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Van Life Essentials

Here are our must have essentials for vanlife. We believe you need these things for vanlife and are the items every campervan needs. These are the last bits to add to your vanlife essentials list. So read on and find out all the handy things to have in a campervan.

Van Life Must have - Solar trikle charger, must have for a self build camper

Solar Trickle Charger

A must have for any van build. Will save you van battery and it easy to connect

We had the wrong battery in our van during the build. It was a massive head ache that could have been solved by this solar trickle charger! if you're doing a van build you need this.

Best pots and pans for space saving in a van. These nesting pots and pans save lots of space in a van.

Nesting pots and pans

Heavy duty, nesting, removable handle pans.

When looking for pans it's really hard to find lieghtweight van friendly pans. These aren't light but they stack and we took 4 pans from this set.

Best Van Life internet - Starlink

Starlink

Elon Musk's wifi solution that connects to satalites in space.

We got starlink (at great expense) to make sure we were realibly connected on the road for Mike's job and it's been fantastic.

Van Life essential extendible rail for garage or bathroom. Hanging storage in a van.

Extendible rail

Extendible rail for extra storage

Hanging space is precious in a van and this gave us loads of room. We have it up in our shower to hang coats and when they are wet the water just drops into the shower tray.

Good van life gadget. Van life safety and van life essential product

18 in 1 Tool

A 18 in 1 tool that is small to keep handy. This has fixed many of our Van Life problems!

All the tools you need from pliers, wire cutters, wire strippers, saws, rope cutters, spring scissors, rulers, can openers and bottle openers, files and Replaceable screwdriver, etc.

Plastic free dust pan and brush for van life

Metal dust pan and brush

This is a must for Van Life we are always sweeping the van.

Metal dust pan and brush plastic free!

Van Life Essential - Karcher Window vac to prevent condensation in van life

Karcher Window Vac

A way to collect condensation. The best thing we have for vanlife

Another essential. You will get condensation and this will save you time. We have used it everyday since moving into the van, even in summer.

Best enamel Van Life or Camping Plates

Plates/bowls

The most beautiful tableware set I have found in enamel

This is my favourite decor part of our van. A special present gifted by family. The most beautiful plates.

Instax mini printer to print all the van life memories - best van life products

Instax Mini Printer

Print your amazing travel photos on this handheld printer

We use this to print our most special memories from our van trips. We hang them in the van to make it feel even more like home.

Lightweight Matress for Van Life. Flexible and can be rolled to store in a van

Panda Mattress Topper

A lightweight solution compared to a mattress. Makes our sofa cushions a super comfy bed

We don't have a fixed bed so we orignal were going to sleep on our sofa cushions. This wasn't that confy so we bought this topper. It's not too heavy and we roll it up each morning.

Van life gadgets and essentials. 12v cigarette charger with 2 usbs. Fits in a Mercedes Sprinter

12v cigarette charger

Small cigarette charger with 2 USB ports

This fits perfectly in a sprinter and allows us to charge gadgets and phones as we drive.

Extendible hose for van life. Best hose for van life. Best hose for filling up a van.

Extendible Hose

Small. compact extendible hose with multiple tap adaptors

Our extendible hose which we use to fill up the van with water. This is great as you can't always get too close to the tap.

Ikea Door mats for van life

Ikea Door Mats

Add some style to your van while (trying) to keep out the dirt

We put mats at the entrance to catch all the dirt - this half works but the van is still dirty all the time. i guess that goes with outdoor living.

Instax mini printer film to print all the van life memories - best van life gadgets

Instax Mini Printer Film

Polaroid film for the instax mini printer

The film for the instax printer. I love they are polaroid style.

Van Life Essential - Rubber matting to stop van life rattling

Rubber Matting

Stop the rattles and shifts of stuff while driving

This stuff is amazing. We don't have a cutlery divider but this stuff prevents any movement while driving. We use it for plates, pans, bowles, utensils and more. You need this stuff if you live on the road.

Kodak projector case. 150 kodak projector hard shell case

Kodak Projector Case

Hard shell case to protect your projector

We have a larger case than this which I couldn't find so here's the offical Kodak 150 Projector

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