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1/ or you know,just find a housemate/roommate if you cant afford to rent a place alone... sorry but sleeping in a van doesnt "scale",and is not that economic.

by aikah 12y ago

1/ or you know,just find a housemate/roommate if you cant afford to rent a place alone... sorry but sleeping in a van doesnt "scale",and is not that economic. EDIT:the downvote mob is out for blood,as usual.I just said that sleeping in a van for 6 month is the worse thing to do,nobody can to tell me with a straight face that one should do that,especially in winter.

UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
If sleeping in a van wasn't all that economic and finding a housemate was so simple for everyone in every situation then we wouldn't have homeless people.
- seanflyon 12y ago
  There are lots of homeless people who don't sleep in vans either.
awjr 12y ago
I used it as a way to explore Exeter, Devon and the surrounding coast. It was fun. One hell of an experiment and life hack. Would definitely do it again, but I would probably build my own van rather than buy off the shelf as I have that luxury to do that. Note old camper vans can be realistically be bought for around £2k and they don't lose money. I sold mine for more than I bought it, but that covered the cost of the batteries I had installed.
UrMomReadsHN 12y ago
>just said that sleeping in a van for 6 month is the worse thing to do,nobody can to tell me with a straight face that one should do that,especially in winter. Once again, as I've written in my other post, known a bunch of people who did it, some very willingly and rationally. Far from "the worst thing in the world." Why don't you talk to some of these people and ask them their experiences. Perhaps not your cup of tea but don't speak about everyone.
lotsofcows 12y ago
Of course they can. You provide no counter-arguments to the facts that it's cheap and convenient. I sleep in a Previa fairly regularly, often with my kayak next to me. I only need it for sleep and charging gadgets so don't need a loo, heater washing stuff or a cooker. Never done more than a couple of nights in it but can't think of a good reason why I wouldn't if required.

by aikah 12y ago

UrMomReadsHN 12y ago

If sleeping in a van wasn't all that economic and finding a housemate was so simple for everyone in every situation then we wouldn't have homeless people.

seanflyon 12y ago
There are lots of homeless people who don't sleep in vans either.

awjr 12y ago

I used it as a way to explore Exeter, Devon and the surrounding coast. It was fun. One hell of an experiment and life hack. Would definitely do it again, but I would probably build my own van rather than buy off the shelf as I have that luxury to do that. Note old camper vans can be realistically be bought for around £2k and they don't lose money. I sold mine for more than I bought it, but that covered the cost of the batteries I had installed.

UrMomReadsHN 12y ago

>just said that sleeping in a van for 6 month is the worse thing to do,nobody can to tell me with a straight face that one should do that,especially in winter. Once again, as I've written in my other post, known a bunch of people who did it, some very willingly and rationally. Far from "the worst thing in the world." Why don't you talk to some of these people and ask them their experiences. Perhaps not your cup of tea but don't speak about everyone.

lotsofcows 12y ago

Of course they can. You provide no counter-arguments to the facts that it's cheap and convenient. I sleep in a Previa fairly regularly, often with my kayak next to me. I only need it for sleep and charging gadgets so don't need a loo, heater washing stuff or a cooker. Never done more than a couple of nights in it but can't think of a good reason why I wouldn't if required.