‘You don’t need a fancy motorhome’… I live off grid for weeks at a time in an amazing truck camper for my job
A VAN-LIFER who lives off grid in a stylish camper gets to live out her traveling dreams after retiring from the navy.
Valerie, who showcases her nomad lifestyle on Instagram, was desperate to travel after going through a divorce, and now gets to do exactly that thanks to her new job.
In a video for Tiny Home Tours YouTube channel, she shows off her incredible set up that’s packed full of everyday appliances and ingenious space-saving hacks.
Having originally bought a mini trailer to tow around, Valerie was eventually offered a job as the sales and marketing representative for Dakota Lithium – who gifted her the custom trailer to live in full time.
She now tours the US exploring landmarks and stopping by trade shows to represent the renowned battery brand.
Her camper is equipped with a fixed dining table that can transform into an extra bed alongside a mini refrigerator, an indoor shower, a cassette toilet, two burner stove, a queen size bed and plenty of storage.
In addition to having a great layout, her camper comes loaded with 680 amp hours of Dakota Lithium batteries, allowing her to live off grid for up to three weeks at a time.
Valerie believes anyone can live the nomad lifestyle in a truck or camper, and that expensive set ups aren’t necessary.
She said: “Don’t buy into everyone’s fancy rigs thinking that you need all of this stuff – if you want to do this and go out and travel, all you need is the essentials.
“Don’t focus so much on what all of the influencers have and their fancy equipment!”
This comes after another van-lifer turned his motor into a home for just £300 and claims he would not go back to living normally in a house for the foreseeable future.
He said: “I begrudge paying extortionate bills for a house.”
Elsewhere, an Audi R8 supercar that was left abandoned and ‘rotting’ for five years has been restored… and it looks stunning.
The black luxury motor was uncovered outside an empty house in an epic ‘barn find’ by Rj & Brent from WD Detailing on YouTube.
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