The Nomad Life Is Not For Everybody

[Moxadox]

Watched a few more of her videos, even after saying I wouldn't.

My take, and I hate to say this because it sounds unkind: She wasn't getting the subscriptions she was needing, the money didn't pan out and she shifted her marketing strategy to capitalize on the negative drama.

A stalker can be a very scary and dangerous situation and I'm certain that could very well have driven her perceptions regarding safety.

A stalker, yes, would be a very scary situation. That's why it's so good to have wheels underneath you....and to not broadcast one's position, unless one wishes to be found.

The Dire Wolfess

 

[AMGS3]

I do think its worth repeating the point made by both Moxadox and Jack. Real time broadcasting your position on social media is NOT a good idea. It makes you a target. I cringe whenever I see people do this in YouTube videos. They would probably see the problem with putting their residence address and photo on a billboard, but broadcasting their position, photos of their rig, etc in real time for whatever reason doesn't set off the same red flags. It should.

I commented about what I saw as the many problems with the life philosophy behind the points made in the video already. Not repeating all that on this thread. Basically, living in a s&b is no safer than living as a nomad. For so many reasons.

~angie

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[QinReno]

Link to Angie's previous post on this topic, the best of advice from a woman's point of view, post #5.
https://vanlivingforum.com/showthread.php?tid=32447

 

[John61CT]

As Angie already linked to in the first response.

 

[RowanFae]

A stalker, yes, would be a very scary situation.  That's why it's so good to have wheels underneath you....and to not broadcast one's position, unless one wishes to be found.  

The Dire Wolfess

Yes, I agree. 
To be fair,  I don't know if she shared her locations on her YouTube videos, or how her stalker found her in the town she chose to settle in.  

Personally, I spent over a decade making myself tiny and invisible and moving constantly.  Being mobile can help you feel as if, at the very least, you are (hopefully) at least a few steps ahead of what haunts/hunts you.  Although, sometimes putting down roots and taking a stand can be empowering.  It really depends on which works for the individual, flight or fight.

 

[LivGolden]

This argument becomes fundamentally flawed once individuals have difficulty distinguishing the difference between flirting and stalking. Flirtation is a human condition. Stalking is a mental/emotional illness. Not the same. Also, stalkers pursue those they deem vulnerable. Has little to do with physical attractiveness. Anyone, man or woman can become a victim to a stalker. It is not about flattery. If anything, it's about control.

 

[Dingfelder]

Remember when they found where Bin Laden had been taping from by recognizing the texture in the rock wall behind him?

RV/nomad channels I've seen frequently share where they are going and what they're doing, so stalkers sure have a head start. But even those who don't make their location explicit are probably leaving plenty of clues for viewers.

 

[RowanFae]

In at least one video, posted in April, Tammi talks about deliberately ridiculing her stalker and luring him back. She actually laughs about it. I'd call that a bit of an atypical response to being stalked.

I have to stop posting on this particular YouTuber. I find her perplexing. She started out as a Nomad a year ago, spent 9 months? of that hooked up at an RV park, so I'm not sure how much of her boondocking "experience " is actual experience. She talks of the very real dangers of being an attractive single female nomad all while deliberately provoking her stalker.

Yeah. Catch and Release.

 

[Ready2Bfree]

I want very much to be living the nomadic life. I have been dreaming and planning, wishing and longing. In an attempt to be realistic I decided to check out the videos condemning the lifestyle and I believe the video you are referring to is the first one I clicked on. To me it was like watching a train wreck, horrible but hard to look away. The things she said about the women who weren't being constantly chased by men were disgusting. To me this was not a credible depiction of any kind of safety concern.

 

[Dingfelder]

It was mean-spirited at the very least. I don't know how you can expect to keep friendly people around you if you talk like that. I'd guess at least part of her dissatisfaction is self-inflicted.