Eight years full-time in one ProMaster
Where are you right now?
Pick the one that fits. Each button takes you straight there.
Which van should I get?
Eight years on one ProMaster, written down honestly. The good and the repairs.
Read the ledger
What goes inside it?
Fans, fridge, windows, insulation. Gear we still use every day.
See the gear
What power do I need?
Get to a real number first, so you buy once instead of twice.
Open the calculator
Field notes
Three stories to start with
Each of these started as a problem we didn't see coming.
Why I Chose Portable Power Over a Fixed Battery System
Eight years full-time in a van with a portable power station. Three situations where a hardwired system would have left me stuck.
Seven Years on the Yeti 1400: Why We Switched
Seven years on a Yeti 1400. What finally pushed us to the Bluetti Elite 200 V2, and what we'd tell anyone making the same decision today.
When Our Power Station Died in the Mountains: What We Did
The Goal Zero battery crash hit us deep in the mountains with no replacement option. What survival-mode power management actually looks like.
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Beyond the gear
The part that keeps people stuck isn't the gear.
The Leave Anyway Kit is a 10-section workspace for everything van life forces you to figure out that isn't gear: money, mail, work, the conversation with your people. Built from eight years of full-time.
- The fear: how to stop letting it run the calendar
- The money: budgets that survive on the road, not just on paper
- The job question: remote, seasonal, or a full reset
- The logistics: insurance, mail, address, vehicle
- The first 30 days: the part nobody warns you about
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