Living in vans, cars, RVs, etc

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We're not homeless, we're houseless! By choice or by circumstance we are living in our vehicles. Don't worry about us -- it can be a very good life.

Anything that affects us as vehicle-dwellers is probably on topic.

external resources

emergency guide to suddenly living in a vehicle <-- start here if you don't have a choice in the matter
vanlife FAQ
introduction to power in the vehicle
gentle introduction to solar power
overview of charging by alternator
guides to hygiene and toilet

fedi resources

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be civil
use descriptive thread titles. Pro tip: "Help" or "Question" are not descriptive titles.
old-timers: assume people are different and have different needs, preferences, budgets, and use cases
newbies: demonstrate effort and willingness to learn; you'll need it on the road anyhow. Links have been added below to help get you started. When asking question state your "use case" (what you are trying to accomplish); we are terrible guessers.
tire-kickers: yes, we've heard that "in a van down by the river" joke. It was hi-larious in 1993.

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I can't function with dignity until I brush my teeth every morning. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world to c/houseless

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Good morning, it's Sunday!

I woke up at 6am, drove a couple blocks to a legal safe place I could go through the tedious VanLife process of brushing my teeth which, with my setup, requires rearranging everything in my sink & plugging in my DC supply & wiring my portable water sprayer to it, which requires specifically distilled water which I've hauled gallons 2 miles from Target the past few days and this morning I strategically parked alongside a curb so I could drain my teeth brushing liquids out the drain that leads to outside, that is my daily morning teeth-brushing adventure and then I had to put everything away and make sure everything is dry and then I got hungry which is a whole other huge process LOL and I wish I would get hungry BEFORE I brush my teeth but it rarely works out that way haha and now I have food breath and need to brush my teeth again 🤦🏼‍♀️

I want to do outdoor acrobatics but I just got really cold, something about the 7am hour is always the coldest hour of the day, it's like 57° right now with the cold Ocean Air so I snuggled back into bed but it's going to get to 70° today so I will go back out about 9am.

That's my Sunday so far & I'm already exhausted LOL

How is YOUR day so far? 😆

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

The coldest time of most days is right before dawn. The environment has been cooling off all night.

[–] fratermus 4 points 3 months ago

How is YOUR day so far?

I'm tired, too. Couldn't sleep last night then started the relocation from Los Alamos to Santa Fe this morning at 6am. Filled up on gas, water, some groceries then started the drive. The payoff was a hot shower at the PF in Santa Fe.

Relocation days are stressful but this one was particularly rough because of the sleeplessness.