VAN LIFE TOUR AFTER ONE YEAR FULL-TIME LIVING & WORKING IN AN AIRSTREAM VAN. COULD WE?
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Christine & Aaron ditched their jobs for full time van life and built a new biz from the road in their Class B Airstream Mercedes Sprinter Van. Take a tour, and learn the ups, downs & realities of van life on the road. Could WE do it? Could YOU? ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Click Show More ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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ℹ️ About this Ep:
When we met Chris & Aaron, we were fascinated that they had been living & working full time in their van - just 100sqf of space for 6 months. Now they have been full timing in their Airstream Interstate Van for a year. This video is a must see for anyone considering downsizing to a small RV like a Class B Van. Could we do it, too? Find out in this video! Or jump to these questions for the answers:
01:15 - What Was Life Before Van Life?
03:00 - Van Tour & Where Do You Work in the Van?
05:21 - Storage & What Gear Do You Carry?
06:25 - How Far Have You Traveled?
07:30 - Driving the Van, Mileage, Parking?
08:50 - How Did You Plan for Van Life?
10:25 - Biggest Challenges & Stressors?
11:43 - How Has Van Life Changed You?
12:20 - How Do You Make Money From the Road?
13:00 - Healthy Cooking from the Van?
14:10 - What Was Most Important To You When Van Shopping?
15:00 - How’s Do You Shower? Is the Wet Bath a Pain?
16:37 - What Solar & Batteries Do You Have?
17:09 - Where Do You Camp? Stealth Camping, Urban Camping, Boondocking, Campgrounds?
17:30 - Using Thousand Trails Camping Membership
19:20 - What’s Broken on Your Van?
21:18 - Show Us Your Bed
21:55 - What is the Best Part About Van Life?
23:18 - Do You Think We Could Do Van Life?
24:20 - Find Christine & Aaron at Irene Iron Fitness
25:13 - What Are We Cooking in the Van Tonight?
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I love how you can jump to questions you're interested it. Love your channel!! :)
Thank you!! 😊 We appreciate the support. -M
Can’t wait to full time it at some point. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. Loved the video. Thanks!
Thank you. Glad you loved the video. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Aaron and Christine filming it. Remember to visit their channel to see the related videos. You can learn more about them, and link to the other videos from our related blog post at www.rvlove.com it is the latest blog post. -M
It is good to hear from you again. Although it is nice to meet new people like these two, I keep wondering what is happening with you. I keep wondering where are you headed? What is your next destination? What are you experiencing? How is the remodeled motorhome suiting your needs? It is always good to see Julie's effervescence and Marc's thoughtfulness as you approach each destination and deal with its quirks! Enjoy your time on the road!! Share it with us as you are able!! I certainly appreciate you guys!!!
Thank you for your kind words Carl. Glad you enjoyed meeting this new couple. Consider subscribing to them as well as they post very regularly (twice per week). We are currently in Florida in a rented RV for the Tampa show and some other travels. Headed to Texas soon in another rented RV. We plan to put out a bunch of content related to this trip.Thanks again. -M
Love it! Wouldn't be able to do it with our greyhound currently, but maybe sometime in the future we will consider vanlife as well! Great story and great video guys! - Shane
Thank you. Glad to hear that you loved the story and video. Yes, having a full size dog would definitely add to the complexity of vanlife. We are enjoying trying out some travel in a smaller rented RV right now getting a taste for that style travel. We will be sharing more about our experiences in the coming weeks and months. -M
Excellent video! Thank you!!!💋
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. Great couple with a lot of insight to share. -M
Absolutely love your van conversion one of the best and most comfortable I've seen, enjoy and keep Safe 👍
Yes, it is a very nice van conversion. -M
loved hearing your thoughts on this lifestyle - would love to be able to travel like this. New friend Ruthie
Glad to be able to share with you. Hope you find a way to travel like this soon. Thank you again.
Hi Marc & Julie . Belated " Happy New Year " !! I didn't make the RV show this year unfortunately .
Thank you and happy new year to you too. The Florida RV Show in Tampa is a really great show. We are tentatively planning on returning again next year already. -M
Great tour and interview! I enjoyed the discussion, as we got to know them and their motivations for vanlife. The tours where where we get to see every underwear and socks drawer are getting a bit boring and monotonous. Great job! I follow their channel as well -- love their urban adventures.
Thank you for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the discussion. Great that you follow their channel too. They are such a wonderful couple. -M
Great video, they sure do make you think that you really do not need a huge space to live in full time!! Well done.
Yes, we are Very impressed by these two and how they live, especially since they work full time. -M
I just had the opportunity to meet these guys at the Xscapers Bash. It was a typical bash where you get a few minutes each to meet a ton of new people and for Aaron and I half of that time was spent under the rear of the van looking at a generator that wasn’t starting correctly. Looking forward to see your dabbles in the (much) smaller living movement.
Hi Justin. Great you had the opportunity to meet Aaron and Chris at the Bash. Hope you had a good time there, and were able to help Aaron with the generator. Looking forward to sharing our smaller RV experiences soon. Definitely some pros and cons. -M
That's one of the coolest I've seen!
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. -M
It was fun watching this video, especially knowing you have recently rented a class B. It did look a little crowded in there when all 4 of you were on the couch.
Yep, that back seat was a little tight for 4, but it is really only designed for 3. Very impressed with Christine and Aaron and their ability to make it work so long. We have had fun in our rental B+, and also borrowing a friends Airstream similar to the one shown. Looking forward to sharing our experiences traveling in these smaller RVs with you soon. -M
RVLove | Marc & Julie Bennett I look forward to seeing that review.
Luv it, all of it, from Robyn, Australia, the land downunder
Thank you. Glad you loved watching it all. Australia is on our mind and in our hearts regularly with the tragic fires these last few months. We had just been there in September visiting family and friends. Wishing you and others down unda well. -M
Going van style I would chose the LTV Unity Corner Bed or the Thor Vegas 24.1 which costs way less with all options coming standard.
Interesting to have narrowed down to those two. They are so different. -M
I love it! Christine, you're reason for doing all the driving is remarkably similar to mine!
Too funny. We loved that conversation with Christine and Aaron around that topic (some additional commentary off camera later that night). It sounds like a good reason to us. Truthfully, we could probably say the same in that Julie is a better passenger than Marc. -M
@@Rvlove It's probably a more common reason than we imagine, lol.
I want to video..using our rv as a gym..non apparatus rv work out..thanks for the video
Glad you enjoyed it, Sounds like an interesting video to create. -M
@@Rvlove I would like to introduce fitness into peoples rv lifestyle...great job guys...it good for RV ers to see people working out
Your in a MERCEDES RV, TOP of the LINE at that! Your in a RV in your mind, thats a MANSION on WHEELS! haha, your NOT ruffin it all...........at $200,000 for a 2020, EVERYONE understands what class your in...and its not POOR! With that said i think yo made a great choice that happens to have great amenities.............. all electric Coachman Galleria has a 26 gallon BLACK tank my most important, short of having a cassette dump. Take care enjoying LA:)
Yes, it is a very nice quality van. Though buying a 6 year old unit, they of course spent substantially less (much less than half) than new. Nobody ever implied that anybody was roughing it or low income, but also would not consider it a mansion on wheels. I suppose that is just perspective. High quality van RV, for sure. but not a 45' four slide half-million dollar coach either. Take care. -M
Where do you store the tent?
If I remember correctly, it stores in the back of the RV between the rear seat and the rear doors. Pretty tight. -M
thanks
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Glad you enjoyed it. :))
I think the only good thing about a van is you don't need a car.
They are extremely nimble, and allow for unique travel experiences that are difficult to achieve with other set ups. You almost always have everything with you. There are a lot of benefits, but admittedly, it is a pretty small space to live in full time, especially when working full time. We really admire Aaron and Christine for finding a way to make it work. -M
@@Rvlove Yes, one has to.