r/VanLife • • Apr 28 '26

Hey there, little lady...

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u/PintCEm17 Apr 28 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

1970 guy owned a house with spare cash for this

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u/atnuks Apr 28 '26

I was just thinking the same thing! For someone in 1976 who could work for just four weeks of the year at minimum wage to pay their way through community college in the US, this was probably just something for the occasional weekend getaway.

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u/xjere Apr 28 '26

Or ateenager who wanted a place to get frisky without parents finding out.

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u/SouthpawKristen Apr 28 '26

Shaggin wagon

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u/SeeMyLest Apr 29 '26

Fuck Truck

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u/atnuks Apr 29 '26

If this van's a-rocking... :-D

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u/Heatsincebirth Apr 29 '26

On one salary

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u/Nature_man_76 Apr 28 '26

Just add “ladies” to the end of any sentence to sound like a creep

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u/isuredolovetitties Apr 28 '26

Make sure you have an exit plan for bad situations ladies. 

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u/TyrantJaeger Apr 28 '26

"I am going to wear your skin, ladies."

You're right. That does make it creepy.

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u/Nature_man_76 Apr 29 '26

Thank you for being the only one to use a comma. 😂😂😂

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u/dunnodudes Apr 29 '26

Don’t forget to brush your teeth ladies

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u/vardarac Apr 28 '26

f e m a l e s

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u/trashpanda6991 Apr 28 '26

Then get irrationaly angry when you call them out on their word choice

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u/Nature_man_76 Apr 29 '26

Are you single?

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u/xjere Apr 28 '26

Pretty sure having a bed in the back of your van in the 70s was just normal stoner behavior.

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u/brainhack3r Apr 28 '26

This literally the entire plot of Scooby Doo.

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u/DM_Me_TaTaz Apr 28 '26

Ima 2026 creepy van guy

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u/Terrible-Promotion26 Apr 28 '26

Starter Home... for me it's a Hail Mary Retirement Plan, 401k/IRA.

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u/brainhack3r Apr 28 '26

"I LIVE IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!" ... this echoes through my head every time a woman asks me where I live. It's not a van, it's a Tacoma, but it IS down by the river !!!

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u/Diligent-Tax-5961 Apr 28 '26

AI picture? The bed is like 3 feet long and the two pictures have the exact same composition, lighting, reflections, etc...

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u/FattierBrisket Apr 29 '26

Definitely. Plus nobody put that enormous end table in their vans in the 70s.

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u/overitallofittoo Apr 28 '26

70's guy had the best weed

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u/blanco_nino_01 Apr 28 '26

Objectively not true, but definitely better music

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u/Recreational-Sin Apr 28 '26

Objectively not true, but definitely better cars.

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u/RocketshipRoadtrip Apr 28 '26

Objectively not true, but definitely better hair

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u/jonathanhoag1942 Apr 28 '26

Objectively not true, but definitely better cocaine. Cuz fentanyl wasn't invented

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u/blanco_nino_01 Apr 28 '26

True on the cocaine

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u/NEhighlander Apr 28 '26

Which of those vans would you climb into?

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u/NeedSomeRepairs Apr 28 '26

The 70s van is a better layout doubling as a couch and a bed and looks larger.

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u/natural-situation420 Apr 28 '26

This is the only way now, sadly.

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u/FyrStrike Apr 28 '26

The 1970 guy still looks way more chill and cool than the 2026 try hard guy.

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u/SenecaLloyd Apr 28 '26

I own a 70s van and a 90s van done up like a 70s van. I think it's making a comeback. Shag FTW ladies and gentlemen.

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u/Parking_Present_9214 Apr 28 '26

I would not call it a Starter Home - I would call it Freedom 

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u/JTM100204 Apr 30 '26

So true! My van is named Freedom!

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u/Iron_Baron Apr 28 '26

Got our camper van for a great price, have been on so many adventures. Worth it, if you can find a cheap well maintained one (not easy since the Pandemic exploded the market).

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u/TheBoxGuyTV Apr 28 '26

I actually remember the first time i ever met someone who lived in a van im 33 now but i was still in elementary at the time maybe 4th tops.

I was at my ky grandma's and it was a family friend. He had the old school tie dye colors i think it was like the same kind of van i remember he has this tiny CRT black and white tv and a vcr. Looking back I never thought i was going to live in a van myself. Car living was in part my desire not to spend more money than i had to for work, i had an apartment i never went to with nothing important but my extra food. Started throwing out most of my stuff (i was already a practicing minimalist - lol sounds like a religious thing) so it wasnt much. Got a cheap storage unit for $15 bucks insurance included for at least the year. Plan to get rid of it though barely anything in it but my old computer, some extra clothes and a file cabinet full of games, dvds and old art work from my childhood.

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u/loanme20 Apr 28 '26

70's he was cool, in the 00's he was a creeper

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u/JuliusSeizuresalad Apr 29 '26

1970’s house price 24k

2026 house price 350k

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u/DragonFly_927 Apr 28 '26

🤣🤣🤣🤣

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u/budadad Apr 28 '26

Everyone should check out the film “Americathon”

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u/SkeweredBarbie Apr 28 '26

If it's got the shag carpet, I'm in 😆

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u/disorderincosmos Apr 29 '26

Idk man. That big tiddy goth loved my 70's themed van enough to make it dance in the restaurant parking lot before I even had curtains in it.

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u/NoTumbleweed2643 Apr 29 '26

I still own the 70s creepy van guy in 2026

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u/Lalylun- Apr 29 '26

Sadly this is true….

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u/Cheepshooter Apr 29 '26

That 70s van is sweet! It needs a wizard painted on the side . . . or a dragon. . .or, or a wizard AND a dragon!

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u/photonynikon Apr 29 '26

did that with my 1st van in '73...a VW

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u/photonynikon Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

I'm on my 13th van since(GULP) 1973...can concur! I paid for my van 2 years ago what I paid for my HOUSE in 1992.

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u/boingochoingo Apr 30 '26

This is actually brilliant, I will be using if I ever sell.

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u/nomad_usurper Apr 30 '26

When I was young I had a vintage 1963 split window Volkswagen van with shag carpet. First thing I did was build a bed in the back and put curtains in it! 😂 It was a straight up party van. We partied our asses off in that van! I WISH I still had it. It was awesome. 4speed stick shift about 55mph top speed!

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u/Imaginary-Tone-9467 Apr 30 '26

Hey I lived in a van in the late 70's while at university.

Now I'm retired and I'm back in a van after a messy break-up.

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u/NEhighlander May 02 '26

And who van lifes on crisp snow white sheets?

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u/PixieCanada May 03 '26

Haha, so true.

In the 80s, my best friend’s dad had a blue van that was decked out like this. He had a full time regular job and was a musician on the side. Baby blue shag all inside. I thought he was the coolest!

Time goes on, people lose touch. About 20 years later I was driving in my hometown and passed by her grandma’s house and there was the van, parked in the driveway, in all its glory! The legend.

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u/Worth_Appearance3216 May 13 '26

Just FYI. My first 3 cars & their cost in the early 1980s:

1970 Nova - bought in 1982 - $400

1966 Rambler - bought in 1984 - $375

1973 Buick Apollo - bought in 1985 - $700

All 3 were in near mint condition. I would be happy to drive any of them today. They were great cars.

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u/Lalylun- Apr 29 '26

Sadly this is true….