Hi Smile,
Hope you're okay.
I've recently separated from my wife so needed to move out of the family home. I was living out of my car last summer. It became too cramped (It affected my health - I actually got a DVT) so I traded the car in for a small second hand campervan (VW California). I couldn't stand the thought of being cooped up in rented accommodation. Plus I didn't want to give my money away to a landlord (still need to pay mortgage on the family house - wife and daughter live there).
I'm living in it now. Its a lifestyle choice. It's not so bad. I tend to camp in the forest away from civilisation - it's safer that way. I've got used to it. In fact it kinda helps with the PTSD - I prefer the isolation.
The great thing is it's a small van. I can park it anywhere and it's easy to drive.
Also, it looks innocuous - like a work van. Nobody takes any notice of it, including the police.
Like a said, I traded my car in for the deposit and took a loan out to pay for the rest. The loan is a fraction of the cost of rent. Even with gym membership and laundry bills I'm saving money.
Anyway, it's a lifestyle choice. Your home becomes one long road trip.
Please don't go to a homeless shelter. There are better options.
Hope you're okay.
I've recently separated from my wife so needed to move out of the family home. I was living out of my car last summer. It became too cramped (It affected my health - I actually got a DVT) so I traded the car in for a small second hand campervan (VW California). I couldn't stand the thought of being cooped up in rented accommodation. Plus I didn't want to give my money away to a landlord (still need to pay mortgage on the family house - wife and daughter live there).
I'm living in it now. Its a lifestyle choice. It's not so bad. I tend to camp in the forest away from civilisation - it's safer that way. I've got used to it. In fact it kinda helps with the PTSD - I prefer the isolation.
- Joined a gym to keep fit a clean.
- Use my 4G phone for email and entertainment.
- It's got a refrigerator and a small gas stove to do basic cooking and to make coffee and tea.
- Diesel heater if it gets too cold.
- Two leisure batteries for power.
- Privacy glass and blinds on all the windows.
- Invested in a warm sleeping bag.
- Rear seats slides in and out - converting into a double bed.
- The roof lifts, creating a second double bed for the summer months.
- Have enough room when the seats are in an upright position to eat and work on a small table. I'm a writer, so it suits me.
- As a luxury I get my clothes cleaned and ironed at dry cleaners.
The great thing is it's a small van. I can park it anywhere and it's easy to drive.
Also, it looks innocuous - like a work van. Nobody takes any notice of it, including the police.
Like a said, I traded my car in for the deposit and took a loan out to pay for the rest. The loan is a fraction of the cost of rent. Even with gym membership and laundry bills I'm saving money.
Anyway, it's a lifestyle choice. Your home becomes one long road trip.
Please don't go to a homeless shelter. There are better options.