VAN LIFE TIPS | where to park your van overnight

VAN LIFE TIPS | where to park your van overnight

We open our van build shop next week! Before then, we want to share where to sleep living in a van. It’s often one of the unknowns when first starting van life, so we wanted to share our top tips on where to park your van overnight.

If you have any tips and suggestions for others living van life or rv life, please drop them in the comments section!

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50 Comments

  1. ujyphiladm8 on July 20, 2021 at 3:12 am

    why cant u store the bedding under the bed bench?

  2. Viking Van Man on July 20, 2021 at 3:12 am

    Nice simple interior !!! Skål !!!

  3. Mackenzie Horn on July 20, 2021 at 3:14 am

    Thursday or Sunday

  4. Jeramie Laughlin on July 20, 2021 at 3:16 am

    Over 2 minutes of watching you do chores instead of talking about the title topic.

  5. TSpaceFullstop on July 20, 2021 at 3:17 am

    Glad I found you guys. Thanks Eamon and Bec. 🐨🇦🇺🐨🇦🇺🐨🇦🇺🐨🇦🇺🐨✌️🌱
    Oh by the way..you’ve probably heard this before…Alex looks like Eric Bana.

  6. Gavin Wilson on July 20, 2021 at 3:18 am

    I love that camp site in the beginning of the video

  7. Sally Blatchford on July 20, 2021 at 3:18 am

    Any day of the week is good for me in terms of the weekly vids. Looking forward to the build videos along with everything else. Perhaps a tour of the new shop from your dog’s perspective? The doggie van tour was hilarious!

  8. David Puck - Artist on July 20, 2021 at 3:19 am

    Everyone says walmart’s but they actually have a no overnight parking policy at a lot of their stores. Especially in certain states like california and florida. Have you (and anyone reading) been aware of this and does it really matter? I wonder if they just let it slide anyway even if officially there should be no one there

  9. Lisa Stone on July 20, 2021 at 3:19 am

    Looking to join #vanlife in late April 2019 looking for a basic build on a van.
    We are currently looking at the Ram 3500 extended. Since it seem the majority of vanlifers do a rebuild after a year we want something very ‘nuts and bolts’ for our first year. Do you have a basic build plan?

  10. that dude on comment section on July 20, 2021 at 3:20 am

    I want weekly videos pls

  11. Sara & Alex James – Custom Crafted Vans on July 20, 2021 at 3:20 am

    We wanna know – what day should our weekly van build series be on? Cast your votes below! First van build series video starts next week 🙌🏻

  12. Joe Bizjack on July 20, 2021 at 3:21 am

    Love you guy’s..my question is what do you do about MEDICAL services?

  13. Shawn Bardhan on July 20, 2021 at 3:28 am

    Saturdays

  14. Amanda Larner on July 20, 2021 at 3:28 am

    Not weekend. I watch videos daily during the week and catch up on weekend videos on monday

  15. chyressa on July 20, 2021 at 3:28 am

    I like middle of the week like a Thursday or a Wednesday

  16. Ramona Burns on July 20, 2021 at 3:31 am

    How bout hospital/ emergency room parking lots…..great place to park

  17. Shaquita Briellard on July 20, 2021 at 3:31 am

    People, it is NOT illegal to sleep in your car. It’s only illegal if you are trespassing, falling asleep while driving, in an area where there is a curfew (usually for minors) or if you are intoxicated/under the influence. As long as you aren’t in a area where you are violating parking rules (I.e sleeping in a permitted area or neighborhood where a parking permit is required you are fine

  18. SamBlue on July 20, 2021 at 3:32 am

    Comment

  19. Heather Lucero on July 20, 2021 at 3:34 am

    (Sorry, off topic) Are you going to specialize with specific vans or are you going to do build outs on any van?

  20. Jeff Stone on July 20, 2021 at 3:35 am

    cracker barrell, cabelas,some home depots gyms, ymca, industrial areas, hospitals (wear headphones)

  21. VANESSA’S VANLIFE JOURNEY on July 20, 2021 at 3:35 am

    Great tips

  22. Missy on July 20, 2021 at 3:36 am

    Boondockers Welcome is good for finding places to sleep too.

  23. 🌟 MORNING STAR⭐️ on July 20, 2021 at 3:38 am

    Public beaches are free but no plug in

  24. Mr. Munch on July 20, 2021 at 3:40 am

    App hint was awesome. Thank you. You guys make a good team too!

  25. Bobby Jones on July 20, 2021 at 3:45 am

    Hi guys and the kids aka pets 😂 lol…. Congrats again… Friday would be awesome for your videos woohoo…. Tfs… Enjoy your throwback Thursday💯🎶

  26. FaQ Hue on July 20, 2021 at 3:46 am

    I’d go crazy sleeping on my bed covered in sand.

  27. 🌟 MORNING STAR⭐️ on July 20, 2021 at 3:48 am

    Van envy life envy

  28. Carl Hursh on July 20, 2021 at 3:52 am

    What’s with guys and their “man bun!” Long hair is so obsolete!

  29. bh p on July 20, 2021 at 3:53 am

    Fav #1 van build! Love the white & windows!

  30. Courtney Lee on July 20, 2021 at 3:53 am

    Vanlifer for almost 2 years and we’ve found that parking behind businesses has been the most effective. I worked at 24 hour fitness for 6 months and the street parking and parking lot were so helpful!!!!

  31. DC Mobility on July 20, 2021 at 3:54 am

    Wednesday 6pm

  32. 이소진 on July 20, 2021 at 3:58 am

    좋다~

  33. Freedom Strider on July 20, 2021 at 3:59 am

    Thanks for the app advice – we’ll check it out. 🙂

  34. Claudia PASB on July 20, 2021 at 3:59 am

    Not Sundays please… everybody posts on Sundays… Thursdays or Fridays are great.

  35. André Pereira on July 20, 2021 at 4:00 am

    Great video, congratulations! I read that in order to maintain a "van life" you have to have work mostly remotely or having a remote job (like IT).

  36. jerbunch on July 20, 2021 at 4:00 am

    Doing my own conversion and am wondering what hydraulic cabinet door supports you have for your upper cabinets, and where you sourced them from? Thanks in advance for the info! BTW, you’ve got cool dogs!!

  37. TRUTH HURTS on July 20, 2021 at 4:00 am

    Who knows one day a stationary house may be a thing of the past. Because i am really feeling van life!! 🚐🚐

  38. Sapphire on July 20, 2021 at 4:01 am

    Congratulations! Thursday, a good day for posts.

  39. Connor Silveria on July 20, 2021 at 4:01 am

    Do you recommend any van rentals on Oahu?

  40. Maria Welty on July 20, 2021 at 4:02 am

    I’d say kick off the weekend right with a new video! My vote is for Friday or Saturday!

  41. razz P on July 20, 2021 at 4:05 am

    how do you get car insurance without having an address?

  42. Will S Lawrence on July 20, 2021 at 4:05 am

    Have you used Free Roam App?

  43. Jane Jin on July 20, 2021 at 4:05 am

    I want to live in a van not a town house now

  44. Eric's Vegan Van on July 20, 2021 at 4:07 am

    Great info for when I’m done my build. Any day works I get a lot of videos on Wednesday’s already.

  45. Susan Doyle on July 20, 2021 at 4:07 am

    Sara & Alex – Thursdays sound good. Making the bed was a great way to start the video I can’t wait to see your shop and where my van will be built.

  46. MLee on July 20, 2021 at 4:07 am

    Go stealth. park anywhere. No?

  47. Kurt Vanstead on July 20, 2021 at 4:07 am

    Where did you get that table bracket/arm? It’s awesome!

  48. Rebekah Wells on July 20, 2021 at 4:08 am

    We had our mail forwarded to our campground in Colorado that we stayed at for three months. Once a week we would receive mail from previous week.

  49. Dave Cortright on July 20, 2021 at 4:10 am

    National Forests (e.g. Stanislaus) and National Reserves (e.g. Mojave) allow overnight camping pretty much anywhere, and also allow dogs. However it’s wise to use areas that have already been use; don’t drive over wild areas. Other lands managed by the government (BLM, USFW) may also be fair game, but I haven’t done the research on that yet.

  50. Debra Moss on July 20, 2021 at 4:11 am

    We like to watch you on Sundays, with coffee and a lie in!

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