Essentials List for Living in a Vehicle
Essentials List for Living in a Vehicle
In this video we go over what is essential for living in a vehicle like a car, SUV or van. By following this list, you will buy just what you need and nothing more. These are affiliate Links to Amazon. I’ll make a little money on them, even if you buy something else.
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Class 2 Class Project Details
Class 3 How Do I Make Money on the Road?
Class 4 Dealing with Fears
Class 5 How to Get Rid of Your Stuff
Class 6 The Three Types of Camping
Class 7 Which Type of Vehicle to Choose
Class 8 How to Find Boon Docking and RV Parks
Class 9 Stealth Parking
Class 10 Should I Do an Interior Van Build?
Class 11 How Do I Cook in a Vehicle?
Class 12 All About Bathroom and Hygiene
Class 13 Creating the Living Room and Bedroom
Class 14 How to Find a Job on the Road
Class 15 Where Do I Get My Mail?
Class 16 How Do I Get Solar and Electricity?
Class 17 Dealing with Heat and Cold
Class 18 How Do I Get Internet?
Class 19 Closing
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Another great video…thank you!
Love my 2nd hand purchases. 30 years an antique dealer pays off…lol
Great video! With all the lockdowns going on and everybody getting stimulus checks it seems like the perfect time to realize my dream. Considering trading my car in for a cube van and just doing it!
Good info
Hey your videos helped me out
I love this channel so much. I would have used it when I was young & had nowhere to live. It would have helped so much. I’m so glad others have this channel not only to direct them, but give hope 🙏🙏 I Pray you get abundantly Blessed in return 🙏🏼🙏🏼
she said wash rag. my oh my she must be from the south. i thought i was the onlyist person in the world these days that says wash rag. its wash cloth they taught me in school.
HOSANMAHALLELUJAHAMEN!!!We’re getting ready to live the nomad life:)Love the ideas! Especially the vinegar!For whatever reason that never occurred to me!thanks so much!What you’re doing for folks is awesome man! HOSANMAHALLELUJAHAMEN!!!
I am considering living in isolation once my two kids are happily married.
I am considering buying a campervan.
Vans are not so prominence in their looks and can park anywhere. They don’t attract much attention as they look perfectly as a normal vehicle on the road.
This channel really teaches me how to survive in this challenging situation; especially when age are catching up on you.
I live in Malaysia where there are ample of highway rest-over with decent toilet facilities & greenery parks areas.
Thanks, brother!
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Thank you so much for both of these videos! Just found your channel and learning about becoming a nomad and it was very thorough!!!
Dear bob I’d love to meet u and have a sit down with u and my wife to help us plan for our vehicle living
On top of my fold out cot I have a 4 inch thick queen size topper that I split in half and then stacked. My sleeping bag goes on top. I’m speaking about my van. Before I went back to work I lived in my car for seven months while recovering from hip replacement surgery. I’m now a retired trucker. By the way, the TA truck stops also carry the butane if you can’t make it to Walmart or a sporting goods store. I’ve started ordering butane from Amazon. Mayonnaise, catsup and mustard don’t need to be refrigerated and won’t go bad.
Those gas stoves are not economical at all.
Did it for a year when I was 20 in a VW Van and two dogs up and down Cali beaches (1980). Now 40 years later close to ready to do it again. Close to retirement why not? Was the happiest time of my life. Of course Social Security won’t probably even be a thing the way things are going, so the next 5 years will be interesting. STUDYING van life all over again.
First aid kits in vehicles are mandatory in most parts of the world. How about the "great again U.S.A."?
You don’t need to disinfect pans with water and vinegar…heat from the stove kills all germs.
putting opened mayo in a cool place, not refrigeration is extremely risky! I lost power in my apartment once and put an opened jar of mayo in a cooler with ice. It did not get cold enough-I ended up with food poisoning and a trip to urgent care. A better alternative-if you don’t have refrigeration is to buy a box of mayo packets (@500 mayo deli sized packs for about $20).
Most of this you can buy at an thrift store and that can save you some money! Or walmart! You can survive OOPS you both just said it!
I can’t believe I’m just finding this gem now
If I had a RV I would still live outside
Didn’t know that butane stove can’t be used below freezing. You saved me from making a mistake, grateful! Now I have to figure out where to put a large propane tank. Will start of with small 1 lbs but want to design for future upgrades.
Great help and ideas to start living in my van thank you so much
Thanks Bob and Sue Ann
Had to move the needle.
Great ideas. Thank you for sharing! I would avoid the fruit cups. Not much nutrition. Better choices if fresh not possible would be dried raisins, prunes, apricots, etc. Also recommend nuts and seeds instead of those meals full of salt and white flour and sugar. Raw pumpkin seeds are a powerhouse of nutrition. Almonds, chia seeds, etc. May seem expensive, but you get 16 servings per pound. Chia and walnuts are full of omega 3 for heart health. Sprinkle on oatmeal.
This is so great! Thank you
A single burner stove and a small pressure cooker for quick fresh nutritious meals.
1:02 We gonna ignore the dog or coyote running for its life???? 🙂
Do you recommend a v-6 or V-8 Chevy Express Van 2500
I have that Luci light…love it!
This is October 2020. I sure would love to see an update on this lady.. Where is she now? And is she still living in her car? Or did she ever up grade to a van?.. Update please.
Love this, me and my 🇨🇦 Prius. Thanks you guys! 🙏🏼🐾💫
Those propain bottles are also at truck stops, home depote, lows, Ace hardware…. not to hard to find.
I use the coleman 2 burner propane stove. For dishes you can buy a $1 dollar tree small tube, actually dollar tree is good for everything it is the $1 store. Now if you are clean, do not look homelesss you can walk into a hotel with plastic grocery nags in your pocket. Eat a free breakfast. Steel some paper plates, bowls, FREE ICE FOR COOLER rEFRIGERATION AT THE FREE FOOD HOTEL. I did this for 10 years. In FL I would get free showers at the beach. In CA you can take free showers at the beach too. Likely at every beach in USA you can likely get free showers at beach. If you are a disabled veteran in FL and likely other states you can get a free entry into state parks and even National Parks. You still have to pay camping fees if you camp. But you just enter the park free, go to camping area, take a FREE shower then leave. I did that a lot. Anyway… thank GOD I now have an affordable apartment for a while. But I really hate tis city because peple are loud. I have a truck now that can tow 6800 so I am gonna buy some land im AZ or NM and live on my land. I hope to get off grid electricity and stay in 1 place. If I get enough land I will offer camping cheap for other people just trying to survive and be happy, I was homeless for 20 years and it sucks
Thank you Bob and Suanne! 👍😍
Common people!
Pressure cooker much safer and chipper to use!
Bob thanks for your helpful tips. i am not sure if you know or if people think about it but one way to stave off being pushed to life in a car is use these same ideas and techniques for living even in a house. tons of people just waste money electricity and water lots of costly things. learning what you are doing here is valuable for your whole life regardless of where you are.
Did I miss something? He said the stove was like 20 dollars then he said they were really expensive …
Mobil living knowledge, this is an huge subject! endless fun, endless passion, endless love!
This is even more relevant for this time of Covid
2010 I was forced to live in a car by Jeep then I went to pick up and then I went to a bicycle living out of a backpack and now I’m in a big cargo truck and I can tell you right now the truck is much better lots of room it’s a lot of work to put it together just started but I’m mostly in those 10 years and my problems been food getting enough to eat I’ve gone weeks without eating at time bathrooms on her problem we so used to him be till it’s covid-19 started Walmart still allow you go to the bathroom parks are always open and trees are always available and there’s always doorside restroom getting my food problem is food I am having trouble keeping food that I can eat without eating abducted I don’t have a stove I usually get hot water from a 7-Eleven or whatever grocery store has hot coffee and get free hot water to make Top Ramen soup
I’ve watched this a long time ago and now..I’m back never get tired of these! So informative and encouraging. I’m looking at a Prius for my next car camping venture🥰Thank you…Love Suanne’s setup
Nice video I really enjoyed you both
Looks like something I would have done when I was younger.
I’m 80 now.
Great video. However if I’m completely honest, this video has nothing to do with living in your car. This is a camping video.
There were times I was so desperate for a shower that I actualy hopped the fence of the hotel pool and took a shower at the hotel pool just sharing some emergency options
Depending on the size of your cooler, you can also go to a hotel with a plastic bag and use their ice machine. Fill the bag with ice. I’ve never had anyone question or stop me!
Just terrific information…thank you! I’m looking for a chair that folds up in a really compact way. Your chair seems to fit the bill. I’ll be looking for it online. Thanks again.
Always a Harvard education here about being a nomad
I think if you could find a blender that will run on propane or solar…making smoothies with protein supplements and fruits and veggies, maybe dehydrated or canned if u can’t find fresh…this is a way to assure you get adequate vitamins and minerals…it could be a very healthy way of life. If u r staying in the forests, what a great place to hike. The beautiful forest.