Picture the perfect backyard and magnify it into a vast valley of wildflowers or turn it into a beach with crashing waves - that's the oasis some have created for themselves by taking their houses on the open road. Van life is a growing lifestyle amongst adventurers that converts old buses and vans into whimsical mobile homes ready for wherever the wind takes them.
Founder of 'Van Clan,' an online community and content page for campervan lovers and travel addicts, Brandon Saltalamacchia, said that the first allure of van life is the freedom it gives. The custom mini houses utilize economical space design to fit all the necessities one would find in an average sized home. Closets, beds, ovens, and fold-out desks they all fit in these beautiful mobile dwellings which would make Marie Kondo proud. The other benefit according to Saltalamacchia - cost.
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We Expect That It Will Take About 2 Years Give Or Take To Complete Our Trip Across The U.S. And Canada
We are so excited to finally be on the road after first purchasing our bus 2 years ago! Our build took a year and a half to complete.
This Is The Coolest Bus Ever
"To answer everyone’s concern how do we keep everything still while we are moving - we use Velcro tape! Thus, after a few attempts of driving the bus, surprisingly everything stayed as it is without taping it. Gotta thank the soft air suspension of the bus"
One Of Our Favorite Parts Of The Bus Is Her Fully-Functioning Kitchen
Our Sweet Bus Is Starting To Look More And More Like A Home!
"Our sweet bus is starting to look more and more like a home! We are almost at the finish line. We absolutely cannot wait to move in"
School Bus Coversion
"I really enjoy designing alternative spaces and giving them a new feel and life. When I first got my bus it was an old yellow bus just like the one most of us probably took to school. With some planning and imagination, I turned it into my home. Most of the time, I forget that ‘I live in a bus.’ It just feels like home to me"
I Won’t Say I Don’t Love The Escape And The Pleasantries Of Traditional Accommodation. But I Can Say That For Now Vanna The Van Is Home
Everyone Meet Atlas (Sprinter Lwb High Roof). He Is My New Home
"It's been a long time getting to this point and I am super happy with how it turned out"
This Is Our First Van We Ever
"This is our first van we ever had in Australia, we had to cook outside rain or shine, you couldn't stand up inside and we shared a single bed for a whole year! This tiny little home started our love affair with life on the road, it gave us a crash course in alternative living and the kind of freedom that tasted bloody beautiful! We discovered a life which was possible if we put our minds to it, one which was at times.. really hard but worth it every damn time! A life we had been dreaming of"
We Were Living In A 5000 Sq Ft House Sick Of Living The “Normal” Life That Everyone Thought We Should So We Packed Our 4 Kids Into A 250 Sq Ft Converted School Bus And Headed West And We’re Loving It
"The house is a blessing to stay in but there are so many things about our bus that we miss! Beyond the obvious… the fact that it is “our” space… cleaning 250 sq ft is NOTHING compared to a normal sized house! It takes the family 30 mins to pic up our whole bus versus a few hours getting a home nice and clean…I feel like I can’t keep up!"
How I Converted A Rusty Cargo Van Into A Unique Mobile Studio
"It cost me $12k and took 10 months on and off. All together about 3 months straight work"
We Converted A 1966 Greyhound Commuter Bus Into A Cute Mobile Home
First Project - Volkswagen T3
Somedrifters
My Cozy Adventure Rig
"Note: fireplace is a low heat electrical and is at a safe distance from curtain - no threat to start a fire"
This Build Was Done For A Firefighter Out Of Toronto
My New Home
"Carl’s conversion is in full swing. I can’t believe it’s actually happening! Can’t wait to start exploring"
Living The Van Life And Inspiring Everyone To Get Outdoors
Room With A View
This Car Means Everything To Me And It’s Crazy How Happy I Get Putting All My Money And Effort Into This Home
"Whenever I look at my van, it’s like falling in love over and over again. Sometimes I just can't believe that I built it "
Our Home On Wheels
"We are definitely not experts, we’ve been working it out as we go (eg. when we hit the road the only tools we packed were a hammer and a tiny screwdriver - which I don’t recommend doing if you plan to drive any car, let alone a vintage Kombi, around Australia"
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