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Replace Your Evaporator Plate | Isotherm Elegance 130

Introduction/ Disclaimer I’m going to be frank: this is a long post. However, if you seriously want to replace your evaporator plate in your Isotherm Elegance 130 refrigerator, I suggest sitting back, relaxing, and getting into this document. I wish so deeply that Zak and I had something similar to this while we were going …

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Q&A: VANLIFE APPS, PRE-VANLIFE THOUGHTS, AND PLANNING

Do you use any apps to help you find resources? Yes! There are a ton of Vanlife apps out there, but the one that Zak and I use the most is called “iOverlander“. This app marks places to sleep (both established campsites and wild-camping), showers, propane fill ups, dump stations, and so much more. One …

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Med School Interview in a Van

Hey everyone! Sorry tonight’s post is coming in late, but I’ve spent most of today in a medical school interview at the University of Florida! So, maybe you’re wondering: How do you do an interview in the van? Let me tell you! Interview Attire I carry my suit in the back. We only have one …

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Vanlife Full Time or Part Time?

So as you probably know, Zak and I have chosen to live in a van full time. When we tell people that we get all sorts of responses but most of them are: “How did you do that?” and “I would love to do that, but I don’t have _______”. Why Vanlife? Giving up your …

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Q&A: Parking, Meals, and Bathrooms

Is it Illegal to park in Parking Lots? As far as parking overnight, where it is okay to park and where it is not okay to park really depends on the lot and depends on the state/ county. Some counties have specific “no overnight parking/ no camping rules”. However, usually you can find this out …

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Top 8 Must Have Items in Our Vanlife Kitchen

I absolutely love to cook. One of the hardest things for me to give up when we moved into the van was all of my kitchen appliances, spices, and baking supplies that I could keep without dramatically altering the space in our kitchen. Now, our kitchen counter pushes up to our bed, and Zak can’t …

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Q&A: LAUNDRY, AFFORDABILITY, AND AC

Hey everyone! Zak and I are going to try to get out some more Q&A videos on Youtube and Instagram and follow them up with blog posts. All of these questions are based on things that other people have asked us about our Vanlife journey or they are questions that we have had ourselves. If …

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NO SHOWER IN 11 DAYS?!

Zak and I built a shower in our van, but we primarily use our Anytime Fitness Membership to shower. Getting a gym membership to shower is a very common thing to do in Vanlife. A lot of people have either Anytime Fitness or Planet Fitness. Some people even have both memberships. The benefits of having …

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Why Vanlife

Why Vanlife?

Hi Friend! We heard that you’re interested in Vanlife. Awesome! Before you start, you need to stop and figure out something very important: your “Why” for doing this in the first place! So please, take a second, read over this article, pull out a piece of paper and a pen, and ask yourself, “Why Vanlife?” …

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