Actual #Vanlife

When you’re forced to live in a van, the sensible thing to do is surely to buy a nice, new and dependable van that won’t let you down. When we were forced to live in a van, we bought a 15 year old Honda Odyssey that’s had 8 previous owners. Based on little more than the exterior paintwork, we thought it’d serve us well. Sadly, shortly after we bought it, it stopped reliably starting. We had a problem with our ignition. Apparently, we needed the services of – of all professions – a locksmith. I took our home to a locksmith, who said the problem would be simple enough to fix. The locksmith reckoned he could have everything sorted in a couple of hours. That seemed reasonable. So I left it with him and went to steal some electricity from a coffee shop. Three hours later, after no news, I headed back to the locksmith's. The locksmith was sitting behind a computer with what looked like a crucial part of my Honda next to him. I’m far from an expert in these matters. But my house d

In privileged societies today, it has become trendy to live in a van. People take all the advantages they're born with and combine them with high-paying work and an online dating profile so they can buy a house. Then, shortly after that, they live in a van. It's usually a voluntary move. Apparently though, when there's a global pandemic on, living in a van can become rather more involuntary. What happens then? Is enforced #vanlife actually any good? This blog is all about what happens when you're rendered homeless and live in a van. It probably shouldn't be called what it's called, because we can't actually afford a van so we live in a car instead. But there you go. Actual #vanlife.