Looking for CT van/cardwellers

[Shikinah]

Hi. I’m a newcomer and i’m specifically looking to connect with other people who are/have van/car dwelled in CT. I’d like to hear about your experiences, how you dealt with issues like heat/ac, winter, police, etc. I want to try this lifestyle, but I still have a lot of questions

 

[MeiraNomadRN]

Hi Shikinah, welcome to CRVL!

I don't fit your criteria, as I am stuck in sticks & bricks for a while longer, and I am not in CT -- I'm on the north fork of Long Island. But I wanted to say 'hi' anyway because there are very few of us CRVLers in the North East. A couple of us have gotten together to practice car-dwelling and it's been a lot of fun & very educational. We'll probably do something in the spring, maybe you'll be able to join us.

In any event, I'm sure more experienced folks will chime in soon!

Welcome!

 

[Shikinah]

Thanks for responding! Can you tell me about your practice sessions? I wanted to try that this summer, but i couldn’t even figure out how to get a bed in my CRV. Where did you practice? What did you learn?

 

[MeiraNomadRN]

My hunch is that in a CRV you'd lay down half the backseat & sleep with your head near the front seat & your feet in the hatch, and the use the other side for stuff.  I have a Pilot and that's what is working for me.  I use the other half of the back seat as a lounge area when I have to be in the vehicle for periods of time, or while I'm getting ready for bed.  There's a Youtube channel called 'SUV RVing', I think he's in a RAV4, which is similar in size to a CRV, and he's got a lot of useful videos.

The first get-together was five complete strangers at a large site in a PA state forest -- a free site, if you stopped by the ranger's office and requested a permit. I learned that a bucket in my vehicle was not a satisfactory bathroom experience and I needed some kind of small tent for said bucket.  I learned that my french press was annoying, that my pot was poorly sized for my stove, and that cellophane is apparently a paper product. Also it was nice to know that if you got into some kind of bind, there were other people who could help.

Hope this was useful -- i had to take a kid to an appt in the middle so I apologize if it's disjointed . . .

 

[sleepydogtravels]

I agree! Just keep searching YouTube and you'll find others with vehicles similar to yours. That's how I came up with my set up when I discovered my back seats wouldn't lay flat.