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Article here. I think it's way too eary to say for sure if the city will actually do this. Let's hope it catches on! I think the US is a bit behind the curve on this sort of thing so this is nice to finally see. Could be a game changer for the stealth/urban oriented vandweller.

More than once I've had the cashier/person in line behind me chuckle at my purchases. Before I was stealth-vandwelling, I'd go shopping much less frequently and buy in larger quantities. Now, for both practical reasons as well as simply saying thanks for the overnight spot I'm in the grocery...

It's been nearly a year since I started and she's held together well. Figured I'd finally share what I did, the good and the bad. Meet Sheila here. Hi-resolution version here.

We've all seen insulation R-values and spec sheets, but what if there was a more practical way to measure a van's heat retention? Here's what got me thinking about this... I woke up at 4am this morning with mr heater burning away on low. I was too warm, so I cut it off and went back to sleep...

"This article describes how to build a surveillance cam based on a Raspberry Pi micro-computer which records HD video when something moves in the monitored area. Live picture can be viewed from any web browser, even from your mobile while you're on the road. What you will get: -See live stream...

I saw some recipes online and wondered if anyone here had one they'd like to share.

Maybe I chose the wrong town. Yesterday morning I was parked in the open at the mall. Out of the blue, there's a WHACK against the side of my van. I jump out, and two kids are walking past a short distance away. They immediately holler, "He went that way!" and point toward the mall entrance. I...

I'm making cargo nets to help organize my van. Right now I'm working mostly with cheap paracord. In the future I'd like to experiment with other material. Here are a few things I've made so far. ... ... I'm also making little rope pouches. I think they look like kinda like...

I guess this is insulation related. Any thoughts on how to avoid this? Would this happen with, say, black painted reflectix?

(I'm not familiar with cross-post etiquette, so I hope this is alright) I'd like to expand on an idea I brought up in william_k's thread, “Stealing Solar Panels.” As I mentioned over there, I made a lockable aluminum/polycarbonate lid for my portable solar panels. I did this for two reasons...

Has anyone thought of printing out simple CRVL flyers to stick on vehicle dweller's windshields? I'm starting to recognize inhabited vehicles around town, but I'm not the kind of person to just walk up to a stranger and begin a conversation about his or her lifestyle. All the same, I'm...

Here's a sweet looking van I found at a gypsy festival in Germany. Earlier this year, I used one of the pictures for a school assignment (had to design a magazine cover). I was finishing/testing my buildout at the time, so you can see where my head was.

Does anyone know of an IRC channel for vandwellers? I couldn't find one. Seems to me IRC could be a good fit for the data frugal traveler. I'll be hanging out at #vandweller on Efnet. Feel free to drop by and say hello.

I got an alignment in Denver about a week ago. Driving away from the shop I noticed two things. First, there's this slight jiggle whenever I make a turn. Nothing huge, but enough to notice. Second, on the interstate, I heard a rapid clicking noise. Turned out the sound was because the shop...

And I mean that in a good way. I'm a fan of the occasional midday nap, so its always nice to find a lot with shaded areas. Short of an actual parking structure, this is the best I've found so far. Looks like they're installing solar panels over most of the lot. Found it last night here in...

A friend of mine suggested I work for Panther, an expedited shipping/logistics company. He said he knows a guy who works for them. Apparently, as a part-time vandweller, this guy transports anything from a single envelope up to 500 lbs of cargo in his campervan. Sounds like a good gig to me...

Source. This related article is specific to vehicle dwellers. I'm fine with the current situation. What gives me pause for concern is if there's a trend of increasingly aggressive legislation against living in a vehicle. Is this the case? Makes me glad I went the stealth route.

I have two, 35ah SLA batteries. They're only a month old and seem to be loosing steam. They are charged by 120w solar panels. The panels came with a 10 amp charge controller. I think the rule is to have 1 amp of panel for every amp hour of battery. But is it ok to have less battery than panel...

For my first post I wanted to say thanks to everyone in this community. I could not have finished my build without the wealth of information you have all shared so freely. I've only been on the road for a month now, but I look forward to giving back to the community once I gain some more...