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I can see that living in a van is for the poorest and for the high-earners. Ones get it out of necessity, the others as a luxury. It cannot be a mainstream sol

I can see that living in a van is for the poorest and for the high-earners. Ones get it out of necessity, the others as a luxury. It cannot be a mainstream solution, thou. Even if it just about sewage this type of lifestyle does not scale to large crowds of people. Burning Man attendees are probably the target audience for this kind of vehicle.

danuker 4y ago
Burning Man attendees are large crowds of people. Sewage will be a problem.
- hourago 4y ago
  Money talks. The average Burning Man attendee: "Burning Man census reveals the average burner has a household income of up to $100,000 is 35, male, white and will spend nearly $2,500." Burning Man requires a lot of work in advance, it is not people going down to live by a river. https://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/human-waste-disposal/ https://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/human-...
  - ChuckNorris89 4y ago
    > Burning Man census reveals the average burner has a household income of up to $100,000 and will spend nearly $2,500. So more like "Earning Man"?
    - euroderf 4y ago
      "Ooh... burn!"
emiliobumachar 4y ago
Young middle class people without kids could, in principle, adopt the poor people solution and pocket the savings. But that's not how people work. Only the rich can differentiate themselves enough to escape the stigma.
francisofascii 4y ago
The target audience is the RV crowd who don't want have an RV, or the camping crowd who don't want to always camp. RVs are expensive and a pain to drive, and camping is tough in bad weather. Lots of retired or close to retired people go on weekend camping trips to the mountains. Of course, Alex Honnold also made living in a van cool.
shkkmo 4y ago
You don't have to be a high earner to make it work, just a remote job and the desire to do it. I meet lot's of people who definitely aren't high earners but are living this life by choice.
treelovinhippie 4y ago

danuker 4y ago

Burning Man attendees are large crowds of people. Sewage will be a problem.

hourago 4y ago
Money talks. The average Burning Man attendee: "Burning Man census reveals the average burner has a household income of up to $100,000 is 35, male, white and will spend nearly $2,500." Burning Man requires a lot of work in advance, it is not people going down to live by a river. https://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/human-waste-disposal/ https://burningman.org/event/preparation/playa-living/human-...
- ChuckNorris89 4y ago
  > Burning Man census reveals the average burner has a household income of up to $100,000 and will spend nearly $2,500. So more like "Earning Man"?
  - euroderf 4y ago
    "Ooh... burn!"

emiliobumachar 4y ago

Young middle class people without kids could, in principle, adopt the poor people solution and pocket the savings. But that's not how people work. Only the rich can differentiate themselves enough to escape the stigma.

francisofascii 4y ago

The target audience is the RV crowd who don't want have an RV, or the camping crowd who don't want to always camp. RVs are expensive and a pain to drive, and camping is tough in bad weather. Lots of retired or close to retired people go on weekend camping trips to the mountains. Of course, Alex Honnold also made living in a van cool.

shkkmo 4y ago

You don't have to be a high earner to make it work, just a remote job and the desire to do it. I meet lot's of people who definitely aren't high earners but are living this life by choice.

treelovinhippie 4y ago