Awesome video! & thanks for having me on Paragraphic! It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of this channel. I love the video quality and learning about various life skills presented here. Thanks again.
Good, good stuff here! You can learn from what Nick is saying. Live below your means, adventure and have fun. You don't need all this over priced junk, it just ends up owning you. Thanks for the quality video, I'm going to check out Nick's channel now!
What I like about van life, and where I think you went wrong with it, is how you gave up on dreams of a house, after you moved into the van. You went straight from paying rent, to living in the van. You should have used van life to prepare you for buying a house. Life is not about where you live, but what you own. Van life does not mean giving up on becoming a property owner. If anything it builds you as a property owner more than if you just owned property and had either a mid-sized sedan, SUV or a pickup truck, because for the same size vehicle you can only live inside of a van. This is a major advantage and convenience. It's an RV when you want it. I like that prospect more than stock cars, I like car customization, and the #1 car customization I see right now is van life, because to make the van livable, you have to add things to the car, and some of the things I see people adding to their vans to make them livable are just downright inspiring, and motivating. I don't think van life is glamourous in any way. I already know that to play hard you, have to work hard. The harder you work, and the more money you can make, the more fun you can have. I don't see a reason for anyone including yourself to have "quit" van life. As a matter of fact, I think you're still living it because you still have your van, still drive it, still use it as a camper, or cargo van as it was indented, and to me that is all van life is. Not the nonsense of alternatively living in it, and owning it as apposed to owning a house. Truth is just like you said if you own a van and it's built and you have a house, then you have the added convenience of off grid power that is unless your house has it as well, but in most cases most people don't, so that's why it's still a convenience to an average home owner. Lower electric utility bills. Also less water use, because the average shower head is 2.5gpm. While this is a simple fix, most van builds with inside showers opt for 1.5gpm shower heads, but in general water conservation is more prevalent in an RV than a house.
He makes a good point. Take care of the land. Don't leave everything up to the government. Because if you leave the government to do everything, then they will being in your business all the time, and you will have no freedom, and no privacy. So freedom and privacy comes with great responsibility. Another great point he had was that, we are taking care of the land. "We" being "Americans" compared to other people, in other parts of the world, that don't have an EPA. So when environmentalists extend their concerns for individuals, and their activities contributing to global warming, they aught not to be talking about Americans, because we are already taking care of our lands. What I don't think he understands is that if something is the governments it's ours. If it's government property, then it's ours as well, because we pay taxes, and the government runs on those taxes. It's the governments job to regulate, and maintain the country, but that, and the law, is by choice, because the laws can change, and the government can do more, or less depending on what we the people want. When the government has a law, that is in effect, and we break that law, we are going against our own selves, not against another entity. If the law is so bad that you can't keep it, then change it, but don't break it, and become a fugitive, or a rebel. The U.S government is an extension of its people, designed to regulate, and maintain. It is not a foreign entity trying to gain it's own power and control over the people it regulates. Don't get me wrong, it certainly could be, but that's why you have to pay attention to who, and what you vote for. In America, if you are a tax payer, and you neglect your land, you already have systems in place to reposes that land, and put you in holding, so that you can no longer threaten the livelihood of that land, and so that a better resolution for you can eventually be made. That's how the American system works. Your not on your own until you get copped and then it's you vs the feds. It's as if you hired them to do their job. And it's all mutable. IF you didn't want that, then you can change that.
He ultimately decided the cons out-weighed the pros, and had an opportunity to go in a house with his gf. Not everyone gets that opportunity, though, and some people happily live in vans for years, although I'd find it too lonely. I think Nick was honest about the pros and cons here.
The bathroom sytuation 🤣 My first thougt was that you use the noodle to pee in while driving
Awesome video! & thanks for having me on Paragraphic! It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of this channel. I love the video quality and learning about various life skills presented here. Thanks again.
Denver and Oregon were twice as sketch in the winter 😬Be safe
Good, good stuff here! You can learn from what Nick is saying. Live below your means, adventure and have fun. You don't need all this over priced junk, it just ends up owning you. Thanks for the quality video, I'm going to check out Nick's channel now!
Good advice no matter where or what you live in
The first sentence -- True words 😎
This man gets life and I love him for it!!!
Love it! Once again another amazing video! Thank you for sharing these stories with us! Each one is such an inspiration!
Welcome to the family!
What an awesome channel
Awesome, great video 👍
This guy is great.
Cool video
Such an awesome and amazing video!!! 🤗
This channel is amazing. The cinematography is always on point and you always find truly passionate people no matter what field enjoy in life
Cant wait for the behind the scenes!!
What I like about van life, and where I think you went wrong with it, is how you gave up on dreams of a house, after you moved into the van. You went straight from paying rent, to living in the van. You should have used van life to prepare you for buying a house. Life is not about where you live, but what you own. Van life does not mean giving up on becoming a property owner. If anything it builds you as a property owner more than if you just owned property and had either a mid-sized sedan, SUV or a pickup truck, because for the same size vehicle you can only live inside of a van. This is a major advantage and convenience. It's an RV when you want it. I like that prospect more than stock cars, I like car customization, and the #1 car customization I see right now is van life, because to make the van livable, you have to add things to the car, and some of the things I see people adding to their vans to make them livable are just downright inspiring, and motivating. I don't think van life is glamourous in any way. I already know that to play hard you, have to work hard. The harder you work, and the more money you can make, the more fun you can have. I don't see a reason for anyone including yourself to have "quit" van life. As a matter of fact, I think you're still living it because you still have your van, still drive it, still use it as a camper, or cargo van as it was indented, and to me that is all van life is. Not the nonsense of alternatively living in it, and owning it as apposed to owning a house. Truth is just like you said if you own a van and it's built and you have a house, then you have the added convenience of off grid power that is unless your house has it as well, but in most cases most people don't, so that's why it's still a convenience to an average home owner. Lower electric utility bills. Also less water use, because the average shower head is 2.5gpm. While this is a simple fix, most van builds with inside showers opt for 1.5gpm shower heads, but in general water conservation is more prevalent in an RV than a house.
This would make Chris Farley proud.
Another fire ass video about something I didn't know I had interest in. good job guys
Awesome content! Always
Great content as always. Such a wonderful bloke
Dude!!!! Epic. Great review.
All power to ya.
A nice Mountain Bike would look handy around there 😉
He makes a good point. Take care of the land. Don't leave everything up to the government. Because if you leave the government to do everything, then they will being in your business all the time, and you will have no freedom, and no privacy. So freedom and privacy comes with great responsibility. Another great point he had was that, we are taking care of the land. "We" being "Americans" compared to other people, in other parts of the world, that don't have an EPA. So when environmentalists extend their concerns for individuals, and their activities contributing to global warming, they aught not to be talking about Americans, because we are already taking care of our lands. What I don't think he understands is that if something is the governments it's ours. If it's government property, then it's ours as well, because we pay taxes, and the government runs on those taxes. It's the governments job to regulate, and maintain the country, but that, and the law, is by choice, because the laws can change, and the government can do more, or less depending on what we the people want. When the government has a law, that is in effect, and we break that law, we are going against our own selves, not against another entity. If the law is so bad that you can't keep it, then change it, but don't break it, and become a fugitive, or a rebel. The U.S government is an extension of its people, designed to regulate, and maintain. It is not a foreign entity trying to gain it's own power and control over the people it regulates. Don't get me wrong, it certainly could be, but that's why you have to pay attention to who, and what you vote for. In America, if you are a tax payer, and you neglect your land, you already have systems in place to reposes that land, and put you in holding, so that you can no longer threaten the livelihood of that land, and so that a better resolution for you can eventually be made. That's how the American system works. Your not on your own until you get copped and then it's you vs the feds. It's as if you hired them to do their job. And it's all mutable. IF you didn't want that, then you can change that.
Love this layout
New subscriber!!😊Great content. Thanks for the honesty .I love it.
Stop by Mina Nevada if you're in the area.. I'll put you up
I'm trying to copy everything you're doing. Thanks for the inspiration boost.
Owning a home is far easier than paying rent
Owning rentals is far easier than paying rent
nomad king
I can't quite tell if this is real or satire?
Oxnard Hardcore?
Lol you got the Gnarkill reference?
Great stuff. How do you survive with these gas prices now?
Captain Gnarkill! You listen to Aesop Rock?? Stoney bologna!
Pool time
I want a man who don't live in a van. I want a man to show me who I am.
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bagging it and throw it away might be sanitary for you but not so much for whoever will be picking up the trash...
its funny because the first video i saw from this guy is when he quit van life and he details the reasons it sucks
He ultimately decided the cons out-weighed the pros, and had an opportunity to go in a house with his gf. Not everyone gets that opportunity, though, and some people happily live in vans for years, although I'd find it too lonely. I think Nick was honest about the pros and cons here.
HMM. SO HOW DO YOU EARN A ....LIVING?
i need a man like this.