Anyone else noticed that folks living alternative lifestyles seem like some of the nicest people around?

The uk government is a disgrace. Life is too expensive to live within the system, yet they don't want you living outside of it either. What are people supposed to do?

Im in New Zealand, in a school bus, no bills, no fixed abode, no neighbours, no problem😁

Finally , someone who doesn't have unlimited conversion money. It's beautiful and one of a kind..

What a beautiful lady. It's so lovely to see our old world crafts being kept alive. What a wholesome way of life. 😊

"Do you feel safe in here?" *holds medieval weapon* "...yeah." *pulls out saw* "It's just chaos in here." I like this lady's style.

In a sociology course i read, If our society respected this level of human resourcefulness, creativity and strength. Banks and the debt system wouldn't work. I admire her, she lives a real life. Just my feelings/thoughts.

What a brilliant woman, she seems so well rounded, love her attitude and character. We need more earthy natural people like her reminding us all to look up from the rat race every now and then.

More power to Steph for living the life that makes her happy. Too many of us get stuck chasing the impossible dream and never reaching it. Thank you for letting us meet her.

Ma’am…from an older lady in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, I say you do you and let the others do them. You are INDEED a rare and precious jewel and I pray everything that comes your way is good and plenty. God’s blessings to you, and keep on being you. You’re GREAT!!❤

Really enjoyed this one. I also am a nomad, four years now, and she has done a wonderful job! Love her space! ❤ Everyone’s government should leave us be. None of us are hurting anything and we just want peace.

It's so refreshing to see a bigger van / truck that isn't the gross corporate modern style, but everything is still very beautiful & intentional.

Amazing lady. Love her free spirit! She is not bothering anyone. Let her live how she wants to!!🙏💚🌳🕊

76 & 75 van dwellers for past 4yrs...... What a joy to watch you Steph🙏🙏

One happy lady and she is right a government should not be allowed 2 say how people should live

Everyone is different. I see that she is happy and feels free. For me, I’m such a homebody I need a permanent place to come back to every day. I have downsized and live simply in a very small town in the foothills of a mountain range and I love my life. I can see the appeal in her life too and wish her well.

Coming up to 4 years fulltime vanlife myself this simpler life has been the best thing for mental health and the pocket because you live in a tiny space, you don’t accumulate junk so you stop wasting money. I use to feed my depression with buying clothes, I no longer have that need. You also don’t care about keeping up with trends and maybe get a thicker skin but worry less about what others think of you. Gosh if everyone could experience this lifestyle for even just a while I think we’d have kinder more accepting communities. I’m never going back to a house, I will die traveling and until then enjoy this beautiful lifestyle.

What a lovely woman, intelligent, talented, measured with a great sense of humour and a cosy, beautiful home for her and her cute dogs. Good on you for not being forced back into the everyday house, mortgage and all the trappings that keep you under the gov’s thumb. Only reason they are against it is they can’t get loads of money from you. You are much happier than a lot of people I know who have huge homes with draining jobs taking up most of their waking hours, and huge debts to live a lifestyle they the think they should have, making them miserable, and looking forward to retirement. 😮 life is for living and you’re doing it great. Thanks for showing us your home ❤

I'm 74 and fell upon this video by chance and was so impressed by the young lady and her attitude to life. Always brought up and lived within the confines of the "normal" perception of what life should be I can only say "if only"

I’ve lived in houses most of my life and it was always cleaning, working, fixing, money insecurity!!! Now I live in a rv and love it!!!

What a cool, down to earth, lovely person.

Great life! I converted a 41 seater coach for my family back in the late 60s, early 70s. Lived in caravans on the side of the road and lived on and sailed around in an 8 metre bobcat catamaran. Later took to bricks and mortar for interesting work and to build up a reserve to leave to my family when I pass on. 77 now and looking at catamarans, who knows.

I bloody loved that video...She's covered every possible base to be productive and to support herself 🙌🏻. Well done yet again guys for finding another gem 💎. 💚💚

I loved this wonderful woman and her enviable way of life, she's got this totally right and I wish the authorities wouldn't make things so difficult for van lifers, it's a healthier way to live.

I would take this van over a £100k motor home every time 👍😎

Basic life can be happy life, she proves it. Good interview, well done.

This lady is serotonin in human form! What a wonderful human they are.

I love that build! It's like stepping into a cabin from the frontier days.

What a lovely woman and she's made a super cosy home. 🙂

Steph is a very bright woman! I think she could be a woodsman/gardener or a CEO of a company. She has made her choice. I watch these videos because I do believe there is going to be a reset, and those forewarned are forearmed. This channel is the best for highlighting this lifestyle and community. Thanks guys 🙂

I saw Steph at Vanlife Festival, such a cool lady! I've been 1.5 years on my van and like others have said, would never trade it for a house now.

The British Govt. makes this kind of living illegal??? ShameShame !! The Govt. should pay this lovely lady for being a Life Lesson Ambassador !!

A lovely lady and great to see her dogs get pride of place in her life and her world. True love both ways. We all have the opportunity to make these choices at a point in life when we have nothing, but not all are brave enough to take the leap of faith. It's still a big step. A step that governments and people should respect as not everyone has the choice. I left home in a recession hit Ireland at 17 with a rucksack on my back and some money in my pocket, taking a one way boat ride to England. It was tough for many years, no back-up, and no family close by. Basic single room apartments for years without heating. It makes you stronger, hard and street wise. It's amazing how resilient we are when times get tough and what we actually need.

i may never meet any of the people in this video or watching this video, and i dont really need the inspiration, because i am already there, but it is so nice to know we are everywhere! ❤️ from canada, keep breathing free!

It's only a few years since some startup company offered to provide £3000 (I think) temporary homes - barely more than enhanced garden sheds, but complete with bed, table, tiny cooker and shower. Assembled in a factory, and delivered to site on flatbed. Homeless problem solved, if not at a stroke, at least on a budget. But councils decided they were 'unfit for habitation.' No doubt in my mind, palms had been crossed with silver by the building lobby. The bizarre idea that a homeless person might be better off in a shop doorway than in one of those units shows how far this country has sunk.

Would 💯 be friends with her, very interesting and so down to earth. Such a breathe of fresh air listening to someone like her

I’m a fulltime vanlifer in Australia with my dog coming up to 4 years and this lifestyle seems more natural and fulfilling than “the cookie cutter” life we are lead to believe is the only way. Most parts of this country it’s legal to sleep in your vehicle so it’s disheartening to hear it’s mostly illegal in the UK. Thank you for sharing your story and your gorgeous home ♥️♥️♥️

Thanks to Steph for sharing her lovely home with us. ❤

This lady is hands down one of the coolest people Ive seen on the Internet 👍👍

Articulate, intelligent and well spoken….would love to spend some time in Steph’s company and attend one of her workshops. Love my home but understand and respect Steph’s reasons and her choice. Enjoy the life you are entitled too Steph

I wouldn’t describe this as an ‘alternative life’, I would describe it as “Real Life”. Wonderful lady, great dogs too! Kind regards.

So good to see a genuine smile - of fulfilment. Good on you lass, all the best.

Nice. I skirted the edges of society norms for years, always feeling like a square peg in a round hole...last year I took the plunge, stepped out, left my job and now live in my own caravan, became self-employed...and it was the best thing for my sanity, for my physical and mental health. Lots of people are surprised I'm not taking benefits. I'm living within my means, I go foraging regularly, I also have a container garden...I prefer this lifestyle tenfold.

Really enjoyed that. LOVE the soul and spirit of the guys prepared and brave enough to do this, must be extremely liberating. Reminds me of the late 80s to Mid 90s with the Travellers and “Crusties” we knew, far better times when we all felt FREE. She’s great.

What a beautiful person, real and love how you're living a free life! Great van too!

This woman is a cool warrior!!

If you own nothing on paper there is nothing people can take from you 😂👌

I think ppl who live a simple life are the happiest least anxious people.

Love the Gypsy wagon simplicity and how frugal of this truck. What a Blessed Home🙏🙏Happy travels Sister , and another great vid by Liveration. Showing the truth and reality of where we are. 💙💙🤙🤙

Haha. If it’s stressful, stop caring. I’m with you on that one. I no longer care if my style of living isn’t the same as most others. Small is the new BIG 😊 I love everything about you and the life you are living. Brilliant!

Thank you for showing us your home, it is beautiful and I am glad you are happier now.

What a wonderful woman, total self sufficiency at its best, really wish her all the best.

Such a refreshing look at life and how you can enjoy life with only limited belongings. Good on her.

Really cool attitude to life. Love the van, particularly the two homes for the dogs!

You are a free spirit and I admire your dedication. I'm “disabled,” which means I'm missing a leg and have an electric wheelchair, so I can't live like you, but I can do whatever I put my mind to. I can identify with you in the way you are satisfied with what you have. you are truly inspiring.

Weather this is England or the United States, rents are too high for the working poor, or lower middle class. No one wants the homeless in there back yard. This wonderful lady is not homeless at all. Wake-up she is showing UK government I can’t afford apartment or flat. I have my home on wheels.❤❤❤

Lovely lady able to keep heritage crafts alive and a beautiful recycled van..amazing

Love your set up!. Connecting to the elements & keeping it simple is the best!. I've been 7 years as a UK van dweller. Adrian Flux Motorhome Insurance as a self build is a peace of mind as no issues whatsoever informing them of a wood burner in the van, added windows, bike rack etc!. ❤

It's all the bare necassities we really need. Not the things they tell us we would. Longing for simplicity and the raw life. Feeling where food, water and heat come from and having the right to create a healthier life for me and the planet. I plan to start a similar lifestyle in the next years. Send my love to the beautiful countryside of the UK!

Good on her finding a way around being squeezed by the system.

What a lovely lady. I'm ex Army and have PTSD. Have a house in Snowdonia but spent most of my time in the woods or up a mountain. Can't do bricks. I was going to get a (the norm camper van) but now looking for a horse box. Such a fantastic way of life. At one with nature. EXCELLENT 😍

What a wonderful, independent and strong woman! I loved this video!!!

What a lovely home you have! It kind of reminds me of a pioneer home. :) There is a pioneer village near where I live. And people from the community portray the parts of the different people that live in the village. It's very very neat, and your home reminds me of this. Love the writing desk, rocking chair, and spinning wheel. Now you just need a tabletop loom! You are so clever, self-reliant, and have such good energy. You are living a wonderful life, sort of a traveling artist life, in my opinion. I travel around in my car and do music for the elderly. I'm in my car a lot. And I have set it up in a simple way that works for me. I'm in my car about 8 hours a day, in my condo about 8 hours a day, and sleep in the condo 8 hours a day. On Friday nights, I just stay up all night in the car go grocery and toiletry shopping in the morning, and then travel home. I go to bed sometime between 4:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and I'm up about noon, 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. And this is what fits me. It's much calmer and quieter late at night, so that's when I am up and about, and in the world in my car, for the most part. This helps my nerves. I start my day when most people are ending their day. This is what works for me. People are not cookie cutter people. Everyone is different. And the world and society should allow for people to live in the way that fits them. That is the secret, IMHO. You must know your life purpose, and you must make your life fit you. The fact that people need so many substances (cigarettes, alcohol, vaping, nerve pills, sleeping pills, you name it) is testament that something is not right in our world. If so many have to depend on all these substances just to cope, then that really tells us something. I learned long ago that the secret is to make your life fit you, so you can cope, follow your life purpose, and do here on Earth what you came to do. And the world should allow that and encourage it. But it does not. The world is all about greed, consuming, money, power, etcetera. Anyway, these are my thoughts. You are a lovely young lady with a wonderful life and home. I send you good thoughts, prayers, and wish for you blessings and every good thing! :)

Absolutely right. Can't afford to live where I was born. London. So I worked as a long distance lorry driver. Lived on the road. Parked up at night in the country side at night. Radio and reading. Wonderful. Good luck to you.

Lady, you and I have a similar life - I have no water installed (why would I?) but I do almost have a composting toilet. I started my journey in 22. Love it. Safe happy journeying to you 💜💜💜

I think this beautfiul woman is doing life the right way 👍 i wish Steph all the peace and happiness she deserves 💙

Love her! Most realistic video of tiny house living that I have seen in a long time! This is truly what it is all about and I am inspired!

I love that she called it a TARDIS. Lol It’s almost the right color, too. Lol Maybe that’s where she will go with the paint. She seems so interesting and very happy! I hope the nomadic life continues to be kind to her!

Beautiful , best alarm system (2 dog’s ) & she has everything she could need as well as want . Let freedom ring .

the UK campers always look so much cosier than the USA ones which look like sterile hotel rooms. Guess they just have better aesthetics over there with all the wood and craftsmanship.

Just delightful Steph. Things have definitely changed since covid. I heard that covid orchestrated an unbelievable transfer of wealth from ordinary people to the obscenely wealthy. I am 71, living in Australia, and have travelled cheaply all my life. GOOD ONYA Steph🇦🇺 fulfilment is essential in your life❤️

i hope the lady had a carbon monoxide alarm if that wood burning stove isn't cemented in. Loved how she's used all the materials she has to the max value. Thats super smart. A great van

Wow! What a beautiful home this lady has created. I love her choice of furniture and who doesn’t love a rocking chair. Fantastic!

What a inspirational person. Thanks for sharing. Love Her attitude..

I love your home. Most of the Van builds I have seen are showcased as picture perfect. I live in a wide 7.5'x19' Van in the United States. My Van is made out of whatever I wanted to find to make my Van my home, and that's WHY I Love Your home So much. our homes are very similar

What a lovely talented lady! The whole video was great to watch, thank you.

Enjoyed hearing your strength and humour, you are an awesome, freedom seeker, love your life! You are a beautiful individual woman❤❤❤❤

I really like her way of thinking 🤗. I wish her much happiness in that beautiful house ✨. Thank you for sharing.

If you want to go with an induction stove top it wouldn't work with just any type pots and pans. It works only with pots and pans that a magnet will stick to the bottom. Keep that in mind.😊

I love her attitude. There is no fear...only POSSIBILITIES!

I think people like Steph are genuine. I love her style. I don't understand why the UK govt. can't have several acres of land for the people living in vans etc. Park on the land and pay a small rent.

I get it❤ I'm STILL renovating my old rv, but it's clear that I need to get on the road now. Even though the rv isn't finished, I'm creative and resourceful, and I'm ready to start this new chapter of my life!!❤❤

I love her vibe. The van is cozy and old fashioned. Love it.

What a lovely lady living her best life! Very talented. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻

I love the Logo! LOL! I think she should keep it, puts a smile on someones face.

Oh! This young lady is just lovely! She has the right attitude to life. I love her homely home. It's so upsetting that alternative lifestyles are looked down on by so many people, and Government, across the UK.

Wow! This is absolutely my favorite van life conversion! I’m crafty and artistic and I love to sew and wear historical dress. I have a late 1800s treadle sewing machine, and have always wondered how I’d bring that along. Her build has inspired me!

I loved this insight to her life. I'm really envious of her freedom 😇😍 Could see her thrive even more with a small plot of land - and a nice vegetable garden to put down some roots. That the sprinter only cost so little is 🤯. If you have little money you tend to choose the options that last longer, can be repaired... The old wood furniture looks great also - a lot of character. I do think we need people outside of normal society - that challenge our believes and the way we are used to do things. I'm not sure if a majority of people could live this way, but we can definitely implement some philosophies.

What an absolutely lovely woman. She’s living a wonderful life ❤

The first thing I saw was the princess at the market in Stardust. Awesome❤

Love her cosy home, her dogs are beautiful, as is her spirit! 😊❤

When I watch videos like this, it just makes me feel at home. I struggle to fit in and when I watch videos like this, I realise it’s ok to not want what everyone else wants.

Sovereign Sister, you go girl!!! Total respect. I would love to have a conversation with her and see what her views on life are.

Wow, I really think you have a lovely home and i like the way you live. Less stress in life than being 9 - 5 life. I would love to do this. Good luck.

Hats off lady! Living life on your own terms, admirable. Clearly somebody well schooled by travel, the best education there is. :)

What a beautiful lady with a beautiful lifestyle ❤ Blessings to you and your dogs 🙏 Thank you for sharing xx

What a beautiful home, that way of life his amazing. Just like people living on a narrowboat it's hard work sometimes but your so more relax living the life you want and not what people think the way we should live

That life follows the natural order of things ... Far better than the corporate capture that most people live in

This is probably my favorite conversion I've ever seen, it's so personal to her and so cozy❤

A wonderful interview and tour. I really appreciate her honesty about her life and thoughts. I think she never gets bored or lazy because she has her interesting belongings all around her. I love her dogs and the company they are to her and their little bedrooms. I just subscribed and hope to see more like this one. And yes, she needs a tiny garden area!! Thanks