# @thekansascitystar on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CjddiR0NnJf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19115506-thekansascitystar-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/226acad36c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-10-08T17:00:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kansas City Star (@thekansascitystar) — https://gondola.cc/thekansascitystar

## Caption

A peaceful getaway with ready access to fishing, swimming and boating on Smithville Lake, Camp Branch tends to attract Midwestern families tugging fifth wheel campers and traveling retirees who pull up in Class A motor homes.

This week, though, the vibe at this sleepy Northland campsite has shifted.

On the grounds, you’ll find painted school buses with interiors that resemble fully furnished cabins, muscular Mercedes Sprinter vans that look like they could blow through a brick wall, and vintage 1980s camper vans outfitted with solar panels and artisanal countertops and thousand-dollar compost toilets.

The exotic vehicles have exotic owners. They are mostly young, they favor athleisure and they have significant audiences on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. 

They are #vanlife creators, documentarians of their own nomadic lifestyles, and they have come to Kansas City from all across the country for the filming of season two of guttedfestival, a reality TV show where teams compete to renovate a van, an RV and a school bus over five days.

Read more about the competition and this season’s contestants at the link in our bio. ✏️ David Hudnall

#vanconversion #vanlifecommunity #gutted #instatravel #kansascity

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instatravel, gutted, vanlife, vanlifecommunity, vanconversion, kansascity

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