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  • @Locd4life707
    @Locd4life707 Год назад +60

    Awesome van setup! I've worked hospital Security 5150 patient watches in the past 10 years. I've noticed more vanlifers and car dwellers. Why pay for hotel rooms. When there are showers inside the hospital for staff.👍 I'm 9 months into my vanlife & loving it.

  • @buckjones6334
    @buckjones6334 Год назад +57

    Another great example of the fact that there are so many ways to do the nomad life! If one possesses a “can do attitude” the open road and a “life worth living” await you! Thank you Rich & Brian!!

  • @bque9444
    @bque9444 Год назад +41

    A thing I was impressed with is he mounted the fire extinguisher and in a location that has easy access to driver, passenger, and if he is in cargo area, easy access from that area. Thank you for including the other safety item, CO detector/alarm.
    Appreciate info on surgical tech vs nurse.
    Thanks for going over how much insulation was installed. What was on floor?
    Nice build.

  • @sad754yt
    @sad754yt Год назад +34

    Seems like a nice down to earth guy. Pretty simple set up for sure and definitely works for him

  • @dustinblackmon1514
    @dustinblackmon1514 6 месяцев назад

    I love how these videos really shed light to the fact that there are plenty of normal, intelligent and hardworking people who live this way.
    Less is more and more time is a blessing

  • @autumnskyes5633
    @autumnskyes5633 Год назад +14

    I can't imagine having to learn every new surgeon's preferences and manners. This guy is awesome! Great ideas in his van also. Funny thing is that my son has been talking about wanting to do a uhaul build eventually. 😅

  • @rickmcentee9204
    @rickmcentee9204 9 месяцев назад +1

    Sounds like a great lifestyle, Rich. Great job interviewing as usual, Brian!

  • @bigjoe4020
    @bigjoe4020 Год назад +4

    People WAKE up and start living !!
    I asked my boss whether I could work rooster (used to work full time as a truck driver) month on - month off. I fully expected him to tell me to bugger off, low and behold he agreed to (ask you shall receive :) it and now I have every 2nd month off doing motorcycle road trips ( I am a biker). The point is, just like the chap in this video I only work 6 month of the year.
    Best thing I have ever done - work is overrated, start living.

  • @gratefulgram
    @gratefulgram Год назад +17

    What a wonderful soul he has, I love his sense of humor. Great build. I love seeing the diversity of these builds. Thank you. Much love and many blessings

  • @collinsfriend1
    @collinsfriend1 Год назад +3

    Some hospitals will allow a trailer in the parking lot as long as they are not too close to regular parking. Security gets to know you and you can pull it up to a side door or closer to the front at night and use the hospital bathrooms. Some even a shower. Then move it back in the am. Before the next shift and patients need to park.

  • @GracieandJacqsAdventures
    @GracieandJacqsAdventures Год назад +13

    Way to live life!!! As a nurse (retired now) I loved 12 hr shifts! Happy travels!

  • @becs2272
    @becs2272 Год назад +4

    I'm a nurse just waiting for my last kid to graduate highschool in 2 more years so I can hit the road and do travel nursing in my van!

  • @deeplansandbudgets
    @deeplansandbudgets Год назад +4

    I am way to afraid to burn any type of Propane heater. I know people do but it scares me. I am only part time however so I just get a site with hookups and plug in a space heater. I like his recent upgrades.

  • @tv6of7
    @tv6of7 Год назад +12

    Such an inspiration! I’m a pharmacist and plan on doing contract work as well while traveling in a van/rv. God willing, it will happen within the next 2 years. I’m soooooo looking forward to it. God bless and happy travels 😊

  • @MX-CO
    @MX-CO Год назад +9

    I had a Van and now switched to a small Travel trailer, and an SUV, both have pluses and minuses, I liked the van because it was more stealth and extremely easy to just park and sleep anywhere.
    But I like the camper for more room and built in AC and heat and Fridge and stove and microwave.
    I definitely miss the stealthy aspect though.

    • @theoracle6881
      @theoracle6881 Год назад +2

      I think that's the best set up because you have all the amenities of a small apartment that you can move around just about anywhere and you can unhitch your SUV and get around with out a problem.

  • @cherokeegrandma4135
    @cherokeegrandma4135 Год назад +3

    You can also be a TRAVELING CNA Which is about a 6 week training program & cost around $1200 bucks .. Then you go from nursing home to nursing home OR you could move up & be a HOSP CNA .. & go from Hosp to Hosp! There is a little bit more training I think BUT MOSTLY TO MOVE INTO A HOSP ITS ABOUT EXPERIENCE !!

    • @Seashellsbytheseashore21
      @Seashellsbytheseashore21 Год назад

      Wow, I had no idea there were traveling cnas. I worked as a cna for many years. I was going to become a lvn, but life had other plans.

  • @robertstrohm2412
    @robertstrohm2412 Год назад +1

    Hmmm Connecticut + Navy + Mystic stickers on the wall = Groton, SubBase. 😉. I was born on that base 69 years ago and lived the first 45 years in Mystic and Groton. Great guy living his best life. Thank you for spot lighting such great people Bob!

  • @MrKim-kv2vv
    @MrKim-kv2vv Год назад +4

    Go Navy!
    I feel your need to change environments. Retired Navy, sea going rating (MM conventional steam plants) 5 year sea/2~3 year shore. Although stuck in a stick build, I always have the itch.
    Seems some posts are confused between CO and CO2. 🤷🏼‍♂️
    🙋🏼

  • @1mourningdove54
    @1mourningdove54 Год назад +4

    Rich, it's great that your job works so well for you in your van life. I worked for several months at a hospital in New Hampshire as a central sterilization tech-my most hated job ever! 😵‍💫Who knew there is a gazillion surgical instruments?!?

  • @Syl-Vee
    @Syl-Vee Год назад +4

    Brian put it succinctly: Rich has "figured it out". Thanks for a very informative video.

  • @rustykatt3870
    @rustykatt3870 Год назад +6

    Thanks for the video! Great job Rich on your rig, and Brian Gifford on the video. Have a great day!

  • @leanbean8376
    @leanbean8376 Год назад +5

    Great idea Rich about a small Toy Hauler, my similar thoughts also!, only for dirt bike, shower set up, toilet, kitchen sink, & cooking facilities!

  • @esilaalise4392
    @esilaalise4392 Год назад +6

    What method of installation is used for the foam padding? Screws, glue, Velcro?

  • @shepatown
    @shepatown Год назад +2

    Thank the Navy for that awesome training you can use once you've served. My Navy training was mostly useless once I got out.

  • @Dee-im7zd
    @Dee-im7zd Год назад +1

    Travel nurse for Almost 20 years. I worked only 6 mos a year. Spent most of my work life in Alaska and been all over Alaska. Nursing has gotten so bad now…I now have quit. I stopped when CVid hit. The last thing I needed was to get sick so far away from home and family. Housing is typically not paid by companies any longer. They don’t want the responsibility due to so many contracts getting broken. Housing and “tax free subsidies” are actually your pay package….they are just not taxable. And, living in a van does not allow a tax free subsidy allowance. You get the allowance but it is taxed. You have to be duplicating living expenses…meaning sticks and bricks. Id be careful with that ! I’d be a surgical tech over a nurse if I could, honestly!

    • @Seashellsbytheseashore21
      @Seashellsbytheseashore21 Год назад +4

      There are so many different niches you can go into with nursing, and you can always move up with a bit of education. Surg techs don’t have that opportunity, as you know.

  • @kennethgardner3090
    @kennethgardner3090 Год назад +4

    I like the U=Haul van, but it makes me think, when he gets a trailer, get a U-Haul.

  • @cotter9751
    @cotter9751 Год назад +6

    Fabulous! Practical build. Nice way for a flexible life. Thanks!

  • @ktk2094
    @ktk2094 Год назад +4

    What a perfect situation...
    Rich is "Livin' the Dream".

  • @nancy27c
    @nancy27c Год назад +2

    Pool noodles for toilet seat. Cheap and comfortable

  • @bradleysonthemove5790
    @bradleysonthemove5790 Год назад +3

    That's a PERFECT gig setup, and although nursing offers more options, it also comes with more stress ... If only I could do life over, it would definitely be without a mortgage and the forever expenses that go along with homeownership 😕

  • @patriciaburke2401
    @patriciaburke2401 Год назад +7

    Wow! 3 months on & off must be nice. Great advice to future nurses. Thanks for sharing your insights & the tour. Take care & God bless all.

  • @caroldeking1050
    @caroldeking1050 Год назад +3

    Great interview. It makes sense nurse techs can be contract employees too. A couple relatives are nurse techs so I knew exactly what he does for living. Love in Sarasota 🥰🥰🥰

  • @tikitiki7610
    @tikitiki7610 Год назад

    i am personally glad that this guy is there!!!!!

  • @CharleneOrtizTraining
    @CharleneOrtizTraining Год назад +4

    Having solar really is a game changer. We've been in our 30 ft shuttle bus for 2 in a half years and over that time we've been able to build an awesome solar set up. We can use anything we want and it will even power an air conditioner for 6 to 8 hours. Unfortunately almost as soon as we moved into our bus I startimg getting really sick and between July of 2021 and November of 2022 I've had 3 major abdominal surgeries and I've been recovering. Traveling is something that won't be a reality for us for at least another year. We're fortunate that we have an acre of land with a well that we park on. We have free unlimited power and water and a low mortgage payment for the land that will be paid off in November this year. The solar and the well has made it possible for us to live comfortably and that's been very important since I've been so sick. I totally get what he's saying about winter. I grew up in Boston and lived in Ohio for several years and now I live in Southern Nevada. I definitely don't miss the snow. He definitely has a great situation with his job. What a great set up.

    • @MX-CO
      @MX-CO Год назад +1

      How much did all the solar set up cost?

    • @theoracle6881
      @theoracle6881 Год назад

      Who installed the solar set up, wish you well with your recovery!

  • @houseportraitscalligraphy7474
    @houseportraitscalligraphy7474 Год назад +1

    I like that he succinctly covered the important stuff-like solar, refrigerator,and didn't show us all the stuff in his drawers. Tmi usually.

    • @serenityjewel
      @serenityjewel Год назад

      Different people need different things. People showing everything they carried helped me figure out what I needed to carry. There are a 1,000 RUclips videos giving reviews on refrigerators and panels.

  • @CihaPet
    @CihaPet Год назад +3

    Love the simplicity of the build.

  • @renaissancepoet
    @renaissancepoet Год назад +2

    This guy has the best of both worlds!

  • @48mymusic
    @48mymusic Год назад +2

    Very Inspiring,love the idea of working for 3 months and then playing for 3,Blessings from the UK

  • @OverlandOne
    @OverlandOne Год назад +2

    Awesome interview. Safe travels.

  • @BillyBobbobbob
    @BillyBobbobbob Год назад +1

    I’m an emt and have decided to level up to paramedic just so I can do the same thing!!! I’m taking this video as a sign :3

  • @anniesshenanigans3815
    @anniesshenanigans3815 Год назад +3

    Cool!! I will be starting a 13 week gig in April. I love traveling. I worked 12 years at the same place and the burnout is horrible!! Moving around it's much easier!! I do MRI and I agree with him.. be a nurse.

  • @kaymerritt3694
    @kaymerritt3694 Год назад +3

    The national parks pass is so worth the money.

  • @Zelda4U
    @Zelda4U Год назад

    You can get a 2 year RN degree in the Illinois community college system. Then work for a hospital that lets you take 6 years to get your bsn. You'll get great experience for travel nursing while working!!!

  • @saturninc3786
    @saturninc3786 Год назад +1

    great guy, and obviously so fully IN life and IN the moment, enjoying himself. What a wonderfull way to live!

  • @keyplayer5
    @keyplayer5 Год назад +3

    Great video. I like your builds functionality. I also like how you did it in stages. It must be nice having a career that’s so adaptable. Do Hawaii. So worth it!! You could even rent a van there. I will check out your channel. 😊

  • @pianogal853
    @pianogal853 Год назад +3

    I look forward to meeting this guy sometime! Thanks for the tour!

  • @terrymathis4213
    @terrymathis4213 Год назад +1

    First & formost; THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. Neat set up. And awesome opportunity to b able to take a job elsewhere & bring home with you.

  • @elainebelle8073
    @elainebelle8073 Год назад

    Spot on Ritch your sorted!
    Life is for living. I d love to be Snowbird traveller, but living in Ireland choice generally is straight down or sideways rain. Been trying for ages to get USA 6 mth / year set up to travel round your amazing national parks, but can't figure out how to do it on budget re van minivan insurance. No way can afford to hire for that long.
    In meantime I ve done whole coast of Ireland, this sounds extensive until you realize how small this country is.
    This year will do more of uk, great places to see there too ( always with waterproof jacket to hand)
    All the very best, and thanks once again for great interview and tour to Bobs sidekick, gently becoming more of the host. Shared transition that I hope blesses you both
    Much love to all x

  • @ramontoro
    @ramontoro Год назад +3

    Interesting interview, thanks,

  • @anitasimmons3599
    @anitasimmons3599 Год назад +1

    Wonderful setup. That looks like the perfect setup for doing travel contracts and seeing the country between contracts.

  • @dawnbradley4105
    @dawnbradley4105 Год назад +4

    That is the life I want!!

  • @vivoyeur
    @vivoyeur Год назад +5

    I always wondered how it would be to live in a U-haul. Where did his head room go & is this a "lost recording " because he said, "...January 2022...?" I hope he's always able to get the scheduled hours he desires. Good video as always.

    • @marissaalonzo7997
      @marissaalonzo7997 Год назад +3

      I think he meant roof clearance with the solar panels going into parking garages...

    • @vivoyeur
      @vivoyeur Год назад +1

      @Marissa Alonzo No, my reference was to him not being able to stand. In U-hauls it designed for that so people can move boxes or whatever without any difficulties.

    • @ketoauntie7301
      @ketoauntie7301 Год назад +1

      @@vivoyeur Not in Uhaul Cargo Vans, you can stand in their Box Trucks.

  • @leeharrison8790
    @leeharrison8790 Год назад

    awesome interview with a veteran ! Bob's knowledge & experience with living on wheels has inspired me as well ! Bob & I differ on world views & politics .. but have in common views on living on wheels ! I do enjoy that aspect Bob shares ! Everyone has their own opinion / respect is a two way street .. I am not a troll & don't speak animosity & have no axe to grind ! But sure enjoy the freedom living on wheels offers ! I to am a veteran ! who enjoys all that nature has to offer .. leave it better than you found it is my philosophy ... Nothing better than a Soul who's new residence is within Christ while in the midst of human life ! That's being Blessed !

  • @simplysandy3288
    @simplysandy3288 Год назад +3

    I wonder if he could get a pool noodle and cut to fit his bucket lol thanks so much for sharing 💜 cool van!

    • @davidj.jorgensen4828
      @davidj.jorgensen4828 Год назад

      YES, pool noodles work great & easily replaceable for a dollar on sale in fall 🖖🏻😉👍🏻

  • @starbubbli
    @starbubbli Год назад +1

    Thank you, sir, for your service in Navy.

  • @smileystevie9662
    @smileystevie9662 Год назад +1

    Great video on thinking outside the box to work and live affordably. Nice rig, and work and fun life style, Rich. Thanks.

  • @almostpronto2286
    @almostpronto2286 Год назад

    Thoroughly enjoyed the vid. Just a good example of a guy doing life a simpler way. And thanks for mentioning Bob W for his influence & ideas. GBY

  • @wolin289
    @wolin289 Год назад

    We have visiting nurses that camp at our campground in FL at times but that van would never be allowed. They usually have one of those tab type small campers. Great idea to stay in a hospital parking lot! Showers are at the hospital. You have it made! Excellent choice!!

  • @sylviajones4907
    @sylviajones4907 Год назад +1

    Happy life!
    Thanks for the tour.

  • @ForrestAnna
    @ForrestAnna Год назад +1

    Good interview, very functional, great set up.

  • @brianleonard6885
    @brianleonard6885 Год назад +2

    Great stuff 👏

  • @toivotorvinen
    @toivotorvinen Год назад +1

    Navy. Thanks for your service. Great interview. 😎

  • @elsathal7359
    @elsathal7359 Год назад

    Checking with the indigenous people may have alternative options for living cheaper and helping others with your stay . Thank you for sharing your journey 💞

  • @therookeryvanlife5612
    @therookeryvanlife5612 Год назад +1

    Very nice van setup! That’s an awesome work schedule too. I subscribed to his channel; looking forward to seeing his adventures! Thank you!

  • @wynnbeattie8130
    @wynnbeattie8130 Год назад

    try out the pool noodle for a toilet seat. They are cheap to free if you look around. Take Care!

  • @CamperGirl03
    @CamperGirl03 Год назад +2

    Great video! Great personality and interesting work. Thanks for sharing Rich and his story. 🎉Subscribed to his channel. Great job, Brian!

  • @serenityjewel
    @serenityjewel Год назад +1

    You can get a surgical tech certificate in 9 months or a degree in 2 years. This is a great interview. Thanks for posting it.

    • @Seashellsbytheseashore21
      @Seashellsbytheseashore21 Год назад +1

      The certificates are extremely fast paced programs as far as I know. Most people in my area do the non degree path. My coworker did it while we worked together. I used to help her study a bit 😁 so many instruments, so little time 😂

  • @lindak.280
    @lindak.280 Год назад +1

    What an informative interview !!! Good job !!!!!

  • @tomwilliam5118
    @tomwilliam5118 Год назад +1

    I've subscribed to your RUclips channel looking forward to going through all your videos

  • @gailjohnson6670
    @gailjohnson6670 Год назад

    Thank you for the video. Blessings to you.

  • @mojo4369
    @mojo4369 Год назад

    He is absolutely right about becoming a nurse. One more year of education buys you MANY more options.

  • @vegansnippets205
    @vegansnippets205 8 месяцев назад +1

    That’s called a circulating nurse in Uk

  • @carrie5813
    @carrie5813 Год назад +1

    Really great questions, but I’m curious what he does for Healthcare Insurance when he’s not working for those 3 months. Thanks so much!

    • @mojo4369
      @mojo4369 Год назад

      Probably has something thru the company he works for. Typically traveling nurses/techs contract with a company who finds the jobs for them.

  • @mrj-charles6383
    @mrj-charles6383 Год назад

    One of my travel jobs I got paid a certain amount each day for a hotel and per deim for food. I saved all that since my grocery bill is about $20 a week. Anyway that is how I paid for my one van just by saving all that money.

  • @houseportraitscalligraphy7474
    @houseportraitscalligraphy7474 Год назад +1

    Love this!!!

  • @lisawyer7524
    @lisawyer7524 Год назад +2

    Great video! I would love to see traveling teachers, as a special education teacher that loves to travel, and I know there’s a shortage, so maybe there’s something out there?

    • @MX-CO
      @MX-CO Год назад

      If there is a shortage I'm sure you could make it work. Just be a temp/sub wherever you choose to go, if there us a shortage than you should always be needed

  • @BobbieXxoo
    @BobbieXxoo Год назад

    I love his life!

  • @LoOnTheGo
    @LoOnTheGo Год назад +1

    Awesome!

  • @Anonymous-tl6zu
    @Anonymous-tl6zu Год назад

    Any box like vehicle can make a great home on wheels used cargo vans. used busses. cheap cargo trailers. etc etc etc

  • @eugenialinn1834
    @eugenialinn1834 Год назад +2

    Awesome🤟

  • @margaretbauer4126
    @margaretbauer4126 Год назад

    CO2 monitors should be placed closer to the floor dude! Love his vibe and his ambition. Some day, he will need to find a central location to have a home base and then blast off onto the branches that he has built for himself. When you get to a retirement age you will want a home base paid for, nothing big. Then just keep traveling within the branches to make extra money during your retirement. Just saying...

  • @jamesortiz5388
    @jamesortiz5388 Год назад

    Nursing is 12 hours on your feet running back and forth. The pay is good try to work in an office setting

  • @BBBCanada1
    @BBBCanada1 Год назад +1

    Love. It. 💙

  • @RLeeVanCamps
    @RLeeVanCamps Год назад

    Neat living arrangement and work schedule😊

  • @houseportraitscalligraphy7474
    @houseportraitscalligraphy7474 Год назад +1

    Savana! We got a 2000 year Savana! Conversion van1500

  • @robertwhite9898
    @robertwhite9898 Год назад

    Nice build ! 😊 very clever

  • @jacquelineMeyers-is1zz
    @jacquelineMeyers-is1zz 5 месяцев назад

    2nd time I watched this, now I know why , the guy everyone wants to be or have, lol

  • @angelfiyah
    @angelfiyah Год назад +1

    Not being funny here, guys, but the men have some of the best organized and practical builds. The Women have the esthetics down the pack. You can learn more from the men. Great video!

    • @serenityjewel
      @serenityjewel Год назад +1

      Every vanlife woman I know has the same stuff Rich has and theirs is cute. They're just not asked about it.

    • @mojo4369
      @mojo4369 Год назад

      Viva la differance!

  • @janetkoball44
    @janetkoball44 Год назад

    Thanks for agood video. I didn't know so many people do the van life and work a reg job. See ya

  • @CADreemz
    @CADreemz Год назад +2

    I'm curious how long his bed was being set sideways? I love that van & configuration, but I can't do it in a minivan.

    • @lovecountryfeargovernment8197
      @lovecountryfeargovernment8197 Год назад

      It would around 5’10”… he has no coverings on the ribs, so that helps.. plus as for me, I need inches above my head and below my feet..If you are under 5 ‘8”” it would be just ok, my opinion

  • @yesiownfrodo
    @yesiownfrodo Год назад

    I so wish I had been a nurse instead of a science teacher. So yes, great advice.

    • @scottlucas8190
      @scottlucas8190 Год назад

      As a burned out RN who recently quit my job and moved into a van, at this point I so wish I had been a science teacher or a lot of other things. Yes, there are a lot of jobs and pretty good money in nursing, but so many downsides (e.g., chronic understaffing, nurse to patient ratios that are too high, management that cares more about the bottom line than providing good patient care, unrealistic charting and daily task expectations, etc.). It is so demoralizing when you want to provide the best patient care possible, but are not given the staff and resources needed to do so. This is a widespread problem in hospitals throughout the U.S. (search nursing burnout on RUclips). I witnessed so much burnout and staff turnover over the last couple of years, I'm currently feeling like I never want to go back to it. I've signed up to work as a volunteer campground host over the summer to decompress a bit and try to figure out the next step. Travel nursing could be an option, but many of those contracts require working four to five 12-hour shifts a week, and that's brutal when you're spending most of the shift on your feet running up and down the halls and feeling behind schedule the whole time. At 58, just not sure I can do that. My dogs are barking like a pack of hounds and my nerves are fried after just two or three consecutive 12-hr shifts.

  • @MX-CO
    @MX-CO Год назад +1

    Where did you keep the bike?
    I'm guessing that's why you left it behind huh

  • @stacyhackney6100
    @stacyhackney6100 Год назад

    Nice rig, nice man.

  • @Zeldagirl64
    @Zeldagirl64 Год назад

    Enjoyed ❤

  • @Seashellsbytheseashore21
    @Seashellsbytheseashore21 Год назад +1

    Go navy! Great rig, nice and roomy!

  • @suzzalaska
    @suzzalaska Год назад +1

    Come on up...( alaska)

  • @houseportraitscalligraphy7474
    @houseportraitscalligraphy7474 Год назад +1

    Rolling toybox!!!

  • @CharlieRoamin
    @CharlieRoamin Год назад +1

    Good Vid !

  • @lindasplaylist100
    @lindasplaylist100 Год назад

    Cool nurse here wanting to do the same.

  • @Berzerker71
    @Berzerker71 Год назад +3

    The co2 sensor should be closer to the floor. Co2 Gas is heavier than air:) keep safe and many miles.

    • @MrKim-kv2vv
      @MrKim-kv2vv Год назад +2

      You are absolutely correct in that carbon dioxide (co2) is heavier than air, however the interior safety sensor is for carbon monoxide (co) which is slightly lighter than air.
      🙋🏼

    • @serenityjewel
      @serenityjewel Год назад

      ​@@MrKim-kv2vv Yep. People get them confused.

    • @Berzerker71
      @Berzerker71 Год назад

      Thank you for the correction,misunderstanding of such things can be dangerous to our lives. Mr Kim again thank you ;)