Things You need to know about living in a car

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It’s important that you choose the right car, find the right parking spots, and find appropriate and cost-cutting spots to access basic amenities such as showers and cooking. There is some helpful information on how to Live in Your Car.

Things You Should Know

.Keep your car clean, especially the inside, so it feels comfortable. Invest in a cozy sleeping bag, a pillow, and earplugs to get a good night’s sleep.

.Find a safe and inconspicuous place to park. Try big box retailers that are open 24 hours, low-traffic streets without sidewalks, or camp sites.

.Pick a few places to groom and shower regularly, like gyms, truck stops, or rec centers. Alternate so you aren’t relying on one place.

1.Find a suitable car. You can only live in your car successfully if your car works.

2.Keep your personal identification, driver’s license, car insurance current at all times. Have it readily available for police inspection.

3.Finding Safe and Inconspicuous Places to Park.

.Staying Under the Radar.Rotate among several parking locations to avoid getting noticed.

.When you move around in the parked car, move slowly to avoid rocking the car.

.When it’s sunny in the daytime, use a sunshade for the windshield.

.You may find that you need and want more privacy than windows offer. Reflective window shades in your back and front window help. Similarly, fold-up shades on the side windows are good. You can also buy some cheap cloth and either stuff them in the windows, tape them in, or hold them in place by magnets. Black cloth is best for privacy and blocking out light.

.Keep the windows cracked open while you sleep, not wide enough for someone to reach in, but enough to allow fresh air and reduce condensation on the windows. Make sure you don’t shut off the air-flow through the vents, and don’t use a car cover.

Never sleep in the driver seat if you can avoid it. Your body will quickly associate that seat with sleeping, creating risks when you are driving – especially when you’re tired. Recline the passenger seat or lie down in the back if there is room.

.You’ll need to block the windows to keep out the sun and park in the shade when at all possible. Also invest in a small cooler and keep it stocked with ice that can keep cool when have windows rolled up.

.Stay sober at all times. A clear mind is your best safety and security tool. Be smart, courteous and truthful and you will not be a threat.

4.Find a place to shower. Community or Recreation centers that have gyms and showers are a cheaper option than the nationwide chains.

5.Find alternate ways of generating electricity. A cigarette lighter converter is one option. These are useful for powering low-consuming devices (100 watts), but if you plan on using your vehicle for cooking, then you’ll need to draw power more directly from your battery or you’ll blow the fuse. Running electric cooking appliances from your car though is fairly impractical without an expensive dual battery and inverter system.

.A good buy for any car dweller is a low voltage cut out device. This device protects your car’s battery by cutting off the electricity once the battery reaches a voltage where it can still start the car, but can’t really run plug-in devices much more.

.An alternative to electric cooking devices is to use gas for cooking, but do not use this inside the vehicle for safety reasons. There are many dangers associated with cooking inside your car: unstable surfaces, fire hazards, burns from hot metal or spilled liquids, carbon monoxide build-up, smells. Cooking is for outside of the car. If you live in a van with a stable set up for cooking, then cooking inside is okay, provided there is ventilation.

6.Have something portable to store your items. Get bags you can fill with your soaps, clothes, cell phone, etc. Keeping things in order will save you a lot of hassle. Also, keeping things neat inside the car will draw less attention from people passing by who happen to look in the windows.

 .If there is not room in the car for a week’s worth of clothes and supplies, try to leave them at a friend’s for safekeeping, and then you can have a reason to come over, and they may give you a shower and a place to hang out. When you do your laundry, be sure to get them bone dry, as you do not want damp clothes to mildew or smell bad in the car. When you’re not in the car, leave windows cracked and dryer sheets scattered about to keep the interior smelling decent. Wash your sheets once a month, or else you risk smelling like a homeless person, which will blow your cover and get you treated like a homeless person.

7.Keep dirty clothes separate in plastic bags so they do not smell up all your clothing.

Use the air-conditioner as a micro tumble dryer. Maybe you have a wet garment you’ve just washed and need it urgently. Place it over the air-conditioner vent on the dashboard that blows up against the windscreen. Turn the car on and turn the air-conditioner to hot and watch it dry out completely in a couple minutes.

8.Get a good quality flashlight. A 3 or 4 battery Maglite flashlight serves two purposes: lighting and security. It is large enough to act as a metal baton to defend yourself, should the need arise.

9.Evaluate your food options. Peanut butter, tuna and crackers are great staples. Have a box for food so it does not get smashed. Gallons of water are a necessity for a lot of things. The amount of food you can keep at any one time will be limited by the lack of refrigeration. With old-fashioned (large flake) rolled oats, powdered milk, bottled water, plastic cups, and chocolate protein powder, you can ensure that you always have a nutritious snack to fall back on.

.If you are sleeping in the car on a regular basis, Don’t eat, read, or anything else that will cause you to spend more time than necessary in the car. The more time you spend in it, the more smells will accumulate.

10.Keeping Buoyant

Stay positive. Keep reminding yourself that the situation is only temporary. Use the local library and bookstore not only to search for jobs, but also to become more knowledgeable in ways that will help you get through this and find a job. Search the Internet for free community voicemail services, and/or get a prepaid cell phone so employers can call you. To build your funds, consider food stamps, food banks and soup kitchens. Most importantly, talk to people like social workers and religious organization workers who will sympathize and understand, and try to help.

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