First use of "vanlifer" in New York Times (allegedly)

[The Lord Squid]

I was interested in this article and amused by the comparison between RV culture and vanlife culture.

The #Vanlife Business Is Booming (Published 2020)

Coronavirus is just a distant memory while zipping around in a several-hundred-thousand-dollar custom van on the open road.

www.nytimes.com

 

[sonny]

Good promo ad

 

[nicholsong]

It sounds as though thos Vanlifers in US have a lot to learn from us.

But please Jim don't sign them up; we have enough 'students' on here.

 

[emjaiuk]

It sounds as if a certain section of wildcampers are beginning to cause the same problems as over here