VanLife / Nomad

VanLife / Nomad

LoneWolf​(masochist male) • Oct 29, 2024

This doesn't have to be a kink topic but, for many single people vanlife and "off the grid" living is the way to go!
In my experience. Why should I continue to pay over 1K for a crappy apartment and then have to pay over 1K's just for my vehicles. I could literally save myself over 1K a month just by living in my vehicle. Sure, I would have to go to Planet Fitness to take a shower but why should I torture myself with the burden of paying rent when I don't even live there half the time.

Many single people and couples have already started doing this. It's literally the best way to live and with Starlink. That's high speed access on the road.

MissBonnie​(dom female){oz} • Oct 29, 2024

I'm actually surprised more younger people or singles don't do it.

dollMaker​(dom male) • Oct 29, 2024

One must be able to live a spartan life, no clutter, every item absolutely required, in its place. Tiny homes is also an option, ones that can be moved.

The biggest vehicle I have seen so far used is an old school bus, but that brings parking challenges, as do even regular sized vans. Much depends on part of the world though.

I enjoy watching these adventures on you tube, but not for me outside that.

1crazygirl​(sub female) • Oct 29, 2024

I live approximately 3 blocks away from a large sized inner city park encasing a small lake. I have seen what appears to be exactly what @LoneWolf​(masochist male) is discussing, people living in their vehicles.
They typically have a few features letting you know they're Nomads;
1. A dog or a few.
2. Leave the trunk or a door open for long periods on vehicle while moving comfortably around the area.
3. Changes clothes around vehicle.
4. Dogs are usually not on alert or watch mode neither is Nomad.
5. Vehicle usually has various items in it.

Tiny living is our hope for the future. Accumulating stuff filling places with unnecessary unneeded possessions just destroys nature. Destroying nature is killing humanity.

RYogi​(dom male) • Oct 30, 2024

Maybe Vanlife is like a relationship.. You see what other people have or you could go for what you need maybe?

AlphaByDesign​(dom male) • Oct 31, 2024

I own a 5th wheel and live in a nice upscale RV Park with covered parking. You can get a good decent travel trailer or 5th wheel like I have for 25-30 thousand and pay anywhere from 750 and up a month for a lot. It’s a step down from owning a house or renting an apartment and a big step up from living in a van but still have some of the nice amenities of a home. It’s not for everyone but I have found it to be the best of both worlds.

Six Foot Four • Nov 23, 2024

Particularly when you're young and haven't yet accumulated assets, it makes sense to minimize expenses and explore the world. It feels to me like the modern version of backpacking around for a gap year.

Counterpoints: It's illegal to sleep in your vehicle in many locales.

Also, I'm a big dude. My wingspan isn't huge, but it's sufficiently large that vans and 'tiny homes' have always felt like they're for tiny people.

I need space to move around. I need space for my stuff. My desk alone is... *does some quick math* about ...15-20 square feet in size, and it's not my only desk. I need to be able to stretch and have privacy. I need to like my neighbors and control, to a degree, whom they are. I have had terrible people live on the other side of an apartment wall from me, and I hated it. When I was grinding "insane hours" at work and I Needed My Sleep, persons who wanted to drink and party their lives away were not conducive to what I wanted out of life. I need my neighbors to be far enough away that they don't bother me.

Having a mortgage is more expensive; IIRC the average mortgage in the US is now something like 2.8K/month. Yes, it costs. To me, it's worth it.

I could see the mental aspects of BDSM working just fine in a small space, but if you want to do physical stuff....yikes.

Softnote​(masochist female) • Nov 30, 2024

I had ex that lived on a boat they got tired of renting a boat they did even have to pay taxes saved money.