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  1. scaredycat72

    how you set up your SUV or other car

    I urban camp so I left the back passenger seat up to serve as my lounge area. I did it for the following reasons: 1. My black out curtains are behind my front seats so I can move to the back, close my curtains, and have some privacy without drawing attention to myself by having all my windows...
  2. scaredycat72

    Keep your vehicle doors locked

    I have a 2020 Santa Fe that came with the auto lock turned on but I would have had to turn on the auto unlock. That being said, always be cautious but remember self-defense people are just like home security people. They stay in business by keeping people scared of all the "what if's". I'm from...
  3. scaredycat72

    Women Only Can't Miss, But Sometimes I Do!

    I use a mainstay shaker bottle from Walmart. It's the perfect size and I don't think I can miss since it's right there.
  4. scaredycat72

    When Vans Get Stolen

    Yep. Tiles are getting better but they can't compete with tags yet.
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    Married Couple Traveling Together in Separate Vans

    I LOVE this idea. I'm not in a relationship right now so I have no idea what the future holds as far as how my next relationship is going to unfold, but I'm definitely open to this.
  6. scaredycat72

    Mattress ventilation?

    Did you have a leak? And I changed mine every month or two to keep it fresh. It always looked fine with no mold.
  7. scaredycat72

    Microwave popcorn (NO, not that kind......)

    What's the difference between that and a coffee maker?
  8. scaredycat72

    coping with rising costs

    The price increase on lumber has been due to the pandemic. The US decided to increase tariffs in November of last year. That increase probably didn't take effect until this year, assuming it's taken effect at all. The price of lumber skyrocketed way more than a year ago.
  9. scaredycat72

    Mattress ventilation?

    Hopefully someone's camper doesn't have the moisture level of a rain forest. For regular condensation due to breathing and weather, cardboard will be fine. If someone actually has water coming inside their vehicle, like when it's rain, they'll need to address that. Cardboard does not seal and...
  10. scaredycat72

    Skyrocketing fuel costs have van lifers concerned. Here are 5 reasons why this may be the BEST thing to happen to your van life dream.

    That's only 2 places. You don't have to leave until the 15th day. The 15th day at the 2nd site would be the 29th day for the 1st site.
  11. scaredycat72

    Skyrocketing fuel costs have van lifers concerned. Here are 5 reasons why this may be the BEST thing to happen to your van life dream.

    That's how I read it. You can do 14 days at one spot, go the required number of miles away for 14 days, and then come back for 14 days. Rinse and repeat as nauseam.
  12. scaredycat72

    Women Only Women Only: One woman's account of living on the streets of San Francisco in her camper-truck

    I didn't ignore them. She didn't have medical problems for years. She had Graves disease and then she got it under control with meds. She didn't work afterwards. And then she had fibroids and had surgery for it and then she was fine again. Even with both problems, she could have worked but she...
  13. scaredycat72

    Can Police Search Your RV Without a Warrant?

    Who has that much pepper spray and how would that work? See the police up ahead, pull over, grab your fire extinguisher size container of pepper spray, start spraying the underside of your vehicle with eyes burning and watering, nose running, and unable to breathe from the blow back of the...
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    Women Only Women Only: One woman's account of living on the streets of San Francisco in her camper-truck

    Thanks for the link. It has me feeling some kind of way. On the one hand people need help but on the other hand, if you give people to much help, some forget how to help themselves. She was a college educated woman who stayed in her vehicle for years and just didn't work. She was capable of...
  15. scaredycat72

    Plans to leave Florida,Budgeting,Calculations

    I second this. You were on the road. If that was the answer to your problems, you could have stayed on the road. You obtained emergency housing for a reason and I would take those reasons into account. Right now, you have some money and your SSDI. There's nothing stopping you from getting into...
  16. scaredycat72

    Skyrocketing fuel costs have van lifers concerned. Here are 5 reasons why this may be the BEST thing to happen to your van life dream.

    BLM does have a universal stay limit and move requirement and they list it on their website. I'm guessing USFS does the same. "Dispersed camping is allowed on public land for a period not to exceed 14 days within a 28 consecutive day period. The 28 day period begins when a camper initially...
  17. scaredycat72

    So I may have overdone it with the canned goods, but ...

    My comment pertains to being able to use the stuff I purchased for my SUV in my house if an emergency situation happened - "The stuff I bought to live in my car is exactly the stuff I need to get through an emergency. Jackery and Bluetti batteries, 2 - 100 watt portable solar panels, camp stove...
  18. scaredycat72

    Needful Things (Stealing a title from Stephen King)

    A GRAYL water bottle. I love mine and wherever I go, I'll have clean drinking water.
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