You tube Fulltimers getting squeezed
Apparently the folks who jumped on the full time bandwagon, van dwelling as well as schoolie conversions are getting squeezed. vanlife I haven't really looked at any of the videos recently, this arti...
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Youtubers have a conflict.
- Hard to put out lots of content that will get lots of clicks, if they move 100miles and then sit for 2-4 weeks. Also, for living in a van, sitting stationary for weeks gets old quick.
- You get more clicks doing 500miles per week putting out 3-4 videos on different locations but you burn a lot of fuel.
I think a lot of them jumped on a couple years back when gas was below $2/gal and other modes of travel were very restricted (a few of the general travel channels we watch, did the vanlife shift when covid hit). Now with other modes of travel opening up and gas prices up, we are seeing a shift away.
With longer term stays and with fewer miles, it really starts to favor bigger traditional RVs as you get better living space for those longer stays and with fewer miles, the MPG while moving the RV becomes less critical.
- Hard to put out lots of content that will get lots of clicks, if they move 100miles and then sit for 2-4 weeks. Also, for living in a van, sitting stationary for weeks gets old quick.
- You get more clicks doing 500miles per week putting out 3-4 videos on different locations but you burn a lot of fuel.
I think a lot of them jumped on a couple years back when gas was below $2/gal and other modes of travel were very restricted (a few of the general travel channels we watch, did the vanlife shift when covid hit). Now with other modes of travel opening up and gas prices up, we are seeing a shift away.
With longer term stays and with fewer miles, it really starts to favor bigger traditional RVs as you get better living space for those longer stays and with fewer miles, the MPG while moving the RV becomes less critical.
