409. Is Vanlife For Us? Our Time In The Noovo Plus Campervan

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🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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This week, we recap our four-day trip in a @noovovans Plus Class B camper van, and discuss the trade-offs of small spaces versus easier setup and mobility. Is a van in our future? We also discuss clickbait coverage of a camp host tragedy and a new Starlink cross-border verification requirement. *Get links and more in the show notes at https://RVMiles.com/408*Support RV Miles and independent RV journalism 👉 https://rvmiles.com/milemarkers*Curated, not Regurgitated. Sign up for the RV Miles Newsletter: https://rvmiles.com/mailinglist/*HOMECOMING tickets are on sale: https//rvmiles.com/homecoming Support our Sponsors:*Check out all Blue Ox has to offer at https://BlueOx.com*Find all the RV parts and gear you need at etrailer: https://www.etrailer.com/vehicle-finder.aspx?etam=p0001*Get 30% off your next mattress at https://rvmattress.com/rvmiles with code RVMILES*Start your worry-free trial of Travlfi at https://travlfi.com*Find Liquified at https://liquifiedrv.com/ and get 20% off with code RVMILES Track SSTK_MUSIC_ID 437726– Monetization ID MONETIZATION_ID AMXDXB4BX5FLHUYE 00:00 Intro01:13 Trip Setup Overview02:31 Why Noovo Plus06:13 Layout Walkthrough08:30 Lounge Bed Versatility11:52 Ride Quality Notes14:45 Sponsor Break16:27 Systems Tour19:19 Windows, Tanks, Toilet21:19 Kitchen Power Setup23:45 Little Design Details30:29 Quibbles42:04 Sponsor42:44 Small Space Organization47:42 Minimalism Versus Convenience49:30 Future Travel Plans52:37 Van Costs Explained54:29 Why Van Life Works01:00:33 Liquified Giveaway And Sale01:01:44 Starlink Passport Hassle01:07:26 Camping History Book Pick01:09:37 Clickbait Tragedy Coverage01:19:35 Audiobook Recommendation01:23:50 Final Wrap And Homecoming

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0:31.8	Is van life for us? We just spent the better part of a week in a camper van, and we're going
0:37.2	to talk about our experience and how it's different from the better part of a week in a camper van and we're going to talk about
0:37.8	our experience and how it's different from the other types of camping we've done over the years
0:42.5	and review the Nouveau Plus in our experience in Nouveau's great luxury camper van. This is
0:48.8	the RV Miles podcast. Welcome to episode number 409 of RV Miles. I'm Jason.
0:56.2	And I'm Abby, and we are two RVers who, along with our boys, have been crisscross in North America on one epic road trip since 2016.
1:04.8	Here at RV Miles, we talk all things RV and outdoors from industry news to travel destinations, national parks, and today, van life.
1:13.6	We are back in the Miles Zero studio in downtown Rock Island, Illinois, after being on the road for a little bit, heading to Vegas for, as you saw on last week's episode, the NUvo Open House, where we got to tour the factory and stuff.
1:59.2	And then we headed out in a Nouveau van for a few days and got to go to some of our favorite national parks. So what we're going to do is break this up a bit. Today we're going to talk about our experience in the Nouveau Plus. A lot of people wanted to hear about the van itself and whether we feel in general van life is right for us, what the differences between living in a very small space like a van are compared to our experiences in a travel trailer, in a giant fifth wheel, and a bus.
2:05.4	And then on future episodes, we're going to talk about our experiences at Zion National Park and at Grand Canyon National Park.
2:09.0	And then we also did some vlogging.
2:11.6	So that'll be interesting.
2:13.5	We haven't done that in a while.
2:14.8	So we've did some vlogging that we're going to share very soon.
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