How VanLifeUK works — start here

Welcome to VanLifeUK — an independent community for vanlife, campervans and motorhomes in the UK.

New here?

  1. Sign up (free) and pick a username you’re happy to be known by.
  2. Reply on Welcome to VanLifeUK — introduce yourself — what you travel in, where you’re based (roughly), and what you’d like from this community.
  3. Browse Categories and join a conversation, or start a topic in the best-fitting category.

What belongs where?

Category Use it for
Welcome Introductions and “how do I use the forum?”
Vanlife Chat General chat, lifestyle, questions that don’t fit elsewhere
Vans, Builds & Conversions Layouts, conversions, repairs, “should I buy this van?”
Vanlife Tech & Gear Solar, batteries, heating, internet, security, kit
UK Travel & Places Routes, regions, campsites, trip reports (see location rules below)
Community & Meetups Meetups, convoys, “anyone in [area]?”
Site Feedback Ideas for the forum and for vanlifeuk.com (blog, buy/sell, rent — coming soon)

What we’re building

This forum is for discussion, advice and meeting people.

vanlifeuk.com (main site, coming soon) will add things like a blog, campervan buy & sell, private rentals, and other tools. Listings and payments will live there, not in random forum threads — we’ll link to it when it’s live.

Quick etiquette

  • Search before posting — someone may have answered already.
  • One topic, one subject — use the right category; don’t cross-post the same thing everywhere.
  • Use @ mentions sparingly.
  • Like helpful posts instead of posting “+1” or “Thanks”.
  • Flag spam or abuse — don’t feed trolls by arguing in public.

Need help?

  • Something broken or a forum idea → Site Feedback
  • Account or moderation → contact the team (see About page / support email)

Thanks for helping us grow a friendly, useful UK vanlife community.