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I think you should write a book, but don't go through the vanity press ripoff. Publish it yourself. I have known people who live out of a van/truck camper unt

I think you should write a book, but don't go through the vanity press ripoff. Publish it yourself. I have known people who live out of a van/truck camper until cops realize what's going on. They will harass you to no end. The tickets are expensive. The days of " Just move on." are over. That said, in most counties, there is nowhere to park a vechicle overnight. We need to desiginate areas, in commercial areas, where people can legally sleep. They have pretty much made it illegial to sleep Anywhere, without paying. Even Parks have time restrictions. I'm ashamed of what America has become. If Jesus Christ reappeared, he would be hit with multiple municipal fines within a few days. It's just not right. (If I seem mad-- I am. I had a friend who tried to live in the back of his truck, and take showers at a local gym. Cops harassed him nightly. Once the gym found out he was just using the showers--they made his life difficult. The one slime ball manager would time his workouts in order to use the facilities. Wonderful world we've got? Oh--yea, he was doing non-union construction. The last thing he wanted to do was workout at 6:30 a.m. in order to take a shower.)

planteen 11y ago
Parking and camping restrictions are very common. If you are fortunate to be near National Forest or BLM land it is much less restrictive. But it seems like most county owned open space in Colorado is full of restrictions at night.
kinghajj 11y ago
I get why cops gave him trouble, but why the hell would the gym care? It sounds like the best customer: hardly uses the amenities (thus contributing far less to wear/tear) while paying the same rate as anyone else.
lostcolony 11y ago
I'm surprised. I'd think with a van or camper or similar you can just park in any 24 hour walmart (or similar) parking lot.
- ant6n 11y ago
  Apparently there are some Walmarts where it's allowed to stay overnight, and some where is not. There's a list of where it's allowed. Then there's the whole culture aground it, for example is considered courteous to ah permission, and one shouldn't stay for more than few days... It so I read.
id 11y ago
This reminds me of this story of a Google employee living in a truck: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-lives-in-truck-in-parking-lot-2015-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-lives-in-truc...
Jach 11y ago
My safe strat for the scenario is to go to the plentiful Rest Areas along the freeways: http://restareas.appspot.com/ http://restareas.appspot.com/ Maybe inconvenient sometimes to go to and from, but then again, if I'm living out of a vehicle, I'm not all that concerned about convenience.
outworlder 11y ago
> Parks have time restrictions OMG THIS. So, I found about the last meteor shower one day before its peak. So my idea was to find a place – any place – that wasn't near any buildings. Forget about light pollution, I just wanted a sky devoid of direct lights. So, parks would be a nice option. But try as I might, I couldn't find any parks that would allow me to stay after 6PM. There's one in Palo Alto that allows that for 'stargazing', but you have to request a permit in advance. A permit? Really? For stargazing in a notorious light-polluted area? And that has to be filed in advance in business days? Come on. At this rate I expect that you won't be allowed to park in the middle of nowhere in Nevada after the sun goes down.

planteen 11y ago

Parking and camping restrictions are very common. If you are fortunate to be near National Forest or BLM land it is much less restrictive. But it seems like most county owned open space in Colorado is full of restrictions at night.

kinghajj 11y ago

I get why cops gave him trouble, but why the hell would the gym care? It sounds like the best customer: hardly uses the amenities (thus contributing far less to wear/tear) while paying the same rate as anyone else.

lostcolony 11y ago

I'm surprised. I'd think with a van or camper or similar you can just park in any 24 hour walmart (or similar) parking lot.

ant6n 11y ago
Apparently there are some Walmarts where it's allowed to stay overnight, and some where is not. There's a list of where it's allowed. Then there's the whole culture aground it, for example is considered courteous to ah permission, and one shouldn't stay for more than few days... It so I read.

id 11y ago

This reminds me of this story of a Google employee living in a truck: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-lives-in-truck-in-parking-lot-2015-10 http://www.businessinsider.com/google-employee-lives-in-truc...

Jach 11y ago

My safe strat for the scenario is to go to the plentiful Rest Areas along the freeways: http://restareas.appspot.com/ http://restareas.appspot.com/ Maybe inconvenient sometimes to go to and from, but then again, if I'm living out of a vehicle, I'm not all that concerned about convenience.

outworlder 11y ago

> Parks have time restrictions OMG THIS. So, I found about the last meteor shower one day before its peak. So my idea was to find a place – any place – that wasn't near any buildings. Forget about light pollution, I just wanted a sky devoid of direct lights. So, parks would be a nice option. But try as I might, I couldn't find any parks that would allow me to stay after 6PM. There's one in Palo Alto that allows that for 'stargazing', but you have to request a permit in advance. A permit? Really? For stargazing in a notorious light-polluted area? And that has to be filed in advance in business days? Come on. At this rate I expect that you won't be allowed to park in the middle of nowhere in Nevada after the sun goes down.