Has it been a dream of yours to travel Europe in a Campervan? Then look no further — this comprehensive blog post is FILLED with tips and advice on how to have the best van adventure ever. We spent 8 months living in our beautiful Ford Transit campervan conversion exploring Europe, and now you can too with the help of this guide.
We get asked a lot about how we did it and what it costs so we are sharing our experiences, the good and bad with you! So if you are curious about what it takes, already have a camper van or want to add a road trip through Europe to your bucket list — dive right in. This budget for us, was super easy to stick to. We were in it for the long haul and once you are on the road you realise how little you actually need to spend in order to have an incredible time. This might seem like a big investment including the daily budget, but once you sell your van you get that money back.
Think how much money you would be spending on transport and hotels, the hours wasted on public transport and not being able to stay in some of the most insanely beautiful locations in Europe.
This will make your time in your van much more comfortable. Medium Roof vans also work for some people. We spent hours researching the pros and cons of various types of vans and which models might suit our needs. Try and get something with a good service history and ask a garage to give it a once over. Is it easy to get replacement parts abroad, how many miles on the clock etc?
Luckily building our own van allowed us to plan our bed layout and what mattress we wanted. We loved our double memory foam bed so it was worth the effort researching! We wanted to be able to go fully off-grid for a few days at a time without having to fill up on water, empty our toilet and get supplies. So we had a fridge, large water storage, solar energy and a running tap to keep us sustained. How much electricity will you use or need — will you go solar and be a true off-grid explorer? It took us about 2 months working 6 days a week to do our Ford Transit campervan conversion!
