fromrusttoroadtrip: What made you want to live in a van? Why? Why do something so radical?We built o
fromrusttoroadtrip: What made you want to live in a van? Why? Why do something so radical?We built our van because it seemed liked the next logical step in our lives. A new way to travel. A passing fantasy for many and a long buried dream for us, which we realised could be made our reality. We made a van so we could travel to faraway places and meet faraway people, documenting their lives as we went. We made a van so we could watch the stars at night from our porthole and the sun rise in the morning from our window. We made it so we could cook and clean and shave and work and read all in one room. We made it so our home would never be more than a few steps away from a campfire on a sandy beach or a night spent taking photos of the stars. So we could be close yet protected from icy mountains and imposing forests, to fall asleep to the soothing gurgle of a river stream, or the rhythmic churn of waves. Our van is our home, our companion. A safe space, a creative space, a sometimes-warm-though-sparsely-heated space, a shelter from the rain apart from when it leaks and the wind except for when it rocks us to and fro with violent fervour.We could say we live in a van so we can make coffee from in bed or watch golden sunset light stream in through our door, but really it runs deeper than that. These are not bricks and mortar which pen us in but instead the icy burn of steel and the smell of warm rubber and engine oil which evoke endless possibilities. I guess really what I’m trying to say is we love our tiny home. Even when she breaks down. Even when we run out of power or have no running water. Even when we have to huddle together beneath every blanket we own or wake up stuck to our mattress. Even then, it’s all worth it in the end. Follow the hashtag #Fromrusttoroadtrip to follow our van conversion project and our travels around Europe! -- source link