Here's a telling exchange from the comments on the Travel Trolls channel. A fan very politely told them she was sorry they were so stressed, saying "You should do 3/4 [videos] a week now your in Spain, take time to explore at your leisure and enjoy it. No one expects a daily video."
Here's Dan's answer:
"How do we get paid for the 3/4 days you are suggesting we take off?"
We watch quite a few Van Life channels and while the full timers have all said at one time or another that YouTube is their main source of income, they try to present themselves as content providers, doing their best to offer entertaining and informative videos for the enjoyment of their audience. Dan is the only one I've seen who is so blunt about cranking out as many vlogs as he can so they can get paid. When one of their viewers, genuinely concerned about their stress level, suggests they cut back on videos and that viewers are OK without a video every day, he basically says "F*** off, we need the money."
And I was so tempted to post a reply to his comment--"I don't know, get a real job maybe?"