I recently discovered Outpost 33 and his simple camper van conversion. This is a reminder that a minimal do-it-yourself project is all you need to live tiny. The camper conversion uses as its base a 2011 Ford Transit Connect van which was a cargo van for a roofing company in … Read more
There are several reasons why the Toyota Tacoma is sold more often than the Ford Ranger, Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon combined. Reliability, dependability, and re-sale value rank at the top, but customization should be high on the list as well. Especially with the ability to add lightweight custom campers into … Read more
Jess and Shawn researched, saved, planned, and planned before building out their gorgeous and amazingly livable van tiny home, a Ram Promaster 3500 van conversion. The process took eight months of weekend building. During the design/build phase, they prioritized creating a fully functional tiny home. So that meant maximizing every … Read more
The original tiny house folks had a little more foresight than the average person. It takes guts and grit to do a complete 180 against the norm and try to live a different way. The Rivian R1T is going beyond the electric truck into adventure vehicle territory. While tiny houses … Read more
I just returned from a trip to British Columbia and Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. While the Great White North is a little chillier than the Lower 48, vanlife and camping in the parks is still in full swing even into the winter. Canada is also a hot spot … Read more
Thousands of van conversion videos and tours are available at our fingertips. While they are drool-worthy, most of them include features many of us can only dream of having in our own vans (if we win the lottery). Miranda’s humble yet bright and colorful van tells another story. Miranda W. … Read more
What do you do if you want to go camping far away from any crowds, but are disappointed by the quality or cost of current off-road vehicles? You build your own. A physician’s assistant built out this former ambulance into a rugged overlander. Overland vehicles are specifically built for off-road … Read more
Back a couple of years I did a short post about the Cascade Camper Van. You can read it here. Ben purchased one of the early Cascade Camper van conversions. In fact, it is number 6. You can follow Ben at his Youtube channel called Smart Van. Zach Yeager is … Read more
In the January issue of Tiny House Magazine, we give our five predictions for trends in the camping industry in 2021. Out of those five, the idea that camping options will get even smaller is already happening. Out Van About is a van rental company based in California. The popularity … Read more
We are Charlie & Dale, two climbers from Bristol in the UK. In January 2019 we took the plunge and bought our bright yellow ex-DHL van called Ringo, and started to convert it into a campervan. For the previous year, we had spent a lot of time designing and planning … Read more
For people living on the road, the pandemic added an extra layer of complexity to an already challenging life. For these nomads, not having a safe place to shelter made the idea of owning land or buying a house more appealing, albeit a lot more expensive. Vandwellers now have access … Read more
My husband and I recently got back from two back-to-back trips in two very different locations. One trip was to the European country of Iceland and another was to the tropical island of Kauai in Hawaii. On your next foreign or domestic trip, here are several reasons to rent a … Read more