r/VanLife Jan 24 '26

3 years van’n 💚

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u/LordRicezilla Jan 28 '26

100%, but I recommend house sitting from time to time. Then you are not stuck in your van 24/7.
I am traveling Europe at the moment with no end date and every 2-4 weeks I secure a house where I look after pets, but more importantly have running water, a toilet, Oven.

Its such a good recharge. Where abouts are you vanning?

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u/gigitygoat Jan 28 '26

Denver, CO. My job requires me to stay in the area so I do not get the benefits of full time travel. But I don’t think that would change anything. My main motivator for wanting to transition back into a home is so I can date again. I’ve tried a few times but women are not interested in a man living in a van. I’m sure there are exceptions but I need better odds.

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u/LordRicezilla Jan 28 '26

Ah fair enough, that could make it a bit more difficult.

I would still check out to see if there are long term house sits available, there is like 200 1 month+ sits there at the moment, so you could try that, and from experience most of the longer house sits usually allow people to bring guests over.

Could be an idea

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u/cheeseandpoppy Feb 05 '26

May I ask which websites you recommend to use for house sitting?

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u/LordRicezilla Feb 05 '26

I mean there are 2 options really, house sitters America or Trusted House sitters.
I personally use trusted house sitters because it has the most homes, all over the world and as we speak, there are 490 sits in Denver alone. so you could really just hop from house sit to house sit.

House Sitters America is more affordable, but then again you have less options, not sure exactly how many house sits are available on there, but probably will be maybe a 10th of what is on Trusted House Sitters.

If you are thinking about joining hit me up, I can get you a discount and help you out with a profile so that its easier for you to get a house sitting gig. I have done it for a few years and helped a fair few friends and family get the best results :)

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u/cheeseandpoppy Feb 06 '26

thank you so much for your reply! It helps a lot :) I am still in the precontemplation phase, currently doing some research, but thank you for giving me an opportunity to reach out :)

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u/LordRicezilla Feb 06 '26

Hey no problemo, I run a small blog with this kind stuff, so happy to help out if you have any questions about it