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Go check out the /r/vandwelling community on reddit before you make so many bad assumptions. This sort of living is totally doable and affordable, especially i

Go check out the /r/vandwelling community on reddit before you make so many bad assumptions. This sort of living is totally doable and affordable, especially if you have a good job that can cushion any down time for the vehicle. Significant degradation is an overstatement. A decent sized van can easily fit a toilette, shower, bed, and food prep area if you get creative enough. A gym membership easily takes the shower out of the equation, and even the restroom if you're brave enough. Solar panels on the roof can handle most power needs save for high wattage appliances. With public wifi and power available at many locations who needs it. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

subhobroto 8y ago
Thank you not only for taking the time to read my comment but also sharing useful links with me. > This sort of living is totally doable and affordable, especially if you have a good job that can cushion any down time for the vehicle. Significant degradation is an overstatement. A decent sized van can easily fit a toilette, shower, bed, and food prep area if you get creative enough. A gym membership easily takes the shower out of the equation, and even the restroom if you're brave enough. Solar panels on the roof can handle most power needs save for high wattage appliances. With public wifi and power available at many locations who needs it There are a lot of assumptions there. Yes, I have personally done each of those things but exactly because I am lucky to have a fantastic job that pays very well, excellent managers who understand that if the propane in my trailer runs out it's an emergency instead of a inconvenience, so I might be late to a meeting or have to remote in or that the reason why might have to leave early a few days is because I have to shop for groceries more frequently than a person who has a full size fridge in their apartment. I am within the 1% of the U.S. Most people in the U.S. don't have the same luxuries that I do. They HAVE to be on time to work. They can't be making frequent grocery runs. They can't be cooking every other day. They have to purchase food in bulk, prepare them and store them in a big fridge to use over a week or two. Time is not on the side of the typical American. It's a luxury. Don't get me started about solar panels on roofs. It sounds good in theory. In practise, the panels get stolen at best. To get any practical current out of them given the surface area you have on a trailer, you have to purchase high quality panels, and people can see that from the street. The trailer roof is not a flar uninterrupted surface like that of a building. It has antennas, it has vents, it has cabling - all that packed on a tiny space. It's also a very poor signalling choice - if you have the disposable income to buy a thousand dollar solar panel, you are likely to have some more expensive stuff inside the trailer. That makes your trailer an attractive target. There is a reason why trailer/van living is not mainstream. If it was convenient, everyone would be doing it. 2 questions for you: 1. have you yourself dwelled in a van? for how long? 2. Do you personally know someone who has dwelled in a van?

subhobroto 8y ago

Thank you not only for taking the time to read my comment but also sharing useful links with me. > This sort of living is totally doable and affordable, especially if you have a good job that can cushion any down time for the vehicle. Significant degradation is an overstatement. A decent sized van can easily fit a toilette, shower, bed, and food prep area if you get creative enough. A gym membership easily takes the shower out of the equation, and even the restroom if you're brave enough. Solar panels on the roof can handle most power needs save for high wattage appliances. With public wifi and power available at many locations who needs it There are a lot of assumptions there. Yes, I have personally done each of those things but exactly because I am lucky to have a fantastic job that pays very well, excellent managers who understand that if the propane in my trailer runs out it's an emergency instead of a inconvenience, so I might be late to a meeting or have to remote in or that the reason why might have to leave early a few days is because I have to shop for groceries more frequently than a person who has a full size fridge in their apartment. I am within the 1% of the U.S. Most people in the U.S. don't have the same luxuries that I do. They HAVE to be on time to work. They can't be making frequent grocery runs. They can't be cooking every other day. They have to purchase food in bulk, prepare them and store them in a big fridge to use over a week or two. Time is not on the side of the typical American. It's a luxury. Don't get me started about solar panels on roofs. It sounds good in theory. In practise, the panels get stolen at best. To get any practical current out of them given the surface area you have on a trailer, you have to purchase high quality panels, and people can see that from the street. The trailer roof is not a flar uninterrupted surface like that of a building. It has antennas, it has vents, it has cabling - all that packed on a tiny space. It's also a very poor signalling choice - if you have the disposable income to buy a thousand dollar solar panel, you are likely to have some more expensive stuff inside the trailer. That makes your trailer an attractive target. There is a reason why trailer/van living is not mainstream. If it was convenient, everyone would be doing it. 2 questions for you: 1. have you yourself dwelled in a van? for how long? 2. Do you personally know someone who has dwelled in a van?