Don't want a mortgage: The young people who stopped chasing an apartment - and moved into a caravan

A growing group of young people in Israel is giving up on apartments and mortgages, choosing instead to live in caravans and mobile homes. The article presents three personal stories of those who chose a nomadic lifestyle, alongside challenges such as lack of infrastructure and strict treatment by authorities.

A growing group of young people in Israel is abandoning the traditional dream of an apartment and mortgage, choosing to live in caravans and mobile homes. The article presents three personal stories: Peleg Nissim, a digital marketer, lives in a 1987 Fiat Ducato and runs campaigns from anywhere with internet; Sagi Simcha, an industrial engineering manager, converted an old service taxi into a mobile home named 'Arik' and emphasizes that the choice is not due to financial necessity; and Niv Ezer, who lives in a spacious motorhome with a living room, TV, and shower. Alongside freedom and closeness to nature, they face difficulties such as lack of infrastructure, strict treatment by authorities, and eviction from parking lots. Daniel Bara, a neighbor to the parking lot recovering from a reserve duty injury, describes a sense of frustration. Sagi argues that the state focuses on enforcement instead of arranging alternative parking spots. Despite the challenges, the residents on wheels do not regret their choice.