Dude why did you quit van life let's discuss
oh hey i didn't see you there what is going on youtube this is the perfect setting to do one of
these talking head videos so if the subject matter is boring at least you got this beautiful hawaiian
beach that i have all to myself by the way to admire while i'm jibber jabbing so let's jump
into it oh my god as janice would say from friends i've been getting the same questions so much
dude what's going on why did you quit van life youtube's number one rule if you're getting
asked a question a bunch you should probably make a video about it because people want to know so i
figured that's what i would do i would answer that question today so when people ask it in the future
i can just direct them to this video instead of writing this big long explanation okay spoiler
alert i'm going to give you the answer right up front the short answer i haven't quit van life
it's just not how i'm traveling right now but i will return to van life at some point so there
it is video over i'm just kidding i'll go ahead and give you like a more in-depth explanation
on why i'm not doing van life right now okay reason number one a lot of you are familiar with
the trovato just wasn't the right van for me and don't get me wrong i loved that van
the year i lived in her she took me to some amazing places and on some amazing adventures
but she had her limits which i've discussed in other videos i don't want to go into it in this
video but i'll link it somewhere up here she just wasn't going to get me to where i wanted to go
in the future and i'm sure you know this but it is the most amazing sellers market in the
history of the rv industry right now so i figured it was better to part with her sooner rather than
later i could get the most value out of her okay that's a perfect segue into reason number two
reason number two i'm not in a van right now is it's a seller's market and trying to buy a van
right now is almost impossible not only are they ridiculously expensive but they're hard to find
and if you do find one you gotta wait forever to get it six months a year sometimes even 18 months
before you can take delivery on like a 2021. it's kind of crazy don't get me wrong i'm actively
searching for an rv right now i'm an rv trader and i'm on facebook marketplace every single day
looking for a deal my mother's standing by to go pull the trigger for me if i
find something i really like a bargain i'm definitely going to jump on it but it's just
a really difficult market right now okay reason number three this channel is a travel channel
not a van life channel i've traveled many different ways when i first started this channel
i was traveling in a group program called remote year and then of course i transitioned in the van
but before the pandemic hit i was supposed to jump on a cruise ship for 21 days head
to europe so i was going to travel on a cruise ship then i was going to jump on a train from
moscow to mongolia so i was going to do some train travel and i'm planning on doing a long hike like
the appalachian trail or the camino de santiago and at some point i'd like to buy an adventure
motorcycle and travel with a tent strapped on my back around north america and south america
and i'm gonna go back to van travel as well but this is a travel channel not a van life channel
if that makes sense a van is just one mode of transportation in my travel adventures because
this channel for me is about finding new and fun ways to travel so i hope that makes sense
okay reason number four i don't really know how to title this one so i'll just explain
when i left my job as a corporate lawyer i promised myself i would never ever trade my
time for money again i was gonna go do things that brought me joy that made me happy that brought
adventure and new experiences into my life i'm not gonna lie to you i make a lot more money doing van
life content than i do doing international travel content especially the vantor videos i'd make way
more money if i just did van tour videos on this channel but i'll be honest with you they don't
really make me happy they don't get my creative juices flowing the only reason i enjoy doing them
is introducing my audience to newer youtube travel channels that's the only reason i like doing them
but they don't make me happy so van life for me was getting kind of monotonous and i don't mean
like the new locations i was going to but just the day-to-day van life was getting boring and routine
and repetitive and it was time for a change that's why i jumped on a plane and headed to hawaii i
needed to switch it up again like i've done before in this channel i switched from group travel
to van life now i'm doing solo travel hoping to introduce you to some new exotic locations
and show you that you can travel this way pretty affordably and live an amazing lifestyle in
amazing locations on just a little bit of money and at some point i'll probably switch it up
again i'll start hiking the appalachian trail or i'll jump on a train across siberia i just want
to have new exciting adventures and share those adventures with you guys at some point my journey
is going to lead me back to van life especially something cool like maybe building something out
or being in the new version of the storyteller or something like that so van life's not over for me
it's just not how i'm traveling now i hope that makes sense thanks for watching see you next week
oh no a cloud goalie cloud don't want to see you till the sun comes out i didn't fly all this way
just to see this grey
go away cloud
you