Living in a Van and being a Wind Turbine Technician / Blade Repair Technician, is it possible?
Hi everyone, I currently live in my van that I built and it has everything I could've asked for. Currently trying to get into Rope Access Work since I'm a climber. I'll be getting my SPRAT and IRATA Lv1 beginning of January. Been looking at Blade Repair as a potential pursuit for a little bit but I was wondering if living in my van and doing Blade Repair would be a pro or a con. Some questions I have:
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How often do Blade Repair Technicians travel and could it be possible for me to drive site to site or do most Technicians take flights since sites are far apart?
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Any companies you guys recommend trying to get into? Or even some companies to completely avoid? Please give reasons why.
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Should I try to go the private route for my certs or have a company pay for it (I've been thinking about trying to get a company to pay for my schooling)?
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Would companies give me time to drive to a site instead of flying that way I can have my house with me?
Thank you and hopefully I could get some good responses from you guys! Btw my goals are to maximize my per diem by living in my van while also learning some skills that could potentially help me build a career in something that I still don't know yet. I most likely will be eventually moving to Europe one day (2-3 years from now), so maybe these skills could transfer there and I could work Blade Repair there? Idk, just an idea so far.
Any tips or ideas that could help me find a well paying career that involves Rope Access Work and Working at Height would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks for reading!
Posted Dec 7, 2025, 11:56 PM UTC