r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SmoothSun6676 • 16h ago

The Transformation of a Van

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u/kinkyonthe_loki69 15h ago

These people might not even be uber rich.... just well off in suburbia. It seems like dude has practical skills and could easily be a carpenter.

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u/Fermit 15h ago

Yeah apparently the couple does this professionally. I don’t know what i expect when i came into the comments but holy fuck it definitely wasn’t half the comments crying about these unbelievably rich people who can afford to modify a van.

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u/Eris_AppleOfDiscord 15h ago

A van like this would cost 150 - 180k. It is a very expensive toy.

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u/mechabeast 14h ago

A 180k home that will rust out in 10-20 and constantly depreciate along the way

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u/goldiegoldthorpe 13h ago

They show four people, two boys and the parents in the video, but the sleeping area is for two adults max. I can't imagine this is actually for them.

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u/fiah84 12h ago

the kids probably have their own little tent

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u/BJYeti 12h ago

Money down that table in the back converts into a bed

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u/-Invalid_Selection- 6h ago

Yep. That's the main bed, and the ladder is for the kids

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u/Kewlhotrod 11h ago

Fuck them kids, they get strapped to the roof at night, whether we're still traveling or not.

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u/NightF0x0012 5h ago

My parents had one of those truck campers back in the 80s that sat in the bed. We rode in the camper while traveling on the interstate all the time.

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u/thrownjunk 7h ago

No the dining area usually converts.

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u/JeeFour 9h ago

I mean anyone can make either of 2 arguments here. 1) they have so much money they can afford to spend without discretion, or 2) this is a poor financial decision and they will suffer the consequences down the road

Personally, I think they're just living their life. Rich or otherwise, they are pursuing happiness. People are so jaded and love letting the internet know.

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u/Commercial-Fox-288 7h ago

Rich or otherwise, they are pursuing happiness.

Seems like they're pursuing attention on the internet.

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u/azzanrev 2h ago

These videos make them money...

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u/JeeFour 7h ago

Whatever makes them happy.

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u/champagneNight 4h ago

Yeah. Brick and mortar houses don’t incur expenses at all!

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u/mechabeast 3h ago

But they gain in value and last 50 to 100 years plus.

The upkeep is equivalent

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u/SmoothDiscussion7763 2h ago

But they gain in value

they COULD gain in value

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u/UT_Milez 3h ago

That’s the point.

Look I don’t have a dog in this fight.

But seemingly lost their minds here over some comments.

When people do this, the implication is that they are living “cheap” and “off the grid”.

But the type of families that are FORCED to live frugally could not, if their life depended on it, pay the amount of money it would cost to get this setup and live this “cheap” care free life….

This is well off (this term is an umbrella term) enough to the point where they can drop 200k without a care in the world.

It’s performative/LARP’ing for well off people who try to make a career in this niche influencer market…

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u/Moonrights 25m ago

Holy fuck your brain and the way the world looks to you must be exhausting.