Van life challenges that nobody tells you about

Photo by Balkan Campers on Unsplash

The Nomadic van life way of life became popular these days, at least according to many publications and articles. It was that powerful that in as short as a few months my mind transitioned from “I need a beautiful house” to “Hey, I can just live in my car without issues, right?”. Yep, that’s when I’ve bought my Chevy van in April of 2017.

My Chevy Express somewhere in Nevada desert

Have I done a conversion for the purpose of camping? Well, yes. I just threw out the seats, put the bed there, added some storage and my conversion was finished. I still plan to do other modifications, but it satisfies me for the most part.

While I enjoy it and see much more positive in living so-called “van life”, there are disadvantages. Those are not in a specific order of importance, just the issues I’ve run into during those times. Let’s talk about those.

Driving to a campground at night

Campground in Nevada at night

I would highly recommend approaching the campground during daylight. But sometimes it’s not possible and…