Van life process: How we turned our dream into a plan

Guest post by Sean

As Haley and I have previously announced, we are super excited to be doing van life! In early 2023, we’ll be hitting the road in our custom built van.

Maybe we’re crazy and bad at making decisions that are good for us and our future. Nonetheless, comfort calls, and instead we choose adventure. (That sounds really epic, right?)

We’ve already written about why we decided on van life, how we made design decisions, and how we’re preparing Scout to enjoy the journey too. Here’s a closer look at how we even went from “van life sounds amazing” to putting down a deposit and nailing down the layout.

It’s all fun and games watching from afar

The dream of van life went from watching other people’s videos to doing a little research into what it would take to make it a reality for ourselves.

This quickly turned into less glamorous conversations about money, logistics, and jobs.

Honest communication is the core of everything

It’s easy for these conversations to be slightly nerve racking or even aversive. …