How To Live Your Best Life In America In 2021 (In A Van Down By The River)February 17, 2021 by Michael Snyder
How To Live Your Best Life In America In 2021 (In A Van Down By The River)
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One of the hottest new trends in the U.S. is to get rid of your house and live in a van. Of course many people have had “van life” forced upon them by current economic conditions, but for an increasing number of Americans “van life” has become a choice. Personally, I am old enough to remember when “living in a van” was a running joke in this country. But now we are being told that it is “cool” to live like a hobo. In fact, USA Today insists that life in a van “is particularly well suited” for the COVID pandemic because it allows for much easier social distancing…
But for those who can afford it, #vanlife is particularly well suited for this crisis because it’s socially distanced, can be done on a budget and fosters outdoor activities, which are safer during the outbreak than indoor environments where air doesn’t circulate well.
When you smell like a skunk after not showering for a week, it is true that not too many people will want to get near you, and so I would agree that living in a van will help with social distancing.
Since the start of the pandemic, van sales have risen dramatically, and this has happened even though overall sales for the auto industry are way down…
Mercedes, whose Sprinter van is the vehicle of choice for many #vanlife followers, appears to be the biggest winner. Mercedes-Benz U.S. van sales soared 22.5% in 2020 to 274,916, even as the brand’s overall sales fell 8.9%.
“Everybody’s trying to get their hands on a van,” says Stefanie Doemel, who manages upfit solutions for vans at Mercedes-Benz USA.
Of course most of those that choose to embrace “van life” cannot afford a Mercedes.
If you are fortunate enough to encounter someone living the “van lifestyle”, it is more likely that they will own a junky old Chevy van that has had the interior ripped to shreds over the years.
But the good news for van residents is that they never have to stay in one place and there is always something new to see.
USA Today interviewed one “van life” advocate named Abby Rodriguez who says that when her work for the day is done she can just “go refresh in nature”…
“You feel more relieved from some of the mental stress that others are going through by being trapped in one place,” Abby says. “We have wheels so we can change up our scenery, and after the workday, I can go refresh in nature.”
That is all well and good, but I just hope that she brings a shovel with her when she “refreshes”, because it isn’t polite to leave your droppings right out in the open
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