@John Tarrant she explains in another video how much she makes doing a few different jobs she has working remotely. Just because she's living differently doesn't mean she failed.
As a 45 year old man I found this video inspiring. So often we are scared to do what we really wanna do in life and there you are chasing it. I see the smile and u can feel how authentic that happiness is. You are an inspiration to all women and men. Thank you for your videos and I wish you nothing but happiness in your travels.
As someone who also took time when I was young to travel and explore and I don't regret it but starting retirement saving in your 20s instead of your 40s makes a HUGE difference!
Thank you for sharing this! I’m going through a crisis right now because of my career choices. I recently resigned from my job because I couldn’t take the stress and the toxic environment anymore. Looking at this makes me see that you don’t need too much: money, house, status, titles to be happy. Thank you!
The less you have , the more free you are. All we need: food, to be loved and appreciated and have a sense of purpose. Wait one more absolute thing:GOD
we get into that career that we need to get things fast and now! and once we get them we are worry on how we are going to pay it off. Simple life is wonderful, I think many people are doing it now which btw in Australia living in a car is so normal, the country provides all amenities for free so US should keep up and I think that's what we are bringing on with this trend
Hi Heidi, I think a lot of us are going through some sort of existential crisis a the moment. I certainly am, mostly feeling extreme stress and an overwhelming sense of responsibility - the reason I’m watching this. It sure looks appealing doesn’t it. It’s temporary. Good luck.
You have helped me honey and I’m just a middle aged dude with 3 kids and 3 dogs and just lost my job of 16 years. Yet here I sit inspired to love my own damn self. Please don’t forget that. You seriously helped me and we couldn’t be more different or more alike lol. I am grateful for you. Truly.
@@NikkiDelventhal I am soooooooo happy for you. You are obviously one of the happiest people in the world. It would be nice to see you continue this happiness forever!! If I could wave a magic wand to make you continue this happiness forever, I would DO IT! 🙂
Currently losing my apartment at the end of April. I'll be moving into my car with my dog I've been so worried about how I would make it happen with her but after watching your videos I think we will be okay. I appreciate your vulnerability thank you.
This lady seems like a nice young lady unfortunately this is modern day women today they spend their 20s doing their own thing convincing themselves they don't need a man so she gets a dog and calls it the love of her life that she's going to wake up at the age of 31 day and expect the men to now come running to her because she will be ready to be married and then she will be desperate for a man to marry her because of her biological clock ticking now some poor simp has to settle for 30 year old woman covet geriatric pregnancy with for by this time her dog Will dies will have to get another dog to substitute good luck
Hi Joseph, still praying for you and your doggo. God knows exactly who you are and cares for you. Prayers work. Please reach out to Him. God bless and protect you. 🙏
Thanks for following your dreams and taking the road less traveled. The world needs more authentic and transparent folks like you. You definitely inspire me :) So happy you have recovered from your eating disorder...it sounds like you are filling your soul as well.
I am going to have my daughter look at this video and realize that she is perfect the way she is. She struggles with her self-esteem over her "image". Thanks for taking the time to cover that subject. You're a great role model for those women who have been (unfairly) shamed over their bodies. Keep up the great work and the great content.
Thank you, Nikki. You’re journey inspire me a lot. I am living in my car for almost 2yrs now. It may be harder than I thought but I am trying to save towards a place that I can call it my home. how I wish you are my sister or a friend. There are times I want to give up but I never do it. I just keep moving on and try not to look back from the past. Thank you and Camper for all your inspiring videos. More power and I am looking forward to see more video journey of yours and Camper❤️🐾 take care always❤️
This woman smiles more than any woman I have seen on UA-cam,I honestly have not seen a woman this happy just talking, someone must really love this woman to make her so happy,her smile is so persistent and never stops,a positive quality admirable and pleasing, unusual to see,bless her💗😘🇬🇧
This happens naturally when you turn inwards, stop giving a f*%^ what others think, and listen to your own heart. Love overflows from you because you found the infinite source inside yourself, so you don't need to get it from outside, you stop looking for approval from others, and as a result you become magnetic, and others are naturally attracted to you
From a near 54 year old, I love your story and I so happy that you are doing what makes you happy. You are as beautiful as a butterfly, keep soring. Stay happy, healthy, and blessed, both of you.
@@NikkiDelventhal check my 4 minute video about Prius camping. I got full heated shower, washing machine, u can stand up, 24 inch large TV, and sleeps 2 people. ua-cam.com/video/Au7QtOYCUL4/v-deo.html
@@NikkiDelventhal your videos are on my recommendation list since I uploaded my Prius camping 2 days ago. I watched 2 of your videos so far. I'm on the same track, I bought a van and got rid of it because I can't park anywhere without looking suspicious. Vans are associated with criminality. Plus the 14mpg killed my pocket because I drive everywhere. I have a house, rent free, my brother (not biological) gave it to me for 4 years if I find a wife 😂. Yeah right. I can only get unattractive or single moms. I'll be single for a long time. I still stay at a house but only because I feel obligated to stay in it. But by CHOICE I prefer to sleep in my Prius, as you know, it's very comfortable. Watch my latest UA-cam video. It's quick 4 minutes, I didn't want it to be long and left out many things like my 180 watt clothes dryer, inflatable bed so I can sleep 2. Etc.
I found this by accident, lol but stayed because after hearing your beginning , I agreed with what you were saying , I realized early in my life that living life while your young is better than waiting , at 30 I had a life threatening health issue , I woke from a coma in sicu and found every one around me started treating me differently , as i laid in the hospital I realized it was all up to me to move on , and i did , i have lived my life at full speed until my daughter was killed in a car wreck. It was devastating , with help from my 2nd wife i slowly regained myself .we had an amazing time together but she just died in nov 2020 wow another sucker punch. I'm now picking up the pieces and looking for my future path , I've started to build my suburban to travel locally to work out my needs to camp and explore Florida. My plans for summer includes visiting the blue ridge mountains as well as other places , Your video gave me a big smile , and i wish you the best , enjoyed you video and I'm looking forward to more adventures from you.
Beautiful story - you're doing what many people dream about doing. I also really enjoyed the video when you and your mom were "found" by your puppy. Just meant to be!
I’m so glad I started watching your channel! One of the perks of driving a truck for for almost ten years, every state and every major city! Bless your sweet heart and your little dog too! Camper, what a boy! He’s so cute too! Bless you and Camper and keep you and him safe!
Nikki, I came across your channel by accident yesterday and I have been marathon watching every since. You are an extraordinary young woman and you have nothing to be ashamed of ever. If anything you are an inspiration for every young woman who struggles with self image and self worth. I am a writer, Producer and Promoter and I have not come across anyone with such self awareness in years. Keep doing what you are doing and never let anyone shame you into conforming to something you are not. I have a life quotes book I will be getting published as soon as this world insanity stops and this quote is for you. In fact when I publish I am going to dedicate that quote to you in my book. Take care and keep on living "YOUR" dreams! Quote: Never be apologetic for who you have become in life. Success is born out of poverty and desperation. Your ability to rise from the ashes is a testimony to both your character and the inner strength that has defined you from the moment of conception until you draw that final breath. It is what you do in between that becomes the heart and soul of your personal journey. Life under foot is where you find your "dramatis personae"… a nonconformist, a rare bird and ultimately a free spirit. We are all one of a kind and a life well lived is usually a journey of desperation beautifully defined. ~ George Wheeler
dude your a beautiful person others have a probelm helping others cuz they have not elevated the soul to our level w selfless life style ish right You are a great leader never stop Salty Stay Strong
You have lived and are continuing to live an amazing life. Your editing is amazing. You have kept your story moving at a pace fast enough to keep us interested. You are very empowering to all women by showing that you can live happy and busy life. This is very comforting and even cathartic to my daughter as well. I love Camper so much. What a comforting friend you have. Take care and may God watch over you and Camper.
I can totally see your life making it into a movie... How interesting ups and downs, and colorful experiences. Just the way you cut your carrots will make a great scene.
This was liberating to see. I currently live in Manhattan and my one year lease is up at the end of the month so this inspires me to take the world in and make 2021 a year of living and not waiting.
I'm going into the solo car living life myself and find your content ~particularly this video~ so inspiring. So many of the people I meet who live out of their vehicles are men. It sometimes makes me wonder if the lifestyle I'm choosing is even *for* me. I can't tell you how reassuring it is to hear your stories and know that 1. I'm not crazy for this and 2. I can live out the life that makes me happy and stay safe. Much love
well for alot of men its not a choice, but as a woman you kind of always have people who are willing to pay for your attention and that can come in handy in winter, rainy days, or whenever you get hungry, its a different experience in that way
Same! Safety is a big concern of mine, so thankfully a male friend of mine gave me a large construction jacket to permanently hang in the front seat as a decoy, along with making sure nothing about the exterior nor interior screams, a "woman lives here!" I also used to regularly wash it, but now pretending that I'm a big husky construction man: it's also nice to save on expensive car washes! 😂
I’m not sure how anyone can look down on someone living and loving their life. How isn’t that the dream for everyone? A lot of people are drudging through life miserable trying to achieve what they think society thinks is success. Thank you for sharing and helping people to see there is freedom and success can look like many things
Thanks for the inspiration Nikki! Ive lived in a honda civic then bought a van but i had serious mental health problems and ended up having to give up my dog because I was so messed up :( time a thousand!. I'm going to be getting a car, van or maybe even a shortbus in the spring and build it out during the summer. After watching your videos I think I might just go with a car so im not concerned with fuel costs. Ive been busking a lot but not really focussing on my other music that has deep meaning to me and that i want to share to inspire people going through struggles. This video spurred me to set up my gear in my room which ive been planning to do to write more music and perfect the songs i already have. Thanks again! your"e so chill :)
I'm 66, have lupus and low grade lymphoma, 5 hip replacement surgeries, but I'm taking off in May to car camp around the country. I take acidophilus, so am not afraid of Covid, and am looking forward to my new adventure! (I'm a retired woman veteran BTW).
@@speakingthetruthinlove9895 Acidophilus is enough to prevent covid? I never heard that before. I'd at least pack a fairly large supply of monolaurin capsules. (Look it up!)
Never say never. I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for nearly 2 decades. Get some cannabis in you and hit the road. Life is too short. Enjoy and be happy every day as if it's your last
@@sallychi8406 I use energiques Virustat tincture, and povidone iodine, if I feel anything coming on I take one drop povidone and a dropper ful of Virustat. I swear it saved my daughters life.
Life is full of wonders and we are blessed when we find something genuine. You are that and I am so happy I stumbled into this channel. Camper is the perfect travel companion. Be safe and I will follow your lead
@@DIVISIONINCISION It's a home and home is loosely synonymous with house. And it was FREE! FREE! You know what free is don't you? If I decide to sell it I would make 100% profit. And it's not a cheap condo either. It's in a gated community in Toronto, Ontario. And did I mention that it was FREE? Yes FREE! Get you some of that!
Back in the day people used to live out of their wagons and tents. Nomadic/semi-nomadic lifestyle has been a thing for a very long time, far longer than apartment rentals and mortgages.
If being happy isn't success, I don't want success! Following your dreams looks really good on you. You look so healthy! both physically and mentally. God I sound like a bumper sticker today 😁
I've been following you for a while. Thought I'd go back and see your earlier videos to find why and how. Love your enthusiasm and happy outlook to life on your journey. Plus your gorgeous.
@@NikkiDelventhal Thats fantastic, and you are living an active and healthy lifestyle. My wife and I are still in the rat race for now but hope to retire early and travel a lot :) looking forward to seeing more of your content!
I can't believed I sat thru the entire video but I loved your story. You just gave me an idea so thanks. I believe that whatever you want out of life there's a price for everything. 😍
Nikki (& Camper) ~ I can not thank you enough for this video. I love all your videos on your adventures BUT this one is touching. It was so powerful that I have decided to follow My Dreams. I’m ready to make what I love my job plus hit the road. You are an incredible inspiration and your positive Vibe is completely contagious. And I mean this in a great way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for others, including “Camper Cares”, and your videos that elevate so many out there, including me! Kim (Dillon🐾 & Willow🐾)
Nikki you are truly amazing and one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Very happy for you finding your true self and happiness. I'm in a struggle to move on from a 27 year career, but every day I get closer to making the jump. Thanks for showing that finding yourself can happen.
Beautiful story. For what it’s worth, I think you are absolutely gorgeous both inside and out. I’m in my 30’s and I’ve had a terrific career as a chef for a decade now but I’m still struggling to find my feet in it’s best footing. I got so much more things to offer to the world. Love what I do and I’m pretty good at it but I knew in my heart that I would have to close that door and move on to something else very soon. Like you, I have always been in touched with my spiritual thoughts and love for nature and that working 9-5 for someone and working 20-30 plus years in a company isn’t gonna be as fulfilling to me as many people would find. It’s very refreshing to find someone like minded and get to share your thoughts as it is hard to open up about these things especially to the people closest to you as they would probably never understand what it’s like to operate differently from the rest of the world. Your vids just popped up in my recommendation and UA-cam didn’t fail. Not to sound creepy but If life would’ve been extra kind, you’d be someone I’d truly love to travel with because you seem like a firecracker and so do I. I was in Europe about a month ago and I left a part of me there because it made me think about the importance of life and happiness even more. Sorry for writing a novel Anyway, you’re incredible, love your attitude and personality. Take care and give my love to Camper 🐕❤️
Awesome lifestyle 🙂. Your message about body image is so important for women to hear. The vast majority of men prefer women who have a healthy body shape (curves are made of body fat). The modeling/dance industries standard requires an eating disorder - or behavior that will lead to one. It has to stop!
Sometimes it takes a trauma to have it sink in that, in fact, control is an illusion we perpetrate on ourselves. For me, it was a cancer diagnosis at the beginning of a major home remodel, in the midst of assuming I was bulletproof. For you, it seems like maybe the events which led to your eyes opening were of a different, but totally effective nature. Whatever the case, here I am 12 years post diagnosis and treatment, and there you are, living as you want. Congratulations on getting to where you are, and keep on making great content!
Thanks for sharing your video iit’s so inspirational for me I’m presently living in my converted schoolie now over a year in a half in Texas. I’m so intrigued in the life style of being outdoors I’ve live in the Pacific Northwest over a year and getting ready to move back there to explore more of the Oregon coast line and the wilderness of Oregon. And also to visit the vast mountain and wilderness outside of Vancouver Canada Thank you for your video and inspiration👏🏽
you showed me life in a small car is possible . I've seen so much of this beautiful country now. I love my camprolla lol. Thanks for being an inspiration
I love that you are chasing your dream, I really want to do what you're doing. I have a Chevy spark and I was looking at the way I might potentially live out of such a small car then I saw your mini Prius camper I thought "this girl lives in a small car and it works! I can too!" I am about to go abroad for a year but when I get home to the states I plan on making that car living dream a reality.
Hi Nikki and camper! First of all I absolutely love your videos. I just saw this one tonight, and one thing that I absolutely am crazy about, is how passionate you are about your dream. I saw how many miles you drove around the United States in 2020! Freaking 2020 when the world was supposedly ending right? And you were out doing exactly wanted to do. I love your humor and your silly personality. Please don’t ever stop any of that for nobody. and yes you’re video was inspirational, you’re supposed backwards thinking, it’s not backwards at all in my opinion. I think the very same way, and your videos are getting me fired up about getting a van here in about a year or so after I finish paying off my house. and thank you for all that you do, and I know you have a big heart with animals. I just think you freaking rock in general. Look forward to seeing more of your content. If you’re interested in who I am, you could get a good idea from my Instagram. I also share your passion of fitness, and outdoors.INSATA Account Ianthemachine369 I wish you the very best in all your journeys!
Omg i KNEW you looked familiar!! I was making my own model portfolio so I was browsing endless modeling photos and came across yours!! So incredibly beautiful! Just stunning! And you’re so genuine and a sweet soul, can definitely tell you’re a good person. I stumbled across your videos yesterday trying to find a new UA-camr to watch and somehow found my way to your channel!!! (I was catching up on Eamon and Bec‘s videos and one of your videos was recommended!!) So glad I clicked and gave the vid a chance! Been obsessed and binge watching your videos alllll day 😂🫶🏽 such an inspiration!! Thank you for making these videos, they are amazing quality an amazing audio! You’re so entertaining and easy to watch/listen to definitely make me laugh a good bit too! Can’t wait to keep watching your journey/dream, praying to will give me the motivation to make some changes in my life!!
"When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon
Thank you Nikki! I was raised in Ireland and one of the clearest memories I have is watching a group of elderly American tourists limp off a bus and scramble for the toilet. They all seemed tired, cranky and impatient. It did not appear that they were enjoying themselves or were particularly happy to be here. I distinctly remember thinking why didn’t they visit when they were younger? I have been criticized all my life for my wandering and not settling down and saving for my old age. So now I am old, still working and people ask me when I will retire. Of course I have been EVERYWHERE. I have lived on 4 continents and 8 countries and I HAVE LIVED! I salute your choices and look forward to more of your adventures! You are an inspiration to the free spirit that is born in all of us.
The elderly, limping person scrambling for a bathroom is just a stereo type, not the majority. Many people are healthy, happy, very active right up to the day they die in their 80s & 90s. The stereo type used to apply; it applies far less than it did 20 years ago. People used to have all their teeth pulled out & got dentures as young as 35. Many people over the age of 50 - 60 had retired from their careers, were content with jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles & afternoon naps. That no longer applies for the most part.
@@FreedomofSpeech865 The reason you don't see many healthy, active people over the age of 50 is because they are either at work or busy doing something else, leading an active lifestyle,
These self reflective testimonials always seem to be apologetic. No one ever mentions that humans expanded from a narrow geo zone to populate the earth. Anyone like our host are the true markers of this long successful heritage. Stay at home drones are the anomolies. History is the record of grear movements, discovery and advancement, not serfs toiling in village fields. If only men were explorers, how did women arrive alongside?
much agreed.... anyone saying anything else is either incapable of empathy (very dangerous thing to lack as a human being or really anything), brainwashed by culture of their place & time and unwilling/afraid to accept/entertain the idea of a reality that exist outside of it/their own perception of reality (also dangerous to human evolution), or is miserable inside and therefore secretly jealous of everything about you and can't just admit it so instead tries to bring you back down to their level of misery in order to ultimately feel better about themselves at the cost of limiting you and destroying what you currently are. i am happy to see you sharing your thoughts and experiences with everyone and we need more fearless beautiful beings like you for many reasons in my honest opinion....much love and peace and respect
It's refreshing to hear a younger person advocate for living while you're young. Takess efforts, and metaphorical balls, to live the life that suits you rather than climbing on the ladder and ultimately slaving yourself out to others only to face an unknown future/ mortality. Live while you can!
I'm 52 (will be 53 March 19th). You might like this one too... I came to the realization that... We aren't immortal. We're all going to die eventually. But in order for us to die, We must first live a little! Just remember that.... In order for you to die, You must first live a little! I use to have a different outlook... Someone once told me to live today like there's no tomorrow! I woke up the next day broke and unemployed! I figured if there's no tomorrow, I might as well enjoy my money while I can! And if there's no tomorrow, I might as well tell my boss what I really think of him! That was not a good way to live my life. Maybe I was just supposed to cherish the moment. But now I live by... In order for me to die, I must first live a little!!! I love it and live by it!
Moved to Seattle with the dream of living on a sailboat and eventually sailing the world. Last year, after 5 years of work, I finally got my boat and moved aboard! This video is so on point! It’s been a wild ride to this place in my life, and there are a lot of people who think I’m crazy, but it’s MY dream and I’m happy 😊 so glad to stumble across you and Camp!
That sounds great, i tell people all the time there's so many beautiful things outside in this planet to explore and live that don't require you to work for the rest of your life, I'm 19 and in the past 2 years found love for making music and I'm in the process of buying land and building a house in a ranch in Mexico to get away from the city and live my dream life, this really motivates me to keep on working on it, shoutout to you from Seattle as well, God Speed 🙏🏽
Living in my SUV for the last 5 months was scary but a no-brainer since after delivering for UberEats, I'd always joke that I "practically live in my car." I get so excited when I get a delivery order to someone's own camper or houseboat! 😄 Seattle has been so cool to explore and see how comfortably-unconventional people can live!
Living in your car is like making an extra 1500 to 2k a month for rent, and anything you pay on utilities can go for car costs, either way, you're not living full time in your car, but something to ponder, especially if you live in NYC, I hate the rents! And living in your car with minimum wage, you can go much further with money!
I can understand this way of thinking but if you skimp by early in life to enjoy doing things while you're young then count on working late in life because you have to. I had a boring job(bean counter) but it was not all bad as I made good money and was able to retire at 52. I'm now 67 and have enjoyed my last 14 years greatly. If I had done as Nikki I would still be working today. There is a balance there that everyone has to find. Nikki has chosen this route which is fine but I chose a different route.
@@MSDOGS1976 That's the thing, everyone gets to choose their own route. I'd personally do things when you're young. You never know how your health is going to be later in life. Some, like my wife, died of cancer at 58 and never got to see her 60s. I'm glad we did the things we did and went to the places we went when we were younger. Two sides to every coin. We've each lived on a different side.
Really? I don't know her situation but if the average person lived this hedonistically their last few years would be absolutely miserable. She said it herself, when you're young and able-bodied we all have the choice between playing and working when you're elderly and unable to live on the street in your car that's precisely the time you'll be glad you have a home to live in, food in the fridge to eat, and savings in the bank to live off of, then you will have earned not having to work. What do you think is the most healthy option; having the exact same amount of happiness and fulfillment for the entirety of your life, or being extremely happy for the first half of your life and extremely miserable for the next half (only magnified by how good the good old days were)?
@@keithwilliams9594 Okay, so enlighten me, I worked my butt off up until the completion of college so I would have good grades and no student debt, I didn't buy overpriced designer garbage with my paychecks and I didn't go on expensive trips I couldn't afford, Fast forward to now I graduated a year ago, with three engineering and technology degrees, have a job I enjoy that pays well and gives me a week off every month, bought the car of my dreams fully loaded in the exact color I wanted, and I didn't have to go into a boatload debt to do it (I wanted to pay cash, but my dealership gave me 0% APR so I just financed 30 grand and invested the money I was going to put down), and I just put down the money for a brand new Ford lightning I ordered (hopefully should be getting in June!). I'm in my mid 20s, making and building quality lifelong relationships, and I go on plenty of trips, as many as I desire now, all while having plenty of money invested in the stock market, a little bit in crypto, and a bunch in my Roth IRA. Could you please explain to me how that's making me miserable? I'm going to be absolutely honest, there were absolutely some really lonely dark nights when I was studying for two engineering degrees and working full time where I really did wonder if it was all worth it, but now I can say absolutely it was and the only thing I would change if I had it to do all over again is working even harder. But I only got where I am today by the grace of God and always seeking out wisdom, so, I ask again please enlighten me so I can try to get my life on the right track.
@@xsterawesome Well firstly, referring to God all the time like he/she helped answers a lot of questions. The fact you felt the need to put your life story into a reply to try to justify your opinion tells a lot also. Your first line " I don't know her situation" should be where you stopped. You do not know her situation or anybody else's on here. You either approve or disapprove of what you see. If you do not like it then let it go and do not let yourself be troubled by others. If you worked hard to get to where you are then well done you. This vivacious lady has worked for no money, Minimum wage and has had to put up with body shaming yet she keeps smiling and is doing what works for her. That is it from me apart from this. Life treats us all badly sometimes and great others. You make of it what you can and how you can, Jealousy and hate are easy ways to respond, Love and kindness take a bit of work but are far more rewarding.
@@keithwilliams9594 I had to bring up God at the very end of my last comment just to see the kind of person I was dealing with. You said I refer to God all the time but I'm an objective person, what percentage of my last two comments mentioned God? (hent, it only comes up once at the very end of the last comment). It appears you don't know my religion or anybody else’s on here and that's where you should have stopped lol, but in my religion, if you see someone doing the wrong thing (something that's going to cause them sorrow in the future especially if they're teaching or encouraging others to do the same you're supposed to say something or you're just as guilty as them). For someone that seems to have an issue with shaming you sure don't seem to have an issue with religion shaming me. Anyway, maybe you believe in a God maybe you don't but I will say objectively following Christian principles has helped me greatly get to where I am today, and absolutely, I will talk to someone all day if it means converting one person who is about to throw their life away into someone who is a productive valuable member of society. I don't know what you're referencing to with your last statement but if you were referring to yourself I wish you the best and I prayed for your ability to show me some more kindness and love in the next reply you write to me, also, I don't know why anyone would be jealous of this type of lifestyle most Americans have a car, selling all of your crap and living in it isn't the hard part the hard part is dealing with reaping the fruit of what you've planted. What sticks out to me is I spent almost 12 years of my life now working at a nonprofit that fed the homeless and gave them bedding and clothing, you'd be amazed by how many of those people were in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. They had no family friends or anyone left to deal with them, every joint in their body in constant pain, they could tell you some stories about how they traveled all over the country living this kind of lifestyle, and most of them couldn't even begin to tell you how much they regrated all of it. And I wholly disagree with if you see something you disapprove with not saying anything about it and just letting it go think about it you can be the one conversation that stops some boy from joining a gang and starts him down the path of becoming an engineer or doing something productive. Think about it everyone wins, you get less crime in your neighborhood, improved safety, better property values, and more technology (UA-cam chat with strangers and more comfortable cars to live like a hobo in). They get greatly reduced odds of being shot! Objectively it's a win win! May God bless you and touch your heart mind and soul.
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This woman needs to give a ted talk!!! Love it!
Fully agree.
Unfortunately ted talk is over rated and political now. She and camper are too good for that 'vibe'.
@John Tarrant she explains in another video how much she makes doing a few different jobs she has working remotely. Just because she's living differently doesn't mean she failed.
Es muy elocuente esta joven
Heck yes!
As a 45 year old man I found this video inspiring. So often we are scared to do what we really wanna do in life and there you are chasing it. I see the smile and u can feel how authentic that happiness is. You are an inspiration to all women and men. Thank you for your videos and I wish you nothing but happiness in your travels.
Go on, move into your car
U ain’t homeless....u are houseless....u have the ultimate freedom ✊🏽
yup. no annoying realtors, resident managers, and noisy neighbors
YES. :) Greetings from Denmark.
@@cappierising1774 I don't know about "no noisy neighbors". That really depends on your luck
HAH yes to all, except noisy neighbors, sometimes its the WORST!
Or “house-free” , houseless implies she wishes she had a house 😉
As someone who also took time when I was young to travel and explore and I don't regret it but starting retirement saving in your 20s instead of your 40s makes a HUGE difference!
Thank you for sharing this! I’m going through a crisis right now because of my career choices. I recently resigned from my job because I couldn’t take the stress and the toxic environment anymore. Looking at this makes me see that you don’t need too much: money, house, status, titles to be happy. Thank you!
The less you have , the more free you are. All we need: food, to be loved and appreciated and have a sense of purpose. Wait one more absolute thing:GOD
we get into that career that we need to get things fast and now! and once we get them we are worry on how we are going to pay it off. Simple life is wonderful, I think many people are doing it now which btw in Australia living in a car is so normal, the country provides all amenities for free so US should keep up and I think that's what we are bringing on with this trend
@@benmadley7778 Facts!
Hi Heidi, I think a lot of us are going through some sort of existential crisis a the moment. I certainly am, mostly feeling extreme stress and an overwhelming sense of responsibility - the reason I’m watching this. It sure looks appealing doesn’t it.
It’s temporary. Good luck.
You have helped me honey and I’m just a middle aged dude with 3 kids and 3 dogs and just lost my job of 16 years. Yet here I sit inspired to love my own damn self. Please don’t forget that. You seriously helped me and we couldn’t be more different or more alike lol. I am grateful for you. Truly.
Grateful for you! Hugs!
@@NikkiDelventhal I am soooooooo happy for you. You are obviously one of the happiest people in the world. It would be nice to see you continue this happiness forever!! If I could wave a magic wand to make you continue this happiness forever, I would DO IT! 🙂
Currently losing my apartment at the end of April. I'll be moving into my car with my dog I've been so worried about how I would make it happen with her but after watching your videos I think we will be okay. I appreciate your vulnerability thank you.
This lady seems like a nice young lady unfortunately this is modern day women today they spend their 20s doing their own thing convincing themselves they don't need a man so she gets a dog and calls it the love of her life that she's going to wake up at the age of 31 day and expect the men to now come running to her because she will be ready to be married and then she will be desperate for a man to marry her because of her biological clock ticking now some poor simp has to settle for 30 year old woman covet geriatric pregnancy with for by this time her dog Will dies will have to get another dog to substitute good luck
Best wishes Joseph!
Praying for you and your dog.
Hi Joseph, still praying for you and your doggo. God knows exactly who you are and cares for you. Prayers work. Please reach out to Him. God bless and protect you. 🙏
Hard times are temporary. You will figure it out and afterwards your confidence will be thru the roof.
So great to see someone following their dream!
Thanks for following your dreams and taking the road less traveled. The world needs more authentic and transparent folks like you. You definitely inspire me :) So happy you have recovered from your eating disorder...it sounds like you are filling your soul as well.
Stop simpin
I am going to have my daughter look at this video and realize that she is perfect the way she is. She struggles with her self-esteem over her "image". Thanks for taking the time to cover that subject. You're a great role model for those women who have been (unfairly) shamed over their bodies. Keep up the great work and the great content.
I too will show this to my daughter ✌🏼
Your comment is awesome. AWESOME! 💗
Lovely comment, especially from a father-figure🙏🙏
Thirsty?
Totally agree!!
Thank you, Nikki. You’re journey inspire me a lot. I am living in my car for almost 2yrs now. It may be harder than I thought but I am trying to save towards a place that I can call it my home. how I wish you are my sister or a friend. There are times I want to give up but I never do it. I just keep moving on and try not to look back from the past. Thank you and Camper for all your inspiring videos. More power and I am looking forward to see more video journey of yours and Camper❤️🐾 take care always❤️
Hang in there. Don't give up.
This woman smiles more than any woman I have seen on UA-cam,I honestly have not seen a woman this happy just talking, someone must really love this woman to make her so happy,her smile is so persistent and never stops,a positive quality admirable and pleasing, unusual to see,bless her💗😘🇬🇧
This happens naturally when you turn inwards, stop giving a f*%^ what others think, and listen to your own heart. Love overflows from you because you found the infinite source inside yourself, so you don't need to get it from outside, you stop looking for approval from others, and as a result you become magnetic, and others are naturally attracted to you
Before 23 yrs age every one is bhagat singh then life becomes serious
@@hanumandehru3107 it gets serious around .....30....LOL ....
Well what a journey you have had already!! So encouraged by your story-bless you 🤗
From a near 54 year old, I love your story and I so happy that you are doing what makes you happy. You are as beautiful as a butterfly, keep soring. Stay happy, healthy, and blessed, both of you.
Great to see a self confident young woman doing her thing and fully enjoying life! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, connecting and being so kind! Appreciate you.
@@NikkiDelventhal check my 4 minute video about Prius camping. I got full heated shower, washing machine, u can stand up, 24 inch large TV, and sleeps 2 people.
ua-cam.com/video/Au7QtOYCUL4/v-deo.html
@@NikkiDelventhal your videos are on my recommendation list since I uploaded my Prius camping 2 days ago. I watched 2 of your videos so far. I'm on the same track, I bought a van and got rid of it because I can't park anywhere without looking suspicious. Vans are associated with criminality. Plus the 14mpg killed my pocket because I drive everywhere. I have a house, rent free, my brother (not biological) gave it to me for 4 years if I find a wife 😂. Yeah right. I can only get unattractive or single moms. I'll be single for a long time. I still stay at a house but only because I feel obligated to stay in it. But by CHOICE I prefer to sleep in my Prius, as you know, it's very comfortable. Watch my latest UA-cam video. It's quick 4 minutes, I didn't want it to be long and left out many things like my 180 watt clothes dryer, inflatable bed so I can sleep 2. Etc.
she isnt lol, she comes from money and that gives her the freedom to do what she is doing nothing more.
I found this by accident, lol but stayed because after hearing your beginning , I agreed with what you were saying , I realized early in my life that living life while your young is better than waiting , at 30 I had a life threatening health issue , I woke from a coma in sicu and found every one around me started treating me differently , as i laid in the hospital I realized it was all up to me to move on , and i did , i have lived my life at full speed until my daughter was killed in a car wreck. It was devastating , with help from my 2nd wife i slowly regained myself .we had an amazing time together but she just died in nov 2020 wow another sucker punch. I'm now picking up the pieces and looking for my future path , I've started to build my suburban to travel locally to work out my needs to camp and explore Florida. My plans for summer includes visiting the blue ridge mountains as well as other places , Your video gave me a big smile , and i wish you the best , enjoyed you video and I'm looking forward to more adventures from you.
Very nice to listen to this. I share your perspective on life. Thanks for sharing.
I am moving into my RAV4 and will be traveling the US with my pup Luna. Your channel has been an inspiration, thank you! Stay Safe.
Beautiful story - you're doing what many people dream about doing. I also really enjoyed the video when you and your mom were "found" by your puppy. Just meant to be!
Thank you so much!
Probably traveled had more adventures than some people will in a lifetime. She’s definitely courageous not an easy thing to be doing.
Your videos are so fun! Enjoy life, explore while you can.
I’m so glad I started watching your channel! One of the perks of driving a truck for for almost ten years, every state and every major city! Bless your sweet heart and your little dog too! Camper, what a boy! He’s so cute too! Bless you and Camper and keep you and him safe!
i thought I recognized you, now I realize its from the bachelor. Glad to see you going after your dreams! amazing channel
Thank you!!!
Damn so life and a whole tv show with a production crew and she’s still single ? Yikes
I couldn’t pick out a bachelor contestant in a lineup, they all look alike.
Nikki, I came across your channel by accident yesterday and I have been marathon watching every since. You are an extraordinary young woman and you have nothing to be ashamed of ever. If anything you are an inspiration for every young woman who struggles with self image and self worth. I am a writer, Producer and Promoter and I have not come across anyone with such self awareness in years. Keep doing what you are doing and never let anyone shame you into conforming to something you are not. I have a life quotes book I will be getting published as soon as this world insanity stops and this quote is for you. In fact when I publish I am going to dedicate that quote to you in my book. Take care and keep on living "YOUR" dreams! Quote:
Never be apologetic for who you have become in life. Success is born out of poverty and desperation. Your ability to rise from the ashes is a testimony to both your character and the inner strength that has defined you from the moment of conception until you draw that final breath. It is what you do in between that becomes the heart and soul of your personal journey. Life under foot is where you find your "dramatis personae"… a nonconformist, a rare bird and ultimately a free spirit. We are all one of a kind and a life well lived is usually a journey of desperation beautifully defined. ~ George Wheeler
Wow, Thank you!!! 🥰❤️🙏🏻
I didn’t want to waste my youth and good health on sitting in an office 60 hrs a week either, best wishes to you!
Thank you for sharing your journey with us! ❤
You are an INSPIRATION!!! Beautiful, smart and funny! Thank you for opening your heart and reinventing yourself! 🙏💕
dude your a beautiful person others have a probelm helping others cuz they have not elevated the soul to our level w selfless life style ish right You are a great leader never stop Salty Stay Strong
You have lived and are continuing to live an amazing life. Your editing is amazing. You have kept your story moving at a pace fast enough to keep us interested. You are very empowering to all women by showing that you can live happy and busy life. This is very comforting and even cathartic to my daughter as well. I love Camper so much. What a comforting friend you have. Take care and may God watch over you and Camper.
I can totally see your life making it into a movie... How interesting ups and downs, and colorful experiences. Just the way you cut your carrots will make a great scene.
This was liberating to see. I currently live in Manhattan and my one year lease is up at the end of the month so this inspires me to take the world in and make 2021 a year of living and not waiting.
@Caleb DeCoteau Please can you elaborate on this?! Thnx,
She is an empath, free spirit, super creative, her soul shines through her eyes.
So long as you’re Happy. I did just the opposite. Now retired and in a van. Just not as young as I wished. Be Safe and Enjoy
Nikki says, "we must leave one passion to find another." So true!!!
Man that is my dream. Driving around the world getting to know new places.
I'm going into the solo car living life myself and find your content ~particularly this video~ so inspiring. So many of the people I meet who live out of their vehicles are men. It sometimes makes me wonder if the lifestyle I'm choosing is even *for* me. I can't tell you how reassuring it is to hear your stories and know that 1. I'm not crazy for this and 2. I can live out the life that makes me happy and stay safe. Much love
well for alot of men its not a choice, but as a woman you kind of always have people who are willing to pay for your attention and that can come in handy in winter, rainy days, or whenever you get hungry, its a different experience in that way
Same! Safety is a big concern of mine, so thankfully a male friend of mine gave me a large construction jacket to permanently hang in the front seat as a decoy, along with making sure nothing about the exterior nor interior screams, a "woman lives here!" I also used to regularly wash it, but now pretending that I'm a big husky construction man: it's also nice to save on expensive car washes! 😂
I’m not sure how anyone can look down on someone living and loving their life. How isn’t that the dream for everyone? A lot of people are drudging through life miserable trying to achieve what they think society thinks is success. Thank you for sharing and helping people to see there is freedom and success can look like many things
Nikki, you and camper are so adorable. I love your positive outlook and indomitable spirit, so inspiring.
Thank you so much!
Your positivity is awesome. You are doing you and a lot of us are CHEERING you on. Keep safe out there.
You are a awesome person!! I am bailing on apartment, keeping job 4 now and building out my subaru wagon, thanks for inspiring 🙏🏼
As long as ur happy that’s all that matters. Listen to ur heart not others .
Thanks for the inspiration Nikki! Ive lived in a honda civic then bought a van but i had serious mental health problems and ended up having to give up my dog because I was so messed up :( time a thousand!. I'm going to be getting a car, van or maybe even a shortbus in the spring and build it out during the summer. After watching your videos I think I might just go with a car so im not concerned with fuel costs. Ive been busking a lot but not really focussing on my other music that has deep meaning to me and that i want to share to inspire people going through struggles. This video spurred me to set up my gear in my room which ive been planning to do to write more music and perfect the songs i already have. Thanks again! your"e so chill :)
Go biggish, trust me. When its raining and cold you’re going to want a hot shower. Step vans are good
I wish I had done my life that way because I'm 56 and have disc problems and fibromyalgia and overweight so I can't do squat anymore. Smart girl!
I'm 66, have lupus and low grade lymphoma, 5 hip replacement surgeries, but I'm taking off in May to car camp around the country. I take acidophilus, so am not afraid of Covid, and am looking forward to my new adventure! (I'm a retired woman veteran BTW).
RIGHT??? I am in the same boat! But I don't care, as soon as my husband passes, I am getting an suv and hitting the east coast.
@@speakingthetruthinlove9895 Acidophilus is enough to prevent covid? I never heard that before. I'd at least pack a fairly large supply of monolaurin capsules. (Look it up!)
Never say never. I've been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for nearly 2 decades. Get some cannabis in you and hit the road. Life is too short. Enjoy and be happy every day as if it's your last
@@sallychi8406 I use energiques Virustat tincture, and povidone iodine, if I feel anything coming on I take one drop povidone and a dropper ful of Virustat. I swear it saved my daughters life.
This is what I always imagined an all-American person to be like, positive and happy.
Life is full of wonders and we are blessed when we find something genuine. You are that and I am so happy I stumbled into this channel. Camper is the perfect travel companion. Be safe and I will follow your lead
Lot of people are doing this now. I thought about it myself until I inherited a condo where I live now mortgage free.
good for u
You can rent it out and use proceeds to travel?
Not everyone living in their vehicles are broke or have to. It's about freedom.
A Condo is not a house. Technically, you can't really change it, hence, it's pointless to own one. Basically an apartment that you own...
@@DIVISIONINCISION It's a home and home is loosely synonymous with house. And it was FREE! FREE! You know what free is don't you? If I decide to sell it I would make 100% profit. And it's not a cheap condo either. It's in a gated community in Toronto, Ontario. And did I mention that it was FREE? Yes FREE! Get you some of that!
@@DIVISIONINCISION a house or a home is wherever you feel it is. A cardboard box could be a house if you feel at home in it.
Back in the day people used to live out of their wagons and tents. Nomadic/semi-nomadic lifestyle has been a thing for a very long time, far longer than apartment rentals and mortgages.
If being happy isn't success, I don't want success! Following your dreams looks really good on you. You look so healthy! both physically and mentally.
God I sound like a bumper sticker today 😁
I've been following you for a while. Thought I'd go back and see your earlier videos to find why and how. Love your enthusiasm and happy outlook to life on your journey. Plus your gorgeous.
“You are the heaviest professional cheerleader in the United States” - gosh so happy you escaped that life
Haha right?! Here I sit maybe 30/40 lbs heavier and feel better than I ever! LOL Imagine the feedback now! HAHA! No thanks.
@@NikkiDelventhal Thats fantastic, and you are living an active and healthy lifestyle. My wife and I are still in the rat race for now but hope to retire early and travel a lot :) looking forward to seeing more of your content!
@@NikkiDelventhal You're still rockin hot . Don't worry about the weight .
I can imagine a really clueless asshole saying that, lol. Uh, muscle weighs more anyways, not that it matters.
Why does her weight have anything to do with anything?
I can't believed I sat thru the entire video but I loved your story. You just gave me an idea so thanks. I believe that whatever you want out of life there's a price for everything. 😍
Nikki (& Camper) ~ I can not thank you enough for this video. I love all your videos on your adventures BUT this one is touching. It was so powerful that I have decided to follow My Dreams. I’m ready to make what I love my job plus hit the road. You are an incredible inspiration and your positive Vibe is completely contagious. And I mean this in a great way. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do for others, including “Camper Cares”, and your videos that elevate so many out there, including me!
Kim (Dillon🐾 & Willow🐾)
You’re more on the right path than most of us. Just relax baby.
There's not much I can say....except that I think you are right in all you say!
Best of luck and Happy and Safe Travels to you!
Aaahhhh “LIFE” the perfect thing to pass the time away! Just think our creator’s original design for us. Everlasting life😊
Got into your channel the last few weeks. Love it! Camper brings it all together, along with your editing.
for some reason i started following this channel, and i like the way you approach in life . 🙌
Wow wow what is been a very strong person to me, never never quit your dream till you push yourself to the and 😅 thank you thank you Nikki❤
I’m only a third of the way through this video. It’s awesome! You really give great perspective on the journey. Love it!
You got some nerves girl.. I call it GIRL POWER 👊🏽👍🏽
You have such positive and beautiful soul. May God bless you with health and happiness, Nikki. Keep doin' you, boo. ❤🙏❤
Love your positivity. Very inspiring. Keep chasing your own happiness and an important part of that is keeping things simple. Less is more.
Moon in Sagittarius
Venus in Sagittarius
She's a wanderlust.
Love the Sag energy btw.
WOW...Congrats...I think your great! Keep on truckin 👍 Camper Rocks 🦴🤘...Love it...💪
Ow funny my nephew has been living out of his car by choice. He feels like why be a slave to a job. He makes enough to live and enjoys his life.
Nikki you are truly amazing and one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Very happy for you finding your true self and happiness. I'm in a struggle to move on from a 27 year career, but every day I get closer to making the jump. Thanks for showing that finding yourself can happen.
This was beautiful. Thank you!
Way to live ❤️mam..hapiee for u... I am so hapie to see ur videos.. It hits different actuly... The life ur living knw is wat we say a blessing.
Beautiful story. For what it’s worth, I think you are absolutely gorgeous both inside and out. I’m in my 30’s and I’ve had a terrific career as a chef for a decade now but I’m still struggling to find my feet in it’s best footing. I got so much more things to offer to the world. Love what I do and I’m pretty good at it but I knew in my heart that I would have to close that door and move on to something else very soon. Like you, I have always been in touched with my spiritual thoughts and love for nature and that working 9-5 for someone and working 20-30 plus years in a company isn’t gonna be as fulfilling to me as many people would find. It’s very refreshing to find someone like minded and get to share your thoughts as it is hard to open up about these things especially to the people closest to you as they would probably never understand what it’s like to operate differently from the rest of the world. Your vids just popped up in my recommendation and UA-cam didn’t fail. Not to sound creepy but If life would’ve been extra kind, you’d be someone I’d truly love to travel with because you seem like a firecracker and so do I. I was in Europe about a month ago and I left a part of me there because it made me think about the importance of life and happiness even more. Sorry for writing a novel Anyway, you’re incredible, love your attitude and personality. Take care and give my love to Camper 🐕❤️
Awesome lifestyle 🙂. Your message about body image is so important for women to hear. The vast majority of men prefer women who have a healthy body shape (curves are made of body fat). The modeling/dance industries standard requires an eating disorder - or behavior that will lead to one. It has to stop!
u understand u can achieve most anything u focus on so how is your froward thinking? or less thinking? Wow u just prefect. Adjust never quit
Sometimes it takes a trauma to have it sink in that, in fact, control is an illusion we perpetrate on ourselves. For me, it was a cancer diagnosis at the beginning of a major home remodel, in the midst of assuming I was bulletproof. For you, it seems like maybe the events which led to your eyes opening were of a different, but totally effective nature. Whatever the case, here I am 12 years post diagnosis and treatment, and there you are, living as you want. Congratulations on getting to where you are, and keep on making great content!
kudos to you living free and your accomplishments
Simply MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!!!
Thank you for doing what you do! I can live vicariously through you! Give the doggies a pet, please.
Thanks for sharing your video iit’s so inspirational for me I’m presently living in my converted schoolie now over a year in a half in Texas.
I’m so intrigued in the life style of being outdoors I’ve live in the Pacific Northwest over a year and getting ready to move back there to explore more of the Oregon coast line and the wilderness of Oregon.
And also to visit the vast mountain and wilderness outside of Vancouver Canada
Thank you for your video and inspiration👏🏽
u r inspiring. I found out about you recently and watch a couple vids a day! Pure positivity! Thank you!
you showed me life in a small car is possible . I've seen so much of this beautiful country now. I love my camprolla lol. Thanks for being an inspiration
Thank you for your passion and enthusiasm. Great story and motivational.
Love your stories & life’s journey. Be well & safe travels wherever they may take you .👍🐶😘⚾️
I love that you are chasing your dream, I really want to do what you're doing. I have a Chevy spark and I was looking at the way I might potentially live out of such a small car then I saw your mini Prius camper I thought "this girl lives in a small car and it works! I can too!" I am about to go abroad for a year but when I get home to the states I plan on making that car living dream a reality.
U r very good at what u r doing n have my attention say hello to camper
That's why you look so familiar, I remember seeing on tv somewhere, it was on the Bachelor because I use to watch it with my wife.
Loved you story and it was really inspiring. Shared with alot of my friends ❤❤❤
I would soooo love to give you a vehicular upgrade. I can imagine how hard things can be in that one.
That's one Lucky Doggy.
Follow my Logic with a picture of Spock...there is hope for humanity!
Hi Nikki and camper! First of all I absolutely love your videos. I just saw this one tonight, and one thing that I absolutely am crazy about, is how passionate you are about your dream.
I saw how many miles you drove around the United States in 2020! Freaking 2020 when the world was supposedly ending right? And you were out doing exactly wanted to do.
I love your humor and your silly personality. Please don’t ever stop any of that for nobody. and yes you’re video was inspirational, you’re supposed backwards thinking, it’s not backwards at all in my opinion. I think the very same way, and your videos are getting me fired up about getting a van here in about a year or so after I finish paying off my house. and thank you for all that you do, and I know you have a big heart with animals. I just think you freaking rock in general. Look forward to seeing more of your content.
If you’re interested in who I am, you could get a good idea from my Instagram. I also share your passion of fitness, and outdoors.INSATA Account
Ianthemachine369
I wish you the very best in all your journeys!
Omg i KNEW you looked familiar!! I was making my own model portfolio so I was browsing endless modeling photos and came across yours!! So incredibly beautiful! Just stunning! And you’re so genuine and a sweet soul, can definitely tell you’re a good person. I stumbled across your videos yesterday trying to find a new UA-camr to watch and somehow found my way to your channel!!! (I was catching up on Eamon and Bec‘s videos and one of your videos was recommended!!) So glad I clicked and gave the vid a chance! Been obsessed and binge watching your videos alllll day 😂🫶🏽 such an inspiration!! Thank you for making these videos, they are amazing quality an amazing audio! You’re so entertaining and easy to watch/listen to definitely make me laugh a good bit too! Can’t wait to keep watching your journey/dream, praying to will give me the motivation to make some changes in my life!!
"When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." John Lennon
I love this.
good quote
So how'd that work out for Mr Lennon?
I'm pretty sure nobody will be quoting either of us 40 years after we're dead. I'd say he had a pretty good run.
No wonder he was assasinated
Thank you Nikki! I was raised in Ireland and one of the clearest memories I have is watching a group of elderly American tourists limp off a bus and scramble for the toilet. They all seemed tired, cranky and impatient. It did not appear that they were enjoying themselves or were particularly happy to be here. I distinctly remember thinking why didn’t they visit when they were younger? I have been criticized all my life for my wandering and not settling down and saving for my old age. So now I am old, still working and people ask me when I will retire. Of course I have been EVERYWHERE. I have lived on 4 continents and 8 countries and I HAVE LIVED! I salute your choices and look forward to more of your adventures! You are an inspiration to the free spirit that is born in all of us.
I have done the same!
The elderly, limping person scrambling for a bathroom is just a stereo type, not the majority. Many people are healthy, happy, very active right up to the day they die in their 80s & 90s.
The stereo type used to apply; it applies far less than it did 20 years ago. People used to have all their teeth pulled out & got dentures as young as 35. Many people over the age of 50 - 60 had retired from their careers, were content with jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles & afternoon naps. That no longer applies for the most part.
@@FreeSpirit47 I don’t think that is the majority of older people. I live in a neighborhood with many older adults, it is not great.
You did it right @macuisle9
@@FreedomofSpeech865 The reason you don't see many healthy, active people over the age of 50 is because they are either at work or busy doing something else, leading an active lifestyle,
"You're not successful?" You have lived more lives than someone 3 times your age. I call that successful. Keep doing you.😊
These self reflective testimonials always seem to be apologetic.
No one ever mentions that humans expanded from a narrow geo zone to populate the earth.
Anyone like our host are the true markers of this long successful heritage. Stay at home drones are the anomolies.
History is the record of grear movements, discovery and advancement, not serfs toiling in village fields.
If only men were explorers, how did women arrive alongside?
I totally agree! Success should not be measured by how much money you have but how much joy you have!!!
much agreed.... anyone saying anything else is either incapable of empathy (very dangerous thing to lack as a human being or really anything), brainwashed by culture of their place & time and unwilling/afraid to accept/entertain the idea of a reality that exist outside of it/their own perception of reality (also dangerous to human evolution), or is miserable inside and therefore secretly jealous of everything about you and can't just admit it so instead tries to bring you back down to their level of misery in order to ultimately feel better about themselves at the cost of limiting you and destroying what you currently are. i am happy to see you sharing your thoughts and experiences with everyone and we need more fearless beautiful beings like you for many reasons in my honest opinion....much love and peace and respect
People who say you aren't successful are probably jealous that they aren't brave enough to do what you're doing! Following your dream.
@@larkangel6593 You can bounce around the earth or stay at one place, it doesn't matter, each one can follow the path they want
You're not homeless. You're just houseless. You have a home.
Hey!!! Exactly what I thought when I saw the title.
It's called being Nomadic.
Perfectly Stated
I saw a person who had a bumper sticker that said life’s too short to have a full-time job.
THAT PERSON ALSO MOST LIKELY HAS NOTHING FOR THEIR EXISTENCE IN LIFE HAHA
@@mikeymikeike we don’t choose whether or not to be born so who said anyone has to have a purpose?
Love this.
It's refreshing to hear a younger person advocate for living while you're young. Takess efforts, and metaphorical balls, to live the life that suits you rather than climbing on the ladder and ultimately slaving yourself out to others only to face an unknown future/ mortality. Live while you can!
1:49 "Why are we waiting to live"....at 54yo that statement is a wake up call for me.
I'm 52 (will be 53 March 19th).
You might like this one too...
I came to the realization that...
We aren't immortal.
We're all going to die eventually.
But in order for us to die,
We must first live a little!
Just remember that....
In order for you to die,
You must first live a little!
I use to have a different outlook...
Someone once told me to live today like there's no tomorrow!
I woke up the next day broke and unemployed! I figured if there's no tomorrow, I might as well enjoy my money while I can! And if there's no tomorrow, I might as well tell my boss what I really think of him!
That was not a good way to live my life. Maybe I was just supposed to cherish the moment.
But now I live by...
In order for me to die, I must first live a little!!!
I love it and live by it!
You're not homeless, you're houseless. Not stressed paying payment for the house not worth the money.
You are a Nomad - a Vagabond
Moved to Seattle with the dream of living on a sailboat and eventually sailing the world. Last year, after 5 years of work, I finally got my boat and moved aboard! This video is so on point! It’s been a wild ride to this place in my life, and there are a lot of people who think I’m crazy, but it’s MY dream and I’m happy 😊 so glad to stumble across you and Camp!
That sounds great, i tell people all the time there's so many beautiful things outside in this planet to explore and live that don't require you to work for the rest of your life, I'm 19 and in the past 2 years found love for making music and I'm in the process of buying land and building a house in a ranch in Mexico to get away from the city and live my dream life, this really motivates me to keep on working on it, shoutout to you from Seattle as well, God Speed 🙏🏽
Living in my SUV for the last 5 months was scary but a no-brainer since after delivering for UberEats, I'd always joke that I "practically live in my car."
I get so excited when I get a delivery order to someone's own camper or houseboat! 😄
Seattle has been so cool to explore and see how comfortably-unconventional people can live!
How was moving abroad? Like the process? It seems impossible. Many countries make it almost impossible.
What a super BABE you are inside and out
I have a very similar dream/plan! Wow I am so happy for you bro great work!!!!
Girl my happiest year was living in my car at the beach, unfortunately everyone else disapproved, cuz misery needs company. Just live your joy.
Great advice Susan Puckett.
Haters gonna hate.. haha
Stay safe .
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No mortgage,Student loans, Car notes. Debt free is rare in america. Good job!!!
Living in your car is like making an extra 1500 to 2k a month for rent, and anything you pay on utilities can go for car costs, either way, you're not living full time in your car, but something to ponder, especially if you live in NYC, I hate the rents! And living in your car with minimum wage, you can go much further with money!
Working in an office is soul crushing death. You go be happy !!!
No kidding
I can understand this way of thinking but if you skimp by early in life to enjoy doing things while you're young then count on working late in life because you have to. I had a boring job(bean counter) but it was not all bad as I made good money and was able to retire at 52. I'm now 67 and have enjoyed my last 14 years greatly. If I had done as Nikki I would still be working today. There is a balance there that everyone has to find. Nikki has chosen this route which is fine but I chose a different route.
@@MSDOGS1976 That's the thing, everyone gets to choose their own route. I'd personally do things when you're young. You never know how your health is going to be later in life. Some, like my wife, died of cancer at 58 and never got to see her 60s. I'm glad we did the things we did and went to the places we went when we were younger. Two sides to every coin. We've each lived on a different side.
Whoever raised this young lady, did probably one of the best jobs you could possibly do. Such a wonderful human
Really? I don't know her situation but if the average person lived this hedonistically their last few years would be absolutely miserable. She said it herself, when you're young and able-bodied we all have the choice between playing and working when you're elderly and unable to live on the street in your car that's precisely the time you'll be glad you have a home to live in, food in the fridge to eat, and savings in the bank to live off of, then you will have earned not having to work.
What do you think is the most healthy option; having the exact same amount of happiness and fulfillment for the entirety of your life, or being extremely happy for the first half of your life and extremely miserable for the next half (only magnified by how good the good old days were)?
@@xsterawesome You obviously chose "extremely miserable for the next half" and the first half !!
@@keithwilliams9594 Okay, so enlighten me, I worked my butt off up until the completion of college so I would have good grades and no student debt, I didn't buy overpriced designer garbage with my paychecks and I didn't go on expensive trips I couldn't afford, Fast forward to now I graduated a year ago, with three engineering and technology degrees, have a job I enjoy that pays well and gives me a week off every month, bought the car of my dreams fully loaded in the exact color I wanted, and I didn't have to go into a boatload debt to do it (I wanted to pay cash, but my dealership gave me 0% APR so I just financed 30 grand and invested the money I was going to put down), and I just put down the money for a brand new Ford lightning I ordered (hopefully should be getting in June!).
I'm in my mid 20s, making and building quality lifelong relationships, and I go on plenty of trips, as many as I desire now, all while having plenty of money invested in the stock market, a little bit in crypto, and a bunch in my Roth IRA.
Could you please explain to me how that's making me miserable?
I'm going to be absolutely honest, there were absolutely some really lonely dark nights when I was studying for two engineering degrees and working full time where I really did wonder if it was all worth it, but now I can say absolutely it was and the only thing I would change if I had it to do all over again is working even harder.
But I only got where I am today by the grace of God and always seeking out wisdom, so, I ask again please enlighten me so I can try to get my life on the right track.
@@xsterawesome Well firstly, referring to God all the time like he/she helped answers a lot of questions.
The fact you felt the need to put your life story into a reply to try to justify your opinion tells a lot also.
Your first line " I don't know her situation" should be where you stopped. You do not know her situation or anybody else's on here. You either approve or disapprove of what you see. If you do not like it then let it go and do not let yourself be troubled by others. If you worked hard to get to where you are then well done you. This vivacious lady has worked for no money, Minimum wage and has had to put up with body shaming yet she keeps smiling and is doing what works for her.
That is it from me apart from this.
Life treats us all badly sometimes and great others. You make of it what you can and how you can, Jealousy and hate are easy ways to respond, Love and kindness take a bit of work but are far more rewarding.
@@keithwilliams9594 I had to bring up God at the very end of my last comment just to see the kind of person I was dealing with. You said I refer to God all the time but I'm an objective person, what percentage of my last two comments mentioned God? (hent, it only comes up once at the very end of the last comment).
It appears you don't know my religion or anybody else’s on here and that's where you should have stopped lol, but in my religion, if you see someone doing the wrong thing (something that's going to cause them sorrow in the future especially if they're teaching or encouraging others to do the same you're supposed to say something or you're just as guilty as them). For someone that seems to have an issue with shaming you sure don't seem to have an issue with religion shaming me.
Anyway, maybe you believe in a God maybe you don't but I will say objectively following Christian principles has helped me greatly get to where I am today, and absolutely, I will talk to someone all day if it means converting one person who is about to throw their life away into someone who is a productive valuable member of society.
I don't know what you're referencing to with your last statement but if you were referring to yourself I wish you the best and I prayed for your ability to show me some more kindness and love in the next reply you write to me, also, I don't know why anyone would be jealous of this type of lifestyle most Americans have a car, selling all of your crap and living in it isn't the hard part the hard part is dealing with reaping the fruit of what you've planted.
What sticks out to me is I spent almost 12 years of my life now working at a nonprofit that fed the homeless and gave them bedding and clothing, you'd be amazed by how many of those people were in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. They had no family friends or anyone left to deal with them, every joint in their body in constant pain, they could tell you some stories about how they traveled all over the country living this kind of lifestyle, and most of them couldn't even begin to tell you how much they regrated all of it.
And I wholly disagree with if you see something you disapprove with not saying anything about it and just letting it go think about it you can be the one conversation that stops some boy from joining a gang and starts him down the path of becoming an engineer or doing something productive.
Think about it everyone wins, you get less crime in your neighborhood, improved safety, better property values, and more technology (UA-cam chat with strangers and more comfortable cars to live like a hobo in). They get greatly reduced odds of being shot! Objectively it's a win win!
May God bless you and touch your heart mind and soul.