
After some other plans fell through and the pandemic hit, the stars aligned for Rachel to start #vanlife. She only owns what she could fit in the van, and she used the time during the end of her lease to really evaluate what she used daily and what she could part with.
Like many vanlifers, she works remotely and has a simple pop-up desk system to complement her pop up shower system! Watch the video from Tiny Home Tours to see more.
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She Used Sticky Notes to Prepare Herself to Downsize!
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