When I started planning my latest campervan build, I should have known better than to fall into the rabbit hole of the great chassis debate. Mercedes Sprinter or Ford Transit? What about the Ram ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Geoffrey Morrison is a travel writer and digital nomad. There’s no such thing as a “perfect” van for conversion to a campervan.

If you don't have the patience or skills to design and build your own camper van, nor the money to buy an already converted van, there's a middle option that might satisfy you: buy a conversion kit ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first step toward the van life dream is choosing the chassis; (photo/Seiji Ishii) When I started planning my latest campervan ...