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Is the van life a meme or actually a viable option compared to being a mortgage slave for inflated housing prices for the rest of your life?

>> No.29908630

>>29908151
A good van isn't cheap. But it's a lot cheaper than a house. Biggest benefit is that, if you work from a computer, anywhere you get internet can now be your office.

>> No.29908967

>>29908151
like this other anon said, vans aren't that cheap unless they are used and you gonna build the interior stuff yourself. Either way if you park it at some land and barely move it you'll have to pay something like a rent for parking it there.

You'll still have to poop and shower somewhere. if you are planning to live by yourself it's fine but don't expect any girls going near to that thing or taking you seriously unless its some desperate hoe for a ONS.

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>>29908151
>trading van
top lol

>> No.29909100

>>29908630
>anywhere you get internet can now be your office
I usually have a working toilet somewhere in the building when I'm in my office

>> No.29909187

You cant die in a car accident when being in the office

>> No.29909250

Good luck powering it, peeing, shitting, not getting robbed by niggers, building a family

>> No.29909274

I lived in a rental SUV in the silicon valley during my 3 months internship. It's actually not that bad, saved a lot of money, all of which I spent on gas to travel around the national parks.
I probably wouldn't do it for more than a few months.

>> No.29910216

>>29909250
This.

>> No.29910299
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>>29908151
Cringe. Imagine telling a girl "let's go back to my place" and it's a fucking van hahahahaha she will call the police on you

>> No.29910408

>>29908151
take the 5th wheel trailer pill. You can park it, still use your truck without having to pack all your shit up. big enough to have a shower and shitter.

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>>29908151
I'd rather have bit more comfort like a shower and a toilet and queen size bed. Class B RVs is the way to go.

>> No.29910738

>>29908151
move abroad tard -.-
also this >>29910299

>> No.29910809

>>29910299
Imagine staying poor throwing money away at rent lol

>> No.29910853

>>29910299
if the van's rocking ...

>> No.29910934
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>>29908151
remember when tim pool made his news van and used it 5 times

>> No.29910972

The new Hyundai campervan is so nice I honestly would prefer to live in it than my small apartment right now. Shit is dope.

>> No.29911000

guys I'm ready today.

So -5%, bought top 3 during yesterday's lowest dips..

>tax
>low volatility
>stubid investment and trading for whole day

only one point saves my wallet - lp staking and yield farming on YVS Finance. Check it if you don’t want to risk

>> No.29911588

>>29908151
I think "van life" is great for the short-term.
If you want to travel cross-country for a few months, hell, that's a fun adventure.
If you want to aggressively save money by working for 6 months while living in a van and you know a safe parking lot or something, that's a good way to save lots of money for a down payment or something.
But I think "van life" is a terrible way to live for years on end.

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>>29908151
Id recommend something like this.

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-rv-motorhome/winnipeg/1978-chev-20-van-triple-e-camper-for-parts/1447083278

You get it just barely functional and dont drive it much. And it has the added bonus of guaranteeing that you'll never get robbed or fucked with. No one wants to approach someone living in a van like this.

>> No.29912052

>>29910934
>remember when literally who did literally what
no

>> No.29912164

>>29908151
It's doable but keep in mind there's no shitter

>> No.29912302

>>29909035
Ive been trading out of my sprinter office van for a while now, i go to the beach or somewhere peaceful. The only thing I didn’t expect is how much women love it.

>> No.29912358

>>29908151
Anyone who advocates for this shit is a coping loser. Now, living out of a Class-C camper is fine but not this poverty tier shit.

>> No.29912417

>>29912052
kek

>> No.29912428

>>29908151
How does that computer setup not completely drain the Van's battery?

>> No.29912472

>>29911923
>No one wants to approach someone living in a van like this.

this.

>> No.29912742

>>29910299
Fucking lol
>let's go back to my place
>pulls out keys in parking lot
>opens van door
>"well, we're here"

In all honesty tho, way cooler than a faggy sports car

>> No.29912900

>>29912428
Use an auxiliary battery and charge it using a battery isolator from the main bat and solar panel. Use a charge controller, too.

>> No.29913001

>>29908151
Yeah but get a good van, had to get mine sent home on a truck about 1000km after suffering a cracked head way the fuck away from anywhere. All in all I reccomend it, its chill

>> No.29913224

>>29908151
Good that he has a fire extinguisher in case his van catches fire.

>> No.29913240

>>29912900
This, you can also get a relay that kicks in to charge the auxiliary battery once the start battery is at a certain voltage. So you can charge your auxiliary one while driving

>> No.29913295

>>29910809
Fucking virgins

>> No.29913309

>>29912900
Can't wait for mining vans in the future.

>> No.29913371

>>29908151
Maybe if you live in a place that's not cold.

>> No.29913391

I'm going to buy a nice RV fleetwood and live in it. I don't give a fuck. Fuck paying rent.

>> No.29913393

>>29908151
buy a triplex. live in one unit and ent the other two out. its literally free living and probably some cash flow.

>> No.29913447

>>29913240
The battery isolator will do this automatically, they are about $90. >>29913309
Ive thought about it trust me, need 1-2 more 100amp/hr batteries and a few more 12v 100w panels on top.

>> No.29913514

>>29913295
>my entire identity revolves around how I factor into the life of a woman
small-souled bugman

>> No.29913532

>>29908967
>worried about what wymen will think
NGMI

>> No.29913585

>>29910299
>2021 caring about girls
CRINGE

>> No.29913628

>>29908151
I'm not going to live in a van, lol. But I'd love to have an overland vehicle for epic camping trips. Definitely one of the toys I'll buy when I make it.

>> No.29913660

>>29908151
You vill live in the van

>> No.29913670

i'cant do this i can't use wifi internet. i need my cables.

>> No.29913674

>>29910299
chicks dig vans. as long as it's not creepy and you're not creepy then it's """"adventurous""''' or whatever.
t. van owner

>> No.29913954

>>29908151
If you want to live inconveniently and like a fucking hobo, sure.

>> No.29914198

Boat life is infinitely better because you can just empty your toilet out anywhere you want as long as you're 50 miles from shore. Plus international travel and almost 0 risk of getting robbed or harassed by cops and told to move somewhere else. The only downside is boat maintenance which is a bitch and a half.

>> No.29914201

>>29910408
Much better option, miles better and no more expensive than some shitty cramped smelly van. Doesn't even have to be a 5th, just something of decent size that you could tow and actually live in without being a filthy hobo.

>> No.29914263

>>29908151
>don't pay the real estate jews
>everyone is seething about your freedom
yep, vans seem based alright

>> No.29914299

>>29910809
Imagine not having to live in a parking lot and still not being poor. Are you from India or something, Jesus Christ.

>> No.29914554

Unless you can live totally free I would way rather live in a house. Just move to an area with cheaper housing and land prices. f ou are actually making enough money to slug around in a murder van you should be able to my your mortgage. I pay under $900 a month and live on 30 acres.

>> No.29914567

If all you want is homeless pussy than yes.

>> No.29914680

>>29910299
once again if you're Chad she won't care

>> No.29914735

>>29908151
>mortgage
where do you think you are?

>> No.29914769

>>29913532
im not worried I don't care about them. I'm just warning him in case he cares about it.

>> No.29914797

>>29908151
The Aeron in that van, lmao

>> No.29914850

>>29913514
based

>> No.29915074

>>29909250
>powering it
Generator or solar panels and a few batteries
>peeing, shitting, showers
Public toilets or 25 hr. gym membership
>not getting robbed by niggers
Its called a lock. Use it. Don't park in Detroit
>building a family
ishygddt

>> No.29915252

>>29913628
don't cheapen it by calling it a toy

>> No.29915342

>>29908151
where do you take a dump? what about showering?

>> No.29915408

>>29913585
faggot

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>>29914567
Not if you project a carefree, adventurous lifestyle. Hippie chicks will come a knocking. Hope you don't mind nudism, dude weed, and hair. These girls have never heard of a razor

>> No.29915586

>>29915342
I imagine you'd need a gym membership

>> No.29915684

>>29913674
>as long as you're not creepy
>living in the back of a van

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>>29912742

You can totally meet girls with this, here's how.

> Meet girl at bar
> Buy her drinks
>Start getting chatty
>Tell her how you made a bunch of money investing (lie)
>Quit your job and you now travel the country looking for adventure (lie)
>Tell her you've never felt more free than living on the road
> Ask if she wants to see it
>???
>Fuck

Now she doesn't just think you're some kike from her town who lives in a van, she thinks you're literally someone living their best life and has it all figured out

TLDR; trick someone into thinking you're not a loser.

>> No.29915799

>>29915342
Truck stops. Get a rewards card and you get a free shower after you spend a certain amount on fuel. You can also purchase a shower if requirements aren't met. You can also park overnight without getting hassled or worrying about nogs and cops

>> No.29915806

van life is a scam

>> No.29915855

>>29915806
Rent life is a scam

>> No.29915925

>>29908151
Only if you have access to camping grounds with electricity, bathrooms and showers. Gyms are no replacement for this.

>> No.29915933

>>29915855
Rent life is THE scam

>> No.29916043

>>29910299
I see that you don't interact with women in real life.

>> No.29916054

>>29913674
No they don't. Only hipster losers drive/live in them. Fucking hobos

Get a real job and a real house you bum

>>29913514
>>29913585
Fag

>> No.29916070

>>29908151
I keep up with the vandwellers on reddit and most of them buy clunkers from the 70's and 80's and put massive amounts of work into them. They're pretty creative and handy. The whole situation is depressing because it's not really a choice but they're making the best of it. My concern is that those old van drivetrains probably don't have much life left in them. I see a massive opportunity for an automobile manufacturer to create affordable and customizable lifer vans, but I know that such a dream is still a long way off because of the boomers and greedy banking parasites and others who would stifle it as much as possible. I'm sure there are tons of bullshit regulations preventing an automaker from really building something worthwhile that's not an RV (non-secure thief magnet).

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>>29908151
>so can I come over to your place anon
>yeah sure follow me to this white van
lmao

>> No.29916092

>>29915925
See
>>29915799

>> No.29916100

Can I park it down by the river?

>> No.29916153

>>29910934
yes, he drove it to joe rogan and never used it again

>> No.29916165

>>29908967
I see more girls doing vanlife all over social media. It's trendy right now you'll pull hoes no problem

>> No.29916186

I’d probably live in a van and go around documenting weird YouTube. I would love to see nikocado avocado defecate and film it.

>> No.29916211

>>29910299
If you're Chad enough you can be homeless and have a chick fuck you in HER van.

>> No.29916230

>>29913585
kys newfag

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>>29909187
No, but you can die from a plane crash in your office.

>> No.29916261

>>29916054
>Get a real job and a real house you bum
you're probably just some fat fucking boomer trying to protect his retirement investment.
Go die in the gutter, I'm not buying your fucking shitbox, moishe

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>>29916165
you will but it has to look like this inside and you need an instagram of all your awesome adventures so you seem cool and trendy and not like a loser living in a van who sleeps in walmart parkng lots

>> No.29916295

It's glamorizing homelessness. At least with an RV you can pretend that you're using it for leisure.

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>>29910299
You are fake news

>> No.29916332

>>29915755
Based

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>>29909035
>trading van

>> No.29916396

>>29908151
it’s fine if you can live like a caveman without issues. most people can’t.

>> No.29916408

>>29908151
I’d buy it and bark it next to my landmaxx shack. Personally, I think used big rigs getting turned into mobile homes with a shack built above the hitch are seeming pretty bullish soon. Might buy into it once the economy tanks and big rigs are cheapies.

>> No.29916458

>>29916043
>>29916211
>>29916328
The only girls you'll fuck in a van are hippy skanks who will give you the clap

>> No.29916470

>Old acquaintance did Van Life, called out of the blue asked if he could use my driveway for a few days, said sure
>then asked if he could use the toilet when needed, said was also fine
>few days later asked if he could do laundry and shower, said fine
>Then asked if he could just plug into my mains >Then started asking if he could sleep in my spare room for just a couple of nights.
Such a meme

>> No.29916479

>>29916089
Those are some nasty heroes sores.

>> No.29916482

>>29916165
those girls post about #vanlife because they are otherwise perfectly-kept by their social circle. they are still their family's daughters and likely have multiple palatial estates they could drop in on for a shower, a load of laundry, and a fridge-raid or a hot meal depending on when exactly she's by. She has no skin in the game, that's why she has the disposable-income to trick out an instagrammable campervan and bounce around the coast. There's a difference. You are not the same.

>> No.29916513

>>29908151
Great plan anon. Just one thing, what will you do once gas is $1000/gallon and gas cars are outlawed.
An electric van might be better but a reliable one doesn't exist yet

>> No.29916524

>Van prices in yurop

Budget is around 50k EUR

Medium is 70k EUR

Premium 100k EUR

Fiat Ducato/Citroen Jumper based vans are not very tall. Good for manlets, normaloids look elsewhere.

>> No.29916554

>>29916458
She's more of a trad/ hippie mix

>> No.29916583

>>29916458
She was a skank, but I didn't get the clap. I got tricked into being in a relationship for a year with someone who I thought was cool but was just an average roasty. The pussy was good and fun at first though.

>> No.29916693

Example of budget: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmOMxjuRwlk

>> No.29917121

Vanlife is based, especially if you have somewhere to park it when you dont feel like traveling. Thinking of doing it in another country and just continuing my work from there.
Vanlife would be especially easy with no homeless and niggers, which US has an infestation of sadly

>> No.29917177

cuck shed on wheels

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>>29916482
Extremely well put, Anon.

>> No.29917449

>>29908151
>get hit by retard
>you now have nowhere to live

>> No.29917535

>>29917278
How much would it take to get a house like that?

>> No.29917619

>>29917535
Don't know. Guess it depends where it is located. But it sure is comfy, eh?

>> No.29917965

>>29908967
>implying I can’t just bathe with a wet rag
>implying I need to bathe at all
>implying I can’t shit and piss in a bottle and toss it out the window for the local eagles to clean up
>implying I give two shits about what some cocksleeve thinks about my lifestyle

>> No.29918036

>>29917965
>eagles
I don’t know how “wages” autocorrected to “eagles”

>> No.29918355

>>29908967

Just date stinky hippy art hoe girls

>> No.29918534

>>29916241
Kek

>> No.29918581

>>29916070
Great idea.

>> No.29918602

>>29917535

$15 a month WoW subscription

>> No.29918685

fuck off dumb investor dickhead
>I will never visit your shit you try to give
no one will believe in this trash
smart people chose juld, just check this stat for last year. ez +220%

>> No.29918798

>>29918602
WoW was a trilogy, and ended years ago, change my mind

>> No.29918933

>>29908151
Camper Van is seriously coll for a weekend trip if you are one of those hippies who do surf, scalade or that kind of instagrameable activities.

But the true is that living in a van is just one step above to be homeless. You will cry tears of pure happiness when after take a real shower an snap in a confortable bed after a few days sleeping in that can..

>> No.29918937

>>29918036
American keyboard app ftw

>> No.29919098

>>29913585
THIS

>> No.29919205

>>29908151
If you van yourself, the feds can't van you

>> No.29919233

>>29910934
Tim pool is dumber than your average /biz/raeli.

>> No.29920740

>>29919205
lel

>> No.29920845

>>29919205
>”Jeff, start the van”
>”he’s already in a van”
>”w-woah”

>> No.29920846

>>29916054
>Muh "real job"
>Muh hipster loser
You sound like a out of touch boomer from facebook who complains about ""millennials."" Boomers need to die already.

>> No.29920993

>>29916270
>>29916328
these instragram pintrest vans are the worst and they all look the fucking same

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Idk if people in here are retarded or just don't have any life experience. You literally sign up to the closest 24/7 multichain gym in the area. For $10-$15 a month you will have access to hot shower, clean water and a place to shit any time you want.

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Gonna build my van soo based on mercedes 308D. Its cheap. It would be cost like 10-15k. I have constant income from trading if market volatile. Want to travel around the world. Living in one place is boring unless you 40y boomer who want to grow children.

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>>29922093
Just get kids when your 40 and the fun part of your life is fully over. faggots and trad-larpers don't understand as a man you can just get a young 20 something bitch to father your kids later while you already lived up to your full potential dont what you wanted.
you CAN have your cake and eat it too as long as your a dude, only woman have a biological timelimit on kids.