Happy sixth anniversary of living full time in your van!!! I'm going to watch all of the van build playlist videos to see the magnitude of the task of doing the same thing. Thanks Scott!
@@user-nt3vk4ev8b most of my clothes go in the cabinet along the wall above my bed. Food gets stored in the cabinets between the sink and stove. Also additional food storage under my bed.
@@sunnymas2656 my income is about $800 a month, I pay $200 for insurance, I park for free, but just pay to plug in.....I don't have a build so I have to buy paper plates and stuff, not able to cook, so money there and the fact that things have quadrupled in price in the last few years..... I'm barely surviving on my budget 😇😇 😇
@@jrraven3230 vanlife is cheaper than apartment rent + utilities. We all have different experiences but I did it for myself and I’m saving more than half on yearly expenses living in my car
@@FreeSpiritMom you got lucky, I mean it can be cheaper in some ways especially if you have a build going on but no build (no sink, no fridge, no stove) that changes how much moneys you spend on food, paper plates, plastic silverware and id prefer not to have to use these things but I can't even afford a build, not even a little one😇
I saw another gentleman living out of his van yesterday he had the same van you have. He had his door open parked at the grocery store and I saw he had a counter and sink in there and a foldaway bed. It reminded me of you right away. 6 years nice man, dedication. I enjoy your videos, everyone leave a 👍 really quick. Take care
It's really not about the size of the space, but how that space makes you feel. We want more space, because we tend to accumulate things, and instead of saying, hey, do I really need this, we just keep it. This journey to think differently, didn't start with my van conversion, but it has definitely speed up the process. I aren't halfway done with my conversion, but during the "wait" I implement the lifestyle into my daily life. Making my own separation toilet from scratch, and leftovers I had in the house. Boiling water and washing myself with just water in a bowl. Planning, with the thought on how I actually use the space in my house. (there's a lot of time spent on the couch watching youtube and such) It's all about being aware of your own mind, and how much you don't actually use on a daily basis.
My family has been following your journey for approximately 4 years. Thank you for being 100% authentic during the ups and downs of van life. We appreciate all the food, coffee and diy tips you have shared with us viewers. You have much more courage than the average person. Wishing you health, happiness and new adventures in 2022!
Your calm and gracious spirit is such a pleasure. Clearly you have discovered many things that really matter in a home. Thank you for sharing with us! I love the practicality and usefulness of your sink set up. Happy Anniversary! Cheers to you!
I have never watched one of your videos before, but beyond liking your van and the lovely way you speak I think you're only the second person I've seen who ends the video only with a thanks. I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. Thanks.
I'm running 500 watts of solar. I've got a total of 480 ah of lithium batteries. Two inverters. The tightness factor is a real challenge. You are spot on in regard to acquisition and storage of "stuff".
@@StaticCamperVan I've got one running my appliances (one at a time) Toaster oven, microwave, dual magnetic induction cooktop and my touch screen latte machine. The other is dedicated right now to running my air conditioner off a set of 280 ah cells. It's an install in progress. I saved enough not buying fuel for my old stove that the induction unit paid for itself the first year. Also safer than open flame. That's why I ditched my old propane heater for a forced air Chinese diesel heater and to make refill more ubiquitous and simple.
I have the same van -2016 ProMaster City Cargo. I love it too. Some more great things about It: Best gas mileage. Cheap. easy and fun to park/ drive /maneuver and maintain Great for city van life. You make a lot of sense.
The size of the van works for me because I spend most of my day outside. My latest vlog shows a typical day for me: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pGPjwmPEV5k.html
As long as you are comfortable in your van, than that’s what matters. Anybody who doesn’t like what you have done should unsubscribe. I always enjoy your videos. Keep up the great job.
Happy 6 year Nomadiversary Scott! We celebrated our 6th yr in March, I believe we've been following you since your launched. One thing I really appreciate with your channel is your consistency & authenticity in mindful and intentional living. This one quality of knowing yourself intimately and being true to self is so key to enjoying the nomadic life fully. Another quality that helps is adaptability; the ability to flow with the circumstances. You embody all these qualities and more. It really nice to encounter, even virtually, a kindred spirit and I think its important for you to realize just how much you offer to those considering this lifestyle or simply living vicariously through your vids. You are appreciated. Cheers to you on enjoying another year of nomadic life!
you've been around here on yt for 6 years already, literally ever since you've started this lifestyle. it's absolutely admirable! i cannot believe your channel hasn't blown up yet. you also have the most calming voice too so i can't help but hit that subscribe button right away lol. keep making these amazing videos sir. :)
Hi Scott I've been living in my van for about 8 years now. I like the way you do things and started looking at your channel since you stared. At first want all over the western states, but now I've found I like living in or close to towns 75 percent of the time. Good traveling my friend and keep on putting out this great vedows.
I love how you have your van set up and I must admit I stole a couple ideas to use in my 2019 GMC Savana 2500 cargo van. I have a Coleman cot affixed to the driver side wall. The only thing I have to in the morning is shove my sleeping bag against the wall for me to use cot as a day couch. I set up a one burner stove next to the sliding door like you did and will install a sink like yours. Food, cook and dining sets are in bins under the cot. Outdoor furniture (collapsible), shoe rack and heater hang from a clothes bar towards back with laundry basket and plastic chest of four drawers that face the rear barn doors. The chest of drawers store emergency gear and winter clothing plus a trauma kit. I'm a retired Air Force paramedic, survival and CPR instructor. I like being prepared. My everyday clothes are stored in organized clothes bags hanging fom the rear ceiling in a cargo net. Two Jackery units hang on a clothes bar mounted behind the front seats and never go below 95% power; power cord runs from the dashboard to the clothes bar and can be switched to either Jackery. They power my lights, fans, tablet, cell phone without solar. A friend and I built a roof rack to carry a JEGS cargo box for snow chains a power saw, fuel/oil, and bundles of firewood. Mounted on the sides of the rack are solar lights with motion detectors.. A large furry visitor surprised me one night as I stepped out to get some fresh air and gave me the motivation to mount the lights. Your videos provide much useful information to help us new nomads. Thanks, Scott!
Congrats Scott on your 6th, I can't believe how fast that time went, I'm sure alot of viewers have learned alot of what we need or don't need, thanks for that. 🤗
I couldn't help but admire and have a great amount of respect for you. You are satisfied with being who you are, that that speaks volumes. People like you show that the basic necessities are all we need in life. There are so many well-to-do people that are MISERABLE; and often take their own life as a result of never having enough; or arriving at the top with nowhere else to go. If America had more men like you--learning to be content with what you have--there would be a lot less problems. This is a lesson that l still strive to learn; finding the blessings in life.
I moved out of a 10,000 square-foot mansion on the waters; where I was a live-in dog sitter for a couple that are both doctors. They were crazy (narcissistic) so they were constantly driving me crazy. I drove out to CA to live with my brother but he is also crazy/ Moody so now I have been living in a Jeep Patriot for 7 months and I am so happy and content!
Congratulations 🎉 Scott 👏 6yrs - wow! I ❤ how you live your life on your own terms that's so appealing to me and freeing. You have shown us you can live well and healthy while enjoying life on the road. Yep, vanlife looks good on you. Here's to the next 6yrs.👍 Safe travels Scott.🤗
Jupiter Discovery x5 folds up pretty small. I can make it about 40 miles on one battery. I carry an extra so that gives about 80 miles before I have to petal really hard. A lot of pilots use this bicycle so they can get to the restaurant to buy the proverbial $350 dollar hamburger. Just a thought.
Great tour Scott, I took a lot of you ideas to do "RUBY", my daughters 2018 Pro Master city. It's been two years now and she has traveled all over. She now has a 2014 Trillium 4500 Outback she tow's behind her for her "office". Lately she traveled around for two months in a Kift sprinter van and I thought she would sell her van and trailer off to get a bigger rig, but she was happy to get back to her little van.
Congratulations on six years of van life! Love your van setup and always enjoy the sincerity you show in your videos. You’ve done well prioritizing the important things in life!
Congratulations Scott, 6 Van'tastic years. Been considering the Nomadic living since my early secure early retirement in 2018. Was so happy for you Scott. When you went on the road fulltime last Jan, and leaving Seattle. What amazes myself more is, with yourself and Canadian "The Cat Van Lady"? BOTH leaving your jobs at the same time, early 2021. BOTH with the idea to enjoy, affording Van living @10 months. Then both planning to go back to work in the fall last year... Glad to see BOTH you Scott, and Emi are still in your vans. I hope earning your living through RU-vid earnings... Hope to see both of you on, or off the road our VanLiving VanLife soon...
Congrats Scott! Your experiences are the reason why I chose the PMC over the Transit Connect and Nissan NV. I’m certainly glad I did, as my PMC has been working really well for the past 2 years. The back end is still a work in progress but has served well as a cargo / camper combi. I’ve since installed insulation in the ceiling and an electrical system since you last saw it on my IG account. Cheers! Doug
I love this. This is what vanlife was supposed to be before it became mainstream and people started building out luxury Sprinters. This is just a very down to earth build, cheaper than a big van, and very practical for someone who wants to live outside most of the time. Sure it doesn't have all the luxury in the world, but that's a fair compromise for having adventures and freedom in your life!
All in all your build checks all of the boxes for needs, and that is what some folks can't seem to differentiate between need vs want, I am mentally putting together my build (I have about a year left before I embark) and to be honest, after watching this video I can't come up with a single "need" that you don't have covered. The only actual "want" I can come up with off the top of my head is a folding chair so I can sit outside. ATB mi amigo!
Congratulations on hitting the six year mark! 🎉🥳 I think your minivan layout is the most well thought out and practical I have seen on RU-vid. Very little if any shuffling things around. This and having as much headroom as possible are the keys to being comfortable living out of a minivan, IMHO. Here's to the next six years! 🥂
Hi Scott! Wow already six and half years! Nice van tour and talk. Hope you can keep up your health in your van life journey. You are smart to be proactive and keeping away from garbage food. It’s the only way to go. Stay safe out there and will see you again soon😊
Scott, thanks for a great video. We have the exact same van here in The Netherlands, though under another brand name. We are parttimers but use the van also for our daily travels and shopping. We’ve had the van now for just over 3 years and love it. Totally agree with your living OUT of your van comment. As we love biking we have a special bike trailer on our hitch that allows us to fold it away with bikes attaché, so that we can access the backdoors.
I love your channel, I'm 9 months into full time van life, stealth camping while I work construction, love to chill to your channel after a hard day's work
I like your comment, about having a bed permanently set up all the time. I think much the same way you do when I travel to Florida. Congratulations on your 6 years, my god that's a long time to be traveling or living out of a van. One suggestion I think you might appreciate, it Is to purchase an A6 Razor push scooter. One with the 8 inch wheels, it's truly the best investment I've ever made for the money. And it's so small it folds up so tiny; it's great to have on the road when I want to get away from my car. I'm more of a bicycle tourist, but I enjoy watching the van life videos.
Great video. Congrats for passing 6yrs of living in a van, and wishing you the best with the health-dietary issues. Salaam to you and to all, ..........the whole way from Arabia.
I just lived for 4 weeks non stop in my my Nissan NV200. It's a simple conversion nothing fancy. And I realised I could easily do this forever. Only problem is I have no heater but last year I was in the mountains of Norway and the temperature was as low as 4 C (39 F) and it wasn't really that big a deal.
I am just in the process of putting together a no-build setup in a Toyota Sienna hybrid AWD specifically to use for kayaking excursions. 😊 Early morning paddling up a peaceful tidal estuary is the thing that makes the rest of life make sense to me. I’m still figuring out where in the jigsaw puzzle my inflatable boat and attendant paraphernalia will fit most optimally. Other requirements are a comfortable bed (I also favor an always set up bed), water storage, and, of course, coffee-ability.
Hi Scott, thanks for sharing your space. For me, your attitude and character shines thru even for those living in homes. Love your vids. And take care out there, wherever you are. Cheers, Malaysia.
