Inside Her Toyota Highlander SUV Home: A Minimalist's Guide to Simple Van Life! | No-Build Van Life
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Lulu has embraced the minimalist lifestyle for the past 5 years while living in her Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV. Through simplicity and minimalism she has made her SUV into a cozy and functional home.Lulu's journey will leave you inspired to simplify, reduce clutter, and focus on what truly matters.
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Thanks for watching!
She has all my respect. A wonderful, articulate, thoughtful lady living and enjoying life the way many of us could benefit from. Please consider starting a CZcams channel sharing your life with us. Take care.
What an amazing lady Lulu is!! Thanks Bob for the interview/tour of the neat SUV. We wish Lulu the best in her home and travels.
She is so smart and sweet. I love her pup too. This is truly the most impressive rig yet. Love her life philosophy and ease. And the art, wow. I loved. your rock. I'm gonna buy some paints and play too, never done that. You are an inspiration LuLu. Take good care!
I have a 2003 Highlander and she is a beast! 265,000 miles and going strong. The storage in these cars is incredible!!
I’m so glad I saw this tonight. I am a minimalist who wears all black too! Great person, inspiring. Thank you.
Yhanks
Those Toyotas are very dependable and comfortable! Lulu 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
My suv sucks gasoline and has less usable space to store necessities. I can't Nomad in it. I could downsize library but I don't want to, don't have to YET.
Man I’m empresses with how little she needs to be happy
great way to organize clothes!
Great demonstration of Minimalist on the road. Everything nice and clean, tidy. She is a pro
Smart woman to rent her house out rather than sell it all and end up with nothing 👍🏽😊🇦🇺
Awesome!!! I do the same! Swim as many days as i can..then shower. Ymca national membership. Plus public pools. Always Keep head neck feet and hands warm u got it made❤
Now that I bought a Highlander I have to watch this video again. She rocks it!
What a Cute Lady! She has thought of Everything! 😊❤
Thanks for sharing. Just got a RAV4. I'm encouraged. Thanks again.
It’s been a while since I’ve watched one of your videos since I went back to “ normal “ life. My mind set is so materialistic again. She gave me a nice reminder that stuff really doesn’t matter.
Thanks Bob for this great video of Lulu and her tried and true life. I'm happy for her.
The power of simplicity and organization...the basis of freedom on the road
Love it!! I do the 2 sleeping bag thing and love the chucks. I love how she brings
Her paints too ❤ happy trails
Highlander Squad!! 🤗 This was so inspiring to go more minimalist! I drive an '05 Highlander but I have two big Alpine goats and a chubby pig, so I'm farm-bound for now! Love the frou-frou pup!! 🤍🐩
HiHy squad member checking in! Well... _former_ member. I had an '07 HiHy, but now in an '11 Prius. The climate control just burned through too much gas - at least in the first generation HiHy. Of course, WOW, that 3.0 V6 + 3 electric MG's sure made it quick for a "soccer mommy mobile."
What year is Highlander?
2003 here! Her name is Ol' Pearl and she has 259,000 mi and going strong!
Finally someone addresses peeing when in a car. It's the most important but least talked about. Great setup.
Lulu has given a great testimony for the simple life.
Hi Bob. This lady is not a novice but is not bored with her Nomad life either. Love her doggie too. I picked up several helpful hints too. Good video.
Kathleen is heroic. She, and many others in similar circumstances, manage to gather the most important necessities around them and keep going. Your channel serves as an on-line gathering point for nomadic folks where they can exchange ideas and resources and help each other and themselves along. the way. It’s like the trading posts from days of yore when our country was first being settled. Travelers would meet briefly, exchange news and share helpful tips for survival, maybe even swap supplies. Fortunately the internet and people like you help us spread these ideas and tips and put us in touch with even more resources for our journey.
She has a great home!! I am happy for her!!
I have a 2007 hybrid highlander and you have given me so many great ideas. Thanks for sharing.
IT'S ALL IN THE MIND ! this lady has to be incredibly organized AND resilient to be doing this since she's doing it because she wants & makes her happy , not because she has to. Congrats!
Thanks
Lulu you are awesome. I thought my old Land cruiser was too small for me and my dog but now I know better.
She’s more of an efficient organizer than a minimalist. Good job!
I don't think I could get by without a regular sized towel. She's a true minimalist! She definitely knows what works for her. I really like this lady!!
Wow! Really impressive how much is inside and how it satisfies all your needs! This shows it IS possible to be a minimalist and have everything you need! 😊
Hey Bob, Nice to meet you Lulu! My name is Lulu, I’m a tad older but I Admire what you’ve doing and what you’ve done. Freedom Lu!!!! Rock on !
She is very organized , and tidy. Just a perfect home.👍👍
Toyota Highlander.....and the older body style. One of our favourite vehicles. And Lulu has done a great work on this one!
Good job Lulu!
One of your best interviews. Loaded with great ideas
After much contemplation, I have decided I could easily live as a minimalist with one exception... my leather working gear. I gotta have room for all my leather working tools, everything else, minimal. :)
Leather working is an excellent trade/craft/art to have on the road. Tools for your trade are not anti minimalist. No apologies.
Thank you, Lulu, for showing us your home.
Enjoyed the video, Bob. Thank you.
I have found a nighttime hat to be frustratingly wanting to move around and especially try to escape my head. So I use a fleece bathrobe and place it beneath my shoulders and bunched up around my head. So if I move it’s within the fabric. No more tugging at a hat✔️
The hat I use has ear flaps and it ties under my chin… hope this helps.
Her art is Amazing!..heck, she's amazing!
Lulu has figured out wants vs needs. Merry Christmas!
WOW! She is so organized. She even has room to continue her craft hobbies. God bless her!
I always feel like I need a whole vehicle just for craft supplies. 😮
Thank you
They're "chucks" not chalk, lol..used em for patients as a nurse now use em for myself..love her minimalism..I have far too much but once my son stops "dropping in" for overnight visits or when I leave the area that'll change definitely 😊
Love that she has hobbies knitting art etc to keep her busy..most days I'm bored to tears..I'm also fairly stationary bc of family n obligations but the road is calling n springtime sounds perfect..appreciate her independence, esp in a smaller vehicle with a big puppy..she's mastered all she needs✌️❤️😊
She is also out west where there is more space to live partly outside her suv. I am jealous.
What about crappy weather? It's often too hot, cold or windy. Then what? Very confining.
As Bob said WOW !!!
yet another amazing human that has the skills to pay the bills and the knowledge to live the simple life. thanks for another great video bob. your life is rich with all the folks you ve met. so much more than money can buy a person.
I can’t imagine living that way! To each his own!
Wow loved this, this how minimal I love to travel and the use of zones was great too
Great lady & amazing building. i was t expecting a poodle but what a cutie!
Yes, very blessed! Thank you!
Smallest trashcan I've ever seen! 😮 I'm a little jealous. 😊
Wait... a phone holder for racing cars? 🤔
That’s what the sails person said.
Merry Christmas from Australia. I enjoyed this Bob thank you. I have been on the road in my van for just over a year now. When I left by unit, the van was packed and the floor was covered in 'stuff'. I have down sized a lot but still have more clothing than Lulu. She is a very creative lady. Clever idea with the fork light holder and the way her wood bed extension
She's inspiring.
This is so promising for me. I have one of the smallest SUV's on the road and they don't make them anymore. Mine is all packed and ready to go. I also have two min pins that will be with me. I really needed to see this video. I'm in training to be a backpacker. I need to order my attic so I can carry my backpack and screen room and a doggy stroller. And put those loose items I don't want inside my living space. I enjoyed this video. She is truly a minimalist.
Lulu has shown what is needed. Her dog is beautiful and her spirit and the Highlander is an excellent choice. Thank you for this video 😊
Awww, love your white standard poodle. I lost my white boy this summer and seeing yours is bittersweet.
Nice tips and thanks for sharing 😊.
Thanks!
Thanks LuLu for sharing
Very impressive to me, due to the organization, cleanliness, & the ability to be comfortable and continuing too be moving forward for the last 4yrs! Outstanding! More power 2U Lue Lue!, take care!
Thanks
The thing that was not talked about:::::it’s a hybrid so she could use the a/c and heat all night long off the hybrid system:
I wondered about that. She has no fans. Wondered how she could survive heat.
Along as her car battery does not run out of charge.
It is like the PRIUS basically
@@janet1744the gas engine will turn on to recharge the battery and then turn off just like a Prius
l think l would be disappointed with 23mpg even with that roof carrier, considering that SUV has a overall 36mpg rating.
I love her vibe. Plus minimalist very cool.
I like the painted rock.
I think she is very amazing. An you get to take your dog with you ty for letting us see your dog. I was wandering what kind she was. I know this wasnt waht this was about. My eyes have gone bad eye do said got ataracts starting. O im not able to drive anymore so im thinking of minamalizing my house lol. doesnt mean i dont want to go on the road later. i ove to fish and be outside and thats who i was till this happend to my eyes, i lost my leg in 1996 in a farming acedent, fell into a grain ben auger. have not known what to do since. always doing research into solar power for a van life even though now i cant drive. But i always wanted to see America. every state maybe not hawaii. not much of a sailor. This is the life i wish i had.
You have inspired me maybe i wil look into what is wrong with my eyes i dont know what is really wrong. im scared of surgery. but this lets me think maybe if i try. even though it scares me that maybe i could have something out there to fill my dreams. ty for this post. i love this channel and Lulu you made me remember how easy it is just to live . TY both Billy B. out
Simplicity at its best…great video…very inspiring 😊
Wonderful and smart. Awesome woman. Thank you Lulu.
Beautiful! Way to LIVE! Helpful tips! 🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻💛
so glad she shared it all i really appreciate it
Great interview Bob great guest she’s one smart lady. 👍👍
Love you Lulu! Minimalism = happiness!
Merry Christmas everyone it's another year that were all here living day-to-day and enjoying life to its fullest bless all of you and love the ones you're with❤
Love her and her living space! Great interview!❤
I thank you so much for sharing
She is amazing. Thank you so much for that video. Lots to be learned from that
what an amazing rig, such a practical design… i love it, lots of wisdom in this video
Thanks
Thank you Bob for introducing Lulu, She has got so many great ideas.
Hello 👋 my outdoors friend, thank you for sharing this informative video. She has a really nice set up. She is certainly well organized. I've done a similar thing with a Dodge Caliber; although I am not as organized. Stay safe out there. 😊
Little towel makes sense. I think i might go a bit larger lol.
Love the minimalist. great effort. ❤
Blessed indeed 😊
Good content
Great interview bob and brilliant set up Lulu! I wish you many years of happy camping in your SUV! 😀
Highlanders are my favorite cars. I've been looking at the hybrid versions. Also to see if anyone has converted any so this was exactly what I've been looking for. Thanks for sharing Lulu and Bob.
Great rig!
Thank you!
She has a lot of skills that have come in very handy. It would sure be nice to able to live like that. I'm 1/2 way there in my travel trailer full time. She's blessed to have an income without having to work.
Did you see a longer version than I did?
@@janet1744 I don't think so, why?
@@janet1744she rents the house, só has income. Spoke about this in the beginning.
So smart! Makes it look so easy.
Nice to turn on the ignition for an hour to charge all the devices with that big hybrid battery
So simple. Love it!
What a great lady! Thank you Lulu!
Very inspiring
Very sweet lady. Safe travels.
what an innovative gal and a clever build
LuLu the rock climber/mountaineer/carpenter/horseman is a beaut...what she she did with her kitchen is amazing 😂
ADORABLE 💗🦄🌸💗🦄🧚♂️💗
What an amazing lady ❤
Good one for the rest of us car campers. Minimalism is the key.
inspiring! What a great reminder to work with what you've got where you are, and a satisfying life can come with few things, just stepping outside your (car) door. Thanks!
What do you keep in your rooftop box? Do you keep a storage unit back "home"? Did you keep the seats you had removed? I have a Highlander that I consider using but always feel like I'd want more space. I'd love to hear more about your experiences, Lulu!
The attic holds my chair, table, books, extra yarn, yoga Matt, and stuff, yes I have a storage unit, yes I kept my car seats.
Excellent !
What a really cool woman. She’s practical, capable and having fun with no fuss. So genuinely likeable.
so organized, so tidy! such GREAT energy.
Reallyyy organized lady and has a healthy outlook on life!!! Her dog is so beautiful!!! Alll the best to her on her travels--God Bless you Bob!!!❤❤❤
Wow, she's got everything in order she's awesome she could sure teach me something, thank you very much 🌺 🎉😂❤❤❤ God bless her and her fur baby 🎉🙏💚💝