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Island 2024
The beginning in Iceland
Snow, black beaches, northern lights and the journey that sparked the dream of our own camper.
Read the storyPlanB Van · VW T5 · Overland Adventure
PlanB VanVanlife & overlanding from Austria.
We are Mario and Melanie. With our self-built VW T5.2 4Motion, we share real journeys, DIY conversion, off-road adventures and useful camper gear.
VW T5.2 · 2.0 TDI · 4Motion · Made in Austria
One van. Many adventures.From our first trip to everything still to come.
Always discovering something newShort getaways, big journeys and spontaneous detours.
4MotionFor adventures beyond the tarmac.
100% self-builtBuilt with our own hands and plenty of ideas.
The people behind PlanB_Van
From our first all-wheel-drive van to a self-built home.
PlanB_Van is Mario and Melanie. Our travel story began in Iceland in 2024. In a rented all-wheel-drive camper, we experienced snow, wind, black beaches and the freedom of waking up somewhere new every day.
Afterwards, in June 2024, we converted a Mercedes Vito into a camper ourselves and travelled through Carinthia and Tyrol. Later came our VW T5.2 4Motion, which we completely stripped, reimagined and rebuilt ourselves.
The first journeyIsland · 2024
Our first own buildMercedes Vito · June 2024
TodayVW T5.2 4Motion
Real life on the road
Journeys that leave their mark
First Iceland, then Carinthia and Tyrol, Corsica and Sardinia, and finally Norway to the North Cape. We share the beautiful moments as openly as the storms, breakdowns and changes of plan.
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June 2024
Carinthia & Tyrol
Our self-built Mercedes Vito, the first nights in our own van and mountain landscapes close to home.
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Mediterranean island tour 2025
Corsica & Sardinia
Flower-filled fields, quiet coastal spots, muddy tracks and seven images of real vanlife.
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Norway 2026
More than 8,000 km in 23 days
Seven countries, fierce crosswinds, a shattered rear window and landscapes worth every improvised solution.
View the routeRhino-Rack 270°Yokohama Geolandar ATAirholder roof rack
Our home on wheels
Simple in concept. Thought through in detail.
Woodwork, electrics and vehicle technology from one pair of hands. Many solutions are self-built, affordable and tailored precisely to the way we travel.
- VW T5.2 2.0 TDI 4Motion
- 35 mm lift with Bilstein and Eibach
- 17 × 8 inch Twin-Monotube wheels with Yokohama Geolandar AT
- Horntools Alpha winch
- ECTIVE power setup with LiFePO4, DC-to-DC charger, inverter and portable solar
VW T5 camper conversion, technology & gear
Knowledge from experience
What really works
No catalogue copy. We show solutions we have built, tested and relied on while travelling.
Keep moving together
Help us make the next adventure possible.
In March 2027, we want to take our self-built PlanB Van to Swedish Lapland. Temperatures down to minus 25 degrees, real winter conditions and a journey we will document on Instagram and YouTube.