10 EPIC Vanlife Hacks – EASY & CHEAP tips & tricks for vanlifers
10 EPIC Vanlife Hacks – EASY & CHEAP tips & tricks for vanlifers
After living in our van for nearly 3 years now, we’ve bought and tried many accessories, gear and devices to simplify vanlife. Here is our 10 MUST items every vanlifer should have when living in a van. Making life easier and travels quicker!
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TIME STAMPS
01:06 Gel Pads
02:25 Collapsible Food Containers
04:00 Jet Boil
05:00 Lagostina Compact Cookset
06:23 GSI Compact Toaster
07:41 Omnia Stove
09:07 Luci Solar String Lights
10:34 GSI Compact Scraper
11:37 Cutboard Countertop
12:34 Collapsible Mug
VANLIFE HACKS
Sticky Gel Pads: https://amzn.to/3f0FiLW
Collapsible Food Containers: https://amzn.to/3dRmYn2
Jet Boil: https://amzn.to/2BzthhL
Lagostina Camping Cookset: https://amzn.to/38nbKFN
GSI Toaster: https://amzn.to/2BnbxX6
Omnia Stove: https://amzn.to/38mLMly
Mpowered Luci Solar Lights: https://amzn.to/2ZwZ9LT
GSI Scraper: https://amzn.to/2YTKUC0
Stojo Collapsable Cups: https://amzn.to/2Bnca2U
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WHO WE ARE? WHAT’S WITH OUR ACCENT?
We’re Dom & Marie, a French Canadian couple who love Nutella and live in a van. Marie is the brain (Ph.D student) and Dom’s the dreamer (Creative director).
In our newly converted Promaster 136” named Vanessa, we plan to visit every single corner of North America. Our goal is to inspire others to start #vanlife and to help build their very own home on wheels.
Superbe vidéo! Haha vous êtes drôles! Je n’ai pas de van mais je vais me procurer certains de ces items pour simplifier le camping 😀 Merci !
Gel pads might work, except when you are in an accident. Then those items will become projectiles.
OMG! I love you guys! 🙂 Fun fun fun, life is good yes? 🙂
You guys are great. Thanks for this! New subscriber 🙏
First of all, you guys rock. A bit silly at times, but your suggestions, your videos (your video creativity is unbelievably professional, fresh and fun… the music just rocks!), your bantering. ALL such fun to view and learn. Don’t know if it was already mentioned…. when you say stove… I think you mean oven. I know, it’s probably a Canadian thing. I’m from Montreal and know that some words get switched. Keep those videos coming!!
A spray bottle is great for saving on rinse water for dishes. Takes a bit of getting used to, but soooo good for cutting down on water waste.
😂😂 “you can go in the waves with them, you can go in the snow” omg guys, that means those containers are microwaveable and freezer safe 😂😂 the waves were radiation from the microwave and the snowflake meant cold
My omnia didn’t come with that much accessories :'(
Jet Boil ROCKS!!
Something i use at home and plan to use in my van, once i get it, is a dish wand sponge. Basically you put dish soap in the handle, and use very little water to wet the sponge on the end and wash up do a quick short spray to rinse and all done with tiny amount of water.
Just bought a van today and I’m so glad I found this video! You guys are freaking HILARIOUS 😂
… However the Van-Man of Cheese-land (My new 3rd person title for myself) does not foresee himself ever making bread or muffins in the van unless a Mrs Van Man of Cheese-Land joins him…🙃
Vous êtes vraiment cocasses!! Vos vidéos sont super bien faits… toute une inspiration pour la YouTuber à en devenir, merci! Coucou de Québec, Québec 🌎
Yes, some kind of spatula is key. I use one every meal to get as much food bits off dishes and pots and big utensils as possible for easier cleanup.
Avez-vous un lien pour les pads de gel? On en veut!!!
You are a lucky girl getting to live the dream … in a van….. with Dave Grohl ❤
…..,……..
Playing drums on pans. I knew it was Dave Ghrol
Me and fiancé are building a five window school bus right now and I am so happy to have found your channel. You two are excellent. Keep it up!
wonderful! you two are soo much fun, love your videos!
Another video to comment on! The waves on the tubberware mean microwave safe. The snowflake means you can store in the freezer and they won’t break from the cold! I hope that little info helps! However, the snowflake could also mean it is a travel size sled?? 😂
You two are great!!!
New subscriber here. You got me, sold! Wow, I’ve seen a lot of these videos but this was by far and away the best. I will be ordering many of them tonight. I especially loved the toaster. The old fashion one I have keeps falling apart and takes forever to toast, wasting propane. Also, the lights, right now I have fairy lights but they run off batteries and are short. I have been looking all over for lights to use outside so critters don’t eat the Wires under the hood. A new suggestion for you.
The vibe you get from this video lol
:0 you guys are my spirit animal
You two are hilarious to watch. Love your videos.
This is great, we just got a van recently.
Love you guys- thanks for sharing all this great stuff- much appreciated!
I just love you two!
Toaster is cool
I’m new to the channel and I love your senses of humor! Thanks for the great advice.
Sing it Phil Collins lol Great video ❤
Collapsible mug also works as a portable toilet
These two!! 😂
Buy yourself a few air horns for security. GOD forbid if someone is trying to break into your van while you sleep, blast the air horn through a window or vent, very loud. Also great when hiking with bear spray and air horn. The bear will shit himself when he hears the air horn. Sound the air horn first, if the bear still comes forward then bear spray. Found at most marina suppliers.
Funny, nice accents… yup glad I found this channel!
I gave u a listen and I’ve killed all your hacks but the toaster. Don’t eat toast. Just b happy. If u doubt me just ask.
Just like I said about the silicone containers… any set that fits inside the other is great! So the camping cook set is awesome!
❤️😁
Your partner is SO funny, he must be a laugh a minute 😄 I want a handle on my cup.
Great grandma here enjoying you two that are so cute! New subscriber.
I hope I run into you guys once I get into van life. 🙌
Do an experiment: Open up all the containers and stack them together. You will see that they take the same amount of space if you stack them or if you push them down and then stack them. So they are not really space savers if you just stack them one inside the other. My friend had some of those and she discovered that you could just stack them together without breaking them down and they took up the same amount of space as regular plastic containers that fit inside each other.
You two are so entertaining to watch. And informative. Not sure why you need a separate gadget for toast, though, when you can toast bread in a pan.
love your videos, you need a tv show.
you are very cool people, its nice to watch your recommendation videos aand the things you reccomend are also very nice:)
U are the best ! You make us laugh like no other couple. Thank you for all those smiles.
Idk if anyone said this already but I think those symbols on the containers mean they’re waterproof and freezer safe
Salut 👋, je vous ai découvert il y a environ un mois ! Vous me faites bcp rire! On a bcp de choses en commun , la van life, l’enseignement en anglais langue seconde et aussi que je suis native d’Aylmer ! J’ai vraiment aimé cet épisode , je vais surprendre mon chum en achetant quelques trucs de votre liste ! Merci pour les super suggestions ! Et pour les liens ! À plus 😜
Very cool show with humor 🤡👍
quit with the stoves go RAW