From car camping to living in a converted bus: more than vans at Peace Love & Vans (Part 3)

Ep. 324 - Join us as we share our experience as the fun continues with day 3 at Peace Love & Vans - the largest camper van gathering in the southeast - organized by ‪@VanlifeOutfitters‬. Today we’re sharing a look at one of the smallest and one of the biggest rigs here at the event: a Prius car camper lived in by a man and his dog and a converted school bus lived in by a family of 6. Withlacoochee River Park in Dade City, Florida is transformed into a 1960s-inspired van village, bringing together vanlifers and enthusiasts from across the country for a weekend of fun featuring hundreds of vans ranging from DIY builds to professionally converted vans and everything in between. The jam-packed schedule is filled with van tours, workshops, raffle prizes, live music, and an awesome community of nomads and adventure-loving people! With over 500 vans and other rigs on display, there is no shortage of conversions to check out and lots of fun activities! We took a look at lots of really neat self-built camper vans as well as professionally converted camper vans plus car campers, converted school buses, ambulances, and more. We also had a great time with our fellow nomad friends and meeting lots of new friends and subscribers. It was an awesome experience! 🚐 VANLIFE YOUTUBER FRIENDS IN THIS VIDEO: ‪@BoondockingWithBoomer‬ ‪@Every_State_Park‬ ‪@GoodnightTrail‬ ‪@FnAVanLife‬ ‪@Prius_Brent_Goldie‬ ‪@GoSmall.LiveLarge‬ ‪@Weretherussos‬ From car camping to living in a converted bus: more than vans at Peace Love & Vans (Part 3) FILM DATES: March 9-11, 2025 ☑️ SUBSCRIBE TO FOLLOW ALONG ON OUR VAN LIFE ADVENTURES ► https://bit.ly/2XvSth7 Instagram:   / steveandaudra   Facebook:   / steveandaudra   ☑️ BECOME A PATRON ►   / steveandaudra   Help put gas in our tank and get a few extra perks including our undying love and devotion! 🙂 ☑️ SHOP OUR AMAZON STORE ► https://www.amazon.com/shop/steveaudra Use this link to learn about our favorite products or support our channel when you shop on Amazon! (As Amazon Affiliates we get a tiny percentage of every qualifying purchase you make.) ☑️ SAVE 5% off purchases for your van or RV with coupon code: BMXJYUJ ► https://www.recpro.com/?referral=BMXJYUJ ☑️ SAVE MONEY ON GAS with GetUpSide! ► https://upside.app.link/3UJK2 - Get an extra 15¢/gal bonus the first time you make a purchase 👉 ABOUT US: We're Steve and Audra, a van life couple from South Florida who share a passion for cheap travel, nature, wildlife, DIY projects, and adventure! After about 2.5 years, we finished converting our 2019 Ford Transit high roof cargo van into a tiny home on wheels. We've been sharing our experience as we travel the country on a low budget with our cat Lady Gray Gray Gillespie Pinkerton. We invite you to follow along on our journey! If you have any questions, we’re happy to answer! Comment below or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram and we’ll respond as soon as possible. And please don’t forget to subscribe to our channel! ❌ JOIN US IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING! We've committed to donating at least 10% off our channel proceeds to Destiny Rescue to fight trafficking. Join us in the fight: 👉 DONATE: advocatesfundingfreedom.funraise.org/fundraiser/steve-audra VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: 00:00 Day 3 at Peace Love & Vans 03:18 Van life workshops with We're the Russos & Go Small, Live Large 03:51 Behind the scenes at Peace Love & Vans 04:27 Tour of a converted Prius car camper 07:45 Van life workshop with FnA Van Life 09:04 Tour of a converted Skoolie for family of 6 10:53 Last morning of Peace Love & Vans 12:00 Free overnight camping at Lake Okeechobee 12:30 Peace Love & Vans wrap up & memories MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS: Wooshs 02.wav by toyoto -- https://freesound.org/s/93758/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Light wooshes by florianreichelt -- https://freesound.org/s/447806/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Woosh_Low_03.wav by moogy73 -- https://freesound.org/s/425699/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Wooshs 01.wav by toyoto -- https://freesound.org/s/93757/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 "Bike, Bell Ding, Single, 01-01.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org Camera Shutter by ThompsonMan -- https://freesound.org/s/166500/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 "Run Amok" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ------ #vanlife #nomads #vanlifefestival