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Solo Woman's Journey to Happiness Living Full-Time in a Honda Element!
For the past year, Hana has been calling her Honda Element home, proving that adventure and comfort can coexist even in a compact space. Working remotely part-time, she has managed to cover her minimal expenses while enjoying the freedom of living closer to nature. Hana's story is a testament to the transformative power of following one's heart. Through Honda Element "van life," she has discovered a renewed sense of happiness, while immersing herself in the present moment.
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Thanks for watching!
Hannah's video was refreshingly cheerful. Thank you for having her on your channel. She gave me some ideas for my own van.
" I used to be annoyed by people like me" made me burst out laughing!
So kudos to me for bumping into this wonderful young woman. best wishes nd safe travels to you Hana ❤
Hannah is a shinning Ray of sunshine and no clouds!
Not boring and not mad at the world. Full of guesto and really ready for searching out the interesting places anywhere around her. Her car will be all she needs until it isn't. Great gal. I'd love to meet her and other part time or full time nomads. Thanks Bob for a great video. From Central Oklahoma, see you next time.
I love her! What a positive and completely authentic person! You put together a great build and I wish you a lot of joy and happiness on your new adventure!! ❤😊
What a nice lady. It sounds like she's really enjoying her Nomad life. Thanks for introducing us to her Bob. Safe travels to both of you
Gracie! Love the name! Love the 'love of life!' Hannah's story is wonderful to hear & see.
Hannah has the best energy! I put my fridge on the front seat to save room in the back, the Element gets crowded quickly! She is an inspiration.
This was enjoyable to see!
Her spirit is so refreshing! Good for her!!!
What a warm spirit she is!
Hannah - Well Done! Excellent rig! I am a minimalist too - in Africa.
what a woman...enjoyed her so much, bubbly positive woman
It was great to such an upbeat person like Hannah. I just finished my first month on the road as a Nomad and I am happy, probably not as happy as she is but, I am getting there. I wish her safe travels.
I wonder if Hannah knows that elements have a built in table!! It covers the spare tire and then there are legs I believe or you can order them and turns the cover into a decent little table👍🏻👍🏻
Utah Jeff ….here…I owned a 2006 Element and it had no table setup. I know some of the early RAV4’s had a nice table. The reason why it is called a RAV 4 .,. Recreation Activity Vehicle- 4 cylinder
My Element got totaled and I really miss it . Looking to buy another one soon
The older CRVs had the table not sure about the new ones / Element does not
Ralph told me over the many years to always have a home base . He's not with us anymore . He's at the home base in the sky . Miss you POP'S .
Hannah is exactly my age! Cool setup, the Element is a great design, too. Very versatile. I used to own one and wish I still had it. Honda should start making them again!
Amen David!
Wouldn't an Odyssey be better?
Dis woman has a personality & a 1/2 😄 she's lovely ,god bless 🙌, o hail up all the way frm Guyana 🇬🇾 south America Bob 🤙👋
What a wonderful setup. A great reminder of what’s possible!
A close family member lived in her Element six to nine months every year for over fifteen years for her traveling job, from Alaska to Mexico. She is now brick and mortar for health reasons, but she still has and uses it. The square shape I think is an asset for living in it.
Love her exuberance!
Love it! Just out there livin' life on her terms, not afraid to get out of her comfort zone and see the country and try something new. That is what life is about folks. And that personality!!!
well she is Loud and Funny I wish i was as happy as HER !!!
Love the confidence!
Love her good energy!
Love her attitude!! I’m 62 and have one foot out the door and living in my car BY CHOICE! Can you believe it? By choice. It’s calling me:) I don’t know why and I’m going to stop questioning it and just fkn go! Women like this give us older women such hope and inspiration. God bless her and others like her❤
Maybe start off part time while you still have your home base...test drive?
Me too at 67, in my Element, Elvira!
Love her good cheery attitude and many happy days to her🎉
Hannah,, Idea,,Find a Universal swivel seat seat base, then adapt your Element seat to bolt to the swivel base.
Love your ENERGY Hannah! ✨💖✨
She's a live wire🎉 Wow, the Element gets 25 mph.
MPG, lol
Inspiring person. She's living a great life.
Hannah is truly "living in her Element"
She's absolutely gorgeous, I'm grinning like a looney because her energy and attitude is contagiously positive. She's a gem 😁
She sure is! 😎👍
Lololol good one!
😂 Funny
Awesome inspirational video. As im building out my van for this years trip to Quartzsite. Cant afford to bring my micro mini as gas is crazy. Cant wait for the fun in quartzsite @
No grey clouds here, but the energy and Life that this woman exudes is GREAT!
This might be a good solution for me. I am looking more and more at Nomadic living in an SUV. I like what Honda has to offer in both fuel efficiency and longevity. If I were to find myself single, which will eventually be the case as my husband is older and has Parkinson’s, I will only be able to continue facing life one adventurous day at a time. I watch and learn meanwhile.
I bought a van for the Van Life but I have not had enough time to do anything with it yet so then I bought a pop up ⬆️ and I can tow it
I'm sorry your husband is dealing with Parkinson's. I worry about that, and have found many videos on it, especially using Infrared Treatments, that have helped. Many videos on doing exercise, and even boxing on a large punching bag.
Great video! Delightful woman! If you have wheels and any sort of income (for food and gas), you can do this! You just need to be careful so that you can accrue an emergency fund for repairs, etc. That’s what I’m doing on my minimal soc sec. Not easy, but the alternative (mouldering in a subsidized sr apartment in a cheap part of the country with no connections or community) sounds much, much worse!
I love her ❤ she’s so happy and we have the same thinking.. I don’t have a home base I stay in my Toyota Corolla and I love it 🥰
I really enjoyed Hannah! She could brighten the darkest day with her personally.
Thank you for interviewing Hannah, I love her attitude. I have been perfectly happy with our 2009 jeep Patriot for solo part time travel, but like the Elements, they are small and the gass mileage is not all that great because they are shaped like bricks... Our 2017 Toyota Sienna gets better gas mileage and is a mansion inside. Not as much ground clearance is not a problem, because as my son said, you will just park at the end of the good road and pull out your backpack and walk the rest of the way. Thank you again for taking the time to do these interviews and rig tours. Safe travels and I hope our paths cross at some point out on the road.
I'm very happy for you, Hana.
Peace, Love, Blessings and continued beauty and adventures.
God bless Hana! I hope she finds that little piece of land she talked about.
So inspiring!!! 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ Get it Get it! Keep living and loving and spreading kindness as you do.
I own the same car ..but when I purchased mine in 2005, brand new (200,000) miles later, it was called Galapagos Greek. Not Kiwi. I have spent very little money on repairs, and she still purrs like a kitten .. I hope Honda starts to make the Element again ..It is the best car I have ever owned !!! and I am 77 years of age
Super cool !
Great positive energy !
That was really enjoyable. Thank you so much.
She's the best!
Does Hannah have a RUclips channel I would most definitely watch her . She is absolutely a joy to watch, I love her spirit.. I bet she is oodles of fun to be around.
Her energy rocks!
Hannah is Great!!!
Hello all!
Just a tip:
My husband and I have been living full time in a 1987 Class A Bounder for circa seven years, and we love it. HOWEVER, its expensive to heat in Canadian winters and getting more so all the time, and it’s expensive to drive far, so we decided to do a little experiment.
We owned a Kia Spectra as well, and we decided to drive across Canada and sleep in the fully reclining front seats. No build needed.
We did that for three months in 2018, and the seats were wonderfully comfortable to sleep in. We had a GREAT time, and we averaged 28 mpg. Can’t beat that!
Anyway, sadly my husband crashed the Kia after we came home to our RV, so we bought a little beater to run into town when we need to. It’s old though and won’t do for full-time living.
So… we’re currently saving up for a brand new Kia Carnival, and we plan to continue our full-time nomadic lifestyle in that.
We need room for our musical equipment (we give concerts), so I doubt that we’ll bother to build a bed in the back. We carry a cheap tent with us in case we want to sit in the shade in chez lounges, and they’re also handy for washing/showering. (We carry a paddling pool too.)
We do keep a storage locker at ‘home’ in the mountains, as we like to change our clothing and shoes etc seasonally, and this enables us to travel very lightly.
As seniors, we have no interest in making work for ourselves, so we don’t choose to carry much ‘stuff.’
Our new car WILL come outfitted with solar panels though, along with a Bluetti Solar Charger, as we like to watch/stream Netflix in the evenings. (I’m in a wheelchair so we can’t walk as much as we used to.) It’s easy to install a ‘flip up’ doohickey to get the TV out of the way while we’re driving.
I don’t know why more people don’t choose to sleep in their (reclined) front seats. We think it’s a GREAT way to go!
Love and All Good Things,
Jesse.🌹
😁 love her personality!
Great spirited lady!
Such an awesome energy. I love these interviews
Hannah, I love that Kiwi color. That color came out after I needed to buy a vehicle.
I love my Honda Element too & that swivel seat would be a game changer. Two years now I've lived in my HE. The swivel seat is too high of a price & I passed up on buying that swivel seat too.
Would love to meet up with U Hannah & create a community & share our land & life with other like minded people! 😉 CUDTR 🚙 Happy travels & stay safe. 😊
Nice build, very organized 😊❤
Hannah's attitude is great
She will give excellent ideas for many. Her concept is stimulating and magnetic
1 of my Sons has an element & loves it. All my Son's are Honda guys with 2 ,being Honda mechanics( these 2 live off grid & camp several days out of the week) Hondas are strong runners ( My Son's has almost 300k on it) He made a rack for the top. He has a hammick & pulls up by a tree & hands out in nature. Elements live a long, long time. Enjoy it! ✌️💞👍
Blessings Hanna
I love her spirit!
I would love to do something like this but I can't for health reasons 😣. I live the lifestyle vicariously through your videos. Thx
I love her energy and positive attitude! But you never asked her how she goes to the bathroom or cleans herself. You ALWAYS ask that! 😆
Hello from Puerto Rico
Hannah has the spirit and drive that will make her successful. I wish her the best and hope that she does change her passenger seat to a captain’s chair. I personally am just working to start out my journey in June from Ohio to cross our great country. Ever the pandemic, I got the urge to get outside more. I will eventually will stop in Quartzite and seeking out others. But, I need to prepare.
I wish her the best of luck. She seems pretty happy already.
Nice simple build ready to enjoy for such a nice lady
Good for you..😊...
She is truly living her best life. What fun. Loved this interview. Thanks Bob.
Thanks!! You gave me encouragement;That I m on the right track. Headed South from Va. Keep Having Fun!! Barb
I've always heard there are lots of beautiful places to camp in Virginia.
Thank you for sharing this! ❤
Hannah's enthusiasm if infectious. i hope our paths cross someday.
I can remember when the Element came out and a Honda rep at the Portland Auto Show remarked that its target audience was young active adults, and I thought... 'they haven't a clue who the real buyers will be'. And I was right. Many 40 to 60+ year olds snapped them up and many still have them. That said, I don't think it was the success it should have been cuzz now days the demand for them is very high and there are so few available.
Keep it on the high road to adventure, Hannah.
PS! Need better MPG... Slow down. Most of us are in a big hurry to go nowhere fast. If you are retired, what's your hurry? Anything over 55-mph and fuel mileage drops off significantly due to the coefficient of drag 'squaring' over 55-mph. Doing 65-mph into a headwind and watch that fuel meter drop no matter what you are driving.
She has an awesome spirit having your home on the road is just perfect!
Awesome! I love my Honda HRV, plenty of room for my dog and me to sleep in it when we fold down the magic seats. Good for you for living the simple, awesome life! God bless!
I just got one, an LX. They have a LOT of room don't they?
Thank you.. Bob !
Nice..👍fun! 🤗😁
Hey Hana , just stumbled across this ! You are always such a delight ! Love your energy 💕 See on the road sometime !
Ohhhh I adore this young lady’s energy - she’s real.l and down to earth and probably tells it like it is more often than not
Love it
Get the swivel! you're worth it : )
Thank you! Just days after this video was shot, two friends at the rtr swiveled it for me!!! ❤️
i admire her attitude
Instant crush! I love this lady. If you explore the Oregon coast, you'll have a place to park on the farm and a tour guide for all the coolest places around here.
I’m in! Thank you!
Love her energy!!!
Lovely woman.
Wow. What a nice Lady. I also live in Denver area. And have a Element which I'm on the go alot!! Great video. Good luck with your freedom,!!!
I like Hannah ..good ideas and cheerful 😀
Great personality & outlook on life. You go girl.
Thanks for the peek into your world
I spent sixteen summers hiking all the high trails in America with my Element, trailhead to trailhead. Try putting your fridge in the front seat. You will have more room in the back. I put full synthetic oil on the engine and always drove 55 on the freeways and I still get 28 miles a gallon 225 thousand miles later. When I got to be 75, I started wishing for a doggy and a garden and found a place to buy that had a good well. Living in the desert near US 395 is all I need.
Love the energy!! ❤️🏆❤️
Rockos ears flapping in the bikes basket lol what a life you've given her.
Glad you were able to contine, wonderful to watch. Thank you.
Beautiful!
Wow shes amazing !! I wish i could find 3 of these women to come live on my land !! I need like minded people around me ! Is there a group somewhere to meet people !! ❤🙏🙏
A definition of the word "elegant" is: simple. Hannah is a trip! There's a bit of a Kristin Wiig vibe about her LOL a la an SNL skit, the way she raises her voice enthusiatically. Thanks as always for bringing us folks and rigs that define "less is more". Keep it simple!
Very inspiring for many of us
I absolutely love this build. I'm looking at a Honda element for myself, I'm glad to see it can be done with this vehicle. Great Video.
She is the coolest lady ever.
Very sweet lady with a good sense of adventure!👍🏼
Thanks for your inspiring video! Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas time -- wherever you may be!👼🥳🎄🍾🎅❤
Very pleasant, positive lady! Nice Element, nice build. I really hope she finds an inexpensive way to swivel that passenger seat, by someone honest who does good work. I don't know how people manage the side air bag issue. Might have to have a way to turn it off when it's facing the rear. Best of luck Hannah!
She's awesome
Very inspiring thankyou 😁
I wish videos like this would focus on where do you shower? Where do you use the bathroom? Where are you camping? Etc
You're so cool. You go girl
I liked Hannah. She's upbeat! Thanks!♥️
Great for you Hannah. Be safe and happy