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over a year ago
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ive a couple of mates who do...ish. They are still connected via internet etc so its not truely off grid.
but they enjoy the freedom without a mortgage and the community feel that just gets a bit lost on a normal road |
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"Just wondering if anyone on here is living vanlife or considering it?
Or other off grid lifestyles?
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We do part time sadly not in a position to full time yet. Have converted van has lots batteries solar, wind turbine, plus an emergency generator  |
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Often thought of it in the summer months not something id want to do in winter..could just buy a normal cargo van and convert it yourself..build a timber frame sofa bed for sleeping and lounging..deep cycle battery for electronics laptop phone etc..chemical toilet..storage for clothes food..join a gym for showers every day..tapestry on the walls..camping stove for cooking it could be very cosy  |
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"I’ve been looking into it for a while, or maybe a small piece of land or narrowboat.
Internet connection useful though for work so I suppose varying degrees of true off grid"
i nearly bought a narrow boat but if you want to be mobile....fuel is expensive!
mooring fees arent cheap either |
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"Often thought of it in the summer months not something id want to do in winter..could just buy a normal cargo van and convert it yourself..build a timber frame sofa bed for sleeping and lounging..deep cycle battery for electronics laptop phone etc..chemical toilet..storage for clothes food..join a gym for showers every day..tapestry on the walls..camping stove for cooking it could be very cosy "
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"ive a couple of mates who do...ish. They are still connected via internet etc so its not truely off grid.
but they enjoy the freedom without a mortgage and the community feel that just gets a bit lost on a normal road"
Being a digital nomad seems to be a vanlife theme so internet connection essential |
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I lived 2 years at base level in woods and back of 4x4...loved it though winters hard life or if you fall I'll but I have a hard military discipline and am back woodsman so I adapt to situationsee easy  |
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"I’ve been looking into it for a while, or maybe a small piece of land or narrowboat.
Internet connection useful though for work so I suppose varying degrees of true off grid
i nearly bought a narrow boat but if you want to be mobile....fuel is expensive!
mooring fees arent cheap either"
The fuel isn’t too bad as they don’t use much as low revving engines, and no mooring fees if you constant cruise |
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By *izzy.Woman
over a year ago
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I have a few friends who are van dwellers. It started as a hobby and now they are full timers.
They might stay on a site occasionally to use laundry and have some company.
One goes abroad over the winter each year. A great life , but I have too much junk and family and friends I would miss it I was always on the road without a base . |
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"Just wondering if anyone on here is living vanlife or considering it?
Or other off grid lifestyles?
We do part time sadly not in a position to full time yet. Have converted van has lots batteries solar, wind turbine, plus an emergency generator "
Sounds a good set up |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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I follow a few people on Insta who do this. Their travels look amazing! Would love to do it but sadly i need a bit more space than a van could provide.
I quite like the static houseboat idea too. |
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It sounds better than it actually is. Ok for a weekend but in the winter it`s really hard, No space, Damp, Cold & everything takes longer, Like washing clothes & getting a fire going & having to pack everything up when you want to drive to the shop. |
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"Often thought of it in the summer months not something id want to do in winter..could just buy a normal cargo van and convert it yourself..build a timber frame sofa bed for sleeping and lounging..deep cycle battery for electronics laptop phone etc..chemical toilet..storage for clothes food..join a gym for showers every day..tapestry on the walls..camping stove for cooking it could be very cosy "
If you plywood line and insulate they are very cosy. You can get a portable propane shower hang in a tree lol. Get a larger mobile home .
Have mobile Wifi use it for access to internet and streaming. Remember unless you are going to have a bit of land and stay there, live off the land you'll need an income. Mooring for canal boats can be quite reasonable but like everything it depends where you'll be, round Thames etc it is vastly expensive still but cost are coming down because living a canal boat life has lost a certain amount of attraction because people want different things from life now |
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"Love the idea of it. It's not practical while i have young kids though. There's a few book of face groups i follow dedicated to it. "
Tongue in cheek but I love that "off grid" survivalists desperate to escape modern life, mortgages etc still have Facebook groups |
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"Just wondering if anyone on here is living vanlife or considering it?
Or other off grid lifestyles?
How is it off grid if they have internet?"
#vanlife isn’t specifically off grid, it’s an alternative lifestyle.
It can also depend on what you define as the grid I suppose, not being attached to electric water or gas maybe. These days it’s hard not to have some internet access but maybe the ideal for some |
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"Just wondering if anyone on here is living vanlife or considering it?
Or other off grid lifestyles?
How is it off grid if they have internet?
#vanlife isn’t specifically off grid, it’s an alternative lifestyle.
It can also depend on what you define as the grid I suppose, not being attached to electric water or gas maybe. These days it’s hard not to have some internet access but maybe the ideal for some"
Indeed I dont take off grid to mean hermit
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"I,d love to convert a large commercial van,
Semi retirement project maybe"
You can get pretty much everything you need these days. Huge market van conversion, nice thing is doing it that way you start with blank canvas build it the way you want |
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