Chad's pullout drawers preserve cooking space beside his Sprinter, with pantry lids designed to stay out of the way.
On YouTube, Living The Van Life has 737,000 subscribers and 82,781,374 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 62,899 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 2,792 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 38 of 112 in category "Travel". On Instagram, @livingthevanlife has 124,383 followers.
YouTube: The numbers today
no significant change in the last month
▲ 294,069 in the last 30 days
a new short video usually gets 10,649 views
Instagram: The numbers today
@livingthevanlife · The account on Instagram
0.64% of followers
Place on Instagram
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| By Instagram followers | 1,728 of 2,442 | 29 of 59 |
Ranked among the channels whose Instagram account is on Trari.
Instagram followers: Travel
Latest posts
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| Post | Type | Posted | Views | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open the post | Reel | August 26, 2026 | 9,366 | 492 | 35 |
| Save our public lands. It’s ours to protect. | Reel | August 24, 2026 | 7,114 | 443 | 29 |
| We can all learn from the hardest and lowest points of our lives.… | Reel | August 21, 2026 | 15,881 | 800 | 66 |
| Time is one thing we will never get back in life. Take the time while we can get… | Reel | August 19, 2026 | 38,106 | 2,269 | 84 |
| The ol’ Vanagon that could. And did. And still does. | Photo | August 18, 2026 | - | 1,191 | 70 |
| New LTVL YouTube video! Link in Bio! This is #LivingTheVanLife | Reel | August 17, 2026 | 10,990 | 767 | 25 |
| Perhaps one of my most favorite captures of the milky way. It’s not until you… | Reel | August 15, 2026 | 9,649 | 473 | 28 |
| Nomads Law. If you’ve ever spent time on the road in a home on wheels… you’ll… | Reel | August 14, 2026 | 19,369 | 1,404 | 38 |
Of the 15 latest posts: 14 Reels and 1 photo.
As of November 10, 2026
YouTube: What happened lately
Chad sets up the pullout kitchen in town and cooks start to finish in real time, and longtime viewers say it feels like the early days.
The video drawing the most views now
UNCUT: Let’s Cook a Steak in an Urban Setting | Living The Van Life
- Video published
- October 3, 2026
- Video views so far
- 61,058
- Video views, pace per day
- 155
Similar channels
YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Travel | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 2,792 of 5,393 | 38 of 112 |
| By views gained this week | 4,781 of 5,274 | 93 of 107 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,623 of 5,043 | 90 of 104 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
Subscribers in the category Travel
Views gained this week in the category Travel
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 737,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 737,000 subscribers (no significant change in the last month)
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 82,494,135 views → November 11, 2026: 82,781,374 views · average: 9,904 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 39.8 in the category: 23.9
- comments per 1,000 views
- 5.4 in the category: 1.3
- short vs long
- 5 short (up to 3 minutes), 10 long
average views per short video: 9,455
average views per long video: 51,651
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
Winter Storm In a Van - Living The Van Life | December 16, 2019 | 35:45 | 20,361,524 |
Solo Winter Camping - Living The Van Life | January 9, 2020 | 39:46 | 4,073,380 |
Surviving a Blizzard In a Van - Living The Van Life | February 17, 2019 | 12:41 | 3,797,902 |
Homeless In a Uhaul - Living The Van Life | February 26, 2020 | 36:33 | 3,494,594 |
Van Life in The Arctic - Part ONE - Living The Van Life | April 9, 2022 | 38:39 | 1,811,791 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
I took my 2020 Mercedes Sprinter van 4x4 off-road. | September 4, 2022 | 0:47 | 471,624 |
I found a dog! Here’s an update. #livingthevanlife #vanlife | September 29, 2023 | 1:00 | 59,532 |
Wanna Roll My Mercedes? BABY GOT BACK #livingthevanlife #o… | August 12, 2023 | 0:12 | 59,161 |
Clean on the outside. Cream on the inside. What’s your fav… | August 9, 2023 | 0:31 | 49,776 |
…when your wheels aren’t just for making your van look bada… | October 12, 2023 | 0:31 | 29,432 |
Stories
Chad's pullout drawers preserve cooking space beside his Sprinter, with pantry lids designed to stay out of the way.
Chad sets up the pullout kitchen in town and cooks start to finish in real time, and longtime viewers say it feels like the early days.
























