Van Life Articles

Do vanlifers secretly hate each other, or is silent judgement just part of the lifestyle? In this chaotic edition of Vanlife Court, we investigate the UK vanlife community’s funniest unspoken truth. From stealth campers analysing tyre choices in car parks to £90k “minimalist” Sprinters with espresso machines, this painfully relatable debate covers vanlife class systems, sticker psychology, fairy light warfare and the strange tribal behaviour of campervan culture.

Did TikTok ruin vanlife, or did it just make everyone start filming coffee like a BBC nature documentary? In this chaotic edition of Vanlife Court, we investigate one of the UK vanlife community’s most divisive arguments. From geo-tagged “secret spots” packed with vans overnight to £90k “minimalist” builds full of fairy lights, drones and oat milk, this painfully relatable debate covers influencer culture, stealth camping rage and the strange performance of modern vanlife.

Do campervans really need toilets, or is carrying your own loo around deeply unhinged behaviour? In this chaotic edition of Vanlife Court, we investigate one of the UK vanlife community’s most divisive debates. From stealth campers sprinting through rainy car parks at 2am to cassette toilet owners quietly feeling superior, this painfully relatable courtroom battle covers emergency bottles, bush tactics, motorway services trauma and the brutal reality of British weather.

Awnings: practical campervan essential or rolling campsite cringe? In the first ever Vanlife Court, we investigate one of the UK vanlife community’s most divisive arguments. From stealth campers who think awnings should be illegal, to basecamp builders carrying enough lanterns to power a small village, this chaotic courtroom debate covers storms, wet dogs, relationship breakdowns, fairy lights, and the brutal reality of British weather. Court is now in session.