FuManchu
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I'm tired of looking at overpriced, shoddy apartments here on Long Island, NY and thinking of staying in my van for the summer at least. I could use my business as a home base but its not an ideal situation. I'm actually subletting from another guy in the same line of work and its a warehouse type of building in an industrial park. He has no problem with me parking and sleeping in the van and there's already a cargo and conversion van parked there. Not much privacy until after 8 pm though because he comes in from his other job at 5 pm and he also has a worker come in from 5-8 so they get to see my goings-on. I have a tiny office in which I can put a small fridge and a hot plate and I can get a gym membership for showering. No one around on the weekends usually so I can drive to different parks or visit my girlfriend (who wouldn't be too put off by me living in a van since she lives in her store!) There's no place to sleep inside the building in case anyone wanted to suggest that, and its at least 10 degrees colder inside than the outside temps.
I don't have my van tricked out for living in, I would basically just sleep on the carpeted floor with a camping mat and some blankets or a sleeping bag if necessary. It's a 1996 Dodge Ram window van with custom full-length side windows, short bed of only 8 feet, just passed 200K miles. Took out the bed and one of the rear passenger seats. I may have to rig up some dark curtains to keep light out and maybe even figure out a way to cover the windows with mosquito netting since they are rife around here during the summer. Will there be condensation issues with this kind of setup? Your thoughts, comments, ideas, suggestions, etc??
I don't have my van tricked out for living in, I would basically just sleep on the carpeted floor with a camping mat and some blankets or a sleeping bag if necessary. It's a 1996 Dodge Ram window van with custom full-length side windows, short bed of only 8 feet, just passed 200K miles. Took out the bed and one of the rear passenger seats. I may have to rig up some dark curtains to keep light out and maybe even figure out a way to cover the windows with mosquito netting since they are rife around here during the summer. Will there be condensation issues with this kind of setup? Your thoughts, comments, ideas, suggestions, etc??