The First 30 Days of Van Life: A Single Mom's Story
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- Moving into a van was genius! @OffTheGridWithAKid
Share this with a friend that needs to tune into this Van Life series. They will thank you later! Doing Van Life changed my life forever for the better and it can help you and others too!
What most people overlook when they begin planning van life is how their van or RV will play a major role in their experience daily. For example: Where in the world are you going to park it? How often do you need to move it? Does it stand out too much? And what are your nonnegotiables in your RV? I don’t know about you, but chasing a toilet in the morning is not my thing.
The reality is that buying the wrong Rv is like buying the wrong shoe size because it looked like it fit. Sounds silly right? But buying or converting the right Rv will leave you feeling like a retired millionaire on a budget. In the next video, I am going to help you find the van of your dreams! So stay tuned by subscribing to our UA-cam channel and hit that notification bell 🔔 so that you are notified when we release the next video!
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We’d love to hear from you. What kind of van or Rv and planning to get and why?
Updates:
Currently, we're running a fundraiser sale and all Stainless Steel Straw Set sales are going towards a 2006 travel trailer that we plan to move into and make our new Homebase and new Workspace ASAP. All the contributor's names will be featured on our celebration flag that will be posted in our Travel Trailer because we don't ever want to forget you! Thanks for your support!
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Or to contribute any amount to support our work and help us reach our goal of bringing home this 2006 Travel Trailer: Contributions from our fans can be made here: PayPal.me/OffTheGridWithAKid
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
More videos coming soon!
About us:
My name is Bionca and I have an 11 yr old son named Carter. I’m a cultured high energy globetrotting life coach, public speaker and soon to be an author. Carter is a spiritual goofy homeschooled kid, gamer, and humanitarian. Together we want to inspire others to be bold enough to chase their dreams despite any challenges along the way.
Our journey began when we decided to get rid of our fancy things, home school and travel the world until further notice. Then in October 2017, we decided to buy a van that would enable us to work, home school, explore the world and give back in the U.S! This 1989 Ford Econoline is a symbol of freedom and service to various communities.
Our values (L.E.G)
Learn
Engage
Give back
Some examples of what Carter and I love to do throughout our travels:
-Life coaching and delivering empowering speeches which include speaking on the issues of bullying in schools.
-Learn and explore various regions of the world while engaging with locals
-Cook delicious foods
-Host play date meetups for traveling families with kids
-Feed the homeless
-Rescue animals
-Clean up beaches
Right now we wish to relaunch an anti-bullying nonprofit foundation called the Bully Barricade Foundation. It is going to take a lot of work and we need your help!
We hope to meet many of you during our travels!
With love,
-Bionca and Carter
Contact Information and more
For all business inquiries, collaborations, partnerships, suggestions or sponsorship opportunities please email us at
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OR you can make a one-time contribution via Paypal to help rebuild the Bully Barricade Foundation
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From the bottom of our hearts... WE THANK YOU INDEFINITELY!
Most people have no idea what we have to go through sometimes and we appreciate your contributions that will allow us to build something creative and sustainable that will benefit humanity!
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Thank you for being a conduit for love, connection and for change with us!
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What an amazing way to grow up. Not growing up in the bubble of a cookie-cutter suburb will greatly benefit your son.
Van life seems fun, a West Coast trip from Baja to Alaska is on my bucket list!
I have been dreaming of a mini winnie, but am open. Anything affordable, small enough that's easy to drive and park. Also fits me and my two growing kids. Simplicity is key too!
Please bring this series back !!
Great idea! I will I had more information like this when I did it.
I have been putting so much thought into what kind of van I want and I want something like you have that already has a toilet and a shower built into it I'm just waiting on my older child to graduate high school my younger one is in preschool he is autistic and I know that I can homeschool him and he prefers to be around older people anyway so he could care less about playing with other kids lol he's my soulmate really truly he is he has a wanderlust just like I do but I want something like you have something that I can fit extra people in so when my older son wants to visit he can go with us and like I said a toilet a fridge a stove or refrigerator an oven a shower all in it already lol you and so many other single parents have been inspiring me and I think I finally know why I'm not happy because I'm stuck in the same place all the time much love to you and thank you again for your inspiration
Any updates
YOU are Amazing and an INSPIRATION to me. I am planning on doing the same thing with my 12 yr old son :):)
I look forward to watching you and learning from you and possibly even making a brand new friend for life :)
I'm interested in a class C rv .
Having seats attached to the steel is a must for my children.
Highly interested so looking forward to reading and learning more
WOW!!! So glad to see you back! Looking forward to more...💓
Miss you guys hope everything is ok. Please give us a update.....thanks and 😁 hope to see you soon. Hay Carter
First❤❤❤❤❤hope u guys r doing great
Have fun and take care I will be watching for the next one
I'm on my way to start van life with my 7-year old daughter... it's hard to find resources for single parents doing van life - thanks for creating these videos! I agree with you on the toilet... that is one of my non-negotiables as well. After lots of consideration, I think my dream RV would be an older model, class C with a bit more room than a van and with a bathroom!
Love your channel! Looking forward to the series!
Go Bionca - you rock and you're an inspiration!
I cannot wait to get out on the road with my son and dog! I have been doing research on a class a, class c, and a skoolie, I am thinking I am gonna settle on a class a for the space. Looking forward to this journey for so long!
You got this from Carter
Gahhhh. I'm so glad I came across you. I have my child and my biggest concern has been it being me and my son. If he would enjoy doing it because it's something that I feel super passionate about pursuing!
I love your videos and love you & your son it's so cool to watch you & learn from you! My daughter, my son and I are planning this soon.
🥰🥰🥰 I love your passion! Yes.. I will be watching!
My mom tunes in all the time. They have a 24ft I believe.. it sleeps 6. I want something similar or a bit bigger.
Skoolie all the way!
Cool miss . Hi and Russia
This is so amazing I’m a single mom as well and would love to do this when my son gets a bit older (he’s only two lol) but we’re you scared to be alone with him traveling? Safety wise i get so paranoid about crazy people
I want to start van life by August and I just want a van with a high top and good mileage...! Any suggestions?
God Bless you...
I am not good at math nor tech, so I'm clueless on how to work remotely
Hey beloveds!
Converted cargo trailers too!
My question is , is living in a van a lifelong desire ? Like 6 months would be enough . But I do love this
Well no we aren’t going to live in a van forever
Honestly idk where to start I looked at RV, transit, minivan, and now I'm looking for something that wont give me a hard time when it comes to parking....storage matters....I need help it's just me and my daughter
Just poop in a bucket💥😂🤗👌🏿Lol
YEAH YAH!!😃
If I went to van life, I'd like to have an Iveco electric van, unfortunately it's not available in the US.
Hey Bionca,
What are you up to these days?
I'm considering RV life for mental health and to enjoy my daughter's before they are grown. Can you post an update? Any vehicle issues or cons? We spent two weeks car camping at state parks. There were a few scary moments and racism ie park police and staff microaggresdiobs and checking or paperwork and just far too many interactions....