Exchange your van and travel the world.

In 2017 I sold my vermouth bar in Barcelona and decided to start from scratch. I moved to Lanzarote to think, exercise, and look for a new direction.

That's where Campervaning came from, my small camper rental agency.

I moved back to Barcelona and for six years rented out my vans to more than 400 travelers, traveled around several parts of Europe, and learned what works and what doesn't in this world.

From all that experience, ExchangeYourVan is now born — a project chasing something bigger:

Making travel by camper more accessible, safer, and much more exciting.

ExchangeyourVan is a community of camper and motorhome owners (campers, caravans, and motorhomes) that lets you exchange vehicles between members to travel more and spend less.

It's not a rental service.

It's not open, peer-to-peer sharing.

It's a private community of camper and motorhome owners, with guarantees and verification.

It lets members:

– Exchange their vehicle with other travelers anywhere in the world.

– Save up to 45% on travel costs.

– Try other kinds of camper vehicles before buying or upgrading their own.

– Generate value when their vehicle isn't being used, without having to rent it out to strangers.

ExchangeyourVan lets an owner with a caravan parked at a campsite travel with a large motorhome and enjoy the experience of living on the move.

It lets someone with a huge motorhome travel in a compact van, ideal for narrower roads.

And it lets someone who can't use their vehicle for a while earn points to travel later on.

On top of that, every owner adds value to the community through their vehicle, which creates a balanced, sustainable, and fair ecosystem.

There are two types:

1. Reciprocal exchange (direct swap)

You use my vehicle.
I use yours.
On the same dates, or different ones.

And these exchanges are unlimited during your membership year.

2. Exchange for VanPoints

The other member uses your vehicle…
but you don't use theirs.
In return you receive VanPoints that you can use whenever you like to travel with any vehicle on the platform.

This lets you travel even if:

– Your vehicle is parked

– Or you can't travel this season

– Or you want a "different" vehicle without having to do a reciprocal exchange

VanPoints are ExchangeyourVan's "internal currency".

You earn them like this:

• When another member uses your vehicle → you receive VanPoints

• When you refer a new member → you receive VanPoints

• Based on your verification level and availability → you receive VanPoints

• During launch → +500 extra if you pre-register

You spend them like this:

• You can redeem VanPoints to travel with any vehicle on the platform.

Do all trips cost the same?
No.

Every vehicle has a VanPoints value based on its features.

Do VanPoints expire?
Only in one situation.

The ones activated on free registration.

That's 200 VP that can only be used while you're a member, and they expire 90 days after you sign up.

The ones you get as a membership welcome bonus never expire, and you keep them for as long as you're an active member.

The ones you earn by lending out your van don't expire either.

The community is designed to have a variety of vehicles, so you can live plenty of new experiences:

• Large and small caravans (always fixed at campsites)

• Small and large campers.

• Compact converted vans

• 4×4 camper vehicles

• Cab-over motorhomes

• Coach-built motorhomes

• Integrated motorhomes

• Mini campers for getaways

• Unique, handcrafted camper projects

What we have in mind is that we can all live new experiences through the vehicles on the platform. 

So if I want to get away for a weekend, I take a camper, and if what I'm after is the relaxation of a campsite, I exchange for a caravan.

Any trip you could already take with your own vehicle…
and plenty more that right now we can't take.

One of the most interesting things about this exchange system is being able to live different experiences at reasonable prices. 

Being able to enjoy traveling with other kinds of vehicles, depending on the trip you want to take. 

Some examples:

• Travel further without worrying about fuel or time.

• Cross more expensive countries (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland) with more efficient vehicles.

• Travel in more comfort, with bigger vehicles, or smaller ones with no height issues.

• Stay in caravans set up at campsites across various regions.

• Weekend getaways in small vans.

• Long trips across Europe in family-sized motorhomes.

• Travel with children without having to rent something huge.

• Long-stay trips to far-off places.

ExchangeyourVan unlocks new destinations as members sign up all across Europe.

Every vehicle has a dynamic VanPoints value based on several factors:

• Type of vehicle 

• Vehicle's year

• Number of people it can carry

• Number of people it can sleep

• Equipment

• Range

• Comfort level

• Overall condition of the van

• Mileage

• Various extras

What we're after is for every vehicle to have the fairest possible value.

That's why we decided the platform itself should set each vehicle's value, with a margin of VanPoints up and down that the owner can then adjust. 

Example: Every van starts with a base value of 50 VP.

From there, the number of seats, the extras, the van's condition, etc. will raise or lower the value.

One of ExchangeyourVan's core values is empathy and respect for the community. 

As the owner of Lancelot, my own camper van, I'm the first to understand what each vehicle means to its owner.

Something important every member needs to know is that we must care for every vehicle as if it were our own, and understand that we love our vans as much as we love our own homes.

And although respect and empathy are core pillars, we want to cover every exchange in the safest way possible.

Only these can join:

• Verified owners

• People who own their own vehicle

• With fully comprehensive insurance that allows third-party drivers

• With validated identity

• With an inspected vehicle

• With an internal reputation (history, reviews, behavior)

With this, we make sure that everyone gets value in return:

• Travel more

• With a variety of vehicles

• To places that used to be impossible

• Without paying for rentals

• With a fair system

• And with a high level of security

We split it into three levels:

1. Full verification

• Owner's identity document

• Driving licence

• Vehicle documentation

• Valid insurance (fully comprehensive, with additional drivers)

• Documentation review

• Photos and condition of the vehicle

2. Digital contracts – everything on record

Every exchange generates:

• Contract (signed when you pay for membership)

• Deposit: security deposit held for every exchange

• Check-in with photos and inventory

• Photographic check-out

• Conduct and reputation record

3. Mandatory deposit on every exchange

• Deposit: security deposit held for every exchange

Every vehicle on ExchangeyourVan must have fully comprehensive insurance that:

• Covers damage

• Covers roadside assistance

• And allows additional drivers and passengers to be covered.

That's why the platform is safe: no one can join without insurance of this kind.

On top of that:

• A mandatory deposit is charged

• A documented check-in is carried out

• A documented check-out is carried out

• Every instance of damage is recorded

• And the relevant insurance excess applies

And now, on to the worst-case scenario: 

A member steals another member's vehicle.

I don't even want to think about it, because I don't want bad people in my business.

If something like that were to happen, ExchangeyourVan will take all legal action against that person.

The owner is never left unprotected.

Very soon. If all goes well, in May 2026.

Pre-registration is already open, and we're closing out the first community of founding owners.

Only those who join now will get lifetime benefits.

We're looking for 150 hardcore travelers, eager to start living new experiences aboard different vans.

A lot less than you'd think… and much, much less than it costs to rent a motorhome for a single weekend.

ExchangeyourVan runs on an annual membership.

You pay once a year and get access to:

• Create your verified profile

• List your vehicle

• Browse the list of vans from owners

• Reciprocal exchanges unlimited

• Full VanPoints system

• Support, guarantees, and management

• Private community of owners