Living in my car for one year - day in the life + life update
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Hello :) I can’t believe its been a whole freaking year!!
My weekly vlogs have turned into monthly vlogs as of late 😅 It’s funny, before living on the road myself, I would watch youtubers and listen to them talk about burn out and how vlogging all the time is alot of work and I would always think “pshhh that would never happen to me i LOVE making videos”
But here we are heh
I feel inspired again though! So im gonna post more often❤️
Thanks for watching ❤️❤️
Shanes UA-cam: / @dogwoodadventures
He’s an amazing nomad builder & is currently building out the dopest bus I’ve ever seen 👀
Everything filmed on iphone 13 pro
Edited with imovie
Music from musicbed
Instagram & tiktok @monicamaragos
Cash app: monlee13
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Hey, u should definitely get your windows tinted! Helps with privacy and definitely helps with heat especially being in hot temps too
Tint might make it hard for her to see her surroundings at night. I would do a clear ceramic that rejects heat.
@@Mark.Watson not entirely tho. I have darkish tint and I see fine. Think she can do 35% without a doubt
@@Mark.Watson I've been in my Toyota for 3 years now, trust me....she should get the darkest tint she can get. It's probably a top 3 thing you can do to your vehicle to prepare for this life. I have 5 percent on all the back windows. It helps with not only people seeing inside but in the summer it tremendously helps with heat and the sun
I have all my windows at 5% even my windshield. I she just fine at night no problem. I love my tint able to sleep like a baby with privacy
People like you make me feel like my dreams are achievable!
Monica can I just say Something..
You Absolutely Rock 👍✌️ you
are an inspiration & a guide to
everyone that watches your videos
Be Safe, Be You, Be Amazing! ✌️
Great video, always so delightful to see a free spirited and radiant traveler
glad to see another person living a similar life. been the best decision of my life
Keep posting!!❤❤❤
Glad to see you making it a year. As a floridian myself, ill be full time next month, so watching videos like yours are inspiring.
Monica, you have done more in your young life, then what someone does in a whole life time, you are an amazing, just please, please, be safe and careful, and do not trust anyone.
“Eww loud people” same girl 🤣
She's Super girl👍❣
Such a Amazing video💘Monica you're Rock very Strong & hard worker💪great Personalty for a youtuber👧 love your VLOG💕Love thissss❤
Too funny. One year sure does go by fast but I am positive you will one day look back at your unplanned freedom as the foundation to whatever comes next in life. Safe happy travels ❤️
Amazing video Monica, I can’t believe its been a year already 🙆🏾♂. Greetings from Ghana 🇬🇭. Keep being you, we love you 🥂
Such a great journey, thank you for sharing it with us! Is there a buy you a coffee link to help support?
thanks for the great update
Tell me why I binged all your videos lol you have really good content and I look forward to watching your new videos every time you upload! Me and my gf plan on starting car life soon hopefully 🤞 wish us luckkkk
Thank you 🥹 that means so much
I love what you do and have done it also..safety is important and it’s obvious that you do that… for me I wish I had someone to share it with… keep on keeping on my friend❤
pretty cool
Enjoy the great adventures as long as you can. Because there will come a day when you are doing the 9 to 5 and life will be like a twin of the last and you will feel like you are going nowhere fast. Be wild and free while you can do it now. You can work when you are old.
I did when I was young and never regret not getting married buying a house and having kids with the plan to work till I'm dead. I rode horses and played cowboy and those were the best years of my life. Wish I could go back. Every day
Oh and remember when you make a video no one cares that it is amazing adventure every time it is the journey most people just live through you. So just keep filming and put stuff out.
I don't know if you're going to go back to Calif. or not, but l do suggest. Mt. Whitney,tallest mountain in the contental U.S. .right across from it is Bad Water.the lowest place in the northern hemisphere.
.Death Valley is worth seeing but wait till the fall or spring.
Just say awesome can’t wait see do next time
Just found your channel, great to see another person in the Toyota gang lol. Been doing the same thing as you for the past 3 years now and loving it. It's always great to see a woman out there because I know yall face way more obstacles than we do. I know so many women who want to live the life but are terrified and videos like yours can show them that it's possible and that the world isn't as scary as they think it is. Subscribed
What state are you in? I’m 4 month’s in, started in LA and Vegas. Now back down south. Thinking about heading back out west
@chrismac6000 down south in the summer time sheesh it must be pushing 100 degrees. I'm in Colorado right now near Denver
@@nomaderic Yes this heat is horrible. If I head back west it definitely won’t be Vegas for the next few months 🥵
@chrismac6000 have you ever been to the pacific nw it's super nice during the summer. Probably where im going to head soon.
@@nomaderic Never been there. I’ve always said I wanted to visit Seattle.
Just found your channel and watched a lot of your episodes ! I hit the 👍 and subscribed. Looking forward to seeing more.
Good luck, Monica. Will be awaiting your next road trip video.
Love it... ❤
30 days to go, and I hit my first year in my car. Congratulations to you. 👏🙏
I now have to pay attention to how you end each video. 😂 Great video though, I would stay for weeks near that river, looks and sounds so peaceful. 2:22
My kids love watching you. They call you the "lady who climbs" .
your energy is contagious, i love it. I hope your adventures continue to be amazing (:
well when you in the mood post , just saying most people remember your first videos i guess even a painter has moments were blank canvas has yet to be painted on ,
Monica everything every view of nature fantastic thanks so much ur sharing ur enjoy time experience
Love you 😘. Do you have any advice in where to park ?
Hey girl! You should talk about how you put your curtains up! I literally just have fabric taped up on mine 😂
Love your videos you look very happy good luck and may god be wish you
You can program your car to keep the doors locked when you park. I have a Camry also and just made this change after watching a video on here.
Thank you for taking me hiking with you
love those beautifull majestic rockies in the back ground
I love your videos; you're such an inspiration to me! I just bought a mini van and am hitting the road in August :) I was wondering how you have met so many people in a year.. I don't have any social media and one of my fears is not meeting anyone. Do you use meetup or anything or does it just happen naturally?
I didnt really meet anyone on the road for months and months at first but then i went to a vanlife gathering and met so many people that i got pretty close with right away! Its possible without social media for sure but social media does help alot :)
God bless you
Most beautiful place on earth for sure
Great video! From a fellow car dweller
I miss your videos!
Where did Monica go?? 😢
time to upgrade the camry to a bigger rig! get a 4runner!
Thanks for reporting on your life. I have a suggestion on how to do a UA-cam channel successfully while traveling. Focus on some form of utility, focused topical exploration, specific educational information on species locations you travel to, or useful information. Pick one topic and own it. Maybe it is exploring wild edible foods and teachers across the country or farms or just park reviews or street food, horses or maybe visit downtown clubs. It could be anything but if you pick one thing and make it your thing then you can make money filming and your travels can be productive, people will subscribe to you for a specific reason, some form of topical information. Good Luck.
Subscribed for the weird hand thing
Lmao this makes my day
Wow awesome from new Zealand
Just Curious, are you from the South?
The type of girl i would wife up. Low maintenance and nomad lifestyle.
When you coming back to Asheville nc
Love your videos.
Yeah, having to vlog every day is a full time job. The propaganda is all about "freedom" but there is no escaping work.
I've suggested downloading the "Husband App" before, but I want to point out how having children didn't interfere in the outdoor life. We took them everywhere with us - logging, fishing, camping, etc. Airfare is more of course, but it starts with lap infant prices, then child prices. One thing VERY different about homestead living and homeschool is that the kids started pulling a lot of weight even at five and six years old. By age 12 they were dropping a $900 engine in my dead subaru and suddenly it was worth $15k instead of having to buy one.
They bring in thousands of dollars in firewood, they put a new roof on and more insulation before the snow last fall and it has saved an amazing amount of energy and work shoveling the roof off before (it just slides off now). They fish, hunt, garden, shovel and plow snow, etc. King Salmon is $54/lb retail, and a big one is going to dress out at over 20 lbs. How can one fish be worth over a thousand dollars?! But they landed 28 of them last year and 40 red salmon. A moose weighs in at over a thousand pounds, they know how to butcher them up now and soon they will be bringing them in themselves.
They are independent contractors and have a fully equipped shop to fix people's vehicles or equipment, do expediting for gold miners in the wilderness, etc. They have seven snowmoblies, three ATV's, two dirt bikes, a boom truck, and a car. The boom truck was dead, free for the taking, and they bought a $500 parts truck to make it run. So this is seriously valuable stuff they are amassing by themselves.
Which brings me to the point about which Husband App to download. You want the guy who is a great teacher of productive skills to your children. A lot of Americans whine about how much children cost and you even see them getting out of college qualifying for something like a barista job. These kids can do plumbing, electrical, welding, carpentry, heavy equipment operation, logging, firewood production, mechanical work, masonry.. and people in the valley seek them out because of it. The 13 year old is enrolled at the University now in engineering and it's mostly free because it is a duel enrollment program where they are simultaneously getting University and high school credit at the same time.
The point of all this is that the Husband app is pretty nifty in its own right, but with the right one you don't have to see children as this supposed quarter-million dollar liability that requires you work at a desk job 8-5 for 50 weeks a year. You can do the homestead thing with the right guy and have a nifty family life while surrounded by forest and mountains.
✌️&❤️
Which app do you use on Iphone to edit UA-cam videos, your videos are done so beautifully
Thank you! Just free imovie and musicbed for music :)
See ya
God you are absolutely gorgeous ❤
Are you still traveling
Wow that's beautiful. What state
What's the song in the intro??
How to you know the way back to your car when you go on a long hike?
Hello, I don’t have my own house, I don’t want to rent a house, I want to live in a caravan, how do I write the address when buying caravan insurance, without an address, the insurance company does not provide vehicle insurance
Watch for snakes. I'd say that place is full of them
Such a cozy video thanks for taking us hiking with you!🌾
Go to middle east
See ya soon
*Newly Updated Safety Suggestions: for RV lifers, Campers, Hikers, Explorers, Nomadic Life, and Travelers*
I just happened to see your channel, and others similar channels recently, and I think that you, and others sharing their actual reality, and some have expressed some of the up, and down sides to van, RV, or vehicle living.
Although, I just noticed your UA-cam channel, and other similar channels, displaying van living.
I just wanted to remind everyone to Aware Be of your surroundings and Alert, I just posted this anyway to help anyone who may benefit from these suggestions
I believe that it is very helpful, and beneficial to others who may be thinking about this type of living without actually thinking through, about the some of the realistic problems that could occur with vehicle or van living etc...
People need to know what the up sides there are, as well as some of the down sides of vehicle living.
I believe this channel, and other channels have been informative to others, including myself.
Although, I am NOT living in a vehicle or anything like this.
I feel that you , and others UA-camrs sharing this with your viewers will be very helpful.
I wish you ALL the Best with your traveling endeavors.
I shared this with several other travelers, as I watched their UA-cam channel for the first time, as yours, and I shared with them this information that may be helpful to you as well to others.
Therefore, I would also like to suggest a few Safety tips, and items that may help you, or others in your viewing audience.
Although, you may have knowledge of this already,
I am not sure, so I hope this will be helpful to you, others or someone.
*Keep a Extra working cellphone with you or in your vehicle.
You can purchase inexpensive phone with a very low monthly price between 25, 35, 45, dollars a month with unlimited data and text, and some have Nationwide coverage
Do your research for the best fit for you
Consider Carrying Several Extra portable cellphone phone chargers, and cables.
Consider theses items:
*Mini portable power charging station.
I have also seen outdoor portable solar powered power stations, that can be recharged from sunlight this may be very useful to have, to power your devices.
*Invest in a Cellular signal booster for outdoor use, and camping situations to boost or amplify your cell signal and reception.
Consider also the purchase of a WiFi signal booster to also boost your WiFi signal.
Research to see what you prefer.
*Very Inportant:
Invest in a SOS distress electronic signal device, this a kind of device can send out a distress signal with your exact location.
There are various types of these devices, and including devices that can be used when boating, or camping situations.
*Some have emergency Strobe lights SOS signaling with location alerts, and location updates that can be sent to your family, and emergency first responders.
Some can be synchronized with your smart watch or phone.
There are some satellite SOS texting messaging, locator devices that will send messages with your phone even if there isn’t any cellular signal, or WiFi. With this device your can still text, and communicate with others in a emergency satellite transmission.
Check online, for various emergency SOS products, some are small to fit in the palm of your hand.
You can check online, and on Amazon, research what SOS devices will be a good fit for you.
*Mini portable vehicle battery jumper charger
*vehicle battery jumper cables
*Vehicle Jumper cables
*PLEASE BE AWARE* that in the *WINTER*
*vehicle *Batteries fail* many times in very cold weather conditions.
Vehicle batteries drain more often in the winter months.
Please Keep a vehicle battery portable jumper pack, this is a device that can jumper or boost your vehicles battery yourself without another vehicle.
If you have a older battery in your vehicle, Please have it tested or replace it, and consider the purchase a new vehicle battery with higher Cold Cranking Amps rating.
Be Aware that Sometimes even a battery that is a few years old can fail in the Winter months, and extremely cold temperatures.
Some alternatives to Winter Camping, Travelers, Explorers, etc, if you can find a Warmer Climate Location to stay during Extreme Winter months, or stay with family for a few weeks.
Another alternative is renting somewhere although this can probably get expensive.
What ever you decide Be Careful, Alert, Aware, Safe, and Informed...
*Keep a Fire extinguisher handy
*Smoke detectors, and Carbon monoxide detectors can be helpful
Keep a First Aid kit with
Bandages, antiseptic, and other first aid necessities etc. and good vitamin supplementation, and fluids that promote hydration.
Consider installing;
*Mounted Dashboard camera front and rear possibly.
*Exterior vehicle mounted camera for the front, rear, and both sides of your vehicle.
Some can be activated by motion, Including spotlights.
*Interior vehicle cameras
*Flashlights or pluggin spotlights
*Portable spotlights, and lanterns
Keep a few whistles around with you, and in your vehicle possibly in your vehicle’s center console
*Keep a Sound horn, for hiking this can service, as a deterrent, and a emergency signal alert for others.
*A set of long range 2 way radios, walkie talkies, to communicate with others during trips, some have 100 mile radius keep for emergencies, you can keep with you when hiking.
Use your own discretion regarding the use carrying of any weapons.
Don’t forget to bring
Bear Spray
Pepper spray
Where is allowed
Purchase a couple canisters just in case and keep it with you
If you own a drone you can use it to survey your area for animals etc.
However, Please Be Safe and Beware of your Surroundings.
Stay Alert, and Be Safe even when stopping at Rest stops, Truck Stops, and conducting your various tasks.
Keep in often contact with your family, friends etc.
Keep up with the latest Weather Updates, beware and prepare for unexpected Weather events and conditions.
*VERY IMPORTANT*
*WINTER AWARENESS*
I would suggest *NOT* to travel to locations without internet, or cellular service in the Winter, the reason is that weather conditions can change very quickly, and you absolutely DO NOT want have a vehicle break down, or malfunction, or emergency, and not have the availability to communicate, and contact your family, and or, emergency road assistance, or emergency services.
Please Keep in mind that even in area where there is cellular service and internet, in the Winter sometimes there are ice storms that may occur and this can cause Power or Electrical failures, until utilities crews repair lines.
*Your Safety is Important*
*PLEASE BE AWARE* that in some extreme cold temperatures that vehicle fuel lines could Freeze and causing a vehicle to not start.
Just in case Keep your gas tank filled, which helps prevent vehicle fuel lines from freezing.
Keep gas or fuel line additive, or gas line antifreeze, that is rated to use okay for your vehicle.
Check with your a certified mechanic and your vehicle owners manual, and or dealer repair facility to inquire what is best to prevent freezing gas tank and lines in extreme cold.
In the Winter even your bottled Water can freeze so Be Careful and Plan ahead.
*Safety is Paramount*
*Your Life is Important*
*You want to Live to Travel another Day*
*So Be Safe*
*Stay Alert*
*Keep your vehicle gas filled*
Don’t ride on fumes, or on Empty.
Don’t chance your Safety by running your vehicle fuel or gas too close to Empty.
Fill it up anyway, it will save you alot of time, and headache later on.
Remember to keep up on routine maintenance, check your tires for wear, keep up with your fluids for your vehicle, like oil levels, antifreeze coolant,
Please carry extra (oil)(washer fluid), (brake fluid), (antifreeze).
You will need extra Winshield Washer fluid because of the ever changing Weather conditions, dustly roads, especially in slushy wet roads.
*WINTER AWARENESS*
In the winter consider purchasing and deicing Windshield Washer Fluid, for the much colder weather conditions.
Furthermore, you will need extra Windshield Washer Fluid, Because you will Be driving more often in dusty, dirty, windy, and varying weather conditions.
Your windshield will gather dust and debris from long term driving.
Also, Remember Because you are on the road riding for sometimes very long distances, and long periods of time, I would suggest investing in 2 sets of tires, and a spare, the extra set at a home base, friends or family’s house to rotate later on, also make sure that you have a spare tire in your vehicle.
Check the mileage ratings on your tires they all very.
Conduct visual inspections of your tires often, check for damage, wearing, air pressure, etc
Keep a pressure gauge to check your tires pressure and a tire pump. Electric, Portable tire pump.
Keep towing insurance to Be Safe if you ever need it.
It Doesn’t cost much try to get National coverage if available, or where you will be traveling.
Keep Extra financing, and savings for any unexpected issues, vehicle repairs, and overnight stays, in a emergency or if you need to rest indoors.
Keep Enjoying Yourself,
Keep Enjoying the outdoors, and Nature
Just..Please continue to
Be Positive, Safe, and Alert..
Wishing Success, Well-being and Happiness You All.
God Bless You, and everyone
Traveling, or living in their vehicles, Vans, RVs, Hiking etc.
Please Be Safe.....
God Be With You.....
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Pepper spray is affordable, and can't hurt. I have cheep motion detectors from harbor freight, they run on batteries .they have saved my life in the past. A knife is a good thing to have,and a fast good quality sharpener is good to have on hand
start a patreon. help pay your way
Do you ever drive barefoot?
Get a dog please?
So you have been living off grift for a year. Whadda ya want, a medal?
It's a youtube channel bro, you dont have to watch lol
How do you support yourself? I’m new to the channel
Carry on aimlessly sweetie it’s much more fun
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