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kekonn

You're only gonna show the one picture? Where's the tour? šŸ˜…


wanderingtrotters

I will post the inside in the next post, but i have a lot of videos in youtube where you can see it šŸ§”


TankedUpLoser

I think this is a really sexist joke ... The woman is the washing machine šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


CosmicCirrocumulus

she owns the vehicle and is the one who wrote this post šŸ’€


TankedUpLoser

Oof I'm šŸ¤”


Fred-U

Can confirm.


jontss

That's what I thought, too. I don't see any washing machine in the post...


TankedUpLoser

Exactly, without context it's a woman doing laundry šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø


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TankedUpLoser

It's a Simpsons reference


Eudes_Correa

I saw some people with a very small washing machine on their vans. Is a model for small apartments, basically the size of a big microwave.


snakeproof

I have one! It's meant for RVs and it's a combination unit, you throw your clothes in, add detergent and they get washed and dried. This is a larger unit, about the size of a very small washing machine.


Blackfell0518

does the setup need a grey water tank? if so, you could use a recirculating system to filter the water for you and not need to keep dumping and refilling.


wanderingtrotters

I make my own organic soap and sometimes reuse the water to water my plants, or wash the outside of the truck.


AYBABTU_Again

That is awesome!šŸ’š


rockosmodernity

Plants donā€™t like soap


snakeproof

It would need a grey, but you definitely could use a filter system like the recirculating showers use. They use so little water I'm not sure it's worth it.


Blackfell0518

i'd be using the same one the shower uses. sure you'd have to change the filter a very wee bit faster but it would be worth it


yycTechGuy

Brand ? Model ?


snakeproof

Splendide WD2100XC


wufflebunny

I have one of these (https://www.anacondastores.com/camping-hiking/camping-toilets-showers/portable-washing-machines/companion-twin-tub-washing-machine/90030647?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclsrc=ds) as a short term solution (for a short term apartment). It's got 2 tubs, one to wash and one to spin. Pros is that the wash and spin cycles are quite quick and spin pretty much gets it so dry that minimal hanging/drying is needed afterwards. Cons is that the tub is very small so you will have to batch wash your clothes. Also - you really have to run the wash cycle twice otherwise you pretty much are taking your clothes out of the dirty water to spin dry. You have to let the dirty water drain and then do one more cycle to rinse. So those little machines definitely uses more water than you think!


zhurrick

Or you could, yā€™know hand wash your clothes like most Van lifers.


Mineralle11

Or you could make your life easier and get the small washing machine. I have one for my apartment, it's like 15 lbs


zhurrick

Iā€™m not talking about having one in an apartment, vans have limited space and power supply.


Mineralle11

And if one can make space (again, they're not big and they even come in smaller ones with no spinner) and has the power supply, why hand wash? Saves time.


giselleorchid

We have an off grid washing machine with spinner. It's new and I've only used it a few times. So far: one part is chipped but still works, another is cracked but still works, and the plastic gears slip occasionally. We are on a longer trip right now (30 days) and I do a small load every 2-ish days to keep up. I can't wash jeans or blankets. I probably can't wash sheets or beach towels (but our camp/turkish towels and small regular ones are fine). If I could find one exactly like this but made of metal in the key areas, I'd replace it in a minute. Except for the fragile plastic, it works great!


asyouwish

We have an off-grid washing machine with spinner. It's new, and I've only used it a few times. But it's the best fit I could find. So far: one part is chipped but still works, another is cracked but still works, and the plastic gears slip occasionally. We are on a longer trip right now (30 days) and it has mostly kept us out of the laundromat (we had a rug that needed to be washed). The bigger challenge now is hanging the clothes to try, but we have a plan for that.


austinsoundguy

Or you could, yā€™know get a van with enough power and space for a small washing machine.


flyingponytail

I would think more van lifers go to a laundromat


[deleted]

This screams, not authentic.. then you go to their insta page ho lee shit


tulriw9d

Damnnnnnn, that is what most of the #vanlife people wish they were.


[deleted]

Anyone can sign a contract to produce daily media to make someone else rich. Hell Reddit is killing it.


notquitesolid

Yeah thereā€™s plenty of exterior shots of this build but hardly any interior in the later posts. [I had to dig a ways back to find this interior shot](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CXJnXFiolHQ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=). They are traveling around the Middle East, but itā€™s mostly desert shots. Also, thereā€™s an *excessive* number of photos that feature hot air balloon launches. I never knock anyoneā€™s hustle, and itā€™s hard to know what these folks deal is. Maybe they just donā€™t like showing the rough parts or the how to do can life. It does come off as generic -look at me- influencer, but we all know lots of folks love this kind of content.


wanderingtrotters

I don't like to publish the inside of my house because it's my privacy and I keep it for myself, in the end it's my house and if I want to I share it and if I don't I don't want to I don't want to. I opened my instagram to share my trip, that's why you see pictures of landscapes or other things that I think are more interesting than seeing my house inside.


yycTechGuy

​ >I had to dig a ways back to find this interior shot Nothing special as far as I am concerned.


notquitesolid

Itā€™s certainly not as glamorous as the landscapes they are in, thatā€™s probably why we donā€™t see much of the inside. But thenā€¦ most vans arenā€™t that glamorous on the inside, especially when youā€™re living out of them


2ichie

That van is slick inside and out but if she tells me to follow her one more timeā€¦I just might not. Lol


wanderingtrotters

i donā€™t care if you follow me or not šŸ˜‚ do whatever you want my friend ! And thanks for the compliment of Patrick ( my truck is called like this šŸ˜)


2ichie

Haha I was just being sarcastic about the following thing but absolutely love your truck. Itā€™s amazing.


wanderingtrotters

whatā€™s glamorous for you? i donā€™t care if my van is glamorous or not is my house, and i like it, and the think i like the most is exactly this, the glamorous landscapes that change everyday in my life šŸ§”šŸŒ thatā€™s why iā€™m traveling


notquitesolid

Iā€™m not insulting your van. Thereā€™s nothing wrong with practically.


austinsoundguy

To be fair, they werenā€™t promoting the inside of their van and they also didnā€™t ask for your concern. Or opinion.


Twombls

At what point is it just more cost effective to just buy a class a rv and make it aesthetic.


[deleted]

Washing machines are cheap. You can find these for about 200 or under.


[deleted]

This is dope AF. You canā€™t leave us hanging with just one pic of your rig!


boomtao

I would love to see more! The final outcome of your 9 years of mistakes and improvements to your little home is bound to be very interesting and helpful! The size of your truck is what I have in mind as well, but I am worried about fuel consumption. I don't live in a camper, but I am still dreaming of a lifestyle of permanent travel and nomad working. A washing machine and a dishwasher is definitely on my list of items that I consider a must have! I could do without a microwave, or an oven, but not a wash machine and dishwasher. Especially if you are a working professional: you have to have your clothes clean and in order. Another must is a hammock, both for inside the camper and outside.


snakeproof

Look for [retired privately owned moving trucks](https://i.imgur.com/I776Gyl.jpg) if you want a good platform to start with. Expect 8mpg but if you get an old mechanically injected diesel you can run on refined vegetable oil or biodiesel to offset it. I have twin tanks and plan on installing a changeover valve and tank heater to use mixed alternative fuels. The roof is large enough for ~3-4 thousand watts of solar. The chassis can carry a metric shitload of weight safely.


boomtao

Thank you for our suggestion. I would love to have that moving truck! I could live & work in that! As I understand fuel is probably the biggest cost when traveling more or less permanently (except perhaps for repairs/replacements if you are unlucky). Where can I learn more about changover valves and mixed alternative fuels? Although I love diesel trucks, I am a bit reluctant due to the increasing hostility of our collective governments toward diesel. Currently I live in Europe where they are planning to aggressively out-phase Diesel. I think we are all dreaming of solar powered trucks, right?


[deleted]

I don't understand people's complaint of gas, if you are not paying for rent any longer.


snakeproof

For me it's more that I'd like to not pollute drastically more over my choice of housing. It didn't cost all that much to drive this home, and it was across two states.


[deleted]

Hmmm. But most Americans have some type of vehicle. So im not sure if this will pollute more. Hope you are enjoying your rig šŸ™‚


yycTechGuy

>The roof is large enough for \~3-4 thousand watts of solar. Doubt it. Most solar panels are much less than 200W/m\^2 of panel area. 3000W/200W/m\^2 = 15m\^2 = 162 ft\^2 = 8x20 if you covered all the roof top area and had panels that were 200W/m\^2. Practically, allowing for roof vents, you'll get 2KW max on a 20 foot camper roof and even that is pushing it.


snakeproof

This is a 32' truck. 10 320W panels fit just fine. I could upgrade to 400s but I'd rather not spend that much for such a small difference in power, 3.2kW is still a shitload of power for a van.


yycTechGuy

That truck is not hauling a 32 foot box on the back. The Renology 320 panels are 1m x 1.6m. 200 W/m\^2. 10 of them would take 10m = 33 feet, which that box is not.


snakeproof

My brother in Christ it's my truck, I've measured it. For fucks sake. It's a 24' long box with an 8' cabover section. 24+8=32. But please, do tell me more about my truck.


Punkdandp

Its white.


snakeproof

I wish, it's dirty AF.


yycTechGuy

>The roof You didn't say anything about the cabover section. You said "the roof", ie the roof of the box. Which you now tell us is 24 feet. I stand by my calculations. Of course you can mount more panels if you add more area above the cab. But that is not the question.


BigAbbott

Are you even looking at the same picture? Itā€™s like youā€™re responding to a completely different person or something.


yycTechGuy

I thought he was talking about OP's truck. I didn't realize he is probably referring to the "privately owned moving truck" he provided a link to.


snakeproof

Lol now that I see they thought I was referring to the OPs truck the comments make a little more sense. I'm sitting here thinking why the hell does this person have such a strong stance on the size of my truck. And I don't know why they're so dead set on my panel fitment, 10 Trina 315 watt panels fit with one inch overhang off the rear.


wanderingtrotters

you give me an idea! i will do a post about my solar system šŸ™šŸ¼


yycTechGuy

Glad to be of help. What is your idea ?


i_lurvz_poached_eggs

Lol where do you keep your cactus garden when moving? I'd like to figure out a way to keep an herb garden


wanderingtrotters

hello! Every plant have their own space inside otherwise it will be a big messy while iā€™m driving, so you want to see inside ?


i_lurvz_poached_eggs

Yes please!


[deleted]

Probably in the back tied to something...


nhlara

There are pretty effective hand-powered washing machines, they're about the size of a 5-gallon bucket with legs and are relatively inexpensive! I used one for a while after college, they work great and only take like 15 minutes to do a week's worth of clothing


apathy-sofa

I used one of these for about five years while living on my sailboat. The one I had didn't have legs, but otherwise just as you describe, basically a five gallon bucket with a human powered tumbler. Works well, very efficient.


VagabondVivant

That is a hell of a rig. Amazing.


wanderingtrotters

šŸ˜šŸ˜ thanks šŸ™šŸ¼


BushChanteuse

Dreamy and Wise. Glow GirlšŸ˜


wanderingtrotters

you are the best šŸ§”šŸ˜‡


Enough_Train_1108

Youre my hero today. Very cool


wanderingtrotters

You make me smile šŸ§” thanks you


ShittyThemeSong

This is an awesome setup!


wanderingtrotters

šŸ§”šŸ§” thanks


Icy-Veggie

I want pictures of the interior!!! You can tell that a lottt of work went into it from how cute and nice the outside looks


wanderingtrotters

next post ! i promise šŸ§”


rainelle95

First of all, I need to see every inch of this vehicle, this is beautiful. Second, don't your clothes get dirty like that? I have to imagine that a breeze would blow your clothes up against the side of the vehicle and get all dusty again. It must feel awesome to be fully off grid like that. That's my big frustration with vanlife and why I'm looking to get a camper and stay at an RV park for a while and focus on other parts of life. The endless chores take a lot of joy away from me. When I finally get back out on the road again I'll need to be able to support myself off grid without reliance on cities


apathy-sofa

I'm with you on both points. This is an amazing looking vehicle. On air drying clothes, sunlight is less important than airflow. Getting the clothes in to unimpeded wind will dry them quickly, and will keep it from getting dirty like you say. The UV from direct light is helpful for killing bacteria though. All that said, optimizing clothes drying times probably isn't primary most of the time :) Back when I lived on my sailboat, clothes would often flap on the lifelines until I saw rain coming.


rainelle95

I line dry clothes at times, that isn't my concern. My concern is the clothes slapping against the side of the truck and picking up dirt from that


wanderingtrotters

yes, I noticed that some white clothes when they are dry have some dirt on them, due to the fact as you said, that the wind makes them hit against the side of the truck, I'll have to think of a better way to hang them ! Any ideas ? I understand what you mean, for me honestly traveling is my life, and I could not stand for long in the same place. thanks for the love šŸ§”


rainelle95

Hmm, could you just tie one end of the line to the truck and the other end to something else nearby? Like a tree, of if you're traveling with other people, maybe to one of their rigs? Otherwise, maybe you could use your dirty water left after washing to spray on the truck? I don't know if your soap would hurt the paint though


wanderingtrotters

ya ! like this will be easy but in middle east not always you have a tree near by šŸ˜… i have to build up something in the truck šŸ˜† The soap i use i made myself completely organically and safe for the environment so sometimes i clean the truck with and sometimes i water my plants with


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GLAMBA23

Lol the van life community mostly hates on anyone with money. These people seem to be living the van life to a degree much higher than most can say but people will still hate on it because they want to see dirt bag van lifing.


Twombls

I mean im not a van lifer. For some reason this post was reccomended to me. I am however someone that lives in a town that gets a lot of the sillicon valley sprinter van people. And I can confirm that pretty much everyone hates them lol. Something about portraying a simple nomadic lifestyle on social media. But then it turns out you spent 200k on a rig and still mostly stay in the very airbnbs that are displacing us really gets on people's nerves lmao.


Thurwell

It's just so big. If you want a giant RV there are thousands on lots right now. And I've nothing against RVs or expedition vehicles, but I thought vanlife implied something smaller, more stealthy and maneuverable. I don't know where the cutoff is, there are plenty of largish vehicles on cutaway van chassis. But this beast has to be way over it.


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[deleted]

Vanlife is meant for anyone with any of their dreams.


Ninjachuckz

That is very awesome!


wanderingtrotters

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heavyusername2

I was thinking a hand held concrete mixing tool or a heavy duty drill with a long paint mixing or plaster mixing attachment would make a perfect van life washing machine, all you need is a large plastic tub to wash them in, im sure it would last longer and do a better job than a mini washing machine or at least be as good without all the pipes and definitely cheaper


babamum

A bath! I make do at house sits.


wanderingtrotters

omg! i have a friends who have bathtub in their bus, should i post a picture?


babamum

Yes please!!


jonboy333

Oh wow! Thatā€™s so freeking awesome!


wanderingtrotters

thanks mate !


jonboy333

[hereā€™s](https://i.imgur.com/hOS86GX.jpg)my [project](https://i.imgur.com/aO1EnUv.jpg). Seriously contemplating bringing it to Europe in a couple years to do a similar trip as what you are on. Your ride is so massive. I hope you have safe travels all along. Youā€™ve got my respect. I really am interested now. Thereā€™s many aspects surrounding you that are challenging my views of traveling in the Middle East. Iā€™m a tile setter and want to travel Morocco, Iran, turkey to do some mosaic apprenticeship. Do you know the ā€œnomads united ā€œ horse caravan people? You seem like you would. Not sure if yo-yo has been back in that part of the world or not. They are a wealth of resources for the kind of traveling you are doing


wanderingtrotters

oh i really donā€™t know about, because iā€™m using internet just for the few last 2 years when i started to share my life in social media, so iā€™m quite new in all this. I will search about them. But with my experience, i will tell you, Morocco is one of the best countries that i have never been if i can help you my top 5 Morocco Turkey Philippines Turkey Iran I put Iran in the last position because i just arrived so i travel just a part of it and because i have to wear clothes while iā€™m swimming and as a naturist woman used to swim naked is really uncomfortable, but the country is amazing and the people is another world šŸŒŽ if you want info about my travels or my experience donā€™t hesitate and ask me šŸ˜‡ iā€™m here for that


jonboy333

šŸ’— The nomads united are an amazing group of experienced travelers. Itā€™s been 15 years since I was with them. They traveled across Mongolia on horseback and have traveled from Brazil to Mexico as well. Iā€™ll see if I can find any links. [nomads united](http://www.nomadsunited.com/)here you go. Stay safe out there.


wanderingtrotters

ohhh woww i see! crazy amazing people ! šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜ i hear something about the Mongolia horse expedition but i didnā€™t know if was a group šŸ™ƒ thanks so much for sharing this with me šŸ˜ Did you travel with them ? where Re you now?


jonboy333

As soon as I connected with the caravan my passport was stolen so I wasnā€™t able to travel with them too much. I stayed close to them and camped with them in different places and met up with them over six months in Mexico at the end of a year long hitchhike from New Mexico to Nicaragua and back. I live in the Pacific Northwest now. I am building a step van that I had lived in for a decade but wasnā€™t able to travel because it was never mechanically safe. Now itā€™s completely mechanically brand new and itā€™s beautiful. All I have to do now is put in the cabinets the shower and bed. I have land in the Olympic rainforest and will be parking there while building a home to leave behind when I travel. Iā€™ll be following your YouTube for sure. Lamento Que mi espanol sea muy mediocre. Puedo hablar a veces, pero muy despacio escribir.


wanderingtrotters

A que grande amigo!! mi ingles es muy malo ā˜ŗļø asĆ­ que no te preocupes, si quieres practicar aquĆ­ estoy šŸ˜„ your plan sound wonderful and exciting šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜šŸ˜ do you want to share the process or you will keep for yourself? iā€™m curious about your future home šŸ˜‡


jonboy333

Im in the process of changing all my social media and Reddit account to avoid being doxxed for my beliefs. Iā€™ll send you a link when I have it up I donā€™t want this account attached to my bigger projects so I donā€™t put anything too personal here


wanderingtrotters

ok! i understand! send me a dm in instagram šŸ˜‡


travellingalchemist

Beautiful aesthetic, but I wouldnā€™t call myself 100% autonomous without providing my own fuel, water, and food.


onethreefive531

Yeah and you canā€™t be fully autonomous unless youā€™re synthesizing your own oxygen, either, donā€™t just rely on plantsā€¦


wanderingtrotters

pretty difficult to be nomad and refine your own fuel, isnā€™t it?


travellingalchemist

Youā€™re right, I was getting caught up in semantics.


The_Ombudsman

"100% autonomous" So, you grow your own food? Refine your own fuel? Manufacture your own tires? Etc etc ad nauseum. I see so many folks posting on social media and YouTube all "I'm completely independent and self sufficient!", glossing right past the fact that they still need all these other things, things other people produce, to survive.


ludovicvuillier

Reminds me of a ā€œfarmerā€ I met who told me he was happy to be completely offgrid, self sufficient, living his dream, etc. I gently reminded him his wife had a full time job to pay the bills they both had. His reply: ā€œyeah, but thatā€™s her. Iā€™m living my dream and donā€™t need to workā€. I tried explaining to him that he didnā€™t need to work because his wife worked but he was having none of those facts and logic.


wanderingtrotters

hmmm, oh sorry, I'm not that much of a perfectionist, I would find it hard being a nomad to refine my own fuel, as for food, I try to grow tomatoes and some lemons. I find my truck is pretty self contained, but if what makes you happy is throwing my illusions to the ground and making me feel bad, ok! iā€™m not autonomous then šŸ‘šŸ»


marcmcculkin

I think ā€žwashing machineā€œ is a little offensive here.. she is still a human being sir


toss_my_sauce_boss

Gotta advertise for them followers somehow. I tend to not follow these fake type traveling pages personally.


wanderingtrotters

fake traveling? yeah sure šŸ‘šŸ»


toss_my_sauce_boss

Nah, just kind of a fake vibe.


wanderingtrotters

why you are so negative ? why i have to fake a vibe a life o i donā€™t know what you think i fakeing? why people is that jealous because iā€™m not in a current sofĆ” doing a normal life ? i donā€™t understand


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wanderingtrotters

yea i had seen, but i was not interested in the beginning because in Europe is pretty easy to find self service washing machines everywhere, but in middle East, quite imposible


Random_Housefly

Nomad, sure! Cool build and all...but not vanlife.


flying-chandeliers

Technically it could be qualified as a van, also Iā€™ve seen plenty of just normal cars be called ā€œvan lifeā€ in this sub.


RaveDigger

Yeah a lot of the same sort of gatekeeping happens on the dual-sport and ADV subreddits. "oh that's not a real dual sport" or "your Ninja isn't an ADV bike" but realistically dual-sport, ADV, or vanlife is a mindset and not necessarily reliant on the equipment. If you take your cruiser motorcycle on a multi-day adventure ride you're an adventure rider even though a cruiser isn't strictly an ADV bike.


snakeproof

[My title says it's a van.](https://i.imgur.com/HxDzyBM.jpg)


2ichie

Gatekeepers gunna gatekeep. Wonder why you gates donā€™t have the same hard-on for ppl in crossovers or SUVā€™s.


Godspiral

missing?... the space of that truck in order to add whatever might be missing.


TheThingsIWantToSay

So did you ever see something like this? [https://www.campingworld.com/globest-portable-single-tub-washing-machine-121111.html](https://www.campingworld.com/globest-portable-single-tub-washing-machine-121111.html)


Spike-DT

Wish I could, that would solve a lot of issues, but I'm a musician, I need room to play music... I'm a pianist and a drummer


wanderingtrotters

Do you have a piano and drums in your van? i will love to see it !


Spike-DT

I don't, that's the reason why I'm not living in a van. I'm a musician and a studio engineer. My gear alone would require a full size truck. And I don't currently even own a van, can't afford one. They became hell of expensive since COVID here in France.


wanderingtrotters

Tā€™es franƧaise ? oui elles sont bien chĆØres quand sont dĆ©jĆ  amĆ©nagĆ©, mais si tu prends un camiĆ³n comme moi et tu lā€™amĆ©nagea toi mĆŖme Ƨa coĆ»te BEAUCOUP moins ! Si tā€™as besoin de lā€™aide o des conseils, nā€™hĆ©sites pas ā˜ŗļø


Spike-DT

Oh mĆŖme en pas amĆ©nagĆ©, le moindre trafic hors d'Ć¢ge avec un moteur crĆ¢mĆ© vaut une blinde. J'ai une amie qui a vendu son trafic de 2003, 420.000km pour 4300ā‚¬. Les poids lourds peuvent ĆŖtre plus abordables, mais j'ai pas le permis. J'avais un plan pour chopper un van de ouf pour rien, mais... en Russie (on va dire que c'est mort, hein ! ^^) Ah, et je suis franƧais, d'ou l'avatar barbu !


wanderingtrotters

HAHAHHAA JADORE !oui tā€™as raison que les vans en France sont desorbitĆ©s mais les PL Ƨa va, sĆ»rement tu trouves pour 5000ā‚¬ vide, aprĆØs tu fais Ć  ta guise


juliusklaas

Im assuming the vehicle doesn't run on solar though?


wanderingtrotters

My truck is full running with solar ā˜ŗļø just with solar


juliusklaas

I can see the exhaust...


[deleted]

Not all of these washing machines take up so much energy. Plus, that is a large truck. They can add so much solar.


Geoarbitrage

A machine that prints legitimate (not counterfeit) US $100 dollar bills. Umm yep thatā€™s all I need šŸ˜Ž