[Kusanagi]

Man hope you don't smoke in bed with that gas can under it.

I don't smoke except a hookah once in a while with friends

does it have a lavatory?

Nope. No room for that.

If so, how much fun is handling your ****?

(okay sorry)

It's a legitimate question and one I get asked a lot. I go to the bathroom when I can, not so much when I have to. If I go to an internet cafe, a starbucks, the gym, etc, I always use the bathroom. This keeps me from having an emergency in the middle of the night.

[Dark RevenantX]

I paid $11k for this year's dorm at SDSU, but you have the same amount of living space in a ****ing van.

[Klaustrophobia]

truth.

[NGTM-1R]

How badly has this destroyed your romantic prospects?

[Kosh]

Why live in your van?

[S-99]

Why live in your van?

His situation is golden. That's why

You have like a glory hole in that van?

[Liberator]

Why live in your van?

**** happens.  He is simply rolling with the punches and sounding like he's enjoying it to a degree.

[Kusanagi]

How badly has this destroyed your romantic prospects?

Not bad. I have a girlfriend. She thinks it's awesome to go camping on a whim and take all the comforts of home.

Why live in your van?

It was either this, or couchsurf. This way, I'm not being a bum, I'm not mooching off of anyone, I'm independent, and as a joke, I own my house and have no mortgage! 

[Locutus of Borg]

Do you have a PO box?

[StarSlayer]

You know you should write an instruction guide and sell it in China, I'm sure it would sell well.

[Nemesis6]

As far as internet goes, are private residences off-limits as far as leeching goes?

[Kusanagi]

As far as internet goes, are private residences off-limits as far as leeching goes?

I don't really park in residential neighborhoods, but if my antenna picks up an unsecured network with the names linksys, dlink, or netgear, I have no qualms about getting online to check email or do a little surfing. The only place this really applies is when I park down at the beach. There are a few networks like that I can pick up, but the majority of them come from businesses who never bothered to secure their routers.

[Backslash]

This is pretty sweet.  I could see wanting to attempt this myself if/when job/apartment situations went bad.

How tall are you?  and or how long is the bed?

How long can you use a TV/console at night (if not on external power)?

[Nuclear1]

How long can you use a TV/console at night (if not on external power)?

Possible way for that to work is have the solar panels charge some batteries during the day, then run the electronics off battery power at night.  That's how I would do it.

[S-99]

Backlash, you'd be surprised that a car battery can let you watch a 26" crt tv(if that's all your doing with the battery at one time).

Might i recommend aircrack-ng. Aside from the point that you can use it to crack wep and if you have a good dictionary then wpa/wpa2 non enterprise. You can use the program to put your wireless card into monitor mode which will show you absolutely everything about wireless going through the air at your given location.

You'll see hidden networks, ssid's, people connected to said networks, what kind of security is used. I'm not advocating cracking someones wireless security. I'm advocating knowing a little more about the wireless networks you connect too, and the hidden ones you may not know about that don't use security.

[Kusanagi]

Do you have a PO box?

Use my grandparents house for mail.

This is pretty sweet.  I could see wanting to attempt this myself if/when job/apartment situations went bad.

How tall are you?  and or how long is the bed?

How long can you use a TV/console at night (if not on external power)?

I'm 6'2, the bed is a little shorter so I angle across it.

The power in the van is supplied by two RV deep cycle batteries (I have about three times the storage capacity of commercial RVs) and a 1500 watt inverter. The solar panels and the alternator charge them when driving or parked somewhere. I can use the TV/Console for a few hours at night if I want to, but it does use more power than the panels put in, so I try not to use it all the time. But watching some free TV is awesome, and I can hook the laptop up to it.

Backlash, you'd be surprised that a car battery can let you watch a 26" crt tv(if that's all your doing with the battery at one time).

Might i recommend aircrack-ng. Aside from the point that you can use it to crack wep and if you have a good dictionary then wpa/wpa2 non enterprise. You can use the program to put your wireless card into monitor mode which will show you absolutely everything about wireless going through the air at your given location.

You'll see hidden networks, ssid's, people connected to said networks, what kind of security is used. I'm not advocating cracking someones wireless security. I'm advocating knowing a little more about the wireless networks you connect too, and the hidden ones you may not know about that don't use security.

I looked into it, and besides the legality issues (I don't have any qualms using an unsecured connection but actively cracking one is a bit more than that) aircrack doesn't support the card in my laptop or my external USB one

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Do you worry about getting a DUI if you have a few beers and sleep in your van?  Not sure about the laws out there but every state around here considered having your keys in your possession and being in your vehicle a DUI offense. 

[Klaustrophobia]

i'd say the chances of a cop checking to see if a parked van has someone in it who may have been drinking are pretty low.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

You would be surprised.  All you have to do is walk out of a bar, get into the vehicle and not leave the parking lot.  Cop is watching the bar lot and figures your drunk and bang DUI. 

[S-99]

I looked into it, and besides the legality issues (I don't have any qualms using an unsecured connection but actively cracking one is a bit more than that) aircrack doesn't support the card in my laptop or my external USB one

I don't see any legality issues as long as you don't crack someone else's security. Putting your wireless card into monitor mode is definitely not a legal issue. On the other hand, sucky it doesn't support your wireless cards; it's a fun and handy piece of software.

FUBAR-BDHR is quite correct by the way about the getting a dui from simply leaving the bar and getting in your car and not go anywhere to get a dui. Happens all the time here in alaska, it's a little ****ed. Least to say, don't drive to bars, and keep your drinking on the down low in your van i guess.