Vandwelling in the blood

[Unlocking Freedom]

It is 4th September, summer is ended, raining in the UK.

Despite my home that i am renting, elderly father upstairs (who is doing well), I prefer to be outside every night in van conversion.

The rock'n'roll bed appeals to me more, feeling the presence of the outdoor atmosphere, rather than being in the brick home i pay the landlord for.

Even as a child i always wanted a motorhome, just wanting that freedom.

It is not easy to put into words, so that is why the forum is required.

Are we just different? Connecting to some deep power and electromagnetic energy in the Earths "Ley Lines".

Or are just sad weirdos typing on their laptop in a van.

   

[GotSmart]

At my age, I don’t care what others think about my living choices. 

I have come to an understanding that I am not weird, just different from many of the rest. I am me.

[Cammalu]

Since I was a child I knew I wanted some kind of vehicle to live in. As soon as I could I ran away. It wasn’t because of a bad home life or anything like that it was just the road and adventure calling. I had no more choice in it than I did to wake up everyday.

I was always caught and forced to return home, go to school, etc. My only acceptable, by parent standards, was to join the army. Off I went.

I have a house. I’m outside in the RV…

[Cammalu]

Nobody says it better that Steinbeck

[RoamerRV428]

in the blood? not sure but I know it is IN our personalities thru our brain cells as individuals I got it in me.
Call it wanna wander, wanna move, wanna not be tied down, wanna see new adventures before me in life, wanna see new beauty nature and environment changes, I need and require change! Call it not one to like 'the normal' society life has pegged we should follow, throw in my frugal ways of I can live so easily on less which is against the rat race of having more to buy more, (for what and why? I say, but suits some, not me ) and then wanting that carefree screw the entire global economics and BS RULES/laws of life I don't give a rats azz about what ya'll do, just don't nuke my azz today and let me bypass all the friggin' taxes and laws/rules of society that is 'deemed so important' but not to me, I don't care HAHA

yea that's me. wanna wander and a middle finger to everything else this world has become kinda.

DO YOU and don't ever give it a second thought, it means you are wondering too much when those brain cells could be living and experiencing and not caring about 'who labels you' in any way

no labels. no should I or shouldn't I? no box anyone in thru anything. If the van life takes, ya go for it all in and do you. just go and do. best life ever in my eyes!

[Scott7022]

While I never ran away I often went cAmping. Normal at 12. Not so much at six or seven. Dad would come find me in the forest by our house. Staying out overnight he’d ask. I said yes and usually he’d say see you for breakfast then. Sometimes Georgi Girl my 150 pound Saint would come along for the adventure. Sometimes I was alone.

Then like our camp counselor I joined the military. Didn’t know then that it was designed to chew you up and spit you out. It choked on me and at the end of the day, recently speaking, I won. Lol.

Most certainly in the blood. The yearning for adventure devil usually getting the best of the safety angel. The longer you’re in Danger Close situations the more you see the reality of our fragile nature. Like any skill set it is learned slowly, and usually the tuition is pain.

Out the other side it’s not all rainbows and unicorns but it is freedom and the price for that is… Priceless.

I think the greatest gift is meeting weirdos like yourself and quietly sharing a drink by the fire with others.


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[Kyz]

I wasn't like Camm growing up. I think it's in my nature to be a hermit to be honest. I would love to be in a small cabin in the middle of the woods and be left alone, as long as I have internet. But when I stumbled onto the idea of traveling and seeing places I have not seen yet, I wanted it very badly even though it's outside my comfort zone. The idea of being around people, but in my own space, alone, was appealing. I desire SOME human contact, but I don't like to be around lots of people (not a phobia, just not a people person). Right now I'm working on getting the RV sold so I can buy a van. Maybe the small cabin will be in the very distant future...maybe...

[rvpopeye]

^^Sounds really good ^^ !
I spent all my time in the middle of a crowded area (except for the driving part , usually just me and the dog).for many years ...music biz and workamping too,,, served my time and I'm done...
Back roads and back country is all I need..

[Unlocking Freedom]

At my age, I don’t care what others think about my living choices. 

I have come to an understanding that I am not weird, just different from many of the rest. I am me.

GotSmart, I feel that being a van dweller is thinking outside the box. I can say that because of my first van conversion i actually 'lived' in 26 countries. Not on a holiday in some evil resort, but literally parked in towns, villages, cities, u shaped valleys, hill tops, etc

I got different range of emotions thinking of the experience, meeting new people, reuniting with foreign nationals from university.

Even resting at night i learnt to appreciate how the mind splits in sleep. If you listen to Matthew Walker on Joe Rogan he is a sleep expert. You can conscious and sub conscious in separate parts of the brain, like a evolutionary survival from the past. When I am inside the house, with heating, double glazing, it is disconnected.

Sleeping in wildlife you sense it all, like a homeless dog sleeping under the van.

I'm sure there is much much more to it than being able to think deeper and experience more.

[Unlocking Freedom]

I wasn't like Camm growing up. I think it's in my nature to be a hermit to be honest. I would love to be in a small cabin in the middle of the woods and be left alone, as long as I have internet. But when I stumbled onto the idea of traveling and seeing places I have not seen yet, I wanted it very badly even though it's outside my comfort zone. The idea of being around people, but in my own space, alone, was appealing. I desire SOME human contact, but I don't like to be around lots of people (not a phobia, just not a people person). Right now I'm working on getting the RV sold so I can buy a van. Maybe the small cabin will be in the very distant future...maybe...

Kyz, Yes totally agree, being alone I think and feel much clearer. I might be a tiny bit autistic, but being around noisy, moody, emotional, people gets on my nerves. I think for being able to reset, by van dwelling, makes em a much better person for others. I am more patient and understanding. Aside for the money saving bit (which i loved being able to give £10,000 to my Dad), the rest and recuperation,. there is something cerebral about it.

I also get that from cycling, my thoughts are present.

When I go to my girlfriend's place, then see that nasty flat screen television in the corner of the living room, I do not like the bombardment of advertising, I even noticed the political programming in televised drama's, all the way down to "Britain's got Talent" with Simon Cowell being extremely pro Israel. I have seen it transform my partners consciousness.It is upsetting to see people unable to experience genuine true life experiences.

I support the cabin in the woods, but you still need a hot shower, perhaps a cat on your lap whilst reading a good book.

The people like us who sort of fled society, live a different way. After 3 years of living in many countries abroad in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Far East i got a good understanding of how things are. I feel connected to the Earth in a way. It gave me the free time and space to do research and now I work in that field.

I get to the low point a few times during my travels. that lonely empty feeling, but I occasionally visited my partner,or she came to be with me. I think van dwelling helped me all in all.