Why We Quit Van Life

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MUSIC (in order of appearance):

Forest Breeze - Ave Air
Happy Accident (drums) - Daniel Fridell
All In - White Bones
Grifting in Vegas - Kit and the Caltones
Lights of Destination - Helmut Schenker
Rue des Rosiers - Tomas Skyldeberg
The Disco Frog - Rymdklang Soundtracks
Seaglass - Brotin
Oppression - Amaranth Cove
Sacred Space 432 - 369
Spring Water - Chill Cole
Trolldans - Strom
Into the Fold - Amaranth Cove
Kokoku - David Celeste
The Elusive - David Celeste
Big Pants - spring gang
Lights of Destination - Helmut Schenker
Yellow Tape Road (instrumental) - Nyck Caution
Heartbreaker (instrumental) - Gloria Tells
Transgression - Jones Meadow
Intro for Legends - Bonkers Beat Club
Yessir - Bonkers Beat Club
Extinguisher - Timothy Infinite
12th Floor Party - Jules Gaia
Wavepoint - Sum Wave
Ain't Gonna Change (instrumental) - House of Say
Primula Veris - Duckmaw
Inflated - Heyson
Moments - Slowya Roll

#vanlife #woodworking #DIY

[SleeperHoundDesign]

I missed the woodworking and being a maker. I'm a subscriber and I was seeing your channel through but it did bum me out that the channel changed so drastically. Glad to see you back.

[eccentric-j]

Major respect for totally going for it, then finding out you both needed more from life, and landing in a position better than before!

[Lft]

8 months is pretty good, most don’t make it 4 weeks.

[IPLAYMTG]

I used to love your videos when you were in the camp, but now I think it’s gonna be even crazier with what you have for a workshop and you’re gonna have really cool projects to do looking forward

[TheDarkPreacher]

Hey, look on the bright side. Now you have a nice working RV that you know you'll like and can use.

[the_bootloader]

Regarding the air conditioning of your closet-studio, doors are cheap - you may consider storing the current door, and just making a hole in it as needed (exhaust fan up, maybe 2-3 silent PC fans next to each other pushing the hot air out, and an intake hole down?). When it's time to leave the apartment, just put the door back. In Canada, a few years back I bought a sound-proof door for like ~$150 from a shop specialized in doors. If storage space is an issue, just verify first that you can get a door - and once confirmed, just make a hole into the existing door. When it's time, get a new door.

[olgablonski]

You know what? No shame in coming home. You two are young and did this at the right time. You tried, you succeeded for 8 months now you can take that off your bucket list and start your next adventure and we will follow your dreams. ❤

[tomyocom]

What you will realize AFTER you have been in your HOME is that when you drive the van even to the store is that you COULD just keep driving, you could go anywhere and be at home, survive, vacation etc. Then every turn is freedom and going back home is EXTRA Special and a CHOICE.

[andrewjacobs]

You guys killed it! So pumped for more woodworking videos though.

[sprNVA]

Good job being flexible. One of the best pieces of marriage advice I ever received (which works great for life in general as well) is: "Everyone has a picture in their mind of what they think their life should be, but life never goes the way you plan. So you can either tear up your life to make it match the picture in your mind, or you can tear up the picture and enjoy your life as it happens."

[widojay]

That was faster than I predicted. Back to tables??

[DingoMakes]

I respect the heck out of this! Fulfilment is everything, so I am glad you both agreed to plant roots in Vancouver! Keep the creative juices going guys, loving the videos and can't wait for some BC content!

[felicianomiko]

We did a Skokie build in 2019 and hit the road for ‘at least a year’ in Feb 2020. We were 4 months in and realized a year wasn’t going to be enough. We are still in the skoolie and have completed 4 full years of #buslife. We plan to go back home (we have a little house and rented it while we traveled) in the spring (2025) for a total of 5 years. I got back into art after 20 years in the winter of 20/21. I think that did a lot to give my life purpose while traveling. I do art as my hobby and hope to make a go of selling my art soon. Having a hobby you can do on the road is important. But I don’t think I would have ever unlocked that again in myself had it not been for bus life. We (husband and I) have done a lot of soul searching, and thinking and realizing what is most important to us and what we can let go of in life. But now I am thinking longingly of a studio space I can work in and as much as I love traveling and seeing new places, it’s time to go home. I do plan to build another, smaller rig for shorter trips because the travel bug has bitten us hard and I can’t imagine not doing this regularly from now on. But you either have to have something to do on the road or you have to travel more to continue to feed the ‘see new things’ hole to feel like you are doing something. I find many people travel a lot faster than we do and burn out faster doing it. Travel is exhausting. Yes, it’s amazing, but it’s also super tiring. We try to stay in places for a week or more whenever we can so we can rest and recharge and enjoy a place. And it often still doesn’t feel like enough time. Full time travel is a tricky business, but it’s worth trying at least once.

[emily]

Coming out of the closet was one of the most difficult things in my life. Can't belive you have to do this everytime you leave your studio.

[bruvark]

Don't be afraid of edge banding - you can make the edges buttery smooth by using a router to trim the excess and then giving it a quick swipe with a sheet of high grit sandpaper. Have fun!

[imequationzyt]

Can’t wait for future woodworking videos 🔥🔥

[LincolnWorld]

Congrats on starting your next phase!

Even if just printing PLA, you don't want to be in that tiny room while printing, unless you create some kind of serious ventilation system. But especially if using ASA or ABS for anything.

I hope the channel grows quickly enough that by this time next year you can get a bigger place. I am assuming you will get used to the studio apartment by then and it may not feel so big anymore.
I got very close to switching to van life a few times, but I have a feeling that I would not have liked needing to be constantly on the move. It's great you got to try it out as long as you did.

[jgoo]

Welcome back to normal life! Returning back to what made your videos good! Looking forward to your future projects!

[michaelaten]

Can't wait to see the A/C under the door. I made a 'funnel' to remedy this same type of situation about 10 years ago out of cardboard and PC fans. It worked amazing.

[davebauerart]

The van life segment was great and I’m sure this new adventure is going to inspire a whole new kind of creativity.