Our step by step DIY guide to painting your van with bed liner + everything we learned (which was a lot!) while transforming our Sprinter van from white to orange with Raptor Liner.
Read moreFifteen Jobs You Can Do From Your Van
“How do you support yourselves from the road?” “What kind of jobs do you have that allow you to work from your van?” I can’t tell you how many times we’ve been asked those question, so I decided to write a post not only about what we do, but about a variety of jobs we’ve come across over the years that you can do from the road. Some of them are pretty obvious, others not so much.
Read moreSprinter Van Conversion Item List + Reviews
When we built out our Sprinter van a few years ago, it was really helpful to see what other people used in their van builds as a starting point. Since finishing our van we’ve gotten a lot of questions about what we used in our van so decided to share a long overdue item list along with our thoughts on some of the products (don’t worry, we’re not sponsored). While this is far from an exhaustive list, it covers all the main components.
Read moreInternet In Your Van: WifiRanger Review And How To
Being able to access the internet on a computer is something that’s important to a lot of people living in vans and other unconventional types of homes. While most of us could do with less connectivity, it’s necessary for some people for things like work and school (and let’s be honest - Netflix for some of us), but can be a hassle having to visit a coffee shop or library every time you need or want to get online on your computer. After trying some different ways of accessing internet in our van, we eventually settled on the WifiRanger Sky Pro, and it’s been the perfect vanlife internet solution.
Read moreHow to Change Grille From Dodge to Mercedes in a Sprinter Van
A how to for switching an unbranded or Dodge grill for a Mercedes grill on your Sprinter van. Hint: all Sprinters have the cutout on the hood for the Mercedes symbol (hidden behind whatever non-Mercedes grill is on it) so it’s not as hard as it may seem.
Read moreWhat Life in a Van is Really Like
Lately, it seems like the authenticity of #vanlife has been called into question and lambasted by many as a ploy to sell a falsely beautiful and carefree lifestyle in which people pull their vans onto beaches to enjoy campfires and lay in bed naked gazing out their back doors at magnificent mountain vistas. After living in our van for a year I'm going to give you the scoop on what (our) life in a van is really like.
Read moreShort Stories From Eight Months in Our Van
It's kind of hard to believe that we've been living in our van for eight months. In some ways, it seems like we just moved in and in other ways, it feels like we've been living in it forever. I'm not going to pretend that I have loads of exciting stories to tell you, but I thought I'd share a few anyway.
Read more5 Hacks for Living in a Van
Five things we've learned whilst living in our van that will make your life easier if you too decide to move into a van.
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