Why We Chose a Mercedes Vario for Full-Time Family Van Life (Full Tour)

We sold almost everything and moved our family into a Mercedes Vario 813D to live and travel full-time.

This is a full tour of our family Vario van. How we sleep, cook, home educate, store everything, and actually live day-to-day in a moving house with kids (and our nervous systems intact… mostly).

If you’re dreaming about:
• family van life
• full-time travel
• home educating "on the road"
• downsizing + slow living
• or wondering “could we actually live in a van with childrem?”

This video is for you.

We’ll walk you through the layout, what works, what doesn’t, and why we chose a Mercedes Vario for long-term family living instead of a Sprinter or bus.

This isn’t highlight-reel van life. It’s real, lived-in, freedom-chasing, occasionally chaotic family life on wheels.

If this resonates, subscribe—we’re documenting the whole journey.

🌾 Welcome to nomestia. Our family’s journey into full-time van life, unschooling, and wayfinding through a changing world.

We sold our home, packed up our life, and hit the road with our three children, our dog, and our cat to live a life rooted in freedom, learning, and connection.
For us, home isn’t four walls: it’s a feeling in our nervous systems, a hearth we carry wherever we go.

In this video, we share who we are, why we chose this life, and what nomestia really means.

Expect stories of:
⛺️ Full-time van life with our children: the magic and the meltdowns.
🪶 Unschooling + homeschooling: learning through curiosity, nature, and adventure.
🌀 Wayfinding in a polycrisis: tending to resilience, adaptability, and joy.
🌱 Family travel & slow living: from the UK to Europe to Morocco, exploring the world as our classroom.

✨ Join the hearth: start tending to yourself, your children, and your family in with your free Tending to the Hearth in a Polycrisis handbook → https://nomestia.substack.com

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