Saying Goodbye to the Prius!
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- Опубликовано: 3 мар 2023
- What would it be like to live in a van? Have our own bathroom? Be able to STAND UP INSIDE!? These are the questions we hoped to answer with this rental. 👀
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Would be cool to see an environmental impact analysis of van life. Seems bad at first being on the road all the time, but maybe the smaller footprint averages out or overcompensates?
Yeah we’ve looked into it a bit actually and it’s kind of hard to say for sure but the costs are different right? Maybe more solar power in a van but gas, less recycling/compost in a van but less stuff overall, it also depends on how much you move and what your home life would look like. Interesting eh?
@@LeahandLevi I was just about to make a new comment asking about this as well. You could use the information gathered for a future proof episode(?) To make it worth the research time... I guess: keep your receipts!
Don't over think that. Living in a home has an environmental impact that is worse
@@LeahandLevi This is a very important question. I have analyzed this equation for years with embedded energy, mpg all plugged into spreadsheet and compared to tiny house, average size houses, travel by air etc. Results? I had to face an inconvenient truth for the van if considering putting on any significant miles..or maybe for travel altogether. If one is a local van lifer doing few miles in an old van and staying put for long period then it could be tops and way ahead of the average unsustainable American way of life, but a small net zero house in walking distance to work and store etc comes out FAR ahead. So I resisted the van now for years, BUT I'm an old guy and there is a lot of embedded energy in this ICF tiny house where I live, but comparing the nearly infinite life of a concrete house with very low kwh use and a decade or two for a van on the road the kwh per year difference is incomparably huge. Crunch your own numbers. Hard to make it come out, but then again will it matter?? So, I stay home and watch you guys and smile. Enjoy!
@@woody3307where does one find a net zero house in walking distance to anything?
Hey Levi and Leah! I'm building out a van and I have a separate drinking water faucet and filtration system from Acuva. From what I've seen in most vans, most people either put some type of filter on the faucet (i.e. Brita or equivalent) or have a filter attachment on their hose when filling their water tanks (i.e. Camco or Clear 2o). Hope this helps! Thanks for all of the amazing content!
Maybe we can let cabana know this haha. Thanks for the comment!
I would have a filter going on the out end as opposed to the in. Tanks get dirty.
Travelling all this time and not having a portable water filter… even as a backup?
I am extremely excited to see the next videos.
Quick solutions to the issues they had in this one:
Always ask about if the water is drinkable and safe (not their fault, but now you know).
Use a hard surface, like a wood board, on top of the bed to convert into a make shift counter top for indoor cooking. Best used with "no flame" cooking method for obvious reasons.
For drinking water: many different solutions, but I would get a water filter design for chemical removal and attach it to the faucet. Then you can just fill up that main tank and then only drink from that faucet.
Thank you so much for this! There’s always a way!
@@LeahandLevi I carry a filter pitcher from wmt in my gen 2 prius camper, and a 7 gallon tank with pump, but since Leah and I both like tea then the filter is indispensable!! Cheap too. I do have an outdoor shower from my Prius plumbing most days and easy to wash dishes, refill water bottles with filter water etc. Also, one of those hoses that shrink to nothing and the right quick connect make it easy to fill water tank. Nice video. Love you guys!
delightful how one can enjoy simple things like water out of a tank and an own bathroom as comfort. makes one really appreciate these :)
Oh no! When you poured that water, my first thought was is that drinkable? I love watching you guys enjoy the van life after living in the Prius! 😄
Hahaha I don’t know how we didn’t think of that tbh 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♀️ glad you enjoyed it though!
Almost 200k subscribers, wow congrats. You deserve a van, get one. Experiences are all that matter besides your health, a van is a thing that contributes heavily to that. No cost spared…..Enjoy
Thanks! The cost is a big one but renting one was a lot cheaper so I’m glad we did this test!
So cool. We have a Winnebago Era 4x4 (Sprinter Van camper) and it takes all kinds of places (from picnics to snow skiing to IKEA shopping to mountain top camping). Good bed, bathroom, shower, and indoor kitchen. We can enjoy even rainy weekends on the Oregon coast. Plus it’s packed up for spur of the moment getaways. It is our happy place.
Sounds dreamy honestly haha
Love your videos. We had a small rv and yes, you need to bring your own drinking water. We just got a Brita pitcher and kept filling that. Safe travels!
Ok we’ll here we are learning! 🤷🏻♂️😅
Lol, congrats on the luxurious upgrade! Looking forward to your new adventures with it! ❤
Yes to vanlife! So exiting to see how the upgrade works for both of u!
Thanks we’re loving it so far!
If you can find a small one, I'd recommend a pump sprayer from home depot instead of the little spray bottle for dishes. Can be pumped for a good amount of pressure and there's lots of videos you can watch on adding a small sink type sprayer to the hose. Just an idea :)
i hope you eventually have a chance to try out a tiny home, because i can see it being a good fit for a long term kind of option. a lot of the vanlife people i follow (mostly in japan) have more minimal setups (no shower etc.) because there is more accessible public facility infrastructure here. i can't imagine doing the same in the states.
Yeah, I am kind of blown away that the water wasn’t potable. I’ve never heard of that in a van.
Right!? 🤷🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
I'm so glad you did this experiment. I've done the car camping and have been curious about renting a van. How funny they don't have signs in the van about the water. Laughed hard at Levi being addicted. LOL I wonder if it could also have something to do with the tank being new hence extra chemical taste? Looking forward to next week's full review:)
Thanks for the comment 🥰 yeah the van was extremely new (less than 4K miles on it) so everything was new
Great watch as always 👊🏿
Dear friends....you can get a waaay better layout in a 20 ft class b, with indoor kitchen, enclosed bathroom, and king/twin beds. Our PleasureWay ticks all the boxes, we live in Victoria and would love to show you when you get home. Cheers!
That sounds really cool! Thanks for the offer!
I enjoy your story telling each week. Thanks for the smiles. I agree having the kitchen outside is not great especially living in Vancouver, B.C. area we know how much rain there is.
Yeah that’s what we’re thinking being from the Pacific Northwest. Loootta rain up there 😬
@@LeahandLevi Looking forward to your next adventures. I tell my kids to travel before they have kids , couple time is so important before you have a family. My hubby and I travelled Europe with our backpacks in the early 90
's. Best adventures we ever had. Enjoy your next leg of your journey.
Outdoor kitchen is great, I would incorporate an electric pressure cooker which could be used for indoor cooking on bad weather days, they are also rice cookers and slowcooker. I also keep an airfryer in my camper.
So exciting to see this! My husband and I really want to do RV life. I could definitely see you guys doing RV or van life long term. It’ll be interesting to keep following your adventures. Also, what does Leah do to stay in such great shape? ✨
Been doing stationary RV life for 2 months now and I am loving it!
@Jeremy David I’m not trying to do van life. I’m wanting to try RV life. They’re 2 different things. Our RV has a separate bathroom and a little kitchen. Also, the van they rented in this video has those things to some degree as well.
Some people do have water filtration systems on the sink tap. Sometimes even a different little tap for drinkable water.
Full-time vanlifer here. I do have a fear of accidentally contaminating my water tanks so I am mindful of where I get my water from. That said, potable water is EVERYWHERE. There should be no reason to have separate drinking water or additional filtration other than taste or preference.
I installed a drinking water tap in our van cuz we liked the idea of a consistent taste. One of the filters broke when I was trying to change it and haven’t been using filtered water since. Especially cuz the BC water is so delicious. Burkey, Britas, and filters are still great. But this van company is dumb.
Look at lots of vans.,have an inspection. Buy used and many of the bugs will be worked out. Have an inspection. A spray bottle with vinegar is great to wash dishes. Wipe, spray and wipe again. Saves water.
Fellow van lifer here. I have a berkey counter top water filter. I use my water from my fresh water tank to fill my berkey. Then it is good to drink. Some van people have a filter tap at the sink or a built in filter for sink water.
Yeah if we have something of our own we will have to get it set up to work with potable water
Wishing you the best!
Seen many van builds and have been in several class c rvs. The water should be potable. Chance is they don’t maintain the fresh water tanks and keep them sanitized so they tell renters it isn’t potable. The fact that it comes out of a faucet at a sink means it is supposed to be potable. I wouldn’t rent from them especially since they didn’t inform you that you shouldn’t drink the water when you rented it, that’s shady. Also, I think there were propane bottles in back so you could put the stove inside to cook and use the table for prep space and stove on sink area. Also that’s really small. I know you want minimal, but you should be able to store food in your living space in case weather gets nasty or bugs are bad and also your clothes too. Go to van meet ups and ask about the pros and cons of their build and why they feel that way. We have a 27’ class c rv but the actual living area is 24’ so that is something to consider. We also have a full side slide that makes it spacious but we had a 65 lb and 35 lb dog with us and my partner’s teenage son with us a couple times. When we rent ones before they were larger, but I didn’t feel comfortable to drive it and that also limited where we could park, so we went with something 6 feet shorter and it made such a difference.
Hi, glad you are trying an upgrade but still cooking outside no, no. My son had an older version of à Roadtrek and came complète with kitchen indoors, swiffel seat and shower setup. Its a nice set up but you could do better but the price. We have à Roadloft, better than your Prirus but not as comfy as Roadtreck...but cheaper. Hihi. Enjoy your "van" don't Get too attached hihi. Happy Trails. Be safe. See you next video. The oldies from Québec. xx ( 76/79)
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Looks like fun. But I would not like a kitchen lights outside. If it’s raining or if it’s cold you gotta open up all the stores now you gotta freeze the van as well is yourself.
okay this was a fun surprise I loved this episode also when you got cooked out mid supper hahahahaha I'm so sorry but what a van life issue & the music LOL
also tomatoes & mac is a classic no judgement there hahaha
Hi! As A van lifer here... I have NEVER heard of not having drinkable water in your van tank. Kinda wild! Best of luck on your future travels.
Ok that’s why we sort of thought it was weird!
"Will we die now?" took me OUT 😭
You might like to try truck and camper combo...everything you've got in van, but all enclosed. I really enjoy the room.
Yeah we’ve thought about truck campers too but they’re also pretty expensive if you want something with a bathroom and amenities on board. (Not as bad as a van tho)
@@LeahandLevi look forward to seeing what you decide.
Holy crap. After paying THAT MUCH to rent a campervan, you'd think one of those two sinks would have filtered water! Am I right? Doesn't seem like a big ask from a big price point.
Yeah I’m a little confused why they can’t provide drinking water either 🤷🏻♂️🧐
Awesome videos sorry I’m sooo late
Lake Travis is on the Colorado River, but not the same one that goes thru the Grand Canyon, that's on the other side of the continental divide.
Mmm Annie’s! I like to put some broccoli in while the pasta is cooking for some extra health… plus Calabrian chili at the end. Truly gourmet
The Annie enthusiasts are here and I love it. 🥰🙏🏼
lmaooo it's too bad the customer service person wouldn't/couldn't play along. i always enjoyed a mutual tease working a ticket 😂
Yeah Edgar really didn’t wanna play ball for some reason… 😅
11:35 Levi knows entertainment 😂
It’s all Leah what can I say 😅
LOLL the bathroom scene
As a professor totally wondering what your students are thinking watching that!
@@PKHARDIN she already teaches about human sexuality so I feel like peeing is mild by comparison 🤣 normalize all of the bodily functions 👏🏽
Just a tip for city boondocking - Cracker Barrel parking lots allow overnighters and are much quieter than Walmarts.
Ok that’s good to know!
Levi 'Drive the World' Hildebrand! ;D
“oh it’s crispy in here”
👋🏻🙋🏻♀️ You rang? lol
I wondered about your pasta when you cooked them with camper water.
I added a QEK Junior camper trailer to my Prius 🤍
Wouldn’t an air fryer work for inside cooking?
The tank can be refilled with potable water.
A nice hotel including breakfast and possibly light dinner or snacks, kitchenette can be rented for less than the cost of the van. Van would be ok if you were attending a festival and wanted to stay onsite. Otherwise best to purchase your own van.
I think a bit of look into the numbers might prove otherwise. A nice hotel anywhere in the country won’t be less than $180 a night and I doubt that would have a kitchenette. And sadly… this van we rented would run you over $100k new
I don’t know why people are saying this is expensive. Especially when it’s just renting. It comes out to be about $230/night. With the novelty of vanlife right now, I’m sure that’s market price. In my area it’s around $300/night, but I also live in California lol
Yeah there’s actually a lot of more expensive options but there’s certainly cheaper ways to travel.
Make sure you research areas that you're going to stay overnight. There's rules about outdoor cooking etc.
uncle Roger gonna be mad a Levi using a metal spoon on non-stick pot
Nothing like the clean, efficient burn of propane.
Hahaha tbh we kept talking about how much faster our induction cooktop would have cooked all our meals 😅
Hank Hill?
Yeah, I don't think I'm capable of hearing "propane" in a North American accent without thinking of Hank Hill.
Wow that's a lot of money for not having cooking abilities IN the van and DRINKABLE WATER????Have a blast in luxury though😁 Levi gets to stand up yayyyyyy 🤣🤣🤣Toilet would be my #1priority
We may have been converted 👀 thanks for the comment!
Wow, there's a triple-S bathroom on the van! In these types of bathrooms you can S#@t, Shower and Shave at the same time. I experienced that type of bathroom in 1985 when I lived for a month with Canadian rhythmic gymanst, Lori Fung, in the Serdica hotel in Sophia Bulgaria. I was her piano player and we were there so she could train with a Bulgarian coach. The worst part about the triple-S bathroom was that when you had a shower, everything in the bathroom got completely soaked, including the toilet paper roll. It was the same hotel where our room key worked on several other rooms and Russian accordian players would burst into our room at 2 in the morning in full song and party mode. (obviously, their key fit our door as well). Good times!
Yeah a truly “wet” shower/bathroom is pretty weird. Definitely takes some getting used to haha
Levi, what is the coffee filter nasal strip thing called for your pour-over coffee into your mug? 😂 very interested in that product.
Honestly they came with the van as a sort of bougie instant coffee option. They worked pretty well but I don’t know what they were called 🤷🏻♂️
@@LeahandLevi thank you for your quick response . I found them on Amazon, they are 50 piece filter bags for $8.00 I ordered some for camping. I love your videos and I also love Future proof! Keep it up!
Does prius make a van? I know I had a prius c. Loved it.
Wow I thought it would be expensive but that's EXPENSIVE! Bit of a look at what could have been if you went down this road from your start. Hope you're not regretting the Prius choice! As I only found this channel because of the absurdness of the Prius I'm grateful that you both chose that route instead!
Keep up the great content and can't wait to see hockey next week!!
Hahaha thanks for being here despite the absurdity 😅😉
lets gooo 🔥🙌
This is quite expensive. Hope there's a hybrid between the two. As always, excited for next week's vid because of those animals (what are those?)
They’re Llamas! Haha thanks for being here!
Most all the other vanlifers I watch do drink their water! That’s weird this van doesn’t have a drinkable water tank!
Yeah we sort of thought that too! And with no warning either? Like you’d think that would be one of the #1 things they would tell you!? 🤷🏻♂️
💯✌🏼NEW MEXICO IN THE HOUSE 🏡
You two are adorably crazy and this Cabana makes much more sense and seems a little safer too! Just my opinion but I’m strictly a luxury hotel kind of girl. 😂😂😂
Haha well we gotta start making that luxury hotel kinda money first 😅 thanks for the comment!
I live in South Florida and curios which campground you were at. Let me know if you get down near Palm Beach Gardens/Jupiter area. I’m 71 and have been a personal trainer for 12 years. I think we have a lot in common. I’m a very positive person, being metaphysical and believe in affirmations.
This is much better than Prius.
Where did you rent the van from? Cost? Would you recommend?
We talk about that at the end of the video 👍🏼
You need to invest in a larq water jug and bottle set larqs are self cleaning water jug and bottle system you buy once and you can use it anywhere
Eating out of the pot is the true Mac n cheese experience
The only way to eat it imo
What brand is your portable fridge?
ICECO!
Hey, if you need an inviting place to boondock in NW North Carolina my husband and I would be happy to have you- and if you're in the Prius still, we could arrange a bathroom for you to use and some potable water. ☺️ Just let me know, but happy to oblige. We are just west of Winston Salem- about two hours from Asheville and maybe an hour from the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway.
Thank you so much! Haha even a bathroom and potable water!? 😅🙏🏼
Yeah, we're pretty accommodating! ☺️ We could actually arrange for you to stay at a unique little non-profit private airport.
Hahaha ok well that’s wild. Thanks again we’ll see where we end up I guess. If you see us nearby on Instagram feel free to DM us over there 👍🏼
Van life looks good on you guys. Is it in the future?
We’ll see! Can’t know without trying it out first ya know?
For water in the van but a Berkey.
That “Outdoor” kitchen set up would not work for me for sure. Small and dry inside a requirement for the PacSW of BC. :). Water not potable ? Useless. Hope you find out why????
Our thoughts exactly being from the PNW!
@@LeahandLevi PNW = USA. PSW = BC. 😄
It is an addiction. You may never go back. The rubber tramp randevzous is in Quartzsite AZ in January. Newbees need to go.
I'm surprised there aren't more "I told you so's" in the comments. Weren't you quite critical of van life when you were first converting your Prius? Now you're thinking about purchasing one. There's nothing wrong with changing your mind of course but, I would have liked to see that acknowledged in the video.
I don’t think we ever said that vanlife was stupid or that we would never do it? Also… I’m not sure what we would have acknowledged? Haha that vanlife is more comfortable than living in a Prius?
@@LeahandLevi Never said that you did say it was stupid. I do recall you listing a few cons, including saying that you chose the Prius because the carbon emissions from van life are quite high. While you might not have said that you'd never do it, if you list several cons about something then perhaps it's implied? Actually yes, acknowledging that you've said there are cons associated with van life in the past but you've decided those trade-offs are worth some extra comfort would be a great thing to say.
If and when you make it to DC feel free to contact me. I'm happy to show you two around the USA capital!
We stole the spray bottle hack & swap to toddler sippy cups (so that they won't ever break). You might try that and see if that works for you.
Ok that’s a good option too! Thanks for that!
maybe is a better idea to change for Sienna Hybrid
Full time on the road??
Everyone always asked Nikki Delventhal why she lived in a Prius too. You just can’t beat the gas mileage!
Having that bathroom would be fantastic. Especially since now a lot of places like my town’s Walmart is still on pandemic hours and not open 24/7 anymore.
Hahah yep that’s the truth! If only they had a toilet built in 😅
I love seeing you but packaged items! I know it’s all about balance in sustainability but I never see other channels showing the regular items like goldfish being purchased!
We’ll thanks for that! Yeah we buy normal stuff. I mean who can deny the appeal of fishy crackers! Haha
I mean an outdoor kitchen wouldn’t be bad if the back of the roof had a slide out extension or an awning.
Yeah I think if you could build it off the side rather than the back with an awning outdoor cooking wouldn’t be nearly as bad.
Hello levi
I explored your content today, they are great... I have one weird question, what are u wearing on your right hand? Is it "kada" worn by mainly sikh community in North india
Nope, just a silver bracelet 👍🏼
@@LeahandLevi ohhk
hmm when I google Moon Docking... I find quite the kinky definition 😀
Hahaha ok now we can’t take responsibility for any google searches gone awry 😅
If you were to do it for real, I would not do propane. I would continue the solar battery and have a convection hot plate. Also better options for washing your dishes, as wanting to be environmentally friendly, you should have done blueland , it's soap tablets you add to water. (I saw that plastic bottle of dish soap!) lol Also that van, the tires are horrible, too small and makes the whole thing bouncy. You have the hitch on the Prius so wouldn't a trailer /tent trailer be more efficient.
Dude! You could have stayed in a Hilton for like two weeks for that price.
Wouldn’t have made as good of a video tho 🤡 😅
@@LeahandLevi tru..dat
You buy gallon jugs of water.
what happened to the prius?
Went to a nice farm upstate 🥹
Y’all need to watch/collaborate with Kara and Nate or kinging it or eaman and bec
Hahaha yes the big three! In our wildest dreams!
@@LeahandLevi Karen and Nate aren’t using their van right now. It would be awesome if we could watch you guys borrow it
Sounds like Cabana is breaking the law. You should chase a full refund. Installing a faucet connected to non-potable water in a rentable RV is asinine. Especially if done by a registered business.
Texas Administrative Code Title 30 RULE §210.25
“One of the following requirements must be met by the user or provider, for any area where reclaimed water is stored or where there exist hose bibs or faucets:
(1) Signs having a minimum size of eight inches by eight inches, as shown in Figure 1, shall be posted at all storage areas and on all hose bibs and faucets reading, in both English and Spanish, "Reclaimed Water, Do Not Drink" or similar warning.
(2) The area shall be secured to prevent access by the public.”
Penalties for minor violations can be up to $1000 a day.
RUclips won’t let me link sources 😔
Rodeo Houston?
Sadly no! We tried to make it work but we had other stuff planned 🥲
That’s ok, it just looked like you hit up a rodeo in the preview for the next video so I thought maybe that was in the plan!
(If you didn’t go to a rodeo and want to though, I believe ft worth has a rodeo every weekend along with a cattle drive)
I wouldn't have lasted 24 hours in a Prius with either of you.
Lol and yet you just keep coming back to comment 😂
If you don’t have anything nice to say… 🙄
You would probably like the Nomad Vanz stuff. Full indoor kitchen but the Van is a massive converted Mercedes. nomadvanz
Enjoy the comfort!
Yeah there’s a bunch of crazy rigs out there nowadays. It’s basically a little apartment lol