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Vanlife Guide: How to Find Free Camping
Step by step guide to find free and dispersed camping using apps like iOverlander, Free Campsites, Campendium, and Avenza Maps.
Vanlife Guide: How to Buy a Built Out Campervan
Everything you need to find and buy a built out campervan.
Vanlife Guide: Yellowstone
Vanlife guide to Yellowstone including geysers, biking, and how to get off the beaten path.
Why Did I Move Into the Van?
I wish I could go back and pinpoint the first time I learned about van life. It feels like something that would be imprinted on me….but for whatever reason, it’s not. I’m going to try and explain why I decided to move into a moving vehicle.
Am I an Imposter Because I Bought a Built-Out Van?
One of the most ever-present feelings I’ve had since buying the van is guilt. You’d think it would be excitement, or nervousness, or terror (or for you city-dwellers…fear of never showering again). But nope, it’s been guilt.
My Very First Day in the Van
We drove four hours east from Ontario, OR (where we picked up the van) to make camp for the night. I used a combination of the iOverlander app and FreeCampsites.net to find a free public land campsite for the night and it was a beauty!
Bringing the Van Home
Since the van was in Oregon, I had to drive there to pick it up! It was about 13 hours from Denver so I knew I didn’t want to do 26 hours of driving alone so my friend Alex joined me!