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Vanlife: from mountain escapes to a housing crisis survival strategy

04.06.2026 04:13 1 min 2 sources
Dainik Bhaskar ENG + 1 more
Vanlife: from mountain escapes to a housing crisis survival strategy
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In Brief

The vanlife trend is booming: influencers in India promote sustainable tourism, while in the UK, rising housing costs force tens of thousands to live in vehicles as a last resort.

Two sides of the same coin

In India, the vanlife lifestyle is gaining traction. Kapil Sharma (1.5 million YouTube subscribers) advocates for sustainable tourism; Ravi Sangaman converted a Maruti Eco into a mobile home with solar panels and a kitchen; Priya and Sid have visited over 40 countries and boast 8.3 million Instagram followers. Favikon tracks over 200 active vanlife influencers worldwide.

But in the UK, vanlife is often a necessity, not a choice. According to VanLife magazine, between 30,000 and 60,000 people permanently live in vehicles across the country. In Bristol, the city council reports that the number of such residents quadrupled from 2020 to 2024 — from 100–150 to 600–650. Social media romanticises the lifestyle, but for many it is a last resort driven by the housing crisis.

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🇮🇳 India — fuel prices

Updated: 06.06.2026

Diesel

$1.00 /l

INR95.20 · €0.87/l

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cheaper than 84% of countries

Petrol

$1.07 /l

INR102.12 · €0.93/l

32 of 133

cheaper than 77% of countries

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