Vanlife Roadmap
On Vanlife Roadmap, we have real conversations with vanlifers, pro builders, and DIYers who build their own vans, learn as they go, and hit the road to live life on their terms.
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Vanlife Roadmap
Latest Episodes
Episode 10: Eugene Kurolap - Can You Really Make a Living Singing Out of Your Van?
Eugene was working a telemarketing job in Tel Aviv when a street singer told him she made his daily wage in two hours. That was the end of the job. He busked his way through Europe to Australia, found vanlife in Melbourne, and paid off about $1...
Episode 09: Whitney & Russell Thorn - Paradise Camper Vans
Russell grew up in England doing surf trips in his dad’s converted VW campers. Whitney grew up in Wisconsin, fell for vanlife on a trip to the south of France in a van called the Blue Beast, and hasn’t looked back. Many years and three kids lat...
Episode 08: Troy Norton - NanaVans
What happens when a fine artist builds his first van from scratch — no tutorials, no research, just artistic instinctand a pile of cardboard boxes?Troy is the founder of Nanna Vans, a custom van build company based in DeLand, Flor...
Episode 07: Tim Jowers - Father-Son Van Builders
Tim Jowers quit a 25-year warehouse career in December 2021, bought a ProMaster, and started building vans out of his Texas driveway with his son Ryan. Twenty builds later, he’s still in that driveway — and still loving it.Tim builds wha...
Episode 06: Grant Wilson – Build Less, Use It More
Grant Wilson from FreedomVanGo joins Episode 06 of Vanlife Roadmap to share what years of building, using, and refining camper vans have taught him about making better build decisions.Grant’s advice is refreshingly practical. Be...