Vanlife often seems like one thing from the outside, but may be totally different when you’re experiencing it firsthand.
You can read as many blogs as you want, or look at as many pictures as you want, but watching people’s real lives play out in front of you first-hand cannot be fabricated. This is one of the many reasons we love YouTube. We’ve recently been diving more into the YouTube world and are discovering how many of our favorite vanlifers have channels! So, we’ve put together a list of must-follow vanlife YouTubers. Check them out!
Eamon and Bec
“We’re Eamon and Bec, a Canadian couple driving around the world in our self converted Sprinter Van #vanlife!! SUBSCRIBE for wanderlust travel, behind the scenes of what it’s really like to live in a van, and videos all about the yummy vegan food we make + eat! We upload every SUNDAY! Our goal here is to inspire you to chase after your own dreams however big (or small… tiny homes anyone?) they may be! We hope to create a community of like-minded, positive individuals who will grow to love and support one another on their own journeys.”
Jennelle Eliana
“Sup dudes and dudettes, I made this channel to document my life living and traveling in a 1995 GMC Vandura Explorer with my pet snake Alfredo.I hope to inspire you guys to get out there and do what makes you happy:) hugs and kisses, Jennelle and Alfredo”
Philip and Lidia
“Hello there! We are PHILP & LIDIA, an international married couple from Florida and Spain living the van life for the past 5 years. We are passionate surfer/skaters living the California dream, looking for the best skate and surf spots everywhere we go. For the past few years we’ve been traveling in our tiny home on wheels all over the United States, parts of Canada, and Mexico and we are getting ready to start our expedition South America in our new self converted 4X4 Ford E-350. If you want to feel inspired, know more about how to do van life, learn tips on how to build your own van, etc. we recommend you SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel. Hugs and kisses, PHILIP & LIDIA”
The Go-Van team!
“Hey everyone ! We’re Julien and Karolina from the Go-Van crew. We are Canadian vanlifers that run an online magazine about van life culture. As content creators, our ”bread’n butter” would be mostly video production for tourism boards and outdoor compagnies. Last year, we spent the whole summer on our biggest projet our TV SHOW : La Belle Vie avec Go-Van. A show about alternative living ! We spent 3 months on the road with our crew filming in Québec and Ontario so many interesting lifestyles that it made us think… What’s next for Go-Van ? Our goal here with our channel is to reunite everyone that decided to live an alternative lifestyle and discuss each and everyone’s life stories. We’d love you to share your tips, tricks and adventures with us! Come and chat !”
Lovell and Paris
“We help broke millennials to increase their financial IQ by documenting our experiences and producing entertaining but value-focused content on Youtube.”
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Katie and Logan
“We’re Katie and Logan, a 20-something-year-old couple who lives on the road full-time. Our journeys in vanlife started separately, both becoming nomads around June 2017. Originating from opposite sides of the country (Oregon + Florida), we met in Colorado and joined forces to create the ultimate caravan. We now travel together with our 2 self-converted vans: an Econoline and a Sprinter! Follow our journey as we pursue adventure and navigate this unconventional lifestyle together.”
MAK and Owen
“Owen Chikazawa and Mary Ashley Krogh (MAK), a wife/husband team, have been living and working from the road since April 2016. As designers, illustrators, animators, and photographers their work is driven by their mobile lives. MAK & Owen are firm believers that life is too short, and this world is too beautiful to sit still. So, they took to a life on the road in search of adventure and inspiration for their work. During their travels they fill their time seeking new experiences through rock climbing, hiking, backpacking, swimming, surfing, and documenting the journey. With strong arts backgrounds, keen eyes for design and adventure, and a constant need to keep pushing the boundaries they curate and create a culmination of the beauty of the outdoors and a boundless sense of freedom.”
Brittany and Drew
“We are Brittany and Drew, an adventure-loving couple who lives full-time in our Self Converted Sprinter Van, #vanlife!! SUBSCRIBE for warm hugs in the form of EPIC, thoughtful, quirky videos every Thursday ♡ Van Life Resume: US, Canada and Iceland year 1 — then flew to England 5 days after our wedding and bought, “The Howeller,” a converted Ford Transit Van — van lifed across 21 different countries up to the top of Norway and down to the southernmost of Morocco — 40k miles clocked for our 2.5 year honeymoon on wheels. And we’ll never be quite the same ♡ We hope to inspire you to take action towards living your own greatest story. Grateful to be creating an expanding community of kind-spirited, authentic, incredible humans who can enjoy the freedom of the road, right there with us.”