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For these followers of Bob Wells, van life didn't last long

Bob Wells' AMBULANCE

Bob Wells' new vandwelling ambulance.

Book store to visit in Quartzsite, Ariz.

The Book store to visit in Quartzsite, Ariz., seems to be Reader's Oasis Books.

Reader's Oasis Books is located in Quartzsite, AZ and contains thousands of book titles. The shop's owner, Paul Winer, is a town legend with a larger than life personality.

And here is Paul Winer himself wearing his favorite one-piece suit (but three socks!).

Los Angeles Moves Against Van Dwellers #Vanlife

Los Angeles Moves Against Van Dwellers

It is now illegal to sleep in RVs.

Under the new laws, it is illegal to sleep in a car or RV that is parked in a residentially zoned area from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Areas within one block of a park, daycare, or school are entirely off limits. Fines will range anywhere from $25 to $75 which is impossible to pay for most people in these situations.

New York Times on RTR 2018 - The Real Burning Man

Noo Yawk Times gets to Bob Wells' RTR 2018.

Even though the treatment seems to be favorable, it remains to be seen if this publicity will be good for (and to) the "tribe" and Vanlife movement in general. Hint: probably it won't.

The Real Burning Man - The New York Times

Organized by Bob Wells, a 62-year-old van-dwelling evangelist who has been living on the road for over two decades, the RTR drew just 45 people when it began in 2010. This year, Mr. Wells said, rangers estimated the crowd at over 3,000. Often called a Burning Man for retirees, the RTR is starting to skew younger, at least by anecdotal measures.

Committed nomads come to share tips on solar power, stealth overnights in parking spots on city streets, van conversion, mail, hygiene, finances and low-cost dental care, which can be found over the border in the Mexican town of Los Algodones, an hour and a half away. Aspirational nomads come to test the waters, in rented mini-Winnies and camper vans. And they come to meet Mr. Wells, a celebrity here. With his abundant gray hair, lustrous beard and mellifluous voice, he is an amiable philosopher-elder of the road: Bruce Chatwin in a GMC cargo van.

Twenty-three years ago, Mr. Wells went through a bitter divorce that upended his finances. He couldn’t afford to rent an apartment on his own; with his last $1,500 in savings, he bought a box van and moved into it, stealth-parking on the streets of Anchorage, where he worked at a Safeway and where his ex-wife and two sons lived. The first nights, he cried himself to sleep. “I came into the van life kicking and screaming, but I fell in love with it,” he said.

Living in your van sucks

Take this Bob Wells, Nomadic Fanatic, Randy, Dilan Magaster, etc. etc.

Vanlife: GOP baseball shooter lived in a van for 3 months

GOP baseball shooter lived in a van for 3 months

 

The Illinois man who opened fire on a Republican congressional baseball team in Virginia Wednesday lived in a van for three months, the FBI said.
Inside James Hodgkinson’s van was a white poster with a cartoon image of President Trump that read "Chicken in Chief,” according to photos taken of the vehicle.
Other photos revealed the van belonging to the raging GOP critic had dark curtains and blinds on the inside.
The 66-year-old had been staying in the van since March, the FBI said.

Vanlife

I seem to have developed an interest in Vanlife, truck-, car-, RV living, camping and traveling full time or part time.

Can't do it myself yet (will I ever) but it can't stop me from compiling and curating a playlist of other people's videos on my channel .

I think it will eventually be a long one, with particular emphasis on various van, truck, RV rigs and setups (especially interiors and amenities) used by Nomads (no mads), so here it is with videos both from the top and bottom of Youtube.

You can add your own favorites if you wish but keep it strictly to subject of Vanlife as defined above.