CONFESSION: What I Miss Most About My Life Before Van-Life

[@brentmassingale2161]

Spatula🎤 never gets old!😂

[@smilingjacks83]

I wondered this... it is a spatula?! to a handheld mic? 😂

[@FreedaAdventure]

I hope it's a permanent fixture!!!

[@HereComesTheSunLittleDarlin]

I had the same thought 😂

[@karenhenley2195]

Pippa is too cute for words. So precious.

[@teacup_6984]

Omg I loved this video! What you said about a bath and couch is SOOOOO relatable!! Lol. I’m such a weirdo anytime I see a couch now I’m ooo-ing and awe-ing at them 😂 after 3 years on the road I find it’s something you can’t replicate. I also loved seeing pippa in the background this video she was hamming it up! These new videos are such good content. Thank you for posting!! ❤

[@scubaval08]

Brooke & Pippa rock! Good to see you and your positive information.

[@HereComesTheSunLittleDarlin]

This is eye opening. I didn’t consider some of the things you have mentioned like not leaving Pippa in a cabin in a high fire risk area.

[@UNCAGEDwithphenix]

I'm also a nomad. The creature comforts you mentioned are so accurate! I miss on demand freshly brewed coffee every morning.

[@thisvagabondlife7132]

I miss ice. I miss an oven. I miss cooking for my kids. If I could have a house with just one room it would be a kitchen.

[@lynnfiegl4953]

When we do get to go camping, and of course we take the pups, I’m always worried about how they are doing, worried if it’s cool enough or warm enough. I don’t like to be gone for too long. My husband wanted to go deep sea fishing one year that were camping at the beach, but I wouldn’t go because one time I went fishing, the boat broke down 60 miles out and what was supposed to be a half day trip turned into a all day trip. So, no I’m not leaving my babies for long! That’s one of the reason why we bought our camper so we could take them!

[@MAC-1955]

Great video! I'm in my 4th yr. Full-time nomad. Besides what you mentioned, I miss a microwave , oven and large frig.,with Ice maker. Just really dislike going to laundrys.

[@kiza4178]

I so want to bling out your spatula! Great video.

[@StephanJacques-s7s]

Great video Brooke! Love your spatula!

[@brendismuke8149]

Pippa is so cute!!!❤

[@happycamper65]

Like the spatula/microphone holder 😂

[@RNKoriginalss]

Hi Brooke... thanks for your info today... our pup has LOTS of separation anxiety too... she is 6 1/2 years old... I may try a stroller ... easier on her feet and body I would think. But money is also a premium! We have had her since young too! ya just never know ! Laundry is nice and groceries! For sure!

[@joeydalroh]

💜🐾💜🐾💜

[@thereseshine7506]

Your bed looks big and comfortable!❤

[@glendawoodward8750]

Bathe there is nothing like a tub 😊❤

[@salbri2222]

When I am traveling with my dog I miss my doggie door and fenced yard the most.

[@taniaaustin6433]

I think if you were to move into apartment and have all those things that you miss. You would miss more of what you have living the lifestyle you do at the present. Write down all the things you would miss. Im sure the list would be longer. I think Pippa is great. She takes everything in her stride and is great with change. She seems so chilled when you do your blogs.

[@quinnedwards3727]

Lol, I was a broke teacher for years living in small apartments so I always had to go to the laundromat. 😆 My issue with traveling and laundromats is finding ones that still take coins! So many want you to get their laundry card and I'm doing math equations to calculate how much to put on the card so I don't have a card I can't use in a different location with cash still on it. Gotta save every penny! 🤪

[@M_O_T_H_M_A_N]

I have the same problem sometimes. I always look up the Google reviews because often times people will state if the place takes coins or not .

[@BrookeandPippa]

Omg yes the laundry cards! They are such a pain

[@amandant]

Pippa is a really charming old dog.. i love her eyeliner looks

[@Vagabondpomsandmom]

Approximately 80% or more of the things that you mention you miss could be solved if you went into a class a diesel pusher this would ultimately change your travel a little bit but that’s what I’m in and it’s like having a one bedroom apartment not just apartment luxury apartment on wheels. I have been able to Boondock in places I never thought I would be able to of course not every site is suitable there’s gonna be places you won’t be able to do but it’s nice having a built-in generator and you know what the diesel fuel isn’t that bad either. I bought a 2015 Thor class a diesel pusher but what I was actually after was a 2001 to 2010 and I looked at a lot of them and they were built really well. You can pick one up if you’re savvy like you are for probably 25 or $30,000 cash maybe even cheaper if you go even older and these things are built where they don’t break down even the older ones don’t break down as long as it’s a diesel. Maybe if you and your boyfriend at some point decide to combine everything you could look into it. I love mine so much. Like even if the thing broke down didn’t run anymore I could live out of the apartment part of it forever. Gas motorhomes on the other hand will break down left and right. They’re also loud and not very enjoyable to travel in.

[@Vagabondpomsandmom]

I stay in mostly RV parks but I have cameras and a thermostat called a micro air that I can control the temperature from anywhere cause it’s on Wi-Fi. It would allow you to leave Pippa you know in a plugged in RV park to go run errands and stuff if and when you chose to go to RV park so it would give you another choice. I don’t and would not leave my dogs while Boondocking tho well I don’t know if I was only gonna be gone an hour or something. I haven’t as of yet though

[@thereseshine7506]

I miss a tub, too. We have had walk-in showers for years, but It'd be nice to lay in a tub with hot water and epson salt. Yum. A hot tub would be nice, too. I live in a small city and I miss greek, serbian, korean, and latin food, which we had in St. Petersburg, FL. We're in New Mexico now. We love it here, but I miss the ethnic foods.

[@willymags123]

Nah they make mini washers that fold.. I honestly don't miss being in a house whatsoever. Unfortunately I signed on a year lease. I don't know what I was thinking but i'm miserable and I can't wait for it to be over and be back on the road..

[@angela-ti1np]

I've never lived on the road but I don't think I could miss anything more than my bathroom.

[@cheryld.3616]

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[@chrisharmon5453]

I have not had access to a bath in seven years and I miss it terribly. It is eating at my soul lol. And I live in stix and bricks.

[@RNKoriginalss]

I would miss my quilting supplies... sewing machine iron hoop quilting stuff... too much for o n the road! lol. need a lesser hob by!

[@CricketsBay]

Have you tried making rag quilts. Recently KZbin has been recommending videos to me about how to make and sell rag quilts for money. Idk why. It looks a lot simpler and quicker than making other quilts though.

[@nanniecath528]

Great vid! Btw, the first few seconds is missing from this one and others.

[@BrookeandPippa]

Nope, nothings missing

[@joecool8427]

I just subscribe today to your Facebook and also KZbin channel. I love your videos. I was thinking about buying a motorhome or RV and living in full-time. Do you have a goal to make it to every state in the United States travel to or do you prefer just stay in your current state?

[@BrookeandPippa]

Neither, I just travel wherever the weather is good or I want to visit. No real goal

[@joecool8427]

I am thinking about buying a motorhome or fifth wheel and living in a full-time. I just don’t know if I could downsize that much and get rid of a lot of things that I have. Did you have a lot to get rid of when you moved into your car?

[@JayBrook-b6u]

Come on Brooke spatula omg this is nerve rackin

[@careystayton2663]

Broke get yourself a little mini washer just fir like dauntless or couple pairs of pants or shirts it does com in handy lol

[@diannerunnels]

My doggie gets depressed when I'm away. My son watches her.

[@papercraneblog]

I would put a folding small sherpa couch in the ambulance

[@Marina-sm9xt]

Have you looked into Doggie Daycare. I didn't know such places existed until recently. The ambiance in the ambulance is really coming together.😊

[@BrookeandPippa]

I have never trusted doggy daycare. I know it works for some, but it’s just not for me and pippa

[@NoniNectar]

Not judging. But this is why I don't have a pet. I can't go in and leave them. But that's me. No one has to be the same.

[@3517-c4t]

Brooke, lisen to me, whole earth is a van on lifeless cosmos road.

[@diannerunnels]

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