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Posted on 10/05/2012 8:45:23 PM PDT by djone
I hope you never have to do this but on a trip or cheap vacation here's how.."If you do find yourself suddenly living in your car, it is not the end of the world. Living in a car is a heck of a lot better than living on the streets. Your car provides you with security, transport, warmth, electricity and more. You can store your belongings in your car. You can sleep in your car. Your car protects you from weather to a degree. People have lived and even thrived when living in cars."
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Get a cheap gym membership and you can take a hot shower every day.
Asolar shower can be had for less than a hundred bucks. Taking a dump? Wake up in the Walmart parking lot and buy some coffee afterwards.
Naps in the Walmart parking lot has saved my bacon on many road trips.
Camping in a van like that in the South during April-October would be pure misery, unless you had some altitude.
How do solar showers work in sub-freezing temperatures?
Check with Rebelbase. WE ARE FREEPERS! Hopefully you have a home and use the van for fun. 2-3 weeks is great-follow your favorite sports team. If the van is your home then u r in truble.
Two-year membership at 24-hour fitness is $349 through Costco and you can use any club nationwide.
Southern heat can be dealt with..I met a old guy who took out the window of his camper/van and installed a small window unit. He would stop at camp sites that offered electrical hookups for a few bucks and said he and hid ‘friend’ could sleep quite well thru the night ...
Fifty cents a day for a luxurious hot shower is worth every penny, especially when the rest of your life consists of living out of your vehicle.
Maybe you haven't been following the economic news, but millions of people "r in tr(o)uble."
Check out THOUSAND TRAILS. For $500 a year you can spend 30 days at regional places. After that it’s 2-3 bucks a day. For 2k/yr it’s all over the country. So the real question is this: What does that Honda contraption have over a Toyota Sienna?
Yep - that was me for about 18 months out of high school. Sure would hate to have to do it now...
Starbucks and Costco are awesome for road trips. At Starbucks, there’s something for (almost) everyone AND free wi-fi. Costco has super cheap meals (hotdogs, pizza).
Starbucks and Costco are awesome for road trips. At Starbucks, there’s something for (almost) everyone AND free wi-fi. Costco has super cheap meals (hotdogs, pizza).
Yep, been there and done that.
Showers in college locker rooms, public park sprinkler systems at night, random ponds....
Fishing for timed out foods in McDonalds dumpsters.
Collecting cans for aluminum @ 1/2 cent each.
Gorging at Souper Salad all you can eat with 1/2 off coupons lifted from newspapers in the early am.
Good times
Nice digs.
Or you could buy an old Airstream and remodel it yourself.
What is it and how much?
Yup.... find a old truck like this that is basically a empty shell and build it into a living place like this.
Check out the prices of gas motor homes.
I have a classic 1978 Travco and it has provided 35,000 of delightful travel to such places as the Skyline Drive to dirt roads leading to a friends home in the Panhandle where he was divinf gor old growth sinker logs.
I used a Mercedes 300TDT for a toad. I just let it idle while pulling it and the trannie never gave me the first bit of grief in those 35,000 miles.
Having managed to control my DIY urge to mor a SS GMC bus, trust me when I say an existing RV will be less expensive and allow you to enjoy RV life rather than spend time and money on a project which will most likely not bring any where what you put into it.
Selling an older RV can allow recovery of much of the original price you paid for it
UNICAT of Germany
There is a company called: UNICATAmericas Inc. in California..
As Tim ( Tim Taylor ) the tool man would say grunting “ Uuuuuyeah ? Yeahaaaaahhhhhhh “
You know Tim the toolman was more successful than Bob Vila..... sorry Bob... it’s true..
Year three under Obama ...
When I was in the Navy I had a camper cover on my pick up and a bunk in it. When we were in port I slept either out in the parking lot across from the piers or headed out of town to a park.
Those needing some ideas on cutting cost here's one. National Forest often let you camp away from campgrounds. But if you want a shower etc and you are age 62 or medically disabled you can get a Golden Passport which gives you 50% off on camping fees on any federal land that has campgrounds.
Be careful how you heat the camper if in the winter. For example a catalytic heater isn't a real good idea unless you leave ample ventilation so it has enough oxygen to burn properly. If it doesn't it will simply use yours instead.
Have to catch up on my reading:
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Box trucks by Ford are about $3000 around here. Not new ones of course but in the 1990s era and a box truck would be very fix up able in a pinch. I think.
I have seen older Rvs on Craigslist dirt cheap down in Florida, and Az. I’m talking about under $3k and less for a full sized RV, running engine and all.
And a smart person can build a camper trailer without too much of a hassle.
Problem is there are too many people who have lost the will to even fight, to succeed, to strive and to overcome an obstacle. A nationwide disease of laziness is being broadcasted all across America.
Its time to fight, its really time to seriously consider what it requires to stand up against all the greed, control, BS, lies and the misguided direction our current leadership is taking, and to lay down the rules of any new leadership.
I built a custom motorcycle carrier that attaches to a 2" receiver on the front bumper and carries a Kawasaki KLR 650 or I can remove it and attach a winch on either end.
The truck is a Ford F-250 4x4 and the camper is a Lance 830. I like the side door acess of the Lance 830 which allowed for a fold down tent/bed on the back of the camper. You also don't have to step around a trailer when pulling a trailer.
Neat for being able to park in any regular parking spot or hitting the backroads where you never see 5th wheels or regular RVs. 
u r in truble? Is that Latin?
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