5 MISTAKES To Avoid When Buying A Campervan - Rv Buying Tips

It's the most exciting moment of all - Buying your van. Whether it's for a #conversion or whether you buy a ready-to-go RV, there are a bunch of pitfalls you want to avoid before emptying your bank account on your next #rvlife.

Here are five "vans" that you want to avoid at all costs, based on the most frequent mistakes people usually do when Buying their first RVs:

00:00 Introduction
00:36 1) Buying a van you don't like
01:30 Word of the week - Half-ass
01:49 2) Buying a van you won't use
03:06 3) Buying a van you don't need
04:35 4) Buying a van you can't repair
05:58 5) Buying expensive vans
07:06 Half-assed Conclusion
08:13 French Lesson 008

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WHO AM I
I'm Dom, a Canadian content creator and entrepreneur working and living on the roads of North America. I've been living in a van part time for the last 5 years in three different self-converted Promasters. In 2020, after a 12-month trip that was cut short because of Covid, I sold my first van to build a second one. I recently sold the second one to start building the third one. The difference now - My van needs to be a full-time production office on wheels.

My goal is to inspire others to start #vanlife​​ and to help build their very own home on wheels while living and enjoying a balanced online and offline life

[vanlifesagas]

ALL COMMENTS UNDER THIS WEEK'S VIDEO NEED TO USE THE WORD "HALF-ASS" IN A FUN WAY. GO ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

[tsneidin]

As a pilot I really appreciate the added aviation content.

[bonnierodger]

OUTSTANDING! Great content and hilarious video. Thank you. I bought a used 2014 sprinter with all the bells and whistles for 80K. I found Black mold behind the entire build. Started over from scratch. I’m broke and 1/2 way done…lol

[dougmiller]

But We feel we must have all those things we don't need. After researching van life for the past year with help from you and others I realize a lot of the things I thought I would want I could do without or build in a way as to add at a later date if so needed. So I could get away with "Half Assing "it now🤔 and Ass the other half later🤦🏻‍♂, if that makes sense. Thanks Dom.👍🏻

[susanlyon]

Great advice. We had a 2000 Eurovan camper that we loved; lots of repair folks where we live, so never a problem...until the big problem occurred in Arches NP. Would have to be towed into CO since local Moab mechanics didn't work on Eurovans, with no guarantee it could be repaired while we figured out how to get home, etc. Ended up renting a U-Haul truck with a tow dolly on the back and got home with the camper. Easy repair, but an expensive trip and didn't even get to see the Arches!! LOL

[deirdreanderson]

So glad you are back! My French has been suffering without lessons!

[sharonmeeker]

I haven’t checked in with you in awhile. This video was delightful and I’ll resubscribe for all your entertaining advice. I did a half-assed job on this comment.

[neilkinder]

Great videos and thanks for introducing Clarence Murray to me.

[RenayVildhjarta]

Oh DOM🤣You always bring me FULL-ASSED Giggles, Upliftment and JOY❣
ESPECIALLY the FRIE~ANCH LEASSSONS 🤪 brings back such memories LMAO
Did some grade school years in a VERY TINY VERY FRENCH VERY CATHOLIC Hamlet in Northern Alberta...all classes were in French taught by Nuns 🧟‍♀️even 'English' class
Definitely 1/2 ASSED those exams🍁 with stripes on both sides of my hands😵
Oh the good old days?😂

[whiteeulogianraven]

yeeeeaahhh BABBY Pura Vida on the sky!!! Very soon.

[ddrift]

Happiness is not one size fits all, buy whatever makes you happy and satisfied...and whatever your pocket can afford...some people just have bottomless pockets.

[TexasChance]

Great video! Love my French Canadian Lesson!

[waiferx]

HALF-FAST: “Did you just ‘half-fast’ my coffee?”

[RenayVildhjarta]

😂COMPLETELY enjoyed the 1/2 assery of this video 💯
Thanks for FULFILLING my ASS❤✌🏽🍀🙏

[adriankung]

So many good points here --- and I was initially reluctant to do things Half-ass, but when I figured out how much money$$$$, time, and emotional investment it would cost to do things "all out" or Full-ass, I decided I could save a bundle both before and during my travels and just make do with my older Kia Sorento.
I'll let you know how it works out from South America one day...
Cheers!...from North Vancouver

[Syberz]

As the great Ron Swanson once said: "Don't half-ass two things, whole ass one thing".

[whiteeulogianraven]

At this moment I could just get my dogs and jump on a Piaggio APE and hit the road. I wish I could meet half-ass people to fix through life, but mostly are unfixable full ass (did I use it correctly?); anyways, I would end up building my Van around my dogs needs, a good sound system, cinema screen and Coffee. ¡PURA VIDA!

[jaycebechtol]

Im wanting to fully live in my van since i only work weekends and i love the idea of just being able to take off. However its just me and my two cats. So its oddly made things easier to map out what i need and what sort of design im going for. Simple. Some frills like solar cause I'm a nerd who cant give up their anime while on the road and id like to watch things most of the day lol. Also oddly custom cabinets both to hold my cats litter but also a built in cat hutch to lock em up when were on the move for long distances.

[ads]

I made mistake (4). Freaking Westfalia needs T4 engine repair. Heads alone are 4500. Engine rebuilding is ~10k. Even if I switch the engine it's 10k. I so regret I did that, why I was such a fool, OMG

[livinginthenow]

I spent ZERO DOLLARS for my beautiful van. How? I traded my car (which was already paid off) for it. Direct swap. No money changed hands during the sale. No "van payment" due each month. All the money I have spent on it is for conversion and maintenance. I'm a VERY happy camper. [Sorry, Dom. I tried to use HALF-ASS in a funny way, but I half-assed it.]