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Vanlife Resources for Building & Living Ecologically on The Road
 
 
 
 
 
 

resources for
Building & Living Ecologically
on the Road

EcoVan.org is a one-stop resource for folks looking to design and build a more eco-friendly, non-toxic camper van, RV, or tiny house using natural materials. We’ve put extensive research and field-testing into everything we recommend to provide you with the information you need to craft healthy, resilient living spaces.

EcoVan.org also has tips and information for living a low-impact, peaceful, and ecologically-conscious lifestyle as a full-time nomad or a weekend-warrior. While VanLife is itself an ecological choice, there are many ways to reduce your impact and connect more deeply to the Land and the systems that sustains us.

 
 

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Are Eco-friendly Materials Durable?
Are Eco-friendly Materials Durable?

When chosen and assembled with care, natural materials can provide impressive, long-term solutions for building an Eco Van.

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How to Feel at Home Anywhere
How to Feel at Home Anywhere

Here are some tips for getting to know, and maybe even falling in love with the land you’re on right now.

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Start Seeing Native Land
Start Seeing Native Land

There are more than 574 Tribal Nations in the United States alone. We’re always on Native Land! Learn about Native culture and land to live and travel more ecologically.

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Beware of the Apps!
Beware of the Apps!

Our list of the best apps for thinking, planning, and living ecologically on the road. Including Vanlife community, camping, weather, and information apps. I bet there is at least one that you’ve never heard of!

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Top 3 Eco Van Building Tips
Top 3 Eco Van Building Tips

You should consider these three things before you start your DIY camper van build!

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How to Build an Eco Van
How to Build an Eco Van

By its nature, living in a van is an ecological action; a decision to get outside, learn from our environment, and make positive changes. But can the van itself also be ecological?

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EcoVan.org / @christopherives will be offering an exploratory nature walk / Forest Bath at the FREE @goodvibe.collective Summer Solstice Van Camp this weekend! 🌿🚐 Space is limited but we hope to see you there! All are welcome, regardless of how yo
Springtime #Vanlife Vibes 🚐🌿 How do you find camps? At EcoVan.org we recommend @freeroamhq - a FREE nonprofit travel app with MVUM (motor vehicle use maps) from the forest service, cell coverage maps, wildfire info, social networking and more. It'
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Are you a cloud spotter? What sort of neat things have you seen in the sky during your travels? Tag #EcoVanlife and @EcoVan_org when your rolling home nestles in with the natural world 🌿🚐🏔 📸: @christopherives Land of the Ute #vanlifediaries
Spending the morning amongst the clouds. ☁️🚐⛅️ Land of the Ute. ~9,000 ft asl. Among aspen clones and spruce. It was a chilly night and the morning brought sheets of misty clouds over the mountain top, dappling the ground with moments of warm sun.
Ecofriendly Van traveling through the Ecosystem.... 🚐🏜... Where have you brought your tiny home? #ecovanlife #ecovan #buildecovans #responsiblevanlife #responsibletravel #nontoxicvanlife #ecoexplorer #4x4vans #4x4vanlife #make4x4vans #vanlifeexplo
 
 
 

the • VITRUVIAN VAN

 
I live on top of mountains. 🏔 I live in ancient forests 🌲 and in great canyons 🏜. I live along the coast 🌊 and deep in the desert 🌵. I live here and everywhere 🌄, an explorer and a hermit all at once. 🚐 . #utahtravels #utahunique #lifeelevated
 

THe Most Ecological Adventure Van… IS FOR SALE!!

The “Vitruvian Van” is the first entirely eco-friendly van. It was scratch-built by artist and EcoVan.org founder Christopher Ives inside the shell of a GMC Savana 1500 AWD cargo van. This off-road adventure vehicle is the product of well over 1,000 hours of sustainable building research and advanced ecological design, and was hand-crafted only from natural, non-toxic, durable materials.

Every aspect of this van has been painstakingly-curated in consideration of its ecological footprint. Learn more about the build process, the clever space-maximizing and energy-minimizing designs, and the natural materials and finishes that together make this the most eco-friendly camper van ever.

Here at EcoVan.org we’re not suggesting that every van needs to be this eco-friendly. But if you wanted to dive deep, it might look like this.