Life on the road explosion since the hoax-19

Lol

I dont believe VW ever made anything off road worthy of mentioning

That orange box with aggressive Prius tires really does nothing in any type of situation deemed "off road"

gravel driveways don't count as off road son

VW off road?, nah.

Never.

There are acres of those things that go unsold year after year. Ditto many other vehicles.
I only see a need for a Van for a few reasons. As an option to owning a home; yes, if you only own the vehicle but not an actual address, sure. But not a mega bus. A modest Van is great for most people with access to a bathroom.

The videos above of dudes with extreme camper Vans, that is the only reason I would see needing that, to go into the wilderness.
Here's the thing. You can only go so far! You still need GAS! Even with solar you'll need gas in the wilderness. Where are you going to get it?

I have no desire to haul 200 gallons of gas around. Not for me.

It's not just US.

Trading my van in for something else - major dealers in cities.

"Unless you take an ex-demo off the lot, shortest possible time frame is November".

Wait a minute, I stand corrected.

The bright orange color will help guide rescue teams to its location

silly me

THATS off road worthy

It is a hellish life
keeping clean is a major hassle
everything takes 3x as long as normal
only a small step up from living on the street

Thank of the view

So this is what the "elites" have reduced us too, living in a mobile car with a toilet in trunk full of our own turds?

Aint life grand?

Have ARTILLERY, Will Travel

Nah... this story was being pushed back in 2018 and before.

It's cheaper to live in an RV - so if you have no kids and don't want to be a property tax slave - this is a viable option.

The bottom line is housing is just to dam expensive in this country and wages have not kept up with it.

My old man paid $30,000 for a house in 1975 making close to minimum wage. That house sells for $300,000 today with no improvements made to it. Wage purchasing power has dropped to 1980 levels with first world costs for everything.

Foriegn investors, house flippers, state taxes, landlords wanting passive income, banker owned properties, homeowners wanting a piggy bank to cash out on and so on have driven the cost up.

There are people in this country that want first world pricing for the things they sell and only want to pay third world labor costs.

As they say, there is no free lunch.
Cut off the bail outs to the rich so they will have to lower prices.

Yea, they are trying to take away the ability for people to break from the system.

The prices per day to park are insane at some places, almost the same as rent for a month.

You can travel 500 miles out in the middle of nowhere and park somewhere with no posting signs and some asshole in a truck with a gun shows up demanding you get off his land.

You go deep in the woods and the state find you and remove you as well.

There is hardly anywhere to run to.

I dont blame people that say fuck it then and just setup a tent on mainstreet.

Backpacking may be the only option left but they will find you then as well.

That’s one of the best things I’ve ever seen here al glp! And I’m an ac since 2003.

“All I have to look forward to is camping with a lunatic and a retard”

Oh my achin sides

1 star because calling this a "hoax" is as dangerous as the idiots who think they shouldn't wear masks.
call me whatever you like, but calling this a "hoax" = very idiotic.

Globullism.

Ditto!

I don't get these. A tent on the ground for 1/10th the cost does the same thing.

Thats a nice set up...

The problem with this idea is that as conditions deteriorate everywhere. People who would otherwise be happy, friendly and neighborly will turn into criminals and try to steal what you have.

We have all read of the pending evictions, job losses, poverty, and everything associated with them...

Where can you go that isn't already populated?
Unfortunately, the pandemic has affected life everywhere.

Lol. Oh bullshit. I traveled/lived in an RV for 5 years straight with my girlfriend and dog, 30 foot class A, pulling a traiker doing arts and craft shows. It is a wonderful life and I would do it again in a heartbeat

I am just starting to gather the gear to put together an off road expedition vehicle, as an everyday driver and capable of being off grid for 30 days

Just get your CDL then they'll give you a truck for free and pay you $1,400 a week travel around LOL and you can even bang lot lizards LOL

Just traded in my camper. Took me four days of research to find a camper. I ended up settling for a camper that had the right layout, but I couldn't get the brand I wanted.

I was making calls up to 7 hours away, and it was the same story everywhere. Stock was down to around 5-10% everywhere. Most of the stock left was 5th wheels.

Most of the buyers are new buyers with nothing to trade in. It's damn near impossible to get accessories. You can't even order half of the stuff, because the retailers don't know when stock will be in again.

The problem is from three issues. Covid shut downs at the rv manufacturers and supply problems once they started back up. Top all of that off with insane demand. Some people have lots of time and camping is something recreational that they can still do. Then there's all of the city folks looking to possibly bug out.

I researched stocks related to the industry. Everything was already riding high. I did manage to find something though.

The company that owns Coleman, rubbermaid, ball (canning). Was still flat. They're next quarter should show record sales and profits. I'm looking to sell the stock after it gets the pop from this new situation.

Newell Brands is the stock if anyone is interested. Good luck out there.

Did you pay for it outright, or did you go through a trucking company? Man I find have ANYWHERE NEAR the money to do that or else I would've done a while ago.

Full time RV living was a trend long before covid 19.

In fact, I see slightly fewer RVs on the road this year than last year. Shut-downs have limited the number of camping sites available.

Many full timers I know actually bought sticks and bricks homes since March.

This :(

get a yacht, u can travel the 7 seas

When I win the lottery I'm going to buy one of these beasts off my ex brother in law. He builds these for a living lol