Does snoring blow stealth?

[Safaribob]

If I have to live &amp; choose places to park in the city, I've read the list of suggested things to do/not to do: arrive late, leave early, keep noise/light etc coming from the van inside to a bare minimum but what about something involuntary like snoring?&nbsp; Doesn't snoring blow stealth and thus really limit city parking choices?<br>

 

[1oleman]

<P>I cannot imagine snoring loud enough to bother someone outside your vehicle.. Of course I have never heard myself, my late wife said I could break windows!&nbsp;</P>

 

[akrvbob]

There is a couple on the vandwellers Yahoo group and they saw the wife snores so loud it has actually affected their stealth. It may be a joke, I'm not sure. My ex-wife snored so loud I beleive it could affect stealth--but she would never be living in a van!! Bob <br>

 

[rcm89]

I know who you mean, and he assures me it's no joke. <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br>

 

[Safaribob]

Okay, so I have seen the suggestions for types of insulation to use, dynamat, reflextix, syrofoam etc.&nbsp; In terms of vehicle type to consider in a involuntary snoring situation, I may be working with an available windowed van (Conversion or Minivan) but something tells me a wondowless (or mostly) cargo van might insulate better, maybe not.&nbsp; Just trying to noodle some things...any practical experience out there in a needing-to-insulate-more than usual situation?&nbsp; I promise I won't beat this question to ...at some point I just have to do the best with what I have.<br>

 

[Les H]

Safaribob, while I would have to believe that a decent insulating job would cut down on both thermal and acoustical transfer, I suppose certain frequencys might make it through... I have used an acoustical deadening board, 1/2" thick in 4x8 sheets similar to Sheetrock. Insulate first , then the dense fiberboard (NOT the same as OSB plywood, this was a special order) Cuts with a utility knife and
screws on. Then your finishing material. It is sometimes used in HS gyms that double as theaters, music or band rooms , teenage daughter and son room ( I wish!!) and one time I was hired to put it in a two story adult playhouse. Her pottery studio downstairs and his music room upstairs... I think. Dunno, I cashed the check and didn't ask questions...<img src="/images/boards/smilies/rolleyes.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">

 

[Guest]

<img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rolleyes.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"> <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br><br>bri<br><br>

 

[rcm89]

"where nobody can hear you scream..." <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>

 

[akrvbob]

One of the fellows here has a cargo van and I do think it would be easier. His wall panels are mostly open and he has stuffed them full of insulation and spray foam out of a can. You could do that and then put the sound deadening board as a layer on top of that. He was getting a lot of road noise from the wheel wells so he built a plywood box around them and said that really reduced the noise from coming in. It might keep noise from getting out. He said he used sound-deadening material, I'll ask him tomorrow for more info and post it here. There are so many different and creative ideas to be found here!! Bob<br>

 

[VanTramp]

LOL! No Joke at all! I won't say who it is that sounds like a heard of chainsaws but her initials are HEIDI and I married her ;P &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>If things get too loud and we are in an area that it could matter, I give a gentle nudge and it usually takes care of it for a while. When she was single in her own van before we got together, two little kids had a pizza delivered to her in her van. She was surprised they knew she was in there <img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle">&nbsp;</div>

 

[Guest]

Does snoring blow stealth?

<br><br><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><font size="5"><img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0">AAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!</font></span></span><img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" align="absmiddle" border="0"><br><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">Only if there's someone around to hear it and who will bother to do anything about it.</span> <span style="font-family: Arial;">I wouldn't worry about it - most people are generally quite lazy.</span><br style="font-family: Arial;"><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">My bro snores so loud, his condo association politely asked him to sell his unit and <span style="font-style: italic;">leave</span>. No one on either side of him or upstairs from him could get any sleep.</span> <br>

 

[Guest]

<P>

<BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My bro snores so loud, his condo association politely asked him to sell his unit and <SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">leave</SPAN>. No one on either side of him or upstairs from him could get any sleep.</SPAN> <BR>

</P><br>And THAT is why I would never own a condo. lol If it were given to me, I would promptly sell it and use the money to get land. I don't snore, but people being able to say that....<br>

 

[Guest]

<font face="Arial">The</font> <font face="Arial">number one benefit of being mobile?<br>When you end up with nosey neighbors or noisy neighbors - you can immediately bail.<br>No lease to break, no waiting for the cops or the landlord to finally do something (if ever), and no <u>having</u> to put up with a bad situation.<br>Just turn the key and <i>C-YA! <img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"></i><br><br></font>

 

[Night_Sailor]

I know that people spotted me many mornings due to my snoring.&nbsp; It never seems to do more than get me noticed.&nbsp; I would leave as soon as I woke up. The only time I've ever been hassled is when I was parking at a school for many hours to use their WiFi connection.&nbsp; The people across the street offered me a jump and then called the cops on me.&nbsp; Hey, you are supposed to pull over to text, or make phone calls.&nbsp; So the cops came and went pretty quickly, after I told them I was checking my email.<br>

 

[Butternut]

I know that people spotted me many mornings due to my snoring.&nbsp; It never seems to do more than get me noticed.&nbsp; I would leave as soon as I woke up. The only time I've ever been hassled is when I was parking at a school for many hours to use their WiFi connection.&nbsp; The people across the street offered me a jump and then called the cops on me.&nbsp; Hey, you are supposed to pull over to text, or make phone calls.&nbsp; So the cops came and went pretty quickly, after I told them I was checking my email.<br>

<br><br><font face="Georgia" size="3">Yup, the general public gets a little nervous about vans hanging out in school yards... I slept at a public park in my car once and some people called the police because they thought I was stalking joggers.</font><br>

 

[NDSkate]

I know this is an older threat, but I have the same issue as the original poster (i.e. I'm a loud snorer).  I'm preparing to begin sleeping in my car soon if necessary and am concerned about noise escaping because of having to crack the windows for ventilation.  (I'd have no choice in winter here in the northeastern US, especially if I use a small propane heater or the like).

I'm in a small city with fairly rural areas minutes away.  I've thought about asking to park regularly on someone's land/dirt road/driveway, in exchange for a small rent if necessary.  But I would anticipate either:  
A.  If the landowner is someone I don't already know, they would be leery of such a person/request.
B.  If I DO know the owner, they'd be overly concerned about my predicament leading to this request or they'd talk to my family who seem dead set against my resorting to this.  (I have to do what's right for me, I know, and yet family approval is helpful if it can be maintained without great cost, if for no other reason than to avoid alienating them and their possible support in the future).

There is no BLM land to speak of on my side of the Mississippi River, just state parks that close at Dusk or charge per night to camp.

Thank you for all the info already shared in this thread - I've read it all.  Would welcome any new thoughts.  

Thanks! 

P.S. In case it matters I'm a middle aged male and I imagine I would be comfortable in most parking environments, rural or urban.

 

[bullfrog]

Offer to volunteer a few hours a week at the parks while staying there. Let the people get to know you and see if they don't offer you a spot to help in the park.

 

[Cammalu]

Maybe you need a CPAP [emoji16]

 

[Weight]

Problem with snoring. You are heard and then law knocks and you stop. Now they know you are there and are awake. Better get up and answer the door. Problem with stealth in a vehicle. It doesn't really exist.

 

[WalkaboutTed]

First thing I thought when looking at the title of the thread was what Cammalu: "Maybe you need a CPAP ".

I don't know your health insurance or financial situation, but a sleep study would go a long way in finding out what is causing the snoring. For a lot of people, sleeping on their back causes the snoring and just turning on their side fixes it (a sleep study will assess this also). Also, untreated allergies, enlarged tonsils, overweight and other factors could be contributing to the issue. Even if a sleep study is not feasible, if you could go to a PCP and tell her/him about the snoring, there might be an easy fix. Even something as simple or cheap as a dental appliance that repositions your jaw could help. If seeing a health care provider is not possible, you could always get a generic snoring mouthguard from a pharmacy. Worth a try. Good luck,
Ted