Van Life: California to Texas | First Trip in Our 2021 Ford Transit Van Build!

We have spent the last year converting our 2021 Ford Transit cargo van into a home on wheels. In this video, we are finally taking it out for its first test trip, as we drive from Northern California to Austin, Texas in 4 days.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Day 1 - driving to Shafter, CA
0:42 - Unpacking the van
2:13 - Day 1 update & Harvest Host
5:02 - Day 2 - Shafter CA to Kingman AZ
6:03 - Stay at the Kingman, AZ KOA
7:35 - Day 2: Kingman, AZ to Amarillo, TX
8:29 - Pit stop in New Mexico
10:09 - Harvest Host #2
12:40 - Amarillo, TX to Austin, TX
14:34 - Vegan food & shopping in Austin, TX
16:24 - First time at Buc-ees & trying Beaver Nuggets
17:52 - A weekend at Austin City Limits & outro

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