Pros and Cons of Living in a Vehicle 😃😨 (brutal honesty)
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
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I explain what i do and don't like about living in my truck. 😑
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Feels good when Joey uploads new video
I was just going to leave a comment similar to this
Aw thanks yall 🌞. Feels good to hear that
So was i
Amen x
Facts
It’s refreshing to see someone on UA-cam who’s not a toolbag, thanks for being real!
Hey I’m on UA-cam 😠 lol 😂
Everyone seems to talk about the negatives tbh
@@GustavoRodriguez-qr5po yea true but without the negatives we wouldn’t know what positives were yk. Without the bad we wouldnt have the good so I try to appreciate both!! Even thought negativity can be too much at times and if you find yourself overwhelmed by it go look up something positive ♥️♥️♥️
“you need to change your diet if that’s the case” totally cracked me up Joey
Listening to Joey talk destroys boredom and makes washing dishes just that much better. thank you Joey for the great vid.
At my site most the guys don't like me here so I'm stuck on the water truck. So easy day but I hate being on the roller or water truck. I might find another job cus it sucks when most the crew don't like you cus I'm not in there Clic bullshit. They will act find to my face and then turn around an take pics of me if I'm taking a break or what ever and send them to the owner bullshit.
@@ronniewilliz153 Walk up to the meanest mf on site, when he's bent over, sneak behind him, make sure you brought your jelly from home, inject 1 finger into his anus, he'll never fk with you again Ronnie, don't let those boys punk you
@@JShawnPaul maybe he will come on my show
Yep! These videos are always a treat a time out from this life I feel trapped in. Its like chillin with an interesting friend!
There is a very good chance I may start living in my car soon. I am behind on rent a couple months and have unpaid bills stacking up. I am working full time and am struggling so bad to catch up. I'm not gonna a lie, it is daunting. But I may not have a choice. So I am in the process of mentally preparing myself for this scenario. Thank you Joey for the tips!
Go with the flow. I know exactly how you feel. I have a video on how to build out your vehicle that might help.
@Joey the Gypsy one thing I am happy about is my car is paid off! At least I don't have to worry about that. Plus I would be saving a ton of money not having to pay rent and utilities. Man it's like I am conflicted. I like the idea of having more freedom. But like you said, the bathroom situation and picking up chics will be more challenging! 🤣
It’s immoral that someone can work full time and still not afford to pay their rent.
@@andrewwabik5125 I agree.But it is what it is. I have reached out to the state for assistance and have gotten denied at every turn because I am working full time. I would almost be better off not working. But I wasn't raised like that.
Don't mentally prepare, get flippers aka flip flops they have to be one molded part each foot or the glue will come apart. You wear them in the shower I NEVER set foot on the shower floor ! You need a 1500watt inverter and some small ones. 750 is a good middle of the road inverter. A small rice pot, Living in a Van Denoy he showed how he would buy raw meat at Walmart and cook it in the rice pot. Practice getting shower at the gym . You need to know what to bring now before you get out there. Baby wipes just great idea to have them. Try sleep in the car now and get comfortable work the bugs out while you have the time.
Lived in my car for a year everything said here is 100% true
Hi Joey I live in my car in the UK. I wanted a small home but unfortunately land is so expensive and house prices are insane. They have everyone accepting a lifetime of debt for shelter which is a basic human right and shouldn't take a lifetime to pay for. Yet here we are all fighting for housing due to greed and incompetence. Planning permission is a scam the land belongs to us.
For number 2 I have a bag and bucket system. Put the bag inside the bucket just like you would a normal trash bag on a garbage can. Do your business, tie the bag up tight, throw it out.
For heat, buy a small generator or solar panel for the roof and have a small ac for the car.
Joey, you're one of those rare free spirits that not enough of the masses get a chance to meet. Those that do, I hope they realize how lucky they are. It's like witnessing a shooting star. When you said you would live the same way even if you had $10 million dollars is a testament to who you are. I'm grateful there's people like you. You add spice to an otherwise, sometimes drab existence.
Thanks 😃
Claude Smith
Well said comment! You put in words pretty much exactly what I was thinking
fan with ice in it = swamp cooler. you basically have to have a vapor barrier or yeah, mold and rust will happen.
last few years I've been working on a plan to move into a vehicle (not a car, more like a really large van). looking forward to it - getting tired of paying more and more each year for the same amount of space (more space than I need or want). bought the vehicle, working on getting it mechanically sound
carlife/vanlife can be cheap, but it can also be *NOT* cheap. I personally am going with the not cheap option as I want to build my own house on wheels that I dont have to build again for 20 years - do it once/do it right. sourced the batteries a few weeks ago, 2x 460ah 12v behemoths, planning on ~2kw solar panels, roughly.
bunch of good points, especially the relationship angle - you basically have to hookup with a woman who's got her own vehicle. thanks for posting!
I saw a car with a bunch of bags attached to the outside. Now I know what's in those bags. If someone wrecks into that car, they gonna have a $h1t Day. Literally.
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"Experience is the best teacher" that's a fact man 👊
My hubby is a OTR truck driver, I traveled with him for 9 yrs…. The bathroom issue SUCKED but hey the freedom was SWEET 😊… the scenery awesome and waking up in a different city & state was beautiful. Your videos are cool 😎… keep ‘em coming Joey. Your thought process is very interesting.
Omg the fan thing is so smart imma start doing that cause my air conditioning doesn’t work in my car and it is soooo hot drying to drive and DoorDash in the heat this summer. I know it’s starting to cool down some finally but thank you so much for that idea I’ve never really thought about that
Bless your soul, man.
for the shower thing id recommend picking up a camping shower bag. also if you ever come across a coffee called highlander's grog, it's the only gas station coffee i can drink black
24 hour fitness usually has a pool, hot tub, sauna, and steam room depending on the location
Plus a basketball court
You’re doing a good service by giving out all these tips!! I know there are people who benefit from your videos. You’re doing humanity a great service ❤
Enjoy your life & be safe ❤🙏
Great Video Joey! Because of disability I could no longer afford, rent, car payments etc. so we sold everything 6 years ago, bought an rv and started full timing. If we need extra money we will work camp but for the most part we are Comfortable on disability. Looking into the future we are going to build an off grid earth ship as they are called in NM. There’s a saying “Everything you own eventually owns you.” After 6 years of traveling we have ended up in New Mexico. Semi mild winters and summers, 20% humidity, and a great place for solar and wind power. Plus you can almost pull off anywhere and overnight.
Great story for inspitation! Thanks🎉
Im in Savannah GA the weather is so relatable lol I locate water and sewer for the city this humidity can be killer! and we are still dealing with flooded neighborhoods after Debbie cause a damn failed.
You make me so happy when you come on here. I enjoy all of your video’s and enjoying all of your content and you always lift my spirits. You are a wonderful person to listen too. Thank You Joey.
I'm a dude with long hair as well Joey and no, I don't wash it everyday either otherwise it'll be all dried out and frizzy and as you correctly said "destroyed". I personally wash it every 2 or 3 days so essentially twice a week sometimes 3 times. Also dude if you want the secret to amazing silky soft hair WITHOUT using coconut oil or anything for that matter...cold water. that's it, cold water. as cold as you can stand and you don't have to take a cold shower what I do is take a warm shower and then once I'm ready to get out then I turn it cold as cold as I can stand and just rinse ur hair with that Ice cold water for at least a minute or 2. you won't need coconut oil or anything if u do it right and it's worth freezing ur nuts off for a minute believe me. you're welcome
Same, I've got really long hair, only wash it twice a week and always turn the shower cold for the last minute for that extra shine 😂
when you guys say "wash" do you mean with shampoo/conditioner, or does rinsing with water count as washing? My hair can get frizzy and im considering having short hair again if i cant figure out how to make this look good
LoL, this video nudged me into my home restroom to take a nice relaxing shit for which I am eternally grateful for. Peace and respect, folks.
You’re cooler than the other side of the pillow Joey 😎 I fondly remember the few roadtrips that I took across country as a young man in my ‘95 Dodge caravan. Those things ran forever! I’d still see one or two on the road up until a few years ago. I hope I can do it again some day
You should visit indiana, the summer is miserable and the winter is too lol
I passed through Indiana your 🍿 POPCORN 🍿 is too DIE ☠️ for🤪
you're the F88king man dude. i been supporting your vids since day one. You're an inspiration. you inspire me. Stay clean and stay on youtube bro. much love
You are so honest about the real stuff...it's great. I wondered how one would go to the BR and shower. These are the biggest deal to me! With your tech skills, is there a way you could make your own coffee? Wifi coffee pots not available yet?😊
The hardest part for me was learning how to pee into a big Folgers container while in my car😂 I removed the back seats of a old PT cruiser I bought for 500 bucks and had the entire back for a bed in one side and the other with an army bag with 2 weeks change clothes. Being a female I found out fast that us humans require very little and stronger than we know. It was the scariest & coolest thing I ever experienced because I was able to live in peace in my own solitude aka tiny cocoon ❤️ this was five years ago and that pt cruiser is still running 😂
Now Folgers is bad coffee. Unless you're homeless.
Dude.... i thought I was the only one
I hope you keep that pt cruiser running. I wanna do something like that. I'm a piano player and I need enough space for my keyboard
@@CBT5777 folgers sucks ass. Anything sold at dollar general is not good. Haven't you noticed they put the dollar general that has the worst type of food in the poorest parts of town?
@@trteeerryfse-wy2ww you can make it happen. Do save a nest egg. I always made sure to keep a minimum of 1,200 for repairs that I wouldn't allow myself to touch. I used dollar tree black foam bord to black out every back window. I just used a news paper and marker to make patter and cut them with scissors and used black duck tape to keep it secure. I had one of those dollar tree batterie operated press light that stick with velcro to use at night. And a black out curtain to divide the front seats from the back. Durring the day id use a sun viser for the front windshield. It gave me privacy when I needed to take a nap because I worked nock shift or when I needed to use the can. I always kept my folger container in a small 3 dollar ice chest after every use to prevent spills till I was able to dump it and wipe it with disinfectant wipes after rising. This prevented any bad smells. I still have my lil cruiser and keep her serviced. I can't part with her because she was my shelter safety durring the worst of times for over a year. She gets driven twice a month to keep her in good condition and I was able to purchase a low mileage 1 owner Nissan frontier that I bought a camper shell to have a back up vehicle. I assure you if you ever find yourself in a bad situation just know You can not only survive but will thrive and learn that no matter how bad times get in life you will make it. Just make sure to get some wheels and let and ask God to keep you safe.
So good, ✨👑✨🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🤍
For the vehicle bathroom issue ive used one of those bucket lid toilets, fit inside my 4runner probably would in most SUVs, just have to bag it and throw it away, or if youre in the boonies i line it with leaves instead of a bag and dig a hole to dump it. Dont do that if you have a dog though.
Hey Joey have you ever had coffee from a pilot truck stop? It’s pretty good. And a truck stop is a good spot for a restroom. And they have showers for like $12
Thank You for your great tips and suggestions. I’m learning a lot from you.
I enjoy hearing you talk and for sure enjoy the 30 minute or longer videos! Keep it up brother you’re awesome!
Gotta feed the spirit always. Little pleasures are not just for the rich. Lol
It’s best not to wash your hair at all and make sure not to rinse too much of the natural oil out of it
And at most use the shampoo minimally, so that it does not foam.
YMCA has all them things and more. Most YMCAs have showers bb pool ect I think gyms too.
Most ppl can handle the FL heat. Born and raised in FL. 👊
Bustello FTW!!!
yo i love your videos man thanks for the content!
I agree. Gotta at least treat yourself to a decent cup of coffee. Being homeless doesn't mean you can't enjoy coffee lol
Them ice fan you don't have to turn on the vents to blow moisture out you can just put the ice in it for the cold air I got mine off a tick tock for like 15.00 and it runs on a phone cord the best 💯💯💯💯❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So true 💯💯💯
Makes my day whenever my the homie Joey post
Real talk. Thanks dude.
Hi, joey you amaze me how you keep your mind on the positive route,it is easy to keep a positive mindset when everything is going great but in adversity it can be difficult, I would like to know when things go negative how to flip to positive and how to control the worrying mind, love all your vids and take a lot from them thanks baz.🇬🇧
I SECOND THIS JOEY
I'm currently in Kansas City and we get 80% + humidity and 90 to 100 degrees in the summer. I work overnights so unfortunately I have to sleep in the heat of the day. How I handle that is (being from Arizona originally) I also have a high tolerance for heat but dry heat is different than humid heat. Anyway I use cold water from my ice chest, wet a T-shirt and have a few fans and open windows to ventilation and try to be in the shade. When I'm awake I'm in a store cafe or at a library or at my climate controlled storage (still haven't gotten rid of stuff from my house) in the winter it is damn cold up here but I use a propane heater and a cot with several blankets and a heavy weighted blanket. No problem. Also this isn't the first time in my life that I've "lived rough" , to me this is luxury but everyone's experience will vary.
You are my brother Joey ....I am stealth camping, moving on the motorcycle....f☆ck luxury, freedom is what matters. Piss in bottle, yes...showers in the church. I am in London at the moment. So , there are many of us everywhere. WELLCOME to the future. 😅👍
Love you bro. Baba Nam Kevalam
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We're not related in any way other than my music teacher is from britian. Has a great little accent.... I live with my mom but I'm moving out to stealth car camping. Youre right this is the future. We need more services for homeless
Your a living legend bro
Hi Joey listening to you right now doing uber in France! Great Channel! Have a Nice day or night, ( don’t what Time it is in the u.s)
love when i find hidden gems like yourself ❤ keep up the great content, will be full time living out of my car by the end of february 2024
Great video Joey, you got the gift of the gab 😃 I think another big downside of life on the road is never putting roots down and forming deeper relationships with people and places you stay at. That’s also the beauty of it, you can just move off if you don’t like it but overall this can get tiresome eventually.
I love this video. You make me laugh! And ever since I discovered you, in late December, I keep looking at my little Ford Escape and picturing what it would look like with the back seats gone and a bed and some shelves and a fridge in back. Man, I would LOVE the freedom and the possibilities. I'm not much of a carpenter tho, or maybe I am, and I just don't know it yet. Lol. Awesome video!
As a kid, ymca was always the place for a pool and a basketball court. Not sure how they are nowadays
Likes before the video has even been uploaded for enough time to watch it. We already know Joey is going to deliver quality.
Been getting warmer again in Florida those cold spurts were nice but loved the video man keep up the content and spreading knowledge 👍🏻
24:50 if only a energy efficient mini-airconditioner existed.. Even those small caravan-airco's consume quite the bit of power, ok if you can plug in, but not off grid.
As a female that has slept 6 nights so far in my car, every night i needed to go pee, unfortunately like you mentioned i did have to do #2 the first night 😂 yeah it's doable but i now know to stay close to a place i can use the restroom while also having an EPP (Emergency Potty Plan) in my car which consists of a slim but long pee cup with tightly sealed lid (have used every morning so far when i wake up, I just dump it in the nearest toilet and rinse it then let it air dry)
Then I have a recycled plastic rectangle container with a sealable lid (about the size of a football), I have this tucked in a large cute lunchbox i've rarely used, its perfect because I can zip it up if I can't get out of my car, and it's all one piece of insulating material so if there was any accidents for some reason I could easily clean it.
Within this lunchbox i also have several plastic bags and paper bags.
I will stop talking about my EPP now 😂
This I luckily haven't had to use but after the first night and having to use what I had available, I knew I wanted a better set up just in case.
You inspire me to make videos about my transition from a normalized housing situation to a car life situation. I can already tell I'm in this for the long run, thanks again for the great content !
Dude, you are so relatable! Keep it up bro. Wish I could get you connected with my crowd, which is flat but it's all good brother! much love!
Thanks Joey❤
They make it hard on people wanting to live van life here. You got a pretty decent set up especially as you have your tools for carpentry & artwork. It doesn’t look disorganised. Looks cosy. Best of wishes 🍀✌🏻
I’ve shiy in a bucket on a construction site. Just put down two pieces of wood for the seat. And yeah I only did this once usually there’s a porta john
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Love the climate in Florida but also love the cold but started to love Florida n the heat
I admire the heck outta you, Joey. I just discovered your videos, and my favorite thing about you is that you have zero self-pity. You're living your life on your own terms, and you take the good with the bad, thanks to a great attitude. Good on you, bro! How'd you get the vehicle? Did you save and put down the cash? Impressive. Keep 'em coming! --Dave, Oakland, CA
Enjoyed your discussion, however I'm curious as to how you deal with license, registration and insurance without a home address is there any specific method for this?
Nice one. Wait until the recession, then pick up some inexpensive land too! 😎😎
I live in a van and use LA fitness they have a basketball court and swimming pool
9:05 I lived out of my car in FL while working concrete and asphalt in the heat all day and delivering on nights and weekends.
I ended up getting some kind of heat rash that started on my back and started to spread and that's when I had to ask someone to stay with them and have A/C to sleep in till it healed.
Had I not gotten a chance to get out of the heat idk what would have happened to my body with that rash.
Had a gf at the time too.
We would park our cars next to each other and sleep in my Jeep.
We stayed in a storage unit for a while.
But you can still have a girl while living out of your car too.
I was also working out at the time and had muscles which helped.
You should do a time lapse video of you in your vehicle all day
New sub love listening to your outlook on life love your vids
I love this guy❤
I can't do my business anywhere but a fully functional toilet... PERIOD!
I agree 😂
Hello my friend I'm Andrew first I'd like to say I respect your opinion and person. Sir I assure you if you're intestines are unable to hold it in an can't puke it up. You sir will shit anywhere you happen to be that exact second. Sitting standing walking running swimming jumping humping it doesn't matter. Again after we human beings finally kick are oxygen habit and stop playing goast in the meatsuit. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 We shit an piss our selves like a lot. I mean imagine the amount of food and liquid the average American eats in a 24 hour day falling out Your ass at once while you piss your self. You know what nvm stuff I'm thinking about involved upright body's. IDT someone you got to lay down will shit it all around the same time intestines are curvy and tube like if a body's flat. Unless you like put your foot on where the dude's upper intestines are gently pushing your shoe or foot if you're a pervert down while sliding twords the large intestine. 😮😅😊😂🎉. I reread this twice I'm going to still post.
I can't wait to see u Uber 💓
I am a uber/lyft, veyo driver and have been doing it for 4 1/2 years.( i love it). My best year was during Covid i worked lots of hours 14 to 16 per day. Averaged 3k a week. ( made over 147k).don't work as much these days (makeover 100 k a year). There are ways to max your money making.
If your refrigerator is laying sideways or on its back and compressor isnt straight up and down it wont last long. no oil return. Refrigeration technician for a living
Not much point in living if you can’t get good coffee. 💯
Thanks man ! I watch every video you put out, lots of wisdom ! God bless brother
"I hate doing that type of shit"....literally 😂😂😂
Thanks for the video, best regards from Germany ❤
I've been living in my van for over 2 years. Usually I am near a place that has a public bathroom (washroom for you Canadians out there) but I also have an emergency bucket with a toilet seat on it and I use kitty litter in bags in the bucket, again only for extreme emergencies. People throw diapers away in the trash bins, so there's that. Next : coffee, I make my own coffee with the pour over method, way better than Starbucks and cheaper too. But in the end "you do you" I'm just sharing with you what I do.
Tim Hortons coffee is the best, up here in Canada, I feel you bro!
I wanna watch you road rage all over Florida doing a delivery 🤣🤣 -Lex 💜😊
Joey your doing good then we're doing good. Trust when I say coming from your perspective it humbles mines . Keep up the fire content Joey!
Good day to hear from you, Joey
When I used to live in Vegas, I used to go to EoS Fitness, They have Showers, A pool, Sauna and a basketball half court
Thank you for your channel Joey! You would be a great over the road truck driver. You would love it!
Yea until he runs over his hours because he cannot find any place to park. I did OTR for 5 years. It was horrible
Mornin brotherrr hope ya have a good day.. sik vid as per usual 🙏🏻
Loving this stuff man.100%
hey heres some tips for staying cool during summer
only blow air in your dwelling if its cooler outside than inside if its hot outside only use your fans to vent out the hot air
take advantage of evaporative cooling by dipping a towl in water and either laying it over the top of your car or hang it around your you shoulders
heat is energy moving fast if you add more hot air in your dwelling your only adding more fast moving energy the cool breeze of the fan is a lie it isnt cooling you off in the long run but by exhausting it you reduce the amount of it around you and evaporative cooling works by using that heat energy to your advantage it will soak up heat like a sponge reducing the amount of total heat energy stored in your body or in your car as the energy is used up to cook off the water stored in the towl
i run hot and dont sweat well so the wet towl placed behind my neck and drapped over my chest has probably saved my life from heat stroke on more than one occasion
ur car setup is nicer than my room
I fuck so dumb heavily with the way this dude moves. Doesn't give a fuck 😂. So real. Keep doin you man
Thank you for your content Joey! It really means allot. My buddy lost his battle with cancer Monday and I've been having anxiety thinking about mortality and shit, but your video popped up and helped me settle my mind. I'd like to do like you and travel but I want a camper. At least a pickup bed camper maybe even an RV but time will tell.
Sorry about your friend. Take care.
@@Toonces666 thanks buddy. Time will heal the pain. It's comforting to know he's no longer in pain too.
LA fitness has basketball and pools at least the one I go to. I don't know if its the same at every location but maybe.
I took your recommendation for the coconut oil. I got some organic stuff from the store it works great for my hair. Thanks for the recommendation. Cheers from my camper van.
Joey the 🐐
RIGHT. Starbucks can be expensive if you get a lot but it’s good and I’d rather spend a couple more bucks than drink something that I don’t like or that tastes like water 😂
Marinas are cool. I mean they have restrooms, showers, coin operated laundry, vending machines, usually in a warm room. You can usually find some work for cash in the docks.
I listen to you at work.
A solar generator is perfect for the car to charge your phone as well as fans. Ecoflow delta 1300 is the best. It has 3-way charging. 😊
thanks Joey! Most YMCA's have pools and gyms.
I live a couple days a week in my mdx, I have a camp stove (15 bucks or so) and a butane propane can mix Walmart 6 buck, so I can make my own coffee on the go.. cooler with milk cause I use a ton of milk but there’s other ways to do creamer… it’s not free but less costly than Starbucks and I can use coffee I like.. also I can make 2 thermos amount of coffee and drink it for hours..