Van life (Page 2 of 2)
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Originally Posted By taliv: Dave and TJ, you guys are so right. I feel the same way about my cabin (detailed in homesteading forum). I’ve noticed quite a few van life YouTubers lately have been getting off the road and looking for property and small cabins. It takes a special kind of person to stick with Vanlife for long. Even if it’s just long enough to make a difference in a short or medium term plan, it’s something that requires stubborn determination to a goal or ideal. Van life at its core really just means that you are living in your car but have enough room for a place to lay flat and maybe heat or cook a little food. The inconveniences that come with it and the long hot 92F nights where you needed a shower 2 days ago but weren’t able to get to the gym you keep a membership at really start to wear on you. There is a guy in GD that has been living in his full sized truck for a while and seems to do well with it and has no plan to quit but he’s probably in a special situation where his lifestyle doesn’t interfere with is work where it would for many other people. I watched a Japanese guy who was homeless after leaving the rat race young. He decided YT would be how he would make his living, and did a “skate across Japan challenge, then a “visit every Prefecture” challenge on the way to saving enough for a decent van and converted it. Last I saw, he wasn’t liking it as much as he thought and it was lonely for him. He had plenty of friends, but no stable base under him for more than people visiting for a night or so or him visiting them before he had to go back to his metal box with a bed and laptop table in it. |
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Originally Posted By TheOtherDave: It takes a special kind of person to stick with Vanlife for long. Even if it’s just long enough to make a difference in a short or medium term plan, it’s something that requires stubborn determination to a goal or ideal. Van life at its core really just means that you are living in your car but have enough room for a place to lay flat and maybe heat or cook a little food. The inconveniences that come with it and the long hot 92F nights where you needed a shower 2 days ago but weren’t able to get to the gym you keep a membership at really start to wear on you. There is a guy in GD that has been living in his full sized truck for a while and seems to do well with it and has no plan to quit but he’s probably in a special situation where his lifestyle doesn’t interfere with is work where it would for many other people. I watched a Japanese guy who was homeless after leaving the rat race young. He decided YT would be how he would make his living, and did a “skate across Japan challenge, then a “visit every Prefecture” challenge on the way to saving enough for a decent van and converted it. Last I saw, he wasn’t liking it as much as he thought and it was lonely for him. He had plenty of friends, but no stable base under him for more than people visiting for a night or so or him visiting them before he had to go back to his metal box with a bed and laptop table in it. Originally Posted By TheOtherDave: Originally Posted By taliv: Dave and TJ, you guys are so right. I feel the same way about my cabin (detailed in homesteading forum). I’ve noticed quite a few van life YouTubers lately have been getting off the road and looking for property and small cabins. It takes a special kind of person to stick with Vanlife for long. Even if it’s just long enough to make a difference in a short or medium term plan, it’s something that requires stubborn determination to a goal or ideal. Van life at its core really just means that you are living in your car but have enough room for a place to lay flat and maybe heat or cook a little food. The inconveniences that come with it and the long hot 92F nights where you needed a shower 2 days ago but weren’t able to get to the gym you keep a membership at really start to wear on you. There is a guy in GD that has been living in his full sized truck for a while and seems to do well with it and has no plan to quit but he’s probably in a special situation where his lifestyle doesn’t interfere with is work where it would for many other people. I watched a Japanese guy who was homeless after leaving the rat race young. He decided YT would be how he would make his living, and did a “skate across Japan challenge, then a “visit every Prefecture” challenge on the way to saving enough for a decent van and converted it. Last I saw, he wasn’t liking it as much as he thought and it was lonely for him. He had plenty of friends, but no stable base under him for more than people visiting for a night or so or him visiting them before he had to go back to his metal box with a bed and laptop table in it. Yeah, in the summers in Texas you gotta plug in. In the day, my little window unit could never keep up w/ the heat in July or August in the afternoons. Showers aren't a problem, in the summer you don't even need propane, the asphalt heats the fresh water tank to shower temp. In the Texas "winter", spring & summer when it's still cool at night, you can park anywhere & run the exhaust fan, crack a vent window, and you sleep well until someone fires up a lawnmower in the morning. |
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Originally Posted By taliv: that said, again, full-timing in a decent RV or something like an earthroamer would be awesome for me. financially stupid, but otherwise would be pretty fun I agree. When I retire we will have a smaller camper and make some 2-4 week trips. That’s still a few years away. |
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