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Van lifers feel your pain. The instagram influencer skinny young cute blonde girl with painted toenails and backdoors open to reveal the grand canyon is a far c

Van lifers feel your pain. The instagram influencer skinny young cute blonde girl with painted toenails and backdoors open to reveal the grand canyon is a far cry from the reality that's 90% pooping in a composting toilet in a walmart parking lot and spending your entire weekend trying to install a water tank to supply a shower.

redisman 5y ago
I just don’t understand how that affects you van life? Just.. don’t hate-browse shitty social media?
- xxs 5y ago
  Generally affects people's expectations - even if you personally have zero interaction w/ social media, incl. no accounts. Alternatively it affects kids, which are exceptionally subjected to peer pressure.
forgotmypw17 5y ago
I lived the van life for a bit, and did not find myself pooping more frequently than usual... Usually I went in a toilet, which are numerous almost everywhere with a road. In the few occasions one was not available, I was in the woods, and I did the classic "dig a hole and cover it after" maneuver. I must say, there was something very primal and distinct from pooping in a toilet in that, the smell was different, and I was able to gain some kind of indicators from it. Anyway, that covers the number one question most people ask me about that, showers probably a close second. I just didn't shower as frequently, but did not mind it, since I was alone or with others who didn't mind. For showers, I went to gyms, dance studios, friends' showers, public showers, and so on. It always seemed to me overkill to try to do all that yourself, when all you really need is a bit of personal space where you can lie down flat and sleep...
nicbou 5y ago
Motorcycle travel seems fortunately impervious to it. Nobody's cool in full mismatched gear on a bike that's peppered with dead insects and mud. Except Ewan McGregor, you sexy bastard. That, the average age of adventure motorcyclists, and the cost of this seasonal vehicle are enough to keep influencers out.
- kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
  There are "hot chick" moto vloggers out there trolling for likes with enticing thumbnails.
  - rsj_hn 5y ago
    Like this? https://thumbnailsandpolish.blogspot.com/ https://thumbnailsandpolish.blogspot.com/

redisman 5y ago

I just don’t understand how that affects you van life? Just.. don’t hate-browse shitty social media?

xxs 5y ago
Generally affects people's expectations - even if you personally have zero interaction w/ social media, incl. no accounts. Alternatively it affects kids, which are exceptionally subjected to peer pressure.

forgotmypw17 5y ago

I lived the van life for a bit, and did not find myself pooping more frequently than usual... Usually I went in a toilet, which are numerous almost everywhere with a road. In the few occasions one was not available, I was in the woods, and I did the classic "dig a hole and cover it after" maneuver. I must say, there was something very primal and distinct from pooping in a toilet in that, the smell was different, and I was able to gain some kind of indicators from it. Anyway, that covers the number one question most people ask me about that, showers probably a close second. I just didn't shower as frequently, but did not mind it, since I was alone or with others who didn't mind. For showers, I went to gyms, dance studios, friends' showers, public showers, and so on. It always seemed to me overkill to try to do all that yourself, when all you really need is a bit of personal space where you can lie down flat and sleep...

nicbou 5y ago

Motorcycle travel seems fortunately impervious to it. Nobody's cool in full mismatched gear on a bike that's peppered with dead insects and mud. Except Ewan McGregor, you sexy bastard. That, the average age of adventure motorcyclists, and the cost of this seasonal vehicle are enough to keep influencers out.

kevin_thibedeau 5y ago
There are "hot chick" moto vloggers out there trolling for likes with enticing thumbnails.
- rsj_hn 5y ago
  Like this? https://thumbnailsandpolish.blogspot.com/ https://thumbnailsandpolish.blogspot.com/