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Perhaps we need a Model W the Westfalia edition :-).

Car camping has a long and rich history, the '71 Chevy Impala was used by travelling salesmen because the bench seat in the back would fold flat into a decent bed.

It is interesting that with a small number of 'tweaks' to where things were laid out you could really improve the experience in the Model S.

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> Perhaps we need a Model W the Westfalia edition :-).

http://cafeelectric.com/stretchla/

The rise in popularity (and price) of Westafalias recently has been interesting to watch! Huge demand (even on $100k pre-upgraded versions), which seems to be driven by younger folks.

I feel like the van-life idea is growing, there are many videos of "here's me converting a moving van to a house on wheels!". I guess the lack of traditional show-up-at-the-office-everyday jobs (if a college grad can still even get one of those these days) and easier access to high-speed internet mean people are willing to try the nomad lifestyle. Of course all the youtubers say "follow me on Instagram" so they can tell companies that they're "influencers", would they like a mention for some money?, which to me feels like an unsustainable line of work...

One of the things I've noticed about the high cost of housing in this round of expansion of the Bay Area has been more campers on the curb acting as houses. I now see a number of places where people are clearly living out of an RV in lieu of permanent housing.

I attribute some of that to the cost of housing and some to the relative ease of connectivity with a cell phone. There isn't any hard and fast not to live in such a space if you don't mind it and have a PO box and a cell phone.

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