COST ANALYSIS: Camper Vs. Apartment (Full-Time College Students)

[@ltcloud5027]

I love the affection between these two!

[@michaelkurz9067]

I'm not much for college students,but the both of you I'M VERY IMPRESSED (wish I lived in Provo)

[@chrishorst6993]

You two will always remember this time living in the camper as good times. It is to expensive to live theses days

[@SMITHINIT]

Thanks a ton Chris!

[@Mr2Reviews]

I'm from Los Angeles. I'd be happy if I could find a studio for $1,000/month.

[@islandearthangel]

Y’all are inspiring. God bless you both such a smart and beautiful couple

[@ruby055]

Man I did the same thing my Sr Year of law school in Boston in 1992. I lived in a VW Westie for 10 months but rented a parking place for $100 in a below ground garage and ran a power hook up for electric heat. Saved about 7k

[@strykerhalo]

You guys figured it out. Mobile, no forest fire, or flood worries. No property taxes, rent/mortgage, pg&e gas, utilities, homeowners insurance. Gas, Food, Car Insurance, and what do you use for internet? I know Starlink will be out soon?

[@EthanArmani]

I've been wanting to go to school in Los Angeles since I was 8 and I know it's expensive as hell! so I basically trained myself to look for and learn to love alternative living. So Campers, RVs, Tiny homes, boat homes, I'm all for it! i really hope I can achieve this dream. I much more prefer this type of living so I think it'd be perfect.

[@slick5591]

same here

[@reyr.7439]

I want to do this next year. Apartments are subject to change at anytime. For a 1 bedroom apartment it costs $1300 and the price is rising every year. It’s too much, students are being forced to borrow money and end up in huge debt before they’re even 25 years old!!!

[@theninja001]

But how much was the camper?

[@ramblingrosenana3513]

Great to see you guys today. Love your videos.

[@SMITHINIT]

Thank you tons!

[@ajourney4pawz800]

This is amazing. Where do you find places to park? Are there any resources I can use? What do you do for WiFi? Where and how did you find $50 for insurance?

[@Bryan8616]

What about your camper and truck payment and if you paid for them in full you should divide up what the payments would be over 4 years while you attend college.

[@paulcheng88]

But you did not add the cost of camper.

[@JohnnyButtons]

Love what y'all are doing.

[@donthompson9862]

I served in San diego from 94.to 96 my father passed and now I'm being kicked out..I need to do what you 2 are doing..does the solar run the heater?would a Colman one burner stove heat the rig up at night?or putting in a small fireplace..so a heater indoors keeps the tanks from freezin?nice channel

[@VictoryAviation]

Don’t you have rent for whatever RV park you’re staying in? That’s not free. Most places I’ve seen are 300-600/mo.

[@darealdeal8185]

I was hoping they would mention this. Its nice they did a breakdown of their expenses, but where do they actually park their RV?

[@destiniwilliams9984]

If you have your own land then it is free

[@margerymorstein1073]

What about parking and camping fees?

[@sv8313]

They probably use public land. Free

[@islandearthangel]

SUBSCRIBED😁

[@richarddarynnsaliken9655]

you should include the purchase of a rig to haul your house around, there is also a payment to aquire a place to rest your head. the rest i can fully relate to. love the channel.

[@samanthaE924]

How much did the camper cost initially?

[@SMITHINIT]

We got the camper for about $6,000 all the way up in Oregon!

[@truckcampertraveler7369]

@@SMITHINIT thats a lot of camper for 6k and you'll make your Money back when you sale it so it was free lol

[@chubbyninja842]

Now that I know this is an option, if I could go back in time, I'd totally do this when I moved out of my father's place. With all the money I could have saved between the time I moved out on my own to the time I bought my house, I could have paid for the house in cash.

[@SMITHINIT]

Yep. It really is a great way to save! And stil really fun!

[@ronthompson2366]

You two are great and an inspiration for other young couples to draw from. Your adventure of life in the camper is fantastic. What a great way for a couple to grow, and of course the cost savings. However the adventure is going to be memorable for a lifetime. I am curious about the choice of a slide in camper vice a tow trailer. Additionally, you mentioned your abilities to cover the costs of your tuition. That too would be a great video for other students like yourselves. Providing insight and assistance in easing the burden of tuition and college costs as a whole and yet, like yourselves. Still able to get out and enjoy life and school. One last note, you mentioned not owning property. First you have a lifetime to achieve purchasing a home and property. But you can save for it now... look for property deals... lots of options. Keep Smithin'it !

[@williamtao7498]

If your cost of rental is as high as cost of rental in San Francisco. I recommend you to live in RV. I only pay for less than 1000 for my 1b1b apartment. I will get an RV to travel not replace my home or apartment. If we put installment for truck and campers. It may cost more. Also RV owner may have to find a RV park to fill water and dump water at least once a few days?? it may cost $20 to $30 a night?

[@willparsons32]

The one thing you forgot to mention was that you don't have a fixed address so that could also create a few other issues with the tax man!

[@hunterfagan6272]

Do you park it in your college parking lot? I’m thinking about doing this, but not sure if it would be allowed

[@Grrrrrabby]

I needed this because I want to do this same thing for grad school!

[@SMITHINIT]

Heck yes!!! It certainly has its challenges, but boy its been one heck of an experience. Definitely more doable than people make it seem!

[@lancelusung7354]

this has got to be the one of the best channels for van life!! mind if i ask where do you store the motorcycle in the vehicle? and what model is your camper/(trailer? lol) that seems to be mounted on a pick up truck!

[@DispersedCamperMan]

Fun video guys. I was stationed in Osan S. Korea for a year in 97-98. Loved it. Got to visit a lot of places on that Korean Peninsula. Just stay away from the Gaegogi. :-)

[@SMITHINIT]

Hey that’s awesome! I had Gaegogi only one time and boy was that an experience... korea really is a special place though.

[@pamelakilponen3682]

Question how did you buy your camper?

[@NINJAROSE347]

Nice vid!!

[@nancybeauchamp2733]

You also own a great camper! Bigfoot's are awesome!! We have owned ours since 2001.

[@tylerbennett1628]

Is the cost of a loan on both the truck and camper included in your costs?

[@SMITHINIT]

Tyler, we sold two cars that got us into the camper and truck, so no there isn’t a loan in our costs.

[@SMITHINIT]

@Liz Murrans Thank you Liz!

[@arianamiller7249]

Oh man, rent where I live is 1100 for a studio 😂 and that’s in a terrible part of town.

[@SMITHINIT]

HOLY COW! You need to get yourself a truck camper!

[@rachelguadamuz3385]

$1000, ha!

[@햇볕따뜻한날]

I am a korean and it is too hard to understand english but i heard "Korea". You are in Korea now? Or was? Anyway good video!!

[@LORD-ve8wo]

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[@natureaddict5837]

You are soo cute 👍👍👏👏👏

[@secretpersond8324]

ain't you a little old to be college students?

[@SMITHINIT]

Nope! Just got married young. We are in our early 20s

[@cartomou1371]

And College students can be at any age. I’ve had classmates that are tons of years older than I am.

[@secretpersond8324]

@@cartomou1371 not what im implying successful people go to college at 18-19 and get a 60-70k job by the age of 25. ofcouse there are people who work at shitty jobs and want to get a education to get out of the jobs they have current.

[@pilot41186]

Your welcome for the grants. My taxes paid that bill on top of the money your schools took

[@JesusChristisGod444]

Leave them alone Kelly Hanlon. They are hardworking people that earned those grants and entitlement on your end should be left behind.

[@pilot41186]

@@JesusChristisGod444 the end of your comment makes no sense. And they literally hadn't done a thing in life to earn those grants. But nice try

[@JesusChristisGod444]

It takes certain processes and essays to get grants plus keeping good grades. That money is for hard working honest students. If you can’t handle them being happy an better off in there livelihood then go troll somewhere else and take this jealousy vibe somewhere else . Get a move on and leave these smiths in good peace and respect.

[@pilot41186]

@@JesusChristisGod444 wow so they had to write an essay while I had to work and spend time away from my family to pay for it.. but yeah sure they earned it

[@JesusChristisGod444]

Haters going to hate lol 😂