FnA Van Life

By Frankie and Alex Van Life

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Episodes: 261

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Join Frankie and Alex on the road to experience van life first hand. We've been living this way since 2019 and share stories from other nomads to help you decide, is van life for you?

Episode Date
Laughter, Chaos, and Hypothetical Questions | Day 89
Jul 07, 2026
This is What HAPPENS When It RAINS at a Vanlife Meet up...day 88 of 365
Jul 02, 2026
The First Day at a Van Life Meet up is A Lot... day 87
Jul 01, 2026
To the Women Who Shaped Me A Raw and Honest Letter Day 86
Jun 30, 2026
Getting My DIY Camper Ready for an Event Day 85
Jun 29, 2026
Watching the Sunset and Questioning Everything (Day 84)
Jun 26, 2026
31 Days Post-Surgery & Tackling the Trailer (Day 83)
Jun 25, 2026
Chips, Dip, & Memories of Our Alaska Trip (Day 82)
Jun 24, 2026
Survival Mode: Getting Ready for Bed After a 15 Hour Day (Day 81)
Jun 23, 2026
Teaching Our Toddler How to Fish... Day 80
Jun 22, 2026
The day that felt like it would never end... Day 79
Jun 21, 2026
Asking Myself Hard Questions.. Day 78
Jun 20, 2026
Lets Play a Game Together... Day 77
Jun 19, 2026
I Know This Looks Different Let Me Explain... Day 76
Jun 18, 2026
IT'S TIME TO SWITCH IT UP... Day 75
Jun 17, 2026
Getting Real While Watching A Wild Sunset... Day 74
Jun 16, 2026
We Found These Topics So Funny... Day 73
Jun 15, 2026
Toddlers Say and Do Crazy Things Day 72
Jun 14, 2026
Alex Takes Over In The Kitchen Day 71
Jun 13, 2026
GREAT NEWS but I'M NOT FEELING GOOD... Day 70
Jun 12, 2026
Family Night! How Good Does This Look? Day 69
Jun 11, 2026
A REAL LOOK INTO MY LIFE RIGHT NOW...
Jun 10, 2026
This has CREATED a NEW PERSPECTIVE for me...
Jun 09, 2026
EVERY 2 YEARS SOMETHIING CHANGES OUR LIVES LET ME EXPLAIN...
Jun 08, 2026
OUR SECRET ADDICTION YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
Jun 07, 2026
A HUGE UPDATE I WAS WORRIED ABOUT...
Jun 06, 2026
IS THIS DANGEROUS WITH A TODDLER...
Jun 05, 2026
WANT TO FEEL LUCKY TO BE ALIVE TODAY HERE IS WHY...
Jun 04, 2026
WOW! WHAT A GREAT IDEA ALEX...
Jun 03, 2026
Life Doesn't Pause for Recovery An Important Reminder..
Jun 02, 2026
POST ACL SURGERY HOW I FEEL AFTER 7 DAYS
Jun 01, 2026
ACL Surgery Reality Check | Day 58
May 31, 2026
FEELING ALONE WHILE SURROUNDED BY LOVE... Day 57
May 30, 2026
IT'S WILD THE DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES... Day 56
May 29, 2026
I DIDNT EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN... Day 55
May 28, 2026
THE PAIN IN SETTING IN... Day 54
May 27, 2026
My Knee Surgery was... Day 53
May 26, 2026
I'm Getting Surgery Today Day 52
May 25, 2026
OUR LAST DINNER TOGETHER BEFORE... Day 51
May 24, 2026
WHAT WAS I THINKING... Day 50
May 24, 2026
I'M NERVOUS ABOUT THIS... Day 49
May 22, 2026
I MADE A PROMISE... Day 48
May 21, 2026
ROBOTS CAN'T REPLACE THIS... Day 47
May 20, 2026
SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY IS... Day 46
May 19, 2026
She Wasn't Happy About This... Day 45
May 18, 2026
We're Changing Everything... Day 44
May 17, 2026
I Almost Forgot About... Day 43
May 16, 2026
It's Happening Right in Front of US Day 42
May 15, 2026
We Did it!!! Day 41
May 14, 2026
This is our Real Life... Day 40
May 13, 2026
He saved our lives.. Day 39
May 12, 2026
Oh Buddy, We have a Mess on Our Hands Day 38
May 11, 2026
She isn't going to like this... Day 37
May 10, 2026
I got bad news... Day 36
May 09, 2026
Today was Emotional... Day 35
May 08, 2026
Our Next Van Life Plan... Day 34
May 07, 2026
What life really looks like for Vanlife Families Day 33
May 06, 2026
A Stranger asks me for Help Day 32
May 05, 2026
What a Campground in Portugal looks like Day 31
May 04, 2026
We Really Needed This.... Day 30
May 03, 2026
I Rolled in Pee Day 29
May 02, 2026
#198 What it's like to Walk in Seville Spain Day 28
May 01, 2026
#197 First impressions of Spain Day 27 of 365
Apr 30, 2026
#196 Meeting Strangers.. Becoming friends Day 26
Apr 29, 2026
#195 Visiting Van Lifers in Portugal Day 25 of 365
Apr 28, 2026
#194 This is Van Life in Portugal Day 24 of 365
Apr 27, 2026
#193 Van Life Portugal Starts NOW — Day 23 of 365
Apr 26, 2026
#192 Lucky Numbers the day Everything Happens... — Day 22 of 365
Apr 25, 2026
#191 Portugal Keeps Surprising Us — Day 21 of 365
Apr 24, 2026
#190 This Is The Portugal Nobody Shows You — Day 20 of 365
Apr 23, 2026
#189 "We Asked Our Toddler If We Should Move To Europe" — Day 19 of 365
Apr 22, 2026
#188 The Parts Of Parenting Nobody Talks About — Day 18 of 365
Apr 21, 2026
#187 This Is The Real Reason We Do This — Day 17 of 365
Apr 20, 2026
#186 Does YOUR Family Play Like This? - Day 16 of 365
Apr 19, 2026
#185 Portugal Keeps Surprising Us — Day 15 of 365
Apr 18, 2026
#184 We Found Something We Didn't Expect — Day 14 of 365
Apr 17, 2026
#183 She Has A Confession — Day 13 of 365
Apr 16, 2026
#182 My Dad Had No Idea He Was Right — Day 12 of 365
Apr 15, 2026
#181 We Just Sat And Watched - Day 11 of 365
Apr 14, 2026
#180 "We Went From A Castle To This" — Day 10 of 365
Apr 13, 2026
#179 "We Grew Up In Two Different Worlds" | Day 7 of 365
Apr 12, 2026
#178 "I Never Used To Be Scared Until She Was Born" — Day 6 of 365
Apr 11, 2026
#177 "She Said We Never Lacked Love" — Day 5 of 365
Apr 10, 2026
#176 "What 12 Year Old Me Wished For" — Day 4 of 365
Apr 09, 2026
#175 I Burnt Lunch Reading Your Comments — Day 3 of 365
Apr 08, 2026
#174 We're Giving 100% Away | Day 2 of 365
Apr 07, 2026
#173 Nobody Shows You This Part - Day 1 of 365
Apr 06, 2026
We Didn't Plan For This — Day 8 of 365
Mar 13, 2026
#172 Van Life Is Not Cheap Anymore (Here’s Why)
Mar 04, 2026
#171 Van Life News You Won’t Hear on Instagram
Feb 18, 2026
#170 How YOU Can Travel the World by House Sitting
Feb 10, 2026
#169 Our 2026 Plan… Might Be Crazy
Jan 16, 2026
#168 Van Life Can Be Lonely Even As A Couple
Dec 23, 2025
#167 Re-Introduction: Who We Are & How We Got Into Van Life
Dec 13, 2025
#166: Truck & Trailer vs Van Life: What We Learned on Vancouver Island
Dec 05, 2025
#165 July 2025 Vanlife News on the Road
Jul 14, 2025
#164 Life is to Short get out and LIVE IT!
Jun 08, 2025
#163 Silly Van Life Stories and Situations
May 19, 2025
#162 They’re Driving Around the World… With a Baby! Meet Tiny Planet
May 11, 2025
#161 - Van Build Electrical System Easy to Expert - Build Ep. 2
Apr 27, 2025
#160 Van Life News: This Law May Ruin Van Life
Apr 13, 2025
#159 How to Start Building your Tiny Home on Wheels - Build Ep. 1
Apr 06, 2025
#158 Why We're Selling our RV + Upcoming Live Events
Feb 16, 2025
#157 There's Nothing Like Van Life with Growing Slow and Wild
Dec 01, 2024
#156 Learning to Capture the Moment in Van Life with Gooseberry Studios
Nov 18, 2024
#155 Van Life in the United Kingdom... Is it as Hard as they say?
Oct 27, 2024
#154 Van Life News: Experts Reveal What Van Life is Really Like
Sep 27, 2024
#153 What it is like to Live in a Trailer Full Time
Sep 01, 2024
#152 After 4 Years of Van Life We're Going Back to the Start
Jul 10, 2024
#151 Life on the Road with a Baby
Jun 02, 2024
#150 Van life News: Strick Parking Rules, City Dwellers, and the End of Van Life
Mar 19, 2024
#149 Making Money (NOT ONLINE) while Traveling with Talee and Trina
Feb 25, 2024
#148 Remembering the Reasons for Van Life with James Woodruff
Feb 18, 2024
#147 Living in a Van to Bike the World with BBB Adventures
Feb 06, 2024
#144 Van Build, Babies and Skooliepalooza
Feb 06, 2024
#146 Our Van Life Year in Review + Plans for 2024
Jan 28, 2024
#145 Building Rigs for a Family and Hitting the Road with Camp Love Sick
Jan 28, 2024
#143 Talking Money and Van Life Holidays with the Frugal Friends Podcast
Nov 27, 2023
#142 Van Life News: Holiday Gifts, Walmart, and Baja Bliss
Nov 19, 2023
#141 Our Baby's Birth Story and What this Means For Us
Nov 06, 2023
#140 30 Day Van Build is it Realistic?
Oct 22, 2023
#139 The Truth about Full Time RV Living
Oct 08, 2023
#138 AI is Changing Van Life Forever with Scott from AdventureGenie
Oct 01, 2023
#137 Van Life in the News: Back to Basics
Sep 17, 2023
#136 Overcome Health Challenges for a Full Life on the Road with Adventure with Coffee
Sep 10, 2023
#135 Family of 4 Travels the World for $70 a Day
Aug 27, 2023
#134 Making Money on the Road with Tim and Carmela
Aug 20, 2023
#133 It Took 7 Years to Plan her Retirement RV Dream with Julie Noonan
Aug 13, 2023
#132 Breakdowns Don't Have to End the Adventure with Born and Bound
Aug 06, 2023
#131 News Podcast: The History and Future of Van Life
Jul 23, 2023
#130 Family of 7 Growing up a Nomad with Gabi Robledo
Jul 16, 2023
#129 Turn Your Hobby into Your Life with Out of This Van
Jul 09, 2023
#128 Alaskan Summer Van Life Tips for the Ultimate Road Trip
Jun 25, 2023
#127 Van Life is the KEY to Early Retirement with A Van Degroot
Jun 18, 2023
#126 Answering All Your Question about Van Life
Jun 04, 2023
#125 The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Guide
May 28, 2023
#124 Van Life News: Best States to Travel, Places to Park, and Vehicles to Drive
May 21, 2023
#123 How this Pilot Found the MOST Unique Vanlife Van
May 14, 2023
#122 Pros and Cons of Part Time RV Life with Helpful Camping
May 07, 2023
#121 Motorcycle Around the World with Chris Donaldson Going the Wrong Way
Apr 30, 2023
#120 Van Life News: The Trend That Isn't Going Anywhere
Apr 23, 2023
#119 Restoring a Classic Camper Van with Joe and Emma Lee
Apr 16, 2023
#118 How to Find an Inexpensive Van for Van Life
Apr 09, 2023
#117 Don't Call it a Midlife Crisis - THIS is Living!! with Our Midlife Van
Mar 26, 2023
#116 2 Babies 3 Dogs and 2 Adults Loving Life on the Road with The Briles
Mar 19, 2023
#115 Downsizing from a Bus to a Classic Camper with Doom Adventures
Mar 05, 2023
#114 Screw a Van... Get an Overlanding Rig with Alex the Nomadic Alfo
Feb 26, 2023
#113 Why We Create Our Homes, Lives, and Businesses with Basically Nomads
Feb 19, 2023
#112 Van Life News: Crap New Laws and Reasons to Get On the Road
Feb 12, 2023
#111 From Daydream to Dream Life How We Got Into Van Life with Jeff Wagg from Built to Go!
Feb 05, 2023
#110 The Ultimate Digital Nomad Solution for Seamless Internet with Jess from GoRoam.Tech
Jan 22, 2023
#109 Customize Your Van Life Dreams with Brian from Boulder Camper Vans
Jan 15, 2023
#108 Walking Across the Country with Bus Life Nomads The Golden Road
Jan 08, 2023
#107 Wishing You an FnA Holiday From a Few of Our Favorite Nomads
Dec 25, 2022
#106 Van Life News: Luxury Adventure However You Want to Enjoy It
Dec 18, 2022
#105 How Their Camper Van Rental in Australia Became a Nightmare Down Under with Stoke Loaf Van
Dec 11, 2022
#104 Dreaming Van Life Versus Living It - Lessons After 3 Years of Travel
Dec 04, 2022
#103 Perfectionism and Van Life DO NOT Jive with Nomadillo Van
Nov 27, 2022
#102 Van Life News: Homelessness Luxury Vehicles and Earning to Travel
Nov 20, 2022
#101 Don't Panic! Get your Rig Unstuck with Practical Tips from Experienced Van Lifers
Nov 06, 2022
#100 Leave Everything Behind to Follow Love to a New Country with That Expat Mom
Oct 30, 2022
#99 Is Travel in El Salvador Safe? Van Life on the Pan American Highway with Salva from Tunco Life
Oct 23, 2022
#98 Van Life News: Affordable Housing Goes Electric and Yes, It's Living in a Van
Oct 16, 2022
#97 Feel Like Crap? How to Handle Being Sick Living in a Van
Oct 09, 2022
#96 Van Life Mexico is Scary but this Nomad is Going all the Way to Chile with Matt Walk Wild
Oct 02, 2022
#95 Three Year Adventure from Boat Life to Van Life with Never Been Nomads Ernie & Ali
Sep 25, 2022
#94 Van Life News: All the Reasons Van Life Sucks
Sep 18, 2022
#93 Expectations vs Reality East Coast Van Life w Steven Moore
Sep 11, 2022
#92 Your Mind is the ONLY Obstacle Stopping You from Van Life with Andy and Laur
Sep 04, 2022
#91 Van Life News Don't Shower, Sleep on Public Land, the Cost of Van Life
Aug 28, 2022
#90 How to Become a Citizen of the World with Mikkel from Expat Money
Aug 21, 2022
#89 Finding Alignment and Life Purpose on the Road with Kaphryn Lee
Aug 14, 2022
#88 Van Life in the News: San Diego Hates Van Lifers & Will You Go Broke or Make a Fortune?
Jul 31, 2022
#87 How to Choose a Great Van Builder with Brian from Sandy Vans & Solid Wood Worx
Jul 24, 2022
#86 Finding Balance As a Young Couple on The Road
Jul 17, 2022
#85 Staying Cool in the Heat of the Summer Living in a Van
Jul 10, 2022
#84 Creating Connection on the Road with Solo Female Traveler Lisa Kalfus
Jul 03, 2022
#83 Van Life News - Star Link, Recovery in Mexico & Why Bus Life and Van Life are Very Different
Jun 26, 2022
#82 Father and Son Travel the World in a Self Converted Skoolie
Jun 19, 2022
#81 The 2nd Van Build - Why It's ALWAYS So Much BETTER with Skip and Jazz
Jun 12, 2022
#80 Five Years as Nomads - Lessons Learned and Adventures Shared with Greg and Alysa
Jun 05, 2022
#79 First Impressions and Planning for Baja Mexico Van Life
May 31, 2022
#78 Creating Van Life Content as a Full Time Gig with Krys Wanders
May 22, 2022
#77 Travel Nursing is Rewarding and Lucrative when You Live in a Van
May 15, 2022
#76 Van Life in the News: Save Cash, Blow Your Budget, Live in a Rainforest Café, the Internet has No Clue
May 08, 2022
#75 From Truck Life to Van Life and Everything in Between with Vanning Wilder
May 01, 2022
#74 How to Make Long Term Van Life Sustainable with Jess, COO & Co-Founder of Sekr
Apr 24, 2022
#73 If Your Life Doesn't Feel Right, Change It! with Stoke Loaf Van
Apr 17, 2022
#72 The Van Conversion Shop You've Been Looking For with Carefree Camper Co.
Apr 10, 2022
#71 Van Life is the Beta to Living a Good Life with Crux and Beta
Apr 03, 2022
#70 Van Life in the News - Remote Work, Glamorizing Van Life, & Gabby Petito Update
Mar 27, 2022
#69 Rent Before You Build with Fannan Van & Scenic Vans
Mar 20, 2022
#68 From Dreaming to Living Their First Month on the Road with Defining Adventure
Mar 13, 2022
#67 Starting a New Chapter in Life with the Little Old Woman Who Lives in a Van
Mar 06, 2022
#66 Van Life in the News - What the World is Saying About Our Community
Feb 20, 2022
#65 From Backpacking to Van Life Around the World with Tread the Globe
Feb 13, 2022
#64 Van Life in Brazil Travels in South America With Leandro
Feb 06, 2022
#63 How Travel Can Change Your Life and How to Make the Money to Do It with Phoebes Footsteps
Jan 30, 2022
#62 Van Life Central America Travel Guide - Going Further South with Zeqi
Jan 24, 2022
#61 Van Life Mexico Travel Guide - What to Expect When You Head South with Zeqi
Jan 15, 2022
#60 Adventure Beyond Your Limitations with Adaptive Humanity
Jan 09, 2022
#59 Bus Life CEO - Running a Business on the Road with Daniel from Henson Shaving
Jan 02, 2022
#58 Looking Back + Top Episode of 2021 with Big Logan
Dec 26, 2021
#57 Family of Four Finds Happiness on the Road with Never Say Someday
Dec 19, 2021
#56 Highs and Lows of Van Life with Musician Johnny Nocash
Dec 13, 2021
#55 The Business of Van Life with Andy from Overland Interiors
Dec 05, 2021
#54 Van Life Will Make You Thankful
Nov 28, 2021
#53 Asking Our PARENTS What They Think About Van Life
Nov 21, 2021
#52 Van Life in Ontario Canada and Finances On the Road with Travels of Heather
Nov 14, 2021
#51 Trip Planning Guide for Anyone Dreaming ALASKA
Nov 05, 2021
#50 Finding Community By Finding Yourself with Nomad Brad
Oct 28, 2021
#49 Winter is Coming! How to Prepare Your Van Life Van for Freezing Temperatures
Oct 20, 2021
#48 Van Life is Freedom with Meghan and Matt
Oct 14, 2021
#47 Tips For Van Life Couples and Relationships on the Road
Oct 07, 2021
#46 From Car Life to Van Life with Choose the Path You Take
Sep 30, 2021
#45 International Van Life in the UK and Australia with the O Team
Sep 23, 2021
#44 How to Work Full-Time & Travel Full-Time with Quench Your Adventure
Sep 16, 2021
#43 The Biggest FEARS About Van Life
Sep 09, 2021
#42 Solo Male Van Life - Money, Lonliness and a Live Car Accidnet with Wandering Bus Dude
Sep 02, 2021
#41 How Podcasts Can Help You Get On The Road Faster
Aug 19, 2021
#40 Bus Life Expectation Vs. Reality with Outback Skoolie
Aug 11, 2021
#39 Retire For Van Life with Pamela Pickering
Aug 04, 2021
#38 Live with Less To Experience More with Lady Bugout
Jul 28, 2021
#37 Lessons Learned After One Year of Van Life with Lost Renegades
Jul 23, 2021
#36 Finances, Friendship, and Feces... What Van Life is All About with Drifter Journey
Jul 14, 2021
#35 How To Get Your Van to ALASKA This Summer!!!
Jul 06, 2021
#34 You've Got to Be Handy for Van Life with The Hive Drive Bus
Jun 29, 2021
#33 Why Van Life Events are Crucial for Community Building with Jon Dean
Jun 22, 2021
#32 Stop Waiting And Start Van Living!!! With Christina Valentine
Jun 16, 2021
#31 Van Life with Dogs - Paco's One Year Van Dog Anniversary Special
Jun 10, 2021
#30 Solo Female Van Life and Overcoming Fear with Abigail Martin
Jun 02, 2021
#29 From Bus to Van and Everything in Between with Tio Aventura Van
May 20, 2021
#28 Mental Health, Depression, and Van Life
Mar 31, 2021
#27 Bus Life Vs Van Life Which is Better? With Kels and Jay
Mar 25, 2021
#26 How to Build a Van Lifers Van Step by Step
Mar 18, 2021
#25 Why Van Life and YouTube Mix Well with the Newstate Nomads
Mar 09, 2021
#24 Solo Female Van Lifer From Building to Living on the Road with Linnea
Mar 01, 2021
#23 Is a Giant RV Worth It? Limitations and How to Over Come Challenges with Adaptive Humanity
Feb 18, 2021
#22 Planning for Van Life + Making Money to Travel
Feb 07, 2021
#21 Budget Friendly Van Build Tips with a Custom Van Builder
Jan 25, 2021
#20 Making Money on the Road with the Gardenbelle's
Jan 19, 2021
#19 Is Part Time Van Life Worth It? Why Van Life with Pacific Pioneer
Dec 26, 2020
#18 Is Vanlife Legal?? Let's ask a Police Officer
Dec 13, 2020
#17 The Flow of VanLife and Intergenerational Travel Legacies
Dec 09, 2020
#16 How we Got Into Van Life
Nov 27, 2020
#15 The Challenges of Living in a Van with Your Partner: Why VanLife with @liveforadvanture
Nov 24, 2020
#14 Buying and Selling a Vanlife Van - We Sold Our Van
Oct 24, 2020
#13 Why Vanlife? Moving Into an Unfinished Rig
Oct 17, 2020
#12 Why Van Life - Working Full Time From The Road with the Zitellos
Sep 30, 2020
#11 Why Van Life with Kevin from @vanlife_unchained
Sep 10, 2020
#10 Why VanLife? Van Life Q&A
Aug 29, 2020
#9 Solar Set Up and Electrical System for Van Build
Apr 27, 2020
#8 Van Build Plumbing
Apr 06, 2020
#7 Van Life and COVID-19 - How to Travel Safely
Mar 16, 2020
#6 The Realities of Winter Van Life
Mar 04, 2020
#5 How to Insulate Your Van
Feb 21, 2020
#4 Deciding How to Layout your Van Build
Feb 16, 2020
#3 Where to Start Building your Tiny Home on Wheels
Jan 30, 2020
#2 Budget to Quit Your Job for Extended Travel
Jan 21, 2020
#1 Choosing the Right Vehicle for your Vanlife Adventure
Jan 16, 2020
FnA Van Life (Trailer)
Jan 16, 2020