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Hi all,
Someone recommended me to this site after hearing I have been reseaching becoming a digital nomad and living in a campervan. I was feeling a bit flat at all the #vanlife instagram images of these fancy cedar lined vans and custom cabinetry so seeing Bob's youtubes of regular people and simple, practical conversions is a big help. I don't need anything fancy and I don't even want to feel like I live in a house.
I recently acquired have a new-to-me stealth van. It's a 1996 model with about 60,000 miles on it and it's 4WD. I am more interested in stealth and mileage at this point, than extra space and features. Maybe my next van will have a long wheel base and be taller, but I am good with this regular van for now.
The existing built in cabinetry doesn't seem too practical for me, plus I like the idea of being able to take things out to create more space if I want to. For eg, if I was parked up for a few weeks I would pitch a side tent off the roof racks and put my kitchen there rather than have a permanent set up inside the van. I am also thinking of getting a tailgate tent to use as a bathroom when I'm free camping remotely.
I made a decision to retire early and sell my house. For the last few months i have been having garage sales and giving things away. I have worked full time for 32 years, purchased and sold properties, married and divorced, chased a career and etc and none of it has added any happiness to my life. The stress and physical hardship of work has taken a toll on my health and I can't work full time now even if I wanted to. I can take early retirement and basically drop out of society and pursue my creative pursuits while travelling. I have an online business that I can do from anywhere and I have always been very frugal so I am not concerned about money.
I can't really talk to any of my friends about it as they all think I've gone crazy for wanting to move away from a lifestyle aimed at going to work so you can acquire stuff, maintain stuff and insure stuff, and then spend my down time cleaning, organising and fixing stuff, basically. I am interested in reducing my needs and living a very simple life. For the first half of my adult life I was very transient and only owned what I could fit in my car so it's not a sacrifice to sell a house full of furniture and all my "stuff". It's quite liberating.
I am not sure how to include pics in the post otherwise you'd be able to see the interior.
Someone recommended me to this site after hearing I have been reseaching becoming a digital nomad and living in a campervan. I was feeling a bit flat at all the #vanlife instagram images of these fancy cedar lined vans and custom cabinetry so seeing Bob's youtubes of regular people and simple, practical conversions is a big help. I don't need anything fancy and I don't even want to feel like I live in a house.
I recently acquired have a new-to-me stealth van. It's a 1996 model with about 60,000 miles on it and it's 4WD. I am more interested in stealth and mileage at this point, than extra space and features. Maybe my next van will have a long wheel base and be taller, but I am good with this regular van for now.
The existing built in cabinetry doesn't seem too practical for me, plus I like the idea of being able to take things out to create more space if I want to. For eg, if I was parked up for a few weeks I would pitch a side tent off the roof racks and put my kitchen there rather than have a permanent set up inside the van. I am also thinking of getting a tailgate tent to use as a bathroom when I'm free camping remotely.
I made a decision to retire early and sell my house. For the last few months i have been having garage sales and giving things away. I have worked full time for 32 years, purchased and sold properties, married and divorced, chased a career and etc and none of it has added any happiness to my life. The stress and physical hardship of work has taken a toll on my health and I can't work full time now even if I wanted to. I can take early retirement and basically drop out of society and pursue my creative pursuits while travelling. I have an online business that I can do from anywhere and I have always been very frugal so I am not concerned about money.
I can't really talk to any of my friends about it as they all think I've gone crazy for wanting to move away from a lifestyle aimed at going to work so you can acquire stuff, maintain stuff and insure stuff, and then spend my down time cleaning, organising and fixing stuff, basically. I am interested in reducing my needs and living a very simple life. For the first half of my adult life I was very transient and only owned what I could fit in my car so it's not a sacrifice to sell a house full of furniture and all my "stuff". It's quite liberating.
I am not sure how to include pics in the post otherwise you'd be able to see the interior.
