Woman Lives Solo Full-Time in a Small SUV! (Full Tour)
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2023
- In this video we meet up with my friend Lesa, who lives in a 1998 Chevy Tracker. This is one of the smaller SUVs out there, but she does a great job of making it work and having it be exactly how she wants.
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** Check out the previous tour we did of her minivan! • A Truly Minimalist No-...
LESA'S LINKS
** RUclips channel: / simplylesa
** Website: simplylesa.com/
** Amazon store: www.amazon.com/shop/simplyles...
GEAR LINKS
(Note that these are affiliate links)
** Check out Lesa's Amazon store here for most of the stuff she mentions (everything she doesn't have in the store is listed below): www.amazon.com/shop/simplyles...
** Rockpals power station: amzn.to/3S8qz84
** Mosquito coil holder: amzn.to/3M63iQ0
** PIC mosquito coils: amzn.to/46Tgobu
** Ammo crate: amzn.to/45IE9Sy
** Blackstone silicone collapsible sink: amzn.to/45IE9Sy
** Coghlans bungee balls: www.coghlans.com/sleeping-bag...
** Rockpals solar panel: amzn.to/46ERQ6c
** Ozark Trail metal 64 oz water bottle: amzn.to/3M7Rahw
** Thermos Shuttle Chef: amzn.to/45GRzi7
** Ozark Trail chair (red and black): www.walmart.com/ip/Ozark-Trai...
OTHER LINKS
** Gear I use: suvrving.com/gear
** SUV RVing the Book: amzn.to/2SUrtme (Affiliate link)
** The blog: suvrving.com
** Instagram: / suvrving
** My other RUclips channel: / tenkaraaddict
#adventure #travel #camping
Thanks for watching! Links to Lesa's gear are in the video description, and you can check out her channel here: ruclips.net/user/SimplyLesa -Tristan
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Lesa is the most generous person I know. When my son was being harassed by insects she gave him her mosquito hoodie. She gives of herself by making coffee for groups, and she teaches cast iron cooking. Love to you, Lesa.
@@melindalancaster9648 😃 of course
There are only so many extra cups you can fit in a Tracker
She's su h a Beautiful Soul to be around wirh and I don't even know her...God protect her always...
Awww 🥰 that’s so sweet.❤
Dang, this woman is ingenious! Just when you thought that was it.. she just keeps pulling out more and more inventive things out of that tiny SUV!
That’s why I love videos like this because it shows you stuff you’d never think of ❤
She’s so great!! ❤
A tiny table which fits on the steering wheel and privacy thingy and ........wooow game changer .....xxx ln
Thanks, Tristan, for allowing Lesa to give a tour. She has a lot of ideas that are helpful for someone starting out. I appreciate how you don't interrupt your guests and let them roll with the info.
Excellent ingenuity. Nice use of Insta privy. Consider adding a cord to your hatch, so Privy is the right height for you. Stay safe.
Well this was astonishing. I camp in my small Subaru Crosstrek, and this was one of the best vids I've seen yet for small car tips. Thank you Tristan! Thank you Lesa!
Simply Lesa is Simply creative, resourceful, efficient, adorable.
Did you know you can use a pool noodle from a dollar store cut down the long ways & put it on a bucket for a comfy potty.
I love your set up & would do the same if I was younger. I'll be 76 years old in January. You've used every space so you have lots of nice & handy things. I live in Northern New York so I couldn't live in a car in the winter. Plus I'm married so i'd need a carrier for the top of my car for him. lol
Lesa an amazing example of joyous, minimalist living. Lots to learn from her. Thank you for doing this interview.
I just love this woman. She’s got everything she needs and is surprisingly organized for a compact suv! I’m gonna sub to her right now!
I love simple quirky things like that folding fire pit! Very clever!
Lesa was a fun interview. Lol. She wasn’t shy about talking about anything at all.
She sure told you about everything and anything she uses.
Next time you might want to get her viewpoint on the ups and downs of being a nomad especially the challenges a middle aged single woman might have to face on her own.
Such a normal person living the life she wants. I love it.
I am gobsmacked at her organization for all of her setup! Love it!
I seen her on Bob Wells n have always wondered about her n how shes doing. Thank you for showing us this video. Sweet! Good to know shes still rocken it! 😊
Thanks for watching!
Thr amount of ingenuity is through the roof. Necessity is surely the mother of invention.
Great vlog. Thank you.
I have mental health problems fron the army, Vietnam messed me and my buddies up. I live in my '05 jeep TJ full time, I go to my daughter's whenever things get tough. I enjoy it, but the life isn't for everyone.
Hi. I’m a Vietnamese. I can tell you this. My mother’s fiancé, her younger brother, her brother-in-law were Vietnamese soldiers and all died in the summer of 1979 in Quang Tri. Once a korean- American asked me how I thought about the French. I didn’t understand what he meant at first. I told him that I didn’t have any French friends so I knew nothing about them. And he said the French reigned my country for about 100 years and killed many innocent Vietnamese. Here is what I responded to his question. We Vietnamese don’t hate the French citizens. It is the French government during that period of time that we condemned for what they did to us. Most French citizens were deceived by their government. And they themselves had to suffer so much from the war here, even many of them lost their lives in Vietnam. Now if you come to visit Vietnam, especially Dien Bien Phu you will see a monument there to commemorate those French soldiers died in Dien Bien Phu. There is also one monument in Hanoi capital to commemorate those American pilots died in air Dien Bien Phu battle in 1972. I hope you metal health problems will improve.
I have depression,anxiety all my life, trauma in the form of my only child, drowned, and caught in underwater cave.....I found peace on the road in my minivan, a peace I couldn't find anywhere else.....understanding hugs... PEACE
Three days after the Solar Eclipse I started living in my Hyundai Santa Fe (2004)
You are oh so right!
@@mschlund1so sorry about your son. May the Lord give you strength.
Lol, Lisa’s great. She’s a no muss-no fuss kind of person, and love that. You don’t have to agree with her ways, but she’s firm and confident in her ways of doing things. Gotta love that👍👍😂
Thanks for the tour, Lesa. And thanks, Tristan, for dedicating a long video to it. There are so many rigs out there that we can't see them all in this much detail, but this one was well worth it, both to see the items Lesa has and hasn't included, *and* to see a little of the thought process and attitude that went into her choices. There's a lot to learn from this tour, so thanks to you both for sharing it!
Thank you for appreciating why I tend to be so detailed with my explanations. I only have so much time in a meeting or interview to give a person enough information to be useful. I think it's mostly about knowing yourself, which happens daily and over time, and using your priorities to make the wiser decision in the moment. Budgeting is real so is personal comfort.
Thanks for watching Tristan's videos he truly is a professional videographer and interviewer. Keep living simply so you can travel light and often!
Thanks! I agree, Lesa has a lot to offer, so if the video ends up being an hour, it ends up being an hour!
How resourceful & wonderful attitude Lesa has ~ ! Can the rest of us be so content with so little ?!
Maybe............. When we realise that time is more important than money. If we don't keep buying things, we don't have to spend as much time earning the money........ After all, we come into this world with nothing and will leave the same way. Contentment is king..
I have been following Lesa for a few years. She has a lot experience as a nomad and offers many useful tips on that lifestyle.
She sure is thorough in explaining her build and I like her thermo-pot by Little Chef.
I agree, the pot is great!
What fun! What a great gal. I love how she has everything she needs and in such a small space - very organized! And no building required. Not everyone has building skills or tools or even the inclination to build a set up. Just give me the stuff and a way to squish it all in there! 🤓
Love the potty tent! She has clever ideas worth exploring. Thanks again Tristan!
Your such a great host & cameraman, Tristan ! Really enjoyed this!
Thanks for the kind words!
@@SUVRVing you are perhaps the best w your style of interviews
Wow and I thought my ride was little. Thats a lot of things that fit in that car. Thank you for finding lesa awesome lady.
Lesa has it down. Geo Trackers were underrated. They were popular in Hawaii back in the day. I once lived out of an 86 Jeep CJ-7 for a couple of years and had a similar setup. I had a custom-built storage box in the rear. It had lift supports and an additional hinged wood piece on top that folded out the back creating a nice bed. Having had lockers on the axles I could camp anywhere. Had my mountain bike and a surfboard with me too.
From Hawaii and yes they were very popular back in the day.
Thank you for Sharing this information, even for ppl with physical challenges ❤
Bow down to Lesa 🙏
Amen to that!
She’s pretty amazing. Yes, but not that amazing. lol
Now that was a detailed tour. She is a hoot
Lesa is a rockstar ❤🎉
I love how Lesa is very practical
Simply Lesa, thank you so much for your Tracker Tour. Was actually fun as well as informative hearing and seeing how you've made your cool rig into your special Tracker.
Seems that everyone that likes and enjoys the mobile camping/living in their rigs has their own creativity as to how they set up their rig just the way it works best for them.
Really enjoyed your tour . . . Happy Trails to You, Lesa ! ( BTW: That PrivyTent was my favorite item... How Handy is THAT! Easy to pack... Easy to use... and Good to Have! )
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Absolutely brilliant presentation, so nicely composed and narrated! 👏👏
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Man Lesa, you are good,. You didn't miss a beat. Thanks for sharing all your ideas with us. Safe travels
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Bring the Suzuki Jimny back to the USA! But it's awesome to see someone who not only still owns an older/rebranded one, but lives it in. Something very memorable about this one.
Oh yeah we want Jimny's!😊
I had a Rocky Daihatsu that got 32 mpg & was bulletproof. My gd ex took it. They’re still popular in the outback, under a different name.
@@sunshine3914 those Rocky's were great as well.
I've been using baking soda/apple cider vinegar for hair washing for years - feels great and only needed once a week or 10 days
Can u share the recipe?😊
@katconlin2855 this is a common 'no-poo' recipe
I get a drinking cup (nonbreakable in my RV) and put about a tablespoon of baking soda in it. Then when you wet your hair, fill the cup with water to dissolve the soda. Slowly pour it over your hair and work it in. I generally wash my body while it sits. Then rinse that out, and put about a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in the cup. Gently pour and work that into your hair. Let that stay a bit longer. I typically shave my legs while that's soaking. Then rinse it and you're done.
(I use biodegradable soap so that I can let my grey water go anywhere.)
Lesa clearly enjoys creatively figuring out camping tetris. Love it!
She has some energy, love it😱
More gr8 content MrT.
Thanks!
I actually just bought 3 similar ammo boxes for my roof. Lol. Lesa sure has minimalism down pat. 👍
Nice! Those ammo boxes look great 👍
I always love your approach to interviewing and showcasing them.
Thank you Tristan. You, Bob Wells and Chrome/Vancity Vanlife were the ones that helped me survive and thrive in my old Nissan Altima through the pandemic and now in my current little Hyundai Ioniq hybrid.
Love this video! Lesa is one of the most resourceful people I have ever seen! Way to Go!
I often play RUclips in the background and then scroll on my phone on fb or other sites. Tonight I had Lesa on I always go subscribe and like videos and scroll comments. I honestly only had watched maybe five minutes of the video but after reading the comments I was I am amazed by how many good things are being posted on Lesa so I am going to lay down my phone after posting this and watch the video not often do I do This. I am disabled and homebound but I dream of traveling.
I have a 2002 Kia Sportage 2 door that's very similar. I'm 6' and I can sleep on the passenger side with about 3" to spare. Instead of a board, I have a custom piece of foam that fills the space on the seat and my headrest is removable so I have another piece of foam that fills the gap. I use an inflatable mattress on top and it's very comfortable. I have a little pop-up tent that I store extra things to make room in the back. I also have a hard top (I think it's the same brand) and I have a mesh cargo attic that I keep the pop-up, foam, and other light weight stuff in.
Love Lesa’s presentations. She is organized with her thoughts and overall chat of her vehicles. Love the Private Privvy covering. Clever.
I like when Lesa shows the details of her possessions, especially what’s inside all the containers. Very helpful for my future travels. Thanks Lesa and Tristan!
You can tell how passionate she is about teaching people what she knows! Love her vibe!
most people complain their car is not big enough and here this wonderful resourceful lady lives in tiny car.Amazing!
I remember Lesa from a Bob Wells video a few years back. You were just getting started, Lesa, and on a really small budget. Youve cone a long way, it looks like. And now I'm inspired to keep trying for full-time.
Me too! How nice to see Lesa again!❤
One of the best setups I’ve seen!!!👍🏻
WOW! Everything but the kitchen sink! I loved this interview! Thoroughly covered everything you actually need to live in your vehicle! Thanks for all of this incredible information! I’m going to watch it again! ⛺️🚙
This is a very useful video for us two-door small SUV'ers. I thought I had all of the useful gadgets, but Lesa proved me wrong. That Insta Privy tent is outstanding and Lesa will be getting some "pennies" from Amazon when I purchase the kit today. I have a two-door Jeep Wrangler and have not resolved the issue of sleeping flat without removing the front passenger seat. The Jeep seats only recline about25 degrees. I am 5'9" and need to stretch out due to arthritis. One question is: who services her Tracker? Parts? She has the first generation of the Tracker, since in 1999, new models came out. Thank you for this SUV review.
I love seeing people in unique rigs like this!!
Nomad Bob from the CheapRVLiving started the trend where everyone appearing on RUclips feels the need to tell us how they go to the bathroom. 😊
Because it's the #1 question everyone has
Valid
You’d be surprised how many people have no idea how to do so in a car…
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We all have a lot to learn, thank you. And thank Bob, I don't know where we would be without his nomad wisdom.
When you NEED to go, you NEED to know!!
This lady is very interesting and savvy too. She has a good setup.
I stumbled upon this channel tonight and I was so hooked! I immediately subscribed to Lesa's channel as well. I completely enjoyed this, I like to keep things simple too. Thank you both for sharing this video and offering such good information to viewers!
I appreciate common sense and organization. Lesa has both in spades. I usually stop watching half way thru but I watched the entire episode! Thank you! Will watch her own channel now!
A completely Great lady who is an inspiration! Don’t ever change Lesa!!
Thank you so much for sharing Lisa with us. She is such a beautiful person, and I'm so sorry about her diagnoses, but hopefully, she can fight it with her diet. And I hope everyone will get together and send out prayers for her. I've already sent out a prayer for her. She seems like such a lovely woman. I can't wait to start watching her videos. Thank you so much for doing this video with her. You are awesome, sir, and so is she.
God bless y'all
Keep adventuring
🤗hugs🤗
This is amazing. Have seen her in another vehicle, but this is another level!😊
Lesa has certainly utilized her space super efficiently... Simply delightful!! I will be following you for sure
. I am 63 yr old gal with a van...
While it makes my Prius feel like a castle, she is surprisingly uncrowded in there. Many brilliant thoughts and methods, some obvious, some not. "Why do I need curtains? I'm not naked in there." Deciding which stuff can be safely stored outside without worrying much about it getting stolen. Choosing storage (ammo box and tool bag) to level her bed. Putting travel stickers on door jambs and inside of doors, rather than the exterior. Resizing a cardboard box and adding contact paper to make a silverware drawer or other custom-sized compartment. Insulated cookie sheet (I have one kicking around) as stove platform. 64oz Ozark Trails insulated stainless bottle and gallon Ziplocs for gathering ice from soda machines. Thermos Shuttle Chef. Good stuff!
The yellow bottle of HEET alcohol-stove fuel is methanol. While the liquid is toxic and causes blindness if you drink it, it burns very well and very clean, so I do use it as fuel for my own alcohol stoves. Probably 15 years ago, I bought 12 one liter bottles of 190 proof Everclear drinking alcohol (95% ethanol) for use while backpacking so that I didn't have to worry about spilling it on food, etc. I got it on sale for about $20/bottle at a NJ grocery store, and still have 11 of the 12 bottles. I extremely rarely use it, only when truly in a tight spot as far as carrying just enough food and fuel, and wanting it for first aid use also. For car camping, the yellow HEET methanol from any Wal-Mart is much cheaper and actually burns better/cleaner than anything else. I travel with 2 brass alcohol stoves the size of little soda-can stoves but with more features. When one runs out of fuel, I swap in the other, so that I don't ever get tempted to refill a hot stove.
The trick with using pots on camp fires is coat them with dish soap first. Then the black washes right off without scrubbing
This woman is amazing!! Such a cool setup. Extremely impressive!!!
I agree!
Great tour and interview! I appreciate the reference to go light and travel often. Reminds me of the phrase from the sailing community "Go Simple, Go Small, Go Now".
Will Lesa read this? Your hair looks pretty and that hat is very fashionable, btw. I used to know how to make a potatoe on a campfire. I'm earning how to again with my indoor stove fire because I learned that potatoes are great for health & weight loss & budgeting. Weight has as much to do with stress as sweets (insulin is a stress reaction). Thanks for sharing and good luck!
I do come over and read these. Thank you for the kind compliments about my hair - which truly has been a gift from my ancestry and parents.
Wow, what a great person she is, I love the ingenuity that she has put into her rig. Well done.
Lots of great ideas, helpful that she indicated costs, too. Brilliant solutions to address basic needs on the road. Safe travels!
Thank you so much for this video. I must have gone through at least 30 videos about small SUV conversion, and none of them had half as much info as this wonderful lady gave. I am 72 years old and really looking forward to making many journeys with my little dog and cat thanks to you and Lesa. We might be a little crowded but now I know we can do it. This is wonderful! Thanks again.
This is so smart and such a great tour. I’m grateful! ❤
I would like to see how Lesa washes her hair, it is so thick! Great set up and so many great ideas!
That was my first thought! But she says she just uses water. Guess I could do the same in a dry climate.
@@sunshine3914 my scalp would be a mess!
Omg !!!!! I love her hair❤
❤ thank you for Sharing 😊 so much needed information ❤ A great video that can help alot of newbies get started ... and budget friendly!! Blessings ❤️
This is my second video I watched of Lesa and she is so great with telling you the name and the brands of all these awesome items she's found. Thank you Lesa!
Good morning Tristan & Lesa ! Thanks for sharing your little home with us ! A lot of creative ideas & neat products ! Liked the way you also informed us on pricing as you went along. May Nature continue to Bless you both with many new Adventures ! Safe travels & keep smiling !
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for sharing! This lady is amazing. Great ideas!
she's so cool.
To see the small size vehicle she has is amazing. Very impressive that it works well for her. For a simple life, it works well. Kudos and safe traveling.
Love her so much❤ She is so informative! Thank you for sharing her with us.
Hi! Lesa good to see you again. Love this rig and all your things you use to make it easier.
It always amazes me how creative every one can get. Great job, Simply Lesa!
Regarding the fire pit? I like it!!!
I believe she can create an interlocking grid with those hairpins.
-- Lay one hairpin across with the "legs" going left-to-right
-- Lay the other hairpin with the "legs" going right-to-left
-- Interlace the inner "legs" (...kind of like interlocking your fingers...)
That would create a 4-rod grid which could probably hold a steak or a even small pan.
Notes:
-- might need to cut off a *short* piece of the inner leg on each of the hairpins to allow maintaining the reach-across when interlaced and allowing the locking-hump to be engaged.
[Lay them out *before* cutting so the correct ones get shortened!]
-- might add a heat resistant spacer/holder to keep them securely apart/together...
The video is informative, interesting for older folks like me who is considering going on the road. Very real personable presentation of information that i enjoyed.
I saw Lesa’s rig at the RTR this year. It was awesome and so is she! Thanks Tristan!
She is awesome. Thank you!
❤ Lesa is so innovative and I love to watch how people can put their camping gear and beds and everything they need to make it just right in their own vehicle. So smart thank you for sharing her rig. 😊
Just love Lesa and her setup. Thanks for featuring her.
Really enjoyed Lesa and her vehicle.
I love the details she gives when she speaks. She is giving us all the gems with no reservation 😊❤
You have the best ideas I've seen yet especially for someone on a budget no frills compact and simple I watched to the end and even made a list of what you showed ... excellent advice for living with the comforts I want living in a vehicle two thumbs up great stuff thank you!!
Lots of tips and tricks i never thought of! Thanks Lesa 😊
Lady you rock I can't believe the build you got it's fantastic for a smaller car i'll be following you on your channel great tips Thanks a lot Lisa
Fantastic setup, really enjoyed your video.
I remember her from another of your videos, I believe. She is so thorough and I appreciate it!
This is good. Thanks y’all💙
Another great video. Thanks for sharing.
love the tips, alternatives for making do. seeing things is nice but the handy tips really makes it. i love seeing this aspect of this way of being shared as not everyone has a stack of savings to build out a nomadic space.
Fascinating how everything fits! Kudos to her 💓
Your camper setup is a true work of art!
Awesome interview with an amazing Nomad! Wish you well everyday Lisa!
Bless her sweet heart!!! One just hopes she is safe, regains her health and is able to live a comfortable life - whether traveling or in her cabin... Thanks, Tristan, for the interview ....
Useful information, Thanks!
Very creative storage in your Tracker. I'm an avid camper, so have tried different car storage ideas. Your video gave me some good ideas on how to space save and use all the nooks and crannies in a vehicle.
This was extremely informative. She is amazing ❤ Thank you very much for sharing. 😊