Van swaps work better on paper.
A place to swap vans. No fees. No middleman.
What Is DIY Van Swap?
DIY Van Swap is a community built to help campervan owners and travellers find each other and arrange temporary swaps.
That might be a van-for-van swap, a campervan for a boat or holiday home, or another arrangement that works for both sides.
DIY Van Swap is completely free to use. It’s free to join, free to list your van (or other asset), and there are no paid tiers or premium memberships.
Maybe your campervan is in Europe and you’ve always wanted to road trip around Australia.
Perhaps you love van travel but don’t have a campervan of your own — and you’d happily offer the use of your home, boat or something else in exchange for time in someone else’s van.
Or maybe your campervan spends six months of the year sitting unused while you’re somewhere else — and you’d love to put that unused time towards your next adventure.
The idea is simple: help people with something to share find other people with something to share.
We provide the listings, information and practical resources to make those connections easier. We don’t approve or arrange swaps, handle money between users, or decide whether a particular swap is right for you.
You connect, you decide, you swap.
What We Don’t Do
DIY Van Swap isn’t a rental company, broker, insurer or safety authority.
We don’t inspect or approve campervans or drivers, guarantee swaps, hold payments, or mediate disputes.
Owners are responsible for doing their own due diligence and deciding whether a swap is right for them.
How It Works
- Van owners create a listing
Listings require detailed information about the campervan, the owner, and the conditions under which a swap would be considered. - Owners browse and connect
No matching, no rankings, no recommendations. Just information and an introduction. - Swaps are arranged privately
If both parties agree, they organise the swap themselves — using their own judgement, insurance, and paperwork.
We provide structure and practical tools so you can DIY your van swap.
New to Van Swapping?
Before listing your van or arranging a swap, take a few minutes to understand how the platform works and what to consider when swapping campervans.
It covers responsibilities, insurance, agreements, handovers and the checks both owners should consider before agreeing to a swap.
Practical Tools for Your Swap
Once you’ve found someone you’d like to swap with, you don’t need to start from scratch.
Our practical toolkits include:
- Swap agreement templates
- Boat handover checklists
- Insurance conversation prompts
They’re designed to help both owners cover the important details, ask the right questions and clearly document what they’ve agreed.