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emtrigg013 t1_is06bt9 wrote

Reply to comment by greenybeanybunny in Is Vanlife safe in Springfield for a 21yoF? by [deleted]

If you're dead set on trying out the lifestyle, it won't be your Instagram dream in Springfield. You know the crime rate here. Yes it would happen to you. I don't want to put you down, but being 21 and female, I'm assuming living single, and thinking you can pull off vanlife is not wise unless you truly want to invite more danger to your life. You're only seeing pretty pictures, you're not paying attention to the reality. For the love of God stay safe and don't do anything dumb. I'd hate to read about you on the news.

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_ism_ t1_is07wiy wrote

Yeah I already commented before but I'm going to second this. Maybe you could do it if you had tons of savings and parents willing to come rescue you or whatever if something happened but a lot of us don't have that and are just trying to survive because that vehicle is all we had. If other people in the same or Worse situations get to know you in the Springfield at least there is a chance that they will Target you because they feel you're rich for having a vehicle. Unfortunately this is how it is and why I ended up with slashed tires and people pounding on my vehicle while I'm trying to feel safe at night because for some reason a 120 pound girl curled up in a car shivering with a fever because she's got nowhere to stay inside with her illness the other people in the neighborhood feel unsafe.

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greenybeanybunny t1_is18o2p wrote

actually I've done plenty of research and I know that there is a reality behind "the pretty pictures". it's bad to assume things about people :)

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emtrigg013 t1_isge7jx wrote

I remember being 21, too. Sure, try it for 1 year and give us an update.

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