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11 Cool Airstream Campers You Can Rent for a Taste of #VanLife
Interested in building out your own dream camper for long weekends — or a whole life — on the road? Check out these beautifully renovated Airstreams and trailers around the US.
Life on the road can be full of wonderful surprises, but moving from a large — and stationery — house into a van or camping trailer is a huge adjustment, no matter how cool and carefree the lifestyle can look on social media.
If you're interested in giving #VanLife a shot this spring and summer, these beautifully restored and renovated Airstreams and tiny trailers are a great way to ease into small-space living. Most of them are rooted in or close to trendy cities, so you can basecamp at the trailer with the freedom to explore by car without worrying about leaving your wheeled home unattended.
Here are some of our favorite rentals to inspire your renovation dreams. Want to learn a little more about what it's like to live tiny? Check out how travel bloggers Siya Zarrabi and Kristen Sarah renovated their vintage Airstream for full-time life on the road with their toddler and adventure pup.
Once you step inside this lovely camper, you might forget you’re in an RV. This trailer at the edge of the Marshalltown Fairgrounds in Iowa has a full kitchen and two beds with space for four. A cozy desk space makes this a great spot to trial-run living and working from an RV without actually committing to life on the road.
This cozy one-bed camper in Tucson, Ariz., has a feature you’d likely not expect from a camper: a working electric fireplace. The open floor plan allows for a workspace — complete with USB charging ports — and other distinct areas in spite of its small square footage, making the space feel larger than it really is.
This 27-foot, 1974 Airstream trailer was home to its hosts while they were building their house, so they know a thing or two about tiny house living. Build a fire by the creek that runs near the trailer and settle in to roast marshmallows and imagine life on the road. There's room for two and plenty of hiking and outdoor adventure minutes away.
One of the best parts of van life — or Airstream life — is taking advantage of the great outdoors. This picture-perfect, two-person Airstream between San Antonio and Austin has a hot tub you can enjoy underneath the stars, complete with an outdoor shower steps away, and a fire pit and hammock.
Book yourself a romantic getaway at this mini Airstream complex on an animal sanctuary in the Santa Monica Mountains about half an hour from Los Angeles. You’ll be sleeping in a 1960 Airstream Land Yacht, and you’ll also have access to the 1948 Wee Wind Airstream steps away, which the hosts have set up as a snack trailer. The site is intended to be a romantic couples’ getaway, so it’s limited to two guests and has a private jacuzzi. The hosts can set up experiences for you like sessions with a celebrity personal trainer, or set you up with surfboards to tackle the waves nearby.
