Welcome to Otis and Us Family Vanlife adventures. We are a UK vanlife family and share our road trips, personal campsite recommendations, vanlife tips and campervan adventures!
We are a family of five (and a HUGE dog) who love nothing more that travelling around the UK and beyond in our Converted VW Campervan. We have had our campervan for over ten years now, and have slowly converted our camper to make it our tiny home on wheels. Over the years have adapted the way that we vanlife, as our family has grown into a camper family of five and a dog. We try to make the most of every weekend and the school holidays, and hope to share our road trips, campsite recommendations and family adventures along the way.
Our recent trips have included:
When we are not in our campervan, we love spending time outdoors. We love our watersports including surfing, coasteering, paddleboarding adventures and cold water swimming.
We often share the best of Staffordshire including family days out in Staffordshire with kids, cheap (or free things to do in Staffordshire) and not forgetting our favourite local dog-friendly places to visit.
If you are looking for a day of rest and relaxation you may find our best Staffordshire spa days or great Staffordshire afternoon teas helpful, to plan a day to recharge your batteries.
If you are local to Stoke-on-Trent you may find our guide on Things to do in Stoke-on-Trent with kids helpful.
30 Great Family days out in Staffordshire
If you are looking for things to do in Staffordshire with kids, then look no further. Here are 30 AWESOME family days out to inspire you.
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Vanlife with kids – Everything you need to know
Thinking about vanlife with kids? Here is everything you need to know about life in a campervan with young kids!
Campervan storage ideas
Vanlife with three kids and a dog means that we have to be clever with our storage. Here are all the clever camper storage hacks that we have learned along the way!
Vanlife with a dog
Everything you need to know about vanlife with a dog, including all the things you may need to consider if you are thinking about camping with a puppy. Includes a packing list for camping with a puppy!
How to sleep five in a VW campervan
Probably the question we get asked the most… “where do you all sleep?” Here are all the tried and tested sleeping arrangements right from baby to teenager (and everything inbetween!)
Campervan Essentials
Wondering what you need to pack for your next campervan road trip? Then look no further – we have everything covered including a packing list for all the essentials!
Wondering what kit you need for vanlife with kids? Here are a few posts that may help:
Portable shower tents for camping
Campsite recommendations
Love a festival?
Family Travel
Whilst we love our family vanlife adventures, we also love to mix up our family travel and have recently returned from an awesome villa holiday in Italy, and we loved our DIY trip to Lapland. We also love our Eurocamp holidays and of course glamping with kids!
Latest posts
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- Best UK Campsites for Families 2024No matter what age your children are, camping is the perfect option for a family holiday. It offers plenty of fresh air, quality family time together and minimal screen time. Camping holidays can be an affordable option for…
- Festival survival guide – What to pack for a festival with kidsYou have just purchased tickets for your first festival with kids. So now what? Time to think about what to take!! So – What do you really need to pack for a festival? Purchasing last minute festival wings…
- Best Family friendly festivals for kids [updated 2024]If you are considered taking to the kids to a family friendly do love to try out all of the many family friendly festivals in the UK. I can’t imagine a year without planning a weekend of fresh…
- Best Eurocamp in Italy for FamiliesWe love to holiday in Italy. Last year we headed to the Amalfi coast and absolutely fell in love. We also loved Lake Maggiore when we visited and loved it so much we had to return. So if…
- Villa San Lorenzo Scala REVIEW: Self catering apartments in ItalyBobbing around on an inflatable, listening to the kids squealing with laughter in the Villa San Lorenzo pool, I couldn’t help but feel a little smug at finding this stunning self catering apartment in Italy with a pool.…
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