Is "Minimalist" living in a Van a good plan?

[@Pariatech]

Unironically van-life and tiny homes are just a appetizer for the pod-life. Don't forget to be happy!

[@zugzwang2161]

true but pod life wont be voluntary and things are different today than 30 years ago - its become appealing bc of rising house prices im sure i dont need to say more as were all well aware

[@vivekascoder]

Didn't expect luke likes comments 😀

[@TheInterwebzMan]

Ironically thanks to the stimulus used van prices have skyrocketed over the last couple of years and some vanlifers are making out like bandits lol

[@mgord9518]

Yes and no. It really depends on your mindset towards it.

[@p_serdiuk]

If they are completely self-sustaining and you have a PC, then it's fine. Off-grid, off-road, as far from bugmen as possible.

[@kerrell95]

The only people I've met who were "voluntarially homeless" have been rich kids. I think they are looking for life experiences outside of their cushy lives. However, they will never feel that fear of looking for a bed for the night.

[@valeryi3374]

Who in the world wants to be homeless? Are people really that bored?

[@zarkarimi]

@@valeryi3374 yes, lol

[@___xyz___]

@@valeryi3374 yeah

[@user-pb1xd8pv2l]

Yeah, then when they come out of their "homelessness" it's with even more righteous vindication and superiority than they went in with..

[@wesleyrm]

I experienced that at my last days of university, I only started to look for places too late, they were stupidly expensive. Slept on the ground, which I already did in the army back in Brazil (There was a lack of beds in my previous military university, they prioritized the newcomers over us the seniors lol). But knowing you don't have a place is on another level. Sleeping on the ground is ok. Knowing people won't tolerate that for too long is the problem. I still think about what to do once I finish my education completely. My family owns no home, we live off rented houses back in Brazil and I am in France... Everything in € is too damn expensive lol. Should I go on renting here and saving money while I work after finally getting my degree or what? Complicated.

[@alback]

“Simple van life” KZbinrs >own a MacBook Pro >expensive camera equipment >expensive muh hiking clothes/gear >eat expensive vegan foods “We’re so simple and **insert buzzword** like sustainable.” Also, why do vanlifers cry over everything like a damn tree that fell over? I rate vanlife(rs) with a solid cringe/10

[@sh1pme2themune9]

I once spoke to a real vanlifer in the wild. Can confirm. Very cringe.

[@thetechfromheaven]

They can afford all that expensive crap thanks to not paying rents!

[@zoidberg444]

Some are OK. Dave2D literally made a living roasting the cringe ones. 😂

[@LabiaLicker]

@@thetechfromheaven kinda defeats the purpose doesn't it. LOOK. IV BOUGHT ALL THESE FUNKO-POP I BOUGHT WITH ALL THE MONEY I SAVED.

[@worstedwoolens]

Hiking equipment is antimicrobial so you can wear it longer without washing it. That’s why it’s so popular among people who have minimal wardrobes. Also if you’re minimizing what you own, you might as well condense the value of what you would own otherwise into fewer objects of higher quality/reliability so you don’t have to replace them as often. When you own 5 cheap cotton t-shirts, they’ll be threadbare in a few months. Synthetics and wool buy you longevity.

[@yeaj1721]

Patrician path is owning land debt free and shooting the cars of county construction inspectors when they say I am not allowed to build a functional belltower that I ring everyday at 6AM.

[@TheInterwebzMan]

Very based

[@beenasfarastodecidetouseve6733]

Lol based and BELLpilled

[@dontdex8221]

this is too Based, i cant sneed

[@c4call]

"Van living" or camper living, can be a good temporary stage on the path to power. Stop wasting money on rent, etc etc. But you have to use those resources on things like education and training, and maybe even use the money you don't pay in rent, to lease a shop unit or office unit, or productive capital. Etc.

[@mrfathed3129]

I did the van thing in grad school. It saved me a fuck ton of money. But that was a very specific thing that worked because I had my own office, access to gyms (and showers) through the university, etc..... I actually didn't hate it. Not recommending it, but I wasn't as miserable as some people think it would be.

[@thecashewtrader3328]

Oh UwU

[@SantaClaauz]

You were or weren't as miserable as people think?

[@mrfathed3129]

@@SantaClaauz OOPs, weren't

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

why not just sleep in ur office bro

[@turolretar]

that’s an l bro

[@pumpkinjutsu1249]

Luke then: could I not buy land? Luke now - *Landchad*

[@TheInterwebzMan]

Rumor has it Luke is actually a big vanlife supporter and is currently hiding Brian Laundrie in an off grid yurt

[@mrsansiverius2083]

Van life is SOOO 2020. It's all about the homeless life now ✋😮🤚

[@sumkindacheeto]

what's_the_difference.mp3

[@DavidStefan-nz2en]

so much more sustainable too!

[@charlesc.9012]

@@sumkindacheeto For starters, you can go places where you won't be robbed or beaten up to spend the night. Also, you won't get rained or snowed on directly, just baked and frozen in a holocaust oven I think that's all there is though lol

[@BillWilsonBG]

#urbancamping

[@ジュリアン-v5t]

Everybody thinks van life is cool until you're the guy who hasn't showered in a week

[@johnnym9909]

Just go to the gym that's open 24/7 and shower there.

[@ジュリアン-v5t]

@@johnnym9909 True, but good luck inviting women over to your van

[@fossforever512]

Jokes on you I live in a house and I still haven’t showered in over a week

[@ジュリアン-v5t]

@@fossforever512 Based

[@nickc3856]

@@ジュリアン-v5t I don't invite women to my home as is, big deal lol

[@SimGunther]

It's kinda cringe, but it's even MORE cringe if it's funded by YT

[@deadliestvice5356]

Almost as cringe as Arin Hanson.

[@root_dnb]

Anything other than not paying rent every month is based in my book.

[@kerrell95]

That advice from a friend saved me financially in the long run. I may be living at home but a house is coming my way in a few years.

[@fsmoura]

*-not

[@larry_the]

@@kidflersh7807 try not paying your property tax and see how much of a "homeowner" you really are

[@larry_the]

@@kidflersh7807 yeah you own the responsibilities surrounding the object, not the object itself

[@thetechfromheaven]

I live with my mum and I dont pay rent... Am I based? uwu

[@fsmoura]

Luke's review of van life: "Yeah, it can be glamorous at times, but then they find her body, and you're screwed!"

[@diedforurwins]

That’s when he grows out the unhinged looking beard as a disguise 🥸

[@Pariatech]

The van salesmen hates him.

[@Sputnikcosmonot]

it's cringe to do it for life, but it seems like a good thing to do for a few years. Travelling and having experiences, meeting people etc. It's not a long term solution.

[@user-wf2fm1yj4k]

Why would you need to "meet new people" that you will never see again? Find a place in a community and make real relationships there. It's not a long-term solution, but it isn't a short-term solution either. It's a waste of time.

[@danle7022]

@@user-wf2fm1yj4k just seeing the world, my lord

[@bioemiliano]

@@user-wf2fm1yj4k YOU MUST BE EFFICIENT WITH YOUR LIFE MAN. DONT CARE ABOUT SHIT I WON'T SEE AGAIN.

[@Jupiter__001_]

@@user-wf2fm1yj4k Omega serfdom blindset

[@coscorrodrift]

I agree I think the best way is to have some place you own that's not your parents' house where you're registered to pay taxes and shit, and where you can actually prepare for, like, accomodating the van, and such, with your toolset to do basic shit and some DIY and not break and arm and a leg on a new van

[@reimarpb]

How dare you say that about the life style of the great Terry Davis

[@yourusernamehere]

Terry genuinely turned into Diogenes when you watch his later videos while homeless. Based until the very end.

[@valeryi3374]

The smartest programmer that is ever lived, a divine intellect. R.I.P prince.

[@rmmichael95]

I live in a van and it's pretty chill. As long as you are the type of person who likes camping, it is halfway between camping and living in an apartment.

[@zoomerslayer8244]

Cope, you are homeless lmao, that's not a house.

[@rmmichael95]

@@zoomerslayer8244 Yea, tough times out here on the street in my big comfy bed with my computer and utilities.

[@fsmoura]

chad homelessness

[@larry_the]

@@zoomerslayer8244 coping that someone else is actually enjoying their life

[@pygmalion8952]

@@zoomerslayer8244 no you cope. the guy is enjoying his life lmao.

[@an2qzavok]

only minimalist living in a boat is allowed

[@arcynic5404]

Whatever floats your boat

[@horse433]

Return to fish

[@geostokes8573]

Chad

[@number_1_james_worley_fan]

100 rabbits mentioned

[@TeslaBitcoinFree]

We all know what happened when you went van life with gabbie

[@LukeSmithxyz]

delet this

[@aWomanFreed]

That was a scam

[@ugoboom]

yeah i'm in a 34 foot camper with slideouts, its fucking huge enough to the point that i feel like i'm in a good sized studio apartment the repair and upkeep expenses and labor are what get ya, but RV park + gas + insurance is still cheaper than my old apartment in my hometown suburbs. this is why its so attractive. but then again, i started with $2 gas and now i'm dealing with $4 gas and it feels bad man. my ultimate goal is to find what region of the US i like the most, so i can buy land and settle down. cause yeah this life is good for me right this moment, but you can't raise a family and enjoy life forever, with camper life.

[@a.whyattmann5057]

Any favorite destinations? Maybe around the East Coast?

[@ugoboom]

@@a.whyattmann5057 am getting away from the east coast but dude yeah on the way, the area around ashville NC was really a treat

[@schemerboy1005]

>RV park boondocking is free + solar panels + minimum water consumption, and having enough battery to power your electronics, you don't even need to move more than 12 to 6 times a year the only constant costs are food, insurance, and internet, gas can be as cheap as you want the startup costs is the biggest I'm hoping to get a 25 or 27 ft toy hauler or 5th wheel plus a diesel truck and live as self sufficient as possible Thanks to this video for opening up the idea of RV living to me. I have researched so much in the span of two days.

[@TrippleXD545]

Bro. I straight up built a bed into my car and lived in it for 8 months until I totalled it. I got broken into in San Diego and my solar generator and passport were stolen. Gas was pretty cheap and I was working remote/finishing school during the Corona times. I got bored near the end but at least I got to see all of the states and always had the best weather. Showering and bathrooms are a bitch, especially if you're always on the move. At some point I started looking to buy land to build a house cause I got bored. After my car got F'd I moved in with a friend into a big ass house on a lake in Orlando, wasn't even that expensive. Learned a ton about life, kinda like a first world anthropology trip. Luke, how TF do you know these things?

[@SlickJim2]

Converting my van to a camper was way more fun than dwelling in that thing. Living in a van made me appreciate what luxuries you have in your home, seriously. you dont have to stop at a friends house to shower and take a dump, and every day chores like cooking and laundry are way more time consuming And trust me, its the last thing you need after a regular day of work

[@thegrandnil764]

Modern man needs his modern conveniences to keep himself just alive enough to work at his shit job. man stfu, Ive shat in holes for years.

[@SlickJim2]

Nah, modern conveniences allow me to waste less time on everyday chores and to invest it into something more productive. Go shit in holes, each to their own pal

[@gerdaleta]

Okay so wait wait I'm just trying to understand you converted a van but you didn't have land that you were just on so you still got to pull up to a friend's place you can just take a s*** in the woods or something because like the whole point of Van life is it doesn't make sense if you don't own the land if you don't own the land don't even attempt to do this also if you own the land I'm pretty sure land tax is an expensive as rent and if you really didn't need any of that s*** you might not even have to have a regular job

[@krsmanjovanovic8607]

@@gerdaleta but why cant you just take a dump on someone else's land?

[@colddraft1358]

I've been living out of my van for about a year and a half now, and I have some points; - You can just as easily loose everything in an apartment complex fire or natural disaster. Hell, people grenade off the road and embed their cars in whatever house is convenient on a regular basis. Shit happens regardless of where you live. To add, earlier this year I was staying at an RV park when a tornado touched down and headed straight for town. I just unplugged and left while it was still a safe distance away. Try that with a house! - Safe driving. Defensive driving. It's always a good thing to practice regardless of whether you live in your vehicle or not. -I agree that storage is very much a factor. Many builds have this modern, minimalist, open concept, Instagram-ready aesthetic. Mine looks like a tinker's wagon. Every square inch available is packed. The oven doubles as a pantry when it's not in use. There's totes and totes within totes origami-d under the bed. Everything has a place, and everything must get put back in it's place when it's not being used, because it can only take three or five things out to transform a cluttered yet tidy space into an area where you have to walk over and on top of things to get out the door. I'll add that I have a storage unit in my home town for sentimental furniture, specialized tools, and my various mechanical projects. At less than $100 USD/mo for rent, it's very affordable. -The limitation of certain activities is absolutely a valid point that should be considered. I play piano - not well, just as a hobby. I cannot have a piano. I could fit one in the van if I was determined, but it would involve some major layout changes and trading out some thing(s) I deem more important/desirable. So, I don't have a piano. - I really can't speak for friends other than my own but I can testify to the fact that I have a normal social life. In the summer, I'll get a campsite and invite my friends out for grilling out and a beer, invite them to bring their own tent if they're inclined - if not, that's fine. Meeting a friend at their home or restaurant is always an option to. Most of my good friends offer to let me park in their driveway while I'm visiting. Hasn't been a big impediment to my social life. But yes, it takes planning, it takes compromise. It takes a decent amount of money to get set up correctly and make the proper investments for your equipment. It's not a lifestyle for everyone, but you can do it comfortably without looking (and smelling) like a raggedy bum. It works well for me. I'm pocketing the $1,000 per month I was spending on rent - I lived in my van and maintained my apartment lease for six months before I judged the apartment was more expense than it was worth and unnecessary as well. I'm saving that for a land purchase later on down the road, but I'm on a good trajectory to be 100% debt free by age 30. I'd be happy to answer any questions or elaborate if anyone's curious.

[@TehGettinq]

how did u get in debt before 30?

[@colddraft1358]

@@TehGettinq Student loans and medical expenses mostly.

[@colddraft1358]

@Rlaziken To an extent, I run my own business and I've been re-investing the majority of my expendable income back into the business while using the remainder to pay down debt, but I definitely will be finding a financial advisor to get a decent retirement fund set up soon. I think I'd also like to invest in farm land and and/or housing in the future as well.

[@user-hr2cf9kb9t]

So the way to do it if you're a bachelor: - Get a really old and remote wood heated cabin. A wood fired kitchen stove and well you'll need electricity so you can work from home. - Buy a container and build a roof on it for storage (cheap and safe shed). - One of those 3x3m garden tents for working on your car in the rain. - A caravan for the occasional visit to the city doing project work etc. Use it as a guest house when you're not travelling. Store it under a roof. I lived in a cabin like that for 2 years and saved a ton of money.

[@wasumyon6147]

> Not becoming a nomadic pastoralist with minimum 10 horses and 100 assorted animals. NGMI

[@ekksoku]

I want a plot of land preferably partially or fully forested - land seems much more expensive, here in the UK than in the US though.

[@gickygackers]

Well, the UK definitely has less land

[@jimbarino2]

Yes, there is still a lot of land available in the U.S. if you stay out of the bughives.

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

If you have money available, you can buy land for cheap in the Scottish Highlands and possibly build your own home yourself.

[@aengle.]

Most land sales in the UK happen privately, you can probably get an acre for about £12K if you ask a farmer. Watch out for clawback fees and tree protection orders.

[@HairyPixels]

Look at the Mossy Bottom channel on his homestead in rural Ireland. Certainly within the means of most people if they can organize towards that goal.

[@TheInterwebzMan]

A friend of mine did the van life while working in the West Texas oil fields for almost 2 years. It was out of necessity at first since housing was super hard to come by. He hated it but luckily his employer let him park in their lot and he banked a ton of money. He said he’d never do it again though and now he has a 3br house in Cocoa Beach

[@sk4rd853]

Reincarnation of Terry A. Davis holy fuck

[@sk4rd853]

@OneFortyFour TempleOS will live on. Next year is the year of the TempleOS desktop.

[@fsmoura]

Luke Davis will make TempleOS 2.0, only it will 2x more based because it will be all terminal applications.

[@connormichalec]

I'm beginning to love how your channel is just a collection of whatever comes to your mind. Whether it be linux or critiquing just some random topic; regardless of whether I agree with you or not

[@chadkroger9183]

Glad you addressed this stuff, I lived in a couple of cars for years when I was younger. It was so much more expensive and shitty than people can imagine. I still want to do van life tho and I have enough experience and knowledge to make it worthwhile.

[@cognitiumone]

I've been living in an SUV for 2 years now. I traveled the US from coast to coast while living off of $800/month. This was mostly funded by covid unemployment so I didn't have to work. I freaking love this lifestyle.

[@riffcrypt8438]

Based. Wishing you great travels.

[@frag0638]

You can live in a penthouse in Eastern Europe on $800/mo.

[@BenMordecai]

One thing that I could see working is getting a camper + land + beater car. Land can be fairly cheap while the house on the land is expensive. Parking the camper could get you part of the way there and give you room to grow at your own pace, whether by building your own house, parking shipping containers, sheds, etc. on your land for long term storage, and so forth. If you're making money at a normal rate you could likely put all of the savings into plans to build up your land.

[@coscorrodrift]

still more vulnerable to stealing than a house but probably safe enough

[@austinjames5516]

waits for a month *releases shitload of content in 3 days

[@egg5474]

It’s just that his brain is constipated.

[@reimarpb]

probably because of his internet

[@veganmax8015]

He's not really a content creator, ya gotta give him a month to have something to complain about and then maybe another month for him to want to make a video complaining about it.

[@poika22]

You can just call them videos. You don't have to say "content" like you're in a meeting with the marketing department.

[@redgt827]

some of my relatives are boomers and they live in a camper. theyve been ok but they travel all over the country visiting everywhere on their retirement and they still have a house with all their stuff, and after 5 years they're gonna just move back there and build a garage to store the camper their kids tried to do the same thing but didn't have a home, and got in one wreck and lost everything

[@Poaa1423]

I thought Laundrie was dead

[@TheInterwebzMan]

Turns out he’s actually BASED and still living in the forest

[@aken0]

Living in a pod - Cringe Living in a pod(with wheels!) - Based?

[@thetechfromheaven]

Also you can flee to South America on your wheeled pod! Pretty handy if your capitalist country gets invaded and obliterated by communists :)

[@poika22]

Well a pod is cringe because it's so confined, you have neighbors on top of you, the usual city problems. Wheels solve or at least alleviate a lot of the pods' problems.

[@skylinefever]

Well, at least when you pod has wheels, you can get out of the WEF 15 minute city.

[@バカ-l9o]

I'd prefer live in an empty field or forest than in a van.

[@amnottabs]

why not both? park your van in the middle of your forest

[@elclippo4182]

My van was vandalized and now it’s vanished.

[@slmjkdbtl]

my dream has been botting up my arch linux in my van house

[@momsberettas9576]

The problem is property tax. You cannot be truly free and secure if you have to pay rent every year or your home will be seized. It needs to be abolished.

[@highvisibilityraincoat]

Thank you for making an opinion for me to copy Luke!

[@worstedwoolens]

I have a good friend who’s into van life as part of his extreme position on “access” His consideration of freedom is one in which he can easily and indefinitely go anywhere on his own whim. Towards that end, he’s also an expert trad climber/mountaineer and he uses those skills for both natural and urban exploration. He also pretty much lives for the cost of his insurance, food, and gas and paid off his student loans in under a year working a remote job which he quit when he no longer needed the income. Of course, this kind of freedom optimization is incompatible with the kind that emphasizes proper self-sufficiency, but it’s a contrasting perspective that I think brings some diversity to the discussion here.

[@milosCivejovidar]

I saw a video about a guy who worked as a fireman and slept in his car as a temporary period to save money for a deposit to buy a home. He had a kitchen and bathroom at the fire station and could save food in there. This was one of the few examples of van life that makes sense, the rest are a romantic waste of time and money. I also saw a comment of a woman who had to spend a period of time living in a van with her husband and child because they were broke. She sad they were wasting so much money on gas and heating the van that apartment living was much cheaper afterwards.

[@TheInterwebzMan]

Yeah that guy saved a ton of money but he also got to sleep, shower, and chill at his fire station whenever he wanted, which no doubt helped make it tolerable

[@Aki-wt2mx]

your thumbnails are always on point, pretty awesome

[@ItsRyanStudios]

My partner and I have been in our van for almost 3 years. We work fulltime (not remote), have no social media presence, no storage unit, etc. It's not an easy lifestyle, but it's certainly cheaper than the rent in our area. We can save more money for our future, and we get to travel every weekend without needing to packup a car and pay for a hotel.

[@tiberiusmagnificuscaeser4929]

I’ve gone on extended vacations in decently sized RVs and you’d be surprised how quickly space runs out even in a pretty big mobile home. I cannot fathom how you would manage in a space as small as a transit van. Also, it’s not cheaper to get a van than a proper RV. In fact, it’s a hell of a lot more expensive compared to a good used Class B or C.

[@propellergarage]

That's only partly true. Building your own van in indeed cheaper if you don't mind things being a bit rough, but where it excels, is that you can customize it a lot to fit your needs specifically.

[@egg5474]

I find that 80% of what people put into an RV is useless crap, if someone wants to go balls to the wall doing something like that you have to drop every trinket and professional Gucci banana peeler, reduce the wardrobe down to a week’s worth, learn to cook(as raw ingredients are less bulky), learn to improvise and use your environment rather than taking more unnecessary equipment, learn bushcraft, botany/trapping/hunting/fishing I.e rather than taking 15 AR’s and 5 crates take a fly-rod and a slingshot/longbow instead. At least that’s the way I’d do it because living off the land costs a pittance if not nothing, then have storage rental for bulky seasonal use items and mechanic tools for doing more advanced maintenance

[@SturFriedBrains]

Ok Cain, keep farming for your virgin veggies. Able in his CHAD hunter-gatherer van will be favored by God.

[@paxpanda9378]

I got a van life ad on this video

[@diedforurwins]

“So this is my bed that is 6 inches from the ceiling…” *Me hitting 6000RPM, V-TECH IBS Bowel movement 30 inches away into a toilet that doesn’t flush, trying to convince myself that it’s all okay because I’m never seeing this person again*

[@hanginlaundry360]

😆😆😆

[@lynksdisease]

as someone who pays 3300 a month for studio apartment, living in a broken down van still doesn't sound too bad

[@traveleractual]

so move somewhere that won't cost 3000 a month for a studio apartment. embrace change ;)

[@TheInterwebzMan]

NYC?

[@karenwang313]

@@traveleractual And then you're stuck living in some shithole like cleveland with no good jobs or opportunities.

[@inparis5724]

holy shit man

[@lynksdisease]

@@TheInterwebzMan soylicon valley

[@t3knoman00]

i looked at tiny homes because i thought they were cheaper but no they escalate very quickly....

[@clayotissmith158]

I can speak to this as I am someone currently living out of my car which is just a 2006 Honda Civic coupe so look that up and you'll see how it tiny it is. honestly this is not a long-term solution I can tell you this. gas prices have surged this year causing this lifestyle to be significantly more expensive than it was at the beginning of this year you can draw your own conclusions as to why that is. with that said I have only worked 7 months in the last 2 years and I have been able to be self-sufficient. and when I worked it was just in retail making $13/hr. I'm also going to school full-time which also cuts down on the freedom aspect because I have to be somewhere where there's Wi-Fi all the time.

[@karenwang313]

The fact that people are even considering living in their vehicles over paying rent is pretty symbolic of how far our societys fallen. Rent and land are so expensive these days compared to our salaries that many of us get forced into it. Not much we can do either, since the people making all the decisions don't seem to care.

[@karimmoop9560]

Ok Mr. Anime Avi. Iz still buying the Van

[@yourpersonaldatadealer2239]

2020 lockdown life, 2021 van life, 2022 afterlife

[@buffawolf62]

lmao

[@raba2d723]

no. it's homelessness

[@bronzeagemindset]

Great advice overall especially the point about young people going in with friends to buy land. This is often overlooked but if you can get a lawyer to draft up a contract and set the terms of how or when you can sell, it is a great way to move forward.

[@MidwitObservations]

A van or rv is enough space if your not living in it long term. But when your traveling van life is the best way to do it. It's much more fun, and personally I don't feel as rushed. Although It is incredibly expensive. And to build you own van would require a garage full of tools to begin with.

[@riffcrypt8438]

I built my conversion van with a power drill, a jigsaw, and an angle grinder. It doesn't need to be expensive at all.

[@robrick9361]

Socrates and Confucius spoke very fondly of van life.

[@sergeynosov1901]

Linux is not about minimalism. Linux is about customisation. Emacs follows Linux philosophy: "You can customize it and you will."

[@dudebroski9460]

i find this hilarious. i spent about 12 years living out of 4 door trucks. im an oilfeild guy and it was easier than towing a trailer everywhere. that said i was making over 250k a year to do that. i cant imagine doing it for less than that, definately not for kicks.

[@oafhauohguoihgakds5151]

Like all headlines with a question mark at the end, this too can be answered by a firm no.

[@Meleeman011]

Having a cheap chunk of land to park a van on makes van life much easier, the gas prices really fuck with me tho, I've discovered the most difficult problems to solve for me were water, and finding places to poop. If my land had an outhouse and a large cistern I could live there about as cheaply as I do now

[@Akab]

It's not eveb smaller than the room im living in right now AND it can move?! thats a win win

[@pelagiuslobo5474]

I live in an old school bus, but it's not being used anymore so no issues with car accidents. Would probably also build next to it.

[@driftless7134]

One of the biggest drawbacks I see to van life is that you can't start a family. If you do meet a woman and move onto the next chapter, you immediately have to figure out a new living situation.

[@adrianrene7680]

Been living in a van now for about 2 months in souther California with an end goal of buying a house in Arizona for me and my girl friend. Rent and gas prices here are absurd so it seemed like a pretty good decision. Keep in mind though I don’t really live a normal life. I work 2 jobs which averages out to at least 70 hours/week. I keep my van parked within a five mile radius of a gym and both jobs and use my daily vehicle to commute. I have access to free washer and dryer which I take advantage of and as far as food usually fast food (I always try to go for the healthier options). In all it is not an easy life style and I would not recommend it for most people. However for my situation and if you are in a similar situation it could be a great way to save money.

[@bri7014]

I thought about living in a camper but then I’d have no where to store my stockpile of emergency food and I no land for gardening

[@grandmastersreaction1267]

Security wasn’t a concern? I imagine most women would shit themselves sitting alone in a van at night in the middle of woop-woop.

[@bri7014]

@@grandmastersreaction1267 nah I have a man and a gun to protect me

[@grandmastersreaction1267]

@@bri7014 ah you’re all set then !

[@karimmoop9560]

That being said, you should still get a van. Very useful if you have a business or a large family

[@dameck9570]

I actually have never thought about what happens when your car gets damaged as you mentioned. That is a valid and good argument you have to consider first 👍

[@gouf_respecter4881]

I was considering this, maybe a sign that I should drop the idea

[@thetechguychannel]

>space to store tools You're making a strong presumption here that millennials use tools.

[@BillWilsonBG]

Now, let’s get started by me giving you a little bit of a scenario of what my life is all about! First off, I am 35 years old.. I am divorced.. and I live in a van down by the river!

[@gen-zboomer]

I'm at the age where I exactly understand wanting to do it, and have thought about living in a car or something of the like for quite a while. But your points make sense, and I think a big reason why I find this appealing is that I'm so uncertain about the future and ever owning land, even though it is, of course, the best choice.

[@clayotissmith158]

I should also say that most of his comments about this topic apply to apartment dwellers as well.

[@blakebengtson513]

I lived in a travel trailer for 2 years and just recently settled in the country. I agree with some of what he says here. I disagree on the friends issue, as nomads tend to congregate together and I made some great friends on the road. The thing that really made me stop was the realization I was dependent on government land. If you’re paying to camp Luke’s right, it will be expensive. If you’re camping for free you mostly have to be on BLM and national forest land out west, which is cool until you realize how you’re not actually independent at all. I especially realized this when I was out there in March 2020 when Covid hit and whether or not I had a place to stay was dependent on the decisions of a bunch of government bureaucrats.

[@codenoob9325]

From software to real life. We live in the matrix

[@propellergarage]

Eh, I build my van to travel primarily. Like idea being living outta van couple weeks at a time and then staying in airbnb's etc. I can also see it being an option for few months at a time, especially if you constantly travel, but as a sustainable lifestyle it's a non-starter.

[@JoeMama-hf4xh]

I'm gonna do this in the summer. I'm gonna rent my place out and travel my state and look for a good town/city to settle down and buy land. I'm doing it as cheaply as possible. No instagram/yt cringe vid type stuff. I do agree that 9/10 the whole van life thing is cringe especially when you realize most people that do it are already well off and do it to feel like they aren't privileged. Some of those builds can easily be 100k+ which is cringe af. Like, go buy a condo and stop being an out of touch spoiled kid. Mostly cringe but not me tho....ok I'm cringe I guess

[@Cinicraft00]

What about living in a modular mansion like my main pimp WingsOfRedemption?

[@Meleeman011]

Since I do tech work I would sleep on my land at night then drive to the nearest Starbucks for work lol, I much prefer an office nowadays because typing code in a sweaty van isn't really productive lol. Even star bucks isn't the most comfortable, I do miss driving up to mt Evans on Fridays though

[@spaceghost0813]

There are people around me trying to sell their Mercedes Sprinter van conversions for like 150k-200k. It's ridiculous. Basically rich zoomers trying pay the luxury tax to flex how "minimalist" and "low-impact" their lifestyles are. Likely for sale because once the KZbin celebrity dried up they realized what they were doing was stupid.

[@cardd1577]

Try living in your 1200 evo power HD cruiser bike

[@sabujaki]

you're gonna evo-porate after a while

[@briandawkins6174]

"What are you going to do, have someone over in your camper?" Yes.

[@J40JesusIsLord]

Security would be a major issue in living in a car/van imo. You would have to scout around for a reasonably safe area in order not to get jacked while you're asleep!

[@wendigo2442]

Own a gun

[@charlesc.9012]

If you work in insane places like New York, it is so much more difficult to resist if you can get away with it. Of course, that might be an indicator of poor life choices in the first place, but you can now rent and live in cheaper places 4 hours away during non-shift days. Converting the 2nd hand Prius or transit you are driving anyway won't be a huge deal. Also, there are many creative ways to package a miniature living place, but it is not done for being crushingly inconvenient, so is only practiced in places like Hong Kong and Tokyo where options are highly limited. I think it is a solution, but only a small component for better living in our times. It will require high mechanical literacy and nerve for low costs, but there are fewer conventional choices that are more viable today

[@EricParker]

Plenty of SF tech workers would sleep in the office pre covid.

[@osaka_phong]

I am happy living in my artificial cave called "house".

[@twistidclowns]

before deciding to live in a van you should do a trail run with cooking , cleaning/showering and pooping exactly the way you plan on doing it. Most will rethink it real fast

[@MoshimoshiDesu]

Tiny home features, but in a regular sized house?

[@medleysa]

We considered that a while ago. The van conversion or camper purchase alone can be more expensive that a simple manufactured home (ie a mobile home). Add in the recurring expenses and the price balloons waaaaaaaay out of control. And at the end of it your only asset is a beat up and heavily used van that no one will want to buy.

[@sadgoy.]

How does he not have more subscribers? Underrated af.

[@janhorak5363]

Having a house and a mobile van to live in for a two weeks or so is pretty based. At least here in europe. Time to time visit other places (moutains nd stuff).

[@anantgupta1188]

Minimalist don't even wear cloths anyway

[@johnnym9909]

Diogenes was the ultimate minimalist. Didn't even need a bowl

[@pokemastercool]

SHOCK VIDEO: Clip showing Brian Laundrie rationalizing Gabby Pretito's murder MOMENTS before suicide.

[@reinoob]

Take Brian Laundrie as an example fo van life enjoyers

[@mateusgomes1086]

I missed your daily uploads uncle Luke

[@thecashewtrader3328]

🥺

[@grandmastersreaction1267]

Oh damn Luke, looking good!

[@archygrey9093]

I like the idea of living in a van or caravan and travelling but only for maybe a year at most, it would never be something i would spend the rest of my life doing.

[@jarilo8639]

tfw live in canada and a shack in the middle of the woods is like >10x my annual salary

[@fossforever512]

The obvious answer is to buy 3-15 acres of land, and a van and 2 cheap towable camper use the land as your home base leave one of the camper there and build a shed Meanwhile use the van/other camper to travel when you want to so you don’t have to pay for hotels

[@johnnym9909]

That requires you to have saved up money for like a year. You could finance the van and rv but you're going to be paying it off. If you dont have money you're still going to need a job.

[@wendigo2442]

“The obvious answer is to buy 3-15 acres of land”

[@cherubin7th]

In my country this is not legal anyway.

[@aWomanFreed]

Lived in an rv for 8 months. It sucked. When it started raining hard or was real windy I felt very unsafe in it.

[@korcommander]

I've been thinking of putting together a small cargo van for the purpose of bugout/forward operations thing. As long I have an abilty to have a real roof over my head, van life is not something I would pursue.