So, my January 2026 travels ended up being an adventure and learning experience. On December 27th I took off for warmer pastures. The plan was to make my way down to my sister Carol’s winter place in Las Cruces, New Mexico and be back in the Chicago area for a scheduled doctor’s appointment on January […]
Rover Vans built out my 2023 Ram Promaster. They are a small company specializing in van conversions founded by Piotr Wiktorczyk. I would not hesitate for a moment recommending Piotr and his team to someone who wanted one of their model vans or a customs design. As an architect, I wanted to design the van
When I decided to move out of my apartment and live in the van, I made plans on what to do with all my stuff. The limited space in the van meant I needed to decide what clothes to keep, store or donate. Like many people I had a collection of t-shirts spanning several decades.
In November, I took a detour from living in my van and traveled to Australia. I was not planning on taking a major trip outside the US in my first year of vanlife, but the opportunity came about when my brother, Marty asked if I wanted to go Down Under in 2025. Even though
The Media page mirrors and complements my Travel page by organizing my photos and videos by month and year. Below are some tips on navigating the media section of my journal. Viewing Photos On the Media tab, ‘click’ on a photo with month and year below. This will take you to that month’s photo and
In March of 2023, when I threw myself into the idea of living in a converted cargo van, I was not thinking about having a custom design built. My first step was scouring the internet for built vans for sale and looking at Class B standard designs offered by RV manufacturers. Truthfully, there are many
The Travels page is the heart of my van life journal. I spent more time on this part of the website than any other section. The map shows when and where I’ve gone since my van was completed in August 2024. So far – I’ve driven approximately 20,000 miles, visited 27 states and stayed overnight
Finally I am officially launching my “blog” about my vanlife experience. I am only ten months late. My goal was to have the website ready when I moved out of my apartment and began living full time out of my van. That would have been March 2025. I vastly underestimated the learning curve on creating