Share Your Story

FAQ

What should I talk about in my story?

Here are some topics we recommend discussing:

tell us about yourself
why you decided to live van life
how you transitioned from a normal life to van life
what vehicle you live in
why you chose this vehicle
how much you spent on the van and conversion
challenges you faced during the build
how you make money on the road
how much you spend and earn per month
advice you have
anything else you would like to discuss
etc...

Note: you are NOT obligated to include all this information. These are just some pointers for inspiration.

Where will my story be promoted?

You Story may be promoted on some or all of the following mediums:

@project.vanlife feed or stories
@vanlifecamper feed or stories
@vanlifedistrct feed or stories
@projectvanlife Pinterest profile (which currently gets 1.4 million monthly viewers)
projectvanlife.com website which gets over 50k monthly viewers

Do all stories get approved?

Our Approval Process is as follows:

Your submitted story goes through a review process to make sure it meets our standards
Submission gets approved or rejected
- if rejected steps 3 & 4 are not executed and you will receive an email from our team telling you why it was rejected
Your story will get edited and formatted by one of our team members
Your story is scheduled for posting

Reasons why we may reject a submission:

Post schedule is full
Story doesn’t make sense
Too many grammar/spelling mistakes
Multiple submissions that are the same or similar
Submission appears to be only for the purpose of promotion and/or contains too much promotional content
Other reason – will be specified by our team

When we reject a story submission we notify the requester and give them the opportunity to correct the issue.