Category: Van Living
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Welcome to the LuLu Community
Community. It’s something that I think all of us want in some regard. To that I say, welcome to the LuLu community! A big driving factor to taking the leap is a search for a community that I felt I was lacking. My friends are spread far and wide, and for me, that makes it…
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Getting LuLu Home
As I’m sure you’re aware by now, yes, LuLu made it home. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there on the journey back. I am forever grateful for the people who were. The day after our failed attempts at bringing her back, LuLu was left completely unlocked and unattended on the side of a mountain highway. It was…
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The Maiden Voyage
Here’s the thing. I can’t drive a stick. Or at least not well. And that poses an issue when the vehicle you’re buying is a standard. Thankfully, my mom knows how. She also learned on vehicles made pre-1980. She was the lucky contestant on getting LuLu home. Bringing home LuLu has been unlike any car…
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Making Van Life Work
The first thing I always wonder when I pine over living the more nomadic lifestyle (like the van life) is how these people make it work. That’s really the biggest thing standing in my way is the logistics of it all. I have to have a safety net and I have to have a reliable…
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How I Decided to Live the Van Life
Living the van life seems to be something reserved for Instagram or a dream that’s just out of reach. Ask my friends and their excitement about my journey would all indicate the same! It actually came about in mid-January. I’m sure many of you can relate, but 2021 was a terrible year. I tried to…
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I Bought a Van
Its everyone’s dream. Buy a van, leave your 9-5 behind and just go where the road takes you. Or at least that’s what I discovered when I was jokingly telling people I should buy a van and just live in it for awhile. I can thank my niece for this. She was the one who…