After living in Piedmont and travelling by plane, car and train, in May 2022 we decided to turn our everyday life upside down and live for an indefinite period on board a van.

The Roadcar 540  , Possl’s entry-level model, seen and bought from Beltramo Campers  in Cuneo, won us over from day one. Few frills, essential but just right. We were, and still are, missing those two or three things to make it perform the way we need. Only by actually living on board and weighing every truly necessary need did we decide whether or not to invest in certain accessories, without chasing trends or flashy upgrades. We also didn’t want to replace the original accessories right away, preferring to use them until the very end to avoid pointlessly wasteful purchases.

On this page you’ll find all the information about our van, the story of its evolution, and all the costs incurred (purchase and maintenance).

The Van in brief

History and evolution of the Van

This section is dedicated to the timeline of how we decided to embark on this adventure and why we chose one accessory over another. We made plenty of mistakes driven by inexperience and by the budget we’d set ourselves, but little by little we’re improving.

The full month-by-month diary of the van’s upgrades and costs is still only available in Italian — you can read it on the Italian version of this page  . An English translation is on its way.