How I Built a Custom Camper Van (2015)
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How I Built a Custom Camper Van (2015)
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#3That was pretty awesome, I enjoyed reading all the way to the end.
I wonder how long it'll take him to regret the fact that his bed only fits one person in it.
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#4I ended up reading the whole post - awesome story! Not something I could see myself doing, but damn does he look happy.
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#5My school loans are paid off in less than a year, and the thought of this has certainly crossed my mind. I've got the house, and I'm sick of all the shit in it.
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#6I did something similar.
I wanted a vehicle I could explore the world with, so I turned my Jeep into a house on wheels with fridge, drinking water and filtration, solar and dual batteries, interior cabinets and a custom modified pop-up roof so I can stand up and walk around in the Jeep.
I joked about applying for a home owners grant :)
The full pictures and story are in this album - http://imgur.com/a/OLK3o
I'm driving it around Africa now.
EDIT: I'm a Software Engineer too, and I decided there is more to life than sitting at a desk - a few years back I drove Alaska->Argentina, now it's around Africa for 2 years.
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#7The fact that one (in a lot of countries) has to do this in a van, because of regulations, is kind of tyranny: Either you get in-prisoned in debt/rent, or you get to live in a van or on the streets.
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#8Similar but less extreme version: "Just" a "mobile office"
http://davidmckinney.com/blog/2013/12/29/redesigning-the-off... By mr david awesome mckinney :)
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#9His "Can I live without my precious possessions?" answer is the most engineering LOL thing I've read all day:
"Pile up my crap. Anytime I need something in the pile, take it out of the pile and save it for later. Monitor usage."
Thank you for posting this.
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#10The fact that one (in a lot of countries) has to do this in a van, because of regulations, is kind of tyranny: Either you get in-prisoned in debt/rent, or you get to live in a van or on the streets.
I don't think you really have to do it in a van. If you're going to work remote and don't mind being lonely, you can buy a house just about anywhere in the country, which means you can find a house for $50k instead of $500k.
If you check out his list of things he likes about van living, most have more to do with working for himself rather than all the traveling. He doesn't come across as one of the wanderlust folks.