I am a single childless poor woman in my mid forties. I have cried many nights about knowing that I will be homeless in retirement. This video made me less scared of my future.
We have Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. 💙🦋💙 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
There are a lot of us out here. Prayer and trust in God is everything and let Him lead the way because He is always with you even if you don’t feel it. Make Him your best friend.
Yes, why not you?. You are as smart as the next person. Instead of crying about fear of the future, feel the excitement of planning your escape! You can do it❤❤
What’s worse is these old guys who get their gold watch from the railway and sit on the couch getting fat watching tv. Usually dead in a year with a stroke. Too many flat thinkers out there.
@@sl4983 What if the sky falls in or nuclear bombs start dropping? What if .............. sod that, you have the most important thing - free will and freedom!! Use it!!
@@sl4983 if there’s an emergency be prepared for the worst and pray for the best. Be aware of your surroundings all the tine. Have a way to defend yourself like spray or a weapon. A tazer etc. find out what’s legal to possess. All the van life ladies have suggestions. Watch the van builds or car living videos. You can get great ideas.
It's nothing wrong with saying 78 years old. She would not be upset. Using " young " instead of "old" says that there's something wrong with being old. I'm 67 years old. But I was once 20 years old, not 20 years young!! Being old is synonymous with being very lucky to be still alive! Many young people don't reach adulthood, many babies don't get to even walk. 😢
So someone younger who has a house and works to buy it has less courage than someone living in a van? So unless someone goes and lives in a van they have no "courage"? What about people who think the idea of living in a van is horrible? They don't have courage?
@@drn13355 What I has wrote, was not a comparing between vanlive or living in a house. It was a comparing between people who have the dream, to live in a van! So many younger people want to do this, but they have often less courage than the wonderful lady in this video. On the other hand, many people live in a house out of a sense of habit and security. The insecure feeling of living in a van, or having so little space, or traveling alone and going without a lot of material things would scare them. To live in a house or a van, can be courage or fear and escape. Both is possible. This is a question of consciousness.
Hi, Evelyn, from another Evelyn! I'm 76, have been a wanderlust all my life, lived full-time in a 17-foot travel trailer for 7 years, a 5th-wheel for another 2 years, and now that I'm stationary, I still camp in a tent, my preferred accommodation. You remind me of me for more than the shared name. We are exactly the kind of "senior citizen" that breaks the "senior citizen in a rocking chair" mold. We're out there, us older women, living life under OUR terms, strong and independent and purposeful. You go, girl! (I hope you made it out west; I live in Oregon 😁)
Hey two Evelyn's....I'm here in NW MT and hope you make it out here near Libby MT. If so I'd try to come up with a creative means to make contact .Like a note at our chamber of commerce welcome station on how to contact if you are coming through. It helps I know one of the ladies who works there too...by the way she's an independent lady who owns a small van camper too and actually rides a Harley. Oh my gal friends are wild and woolly sweeties at a variety of ages. Facebook via PM or personal messaging is another method to connect to avoid leaving personal info on social media where anyone could happen by. I know a lot of folks do it but I'm a little wiser these days. I've been tent camping for over 55 years and turns out my funny hubby of 52 years is not a camper. Now really how could that happen I mean I was putting up a tent all summer long when we met in college and we met through caving and only after we were married did I discover his actual dislike for camping for camping. I've never lost the love. I even set up two XL outdoor day beds with real bed mattresses I covered years ago with water proofing pack cloth to protect from all elements and one year I slept out every night through the end of Oct. Most years we get a rain spell in Sept but one year it was an early extended Indian Summer. Ahhh love outdoors. Had a friend at 78 visit in 2014 who arrived by train and we slept out on the patio beds and camped two solid weeks up the river and a night over at Flathead lake because she wanted to do that. And she'd never seen Glacier Park so we spent a trip over there too. She was here 18 days. She passed away 3 years later and her son asked me for all the photos I might have of her two visits over the years. She also rented most Octobers a forest service cabin or look out on her birthday to enjoy with or without another gal friend so she really enjoyed the outdoors. I'm a huge supporter of those who do. So here's too all the brave Evelyn's and gals who are not afraid or if they are still put their foot forward and go out the door and into adventure land. May your path always be a safe one.
She is my hero. THIS is what you call aging gracefully, FOR REAL...not who has the least wrinkles. I watched in awe while she matter-of-factly talked about her solo traveling at 78. She makes nearly 80 look great!
@@PrattmaryWhy do you assume she is homeless? She has a very nice stationary home. Many senior women who worked hard and cared for families all their lives are finally able to choose freedom. Never feel sorry for these adventurous women who are out fulfilling their dreams and having the time of their lives - not wasting away just waiting for death. This choice is certainly NOT for everyone, but for some of us, it is the ultimate adventure!
Wow, danke für diese Antwort. Genau um das geht es, endlich die eigenen Wünsche zu erfüllen nachdem man immer nur für andere alles gegeben hat.Auch wenn man es gerne und in Liebe getan hat. So geht es am Ende darum in Frieden und Harmonie, Erfüllung zu finden. Ich bewundere diesen Mut und die Stärke dies alles umzusetzen. Mögen all diese wundervollen Lady's wohlbehütet bleiben und die beste Zeit ihres Lebens haben. Mit den allerbesten Wünschen und herzlichen Grüßen aus Deutschland ❤
Not only do I love this woman... I LOVE the fact her son helped her instead of saying "you're too old" or " are you crazy?!?" What an awesome mother/son duo. I would love to meet her on the road!
She is well groomed, wearing light makeup & lipstick. Her jewelry is trendy but tasteful. I wonder if she did her toenails or had a pedicure. You can live in a van and still look good. 💅🏼 💄 🪞 🩴
I just bought a 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan to live in! I am a single female, 57. God bless you! It's just evil that many cannot afford an apartment or a house. After working in the system for 30+ years, many have nothing.
Put the blame where it belongs the last 3/12 years our country has went down down thanks obidens harris & the rest of the ones responsible our SS going to illegals they live on more than most seniors 🙈🤮 good luck to you be careful have fun God be with you!!
@@reneenewfrock5743 I already have! I had a 2011 Grand Caravan, lived in it for 3 years!!!! And explore, I did! Good gas mileage, luxury, not that expensive overall, cheap insurance, and a 6 cylinder. Seats fold flat,,,,, what more could I ask for .
I'm also a solo senior (74). Life was passing by too quickly! So I drove my campervan from Southern England, to Outer Hebrides islands. 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. The journey was for 3 months, visiting Isle of Skye, Mull, Iona, Staffa, Uists, Barra, Eriskay. Isles of Harris and Lewis. It was an adventure of a lifetime, meeting so many senior solo ladies, many from Europe, also in their 70's. Your never too old to get out into the big wide world and fulfil your dreams!
Hi, Sally. 👋 I've met so many solo senior women enjoying their lives like we are. I'm 73 and I've been fulltime for almost 2 years. Enjoy you adventures! 💙🦋💙
That's been my experience over the past 50 plus years of solo tent camping most of the time. My hubby of 52 years not into camping and that's often the case with all ages of women I enjoy meeting on the road. Many have partners fellas or gals and they are not into it but trust and support them to go on out there. Now that's love. and respect. What I love is nature and sounds like you too. Amazing. I just bought my very first RV of any kind a year ago. A 22 year old Class B+ that turned out to be in dire need of help. Not realized how bad until I drove her home 550 miles in the dead of winter. But she's going to be wonderful. My intent is to shape her to my personality but also keep all I do in the original or easily returned to original lay out. I plan to utilize the sofa as my bed as I redesigned the jack knife sofa but it still works just as before only with fresh new upholstery. I have the three top back cushions to complete tomorrow. Otherwise I finished the seat sofa cushions yesterday and the dinette and arm rests last week. I did all the trim the end of last summer after tearing out walls to repair water damaged walls and floors. I learned what wood hardener and fillers are and no doubt used some new products totally out of the box ways no one intended them to be used. It now looks lovely and clean and I will one last time attempt to clean the fabric ceiling because my first two attempts left it more stain looking than it was before I started? I understand that the foam backing and glue that held it to the fabric has broken down over the years and now making it dingy. I have at last resort an actual paint for fabric to use but I played with a piece from inside cabinets as a sample strip I can practice and do fabric checks with products before attempting full ceiling treatments. And the paint turned a bit on the yellow side. Contacted the maker and they did think it might though on leather it stays true white? But I want to try Shout the laundry cleaner too as it's done amazing things for carpet stains now and again. I plan to travel to Alaska and ferry her back down the coast, Take ferry over to the San Juan Islands which is about as close to similar adventure as you took. Nothing quite as amazing but for her maiden adventures I can't wait to get her road ready. She's missing a spare tire that I need to track down and but think her engine is in good condition and she had only 42K miles on her. She's not far from ready. Friends who've owned RV's for years will visit next week and they plan to show me in's and outs with plumbing, cleaning water heaters and rods, and LP and electrical info that the so called manual neglects to inform or tell you. So kinda want to get her as cleaned up and ready for her inspection when they arrive. Friends from the 70's in college and caving era. We lost track of each other for 30 years then we found one another after retirement and been enjoying camping trips to ride our bikes...peddle power not electric or gas. Though won't rule that out. Hubby is 86 and we can't figure out how he got that old. Really just like that & really life's too short to pay any attention to age. Until suddenly oops it's here and we are what no way..I too turned 74 too this past Feb. There is no reason why one should not enjoy life and stay active. I think we all hate formal exercise but we all appreciate it's benefits and what's great is staying physical in life so one doesn't realize they are exercising at all just having fun. May your life be full of even more amazing adventures. You go girl!!!!
@@ButterflyTracks sounds wonderful! Please ride a bicycle there! Otherwise, the fossil fuels you are burning, are adding to the greenhouse gases that are destroying habitat for all that nature you so love to enjoy! Sorry, but reality isn’t going away campers!
@@ButterflyTracks Thank you for making the point that Evelyn travels with a women's caravan and not just a solitary/nomadic trapse across the country. She's a wise adventurer.
I have raised and am still raising kids alone. In about 15 years, I will be 58 and they will be fully educated and independent from me. My biggest dream is to travel in a van and paint. I thought I would be too old, but after watching your videos, I feel better. I realize that age is just a number.
We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. There are a few membership questions. 💙🦋💙 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
@@ButterflyTracks I just requested membership to your Facebook group but missed answering all the questions. I still hope you accept me into the group... I'm planning my retirement... Or... Third Act of Adventure!!
I thought at 50 it was just a pipe dream and I was going to be vicariously living my van/car life day’s through others forever. At 78 you’ve just inspired me to never lose hope and to start manifesting these dreams into actions! Love your little set up too ❤
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You would have to be [organized] if you live in such tight quarters. That's for sure! You definitely must have priorities down to a science. I say this both from years of experiences and all of the notes I've taken along the way. Note to self: Do NOT do THAT again! Note to self: Do this next time instead! 😂 😬
It’d be nice to hear more about her story of why she decided to do vanlife and maybe a little bit about her life. But thank you for this video. I love this lady’s smile. She has such a kind way about her.
@@ButterflyTracks I'd love to hear about her diet. She looks in great shape for her age. I'd suspect she's avoiding the worst aspects of the SAD diet. Well done Evelyn!. My mum's name was also Evelyn :).
Thank you for posting. I am 61 and on the way home from work today I was in near tears thinking I would never camp again or even be able to use the RV. So now I know I just have the wrong equipment for my age. I need to only have a better set up. I pray I can do what you are doing when I retire. Thanks again for sharing.
Hi @bonnie - "Hang in there and don't give up". There are "MANY" of us solo single ladies out here living alone. It does seem like in America we are struggling at our middle age & Seniors age. Mostly is financially. For some of us is unexpected situations that placed us here. Medically, or losing a spouse, and/or insufficient retirement. But there is just "not enough decent housing" for middle age & Seniors in America. Builders, corporate America, Realtors have ALWAYS BEEN BUILDING HOUSES FOR YOUNG FAMILIES. That is why now I'm thinking of investing in a Tiny Home. I don't want a huge house, with a huge yard to keep up. Downsizing is my way of thinking now. LOL! Just another stage in my life, and "I do WELCOME something different". Ladies, "NEVER GIVE UP", for you are worthy. Good luck & God be with you. 😇🤗💥👍🫶
exactly! no one tell about safety. Watching these kind of videos, I got excited and I bought a camper: My windows were broken and I was robbed twice. I couldn't sleep at night for fear of an intruder. Pepper spray doesn't work. I sold it.
Wow! I am so inspired by this lady and want to be just like her in a few years! I am 68 years old, semi-retired RN, thinking about setting up something like this and maybe hitting the road as a travel nurse. I have one more grandchild to see launched into the world, so as soon as he finishes high school, I hope to be on the road. I have a nice home, in a great neighborhood, that I will turn over to my daughter to live in and I can use as a base of operation. If all works out, I will be embarking on my senior adventure at age 72.
We have a Facebook group for women who are interested in traveling and camping. It's for women only and I hope you can join us. A safe place to exchange information about nomad adventures, caravans and meetups. Butterfly Tribe Women Who Camp 💙 🦋 💙 facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
@@aquaseahorselove3939 The grandson in question is 13 years old (son of my late son)...4 more years to get him through high school...that's what I meant by 'launching' LOL!
I feel the same way, I have family but I've never traveled as an adult. I want to visit South Dakota, Arizona etc. I currently have 2 dogs which just turned 7. I'm 64. Maybe several of us can meet up one day.
I would just like to say how I respect this lady who is as old as my own mother. I sure hope it was your decision to eventually have to live like this. There's nothing wrong with doing this if it's your decision. Even if it's not. You are a true survivor to do what you need to. Inorder make life work. worked law enforcement for 31 years in the south and have seen so many people including parents and children doing this because of the cost of living. People bury the heads in the sand and act as though it's not happening. Even my own daughter,son -in-law were about homeless because of the poor pay of the Military. I would have done anything to keep them of the streets. It only because of the war with Iraq that he was able to get 99 % disability and his retirement. That allowed them to buy a small home and do much better. What we tend to forget is where they were 8 years and now they act as though they have all the money in the world. My daughter has never held a job and was not raised in that manner. I got a little of track but it shows how we forget. In my case. All the calls I would get that people would complain about things like this nice lady I never ran anyone off despite my orders. Now it's my turn to have to do this because I was hurt in the line of duty and had half my skull crushed. While the tests were coming back they also found that I had had Multiplesclerosis and said I'd be in a wheelchair within 5 years. Because of my belief and determination I have been beating that for 15 years now. On SSDI and rent going from $725.00 overnight to $1100.00 I've had to figure a way to survive as well. I was going to do as this nice lady. She really doesn't tell you she can't stay a campsites and says she likes to stay at the Cracker Barrel. I'm going to tell you the truth. So you can know. The camp sites that were never ever full except on holidays and always were asking for donations. Well now they are full of people like her but they are leaving there now because of the greed of money. They figured this was the time to raise there rates and get there piece of the pie. Call and do the math and it will equal to my rent going up. People, all I'm saying is if you stick your head in the sand eventually you will be here to. 9 years ago I had a 5000 Sq foot home on the lake and was making $160,000.00 and it went away in the blink of an eye. Peace...😮
Yes you can! Are you a member of the Tribe? We have Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: 💙🦋💙 facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
Evelyn! First of all, let me say girl, you look absolutely AMAZING! 🌹 I am a 71 year old gal and after a LOT of research, RUclips tutorials and incredibly inspirational people like you, I have just begun building my own micro camper. For all of the same reasons that you and others share, I want to DO THIS for the rest of MY days. I have been a vagabond since I came out of the chute and the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I'll be right behind you! See you on the road, Evelyn! Peace out! ✌🏼 Naomi🌹
We have a Facebook group for women who are interested in traveling and camping. It's for women only and I hope you can join us. A safe place to exchange information about nomad adventures, caravans and meetups. Butterfly Tribe Women Who Camp 💙 🦋 💙 facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
What an inspiration 💗 I want to live like this & I'm 53. Everything is too expensive and life is too hard. Living like this with her positive attitude would give me the freedom I've been longing for 🙏
Are you a member of the Tribe? We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. 💙🦋💙 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
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Me and three of my adult children (two who are Autistic like me), are living in our 2013 Toyota Sienna. It isn't by choice though. That's a long story....anyway, I have been trying so many things for sleeping, curtains, cooking, showering, etc....and it really is hard for four people to live in such a tiny space. I love watching videos like this, and gaining inspiration. It has been two yrs now, but living in this van hasn't gotten any easier. I did have a mosquito netting like hers a while back. I had to buy two though. I had one on each side of our sliding doors. I did have to cut some, as it was a lot of netting, and it was long, so I used some of what I cut off on our sunroof to keep bugs out when I open the window. I used double-sided tape to hold it in place, and it's still there. It's been about a yr now, but the netting along the side doors was coming undone/falling down, and just getting in the way. We were all really frustrated with it, so eventually I tossed them out. We have no space for a "kitchen" as we sleep in the middle of the van on a platform that was given to us. Been trying to find a more comfortable mattress, since the Amazon Japanese floor mattress is way to thin/firm. We are hoping to find a way to fix all the issues, so we can start living instead of constantly worrying about all of this stuff all of the time. We have had some expensive issues with our van (compressor, radiator fan, battery, alternator, rotor/breaks), and now we need to replace our tires, and fuses/fusebox. 😢 Anyone looking to live in a minivan full time, just know that it may look cool, but it is a lot harder than you think. We didn't choose to live this way. We were forced into it. We are barely making ends meet, and we are sleeping at a gas station every night. Those who make it appear so easy are people who have a lot more money than we do. So unless you have the funds to support your new lifestyle, you will be struggling. Vanlife is "freeing" to those with the financial support of a great job or steady/healthy benefits. Without that, you will struggle/suffer hardship. These are the facts. I pray that one day, we won't have to struggle so much.
I'm so sorry you are having financial difficulties, and I'm proud of you for finding ways to survive. You're right. That is a world of difference from what we're doing. I pray you have a brighter future soon. 🙏 💙🦋💙
First I am so very sorry. My husband was diagnosed with vascular dementia. Right now he is fine. But once he dies because I am his caregiver and not working. I won’t have the financial resources to support myself. I do have young adult son. That is 26 years old he lives on his own. In little place with my 3 year old granddaughter. So if something happened to my husband. Yes he would let me move in with him. I have had a lot of mental health issues. He has been taking care of his mom his whole life. I don’t want him to continue to have to do that. Yes I have other family members that I could stay with. But I have pets the last time I moved in with my mom. For year my cats broke things and destroyed furniture. I really don’t want that to happen again. You and your children need place to live. Housing is human right. No one should especially disabled mother with disabled adult children. Should be left with no place to live. I don’t know what state you and your kids are in. But if you ever find yourself in Illinois. We have driveway you and kids. Can park in and food we can share. It is just my husband and I. With dog and cat. I always promised myself. That after our struggle being poor resulted in me. Being in ICU that I never wanted anyone to end up in the same situation. I won’t give you details. Because you and your kids have things a lot worse. Sending hugs and prayers from Illinois.
So sorry to hear that 4 of you live in that van. I had a queen size bed in my Ford Windstar. It was very comfortable plywood covered with camping foam from home Depot. Most comfortable bed I've ever had but I had the entire back to fit it and put storage underneath.
Have you checked with your state to see if you qualify for a check because of the children with disabilities? In my state a parent with special needs children can get a monthly check that is very liveable for the whole family. Best wishes ♥️
Ik ben Sabina een Belgische single van 67,ik reis al 15 jaar in een vw caddy maxi meestal van camping naar camping HEERLIJK ! maar ik heb nog nooit een andere single dame ontmoet die ook zo reist . Als er nog zo dames zijn laat maar weten !!
We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. There are a few membership questions you'll need to answer. 💙🦋💙 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
Well first off. She makes 78 look good. Second. I love the simplicity because everything is neat and tidy. A place for everything and everything in its place. Plus she has pepper spray and a hammer as a means to protect herself. Great job. She looks very happy and I’m happy for her.😊😊
And to think a decade ago, I'd get off work from the night shift and snooze in my vehicle outside my house to not wake up my kids too soon, and I'd be able to get some sleep too🤣🤣🤣🤩...i LOVED it...ive even stopped at a nearby campground to take a nap after working all night.. I'd LOVE to be able to camp and travel the country!
You are probably a nurse, working all night. I used to come home from working all night in summer and sleep in my hammock in the yard. Some of my best sleeps😊❤️
Well , at 78 ,I was also born 1945, I admire you so much. I just pray you stay healthy and I am sure you will because of your outlook on life. Unfortunately I have a bowel disease and could not live in a camper for obvious reasons , well for a start I need gallons of water everyday. Take care of yourself and I have subscribed to hear more of your tales. God Bless from the UK.
Single gal here! Almost 40- planning to try this lifestyle while i pay down debt and find a new city to live in! I have the same van and you literally just told me everything i need to do to it! Thank you! ❤ safe travels to you!
Our Facebook group for women only is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. When you apply for members please agree to the rules. 💙🦋💙 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
What a sweet lady! I can think of several words to describe her - enthusiastic, passionate, strong, organized (my downfall), prepared (was she a girl scout way back when), adventurous, kind, etc! Such a nice person! Thank you for the introduction. I'm so glad to have met Evelyn.
She exhudes peace and confidence. I bet she ain't got any (if any) health issue. A simple build that demonstrates you don't need the fancy vans with all the latest gadgets and glitter to make it on the road and be fully happy with your choices of living a lifestyle so many look at in horror. Bravo and thank you for being such an inspiration !!
Are you a member of the Tribe? We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. 💙🦋💙 To keep us all safe, we like to see a little about you in your profile. There are also a couple of simple questions. 😊 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
@@ButterflyTracks thank you for this, it inspired me to get a Dodge caravan, had been looking at Toyota Siennas and after watching your video and then doing a search I’m sold on the Caravan. I joined Midwest women camper group on FB, I’ll be looking into Butterfly tribe. Thank you.
Love it! I’m all tucked in at Cracker Barrel and decided to see who was doing what and here is this lovely soul! Great set up! Can’t wait to meet her! Miss my tribe!
Just remember folks. We came to this world with nothing and we are goin to leave this world without nothing. Just be happy and do what the hell do you want with your life. I love you all.
While so many boomers are still deeply in debt ... mortgages, credit cards, personal loans etc. it's good to see one of us with good sense. An excellent example of.. The wisdom of simplicity. The luxury of efficiency.
I love this woman! She is my inspiration. I just retired at 53 and bought my first Dodge ram pro master RV and I plan on traveling until I’m into my 80s. You go girl!! Maybe I’ll see you out there
I have traveled with Evelyn and Lee for a couple of years. Lee is now 87. Here's her first van your. ruclips.net/video/jXqdf_Vj33A/видео.htmlsi=Ja8urxmuBy73so0g 😊
My heart and prayers go out to you and your mini-Van. I bought a 22 year old Class B+RV last year & turned out to need a heck of a lot of work that didn't show up until after I drove her 550 miles home in the dead of winter. OF COURSE. However she's going to be a great companion for me once I get her self esteem restored with restoration projects. I just finished 9 of the 12 upholstering of new cushions. Have the three back of the jack knife sofa to go. I was planning to finish today but due to heavy rain did not want to get foam and fabrics wet going out to the RV for fittings. I redesigned the sofa and have put velcro on the wraps around the springs and supports & so need to mate the cushions with the velcro to make sure they stay secure once set up. Meantime that added an extra 5 inches in width to the single twin when not made into a wider double or a small King bed if put up to the dinette. I am wishing now I had gone with a B Van but had looked for 2 years and just decided this would be fine. I worried about the wind in one I almost bought earlier. Living in NW MT will we have winding roads and WIND too. I've been tent camping as a solo female more than 50 years. My husband of 52 years despite meeting him through caving turns out not to like to camp. I've been lucky and he's fine with my traveling on my own. But the cute thing is with the RV he's now showing interest. Will the spoiled fella? He's 86 so I'm just teasing. But he loves to take the train back to his relatives in MN, IA and WI and so I offered to send him by train from our tiny town Amtrak actually stops not far from our rural home and he could get on 2 days after I've left to drive back to pick him up when he arrives in St. Paul. But he said NO WAY I want to travel with you in the RV. So I debated for about 6 years to go with a tiny camper, remake a van like you have done (I knew Lizzy from AR who did just this and she was driving up to MT every summer into her 80's where she loved to camp in 1-2 of my favorite campsites too and she also attended a religion retreat camp just not sure which one. I always said almost every time I was out camping I ran into other solo females or just 2 ladies out camping without men too. I'm hoping to have my Miss Mini-Mo on the road by mid summer if not earlier. Finishing the upholstery work pretty much restores her interior. And now friends are visiting next week who have owned campers for over 20 years to help me figure out how all the plumbing and electrics and gas lines function. I'm closing off the range top and will use like you a small single burner stove. I have been doing the solar charge and car charging batteries now for over 15 years. I started out with deep cell batteries and as soon as they came out I went with lithiums. I've got smaller ones too. Even made my very first 100 watt light weight solar portable charger myself. Then when I went to lithium I needed to rewire them and my husband stepped into help with that. Changing the plugs and providing a 30 foot extension so I can keep my cooler/freezer in the shade while putting the charge panels in the sun. A lot of my tent glamping days can be repurposed in the camper. So funny but some of my gal friends who wouldn't join me tent camping are all ready to go when Miss Mini-Mo is ready. Love it. Love to hear you are not afraid to stay over night at a cracker barrel too. I tried to stay at a costco or even stop at a dentists parking lot behind and out of site from main roads where the dentist is a personal friend but the gal friend with me her husband and another friend of her's got her all worried about someone trying to steel things off her car or the RV. I know such nonsense happens in larger cities but not out here. Not that it couldn't but I'm usually aware of my surroundings and can pretty much take care of any nonsense. Anyway maybe we'll catch you on the road one of these days. If ever near Libby MT...you are more than welcome to stay a night or two at our acreage and take advantage of our showers. We are 120 miles to Glacier Park but there is a lot of near by drives and short hikes or long ones too right around here. Look up Ross Creek Cedars and Libby MT for that feeling of what we retired too 20 years ago. PS I've had strangers park their RV when stopped and asked where they could stay around here. We have one free RV sewer dumpsite and another for 2 dollar donation. in town. Free lovely campsites without electric and sewer up the river and around the Koocanusa lake area. I even would lend one of my sea inflatable sea kayaks if you wanted to paddle around on a mountain lake. We had a friend a retired English Professor from Fort Collins Co visit us in 2004 in her 80's who stayed 9 days and brought her own sea kayak we took her out for her maiden voyage. Fran was a hoot for sure as we lost sight of her into the fog for about an hour. She finally came back into view and was thrilled with her adventure on Loon Lake. She was camping on her way here and back to CO in a small station wagon so a lot smaller than a mini-van. I just love knowing there are other people especially ladies who love the outdoors as much as I do. And by the way many of the gals I run across do have fellas at home much like mine. We all agree how lucky to have ones that are fine with us and supportive of us enjoying nature while they prefer to stay home and keep the pets fed and the garden and yard taken care of. Here's wishing you the most amazing joy and fun on all your marvelous adventures. Looks like you have thought of almost everything. Stay safe of course but enjoy your paths..
You might feel better if you watched the whole video. 😊 Evelyn has a comfortable home. She prefers to travel to beautiful places with friends for fun. Then she goes home. If you watched the video, you couldn't miss the sparkle of adventure in her eyes. 💙🦋💙 Thankfully, in America, she has the freedom to live her life to the fullest and not be forced to wait to die in a recliner. 🇺🇸
I love what Evelyn has done with her van!! So neat and tidy with everything a person really needs. We don’t need all the things that keeping up with the Jones has taught us through commercialism! A simple life well lived!! I am in the process of downsizing my home to be more minimalist. It’s so freeing. Thank you so very much Jan for introducing us to such an inspiring woman! Safe travels and enjoy your journey.
Great lady and such a cozy setup! Very impressed by her fitness too! Inspiring to me at 73 after 2 brain surgeries I am not so brave as i use to be once upon a time. I go out for day trips but thats it. Bless this lovely lady❤happy days to her! Being kind is a great way to live too!❤
What a great lady; seems so interesting and I am sure she's had a lot of things to share about life on this planet for 77 years! She has got a nice set-up.
This lady is so youthful, agile, organized and cognitive of her surroundings. She hcas made this van a home, not a storage unit on wheels. I admire her resourcefulness. I want to be like her when I grow up. I'd like to nominate her for POTUS❣
I adore this lovely lady. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she has put together a really beautiful, thoughtful home on wheels. I pray she has many years of adventures and making beautiful memories.❤
What a sweet lady! Its so great to see these ladies going out and enjoying their life! So many people, young and old, stay inside or spend their older days in a home. So grateful you shared these possibilities to so many people
Evelyn, thank you so much for allowing us to peer into your joyous world. I too might possibly be going in this direction into the future. It says a lot about your determination to be creative to free yourself to be who you really are. I am impressed and inspired of your space and life! Can you or anyone else offer the simplest way to keep Josie (your grandmother must have been an undaunted, free spirit too), warm for lengthy periods for those extra chilly situations. Thank you kindly everyone!
The best way to stay warm is to go to a warmer climate. However, even the south has some cold weather. Sleeping bag, small heater, window covers for insulation. 🙂👍
Amazing!!!! ❤❤❤❤ Night and day from you and my Mom.. same age. She saoon ready for a home. Her hsuband cannot handle her needs anymore and no one has space for my Mom. I'm proud of you living your golden years so well and full of adventure!!!
I’m 56 with a heart condition. I have a decent job but living in Florida, insurance costs… thinking about retirement early… seeing this really helped me. I can’t handle an RV on my own. But I want to travel - this was perfect timing ! Thank you!
Evelyn rearranged everything. She gives her van's details and you won't believe how much room she has now. Here's the update: ruclips.net/video/VcmXmI5L4Z0/видео.html
I am not very adventurous, but periodically I do something adventurous. Lately, I keep thinking about getting a little RV or van and adding minimal items to it and travel across country to Calif. to visit family. This video gave me ideas that I don't to have a professionally designed vehicle. I don't have the money to do that anyway. It's cool this lady who is older is doing this. She gave me some courage to do this. Thanks! ♥️
We have a Facebook group for women who are interested in traveling and camping. It's for women only and I hope you can join us. A safe place to exchange information about nomad adventures, caravans and meetups. Butterfly Tribe Women Who Camp 💙 🦋 💙 facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
I'm so impressed with this lady on how you can live and be happy with little things in life and be able to see the country. Hope she has a safe and enjoyable journey.
YOU. are an inspiration with all the vigor, life, and joy that does cartwheels around women three times younger than yourself. Thank you for sharing this. Much love and happiness.
I'm 73 and own my home which will go to my daughter. I simply couldn't imagine living out of a car. I have a Cadillac Escalade which is very nice but I don't think I want to spend a day, much less live in. I admire these ladies who are self sufficient.❤
Evelyn also has a nice home. She travels and camps with friends for fun. She explains that and shows her new arrangement in this video: ruclips.net/video/VcmXmI5L4Z0/видео.htmlsi=G70EVBH1fditjHX1
What a beautiful and precious lady! I want to tag along and camp with her. I was in love even before she said the name of her van. That sealed the deal. My grandmother was Josie for Josephine. A fav name of mine. My other grandmother was Anne. So you see where Joanne came from. Fabulous build. If Evelyn does a you tube, please let us know. Thank you for sharing.
I Love this woman; her lust for life and enthusiasm. I hope that I can be like her. I am 72 years young and she makes me look forward to more years to come.🎉 Keep-on-keepin on LOVE🥰
Good for you girl!! Are you ever afraid being alone and sleeping at night?? Be safe, have fun. Does it ever seem too close to live in?? Your wonderful...
Hi Carla. Evelyn usually camps with our women's group. We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. 💙🦋💙 Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp: facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
You’re amazing! I often wonder about elderly people traveling alone. I think about your safety and having a tracker. The reason I do, is because I always think if my mom was living, I’d have a tracker on her car. I’m so overprotective. Today, I think everyone needs one. I do admire what you’re doing. I just turned 47, and have thought about cruising over the U.S.A. with my pets! Keep pushing, lady! ❤❤
She uses Google maps location sharing and she camps we other women. We have a Facebook group for women who are interested in traveling and camping. It's for women only and I hope you can join us. A safe place to exchange information about nomad adventures, caravans and meetups. Butterfly Tribe Women Who Camp 💙 🦋 💙 facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
I am a single childless poor woman in my mid forties. I have cried many nights about knowing that I will be homeless in retirement. This video made me less scared of my future.
We have Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. 💙🦋💙
Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp:
facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
There are a lot of us out here. Prayer and trust in God is everything and let Him lead the way because He is always with you even if you don’t feel it. Make Him your best friend.
Yes, why not you?. You are as smart as the next person. Instead of crying about fear of the future, feel the excitement of planning your escape! You can do it❤❤
I’m about to be homeless and I need some help with getting a van so I can live like this please help me!
@@LoverofSunflowernBees watch Bob Wells channel @CheapRvLiving.
I'm so impressed with all the amazing senior women flying solo and enjoying their lives🦋
Yes. Our grandmothers didn't have this choice. 😊
I'm 60 and disabled, this is perfect for me.
It's sad that this is what their lives have come down to. Living in a van? No one 78 years old and sane wants to live this way.
What’s worse is these old guys who get their gold watch from the railway and sit on the couch getting fat watching tv. Usually dead in a year with a stroke. Too many flat thinkers out there.
I hope to do that too someday.
Living on the road sure beats dying slow in some old folks home.
Good for that young lady!
I agree! 😊👍
Beats laying on your couch til you die
But what if there's an emergency?
@@sl4983 What if the sky falls in or nuclear bombs start dropping? What if .............. sod that, you have the most important thing - free will and freedom!! Use it!!
@@sl4983 if there’s an emergency be prepared for the worst and pray for the best.
Be aware of your surroundings all the tine. Have a way to defend yourself like spray or a weapon. A tazer etc. find out what’s legal to possess.
All the van life ladies have suggestions. Watch the van builds or car living videos. You can get great ideas.
She's not 78 years old she's 78 years young. She beats me at 65. What an inspiration ❤
I totally agree. 😊👍
She beats me at 52! She’s so inspiring.
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She beats a lot of the 40 years old I know
It's nothing wrong with saying 78 years old. She would not be upset. Using " young " instead of "old" says that there's something wrong with being old. I'm 67 years old. But I was once 20 years old, not 20 years young!!
Being old is synonymous with being very lucky to be still alive!
Many young people don't reach adulthood, many babies don't get to even walk. 😢
This woman has more courage than many younger people. 😉👍
A wonderful and young-at-heart woman. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
So someone younger who has a house and works to buy it has less courage than someone living in a van? So unless someone goes and lives in a van they have no "courage"? What about people who think the idea of living in a van is horrible? They don't have courage?
@@drn13355 What I has wrote, was not a comparing between vanlive or living in a house. It was a comparing between people who have the dream, to live in a van! So many younger people want to do this, but they have often less courage than the wonderful lady in this video.
On the other hand, many people live in a house out of a sense of habit and security. The insecure feeling of living in a van, or having so little space, or traveling alone and going without a lot of material things would scare them.
To live in a house or a van, can be courage or fear and escape. Both is possible.
This is a question of consciousness.
@@drn13355 your accusative bunch of questions seem like an attack on the poor poster. Try to be kind with your defensive feelings 💜
Hi, Evelyn, from another Evelyn! I'm 76, have been a wanderlust all my life, lived full-time in a 17-foot travel trailer for 7 years, a 5th-wheel for another 2 years, and now that I'm stationary, I still camp in a tent, my preferred accommodation. You remind me of me for more than the shared name. We are exactly the kind of "senior citizen" that breaks the "senior citizen in a rocking chair" mold. We're out there, us older women, living life under OUR terms, strong and independent and purposeful. You go, girl! (I hope you made it out west; I live in Oregon 😁)
🤗 Good for you! 💙🦋💙
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Hey two Evelyn's....I'm here in NW MT and hope you make it out here near Libby MT. If so I'd try to come up with a creative means to make contact .Like a note at our chamber of commerce welcome station on how to contact if you are coming through. It helps I know one of the ladies who works there too...by the way she's an independent lady who owns a small van camper too and actually rides a Harley. Oh my gal friends are wild and woolly sweeties at a variety of ages. Facebook via PM or personal messaging is another method to connect to avoid leaving personal info on social media where anyone could happen by. I know a lot of folks do it but I'm a little wiser these days. I've been tent camping for over 55 years and turns out my funny hubby of 52 years is not a camper. Now really how could that happen I mean I was putting up a tent all summer long when we met in college and we met through caving and only after we were married did I discover his actual dislike for camping for camping. I've never lost the love. I even set up two XL outdoor day beds with real bed mattresses I covered years ago with water proofing pack cloth to protect from all elements and one year I slept out every night through the end of Oct. Most years we get a rain spell in Sept but one year it was an early extended Indian Summer. Ahhh love outdoors. Had a friend at 78 visit in 2014 who arrived by train and we slept out on the patio beds and camped two solid weeks up the river and a night over at Flathead lake because she wanted to do that. And she'd never seen Glacier Park so we spent a trip over there too. She was here 18 days. She passed away 3 years later and her son asked me for all the photos I might have of her two visits over the years. She also rented most Octobers a forest service cabin or look out on her birthday to enjoy with or without another gal friend so she really enjoyed the outdoors. I'm a huge supporter of those who do. So here's too all the brave Evelyn's and gals who are not afraid or if they are still put their foot forward and go out the door and into adventure land. May your path always be a safe one.
She is my hero. THIS is what you call aging gracefully, FOR REAL...not who has the least wrinkles. I watched in awe while she matter-of-factly talked about her solo traveling at 78. She makes nearly 80 look great!
That's so nice if you. 💙🦋💙
GOODLORD, Please Bless, let her Go different directions avoid Trouble anywhere to everywhere, In Jesus Sweet Power.Praying U God in Jesus Name >Amen
Agreed!!
@@PrattmaryWhy do you assume she is homeless? She has a very nice stationary home.
Many senior women who worked hard and cared for families all their lives are finally able to choose freedom.
Never feel sorry for these adventurous women who are out fulfilling their dreams and having the time of their lives - not wasting away just waiting for death.
This choice is certainly NOT for everyone, but for some of us, it is the ultimate adventure!
Wow, danke für diese Antwort.
Genau um das geht es, endlich die eigenen Wünsche zu erfüllen nachdem man immer nur für andere alles gegeben hat.Auch wenn man es gerne und in Liebe getan hat.
So geht es am Ende darum in Frieden und Harmonie, Erfüllung zu finden.
Ich bewundere diesen Mut und die Stärke dies alles umzusetzen. Mögen all diese wundervollen Lady's wohlbehütet bleiben und die beste Zeit ihres Lebens haben.
Mit den allerbesten Wünschen und herzlichen Grüßen aus Deutschland ❤
Not only do I love this woman... I LOVE the fact her son helped her instead of saying "you're too old" or " are you crazy?!?" What an awesome mother/son duo. I would love to meet her on the road!
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@@Ryder-p3m I agree with you, but I pray for her safety on the road. There are a lot of freaks out there.🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
So true !! She being 78, her son probably near his 60's. Amazing people, great lady, strong and determined !
Lord, 🙏 protect her on her journey 🙏
My same prayer. 💙
@@amaris1117 amem
My first thought.....🙏🙏🙏
Amen
AMEN and 🙏 🙏🙏
For 78 years old you look beautiful.
May God be with you in all your journey.
She is great. 🙂
@@ButterflyTrackswhere is her channel? I adore her!!!
She is well groomed, wearing light makeup & lipstick. Her jewelry is trendy but tasteful. I wonder if she did her toenails or had a pedicure. You can live in a van and still look good. 💅🏼 💄 🪞 🩴
I just bought a 2020 Dodge Grand Caravan to live in! I am a single female, 57. God bless you! It's just evil that many cannot afford an apartment or a house. After working in the system for 30+ years, many have nothing.
There is another lady breeze with Brooke ,
Put the blame where it belongs the last 3/12 years our country has went down down thanks obidens harris & the rest of the ones responsible our SS going to illegals they live on more than most seniors 🙈🤮 good luck to you be careful have fun God be with you!!
@@SilverDustCD you'll amaze yourself with the freedom and self discovery you have when making the jump! And, you get to explore the country!
@@reneenewfrock5743 I already have! I had a 2011 Grand Caravan, lived in it for 3 years!!!! And explore, I did! Good gas mileage, luxury, not that expensive overall, cheap insurance, and a 6 cylinder. Seats fold flat,,,,, what more could I ask for .
I'm also a solo senior (74). Life was passing by too quickly! So I drove my campervan from Southern England, to Outer Hebrides islands. 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. The journey was for 3 months, visiting Isle of Skye, Mull, Iona, Staffa, Uists, Barra, Eriskay. Isles of Harris and Lewis. It was an adventure of a lifetime, meeting so many senior solo ladies, many from Europe, also in their 70's. Your never too old to get out into the big wide world and fulfil your dreams!
Hi, Sally. 👋 I've met so many solo senior women enjoying their lives like we are. I'm 73 and I've been fulltime for almost 2 years. Enjoy you adventures! 💙🦋💙
😊you go girl
You are living my dream
That's been my experience over the past 50 plus years of solo tent camping most of the time. My hubby of 52 years not into camping and that's often the case with all ages of women I enjoy meeting on the road. Many have partners fellas or gals and they are not into it but trust and support them to go on out there. Now that's love. and respect. What I love is nature and sounds like you too. Amazing. I just bought my very first RV of any kind a year ago. A 22 year old Class B+ that turned out to be in dire need of help. Not realized how bad until I drove her home 550 miles in the dead of winter. But she's going to be wonderful. My intent is to shape her to my personality but also keep all I do in the original or easily returned to original lay out. I plan to utilize the sofa as my bed as I redesigned the jack knife sofa but it still works just as before only with fresh new upholstery. I have the three top back cushions to complete tomorrow. Otherwise I finished the seat sofa cushions yesterday and the dinette and arm rests last week. I did all the trim the end of last summer after tearing out walls to repair water damaged walls and floors. I learned what wood hardener and fillers are and no doubt used some new products totally out of the box ways no one intended them to be used. It now looks lovely and clean and I will one last time attempt to clean the fabric ceiling because my first two attempts left it more stain looking than it was before I started? I understand that the foam backing and glue that held it to the fabric has broken down over the years and now making it dingy. I have at last resort an actual paint for fabric to use but I played with a piece from inside cabinets as a sample strip I can practice and do fabric checks with products before attempting full ceiling treatments. And the paint turned a bit on the yellow side. Contacted the maker and they did think it might though on leather it stays true white? But I want to try Shout the laundry cleaner too as it's done amazing things for carpet stains now and again. I plan to travel to Alaska and ferry her back down the coast, Take ferry over to the San Juan Islands which is about as close to similar adventure as you took. Nothing quite as amazing but for her maiden adventures I can't wait to get her road ready. She's missing a spare tire that I need to track down and but think her engine is in good condition and she had only 42K miles on her. She's not far from ready. Friends who've owned RV's for years will visit next week and they plan to show me in's and outs with plumbing, cleaning water heaters and rods, and LP and electrical info that the so called manual neglects to inform or tell you. So kinda want to get her as cleaned up and ready for her inspection when they arrive. Friends from the 70's in college and caving era. We lost track of each other for 30 years then we found one another after retirement and been enjoying camping trips to ride our bikes...peddle power not electric or gas. Though won't rule that out. Hubby is 86 and we can't figure out how he got that old. Really just like that & really life's too short to pay any attention to age. Until suddenly oops it's here and we are what no way..I too turned 74 too this past Feb. There is no reason why one should not enjoy life and stay active. I think we all hate formal exercise but we all appreciate it's benefits and what's great is staying physical in life so one doesn't realize they are exercising at all just having fun. May your life be full of even more amazing adventures. You go girl!!!!
You have lived my bucket list! Good for you!!!
What a wonderful woman! She’s full of guts and adventure mixed with super tidy and efficient.
She's just fantastic. Love her, and the pure joy she feels for her future adventures. May she have years of safe and happy travels.
I want to be her!! She’s awesome!
I totally understand needing to escape reality. I just wish we could have made reality better :-(
Nature is the best possible reality! Evelyn travels with our women's caravan to the most beautiful places. 😍
@@ButterflyTracks sounds wonderful! Please ride a bicycle there! Otherwise, the fossil fuels you are burning, are adding to the greenhouse gases that are destroying habitat for all that nature you so love to enjoy! Sorry, but reality isn’t going away campers!
@@ButterflyTracks Thank you for making the point that Evelyn travels with a women's caravan and not just a solitary/nomadic trapse across the country. She's a wise adventurer.
I have raised and am still raising kids alone. In about 15 years, I will be 58 and they will be fully educated and independent from me. My biggest dream is to travel in a van and paint. I thought I would be too old, but after watching your videos, I feel better. I realize that age is just a number.
We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. There are a few membership questions. 💙🦋💙
Butterfly Tribe Women who Camp:
facebook.com/groups/794347871824247/?ref=share
Follow that dream
@@ButterflyTracks I just requested membership to your Facebook group but missed answering all the questions. I still hope you accept me into the group... I'm planning my retirement... Or... Third Act of Adventure!!
I am 75 an RV in Solo 😮20 year marriage didn't suit me working full-time cooking meals and watching reruns on TV not for me I plan to continue
Everyday is an adventure
I thought at 50 it was just a pipe dream and I was going to be vicariously living my van/car life day’s through others forever. At 78 you’ve just inspired me to never lose hope and to start manifesting these dreams into actions! Love your little set up too ❤
If we are still breathing and moving we still have time ! Don’t ever give up on your dreams
@@beabeautythat’s what I always say!!
Me too
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Nature bouge beaucoup ça me manque tellement mon plaisir de regarder 'e paysagee fait rêver 😢😢😢 triste de rester a regarder 'rs pigeon ou l'ex gens masse eux. Toujours pressées es enfants ingrats depuis 8. Snd6 décès du père ne parle plus ni fêtes ni anniversaire elles ont. Oublié leur. Mete6 depuis 8 ans donc. Seule Di j av6 ke permis elles. Aime3 pas le camping car donc. Tout dont venus vive zi sud propriétaire ne invite. Jamais sa ne me gène pas si n avais mon permis hélas 😮😮😮😮
I love the set up. She's so organized and she's carrying a minimum of things. Inspirational lady!
Yes. She inspires me to go through and minimalize again! 👍
Can she remember what's in all these bags? She's very organised and I wish her well.
Thanks for sharing God bless you 🙏 looks amazing and beautiful
You would have to be [organized] if you live in such tight quarters. That's for sure! You definitely must have priorities down to a science. I say this both from years of experiences and all of the notes I've taken along the way. Note to self: Do NOT do THAT again! Note to self: Do this next time instead! 😂 😬
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Her minivan is much more cozy and welcoming than some people’s entire traditional homes!
I agree 😊👍
It’d be nice to hear more about her story of why she decided to do vanlife and maybe a little bit about her life. But thank you for this video. I love this lady’s smile. She has such a kind way about her.
Agree with you! I would love to hear about her life, how she picked her van, and how she picks where to park.
This needs a part 2!
I also just asked about parking. :)
There will be a part 2. We'll be traveling together again in a few weeks. 💙🦋💙
@@ButterflyTracks I'd love to hear about her diet. She looks in great shape for her age. I'd suspect she's avoiding the worst aspects of the SAD diet. Well done Evelyn!. My mum's name was also Evelyn :).
I would love to know how you keep warm?
Thank you for posting. I am 61 and on the way home from work today I was in near tears thinking I would never camp again or even be able to use the RV. So now I know I just have the wrong equipment for my age. I need to only have a better set up. I pray I can do what you are doing when I retire. Thanks again for sharing.
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What a beautiful soul 💖 I also learnt some things from her set up.Thanks for posting this.
I am 67 retired and converting a Chevy Express cargo Van into a not fancy camper Van with basics . You can do it
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Hi @bonnie - "Hang in there and don't give up". There are "MANY" of us solo single ladies out here living alone. It does seem like in America we are struggling at our middle age & Seniors age. Mostly is financially. For some of us is unexpected situations that placed us here. Medically, or losing a spouse, and/or insufficient retirement. But there is just "not enough decent housing" for middle age & Seniors in America. Builders, corporate America, Realtors have ALWAYS BEEN BUILDING HOUSES FOR YOUNG FAMILIES. That is why now I'm thinking of investing in a Tiny Home. I don't want a huge house, with a huge yard to keep up. Downsizing is my way of thinking now. LOL! Just another stage in my life, and "I do WELCOME something different". Ladies, "NEVER GIVE UP", for you are worthy. Good luck & God be with you. 😇🤗💥👍🫶
Safety would be my biggest concern-Praying God puts a prayer cover over you and keeps you safe-🙏🥰
exactly! no one tell about safety. Watching these kind of videos, I got excited and I bought a camper: My windows were broken and I was robbed twice. I couldn't sleep at night for fear of an intruder. Pepper spray doesn't work. I sold it.
May God protect this grandma. Sending love. 🙏🏻❤️
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Wow! I am so inspired by this lady and want to be just like her in a few years! I am 68 years old, semi-retired RN, thinking about setting up something like this and maybe hitting the road as a travel nurse. I have one more grandchild to see launched into the world, so as soon as he finishes high school, I hope to be on the road. I have a nice home, in a great neighborhood, that I will turn over to my daughter to live in and I can use as a base of operation. If all works out, I will be embarking on my senior adventure at age 72.
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But if you wait for your grandson to be born and finish high school, wouldn't you be closer to age 87? 🤔
@@aquaseahorselove3939 The grandson in question is 13 years old (son of my late son)...4 more years to get him through high school...that's what I meant by 'launching' LOL!
@@ButterflyTracks Thanks! I'll check it out...I have two other sisters interested in something like this.
Im 68 and haven't been anywhere. Always wanted to go somewhere anywhere and see more. Very inspiring.
Thank you for being a virtual passenger. 💙🦋💙
I feel the same way, I have family but I've never traveled as an adult. I want to visit South Dakota, Arizona etc. I currently have 2 dogs which just turned 7. I'm 64. Maybe several of us can meet up one day.
Thanks. I m a french woman, 74, and you give me HOPE...
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This is a lovely set up for her Wheel Estate. Very tidy and well organised. Evelyn is so advernturous. I wish her safe travel. Thank you for posting.
Thank you for watching. 🦋
😂 "Wheel estate." I call my rig a " motor lodge." ( The scout about motor lodge!)
"wheel estate", love it.
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I would just like to say how I respect this lady who is as old as my own mother. I sure hope it was your decision to eventually have to live like this. There's nothing wrong with doing this if it's your decision. Even if it's not. You are a true survivor to do what you need to. Inorder make life work. worked law enforcement for 31 years in the south and have seen so many people including parents and children doing this because of the cost of living. People bury the heads in the sand and act as though it's not happening. Even my own daughter,son -in-law were about homeless because of the poor pay of the Military. I would have done anything to keep them of the streets. It only because of the war with Iraq that he was able to get 99 % disability and his retirement. That allowed them to buy a small home and do much better. What we tend to forget is where they were 8 years and now they act as though they have all the money in the world. My daughter has never held a job and was not raised in that manner. I got a little of track but it shows how we forget. In my case. All the calls I would get that people would complain about things like this nice lady I never ran anyone off despite my orders. Now it's my turn to have to do this because I was hurt in the line of duty and had half my skull crushed. While the tests were coming back they also found that I had had Multiplesclerosis and said I'd be in a wheelchair within 5 years. Because of my belief and determination I have been beating that for 15 years now. On SSDI and rent going from $725.00 overnight to $1100.00 I've had to figure a way to survive as well. I was going to do as this nice lady. She really doesn't tell you she can't stay a campsites and says she likes to stay at the Cracker Barrel. I'm going to tell you the truth. So you can know. The camp sites that were never ever full except on holidays and always were asking for donations. Well now they are full of people like her but they are leaving there now because of the greed of money. They figured this was the time to raise there rates and get there piece of the pie. Call and do the math and it will equal to my rent going up. People, all I'm saying is if you stick your head in the sand eventually you will be here to. 9 years ago I had a 5000 Sq foot home on the lake and was making $160,000.00 and it went away in the blink of an eye. Peace...😮
78 I'm 55. Inspirational. I can be excited for my future even at my age❤❤❤
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@@ButterflyTracks 56 years old here
Great video, Jan! I hope I have her energy at 78! She’s inspiring!
Yes, she's a sweetheart!
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Evelyn! First of all, let me say girl, you look absolutely AMAZING! 🌹 I am a 71 year old gal and after a LOT of research, RUclips tutorials and incredibly inspirational people like you, I have just begun building my own micro camper. For all of the same reasons that you and others share, I want to DO THIS for the rest of MY days. I have been a vagabond since I came out of the chute and the good Lord willing and the creeks don't rise, I'll be right behind you! See you on the road, Evelyn! Peace out! ✌🏼 Naomi🌹
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She has everything she needs AND the kitchen sink!! Love it all!! ❤
What an inspiration 💗 I want to live like this & I'm 53. Everything is too expensive and life is too hard. Living like this with her positive attitude would give me the freedom I've been longing for 🙏
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Me and three of my adult children (two who are Autistic like me), are living in our 2013 Toyota Sienna. It isn't by choice though. That's a long story....anyway, I have been trying so many things for sleeping, curtains, cooking, showering, etc....and it really is hard for four people to live in such a tiny space. I love watching videos like this, and gaining inspiration. It has been two yrs now, but living in this van hasn't gotten any easier. I did have a mosquito netting like hers a while back. I had to buy two though. I had one on each side of our sliding doors. I did have to cut some, as it was a lot of netting, and it was long, so I used some of what I cut off on our sunroof to keep bugs out when I open the window. I used double-sided tape to hold it in place, and it's still there. It's been about a yr now, but the netting along the side doors was coming undone/falling down, and just getting in the way. We were all really frustrated with it, so eventually I tossed them out. We have no space for a "kitchen" as we sleep in the middle of the van on a platform that was given to us. Been trying to find a more comfortable mattress, since the Amazon Japanese floor mattress is way to thin/firm. We are hoping to find a way to fix all the issues, so we can start living instead of constantly worrying about all of this stuff all of the time. We have had some expensive issues with our van (compressor, radiator fan, battery, alternator, rotor/breaks), and now we need to replace our tires, and fuses/fusebox. 😢 Anyone looking to live in a minivan full time, just know that it may look cool, but it is a lot harder than you think. We didn't choose to live this way. We were forced into it. We are barely making ends meet, and we are sleeping at a gas station every night. Those who make it appear so easy are people who have a lot more money than we do. So unless you have the funds to support your new lifestyle, you will be struggling. Vanlife is "freeing" to those with the financial support of a great job or steady/healthy benefits. Without that, you will struggle/suffer hardship. These are the facts. I pray that one day, we won't have to struggle so much.
I'm so sorry you are having financial difficulties, and I'm proud of you for finding ways to survive. You're right. That is a world of difference from what we're doing. I pray you have a brighter future soon. 🙏 💙🦋💙
First I am so very sorry. My husband was diagnosed with vascular dementia. Right now he is fine. But once he dies because I am his caregiver and not working. I won’t have the financial resources to support myself. I do have young adult son. That is 26 years old he lives on his own. In little place with my 3 year old granddaughter. So if something happened to my husband. Yes he would let me move in with him. I have had a lot of mental health issues. He has been taking care of his mom his whole life. I don’t want him to continue to have to do that. Yes I have other family members that I could stay with. But I have pets the last time I moved in with my mom. For year my cats broke things and destroyed furniture. I really don’t want that to happen again. You and your children need place to live. Housing is human right. No one should especially disabled mother with disabled adult children. Should be left with no place to live. I don’t know what state you and your kids are in. But if you ever find yourself in Illinois. We have driveway you and kids. Can park in and food we can share. It is just my husband and I. With dog and cat. I always promised myself. That after our struggle being poor resulted in me. Being in ICU that I never wanted anyone to end up in the same situation. I won’t give you details. Because you and your kids have things a lot worse. Sending hugs and prayers from Illinois.
So sorry to hear that 4 of you live in that van. I had a queen size bed in my Ford Windstar. It was very comfortable plywood covered with camping foam from home Depot. Most comfortable bed I've ever had but I had the entire back to fit it and put storage underneath.
Have you checked with your state to see if you qualify for a check because of the children with disabilities? In my state a parent with special needs children can get a monthly check that is very liveable for the whole family. Best wishes ♥️
Ik ben Sabina een Belgische single van 67,ik reis al 15 jaar in een vw caddy maxi meestal van camping naar camping HEERLIJK ! maar ik heb nog nooit een andere single dame ontmoet die ook zo reist . Als er nog zo dames zijn laat maar weten !!
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Great tour it’s so inspiring to see senior women living their best life.
So true. Thanks, Kimberly! 😊
Well first off. She makes 78 look good.
Second. I love the simplicity because everything is neat and tidy.
A place for everything and everything in its place.
Plus she has pepper spray and a hammer as a means to protect herself.
Great job. She looks very happy and I’m happy for her.😊😊
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I love that she has a sign that says, "Stronger Than Yesterday." ♥
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And to think a decade ago, I'd get off work from the night shift and snooze in my vehicle outside my house to not wake up my kids too soon, and I'd be able to get some sleep too🤣🤣🤣🤩...i LOVED it...ive even stopped at a nearby campground to take a nap after working all night.. I'd LOVE to be able to camp and travel the country!
Sounds like you have a good start. 💙🦋💙
You are probably a nurse, working all night. I used to come home from working all night in summer and sleep in my hammock in the yard. Some of my best sleeps😊❤️
@shirleymckamey2426 close...not a nurse, but similar to a midwife for horses instead of humans
Well , at 78 ,I was also born 1945, I admire you so much. I just pray you stay healthy and I am sure you will because of your outlook on life. Unfortunately I have a bowel disease and could not live in a camper for obvious reasons , well for a start I need gallons of water everyday. Take care of yourself and I have subscribed to hear more of your tales. God Bless from the UK.
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Good luck with your health🤞🙏🏻. Take care.
What an inspiration this adventurous woman is!!! What a cutie at age 78!!! You go girl!
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How adorable is she?! Age isn't stopping her from living life! Hope she comes across others who keep an eye on her, while out and about! Love her!!
She is so adorable & very inspiring.
Single gal here! Almost 40- planning to try this lifestyle while i pay down debt and find a new city to live in! I have the same van and you literally just told me everything i need to do to it! Thank you! ❤ safe travels to you!
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78 years young!!! what a wonderful lady. So much energy, looks great and empowered!! bless her soul!
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What a sweet lady! I can think of several words to describe her - enthusiastic, passionate, strong, organized (my downfall), prepared (was she a girl scout way back when), adventurous, kind, etc! Such a nice person! Thank you for the introduction. I'm so glad to have met Evelyn.
You are so welcome! 💙🦋💙
Good lass, nice one.
I am 71 and just about to do the same too.
I am not gonna "wait to die", I need more adventures.👌
Good for you! 😊
She exhudes peace and confidence. I bet she ain't got any (if any) health issue. A simple build that demonstrates you don't need the fancy vans with all the latest gadgets and glitter to make it on the road and be fully happy with your choices of living a lifestyle so many look at in horror. Bravo and thank you for being such an inspiration !!
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@@ButterflyTracks thank you for this, it inspired me to get a Dodge caravan, had been looking at Toyota Siennas and after watching your video and then doing a search I’m sold on the Caravan. I joined Midwest women camper group on FB, I’ll be looking into Butterfly tribe. Thank you.
❤ I can’t believe she is 78. Bless her and what an inspiration like all of you traveling gals❤
Love it! I’m all tucked in at Cracker Barrel and decided to see who was doing what and here is this lovely soul! Great set up! Can’t wait to meet her! Miss my tribe!
Miss you too, Ramona. She's doing the Route 1 Roadtrip!
How beautiful is this person. I'm in my sixties. She's my role model!
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Thank you for introducing Evelyn. She is a Lovely lady. Wishing her great adventures.
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Just remember folks. We came to this world with nothing and we are goin to leave this world without nothing. Just be happy and do what the hell do you want with your life. I love you all.
Yes. Live your life. All we have is the present moment. But that's OK because now is the only place where peace exists. 🩵🦋🩵
As a woman it is hard not to be able to live single. It's crazy how this is how we finally find some freedom to belong to this earth. Best wishes. N
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While so many boomers are still deeply in debt ... mortgages, credit cards, personal loans etc. it's good to see one of us with good sense.
An excellent example of.. The wisdom of simplicity. The luxury of efficiency.
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She is Forever young❤God Bless and keep her always🎉🎉🎉
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I love this woman! She is my inspiration. I just retired at 53 and bought my first Dodge ram pro master RV and I plan on traveling until I’m into my 80s. You go girl!! Maybe I’ll see you out there
I have traveled with Evelyn and Lee for a couple of years. Lee is now 87. Here's her first van your.
ruclips.net/video/jXqdf_Vj33A/видео.htmlsi=Ja8urxmuBy73so0g 😊
My heart and prayers go out to you and your mini-Van. I bought a 22 year old Class B+RV last year & turned out to need a heck of a lot of work that didn't show up until after I drove her 550 miles home in the dead of winter. OF COURSE. However she's going to be a great companion for me once I get her self esteem restored with restoration projects. I just finished 9 of the 12 upholstering of new cushions. Have the three back of the jack knife sofa to go. I was planning to finish today but due to heavy rain did not want to get foam and fabrics wet going out to the RV for fittings. I redesigned the sofa and have put velcro on the wraps around the springs and supports & so need to mate the cushions with the velcro to make sure they stay secure once set up. Meantime that added an extra 5 inches in width to the single twin when not made into a wider double or a small King bed if put up to the dinette. I am wishing now I had gone with a B Van but had looked for 2 years and just decided this would be fine. I worried about the wind in one I almost bought earlier. Living in NW MT will we have winding roads and WIND too. I've been tent camping as a solo female more than 50 years. My husband of 52 years despite meeting him through caving turns out not to like to camp. I've been lucky and he's fine with my traveling on my own. But the cute thing is with the RV he's now showing interest. Will the spoiled fella? He's 86 so I'm just teasing. But he loves to take the train back to his relatives in MN, IA and WI and so I offered to send him by train from our tiny town Amtrak actually stops not far from our rural home and he could get on 2 days after I've left to drive back to pick him up when he arrives in St. Paul. But he said NO WAY I want to travel with you in the RV. So I debated for about 6 years to go with a tiny camper, remake a van like you have done (I knew Lizzy from AR who did just this and she was driving up to MT every summer into her 80's where she loved to camp in 1-2 of my favorite campsites too and she also attended a religion retreat camp just not sure which one. I always said almost every time I was out camping I ran into other solo females or just 2 ladies out camping without men too. I'm hoping to have my Miss Mini-Mo on the road by mid summer if not earlier. Finishing the upholstery work pretty much restores her interior. And now friends are visiting next week who have owned campers for over 20 years to help me figure out how all the plumbing and electrics and gas lines function. I'm closing off the range top and will use like you a small single burner stove. I have been doing the solar charge and car charging batteries now for over 15 years. I started out with deep cell batteries and as soon as they came out I went with lithiums. I've got smaller ones too. Even made my very first 100 watt light weight solar portable charger myself. Then when I went to lithium I needed to rewire them and my husband stepped into help with that. Changing the plugs and providing a 30 foot extension so I can keep my cooler/freezer in the shade while putting the charge panels in the sun. A lot of my tent glamping days can be repurposed in the camper. So funny but some of my gal friends who wouldn't join me tent camping are all ready to go when Miss Mini-Mo is ready. Love it. Love to hear you are not afraid to stay over night at a cracker barrel too. I tried to stay at a costco or even stop at a dentists parking lot behind and out of site from main roads where the dentist is a personal friend but the gal friend with me her husband and another friend of her's got her all worried about someone trying to steel things off her car or the RV. I know such nonsense happens in larger cities but not out here. Not that it couldn't but I'm usually aware of my surroundings and can pretty much take care of any nonsense. Anyway maybe we'll catch you on the road one of these days. If ever near Libby MT...you are more than welcome to stay a night or two at our acreage and take advantage of our showers. We are 120 miles to Glacier Park but there is a lot of near by drives and short hikes or long ones too right around here. Look up Ross Creek Cedars and Libby MT for that feeling of what we retired too 20 years ago. PS I've had strangers park their RV when stopped and asked where they could stay around here. We have one free RV sewer dumpsite and another for 2 dollar donation. in town. Free lovely campsites without electric and sewer up the river and around the Koocanusa lake area. I even would lend one of my sea inflatable sea kayaks if you wanted to paddle around on a mountain lake. We had a friend a retired English Professor from Fort Collins Co visit us in 2004 in her 80's who stayed 9 days and brought her own sea kayak we took her out for her maiden voyage. Fran was a hoot for sure as we lost sight of her into the fog for about an hour. She finally came back into view and was thrilled with her adventure on Loon Lake. She was camping on her way here and back to CO in a small station wagon so a lot smaller than a mini-van. I just love knowing there are other people especially ladies who love the outdoors as much as I do. And by the way many of the gals I run across do have fellas at home much like mine. We all agree how lucky to have ones that are fine with us and supportive of us enjoying nature while they prefer to stay home and keep the pets fed and the garden and yard taken care of. Here's wishing you the most amazing joy and fun on all your marvelous adventures. Looks like you have thought of almost everything. Stay safe of course but enjoy your paths..
Thanks! You are a very good storyteller. 😊
i'm not reading all that
This makes me want to cry. She should be living in a comfortable home. This is what the USA has come to...
You might feel better if you watched the whole video. 😊 Evelyn has a comfortable home. She prefers to travel to beautiful places with friends for fun. Then she goes home. If you watched the video, you couldn't miss the sparkle of adventure in her eyes. 💙🦋💙 Thankfully, in America, she has the freedom to live her life to the fullest and not be forced to wait to die in a recliner. 🇺🇸
She is so cute! 78 years young and so vibrant! Love it. ❤
I love what Evelyn has done with her van!! So neat and tidy with everything a person really needs. We don’t need all the things that keeping up with the Jones has taught us through commercialism! A simple life well lived!! I am in the process of downsizing my home to be more minimalist. It’s so freeing.
Thank you so very much Jan for introducing us to such an inspiring woman! Safe travels and enjoy your journey.
Thank you, Rita. 💙🦋💙
What a role model! Thank you both
Our pleasure! 💙🦋💙
Her energy and enthusiasm for life couple with her bold spirit. I am just so inspired, what a great woman living life on her terms!
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Great lady and such a cozy setup! Very impressed by her fitness too! Inspiring to me at 73 after 2 brain surgeries I am not so brave as i use to be once upon a time. I go out for day trips but thats it. Bless this lovely lady❤happy days to her! Being kind is a great way to live too!❤
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Sally, You’ve found an expression of exploration that brings you heart joy- good for you! 💝
Take care of yourself. I hope that your health is better now🤞🙏🏻🇨🇦
Im not close to retirement, but this is how I plan to spend my golden years.
People who wont' let life pass them by are such an inspiration.........
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What a great lady; seems so interesting and I am sure she's had a lot of things to share about life on this planet for 77 years!
She has got a nice set-up.
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I can’t believe this woman is 78 yrs old. She’s on top of Everything. I’m so impressed. I just Luv her 💜
❤ She's got 10x the personality I have. I need my fixed home base. Would love to travel like this in the summer though.
This lady is so youthful, agile, organized and cognitive of her surroundings. She hcas made this van a home, not a storage unit on wheels. I admire her resourcefulness. I want to be like her when I grow up. I'd like to nominate her for POTUS❣
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This is one of the most clever set ups I've seen. So clean and organized and just nifty!
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I adore this lovely lady. Her enthusiasm is infectious and she has put together a really beautiful, thoughtful home on wheels. I pray she has many years of adventures and making beautiful memories.❤
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What a beautiful little lady. Great job on her no build. Jan is an encouraging wealth of knowledge.
Thank you so much! 💙🦋💙
I love her spirit of adventure!
What a sweet lady! Its so great to see these ladies going out and enjoying their life! So many people, young and old, stay inside or spend their older days in a home. So grateful you shared these possibilities to so many people
I love how practical she is. Wonderful.
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Wow ! Many brave adventurous ladies out there! I’m incredibly impressed! Putting that van together w all you need! That’s fascinating. Enjoy!
Thank you! 😊
Warms my heart to see her living for herself. Go Evelyn!
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I love Evelyn Gagnon. She is sweet, brave, and strong.
I love your story, it's so inspiring for other senior women. You go girl!!❤🎉😊
So fun but scarey ! I’m not that brave but I’m an admirer of her guts!
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Evelyn, thank you so much for allowing us to peer into your joyous world. I too might possibly be going in this direction into the future. It says a lot about your determination to be creative to free yourself to be who you really are. I am impressed and inspired of your space and life! Can you or anyone else offer the simplest way to keep Josie (your grandmother must have been an undaunted, free spirit too), warm for lengthy periods for those extra chilly situations. Thank you kindly everyone!
The best way to stay warm is to go to a warmer climate. However, even the south has some cold weather. Sleeping bag, small heater, window covers for insulation. 🙂👍
I love everything about her van and she is lovely! ❤
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Amazing!!!! ❤❤❤❤ Night and day from you and my Mom.. same age. She saoon ready for a home. Her hsuband cannot handle her needs anymore and no one has space for my Mom. I'm proud of you living your golden years so well and full of adventure!!!
She really is amazing.
Love her setup she has everything she needs ❤️ 😊
I need to be as minimalist as she is! 😊
I love how neat and organized this is!
I’m 56 with a heart condition. I have a decent job but living in Florida, insurance costs… thinking about retirement early… seeing this really helped me. I can’t handle an RV on my own. But I want to travel - this was perfect timing ! Thank you!
Evelyn rearranged everything. She gives her van's details and you won't believe how much room she has now. Here's the update: ruclips.net/video/VcmXmI5L4Z0/видео.html
What an amazing woman! So courageous and living her life on her terms.
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I am not very adventurous, but periodically I do something adventurous.
Lately, I keep thinking about getting a little RV or van and adding minimal items to it and travel across country to Calif. to visit family.
This video gave me ideas that I don't to have a professionally designed vehicle. I don't have the money to do that anyway.
It's cool this lady who is older is doing this. She gave me some courage to do this.
Thanks! ♥️
We have a Facebook group for women who are interested in traveling and camping. It's for women only and I hope you can join us. A safe place to exchange information about nomad adventures, caravans and meetups.
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May God Bless & protect you everywhere you go/are 🙏❤️
I'm so impressed with this lady on how you can live and be happy with little things in life and be able to see the country. Hope she has a safe and enjoyable journey.
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YOU. are an inspiration with all the vigor, life, and joy that does cartwheels around women three times younger than yourself. Thank you for sharing this. Much love and happiness.
Evelyn is an inspiration. 💙🦋💙
I'm 73 and own my home which will go to my daughter. I simply couldn't imagine living out of a car. I have a Cadillac Escalade which is very nice but I don't think I want to spend a day, much less live in. I admire these ladies who are self sufficient.❤
Evelyn also has a nice home. She travels and camps with friends for fun. She explains that and shows her new arrangement in this video: ruclips.net/video/VcmXmI5L4Z0/видео.htmlsi=G70EVBH1fditjHX1
What a beautiful and precious lady! I want to tag along and camp with her. I was in love even before she said the name of her van. That sealed the deal. My grandmother was Josie for Josephine. A fav name of mine. My other grandmother was Anne. So you see where Joanne came from.
Fabulous build. If Evelyn does a you tube, please let us know. Thank you for sharing.
I'll encourage her! 💙🦋💙
I Love this woman; her lust for life and enthusiasm. I hope that I can be like her. I am 72 years young and she makes me look forward to more years to come.🎉 Keep-on-keepin on LOVE🥰
Yes, I'm 73, and she inspires me too! 💙🦋💙
❤❤❤ she is the coolest grandmother i have ever seen
She's sweet, with a cool, convenient build. God bless her, wishing her wellness and safe travels. 💐❤️🙏
Yes, thank you. 😊
Omg I love her!! Her van is so cute I love her cabinet. Thanks for sharing!!
You are so welcome! 💙🦋💙
Damn she's physically and mentally sharp. If I'm half as well at her age, I'll already have won the lottery.
So true. ☺️
Good for you girl!! Are you ever afraid being alone and sleeping at night?? Be safe, have fun. Does it ever seem too close to live in?? Your wonderful...
Hi Carla. Evelyn usually camps with our women's group. We have a Facebook group for women only that is very supportive and full of information. We have women only meetups and caravans. I hope you can join us. 💙🦋💙
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You’re amazing! I often wonder about elderly people traveling alone. I think about your safety and having a tracker. The reason I do, is because I always think if my mom was living, I’d have a tracker on her car. I’m so overprotective. Today, I think everyone needs one. I do admire what you’re doing. I just turned 47, and have thought about cruising over the U.S.A. with my pets! Keep pushing, lady! ❤❤
She uses Google maps location sharing and she camps we other women. We have a Facebook group for women who are interested in traveling and camping. It's for women only and I hope you can join us. A safe place to exchange information about nomad adventures, caravans and meetups.
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@@ButterflyTracks Ohhh, thank you.
Wow your all set 😅❤ it