You may be familiar with the recent documentary “Nomadland“. This is the story of people facing financial challenges who work low wage and often temporary jobs and are in desperate situations because of the cost of housing. They have taken to living in old vans and campers often off the grid as a way to cope. The camaraderie that develops among these people as they move about to find work is the focus of the movie.
Nomadland was first a book and I moved on to read the book after watching the movie. You get details in the book that the movie cannot or decided not to include. One topic covered at length was Amazon Camperforce. The main character in the movie works as a temporary Amazon employee and the book explains how this is a thing (camping while a temporary Amazon employee) supported by Amazon. Many of the nomads are older and the book also describes the physical demands of working in Amazon distribution centers.
I like camping and we have spent time on lengthy camping trips. I understand the camper culture of those who have adopted constant camper travel of a lifestyle, but many of these folks do not do so because of finances. The book references the blog site of Bob Wells who was featured in the book. The book was published in 2017 so I was not certain if the web site and blog would still exist, but both are still available and current. For anyone who has viewed the documentary, read the book, or wondered about those who live in campers and vans, I think you would enjoy the content on this site.