Michael Robert Westell | Original Van Life in Santa Monica Beach

Host David Bramante talks to Michael Robert Westell at Santa Monica Beach about his Vandewlling #vanlife experiences. He's been doing it long before it became cool and mainstream. 

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Find Michael "Wandering Sou" Robert here: https://www.instagram.com/wandering._soul_/

Find his awesome "Blue Dream Van" here: https://www.instagram.com/thebluedreamvan/

Vandwelling, a portmanteau of the words "van" and "dwelling", is a lifestyle of living full- or part-time in a vehicle, typically a van that has been modified with basic amenities, such as house batteries, solar panels, a bed platform, some form of toilet, sink and storage space. Some vandwellers live this lifestyle by choice while seeking freedom, self-sufficiency, and mobility without paying for conventional stationary housing, while for others it may be one step from living on the street or in a shelter. An idealized version has been popularized through social media with the hashtag #vanlife. Although the term vandwelling implies living in a van, many types of vehicles may be used for permanent, mobile living arrangements, including conventional buses, school buses (called "skoolies"), campervans, RVs, travel trailers or mobile homes.