Vanlife Roadmap

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 ca

Episode 08: Troy Norton - NanaVans

What happens when a fine artist builds his first van from scratch — no tutorials, no research, just artistic instinct and a pile of cardboard boxes? Troy is the founder

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 late

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 bu

Episode 05: Dutch at The Bug Wall

What happens when a simple vanlife problem turns into a full product? In this episode, Dutch shares how dealing with bugs in his van led him to create the Bug Wall—and h

Episode 04: Clayton Houser – Real-Use Lessons After 50 Van Builds

Clayton Houser joins Episode 04 of Vanlife Roadmap to share what building around 50 vans taught him about layout, electrical planning, quality parts, and the tradeoffs th

Episode 03: Justin Shipp – From RV Roots to Real-World Van Design

In this episode of Vanlife Roadmap, Justin Shipp of Site Seven shares how family roots in the RV industry, a detour into custom bicycle building, and years of hands-on ex

Episode 02: Josh Theberge – Real-Use Van Build Lessons and the Tradeoffs That Matter

Josh Theberge left the “Miami starter kit” behind and built a van that’s now on its third iteration. In this conversation, he shares what held up in real use – and what h

Episode 1: Zach Daudert — From First Van to Vanlife Outfitters

Vanlife Roadmap begins with a conversation that sets the tone for the series.  In Episode 1, we sit down with Zach Daudert – co-founder of Vanlife Outfitters and Peace L