Is Vanlife For You?

Are you building a van home? Here’s my illustrated guide, made with love.

I was hours into van build videos, inching closer and closer to pulling the trigger. There was a Sprinter on Craigslist for just $15k… was I really doing this? Should I do it? When else in life would I ever make this happen? Was I even capable of building an entire home or would the empty shell of a van sit in my driveway till I gave up and resold it?

Building a tiny home is quite the endeavor. It was literally the biggest project I’ve ever undertaken. And it was one hell of a rewarding experience.

Before you pull the trigger, it’s worth considering the following.

1. Personality (your ability to embrace chaos and uncertainty)

Are you someone who needs stability and routine? Someone who has zero tolerance for chaos, uncertainty, and things that don’t go as planned? If so, van life is probably not for you.

Vanlife is riddled with uncertainties around the fundamentals in life we take for granted. Where will you sleep? Where will you empty your toilet? Has it been so cloudy that we might run out of power today? Do we have enough drinking water or are we about to run out?