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The concept of van life has intriqued me for years. I've interviewed dozens of nomads who encouraged others to try van life with shorter trips. I did just that. After two weeks in a van, I still dream ...

Brianna Walston started van life on the road after being medically discharged from the military. She began in a Subaru and later upgraded to the van she has today, which has a stove but no toilet.

The writer Caity Weaver’s pursuit of the manifest destiny of the millennial generation ended up looking better in the photos. The author’s rental 2013 Ford Econoline E-150, with kitchen and tent ...

While van life and van vacations are wonderfully freeing, they also come with a side risk of van theft-- the last thing you want to interrupt your journey. So if you're getting ready for a van ...

Dreaming of quitting your job one day to go traveling around the world? One woman from Generation Z made that dream a reality and is now living "fully off grid" in a converted van. Megan Johnson, 27, ...

Over the past decade, camper vans and the van life culture have transitioned from a niche lifestyle choice to a mainstream movement capturing the imagination of adventurers, minimalists, and digital ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joe Sills is a writer and photographer focusing on travel. It’s early autumn in the Eastern Sierras and the aspen groves of ...