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Did you work remotely while living in a van? Or did you still work in an office? It sounds like you did the latter, which sounds miserable. I think you would've
by fbonetti 9y ago
Did you work remotely while living in a van? Or did you still work in an office? It sounds like you did the latter, which sounds miserable. I think you would've had a different experience if you had used your van to travel.
- nether 9y agoI've been living in my pickup truck for about a year while rock climbing, skiing, hiking, and not working. A pickup is not a van, and definitely makes things like cooking or just hanging out less enjoyable. Regardless of the space constraints, the biggest thing is the loneliness of the vagabond lifestyle. I actually kind of miss my coworkers. Most connections are ephemeral, like climbing with someone for a day before they take off to LA or Oregon. There's also some stress with finding places to park at night. You're almost always staying somewhere where you shouldn't quite be. I've spent some entire days just surfing around on the internet, not motivated to really go out and adventure. I'd agree with this blogpost https://theinspiredclimber.com/2014/05/14/romancing-the-dirtbag/ https://theinspiredclimber.com/2014/05/14/romancing-the-dirt..., "don’t expect going on the road alone to fill the void in your life." Like the parent commenter, I too have spilled my pee bottle in my living compartment.
- cko 9y agoIt would have been way different for sure. If only I enjoyed travel.