I love the camping experience and the freedom of being on the road with all its flexibility. However, the sense I get is that some of the reasons for much of th

I love the camping experience and the freedom of being on the road with all its flexibility. However, the sense I get is that some of the reasons for much of the camping-in-your-van, sleeping in a car, tiny home interest is because of the insane cost of housing, especially near work, and as a result much of this interest has a somewhat homeless-chic vibe. Not too long ago, sleeping long-term in a car, SUV, or van didn't imply the same sort of free wanderlust that it seems to imply in these articles. Just yesterday there was an article about living in a quasi-legal shed on a garden patch that didn't have running water or toilet with a hand-dug trench for power. I love the craftsmanship and ingenuity, but its not-so-legal status makes you feel like it's high-craft squatting and not high-brow camping. With all the nostalgia of suburban nomadic living, I think we're bound to see a resurgence of the hobo lifestyle, squatter camps, and shantytowns.