When Van Life Breaks… and Who Shows Up

Описание: Van life seems like a dream… until everything starts leaking.
This week it was my hot water heater (again 😩). What started as “just another repair” turned into a full-blown plumbing, Starlink, and running board saga. I FaceTimed my dad for backup, made multiple trips to Ace Hardware, and still couldn’t get it all figured out on my own. Enter: some new friends from the vanlife and overland world who totally came through.

Honestly, this video is about more than just things breaking—it's about how community shows up when you least expect it.
I didn’t plan to fix everything in one day, and I definitely didn’t plan to feel this supported along the way.

Also, yes—there’s brick oven pizza at the end. Because sometimes, that’s the only way to end a day like this.

💧 Hot water tank drama
🔧 Running board realignment
📡 Starlink cable (round 3…)
🍕 Pizza rewards
🐾 Apollo supervising everything

Thanks for watching and being part of this wild journey. Real van life isn’t always pretty—but it’s always an adventure.

00:00 On this episode
00:38 Start of the day
01:57 Morning by the river
04:15 Leak situation
07:30 Alone but not alone
10:06 Getting help from friends
10:47 They're helping with all the things
11:50 Water heater repair
14:41 Fixing running board damage
16:29 Is it fixed?
17:14 Getting it straight
18:04 Did I break it again
19:08 It's all working... kind of
21:02 Let's get some pizza
21:47 We know it's still there
22:17 Outro

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Hi! My name is Beth and I am a solo female traveler, embracing full-time van life! I travel in my van named "Bertie" along with my cat, Apollo. My passion for the outdoors started in 2022. I purchased a van, worked with a company called Noovo to create a custom build that fits my lifestyle. I’ve gone from coast to coast and continue to enjoy exploring, connecting with myself in nature and sharing my adventures with others through my social media content. My goal is to inspire others to find peace and healing through faith, time in the outdoors and to discover their own adventures! I love nature and am all about finding new hikes and trails. God has made such a beautiful world- I love exploring it! This channel will be focused on sharing about real van life, traveling alone as a female and some of my exploring. I want to encourage everyone, that if I can do this, then so can you!

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