You might be surprised by how basic and minimalistic this camper van is, but this man has been living in it for over a year.

Join us as we give you a full tour of our van, 'Custard,' a Mercedes Vario 814D. After three rounds of upgrades, we've ...

A COUPLE who were fed up of the ever-increasing cost of living have told how they moved into a van full-time – and haven’t ...

We are back at it with our new DIY van life build series. We are stripping Custard back and trying to build the ultimate off ...

To others, van life is a means to an end, where the end is more time spent hiking, rock climbing, kayaking, hanging with your dog or your partner, sipping stovetop coffee on the beach at sunrise.

Even before van life, I planned a lot of my activities around her, and I do the same thing now. We go to state parks and public land, often in places that are super dog-friendly, like Colorado.

Building out a van, like the ones often seen on social media, can cost tens of thousands of dollars. But we "built out" a Chevy Express van for under $1,000 and lived in Colorado in it full-time ...

But if I decided to live in a van full time, they'd add up. BI's author in her rental van. Monica Humphries/Business Insider Sure, $5 here and there isn't much.

I'd never had that time before." Van life appealed to Dieas immensely, as she loved to travel and camp, thanks to childhood summers spent camping with her grandparents in North Carolina.