Outdoor Minimalist15 Elo 2023

99. How Sustainable is Vanlife? with Dave Santillo

Episode 99 - can you believe that we are almost to 100?! I certainly can’t! And we have a special 100th episode next week featuring the rest of the Outdoor Minimalist team, Alex and Ethan. When I started the podcast, I was afraid I’d run out of ideas and wouldn’t have enough to discuss. I’ve been so blessed throughout my writing and podcasting journey to have met some amazing people and interviewed countless experts in the outdoor industry. Some of those people I met while I was traveling for four months living out of my van.

Van and car living have woven their way in and out of my life for the last decade. At times, I did it out of necessity, and at others, just because I wanted to travel. Social media has changed the vanlife landscape quite a bit, and what was once looked down upon as a lifestyle has become coveted and pursued by many, even if it is only for a short time. Because vanlife, overlanding, and RV travel are a big part of the outdoor industry, it only makes sense to discuss how and why this lifestyle may or may not be as sustainable as we think.

That’s why in episode 99, we are answering the question: how sustainable is vanlife? To help me dive into this topic, I was happy to host Dave Santillo.

Dave is a career environmental scientist with a Ph.D. in Environmental & Forest Biology. He lists his favorite things as traveling with any of his three kids, but he also loves wilderness expeditioning, sea kayaking, and hiking. He also spends a lot of time wrestling with issues like ecological footprint and sustainability as they relate to his interests, both in his profession and his recreation, which he recently linked together in his nonprofit initiative called the TerraTrek.

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Dave Santillo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terratrekus/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terratrekus/

YouTube: @TerraTrek

Website: https://terratrek.org/

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