The Reality of #VanLife – Full Documentary Movie – 2018
The Reality of #VanLife – Full Documentary Movie – 2018
A movie That follows an ex van dwellers journey as he seeks to dispel the myths about living in a van that social media shows. A look into the Hashtag that claims to represent vanlife.
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Forrest Stevens
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYLwYeSG1JoBELYwkJqpkA
Gabriel Swift
https://www.youtube.com/user/FadedSurface
Jax Austin
https://www.youtube.com/user/jaustinla
Chrome Valdez
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC85rJiWmYQV8Shk3QWXT8MQ
Chance Steadman
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK8S8Zn8Sa0G4ge7__-fy3A
Dylan magaster
https://www.youtube.com/user/Dylanmagaster
Wandxr bus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvd00Ub6MxmfSSdAfhuVeJw
Greg adams
https://www.youtube.com/user/TeamCougarPresents
Gregory Wong
https://www.youtube.com/user/GregIsWong
Emily Arnold
https://www.instagram.com/emyleh/
Tyler Finley
https://www.instagram.com/explorewestcoast/
Christina Adams
Quentin Horvath
https://www.instagram.com/quentinhorvath/
Sean Fisher
https://www.instagram.com/freewheelinfish/
This comical and quirky documentary answers questions posed to prominent members of the Van dwelling community. Can this lifestyle replace the “American Dream” of the home in the suburbs? Is it really how it looks on instagram? and what does it take to become famous for #Vanlife? the classic format of an Interview based Documentary gets dismantled partway through this movie, as Forrest decides to attempt to make himself #VanLife famous on instagram. The only problem is… he doesn’t even live in a van.
#Vanlife #documentary
My real question how do you comfortable have sex in a van? I’m serious because most of those van beds look to low fo the ground or small to be doing any activities on.
One should get a expensive Japanese racing motorcycle. 🎃🧨🎯🔪🔪🔪
seems like a lot of people aren’t happy with you all goodness sakes what to do now..
All this dislike we’ll probably make you rich well done my friend
I was kinda hoping that I could be one of those who make money off of video making or writing ect…. Otherwise my life saving will dwindle to nothing eventually and I’ll end up back at my crap factory job until I’m 80. But yea I’m not 20 and sexy so none of these genXers and millennials care what a 43 year old man is doing.
Me: showing my mom van life videos
My mom: that’s neat, I kinda like that…but you know how YOU don’t like to go without a shower
😳🤔….
Van life is hard, you have to spend more on food because there’s no space for a full fridge or space for for groceries.
Loved the editing and the fact it gives many lots to think about while trying to stay open minded. Nice to see someone covering the hidden truths we can’t share in 5 sec videos LoL. Ty for this upbeat yet serious point of view.
The documentary was o.k. up to the man bun. Then lost all credibility.
4:28 I’ve been trying to find his van life video again and I haven’t been able to, anyone have the link?
👍
I like this documentary so much
I havent seen one van like when i was a twirp in the 70’s. These kids are just another west coast fad. We had flames on black vans with dice hanging from the rear view mirror, coolers for beer, mag wheels, threw a bed in the back and fishing poles with no shoes on. The romantisized version is todays pampered kids wanting to make money looking like a complete retard online. They cant even change there own oil or tires. We had gatherings to help each other work on engines, not just smoke a bowl with a propane on/off grill. No tvs, no phones, no maps even! What a change in a spoiled social security society.
I love this. I’ve been homeless. If I get my way, I will be again.
I used to subscribe to FLORB but after I first heard Dylan Magaster say what he did about van life being a "young person’s game", I immediately unsubscribed from his channel. I’m 57 and back in the 80’s when I was in high school, my biology teacher lived in his 69 Dodge Sportsman van since Woodstock! I lived in my 68 Ford Econoline van through parts of the 80s and 90s. My dad bought the van from the telephone company equipment auction for $200 and gave it to me and I fixed it up to live in. I know a guy that’s lived in a van, now an RV for 40 years! Such arrogance from Dylan, he doesn’t even know van life history.
I think it’s nice to see people in this video that don’t have those “dream van life builds” that I often see on my Instagram and with popular van life you tubers. Like the reality is if you are moving into a van for it be cheaters than housing than you probably wouldn’t have one of the “dream van builds”.
"What’s up van life" "this is where the magic happens" "they don’t sponsor I just really like it" he hits all the generic lines.
I live in a motorhome, sadly it’s in repair…. this is fucking hilarious!
I don’t want to be homeless. So I am a like a turtle. I take my home with me.
I didn’t choose the homeless life, the homeless life chose me.
Van life is a poor man’s game. RV life is a middle income man’s retirement dream. If the picket fence was easy to attain, It you could build it with plywood, and not a 9 to 5, student loan debt, and hard work, van life wouldn’t exist.
This is so well done!
Van life is hard, you have to spend more on food because there’s no space for a full fridge or space for for groceries.
Nice to see real people tell real things not just youtube and instagram people trying to seem like their life is perfect because they’re trying to keep their channel famous.
Fellow van lifer here! Driving and stopping at places that "make sense" in the USA with my dog Rosie Belle. We host a livestream each Thursday at 8pm EST, so that more van lifers with dogs can connect.
Well, thanks for the monumental waste of my time.
What do most people do for income while living in a van? Freelance?
I like the Dave2D vanlife roasts.
Jfc. You’re doing this for money?
I just came across it and wanted to know more thanks for you info just starting my channel Canadian Lady Van Life living with Fibromyalgia @UCMODQ7fYZ24rXFC2U2owT9w
I want to live in a van to not have arrogant noisy upstair neighbours anymore and to be able to talk to the trees last thing of the day and first thing in the morning.
Vanlife began with retired couples and singles that worked hard their whole life. The younger generation is just following earlier and can do so because of social media nowadays.
This documentary is very well done. Thank you for making this!
Those ppl hand no idea what’s it’s like yo be poor or have nothing! Going without is not fashion. They need to stop romanticizing this bullshit!!! I’ve been there! They have no idea!!!
Always had a home to go to but as a kid we sometimes lived in a small pop up trailer in gravel pits as my father worked road construction. I loved it we were camping 🙂. As a young adult I worked construction and lived in tiny RVs, motor homes, in gravel pits and towns. Coldest day -35c.
Sometimes washing in a tiny sink with no running water or electricity. Others hooked up to town water and sewar next to a hotel using a buddies shower.
It’s possible to live this way all year long but the latest I did it was December 15 in Canada. Back again in spring for work.
It’s not glamorous or life altering or spiritual as an adult. As a kid parked by the river it was amazing.
It costs more to live in a RV park then it does to live in my first house. Unless your stealth camping, have free use of land, it can be pricy.
A new rv, van, or camper is very expensive and will loose half its value in a couple years and almost all of its value in 10 years. We bought older campers cheap, lived in them, often sold them at a break even a few later. One became a storage shed.
A cheap old camper or rv that you can set up some where free can make a great short term home.
That man bun was the worst 😂🤣🤣
Hey everyone! I’m doing vanlife again. This time in my dream rig! A Toyota campervan that Emily and I restored and updated! We detailed the full build on our channel, so come on over and check it out!!! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZYLwYeSG1JoBELYwkJqpkA
I love it some reality inVan reality
2021 and I think there will be a huge movement to living out of a vehicle as the housing crisis increases and the homeless population explodes. It’s about being mentally prepared, embracing minimalism, and if/when you find yourself feeling down about your circumstances ponder what life was like 200 years ago.
I thought for sure the montage of you walking through the forest in a wet suit was just going to end without reaching any water source.
Well, if you actually believe that social media is reality, you are bound to become disappointed. Social media is nothing but a fake marketing outlet, where everybody gets to parade their fake facades showing how "amazing" life, living on a constant high.
I wonder how many people do cross country delivery stuff like U-ship to pay for this kind of lifestyle.
dude, for the bathroom & showerm just go to the gym or get a gym membership. or go to those asian public bath houses (they’re chill as fuck especially the ones with the saunas.)
Van life for 90% of people =#homelessness. People make the best of the situation they’re given.
Confused as to why so many people voted this video down . Is it because it pricks the dream some have ? Personally feel people thinking of trying the van life SHOULD see a bit of the less positive side .
U gotta do what we did str8 to selling 3 houses on the beach to gettin out of debt bought a 25 ft rv by mercedes navion with full shower and 45 gal water tank 2 2 tvs and 3 diff beds a cali king in the back a sofa queen in the living room and above the cab another queen that we use for storage we get 17 mpg diesel full fridge and freezer we have two captain spin chairs that spin a table and outside shower with a hose 3 burner stove we love it 5 months full time were in our 40s and the freedom is awesome the adventure is thrilling the views the weather we love it but great video
Been living in my Citroen Picasso for some time now. Hands down best decision I’ve ever made.
lol!
It’s not homeless, look around and see what homelessness really looks like. Sleeping on cardboard, with newspapers for a blanket in an alley or stoop. There are places where local governments are dealing with homeless people by building them 8 x 8 tiny homes for two.
A house is an oversized storage uint.
Crazy you interviewed Chrome and now he’s like the biggest vanlifer. And Wandxrbus gave up.
Second part turned to a parody.
If you’re chained to social media, you’re not free. I can’t imagine everyday looking at how popular my life/photos/thoughts were to complete strangers, or worse, having a livelihood depending on other people’s “likes”. Bottom line: do what you love, do no harm and be authentic to YOU. Unplugged. I just rolled with laughter at your parody, though, 20 minutes in: attachable man bun, “these are my lights, this is my garage”…”not purposely going anywhere, but seeing everything”…”travel helps you figure out who you are – even if you weren’t wondering”…classic 🤣