Top 10 Best Vans To Live In FULL TIME

If you're joining the van life or want a new camper van for long term travel then these are the 10 best vans to live in full time!

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1. Mercedes Sprinter

2. VW Transporter

3. Vauxhaul Movano

4. VW Crafter

5. Ford Transit

6. School Bus

7. Renault Trafic

8. Sportsmobile 4X4

9. Fiat Ducato

10. Hymer Vision Venture

[VanClan]

Thanks for watching everyone, it's much appreciated! ❤️ Let us know what YOUR favourite van to live in is! 👇

[drumcdoo]

Can't believe so many of these have no shower/toilet room, absolutely essential in my opinion from personal experience. Easily fitted and have been many times by good designers who understand how to use limited space. All very well if you're at a camp site and don't mind queuing for hours, and so handy en-route when you're in traffic. Also vans are in high demand when it comes to selling because they are not day vans.

[davidgodley]

This past April of 2020 I retired from trucking. I bought a 2016 Ford Transit van with a mid high roof. It already has fiberglass insulation in the walls and ceiling as well as running boards. It also has the trailer tow package and a V6 310 HP twin turbo EcoBoost engine and is great on gas. I downloaded the Ford app and discovered that it was over due for the permanent fix on the driveshaft flex coupling. I really like it especially because gas is cheaper than diesel.
If you want a school bus then look for one that has a Cummins engine and an Alison transmission.

[LikeToDrive]

00:55 Mercedes Sprinter
02:02 VW Transporter Bus
03:10 Vauxhall Mivano
04:38 VW Crafter
05:52 Ford Transit
07:07 Classic American School Bus
08:22 Renault Trafic
09:28 Ford Sportsmobile
10:30 Fiat Ducato
11:36 Hymer VisionVenture

[sverduijn]

The Ducato/Promaster is nr1 big van if you don't need 4x4. Sleep in the width. Because it's FWD there is no drivetrain going to the back so the floor is lower which means more interior space.

[ianmuir]

Like the huge towing hooks on the Fiat, your going to need them

[coogswin]

Had to watch the school bus one about 8 times to figure out what bus features they were talking about. I still don't know for sure, but, sure enjoyed that part.

[cloudyrblx]

When I grow up imma live in a van, like you could literally drive anywhere anytime you want

[apollo]

Let me tell you I have had bus conversions, hi roof long wheel base transit, small vans and now a four berth C class Winebaggo... and what makes it the best, is if the weather is bad or your confined with a pandemic lock down it is big enough to not drive you crazy if you don't go outside....plus at just on 20ft in length I can fit in a standard parking bay....which is a massive consideration on the road.

I'm not forced to convert a bed to sit down, and it has 1100w of solar 300AH of lithium house batteries, diesel heater, decent fridge freezer and max air fan.

Things I would do differently is buy a motorhome with no rubber or joins on the roof, squeeze extra PV solar on the roof and gone for about 700AH of Lithium house batteries....which could of replaced the propane cooker with an induction cooker and run electric hot water and maybe given me limited off grid AC...

Happy travels.

[havefunbesafe]

The best one is the one you can afford; I don’t care if it’s a 1993 Caravan...it’s about mindset not luxury.

[almilani]

My 91 - 3/4 ton Dodge Ram van. Isnt fancy but it holds a lot of stuff. A twin bed. PROPANE STOVE- PORTA POTTY - SUN SHOWER. AND A ROOF RACK WHEN NEEDED. KEEP IT SIMPLE.

[LoneWolf-nizj]

6.5 inches of "Ground Clearance" may be "whopping" for a Van however, in real world offroading, you want better than 8". It'll go offroad (dirt roads), but don't mistake it for a Jeep... or you'll be stuck somewhere you shouldn't be. Just an FYI, from someone's who's been offroading for over 30 years.

[Sepa]

If merc asks 250K for a new camper van, it makes houses look really cheap... 😃...or cars way over-priced...I'm tilting toward option nr 2.

[TadWohlrapp]

Regarding spare parts for VW Crafters: the first generation (2006–2017) are basically just rebadged Sprinters, so parts are easy to come by.

[Scrambler]

I bought a 2021 Ford E350 cutaway van with a 14'5" box.
It has a 84" ceiling and is 78" interior width.

[darrenjones]

Er no it’s the fiat ducatto Seville built van first (aka Peugeot boxer Citroenrelay ) built under license in the USA as a dodge Promaster not the other way round same with the Mercedes Sprinter

[jeanhilton]

Brilliant. I’d love any of them really.

[zeus]

The Sprinter vans here in North America (especially the ones built with the Chrysler-Dodge labels) are the diametric opposite of durable. Corrosion is a problem here, as is fit and finish, life expectancy of handles/fittings, etc. and resistance of glass panels to cracking as we travel over our less-than-stellar highways and secondary routes. Other makes like the Ford Transit and Nissan vans seem to fare better in this environment. Go figure...

[Dartamayan]

Vision venture. Finally someone did my dream van

[MarcoTorrance]

I'm not sure if a missing toilet and shower makes you really that independent and worth for living in a van. 
It may differ from country to country, but in Germany it's not allowed to boo-boo in the forest and public generally.