I recently met up with Wendy and Larry Kwiecinski, students of the Cargo Van Conversion Course (online edition), in Austin when they came down from Detroit for our first live van conference (Cargo...

By Ross Lukeman

Doing a DIY van conversion and hitting the road can be very fulfilling, but sometimes it's hard to get the details right the first time around. After building vans and working...

In 2017 I was hired out in Santa Barbara, California by a student of mine named Alex. He had purchased my online van conversion training, the Cargo Van Conversion Course, and wanted to know if I...

After about 6 months on the road, I filmed a short tour of my van while visiting Sonoran Desert National Monument, one of my favorite weekend spots near Phoenix. In the video, I also go over my...

I recently met with Ryan Wells, a student of the Cargo Van Conversion Course, in Seattle for a tour of his van conversion. This van is unique because Ryan uses it as a transport for tools and...

It's easy to refill your van's water tanks while staying in an RV park or visiting a friend, but how to do you keep your tank topped off while staying in a random city?

I was recently in Colorado...

You may be wondering if creating a "stealth" van conversion is worth it, and how it affects your bottom line. Stealth vans have the advantages of opening up your options on where to park, while...

A few months ago I was out on the road in my converted cargo van when I noticed a blaring red light coming from my charge controller. It was trying to tell me that my batteries were in trouble....

While I recently pondered the 10 most-used tools during a van conversion, I got bored talking about how I used my drill, screwdriver, and clamps a lot. Who cares? Instead I wanted to list the top 7...

Mike and Sophie had always been fascinated by nomadic living, by minimalism, and by those people daring enough to craft their own path in life. After researching bike tours, backpacking, and tiny...