From 10-May through 18-May, 2024


Somehow, I don’t think I’ve ever really lived out of a van.

I mean… for most people, that’s kind of normal. But for a guy, into the outdoors, who lived in Oregon and had a good paying job? Well, I always kind of felt like I should be buying a van and working remotely while blogging and Instagramming. Like a nerd. Who blogs these days, right?


When I was planning my trip to Iceland, I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to do… My friend Bri would be in Iceland the same time I would be, so we’d planned on meeting up at some point – her tentative trip called for a big road trip along the ring road, so renting a car seemed logical to me. When I started looking around, though, I noticed that camper vans weren’t much more expensive than a car rental… and would save me money and chaos on renting hotel or hostel rooms…

I did some digging, looked into options, reserved a van, and my plans were settled.

I had a van, I’d be roadtripping around Iceland, and… well, it was going to be amazing!

The van pickup went easily – the cab to the pickup was a bit insane (thanks, Iceland), but the van pickup itself was simple. I showed up, read my book for a bit, got the van, got a tour of the van, and… suddenly found myself at the helm of a battleship much bigger than I’d expected.

This thing had it all – a bed, a kitchen, a bathroom… fridge, cabinets, everything I could want. I unpacked, put things were they felt like they should go, and suddenly had my moving home ready for an adventure.

My itinerary looked a little something like this:

• 10-May = Camping near Vik
• 11-May = Camping at Kirkjubæjarklaustur
• 12-May = Camping at Kirkjubæjarklaustur
• 13-May = Camping at Þingvellir (Pronounced Thingvellir)
• 14-May = Camping at Snorrastadir
• 15-May = Camping at Reykholar
• 16-May = Camping at Miðjanes farm
• 17-May = Camping at Þingvellir again
• 18-May = Returning the van to its stable

I wasn’t staying at any one spot for too long, but that was totally fine for this adventure – the whole advantage of the van was that I was already unpacked! I didn’t have to stress about making sure I didn’t forget anything… I just kept things where they needed to go, hiked and explored and drove, and let myself float through the adventure.

It was lovely – I heartily recommend IndieCampers to anyone considering this type of exploration through Iceland, and would (and probably will) do it again!



And last, but certainly not least – as is tradition. Food from the adventure! Note that I did cook my own dinner quite a bit in the van – advantage of having the kitchen, which made up for some of the extra costs in gas and eating out other times!