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  • čas přidán 11. 07. 2024
  • Welcome back to another Liveration video! In this episode we speak to Steph, who chose alternative living from as soon as she could leave home, she shares her journey of how she came to be living in a box truck, as well all the other alternative ways she lived prior to that, including being horse drawn!
    Steph is crafty and thrifty, and therefore managed to convert her once empty box truck, in the cosy, unique, homely, creative home she has now, for only £500!!!! So DEFINITELY stick around for the full inside tour, as Steph demonstrates how you can keep costs as low as possible, and you wouldn't believe all the things she keeps in the van! it's not your usual fit out, that's for sure!....
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  • @SteveYoung-mk8xn
    @SteveYoung-mk8xn Před 24 dny +1092

    Anyone else noticed that folks living alternative lifestyles seem like some of the nicest people around?

    • @RedEyeification
      @RedEyeification Před 23 dny +32

      Is true.Only scumbags can afford apartments today.

    • @starofdavid9919
      @starofdavid9919 Před 22 dny +13

      @@RedEyeification Good analogy.

    • @johns9543
      @johns9543 Před 21 dnem +42

      yes they don't want to be bogged down with all the BS & seem alot happier & nicer for it

    • @lif3l3ssgaming
      @lif3l3ssgaming Před 21 dnem +33

      Id probably be nicer too if 70% of my income wasnt going to rent and utilities my rate of pay is increasing slower then the cost of rent increasing is at this point.

    • @user-hs9br8zd1i
      @user-hs9br8zd1i Před 21 dnem +21

      The people I interact with in the community on my travels are the nicest people, we have little in life but a semblance of happiness with the small things, and make the most fantastic human connections with others. It's not always easy to get by but the joy found from life easily out weighs the tough times.

  • @Martin-oz6lr
    @Martin-oz6lr Před 24 dny +956

    The uk government is a disgrace. Life is too expensive to live within the system, yet they don't want you living outside of it either. What are people supposed to do?

    • @user-ni6ve4su7g
      @user-ni6ve4su7g Před 24 dny +125

      work around the clock like a dog

    • @valarieosborne2958
      @valarieosborne2958 Před 24 dny +155

      Same here in USA!! They send our money to Ukraine and have open borders with millions here illegally and the government puts them up in hotels and gives them monthly money on debit cards. In the mean while we have homeless veterans and others living on the street. Very sad situation here in USA!!

    • @andydixon2980
      @andydixon2980 Před 24 dny +22

      She said the government has made it illegal to live like she is, but it's illegal to live in a van is it?

    • @zogworth
      @zogworth Před 24 dny +43

      That's capitalism baby. Gotta immiserate the workers.

    • @Martin-oz6lr
      @Martin-oz6lr Před 24 dny +35

      @zogworth
      Corrupt capitalism! There's nothing wrong with a non corrupt capitalist system. The same would probably apply to any currently available system of governance.

  • @mimimac
    @mimimac Před 21 dnem +183

    Im in New Zealand, in a school bus, no bills, no fixed abode, no neighbours, no problem😁

    • @1Polglen
      @1Polglen Před 19 dny +11

      The new freedom camping law in NZ is ridiculous. How the heck I'm going to replace my neat small potter loo (not stored under the bed) with a cassette one (they all need more floor space ), I don't know? Plus the cost. I've camped, tramped and cycled off and on all my life. I don't leave rubbish or poos behind. It's amazing how far you can walk or cycle to find a loo when you need one.PlusvI always carried a poo stick to carry solids out) A porta potty was a huge step up. And I realize what we did when I was younger is not sustainable these days. Just the numbers of people, make digging a hole in our environment not good. But... Come on why do governments tar responsible people with the same brush of the irresponsible. Those people will continue to do there ''entitled selfish behaviours'' I recently spotted a person in a huge (for NZ) RV emptying their black water down the bank of a road in the country. I didn't realise what they were doing. It was only later when I returned down the road I smelt and looked down the bank at the stream of toilet paper etc. 😢

    • @jehannehardwick6311
      @jehannehardwick6311 Před 15 dny +9

      ​@1Polglen. Oh, yuck. And those people you saw emptying their black water like that is why the rules have changed for everyone.

    • @BaronEvola123
      @BaronEvola123 Před 12 dny

      They'll make that illegal as well.

    • @palnagok1720
      @palnagok1720 Před 5 dny +1

      ​@@1Polglen...learn the common law and stay private, not public.Get yourself a private no. plate issued by ucc.

  • @kimharris7962
    @kimharris7962 Před 21 dnem +258

    Finally , someone who doesn't have unlimited conversion money. It's beautiful and one of a kind..

  • @karenbransome6978
    @karenbransome6978 Před 24 dny +283

    What a beautiful lady. It's so lovely to see our old world crafts being kept alive.
    What a wholesome way of life. 😊

    • @AlG214
      @AlG214 Před 12 dny +3

      Have met this person IRL; can confirm she is great!

  • @rubidot
    @rubidot Před 24 dny +408

    "Do you feel safe in here?" *holds medieval weapon* "...yeah." *pulls out saw* "It's just chaos in here." I like this lady's style.

    • @SowingSongs
      @SowingSongs Před 20 dny +14

      Not a medieval weapon - a billhook, used for laying traditional hedges, the ancient form of fencing.

    • @mantralife6620
      @mantralife6620 Před 20 dny +10

      Do those living in brick and mortar feel safe with robbers being able to smash a window of the home to get in? I feel more safe in my caravan than any home I’ve ever lived in.

    • @spencersanderson1894
      @spencersanderson1894 Před 19 dny +5

      @@SowingSongs Glad someone knows what it is, she even mentions she does hedgelaying and coppicing. Although it did make a good medieval weapon as well.

    • @thestrengthwithin4249
      @thestrengthwithin4249 Před 19 dny +1

      @@SowingSongs🙄🙄🙄

    • @user-vn4lj3vw9s
      @user-vn4lj3vw9s Před 17 dny +1

      Fantastic show, great attitude,i love watching

  • @mommar4858
    @mommar4858 Před 18 dny +16

    In a sociology course i read, If our society respected this level of human resourcefulness, creativity and strength. Banks and the debt system wouldn't work. I admire her, she lives a real life. Just my feelings/thoughts.

  • @deborahg4599
    @deborahg4599 Před 24 dny +396

    Really enjoyed this one. I also am a nomad, four years now, and she has done a wonderful job! Love her space! ❤
    Everyone’s government should leave us be. None of us are hurting anything and we just want peace.

    • @Renegademindstayfree
      @Renegademindstayfree Před 24 dny

      Unfortunately they don't like what they can't control. They want you trapped in the system and Rat race.

    • @Pinkbubble702
      @Pinkbubble702 Před 22 dny +42

      I agree, it's so messed up when a government makes it almost impossible to live like she does either their rules and regs YET they are happy to let let you sleep in a shop door way on the street. She's not taking anything from the government, no hand outs or benefits so you have no business interfering in her life. Sovereign human being. God bless her 🙏 ❤️

    • @carolclover1238
      @carolclover1238 Před 21 dnem +13

      AGREE 100%

    • @Autumnbreeze3000
      @Autumnbreeze3000 Před 21 dnem

      @@deborahg4599 their aim is to control every person using a social scoring system like in China. Nomads slip out of their view

    • @tilmangiebel959
      @tilmangiebel959 Před 20 dny +22

      No, they don't let You in peace, because in their eyes You don't t fit in the system. Every one being regarded as dancing out of their order is being harassed by the authorities.

  • @paulagraves9413
    @paulagraves9413 Před 23 dny +223

    Ma’am…from an older lady in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, I say you do you and let the others do them. You are INDEED a rare and precious jewel and I pray everything that comes your way is good and plenty. God’s blessings to you, and keep on being you. You’re GREAT!!❤

    • @Howeverwhatabout
      @Howeverwhatabout Před 19 dny +22

      Well said. Kind regards from what’s left of Britain!

    • @az55544
      @az55544 Před 15 dny

      And keep defficating 💩 and leaving raw sewage everywhere you stop! Bless your 💩 too 😮

    • @malapoyo
      @malapoyo Před 3 dny +4

      She IS GREAT ain't she? 👍👍 from me!
      And this SAME sort of government over reach is going on here in North America too.
      And I bet if you look into it, it's going on across the ENTIRE planet!
      Pure evil it is.
      Just keep steppin' & ignore them. Don't give "them" any energy. Just ignore.

  • @rickknight3823
    @rickknight3823 Před 22 dny +157

    What a brilliant woman, she seems so well rounded, love her attitude and character.
    We need more earthy natural people like her reminding us all to look up from the rat race every now and then.

  • @michaelcauser474
    @michaelcauser474 Před 16 dny +48

    More power to Steph for living the life that makes her happy. Too many of us get stuck chasing the impossible dream and never reaching it.
    Thank you for letting us meet her.

  • @medorakea7327
    @medorakea7327 Před 23 dny +128

    It's so refreshing to see a bigger van / truck that isn't the gross corporate modern style, but everything is still very beautiful & intentional.

    • @jaylucas8352
      @jaylucas8352 Před 4 dny

      One of the best conversions I’ve seen. I love ren faire too maybe that is why haha

  • @janewright2800
    @janewright2800 Před 7 dny +5

    Amazing lady. Love her free spirit! She is not bothering anyone. Let her live how she wants to!!🙏💚🌳🕊

  • @my_van_apartment
    @my_van_apartment Před 24 dny +176

    Coming up to 4 years fulltime vanlife myself this simpler life has been the best thing for mental health and the pocket because you live in a tiny space, you don’t accumulate junk so you stop wasting money. I use to feed my depression with buying clothes, I no longer have that need. You also don’t care about keeping up with trends and maybe get a thicker skin but worry less about what others think of you. Gosh if everyone could experience this lifestyle for even just a while I think we’d have kinder more accepting communities. I’m never going back to a house, I will die traveling and until then enjoy this beautiful lifestyle.

    • @katarzynaxx563
      @katarzynaxx563 Před 21 dnem +5

      It’s not for everyone.

    • @Bounce625
      @Bounce625 Před 20 dny +1

      I get bored in a can alone after a few days

    • @henryjohnfacey8213
      @henryjohnfacey8213 Před 19 dny +6

      40 years on the road HCV it's a great life. Radio, reading, and enjoying the world around you.

    • @henryjohnfacey8213
      @henryjohnfacey8213 Před 19 dny +1

      Absolutely right.40 years on the road. HCV, reading, radio and meeting wonderful people.

    • @ivok9846
      @ivok9846 Před 16 dny

      health insurance?

  • @user-pc9ok1sk9d
    @user-pc9ok1sk9d Před 23 dny +113

    76 & 75 van dwellers for past 4yrs...... What a joy to watch you Steph🙏🙏

  • @spritzpistol
    @spritzpistol Před 21 dnem +70

    What a lovely woman, intelligent, talented, measured with a great sense of humour and a cosy, beautiful home for her and her cute dogs. Good on you for not being forced back into the everyday house, mortgage and all the trappings that keep you under the gov’s thumb. Only reason they are against it is they can’t get loads of money from you. You are much happier than a lot of people I know who have huge homes with draining jobs taking up most of their waking hours, and huge debts to live a lifestyle they the think they should have, making them miserable, and looking forward to retirement. 😮 life is for living and you’re doing it great. Thanks for showing us your home ❤

    • @michaelsnider2484
      @michaelsnider2484 Před 8 dny

      Tardis on the inside, Tardis blue on the outside!!😊😊😊

  • @Elizabeth-rh1hl
    @Elizabeth-rh1hl Před 24 dny +70

    Everyone is different. I see that she is happy and feels free. For me, I’m such a homebody I need a permanent place to come back to every day. I have downsized and live simply in a very small town in the foothills of a mountain range and I love my life. I can see the appeal in her life too and wish her well.

    • @nadialaribi
      @nadialaribi Před 18 dny +4

      I am sure your life is enjoyable too! It's good to follow the path of simplicity.

    • @goodasgoing
      @goodasgoing Před 2 dny

      Yes, 💯 I couldn't do the nomadic life, but I need a simplistic lower cost of living that makes sense to me.

  • @goldenfd475
    @goldenfd475 Před 20 dny +75

    I'm 74 and fell upon this video by chance and was so impressed by the young lady and her attitude to life. Always brought up and lived within the confines of the "normal" perception of what life should be I can only say "if only"

    • @KyrstOak
      @KyrstOak Před 13 dny +5

      I saw a video of an old woman living her retirement like this. Perhaps you still could.

    • @christinanavarre8389
      @christinanavarre8389 Před 8 dny +4

      Hello luv, at 60 (currently 67) I found my 'if only'....A 2005 30 ft, sleeps 9 camper to go with my 2005 F-150. Can't afford to rent anywhere, a widow twice, divorced once, living on less than 1,000 a month. I needed a place I could call home. Not allowing anyone to tell me what was and wasn't acceptable...for me and my pets. I do well on my own. Not like I have a choice, I'm the only one left of my family. So if it's to be, it's up to me. Quite likely I'm in better health now than when I was 30.
      This young woman living as she chooses.. I say kudos to you luv!! You only have so many heartbeats...choose them wisely and live what Your definition of 'well' is. No one's decision but your own.❤

    • @user-tm2vc6fj8q
      @user-tm2vc6fj8q Před 6 dny +4

      ​@@christinanavarre8389 all the real people should be living this way instead of staionary boxes needing a 9 to 5 to maintain 😢 i dont understand people who exist in a 10, 20, 50.... mile radius from birth to death...humans were never meant to just exist... theres a whole globe to discover... delighted for you...best wishes ❤❤❤

    • @eternalblossom9287
      @eternalblossom9287 Před 5 dny +2

      @@christinanavarre8389 I AGREE WITH YOU LIFE IS TO BE ENJOYED NOT LIVE LIKE A SLAVE MUCH LOVE TO YOU

  • @michlardot2215
    @michlardot2215 Před 22 dny +54

    One happy lady and she is right
    a government should not be allowed 2 say how people should live

  • @eensteyn8859
    @eensteyn8859 Před 24 dny +156

    What a cool, down to earth, lovely person.

  • @manconthemove
    @manconthemove Před 24 dny +105

    I bloody loved that video...She's covered every possible base to be productive and to support herself 🙌🏻.
    Well done yet again guys for finding another gem 💎.
    💚💚

  • @roblloyd1879
    @roblloyd1879 Před 24 dny +84

    Great life! I converted a 41 seater coach for my family back in the late 60s, early 70s. Lived in caravans on the side of the road and lived on and sailed around in an 8 metre bobcat catamaran.
    Later took to bricks and mortar for interesting work and to build up a reserve to leave to my family when I pass on. 77 now and looking at catamarans, who knows.

  • @lenpeeters4498
    @lenpeeters4498 Před 24 dny +90

    Basic life can be happy life, she proves it. Good interview, well done.

  • @patkilmurray4702
    @patkilmurray4702 Před 24 dny +68

    I loved this wonderful woman and her enviable way of life, she's got this totally right and I wish the authorities wouldn't make things so difficult for van lifers, it's a healthier way to live.

    • @Stephsmidnightflit
      @Stephsmidnightflit Před 23 dny +10

      I'd love it to be easier for all nomads. The Gypsy, Roma, Traveller community. Homeless people, new age travellers. Fairground folk.

  • @darbybell8684
    @darbybell8684 Před 24 dny +50

    I’ve lived in houses most of my life and it was always cleaning, working, fixing, money insecurity!!! Now I live in a rv and love it!!!

  • @Chester1975
    @Chester1975 Před 24 dny +131

    I would take this van over a £100k motor home every time 👍😎

    • @macaroon147
      @macaroon147 Před 19 dny

      Looks too big and heavy for me tbh

    • @apocalypticdaze2139
      @apocalypticdaze2139 Před 19 dny

      ​@@macaroon147that's interesting

    • @djkenny1202
      @djkenny1202 Před 19 dny +3

      Agree big time! Those things are so tacky, too!

    • @tonybomob
      @tonybomob Před 15 dny

      Absolutely. Every item in there has so much character and has its own story too. Mesmerising

    • @alkirk-ws4co
      @alkirk-ws4co Před 14 dny +2

      @@djkenny1202 Who the hell cares if it's tacky? in my eyes the VAST majority of stick and brick homes are little more then eye sores.

  • @saltaireorangebicyclechopp8555

    What a lovely woman and she's made a super cosy home. 🙂

  • @Mamalinz50
    @Mamalinz50 Před 19 dny +14

    This lady is serotonin in human form!
    What a wonderful human they are.

  • @dnixon205
    @dnixon205 Před 24 dny +50

    I love that build! It's like stepping into a cabin from the frontier days.

  • @roygbiv6704
    @roygbiv6704 Před 23 dny +25

    Steph is a very bright woman! I think she could be a woodsman/gardener or a CEO of a company. She has made her choice. I watch these videos because I do believe there is going to be a reset, and those forewarned are forearmed. This channel is the best for highlighting this lifestyle and community. Thanks guys 🙂

    • @Stephsmidnightflit
      @Stephsmidnightflit Před 20 dny +4

      Funny you should say that. I am Royal horticulture society trained and ran my own gardening business for 5 years. And also do chainsaw stuff over winter as another hustle. Only today I was using my chainsaw to sort someone's wood store out for them

  • @user-jd7md1mx2u
    @user-jd7md1mx2u Před 24 dny +40

    A lovely lady and great to see her dogs get pride of place in her life and her world. True love both ways. We all have the opportunity to make these choices at a point in life when we have nothing, but not all are brave enough to take the leap of faith. It's still a big step. A step that governments and people should respect as not everyone has the choice. I left home in a recession hit Ireland at 17 with a rucksack on my back and some money in my pocket, taking a one way boat ride to England. It was tough for many years, no back-up, and no family close by. Basic single room apartments for years without heating. It makes you stronger, hard and street wise. It's amazing how resilient we are when times get tough and what we actually need.

    • @katherinestevens6528
      @katherinestevens6528 Před 17 dny

      Do you drive long distances?

    • @user-jd7md1mx2u
      @user-jd7md1mx2u Před 17 dny

      ​@@katherinestevens6528 I did in the past drive long distances. Today my life is very different. My family live in the UK where we have a small holding full of rescue Alpacas, Goats, Geese, Sheep, Horses, Dogs, Cats, Chickens and Peacocks, plus others. I on the other hand, have lived out of a suitcase and have worked abroad for the last twenty five years. Poland, Lithuania, Morocco, Turkey, Sri Lanka, China and Vietnam. I have for want of a better word become a global nomad. You cannot believe how good it is to live in the middle of nowhere in the UK working with the animals, who absolutely love us, keeping the place fixed up, for the brief times in the year when I am there. So whilst I don't drive long distances in the real sense of the word, I do have itchy feet and have seen and lived in many different cultures and countries. We are not rich financially, but we are richly rewarded in what we can give back to our family and rescue animals and the way they react and respond to us. We cannot take what we have put together with us when we leave this world and hope our children will continue the animal rescue we have set up after we have gone. This is as close to living off grid as we have got with our three children and extended animal rescue family and we love it. Believe me when I say we live close to nature and have life long bonds when it comes to living with the animals, hand rearing and recovering sick animals in the kitchen and any other room when required.

  • @fernwehneunzehn
    @fernwehneunzehn Před 24 dny +51

    I saw Steph at Vanlife Festival, such a cool lady! I've been 1.5 years on my van and like others have said, would never trade it for a house now.

    • @liveration
      @liveration  Před 24 dny +6

      That's cool! Yeah she really is!
      Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video 🙌🏼

  • @annmorgana2848
    @annmorgana2848 Před 21 dnem +27

    i may never meet any of the people in this video or watching this video, and i dont really need the inspiration, because i am already there, but it is so nice to know we are everywhere! ❤️ from canada, keep breathing free!

  • @mvincent5621
    @mvincent5621 Před 19 dny +9

    This lady is hands down one of the coolest people Ive seen on the Internet 👍👍

  • @my_van_apartment
    @my_van_apartment Před 24 dny +56

    I’m a fulltime vanlifer in Australia with my dog coming up to 4 years and this lifestyle seems more natural and fulfilling than “the cookie cutter” life we are lead to believe is the only way. Most parts of this country it’s legal to sleep in your vehicle so it’s disheartening to hear it’s mostly illegal in the UK. Thank you for sharing your story and your gorgeous home ♥️♥️♥️

    • @Victoria-gq8gt
      @Victoria-gq8gt Před 24 dny +3

      But that's incorrect! Its not 'mostly illegal to sleep in your vehicle in the uk'!! It's mostly legal, with certain exceptions regarding parking restrictions, private and public land etc. Please check the internet for validation.

    • @aussiehillbilly
      @aussiehillbilly Před 22 dny +2

      I'm drifting more and more this way. But I'm contemplating a camp at lightning Ridge. Off grid only $800 per year.30year lease. I'm going in a couple of weeks for the opal festival, doing a recognisance 🎉

    • @Emkamo-r1c
      @Emkamo-r1c Před 21 dnem +2

      @my_van_apartment
      Parts of NSW have passed the law (sleeping in vehicles illegal) the way things are going it won't take long for the rest of the country to catch up. Laws are even changing at rest stops and what kind of mobile home is allowed, certain size of black and grey water tanks is how councils are trying to keep a majority out

    • @aussiehillbilly
      @aussiehillbilly Před 21 dnem

      @@Emkamo-r1c yep not surprised.

    • @Bounce625
      @Bounce625 Před 20 dny

      It’s not illegal

  • @simont1108
    @simont1108 Před 22 dny +18

    So good to see a genuine smile - of fulfilment. Good on you lass, all the best.

  • @jessjobs
    @jessjobs Před 24 dny +23

    Would 💯 be friends with her, very interesting and so down to earth. Such a breathe of fresh air listening to someone like her

  • @Howeverwhatabout
    @Howeverwhatabout Před 19 dny +9

    I wouldn’t describe this as an ‘alternative life’, I would describe it as “Real Life”. Wonderful lady, great dogs too! Kind regards.

  • @lisanester3338
    @lisanester3338 Před 24 dny +22

    Thanks to Steph for sharing her lovely home with us. ❤

  • @nicholasmiller5146
    @nicholasmiller5146 Před 24 dny +51

    The British Govt. makes this kind of living illegal??? ShameShame !! The Govt. should pay this lovely lady for being a Life Lesson Ambassador !!

    • @andydixon2980
      @andydixon2980 Před 24 dny

      Shameful. Government is the enemy to our freedom.

    • @100Noddy
      @100Noddy Před 23 dny +3

      No, it is not illegal.

    • @andreaslind6338
      @andreaslind6338 Před 22 dny +9

      She said that the gov has pretty much made her way of life illegal.
      She said that she could only buy insurance by telling lies to the insurers.
      She said the gov classes her as homeless (probably because they don't have any other way to label her).
      So it pretty much is illegal, she has just found creative ways around it.

    • @monkeyboy2297
      @monkeyboy2297 Před 21 dnem +7

      its definitely not illegal, British people have been living on the road for decades, even centuries, I've been doing it full time for 6 years, never had a problem

    • @adredy
      @adredy Před 21 dnem +4

      @@monkeyboy2297 but where you can park ? at tesco illegal any other car park illegal street probably not safety today nothing is legal

  • @judycooper9103
    @judycooper9103 Před 24 dny +23

    Articulate, intelligent and well spoken….would love to spend some time in Steph’s company and attend one of her workshops. Love my home but understand and respect Steph’s reasons and her choice. Enjoy the life you are entitled too Steph

  • @jackwaycombe
    @jackwaycombe Před 19 dny +5

    It's only a few years since some startup company offered to provide £3000 (I think) temporary homes - barely more than enhanced garden sheds, but complete with bed, table, tiny cooker and shower. Assembled in a factory, and delivered to site on flatbed. Homeless problem solved, if not at a stroke, at least on a budget.
    But councils decided they were 'unfit for habitation.' No doubt in my mind, palms had been crossed with silver by the building lobby.
    The bizarre idea that a homeless person might be better off in a shop doorway than in one of those units shows how far this country has sunk.

  • @amberatartimec2564
    @amberatartimec2564 Před 24 dny +30

    This woman is a cool warrior!!

  • @thehealthjunkie8996
    @thehealthjunkie8996 Před 24 dny +23

    What a beautiful person, real and love how you're living a free life! Great van too!

  • @Midland_Wolf_71
    @Midland_Wolf_71 Před 24 dny +32

    Really enjoyed that. LOVE the soul and spirit of the guys prepared and brave enough to do this, must be extremely liberating. Reminds me of the late 80s to Mid 90s with the Travellers and “Crusties” we knew, far better times when we all felt FREE. She’s great.

    • @merlinporterarts
      @merlinporterarts Před 20 dny +1

      My exact thought...she reminded me of the mostly Internet free times of the 90s.

    • @pennybunny
      @pennybunny Před 14 dny +1

      ​@@merlinporterartsshe has a phone and laptop so she's still using the internet

  • @jaycee8553
    @jaycee8553 Před 22 dny +11

    Nice. I skirted the edges of society norms for years, always feeling like a square peg in a round hole...last year I took the plunge, stepped out, left my job and now live in my own caravan, became self-employed...and it was the best thing for my sanity, for my physical and mental health. Lots of people are surprised I'm not taking benefits. I'm living within my means, I go foraging regularly, I also have a container garden...I prefer this lifestyle tenfold.

  • @BeaverAmik
    @BeaverAmik Před 20 dny +7

    I think ppl who live a simple life are the happiest least anxious people.

  • @starofdavid9919
    @starofdavid9919 Před 22 dny +8

    What a wonderful woman, total self sufficiency at its best, really wish her all the best.

  • @5teffi3
    @5teffi3 Před 23 dny +14

    Thank you for showing us your home, it is beautiful and I am glad you are happier now.

  • @vancamerawoman7399
    @vancamerawoman7399 Před 22 dny +9

    Haha. If it’s stressful, stop caring. I’m with you on that one. I no longer care if my style of living isn’t the same as most others.
    Small is the new BIG 😊
    I love everything about you and the life you are living. Brilliant!

  • @jonathanboon1983
    @jonathanboon1983 Před 22 dny +8

    Such a refreshing look at life and how you can enjoy life with only limited belongings. Good on her.

  • @racebanning6390
    @racebanning6390 Před 24 dny +14

    Love the Gypsy wagon simplicity and how frugal of this truck. What a Blessed Home🙏🙏Happy travels Sister , and another great vid by Liveration. Showing the truth and reality of where we are. 💙💙🤙🤙

    • @liveration
      @liveration  Před 24 dny +1

      Thank you! Glad you're enjoying our videos 😊🙌🏼

  • @Dottydoraukexplorer
    @Dottydoraukexplorer Před 24 dny +11

    Lovely lady able to keep heritage crafts alive and a beautiful recycled van..amazing

  • @amandajay6582
    @amandajay6582 Před 22 dny +10

    Love your set up!. Connecting to the elements & keeping it simple is the best!. I've been 7 years as a UK van dweller. Adrian Flux Motorhome Insurance as a self build is a peace of mind as no issues whatsoever informing them of a wood burner in the van, added windows, bike rack etc!.

  • @bealtainecottage
    @bealtainecottage Před 22 dny +15

    What a wonderful, independent and strong woman! I loved this video!!!

  • @ginosalihbegovic7137
    @ginosalihbegovic7137 Před 24 dny +16

    If you own nothing on paper there is nothing people can take from you 😂👌

    • @monkeyboy2297
      @monkeyboy2297 Před 21 dnem +3

      fear the man (or woman) who has nothing to lose!

  • @evibertolait8262
    @evibertolait8262 Před 23 dny +9

    It's all the bare necassities we really need. Not the things they tell us we would.
    Longing for simplicity and the raw life. Feeling where food, water and heat come from and having the right to create a healthier life for me and the planet.
    I plan to start a similar lifestyle in the next years.
    Send my love to the beautiful countryside of the UK!

  • @MK-sw8pk
    @MK-sw8pk Před 21 dnem +4

    What a lovely lady. I'm ex Army and have PTSD. Have a house in Snowdonia but spent most of my time in the woods or up a mountain. Can't do bricks. I was going to get a (the norm camper van) but now looking for a horse box. Such a fantastic way of life. At one with nature. EXCELLENT 😍

  • @vivalaleta
    @vivalaleta Před 24 dny +11

    Good on her finding a way around being squeezed by the system.

  • @wendyandrews7116
    @wendyandrews7116 Před 24 dny +11

    Love her! Most realistic video of tiny house living that I have seen in a long time! This is truly what it is all about and I am inspired!

  • @WalksInCamera
    @WalksInCamera Před 24 dny +13

    Really cool attitude to life. Love the van, particularly the two homes for the dogs!

  • @XpurlX
    @XpurlX Před 21 dnem +6

    You are a free spirit and I admire your dedication. I'm “disabled,” which means I'm missing a leg and have an electric wheelchair, so I can't live like you, but I can do whatever I put my mind to. I can identify with you in the way you are satisfied with what you have. you are truly inspiring.

    • @Stephsmidnightflit
      @Stephsmidnightflit Před 20 dny +3

      Oh! I wish I could remember the name of the chap who converted his camper for his chair 🤔🤔

    • @eileeneclark9011
      @eileeneclark9011 Před 20 dny

      ​@@StephsmidnightflitGOOGLE IT + GET HIS NAME.
      7/16/24...

  • @LoriBrizzle
    @LoriBrizzle Před 24 dny +5

    What a lovely talented lady! The whole video was great to watch, thank you.

  • @wikdstixofcheese
    @wikdstixofcheese Před 24 dny +8

    I think this beautfiul woman is doing life the right way 👍 i wish Steph all the peace and happiness she deserves 💙

  • @euchrideucrow1970
    @euchrideucrow1970 Před 24 dny +7

    Wow! What a beautiful home this lady has created. I love her choice of furniture and who doesn’t love a rocking chair. Fantastic!

  • @yayac6503
    @yayac6503 Před 24 dny +8

    Beautiful , best alarm system (2 dog’s ) & she has everything she could need as well as want . Let freedom ring .

  • @becorations1
    @becorations1 Před 23 dny +6

    I love that she called it a TARDIS. Lol It’s almost the right color, too. Lol Maybe that’s where she will go with the paint. She seems so interesting and very happy! I hope the nomadic life continues to be kind to her!

  • @CaptSELLFISHRaVanLIFE
    @CaptSELLFISHRaVanLIFE Před 24 dny +8

    What a inspirational person.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Love Her attitude..

  • @MichaelAuthorAllAges
    @MichaelAuthorAllAges Před 24 dny +6

    What a lovely home you have! It kind of reminds me of a pioneer home. :)
    There is a pioneer village near where I live. And people from the community portray the parts of the different people that live in the village. It's very very neat, and your home reminds me of this.
    Love the writing desk, rocking chair, and spinning wheel. Now you just need a tabletop loom!
    You are so clever, self-reliant, and have such good energy.
    You are living a wonderful life, sort of a traveling artist life, in my opinion.
    I travel around in my car and do music for the elderly. I'm in my car a lot. And I have set it up in a simple way that works for me.
    I'm in my car about 8 hours a day, in my condo about 8 hours a day, and sleep in the condo 8 hours a day.
    On Friday nights, I just stay up all night in the car go grocery and toiletry shopping in the morning, and then travel home.
    I go to bed sometime between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and I'm up about noon, 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. And this is what fits me.
    It's much calmer and quieter late at night, so that's when I am up and about, and in the world in my car, for the most part.
    This helps my nerves. I start my day when most people are ending their day. This is what works for me.
    People are not cookie cutter people. Everyone is different. And the world and society should allow for people to live in the way that fits them.
    That is the secret, IMHO. You must know your life purpose, and you must make your life fit you.
    The fact that people need so many substances (cigarettes, alcohol, vaping, nerve pills, sleeping pills, you name it) is testament that something is not right in our world.
    If so many have to depend on all these substances just to cope, then that really tells us something.
    I learned long ago that the secret is to make your life fit you, so you can cope, follow your life purpose, and do here on Earth what you came to do.
    And the world should allow that and encourage it. But it does not.
    The world is all about greed, consuming, money, power, etcetera.
    Anyway, these are my thoughts.
    You are a lovely young lady with a wonderful life and home. I send you good thoughts, prayers, and wish for you blessings and every good thing! :)

  • @henryjohnfacey8213
    @henryjohnfacey8213 Před 19 dny +3

    Absolutely right. Can't afford to live where I was born. London. So I worked as a long distance lorry driver. Lived on the road. Parked up at night in the country side at night. Radio and reading. Wonderful. Good luck to you.

  • @joystott1867
    @joystott1867 Před 19 dny +3

    Enjoyed hearing your strength and humour, you are an awesome, freedom seeker, love your life! You are a beautiful individual woman❤❤❤❤

  • @juliawain-smith4353
    @juliawain-smith4353 Před 23 dny +8

    Lady, you and I have a similar life - I have no water installed (why would I?) but I do almost have a composting toilet. I started my journey in 22. Love it. Safe happy journeying to you 💜💜💜

  • @shamsshams20261
    @shamsshams20261 Před 22 dny +5

    I really like her way of thinking 🤗. I wish her much happiness in that beautiful house ✨. Thank you for sharing.

  • @JudySnyder-dv5ld
    @JudySnyder-dv5ld Před 22 dny +4

    I love her vibe. The van is cozy and old fashioned. Love it.

  • @Marie-lf8ut
    @Marie-lf8ut Před 8 dny +2

    I love her attitude. There is no fear...only POSSIBILITIES!

  • @rhonalow3271
    @rhonalow3271 Před 22 dny +6

    Just delightful Steph.
    Things have definitely changed since covid.
    I heard that covid orchestrated an unbelievable transfer of wealth from ordinary people to the obscenely wealthy.
    I am 71, living in Australia, and have travelled cheaply all my life. GOOD ONYA Steph🇦🇺 fulfilment is essential in your life❤️

  • @scottmcfarland2149
    @scottmcfarland2149 Před 21 dnem +4

    What a lovely lady living her best life! Very talented. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻

  • @tarmactrailandtrack
    @tarmactrailandtrack Před 22 dny +6

    i hope the lady had a carbon monoxide alarm if that wood burning stove isn't cemented in. Loved how she's used all the materials she has to the max value. Thats super smart. A great van

    • @Stephsmidnightflit
      @Stephsmidnightflit Před 20 dny +5

      I do! It's very important to me as my dogs are precious. I have my electric fused up to the eyeballs too.

  • @tenasanford8878
    @tenasanford8878 Před 22 dny +5

    If you want to go with an induction stove top it wouldn't work with just any type pots and pans. It works only with pots and pans that a magnet will stick to the bottom. Keep that in mind.😊

  • @emmamccarter4118
    @emmamccarter4118 Před 20 dny +1

    I love the Logo! LOL! I think she should keep it, puts a smile on someones face.

  • @TravelingwiththeGramkracker

    I love your home. Most of the Van builds I have seen are showcased as picture perfect. I live in a wide 7.5'x19' Van in the United States. My Van is made out of whatever I wanted to find to make my Van my home, and that's WHY I Love Your home So much. our homes are very similar

  • @sherryduva5263
    @sherryduva5263 Před 20 dny +5

    Weather this is England or the United States, rents are too high for the working poor, or lower middle class. No one wants the homeless in there back yard. This wonderful lady is not homeless at all. Wake-up she is showing UK government I can’t afford apartment or flat. I have my home on wheels.❤❤❤

  • @Rachellovescheese
    @Rachellovescheese Před 24 dny +4

    What an absolutely lovely woman. She’s living a wonderful life ❤

  • @theresabu3000
    @theresabu3000 Před 21 dnem +2

    I loved this insight to her life.
    I'm really envious of her freedom 😇😍
    Could see her thrive even more with a small plot of land - and a nice vegetable garden to put down some roots.
    That the sprinter only cost so little is 🤯. If you have little money you tend to choose the options that last longer, can be repaired...
    The old wood furniture looks great also - a lot of character.
    I do think we need people outside of normal society - that challenge our believes and the way we are used to do things. I'm not sure if a majority of people could live this way, but we can definitely implement some philosophies.

  • @efortunywhitton
    @efortunywhitton Před 23 dny +5

    Love her cosy home, her dogs are beautiful, as is her spirit! 😊❤

  • @deeoh3708
    @deeoh3708 Před 21 dnem +3

    Good on her and thank you to the friend for letting her live on your property.

  • @lilykatmoon4508
    @lilykatmoon4508 Před 21 dnem +3

    Wow! This is absolutely my favorite van life conversion! I’m crafty and artistic and I love to sew and wear historical dress. I have a late 1800s treadle sewing machine, and have always wondered how I’d bring that along. Her build has inspired me!

  • @edwardjones2202
    @edwardjones2202 Před 24 dny +5

    These people always seem so free
    Thanks for the video guys

  • @ianharrop6580
    @ianharrop6580 Před 21 dnem +2

    I think this is my favourite conversion and most inspirational way of living. Lovely to watch and makes me think twice ❤

  • @janetkoball44
    @janetkoball44 Před 24 dny +4

    A wonderful interview and tour. I really appreciate her honesty about her life and thoughts. I think she never gets bored or lazy because she has her interesting belongings all around her. I love her dogs and the company they are to her and their little bedrooms. I just subscribed and hope to see more like this one. And yes, she needs a tiny garden area!! Thanks

  • @krispysox
    @krispysox Před 20 dny +2

    Hats off lady! Living life on your own terms, admirable. Clearly somebody well schooled by travel, the best education there is. :)

  • @Conflictofinterest902
    @Conflictofinterest902 Před 18 dny +1

    When I watch videos like this, it just makes me feel at home. I struggle to fit in and when I watch videos like this, I realise it’s ok to not want what everyone else wants.

  • @suzie5772
    @suzie5772 Před 23 dny +2

    What a beautiful lady with a beautiful lifestyle ❤ Blessings to you and your dogs 🙏 Thank you for sharing xx

  • @demelza32
    @demelza32 Před 24 dny +4

    Sovereign Sister, you go girl!!! Total respect. I would love to have a conversation with her and see what her views on life are.

  • @thesehandsart
    @thesehandsart Před 17 dny +2

    This is probably my favorite conversion I've ever seen, it's so personal to her and so cozy❤

  • @hamishlovesit4731
    @hamishlovesit4731 Před 24 dny +12

    That life follows the natural order of things ... Far better than the corporate capture that most people live in

  • @GratefulWarriorMom
    @GratefulWarriorMom Před 22 dny +6

    I get it❤ I'm STILL renovating my old rv, but it's clear that I need to get on the road now. Even though the rv isn't finished, I'm creative and resourceful, and I'm ready to start this new chapter of my life!!❤❤

  • @bzmommy10
    @bzmommy10 Před 22 dny +3

    The first thing I saw was the princess at the market in Stardust. Awesome❤

  • @LeeBoulton-pm5nq
    @LeeBoulton-pm5nq Před 24 dny +4

    What a beautiful home, that way of life his amazing. Just like people living on a narrowboat it's hard work sometimes but your so more relax living the life you want and not what people think the way we should live

  • @heather333
    @heather333 Před 23 dny +9

    Oh! This young lady is just lovely! She has the right attitude to life. I love her homely home. It's so upsetting that alternative lifestyles are looked down on by so many people, and Government, across the UK.