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I've met a few people living in vans/converted trucks when I've been in France. There's quite a few countries around with great regulations that let you park up

I've met a few people living in vans/converted trucks when I've been in France. There's quite a few countries around with great regulations that let you park up in lots of places, e.g. in France there are regular places you can stay along the major roads for free, usually with decent facilities. I met a girl there this year who had converted a truck into a mobile home. It even had window boxes for her plants! Unfortunately it's much more awkward in the UK. So much of this country is private land and everyone's so afraid of gypsies that you're basically prevented from setting up a van nearly anywhere. I work remotely and I've started experiencing leg problems from sitting too much. So I'm now trying to set the trend of "wood-working"; where I go for a walk to the woods nearby, sit on a rock by the river, and do some coding. It might catch on ;)

codesnik 9y ago
how's it going? I love to move around with my laptop, but nature is too damn distractive. Sun is too bright, stone under my ass is too cold, that view is too beautiful, oh, I'm already hungry, oh, it's sunset. That was a nice day, but I barely worked.
- DennisP 9y ago
  I'm just the opposite. If I really want to concentrate on a hard problem, I take my laptop to the park, and sit at a picnic table surrounded by trees, overlooking a lake. For routine stuff I just need to crank out, it's headphones and coffee, but real thinking I do better in nature. All the mental distractions and trivia fade away.
- timmaah 9y ago
  All excuses. Nature is the best part of this world for me. Everything else is a distraction. I know this afternoon I get to go hike up a canyon and climb the rim up to see a natural arch. On a normal Tuesday. So I'm going to get my shit done when it's a perfect day out with the sun shining in my eyes. Then I get to play.
- robotmay 9y ago
  Glare on the screen can be difficult. Luckily most displays these days have retina-searing brightness options. I take a solid-fuel stove out with me so I have a good supply of tea + food, which helps!
bogle 9y ago
> it's much more awkward in the UK Except Scotland. There's no law of trespass in Scotland. Also, a lot of it is pretty empty!
- tonyedgecombe 9y ago
  and it has more interesting weather :)
ruairidhwm 9y ago
Go to Scotland and enjoy your freedom to roam :)

codesnik 9y ago

how's it going? I love to move around with my laptop, but nature is too damn distractive. Sun is too bright, stone under my ass is too cold, that view is too beautiful, oh, I'm already hungry, oh, it's sunset. That was a nice day, but I barely worked.

DennisP 9y ago
I'm just the opposite. If I really want to concentrate on a hard problem, I take my laptop to the park, and sit at a picnic table surrounded by trees, overlooking a lake. For routine stuff I just need to crank out, it's headphones and coffee, but real thinking I do better in nature. All the mental distractions and trivia fade away.
timmaah 9y ago
All excuses. Nature is the best part of this world for me. Everything else is a distraction. I know this afternoon I get to go hike up a canyon and climb the rim up to see a natural arch. On a normal Tuesday. So I'm going to get my shit done when it's a perfect day out with the sun shining in my eyes. Then I get to play.
robotmay 9y ago
Glare on the screen can be difficult. Luckily most displays these days have retina-searing brightness options. I take a solid-fuel stove out with me so I have a good supply of tea + food, which helps!

bogle 9y ago

> it's much more awkward in the UK Except Scotland. There's no law of trespass in Scotland. Also, a lot of it is pretty empty!

tonyedgecombe 9y ago
and it has more interesting weather :)

ruairidhwm 9y ago

Go to Scotland and enjoy your freedom to roam :)