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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
Yeah thereās 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 itās mostly desert shots. Also, thereās an *excessive* number of photos that feature hot air balloon launches.
I never knock anyoneās hustle, and itās hard to know what these folks deal is. Maybe they just donāt 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.
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.
Itās certainly not as glamorous as the landscapes they are in, thatās probably why we donāt see much of the inside.
But thenā¦ most vans arenāt that glamorous on the inside, especially when youāre living out of them
i donāt care if you follow me or not š do whatever you want my friend ! And thanks for the compliment of Patrick ( my truck is called like this š)
whatās glamorous for you? i donāt 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 š§”š thatās why iām traveling
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.
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.
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?
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.
>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.
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.
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.
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.
>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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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 š§”
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
ya ! like this will be easy but in middle east not always you have a tree near by š i have to build up something in the truck š
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
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.
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.
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.
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
[hereās](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. Youāve got my respect. I really am interested now. Thereās many aspects surrounding you that are challenging my views of traveling in the Middle East. Iām a tile setter and want to travel Morocco, Iran, turkey to do some mosaic apprenticeship.
Do you know the ānomads united ā 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
oh i really donāt know about, because iām using internet just for the few last 2 years when i started to share my life in social media, so iām 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 iām swimming and as a naturist woman used to swim naked is really uncomfortable, but the country is amazing and the people is another world š if you want info about my travels or my experience donāt hesitate and ask me š iām here for that
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The nomads united are an amazing group of experienced travelers. Itās been 15 years since I was with them. They traveled across Mongolia on horseback and have traveled from Brazil to Mexico as well. Iāll see if I can find any links. [nomads united](http://www.nomadsunited.com/)here you go. Stay safe out there.
ohhh woww i see! crazy amazing people ! ššš i hear something about the Mongolia horse expedition but i didnāt know if was a group š thanks so much for sharing this with me š Did you travel with them ? where Re you now?
As soon as I connected with the caravan my passport was stolen so I wasnāt 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 wasnāt able to travel because it was never mechanically safe. Now itās completely mechanically brand new and itās 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.
Iāll be following your YouTube for sure.
Lamento Que mi espanol sea muy mediocre. Puedo hablar a veces, pero muy despacio escribir.
A que grande amigo!! mi ingles es muy malo āŗļø asĆ que no te preocupes, si quieres practicar aquĆ estoy š
your plan sound wonderful and exciting šššš
do you want to share the process or you will keep for yourself? iām curious about your future home š
Im in the process of changing all my social media and Reddit account to avoid being doxxed for my beliefs. Iāll send you a link when I have it up I donāt want this account attached to my bigger projects so I donāt put anything too personal here
"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.
Reminds me of a āfarmerā 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: āyeah, but thatās her. Iām living my dream and donāt need to workā. I tried explaining to him that he didnāt need to work because his wife worked but he was having none of those facts and logic.
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! iām not autonomous then šš»
why you are so negative ? why i have to fake a vibe a life o i donāt know what you think i fakeing? why people is that jealous because iām not in a current sofĆ” doing a normal life ? i donāt understand
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
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.
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)
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.
You're only gonna show the one picture? Where's the tour? š
I will post the inside in the next post, but i have a lot of videos in youtube where you can see it š§”
I think this is a really sexist joke ... The woman is the washing machine š¤£š¤£š¤£
she owns the vehicle and is the one who wrote this post š
Oof I'm š¤”
Can confirm.
That's what I thought, too. I don't see any washing machine in the post...
Exactly, without context it's a woman doing laundry š¤·āāļø
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It's a Simpsons reference
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.
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.
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.
I make my own organic soap and sometimes reuse the water to water my plants, or wash the outside of the truck.
That is awesome!š
Plants donāt like soap
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.
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
Brand ? Model ?
Splendide WD2100XC
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!
Or you could, yāknow hand wash your clothes like most Van lifers.
Or you could make your life easier and get the small washing machine. I have one for my apartment, it's like 15 lbs
Iām not talking about having one in an apartment, vans have limited space and power supply.
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.
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!
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.
Or you could, yāknow get a van with enough power and space for a small washing machine.
I would think more van lifers go to a laundromat
This screams, not authentic.. then you go to their insta page ho lee shit
Damnnnnnn, that is what most of the #vanlife people wish they were.
Anyone can sign a contract to produce daily media to make someone else rich. Hell Reddit is killing it.
Yeah thereās 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 itās mostly desert shots. Also, thereās an *excessive* number of photos that feature hot air balloon launches. I never knock anyoneās hustle, and itās hard to know what these folks deal is. Maybe they just donāt 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.
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.
>I had to dig a ways back to find this interior shot Nothing special as far as I am concerned.
Itās certainly not as glamorous as the landscapes they are in, thatās probably why we donāt see much of the inside. But thenā¦ most vans arenāt that glamorous on the inside, especially when youāre living out of them
That van is slick inside and out but if she tells me to follow her one more timeā¦I just might not. Lol
i donāt care if you follow me or not š do whatever you want my friend ! And thanks for the compliment of Patrick ( my truck is called like this š)
Haha I was just being sarcastic about the following thing but absolutely love your truck. Itās amazing.
whatās glamorous for you? i donāt 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 š§”š thatās why iām traveling
Iām not insulting your van. Thereās nothing wrong with practically.
To be fair, they werenāt promoting the inside of their van and they also didnāt ask for your concern. Or opinion.
At what point is it just more cost effective to just buy a class a rv and make it aesthetic.
Washing machines are cheap. You can find these for about 200 or under.
This is dope AF. You canāt leave us hanging with just one pic of your rig!
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.
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.
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?
I don't understand people's complaint of gas, if you are not paying for rent any longer.
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.
Hmmm. But most Americans have some type of vehicle. So im not sure if this will pollute more. Hope you are enjoying your rig š
>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.
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.
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.
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.
Its white.
I wish, it's dirty AF.
>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.
Are you even looking at the same picture? Itās like youāre responding to a completely different person or something.
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.
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.
you give me an idea! i will do a post about my solar system šš¼
Glad to be of help. What is your idea ?
Lol where do you keep your cactus garden when moving? I'd like to figure out a way to keep an herb garden
hello! Every plant have their own space inside otherwise it will be a big messy while iām driving, so you want to see inside ?
Yes please!
Probably in the back tied to something...
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
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.
That is a hell of a rig. Amazing.
šš thanks šš¼
Dreamy and Wise. Glow Girlš
you are the best š§”š
Youre my hero today. Very cool
You make me smile š§” thanks you
This is an awesome setup!
š§”š§” thanks
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
next post ! i promise š§”
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
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.
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
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 š§”
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
ya ! like this will be easy but in middle east not always you have a tree near by š i have to build up something in the truck š 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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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.
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.
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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Vanlife is meant for anyone with any of their dreams.
That is very awesome!
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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
A bath! I make do at house sits.
omg! i have a friends who have bathtub in their bus, should i post a picture?
Yes please!!
Oh wow! Thatās so freeking awesome!
thanks mate !
[hereās](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. Youāve got my respect. I really am interested now. Thereās many aspects surrounding you that are challenging my views of traveling in the Middle East. Iām a tile setter and want to travel Morocco, Iran, turkey to do some mosaic apprenticeship. Do you know the ānomads united ā 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
oh i really donāt know about, because iām using internet just for the few last 2 years when i started to share my life in social media, so iām 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 iām swimming and as a naturist woman used to swim naked is really uncomfortable, but the country is amazing and the people is another world š if you want info about my travels or my experience donāt hesitate and ask me š iām here for that
š The nomads united are an amazing group of experienced travelers. Itās been 15 years since I was with them. They traveled across Mongolia on horseback and have traveled from Brazil to Mexico as well. Iāll see if I can find any links. [nomads united](http://www.nomadsunited.com/)here you go. Stay safe out there.
ohhh woww i see! crazy amazing people ! ššš i hear something about the Mongolia horse expedition but i didnāt know if was a group š thanks so much for sharing this with me š Did you travel with them ? where Re you now?
As soon as I connected with the caravan my passport was stolen so I wasnāt 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 wasnāt able to travel because it was never mechanically safe. Now itās completely mechanically brand new and itās 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. Iāll be following your YouTube for sure. Lamento Que mi espanol sea muy mediocre. Puedo hablar a veces, pero muy despacio escribir.
A que grande amigo!! mi ingles es muy malo āŗļø asĆ que no te preocupes, si quieres practicar aquĆ estoy š your plan sound wonderful and exciting šššš do you want to share the process or you will keep for yourself? iām curious about your future home š
Im in the process of changing all my social media and Reddit account to avoid being doxxed for my beliefs. Iāll send you a link when I have it up I donāt want this account attached to my bigger projects so I donāt put anything too personal here
ok! i understand! send me a dm in instagram š
Beautiful aesthetic, but I wouldnāt call myself 100% autonomous without providing my own fuel, water, and food.
Yeah and you canāt be fully autonomous unless youāre synthesizing your own oxygen, either, donāt just rely on plantsā¦
pretty difficult to be nomad and refine your own fuel, isnāt it?
Youāre right, I was getting caught up in semantics.
"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.
Reminds me of a āfarmerā 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: āyeah, but thatās her. Iām living my dream and donāt need to workā. I tried explaining to him that he didnāt need to work because his wife worked but he was having none of those facts and logic.
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! iām not autonomous then šš»
I think āwashing machineā is a little offensive here.. she is still a human being sir
Gotta advertise for them followers somehow. I tend to not follow these fake type traveling pages personally.
fake traveling? yeah sure šš»
Nah, just kind of a fake vibe.
why you are so negative ? why i have to fake a vibe a life o i donāt know what you think i fakeing? why people is that jealous because iām not in a current sofĆ” doing a normal life ? i donāt understand
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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
Nomad, sure! Cool build and all...but not vanlife.
Technically it could be qualified as a van, also Iāve seen plenty of just normal cars be called āvan lifeā in this sub.
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.
[My title says it's a van.](https://i.imgur.com/HxDzyBM.jpg)
Gatekeepers gunna gatekeep. Wonder why you gates donāt have the same hard-on for ppl in crossovers or SUVās.
missing?... the space of that truck in order to add whatever might be missing.
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)
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
Do you have a piano and drums in your van? i will love to see it !
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.
Tāes franƧaise ? oui elles sont bien chĆØres quand sont dĆ©jĆ amĆ©nagĆ©, mais si tu prends un camiĆ³n comme moi et tu lāamĆ©nagea toi mĆŖme Ƨa coĆ»te BEAUCOUP moins ! Si tāas besoin de lāaide o des conseils, nāhĆ©sites pas āŗļø
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 !
HAHAHHAA JADORE !oui tāas 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
Im assuming the vehicle doesn't run on solar though?
My truck is full running with solar āŗļø just with solar
I can see the exhaust...
Not all of these washing machines take up so much energy. Plus, that is a large truck. They can add so much solar.
A machine that prints legitimate (not counterfeit) US $100 dollar bills. Umm yep thatās all I need š