We’ve seen the Dolomites by camper twice, with two rental companies. Where to rent, which camper to choose, when to go, where you can legally sleep (and where you can’t), what it costs, and the spots not to miss.
The twelve cheapest Class B RVs, new and used, with every price checked against the maker or current listings, which ones have a bathroom, and how to pay well under sticker for any of them.
After months of living out of a truck camper, these are the 20 accessories that earned their space: the camp kitchen, water and washing, the living area, storage, off-grid navigation and connectivity, and safety, with the buying tips that matter.
Ten tiny house kits still under $5,000, every price checked against the maker, plus what a kit really includes, what it costs to make one livable, and which kits fell off the list this year.
After ten years sleeping in vehicles, I can tell you the 2 AM knock is nothing like new van lifers imagine. Here’s what it usually means, what to say, and the script that ends it in 90 seconds.
Which insurers will actually cover a self-converted camper van (Roamly, Progressive, an agent who reads receipts), what it costs part-time and full-time, and how to get a policy that sticks, from someone Geico dropped mid-build.
How to work around the rules and stay legal while living on the road
Where you can park a van overnight, legally and without the knock: truck stops, rest areas, store lots that allow it, host networks, city streets and free public land, with the rules, the apps and what hundreds of nights taught one van lifer.
How to choose a van for van life by budget, standing room, drivetrain and build-or-buy, then 16 vans compared from a used minivan to a Sprinter and a finished Class B, from someone who has lived in a Prius, an Astro and a Sprinter.
Having a van you can stand up in is a huge luxury for van life and one I highly recommend. Here are the vans you can stand in and not hurt your back.
Moving onto a 41-foot sailboat in 2017 forced me to get rid of almost everything I owned. Here is how I did it.
Since a 2024 Supreme Court ruling, hundreds of cities have restricted sleeping or living in vehicles.
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