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I’ve been Traveling as a Solo Female Vanlifer for over two years now, and keeping safe is and should always be a top priority.
I constantly get asked if I’m not afraid, how I keep Safe and am being told that I’m so brave. Some people write me and tell me that they can’t wait until they find a partner so they also can travel & live in a van.
Honestly, that makes me super sad – we should never put our lives and what we want to do in life on hold waiting for something that might not ever arrive.
If you want something in life – you have to go after it! No one will hand you exactly what you want on a silver platter, you have to go after it and make it happen! I understand that the unknown sometimes can feel a bit scary, but what’s even scarier is regret.
I promise, you will regret the things you don’t do more than the things that you actually do. We probably only have one life on this incredible earth of ours and it’s up to us to make the most of it.
I’m writing this article to help you realize that it’s not that scary, and that if I can do it – YOU can do it too!
In this article I will go over a couple of things that make me feel safe living in a Van as a Solo Female Traveler. We will start with things you can think of even before moving into a Van, gadgets you could get while living in a Van & of course How to find Safe Parkings.
Before moving into a Van there are a few things you could think about to make sure you’ll feel prepared and safe.
I made a YouTube video where I try out the CPH Tracker and the SSF DNA-marking and go over some other safety things like alarms, stickers, parkings and keeping valuables safe while leaving the Van. You can watch it below or head on over to my channel and Subscribe!
After moving into the Van, there are a few gadgets things you could get to improve your feeling of Safety; Both when you’re in the Van, and when you leave the Van.
Feeling Safe while Parking in the beginning can be a struggle for many. I mainly use one source for finding Parkings, and it’s also on the same source I try to find out if the parking is Safe or Not.
In the article to the right here (tap the image) you can read everything I have to say about Finding Parkings and how to Stay Safe while living in a Van.
If you speak Swedish – I also recorded a Podcast episode where I talk about Staying Safe and Finding Safe Parkings – which you can listen on through the button below.
In my two years of Vanlife staying and sleeping in over 17 countries nothing has ever happened while I was in the Van (pepper, pepper knock on wood). I truly believe that people who brake into Vans aren’t after You. They are after your valuables.
I think that most people who brake into vans are watching you, they know when you’re in the Van and when you’re leaving the Van and it’s when you’re leaving the Van that they will make their move and that’s why I think sleeping in a Van (If you’re careful about how and where you park) isn’t necessarily more unsafe than sleeping in a traditional home.
I hope you found this article helpful and that it makes it easier for you to follow your dreams!