[Kusanagi]

After some discussion in the IRC, I ended up deciding to make a topic that could be interesting 

For the last year and a half, I have lived in my van. Feel free to ask me anything and I'll be open and honest about the experience. 

[Bobboau]

is your van down by the river as well?

[Kusanagi]

Nah, the beach mostly 

[Nuclear1]

Which country/state/province do you live in?

[Bobboau]

what sort of Internet service do you use?

[Kusanagi]

Which country/state/province do you live in?

I live in the San Diego area in California, and travel to Los Angeles a lot. Have yet to go on my first cross country trip as all my friends and family are here.

what sort of Internet service do you use?

I used to pay for mobile broadband but for only 5gigs a month for $40 it was too little for all the video editing and stuff I do. So I instead got this:



It's a high gain wireless antenna that runs inside the van to my laptop, and allows me to pull signal from wifi hotspots. That's what I'm doing right now actually. There's a McDonalds across the street that I'm connected to.

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Ho do you keep the beer cold?

[Nuclear1]

Are those solar panels on your roof?

[FUBAR-BDHR]

Do you have a time machine under the seat?

[Kusanagi]

Ho do you keep the beer cold?

Got a fridge inside, but it uses of power so I only keep it on when driving so the alternator powers the inverter.

Are those solar panels on your roof?

Yep! Built em myself, 200 watts. Work beautifully and produce all the power I need.




And the interior:

[Scourge of Ages]

Hail fellow Californian! Hot enough for ya?

[Klaustrophobia]

was this out of necessity or just for the hell of it?

[Kusanagi]

Hail fellow Californian! Hot enough for ya?

Oh god, this is my second summer in the van and it's hot as hell. Fortunately this year I have the air conditioner when I can park somewhere with electricity, and the roof vent fan.

was this out of necessity or just for the hell of it?

Necessity. The house myself and a few friends were living in got foreclosed on without the landlord telling us. We didn't know until the bank came and said we needed to get out in about two weeks. I was the only one out of the four of us who didn't move back in with parents.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

There appears to be a dent on your van's bonnet. How did that get there?

[Liberator]

Judging from teh shape and location, a hammer from someone who thought it'd be funneh...

On a slightly more serious note, where do you bathe...

[FreeSpaceFreak]

If you had the choice, would you keep living in the van or go back to a normal house?

[Cyker]

How do you get mail without a fixed address? POBox?

A friend of mine lives in a longboat and he had a POBox, but sometimes uses my address  because some places won't accept POBoxes...

[newman]

If you had the option, would you switch living in the van to living on a boat?

[StarSlayer]

Do parents freak out when you drive that thing by a play ground?

On a not so stupid note, if you don't mind what's a rough idea of your expenses?  I would assume they a considerably cheaper then you where renting the house?

[newman]

Quick suggestion on a paint job if you ever decide to re-paint it: