I have a grad-student friend who is much better off financially than the blogger, but decided to go the van route himself after reading about other van dwellers on line. I think the primary motivation was a desire to achieve as much independence as possible. He could quit his job tomorrow and not have to worry about scraping up any money for years, his only real concerns being cell phone, car insurance, gas, and food. He had other, environmental reasons (not being a consumer) for doing it as well, but basically I think you have to be obsessed with independence to take a step like this.
I admire people who are able to do it. Myself? No desire for it at all. I'm perfectly all right with the idea of interdependence.
This was asked in regards to the RV link posted a month ago. He said most places that service RVs and vans are setup to work on them during the day and allow you access to it at night. Otherwise you spend a little more that week for a really cheap hotel. Big deal, it's a lot less than what you'd pay per month on average.
I admire people who are able to do it. Myself? No desire for it at all. I'm perfectly all right with the idea of interdependence.