I’m physically disabled and going thru some painful medical issues, so I’m very limited. The past few weeks I’ve had to spend more time then not laying down and the pain and loneliness have been getting to me. Because of you two I’ve traveled all over the world and experienced adventures I never would have dreamed possible. Thank you for taking me with you, you’ll never know what it means to me.

Living out of my little SUV with my pup and traveling right now. Definitely always interested in seeing the roomier van setups. Pros and cons to every choice for sure

Nate’s electrical wiring, pee spilling, and fire inducing clips are gold 🤩

this van looks amazing, like seriously. its so modern and looks super comfortable and good to use. if i wouldnt live in an apartment or house i would 100% live in one of these, or even have one just on the side to use on trips. the way you guys give the information is so perfect and simple, i love you guys!

Kara and Nate, your videos helped me get through the pandemic. I watched every single video of yours from the beginning. I was trapped in my apartment in southern India wishing I could travel again or at least go back home to California. Thanks for being who you are! Your stories and smiles and authenticity made me happy even during that stressful time. I would watch you two read the phonebook (is that even still a thing??) Keep it going!

You both hit and missed a feature in the Ekko! The extra "media table" can also be popped up and used to give extra counter space when you're having to use the stove/sink area! 💫 If you guys want to see an AMAZING Travel Van/RV you need to do a tour in the 'Leisure Travel Vans' " Wonder REAR LOUNGE" Travel Van!!! (Or the step up in trim level to the Unity rear lounge!) It has a hidden full sized Murphy Bed in the back that flips up out of the way (so you never have to make the bed!) and give you a couch, more storage, TV, and lounge area in the back to double your usable space because the bed isn't taking any room up! PLUS the Wonder is about $50,000 LESS than the Ekko with a Hella lot more features like, for example, the large refrigerator has a door that can open either direction so it doesn't matter which you are standing on you can get in it when someone is on standing on the other side and not be in their way, and a bathroom door that can close off the bedroom/lounge area of the van from the front so you can change clothes/shower etc with guests inside your van and they can't see you naked!

Never worry about what kinda van you are driving...the fact you both are out there experiencing what the world has to offer...stuff which a lot of people cant do for whatever reason (age, money etc) and you are making the most out of your life and bringing us along for the ride. You are a cute and entertaining couple and since finding your channel, have enjoyed all the videos I have gone back to watch. Keep up doin what you're doing cause the whole world awaits you.

The bathroom was very cool, but the bedroom was actually the most interesting part to me. I really liked the bed arrangement because its perfect for a pair of friends who enjoy travelling together but don't necessarily want to share a bed. Most vans and RVs are designed with couples in mind, or sometimes a couple with a kid, but nobody ever considers that maybe you just wanna travel with your best friend. The only thing that would make it even better is if the beds could be (separately) curtained off for privacy.

Good to see a more “affordable” option to van life. As much as you guys love the van, I can only imagine how awesome it would be if you guys upgraded to this in the future.

I'm guessing others have already stated this, but that extra "media" table can also be used as extra counter space. It swings over to cover the door and extends the counter space. I think this would be a great vehicle (except for the price of course) for people that live on the road full time. Especially for the ones that like to do cold weather areas like you all just did.

Yoooo starting my Saturday’s with you just make sense! I love catching up on videos and getting ideas for my next travel adventure. Canada in May with Karma Campers is booked!!!

Kara: Where would they sleep? Oh ya in the trunk 🤣

I really appreciate the fact that they are honest when comparing but ultimately love their own van because as Nate said "It's our home" ! It shows how humble and emotionally connected they are ! Btw your content is amazing, Keep going you both !

I love the Ekko so much and is the one vehicle that has me thinking van life might be in my future! Kara, I just have to point out that microwave ovens and the food cooked in them are not unsafe... any more than other cooking appliances. If you have broken equipment, it could be an issue, so could not cooking the food all the way through. Food doesn't become radioactive, as there are no microwaves left in the food, once the oven is turned off. Microwaves are just light and therefore a carrier of energy. The myths that grew out of scared housewives of the late 70s still doing the work today 🤣

The springs underneath the bed are for air flow so there's no trapped moisture so you don't get mold 🙂.. I love watching your channel and look forward to getting notifications that you've posted a new one.. it's always been my dream to convert either a van or bus and travel around the world.. unfortunately that's not possible for me right now but watching you two is the next best thing 😊

Definitely an amazing van but I think the Unity rear lounge looks amazing and has so many extra things. Would love to see you all do a review of it if possible!

these videos make me want to buy a van, leave everything behind, pick up my friends and live our best lives

Despite the van having it's challenges, I couldn't imagine another van for your videos!

What a great video. I love that you really showed the comparison between doing it yourself, and where the money goes in a higher priced vehicle. Thank you for showing that difference. For all of us, in doubt as to whether we could get a better deal if we do it ourselves. This really shows a good point of view. Thanks.

In the Ekko, the desk that is in front of the passenger seat I think swings around to extend the countertop in front of the door! Love yall's channel!

Love these comparisons with these vans and your perspective on them

Wow, this is an impressive van! I actually kinda like the utilitarian look of the exterior more than I thought I would. The 4 seats facing each other is sooo spacious, and that bathroom is legit awesome! That swinging wall between the shower and sink is BRILLIANT! I would never have thought of such a thing. If you don't want a full RV and still want to live the good van life, this one is a great choice!

What an awesome Van the Ekko is. You guys did a great job highlighting everything. If I were to do van life someday I would get this one. Amongst all configurations I’ve seen this has an impressive space and great bathroom.

Kara and Nate, your videos have become a favourite in our household. Just this morning our kids came cruising by (7 and 4 years old) playing "Kara and Nate". You have inspired our 7 year old daughter to really want to travel. Before your videos she always requested to camp at the same place and exact same site each summer. You have sparked a little travel bug in her! I am an automotive painter at Leisure Travel Vans in Manitoba Canada and it would be awesome to see your review of the product we make. If you ever make your way back to Canada you would be more than welcome to come for a visit!

Pro level vid right here. You guys are frickin legends.

I feel like this would be a great upgrade for you guys, especially since youve been going on trips in the van again. Obviously the one your using right now can still go to a good home, seems like you could live more comfortably in this new one.

So impressed how much both of you have learned about Vanlife. Big difference since your van purchase.

You guys should totally buy one!!! It would be awesome to see you guys traveling a little more comfortably! 😀

Lol 😂 Nate, “ this is definitely going on one those foot websites” hahaha Kara was like nooooo 🤣🤣

K&N have a dedicated collection of “rough start” videos that makes a star appearance every once in a while and I’m all about it. Nate’s electrical wiring, pee spilling, and fire inducing clips are gold 🤩

Great video comparing the two but I think a lot of the things that you were comparing to your van as inconvenient could be easily fixed with low cost soloutions like adding a tank level reader to your water and having a power isolator from your batterys etc. but either way awesome to see what splashing the cash can bring

Y’all have inspired me to but myself a Volkswagen van and turn it into my own personal home. When I get a little bit older I am going on a trip from the tip of Florida to the tip of Alaska. Thank y’all for the videos and keep up the good work. 🤙🏼

Thanks Kara and Nate! This really helps cement our choice for ordering our EKKO! It's been a year though......hopefully we'll get to experience what you guys have reviewed very soon! Love your videos!

Loved your review of the ekko! What a cool little RV and space is utilized perfectly. The garage and the bathroom are my favorite features!! I have a travel trailer but definitely love this.

Hey guys, You may want to watch the modifications the couple from "The Fit RV" did to their EKKO. I particularly like the kitchen mod. They switched the sink to the other side for a bigger one. They eliminate the propane stove and leaving the whole counter free, and got a portable induction cooktop. I think they got a single one. If space wasn't a problem, I would get a double one. They also installed a massive solar system.

That was a very long rv tour. Helpful if anyone is wondering what the amenities are. Having storage under the bed is no different than your can because to get at it you have to lift it up and your bedding would have to be moved. Agree with Kara, the kitchen is small. A ton of money for a fold back wall to have a shower. 😉

I watched this with my engineer fiance who works on vehicles, and as soon as Nate started talking about the batteries, his eyes started to squint. Then he pulled out a calculator and started muttering about the difference between amps and watts. So thanks for getting him engaged in your videos, too 😂 we also loved when Kara was pointing to the display and started talking about the solar panel stuff and then immediately cut away. 😂

So happy to take a break from cleaning to watch yall 💕 Kara: Where would they sleep? Oh ya in the trunk 🤣🤣🤣

I'm is so proud of how far you guys have come! I will be starting my youtube this October. You two have been one of my three inspirations. flying the nest and lost Leblanc being the others.

Great video! I had a similar shower in my dorm room, I loved it! In Sweden it's called a "Stockholmsdusch". The shape of the bed us pretty usual in sailing boats, we had one where you could place a piece of padded wood in the hole to make the bed bigger.

I’ve watched about 500 videos. Since covid. U guys have gotten me through so much! I couldn’t believe a few months ago you were in Rhode island and Massachusetts. I was like an hour away. I’ve been to the places you were at!

You two do a wonderful job of giving a consumer-oriented tour of the vehicle. My husband and I are in the market for a retirement travel van/camper and I'm so tired of watching vendor-created sales videos. So thank you! On the basis of this video we are considering the Winnebago Ekko:)

I absolutely love the video of the Winnebago Ekko that you got to try out to show us as well. I can agree with you Kara, The first outdoor storage compartment, I'd just leave it as storage. I wouldn't put any fixed outdoor kitchen equipment in it. However, I would probably have a folding table and a camp stove, along with a couple camping chairs inside of that storage if I lived in it full time. I can agree I'd want the ability to maybe roast a marshmallow outside. But my whole thing is, I wouldn't want something like that taking up SO MUCH room. To spend time outdoors would be excellent. and to have some equipment to do so would be fantastic. Like a picnic blanket or two even. I love the shower configuration. I think that's so neat how it moves. The price was right for your van Kara and Nate. It's always nice to explore what is being made today, and I can understand that you always underwhelm your van when you make these comparison videos, but you always have to give and take, with everything in life really. The idea is you still have an amazing van with a shower, sink, toilet, bed, seating area, kitchen, etc. And it's self contained and it is off the grid capabilities. So I mean, I know there are things left to be desired. The Ekko does seem to be a VERY nice vehicle. Actually more affordable than a Earthroamer. To think the cost of that Winnebago Ekko costs about as much as my parents house costed that they bought in 2005, that's insane. It's amazing to think though that it's a house that you can move down the road, wherever you wanted to move to, to be honest.

Nice rig. Seems very capable. Those "things" under the mattress is to allow for air flow to prevent mold and mildew on the mattress. Nice review 👍

I love how giddy Nate was with this RV. Like a kid in a candy store. Kara you are the perfect tour guide as usual!

Like normal, loving this video so far! It’s been so encouraging to see you two grow, together and individually.

Kara, just have to say, you are adorable. I love your excitement and positivity. Nate you are a natural in front of the camera.. You both are. I watched you since the beginning and you have both come a long way. Keep on going forever.

you guys are the greatest motivational youtuber i have ever seen.. every time i watch your contents.. i believe that i would live the dream exactly like you guys... love ya both

Starting my Saturday’s with you just make sense! I love catching up on videos and getting ideas for my next travel adventure. Canada in May with Karma Campers is booked! 😊

WE LOVE YOU KARA AND NATE! Thanks for making my Saturday! 😊❤️

The lagune table swivels to extend the kitchen counter top. The bed you use a twin top sheet for the middle and two twins on the other beds. You sleep sideways and the bed creates a larger queen. The cassette toilet you use liquid biodegradable cassette. The outdoor kitchen cooler you can place 4 days worth of juicing. Traveling for a month with three person family we had 30 days worth of meat. Our son in snow can lay sideways in the table area of the kitchen. The garage is massive. You can store 3 paddleboards and climbing gear along with 15 gallons of drinking water to conserve your 60 gallons. The generator is amazing. We have tried every van and bought the Ekko. It's incredible! The price listed is not what you pay.

Love this van tour video. I’m looking into all options before buying my next vehicle. Love love this one😊

Oh hey Kara and Nate! Love starting my Saturday with y’all!

As a future RV-er (Van-er). love the comparison videos! The Ekko is definitely a unique design. FYI, the desk Kara showed swivels toward the kitchen to give more counter space.

I loved this video and I can say excluding all the diy VANS, this is the best deal I've seen. And the bath design is perfect!!!

Never seen this type video before. Impressed with what you do. Thanks.

Another great video tour! The bathroom was surprisingly impressive 😌👏🏽 Even though the layout and features of the Ekko are very cool, life in your van enables you all to spend more on your globetrotting adventures! I would also miss your van mishaps 😃 😁 Safe travels❣️

I can’t watch enough Kara and Nate they always have the most interesting ideas

Hi Kara and Nate I was so excited seeing this video ever day I come to you channel to see if you posted and finally you did and I can’t wait. this video just makes me want to travel so much be safe and cherish all the good moments

I had to check out the sprinter vans at the camper show in Austin. Amazing the amount of utilizing every space for everything. Price tags were outrageous. Have fun heading south and be safe of your travels.

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When Kara was counting the number of outlets in the Echo my brain switched into flashback mode when she was counting all of the outside freezers around the New Braunfels TX location of Buc-ee's.

This is awesome!! Thanks a bunch!! Just wondering, would you consider reviewing a budget camper van? Like the Volkswagen Grand California. That's more like your van, dimension-wise, or even smaller.The fact that it has a bath with a door in a small space is great. And dedicated table with seats when the bed is made!

Love Kara and Nate I have been watching y’all since 2020 it’s been amazing watching y’all go on different types of trips ❤❤❤❤

Thank you both for continuing to be an inspiration to us travel vloggers! Thanks for another great vid 😎👍👍

I still think my favourite is your van!! Despite all of the challenges you've had, it makes it part of the adventure!

Love this review. AMAZING bathroom setup. Seems ideal for a couple or solo Van Lifer :)

Hi Kara and Nate, I feel like you should collate all of your fav features from all the other vans/RVs (the earthroamer) and do like a 5 part series of you guys putting them into your van and use these episodes to help improve your van. Personally I think this would be so fun to watch. Also please do more 72 hours of van life cuz they so funny and cool

I have been researching the Ekko for months it looks so awesome! (If you put Ekko in the title I think you’ll get a lot more views from people like me who want to see reviews) Love the channel keep up the amazing work!

Needed a break from studying and got a notification that you guys posted! Life is good:)

We were on our way back to Kentucky from vacation in Florida yesterday. We had a Mercedes van from Colorado pass us and it was definitely a live in van. It was awesome. Keep the great videos coming you guys. Love it

Cool van! I've seen that exact same bathroom design in trains in Finland, in some of the sleeping cabins that have their own bathroom.

I Love every single you guys make they always brighten up my day no matter how bad it is!🥰

Love this! I love to see the difference between different vans!

Now I want an ekko lol it’s so fun watching you guys live van life keep on doing what your doing your doing great things

Bathroom setup 😍I must say i didn't saw that coming. Also, the bedroom area could have been a more practical layout like a corner bed or murphy bed

We love the regular posts! Keep em coming, absolutely enjoy watching your videos. Been following your journey for three years now ❤️

I love that the cilantro song has been making frequent appearances in your videos recently 🤣 Also your van videos make me want to move my family into a van and travel the country!

These kind of reviews are great. I love it when people review something without being sponsored, just gives a better unbiased view.

🎉your videos have inspired me ever since I was little. I’m still a kid but I’m much older I will always love your videos because I love ❤️ to watch 😊traveling and surviving your videos are perfect 🤩 ❤for that so it is amazing 😻😊😜🤪

Videos continue to be inspiring and awesome!!! Love what you guys do!!!

You know, I've been going through your past travels. I recently watched your video on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I saw you stay in a Bedouin dwelling in the middle of the desert on the Arabian Peninsula. Those videos were wonderful--they had heart and soul and a sense of wonder. Presumably, you don't care about those old videos anymore, because a lot of them only have two or three hundred thousand views, so obviously that content is no longer worth your time. This video is supposed to be showing your lives (It's one of your hashtags! #vanLIFE). Instead, you fast forward through an evening of LIVING in about 40 seconds, with the other 26 minutes of the video being an ad for this supercamper (oh, with a minute-and-a-half ad for your company mixed in). And this is the second consecutive video that was nothing but a straight-up advertisement (the "$1.5M treehouse"). And I've loved a number of the videos you've made of funky/cool places to stay (the places in Norway, one of the lodges in Africa was beautiful, even something luxurious like a solar-powered yacht). And you did tours of most/all of these places, but it was usually 5-15 seconds per room (not 20 minutes on the whole place). And then we saw you LIVING in these awesome spaces. It's great for you that you've racked up over half-a-million views in a couple of days on this video, but that's not why I'm here. I wasn't here for the social media influencers. I was here for the travel vloggers. But you've changed--that's certainly your prerogative. But it means I'm out. You probably don't care, because the #ads and the invented physical challenges get you the 7-figure views you covet. But there's an ever-dwindling segment of your audience that was drawn to you by your exploration of the world. You're losing them in favor of your new soulless social media personas. You know what my favorite recent video of yours is? Nate's Grandpa's Van-Life video. He seems like a wonderful man, and your interactions (especially yours, Nate) were absolutely wonderful. I loved that video because of the humanity we saw in it--even the van had character! A lot of that is gone now. (If you are one who likes Kara & Nate's new social media personas, do me a favor and don't @ me.)

I saw your IG post before I had time to finish watching this, and your hair was healthy and beautiful looking here. But the cut/style you got really frames your face and shows off your features. It's YOU! 😊 IMO

im sure someone already has mentioned it, but below the bed, the " box spring" as you called it haha is for the winter. so you can get air flow and not get condensation under your mattress.

I have fell in love with this channel in the past few months, honestly some of the best vloggers/video makers on the platform. I can't stress this enough, EVERYTHING FLOWS! Ty you make my days a little brighter each day!

I actually love it when you guys try out other options of home on wheels and give reviews! Very interesting and helpful. Can you guys try the Leisure Unity corner bed?

Kara, you absolutely shine when you talk! Wonderful personality!

12:46 - I love my old trousers, rarely I have to get new ones, Jeans are feeling better the longer they last ;)

I always enjoy these comparison videos! The bathroom was definitely a cool layout and very functional🚿 Stay you ✌🏼

I love your videos so much good job on the great quality content 💕❤️💕

Wow - that bathroom in very clever. Having the twin beds provides another sitting area and a bit of privacy from each in such a small space - a real plus. I think you could come with a fix for the short middle part of the bed. I am supprised that Winnebago didn't deal with that. The plastic pieces under the mattress is to help prevent mildew and mold from forming when you are using heat in the rv or just from your body heat.

I found you guys through the first comparison van video you did. Have enjoyed following your travels since. (Van life are my favorite videos. fwiw).

17:27 I love how excited Kara seems when she thinks about making her friends sleep in the trunk if they had that van 😅😂

Kara and Nate I love you guys so much you always bring me joy when you post. When you do adventure videos it pushes me to try harder. I doubt you’ll see this but if you do thank you Pin?

Its really expensive, but this Van is so good. It makes me (someone who has no interest in a van life) be comfortable and interested in the van life travel experience

Watching from the Dallas centurion lounge. Channeling Kara and Nate this morning!

So I thought I would do van life, I was set on it. But then I forgot I would have to learn how to drive.

Do we need another comparison video... Yep, always yes.

Whoah. That bathroom is genius!!!! Excited to see where you go exploring in my neck of the woods! (LA 😊) Love watching you guys!!

Hello Kara and Nate, how are you? I hope you are having a good time traveling, and lastly safe travels! HAVE A GREAT DAY/NIGHT