This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brianna Walston, a content creator in Nevada who does van life full time ... I will shower there a lot. You can almost always find me at ...

Amélise, pictured, said she would change her shower situation if she was building her van from scratch againCredit: Instagram/ameinavan Amélise (@ameinavan) has garnered over 514,000 subscribers ...

photogenic life living in a van. But the reality is far from glamorous, van dwellers say. To take a shower, some use truck stops, gyms, friends' houses or the beach. One man said he just dumps ...

and a full wet room. Since space is at a premium inside a van, most outfitters choose to forgo the bulkhead and keep the interior open. The folks at Van Life Builds don't shy away from ...