njcranes It’ll be a real struggle when the time comes to move back into a house. We’ve truly enjoyed exploring the US over the last six months and look forward to what’s ahead.
Hello we hope your well and keeping safe . And we also hope your having a great weekend so far ? we would love to swap lives with you . we can only dream about living in a mobile van and to live off the land would be amazing . every day wake up to a new view . what a life / any way we are so please we came to your channel . thanks for sharing Kind Regards Sarah and Glenn
Thanks for your message. We are certainly living our best lives! We've also decided that we're not going back to living in a house anytime soon. Our van will continue to be our home for the foreseeable future.
This is amazing, Aaron, Chris, and Ella! I actually watched you build this beautiful home, practically from scratch. The effort and love that you put into it is an inspiration for anyone who is thinking of an adventure like the one you are creating. I'm so proud of you and wish you a wonderful rest of the year!
Awesome! I love how well Ella has adapted to van life. Clearly she knows y'all are her pack, and the van is your territory wherever it roams. Part of me thinks that someday I'll adapt the minimalism needed to live in such a small space. But wherever will I store my two pressure canners & gazillions of canning jars? ;-) I'm curious if you use a pressure cooker. The down side is it's another pot to store, but the plus side is it uses less energy to cook.
Quite a few van lifers use an Instant Pot but the meals I typically prepare wouldn't work well with it. We also don't have space for it. My dehydrator took its place. lol!
Thanks! A number of flooring stores carry it here in Seattle. Here's the exact type that we have: www.forbo.com/flooring/en-us/products/marmoleum/marmoleum-linear-sheet/marmoleum-striato-color/bbelf8#5243 Pro tip: Don't install it when it's cold outside. Ours cracked and later expanded by 1/2" when we drove it to Florida where it was warmer. After removing the adhesive and trimming it back, it's been fine ever since.
Apologies for the delayed response. Eme is exactly right. We chose digging cat holes over losing living space in our van for a bathroom. We're coming up on two years in our van and don't regret not adding one.
You're absolutely right! We've been living in the wilderness full-time for almost two years now and actually prefer going to the bathroom outside. LOL!!
Nope, you didn't miss it. Lol! When we're in the wilderness, we go to the bathroom outside. As backpackers, this isn't a big deal for us. When in town and we can't access a bathroom, we have pee bottles.
Sorry for the slow reply. No, we never fixed the air trap issue. We like the convenience of our set-up but the third jug is pretty useless. It's too far away from the pump and sputters when we try to use it. The third jug is essentially our back-up for when we've run out of water elsewhere. We've since added 5 x 1 gallon jugs (stashed next to the other jugs but loose on the floor). We use the smaller jugs for drinking water (there seems to be sediment in our larger jugs, haven't figured that one out) and filling up when we need to not draw attention to ourselves in populated areas.
@@backcountryfoodie .... thanks for the reply !! etter late than never :) i like fixing problems ! wish you guys was near by, would love to fix it. but it's one of those things that has to be hands on to see the problem then create the fix. I have worked on MANY systems. yours sound like fun ( for me ). ATB !!!!!
@@tracykooken2606 Thanks for the offer! We're actually looking into revamping the entire system to include the gray water tank. The freezing and thawing in Colorado cracked our tank. The drain line freezes, too, which makes washing dishes tough. :(
I would guess that most folks living in vans built them themselves and don't have satellite TV. We reduced our living expenses by 75% while in our van. Now that we've moved back into a house, I truly miss the simple life.
