You say your job has been outsourced to Mumbai, your house is in foreclosure, and our great system of plenty ain't got shit for you? Join the club. With apocalyptic headlines promising the swan dive of America's economy, every day is beginning to look like 1929, only without the flapper hats, Gatsby, or legal pot. The problem is doubly sticky for car enthusiasts — when things go completely sideways, popular theory holds that humans will abandon luxuries to fulfill their fundamental needs. On some level, it holds water — eating canned Alpo isn't too popular, but then again, neither is starving to death. But what about when your car is a fundamental need? You looked years for that unmodified twin-turbo Supra, and you'll be damned if an economic "correction" is going to rend true love asunder. There's only one answer in that case, and it's to check into the Hotel Toyota.
i dont know how long ive been watching trailer park boys for but i know all you really need is chicken fingers, a toaster over, beer and clear'n stick, oh ya and some weed
Weed is a good alternative to alcohol, but its a bad idea if your employer does random drug screens, and if the cops come knocking, you're arrested, charged with DUI, and your car gets stripped to the frame. However its easier to hide the fact that you're high, vs trying to hide the fact you're drunk.
Oh and this is an awesome article. I always wondered how you got past wearing the same clothes every day, and doing a daily shower/grooming routine. And I do know that some places have microwaves open for the public, mainly college campuses, if that's any useful....Or you could make a solar oven.
Why not? The current one doesn't make any sense either.
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Excellent article! All I would need to do is tint my windows and I'd be in business.
My favorite quote of the article: "Prairie-dogging your head out the sunroof to yell "Jesus Christ! I need to be at work in four hours!" doesn't garner the same sympathy."
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Neat writeup. Although, as soon as you mentioned the Integra, I was thinking that it would be kind of humorous if somebody tried to break in as you were living there. Not like ha-ha funny, but ... ah, nevermind
I like things with 4 wheels and also things with 2 wheels.
There's an old chestnut that says you should pop open the gas door and put your keys in there, so that they're not technically inside the car, but like on-board hydrogen generation and Ron Paul's presidential campaign, this is one of those things that only works in theory, in Imaginationland, and on the Internet.
People who live in their cars probably don't have the internet access required to access this article...
Power inverter+laptop= drive around a hijack someone's wi-fi.
Quote, originally posted by ChrisMD » How about some water from the moon to go along with that? Sorry, but you'll have better luck finding a purple unicorn that can heal any illness just by farting on you.
I was living in my car for about week in '92 when I still lived in Miami. The heat at night in the car was unbearable, and the mosquitos that got in the car was quite annoying. So if you're gonna live in your car, get some screens for your windows.
you hit up everything i would've made the point of bringing up. although i disagree with you on the whole gym thing. it's really nice to be able to take a decent shower and shave with fresh towels at the gym instead of a truck stop. plus you won't be walking around, up stairs or even standing much while living out of your car. and the food won't be the healthiest either. a work-out once a day pre-shower is a good idea. and many gyms are normally fairly eager to hire PT help, esp to members, so you can end up picking up some extra cash and or networking with fellow members.
panera is def the spot to go for wii-fii, some mcdonalds offer it free of charge now as well, as does caribou coffee and wal-mart and REI stores allow camping at night as mentioned.
staying in the same area to sleep each night is a plus as well, hit up different stores/ restaurants for bathroom usage. for one to not raise suspiscion and secondly to discover the holy grail, which location has 2-ply toilet paper for when needed.
i've lived in a car well enough to win one by doing so.
Don't be an idiot and park in an industrial park. Those have security companies that will notice your car in the lot after hours.
While this is true, its not difficult to find an industrial park with a 24 hour schedule. That is what I did during the nights I had to sleep in my old 87 prelude. There was a FedEx nearby and having "scoped" the place many times late at night, I would always see cars parked overnight. It was nice, since the industrial park was away from many main roads and there were no apartments or housing developments within earshot. It also helped that I had an "escape plan" as I was going to school in that area and had class the next morning.
Tip 13: If you have an alarm do not sleep with your keys in your pockets. It's amazing how ticked off people can get when your alarm is going off at 4am, and no amount of tapping and rocking can wake you from the deep slumber of a roomie Tahoe.
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you hit up everything i would've made the point of bringing up. although i disagree with you on the whole gym thing. it's really nice to be able to take a decent shower and shave with fresh towels at the gym instead of a truck stop. plus you won't be walking around, up stairs or even standing much while living out of your car. and the food won't be the healthiest either. a work-out once a day pre-shower is a good idea. and many gyms are normally fairly eager to hire PT help, esp to members, so you can end up picking up some extra cash and or networking with fellow members.
The local rec centers sell showers for about a buck seventy-five.
Lived in my car for 2 weeks when I was 18 in December (through Christmas). Didn't have a choice and was too embarrassed to go to friends and didn't have family that were close.
I parked at an I-95 truck stop in a different location of the parking lot each night, curled up on my back seat in a sweater and jeans and slept. During the day I’d drive around, go to malls, etc. I had money but was too young for a hotel room (I actually ate at diners, etc). After 13 days I called my out of state cousin and lived there for a year until I got myself in order.
I was too embarrassed to wash myself or any of that, so I went without showering for 13 days but brushed my teeth multiple times a day, wore a hat to hide my hair and used baby wiped to clean my body. By the time I got to my cousin’s house I had a 101.4 temp from sleeping in 25 degree weather without any real warmth.
Ironically… was the best sleep of my life. For some reason I just slept like a baby in the back of my car
Ironically… was the best sleep of my life. For some reason I just slept like a baby in the back of my car
I always sleep well in the back of my car, but that's usually due to the copious quantities of alcohol in my system that I'm trying to sleep off before driving home.
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