Van Life vs. Trailer Life | Things we wish we knew before!

Van Life vs. Trailer Life | Things we wish we knew before!

For today’s video, we are sharing pro’s and con’s on Van life & Trailer Life. Things we learned along the way, sharing which “style” might be best for you, and what were our deciding factors when planning to live full time nomadically.
Comment below and let us know what you’d guys like to see next!

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:23 VanLife weekend Experience
0:50 Pro Van – Easiest to Drive Around
1:18 Pro Van – Stealth Mode
1:40 Pro Van – No Winterizing
2:08 Pro Van – Customization
2:50 Pro Van – Lower Starting Price
3:08 Pro Van – No setup Required
3:41 Pro Van – Easiest to “Camp”
4:07 Pro Van – Battery Life
4:41 Pro Trailer – Space
5:31 Pro Trailer – Mileage
6:07 Pro Trailer – High Resell Value
6:42 Pro Trailer – Pre-Built
7:01 Pro Tailer – Warranty
7:25 Pro Trailer – Detachable
8:01 Pro Trailer – Car
8:35 Outro
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You’ll see future videos about a young couple traveling with two dogs (Schatzi & Mila) living in an Airstream Basecamp, and videos about our adventures, and working on the road nomadically.

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17 Comments

  1. Golden.Hippie.1984 on May 17, 2023 at 12:18 pm

    Great video. Looking to get a trailer next year and this was helpful

  2. Megan Lancaster on May 17, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    LOVE your cushions! Did you cover the existing or replace them entirely?

  3. Nhia Lee on May 17, 2023 at 12:26 pm

    These were great tips and comparisons!!! Thanks!

  4. Austin Sanderson on May 17, 2023 at 12:31 pm

    love your vibes do yall snowboard or skateboard? i sense that in you

  5. Motor Vessel Freedom on May 17, 2023 at 12:33 pm

    You tow with a 4 runner……All I hear from Facebook is you should not tow with anything less than a truck……How does it tow/setup

  6. Jenn in a Jeep on May 17, 2023 at 12:33 pm

    Great video.

  7. Panagiotis F on May 17, 2023 at 12:34 pm

    Does the 4runner struggle towing this?

  8. Rick Mink on May 17, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    Great Video… Tell Brett I said Hi..

  9. Dawson Hobbs on May 17, 2023 at 12:37 pm

    If you aren’t charging while towing you need to set up for dc/dc charging. Easiest way to keep charged.

  10. Jason Borup on May 17, 2023 at 12:42 pm

    What was your trailering set up like? Did you use a towing stabilizer hitch? If so? which one?

  11. Kim Horton on May 17, 2023 at 12:44 pm

    Hold on girl: if you went out in a van for a couple of days and hated it immediately counts.

  12. Greg Burger on May 17, 2023 at 12:46 pm

    Great video! I just signed the paperwork on a Basecamp 16X today! (Towing w/ my 4Runner!) and will be living in it full-time within a couple months. I was going through the van vs. Basecamp thing myself for quite a while. The two things that really pushed me to get the Basecamp were more space (able to keep bikes in the 4Runner w/out impacting living space), and the ability to detach and drive the 4Runner separately. Maybe I’ll run into you out there!

  13. Key Brown on May 17, 2023 at 12:48 pm

    What a great video, especially about the benefits of being detachable and having space for each other! 👏🏻

  14. Aspyn Morrison on May 17, 2023 at 1:05 pm

    Really interesting video! Would love to see a comparison on expenses: trainer life vs. apartment life – like the "what I spend in a week" but comparing the two – would be interesting.

  15. Blaike Wellington on May 17, 2023 at 1:06 pm

    Thank you! This video was do helpful. I am currently trying to decided If I should do a trailer or trade my suv for a van.

  16. SpeckTheNomad on May 17, 2023 at 1:08 pm

    Based on experience, what works you say is more gas friendly?

  17. Austin Sanderson on May 17, 2023 at 1:09 pm

    just bought a 23 trailer

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