We ranked Australia’s most influential caravan travellers
Meet the social media savvy travellers who ditched the nine-to-five grind to earn a living by showcasing Australia's hidden gems from their home on wheels.
While there’s countless young Aussies hitting the road in a caravan, a chosen few are the ones who’ve sent #vanlife viral, giving us all travel FOMO in the process.
Beyond a fun way to see Australia and spend time with loved ones, caravan blogging has also become a creative way for the social media savvy to fund their travels, with happy snaps and jawdropping videos shared online helping to keep their vans rolling.
Bryce Connole and Chelsea Wood initially set out for a year-long odyssey, but love van life so much it has become their full-time job.
The couple, who travel with their dog Juice, fell into content creation mid-journey and now share the ins and outs of their travels with more than 100,000 followers via their ‘Caravan Adventure Aus’ social media accounts.
“We started off by finding work in different locations and little towns as I’m a plumber by trade, but we’ve now been able to turn that into working online through paid promotions,” Mr Connole said.
“It’s turned into everyday life for us now, we started off thinking a year but we’ve just kept going as it’s so achievable for people to do.
“We may as well go out and do it, show people what’s out there and make the most of it while we’re young.”
We’ve ranked the most influential caravan travellers to follow, if you’re looking for inspiration for your next caravan trip or are considering van life yourself.
Here they are:
1. Justin & Bec Lorrimer
@tripinavan
Instagram: 259K YouTube: 196K TikTok: 18.3K Facebook: 187K
The family of five share a range of caravanning and camping adventures across their various social media accounts, from funny family moments to modifications to their car in order to tow their van off-road. The Lorrimers also sell a variety of products specially designed for van lifestyle, and have published a book, compiled via their own adventures, to guide travellers on the road all throughout Australia.
2. Alexandra Bewicke and Luke Falzon
Instagram: 39.3K YouTube: 12.6K TikTok: 437.9K Facebook: 13.3K
The family of four have a huge TikTok audience, where they share the ins and outs of how they make caravanning fulltime work with two young daughters. Dad Luke also has an offshoot account for his fishing adventures.
3. Karstan & Maxine Smith
@karstanandmaxine
Instagram: 139K YouTube: 49.5K TikTok: 2690 Facebook: 111.6K
The former The Block contestants now travel Australia full-time in a unique OKA truck and caravan combo, sharing all on nomadic life with their two children in tow. The family have plans to take their van international in 2027.
4. Chris Maujean & Miriam Mace
@Aussiedestinationsunknown
Instagram: 62.5K YouTube: 34K TikTok: 81.5K Facebook: 122.2K
The couple have been travelling Australia for so long, they’ve been through seven different vans, are experts in adventure in every Aussie state and territory and have dozens of articles and videos sharing their reviews on different spots and equipment.
5. Josh Murtagh & Mikayla Parker
@travellingcampers
Instagram: 108K YouTube: 22.4K TikTok: 12.5K Facebook: 136K
The pair have travelled Australia full-time for four years, sharing a mixture of travel content on social media as well as hosting their own podcast.
6. Cam & Tiffany Wild
@wildtouring
Instagram: 24K YouTube: 157K TikTok: 7500 Facebook: 65K
Off-road travellers, the family of four share their tips and tricks for caravanning full-time with kids, from which equipment to buy, recipes for cooking on the road and where to make camp for the night.
7. Keelan Smith & Sarah Sellin
@sarahandkeelan.travels
Instagram: 69.2K YouTube: 123K TikTok: 27K Facebook: 22.2K
The young couple share both the highlights and difficult realities of their travels around Australia, everything from surfing, fishing and wildlife spotting in the most picturesque spots to vehicle trouble, insurance concerns and dealing with unfriendly people on the road.
8. Harry Fisher
@firetofork
Instagram: 82.5K YouTube: 127K TikTok: 6,899 Facebook: 26K
This one’s for the foodies, with inspiration for cooking up restaurant quality meals on a bush campfire mixed with picturesque caravanning spots.
9. Kyla & Jackson Cartwright
@thecartwrights
Instagram: 72.2k YouTube: 97.9K TikTok: 6.2k Facebook: 4.1K
With four kids and a fifth on the way, there’s no shortage of entertainment for followers of this caravanning family. The Cartwrights post a mixture of stunning drone shots of their travels, their experiences with popular destinations and activites as well as behind-the-scenes glances of when things go pear-shaped.
10. Jack and Megan
@ Jack.and.megan
Instagram: 60.8K YouTube: 60.6K TikTok: 14.8K Facebook: 7.6K
The full-time caravanning couple recently renovated and sold two vintage caravans and are now documenting their journey adjusting to life in a third van while they travel Western Australia.
11. Jack & Amy Bell
@_the_bell_family
Instagram: 91.4K YouTube: 10.5K TikTok: 62.6K Facebook: 34K
Towing their van with an offroad truck, the family of five are currently trekking across WA, capturing the reality of hauling their lives cross-country mixed with shots of outback vistas and coastal landscapes from their drone.
12. Elenya Dixon & Nick Mckechnie
@elnick.adventures
Instagram: 27.4K YouTube: 60.2K TikTok: 3102 Facebook: 38k
Seven years into full-time travelling life inside their van and off-road truck, the couple share all the ins and outs of life with their three young sons, including camping trips and family activities.
13. Deryck & Sue Howarth
@justvanningit
Instagram: 16.4K
YouTube: 28K
TikTok: 990
Facebook: 19k
The content creator couple and their French bulldog Bobby stay mostly off-grid, focusingo n showing their fans what free and low-cost caravanning travel is like, and all the highs and lows that come along with it.
14. Hayley & Brad
@ouraustraliatrip
Instagram: 36.1K YouTube: 41.4K TikTok: 6400 Facebook: 35.3K
Three years into their Australian odyssey, earlier this year the couple documented the process of upgrading their Toyota LandCruiser in order to tow their van off-road, and also share guides to visiting different spots around Oz.
15. Paul & Katie Guerin
@thefeelgoodfamily
Instagram: 15.7K YouTube: 73.3K TikTok: 2.2k Facebook: 21.7k
Travelling the country with their young son Jasper in tow, the Guerins share uplifting content around connecting with nature and each other in the form of eco-friendly living, outdoor adventures and family wellness.
16. Bryce Connole & Chelsea Wood
@Caravanadventureaus
Instagram: 23.1K
YouTube: 46.4K
TikTok: 1013
Facebook: 37.5K
Five years into van life, the couple are well-versed in the road less travelled. Van builds, travel itineraries, campsite reviews and the ups and downs of daily life on the road are all part and parcel of Bryce and Chelsea’s content, which also features their pup, Juice.
17. Lil & Jake
@lilandjake
Instagram: 25.2K
YouTube: 34.7K
TikTok: 19.1K
Facebook: 14.8K
Another one for the travelling dog lovers. while Lily and Jake’s dog Hazel has a starring role in their content, the couple have recently been documenting their DIY upgrade of their LandCruiser to get it ready for more adventures.
18. Cam and Michaela
@camandmichaela
Instagram: 93.5K
On their second round of travels across Australia, their unique vanning setup — a caravan bolted onto the back of an all-terrain Mercedes Unimog truck— makes the couple stand out, as does their content on van upgrades and offgrid spots.
19. Liz & Simon Bailey
@thelifestylepioneers
Instagram: 19.5K YouTube: 39.1K Facebook: 19.8K
The couple’s weekly YouTube videos and other social content focuses on practical advice for other travellers for off-road caravan living and the rough and tumble of a nomadic life with their two young sons.
20. Alex & Erin
@noworneveraus
Instagram: 13.6K YouTube: 22.3k Facebook: 11k
Sharing simple but informative content on van renovations, off-grid living and their travels across Australia with their two kids and two dogs, the couple also post offgrid adventures including fishing, 4X4ing, camp cooking and tips on how to make offgrid caravan life easier.
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