Guides

Camper knowledge, honestly explained.

from the purchase decision to the parking space

Everything I learned in years on the street - sorted by topic. Each article has a fold-out summary for when you're in the middle of packing. πŸ˜‰

🧭 Buying advice

Is a camper something for you?

Instagram is full of them: camper with the back door open on the beach, steaming coffee in your hand, the sea behind. No wonder that more and more people are turning to their own rolling home...

7 min. reading time
🚐 Buying advice

Finding the right camper

The decision is made: a camper is needed. But then the real challenge begins. Alcove or panel van? New or used? Buy, rent or expand yourself? ...

7 min. reading time
🚐 Buying advice

Campervan, partially integrated, alcove or integrated?

The four types of motorhomes honestly explained - with advantages and disadvantages so you know which one suits your travel style. From the maneuverable panel van to the luxury class...

6 min. reading time
πŸš— Buying advice

Car or camper? When is your car enough?

Do you really need a motorhome - or is your normal car completely sufficient? The pragmatic comparison of both worlds, plus the most important advice of all: test first, then rent...

6 min. reading time
πŸ”§ Buying advice

Camper technology under control: operation & maintenance

Water, electricity, gas, heating: the on-board technology follows simple principles. The guide with an annual maintenance plan, departure checklist and the most expensive beginner's mistakes that you can avoid...

8 min. reading time
πŸ’› Vanlife Basics

What is Vanlife?

A van on a lonely beach, the back door open, laptop on your knees, the sunset behind - that's what vanlife looks like on social media. Millions of posts under the corresponding...

6 min. reading time
πŸŽ’ Travel planning

The big packing list for the camper trip

On their first camper trip, most people pack as if they were going on an expedition to the end of the world. On the fifth trip, everything fits into half of the cupboards - and still nothing is missing. The...

6 min. reading time
πŸ—ΊοΈ Travel planning

Route and budget planning for the camper trip

"We just drive off and see where it takes us" - that sounds like freedom, but it often ends with a hectic search for a parking space in the dark, a blown budget and a return trip in the ...

7 min. reading time
β›Ί Pitches & overnight stay

Campsite, parking space or free standing?

The question of all questions on every camper trip is: Where are we tonight? The answer determines costs, comfort, safety and, last but not least, the feeling of traveling. Between...

7 min. reading time
🍳 Vanlife Basics

Cooking in the camper: good food on two burners

Two burners, thirty centimeters of work surface - and yet you often eat better on the go than at home. One-pot principle, the right equipment and the washing-up school with little water...

7 min. reading time
🌿 Vanlife Basics

Sustainable travel: caravanning & ecology

Can a diesel vehicle that weighs tons be sustainable? The honest ecological balance sheet - and the levers that really count: traveling closer, solar power, clean wastewater and less waste...

7 min. reading time
πŸ’° Travel planning

Saving on the camper trip: the budget guide

Gas, overnight stays, food, tolls: If you know the big cost factors, you will travel twice as long on the same budget. The most effective savings tips - sorted by effect...

8 min. reading time
πŸŽ’ Travel planning

Packing list for car camping: sleeping in the car

No motorhome necessary: ​​With a folding mattress, thermal mats, stove and power bank, the station wagon becomes a base camp. The complete packing list for spending the night in the car - minimalist and clever...

5 min. reading time
🀝 Pitches & overnight stay

The camping etiquette: the unwritten rules

Plot respect, rest times, clean sanitary facilities and the ambassador role when free standing: the code of conduct that no one hands out - but everyone expects...

7 min. reading time