So you want to get off the grid and see the world? We don’t blame you and living in a van is a perfect way to do it. Life on the open road is exciting, rewarding and liberating. You can wake up to a new view every day if you want, or hideaway off grid …

One of the major decisions when planning a camper van conversion, is whether to install a shower or not. There’s plenty of ways to maintain personal hygiene on the road without a shower so they’re not essential. Take a look at our van life hacks for more advice too. If you do want a shower …

Should you have a campervan with a toilet or without?  Many van dwellers adapt to living in a van without an onboard toilet. Others wouldn’t leave their drive without a fitted toilet. Whether you want a full size bathroom, an emergency use only solution or something in between boils down to the size of your …

Isn’t it funny how people generally shy away from discussing toiletry habits? The portable camping toilet is perhaps even more of a taboo subject given we need to empty them ourselves. So do you know how to empty a portable camping toilet?  Maybe how to guides are appropriate. Observing people’s behaviours as they go about …

For a couple of years, we had a chemical porta potti in our camper van conversion and the emptying experience was far from pleasant. I hated it, chemicals are expensive and finding places to empty it responsibly was often difficult when we were off grid. We studied the campervan toilet options open to us. There’s …