Clarissa King  has been calling her 1983 Dodge Ram Roadtrek II camper van home for the last two years and she is quite frank about the struggles of a micro living space. Growing up in a small town, Clarissa wanted to get out and explore the world so she saved up $5,000 CAD and bought her vintage rig. Since then she has experienced the highs and lows of of the van life and provides a nice reality check for anyone who is thinking about trying it out. Clarissa is a trooper…appendicitis recovery in a van is no joke:

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hot damn, look at my girl✨ we took a very quick two day road trip down some back logging roads and had a magical time. My life is shifting and changing so quickly, I needed this time to slow down, process & open up🌲 I feel so grateful that I can bring my home, my sacred space, with me where ever I go!

A post shared by Clarissa King (@clarissakiing) on Apr 30, 2019 at 6:54pm PDT

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Adventures in Tofino are always legendary🏔You can’t tell but I have 4 friends stuffed in my little rolling home🚐 it can be lonely in the van at times so when I get to play host it makes me so so happy! #VanLife

A post shared by Clarissa King (@clarissakiing) on Apr 28, 2018 at 12:23pm PDT

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highway 14; where I’m constantly finding peace and happiness🌸 Only 5 minutes up the road the sky was dark and raining. So when I came around a bend to see this, I just had to pull over to take in the view while I had it🌿I love living in a BC rainforest, it never seizes to amaze me✨

A post shared by Clarissa King (@clarissakiing) on Mar 2, 2018 at 2:31pm PST