>>2267010>What kind of van did you live in and why? old vw camper van. bought from a hippie, was in a pristine condition. he loved the van, and just sold it cuz he was saving money to move to Florida or some shit
>whydidnt want to go to uni. i moved from almería to the usa "escaping" my family. I was afraid of getting deported but said fuck it. if I got deported I would move to some bumfuck nowhere in France or some shit, just couldn't stay with my family.
my plan was staying in a van and save to buy a house, but I spent money like a bitch. especially with clothing.
I started saving money and noticed buying a house was a lot more expensive than I thought.
>How would you rate the overall experience? 8/10
met a lot of ppl. basically learned how to have a conversation and shit. i was a total sperg. turns out ppl love stories, either talk or listen to them. especially stories from someone from another country. my English is shit, so I communicate with most ppl in Spanish even though I hate Mexican accent.
>Why did you stop?I stopped 2 times actually.
had a brief 2 months pause. mostly cause of dumb shit I got involved on instagram, couldn't be sleeping there in the camper no more. don't do this ever, never pick fights with randoms.
then stopped definitely when my first son was born. since I wasn't married to her, I stopped "van lifing" and we have been renting since.
while with the camper, we mostly stayed in Phoenix, now we stay in Nogales. I hate Arizona, I'm pale as fuck and the sun ruins my skin, makes me red like a tomato. I was afraid my son would get fucked up cuz of that too since he is very pale too and babies are very fragile.
I guess my advice would be to store water, don't spend much money on useless shit. don't trust the weather, always assume it's gonna be sun as fuck and dry.
also learn how to repair your own shit. not just engine but regulation shit too. u can't drive if or signals don't work for example, of if your horn is fucked up...
