Joni The Galavan

Joni Zander from The Galavan YouTube channel is here this week on the Solo Women RV podcast. I met Joni at the Descend on Bend gathering. The thing that most impressed me about Joni and her channel is that her main inspiration for making videos is to help women get unstuck from living in a house to getting on the road.  She also hosts a community to help women RVers and vanlifers connect with one another. I really enjoy her perspective and learned a lot from her five years of experience on the road. Let’s listen in

Key Take-Aways from Joni the Galavan

1. If you want to get started in YouTube, do collaborations.
2. The focus of The Galavan YouTube channel is to help and inspire women to get on the road by showing them different van builds.
3. It doesn’t take a big RV or a fancy build to get out and be on the road. Joni loves to highlight women who have very simple van builds.
4. The most important thing for you to figure out before building or buying a van or RV is to know what your priorities are for living in a van or RV.
5. If you’re planning to get into RV or vanlife, really notice where you spend your time in your current living situation to determine what kind of features you’ll want in your van. Try limiting yourself to just the amount of space you’ll have.
6. If you’re looking to meet other women nomads, join Joni’s Facebook group (link in the show notes.) And step out of your comfort zone to participate and meet other members.
7. Finally, if you’re a woman who has built out a van or mini-van, get in touch with Joni. She’d love to hear from you.

Links:

https://www.youtube.com/thegalavan

https://instagram.com/thegalavan

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