VAN LIFE | Toilet, Shower & Laundry
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- Опубліковано 8 січ 2020
- I was unprepared for just how many questions I would get about showering and using the toilet while living in a van! So, here ya go. All the dirty details in this video
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Hey :) I’m Christian Schaffer, and I’ve lived on the road full-time since May 2018. This journey began in 2013 when I left the corporate world to build my career as an outdoor adventure & travel photographer. As a semi-minimalist, I eventually decided to donate/sell most of my belongings and move into my 4x4 Nissan Xterra. After 14 months of SUV living and falling madly in love with the open road - I bought a van and hired a team to build it out. Van life enables me to experience and document the beauty of our natural world on a whole new level, all while having my home and office nearby. My hope is that by sharing my own personal highs and lows along this (sometimes) wild journey, you might be inspired to hit the road or spend more time outdoors. Maybe one day I'll see you out on that open road 🚐
*My van is a 2019 Ram ProMaster 1500 High Roof, 136" WB with 8K miles*
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when I was 8 nyears old, I told my mon that I wanted to be a truckdriver, when getting old. My mun said WHY?? I said, because you live inside the truck. duh! today I am 52 and I still get inspired and dream of living on the road :-) cheers!
I like that you're not performing the typical bubbly youtube cliché personality and are likely just being yourself. A relaxed, easy going conversational kind of person.
Just wanted to give a little tip about the truck stops...if you get a professional driver or expedite rewards card, you will get a half shower credit for 14 gallons of gas or a full shower credit if your tank can hold 28 gallons. Showers are about $12.00 if you want to pay for one. Or even go to the kiosk and when a driver comes in, ask them if they will put you on as a "co-driver". It doesn't cost them anything extra, and don't worry, you don't have to share the shower with them!!! :)
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I was just thinking that getting membership at the gym to take shower, makes you to go to the gym more often :) Great stuff
I am a retired Art Teacher, ubering, and trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up.
Just a thought about cleanliness within the van ....We don't wear shoes in our house, nor within our van. A few reasons for this, culture is one but the others are the streets, sidewalks, public areas and especially the public restrooms are dirty. We like being barefoot in the van and don't want to track in all the nasty germs on the bottoms of our shoes from the outside environment. I definitely wouldn't walk barefoot into a public restroom.
While you mentioned grocery stores and public library...another resource to add to the list for restrooms...Home Depot and Lowes. As a real estate photographer, when shooting a house, I don't ask to use a client's bathroom (or wifi). I make a pitstop before arriving using a nearby resource.
Did you say grocery store has bathroom?
Like the coolest girl in art class.
Thank you for answering the biggest questions I had about van life. After what we’ve been thru in 2020, I’m seriously considering a major life change by going on the road. In the 90s I traveled constantly as a photojournalist, then life changed and I planted roots. The song of the road still plays in my heart. It’s time I listened. Good luck and continued success in all you do! Keep creating, you have a wonderful vision.
I loved that you were so honest about: "It is a drawback that you do need to go and find your showers/toilets!" So so many other people just brush over it like it is nothing. That has never made sense for me. Now, when you say: "There was an adjustment period" My mind went like: "Ahhaa, finally REAL information about the van life and what it is REALLY like!" "I CAN do it! I CAN adjust to the change if I want to"
I must admit when I first saw you, I was skeptical. I'm not any longer, I'm impressed by your energy and your confidence. I am aware of the artistic aura all around you and I can't say enough about how amazing what you're doing is. Be safe, be well, and be an artist.
I love the neat and clean camper countertops and the fact that YOU look so clean and styled. There is nothing 'grimy on the road' about you. You make van life desirable.
I love your attitude and energy towards how you live. I can tell you really love it!
Thanks for the tips girl!! Me and my best friend are doing van life in a couple months! Super excited!🤗
You are so To The Point ! It's a great style plus all your videos are full of more information and less fluff. You really know what you're going to talk about and what you're going to say. Very professional but also quite One on One.
You are simply really casually laid back & cool! Thanks for the insight! Best to you
Love this van, my one addition would be to put the shower tray under the floor and have it hinge it like a hatch, use a wrap around curtain that can be tucked away and a rain head fitted within the ceiling, then the shower can be in the middle floor if you needed as a back up or occasional use option when the gym is inconvenient 😁
So glad to hear you will have more videos, you have a talent for this. Aquatic center has always been our place for showering when we did road trips in our car. Its a great place to have a shower, plus enjoy the hot tub for an hour. I find anyone that is worried about toilet, shower or laundry but are seriously thinking of living in a van should just do it. They will adapt very quickly if this is something they are seriously looking at. Amazing photos. Looking at them makes me excited to get back into photography, I let live get in the way over the years. Awesome job as usual