Americans living in their cars are finding refuge in ‘safe parking lots’
Americans living in their cars are finding refuge in ‘safe parking lots’
Municipalities and non-profits are establishing secure lots to address the rising number of people who live in cars or RVs
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As someone who lived full time in a fifth wheel voluntarily with my family, living mobile in a tiny home, RV, or camper van can be pretty awesome. However, many of these people aren't doing it by choice and that should never be the case.
I did it for a few weeks when I had no other choice. It was in a little Kia. I do not recommend hopping from one Walmart parking lot to the next.
I did it for a few weeks when I was in college, waiting for my first cheque from my p/t job ... in a '69 VW Beetle, in a cold Canadian winter.
It sucked.
Having a tiny camper that isn’t going to break, a decent supply of food and money, and a YouTube channel all about your “Van Life” is a lot different than sleeping in the back of your car because you have no way to escape America.
Yeah that's basically what I said. Doing it by choice versus not by choice is a big difference.
Well I got what you said, guess they're just a bit grumpy today.
I lived in a Geo Metro for about a month, then it got towed and I was sleeping on the street. Having a car to go into is so far above and beyond have no place at all to go into.
I did it for a few weeks when I had no other choice. It was in a little Kia. I do not recommend hopping from one Walmart parking lot to the next.
I've done it for over twenty years. It's feasible, but sometimes not ideal.