So you wanna Live in Your Car

[angelcarnivore]

Buy/build a solar oven and solar dehydrator- it'll help bring down food costs and you can cook again!

[richzubaty]

@angelcarnivore Sounds OK. But have you actually tried it? The devil is in the details -- of the execution. I barbecue in parks, and use a propane camp stove and plug my electric hot plate in on the fly. They all work but they are really time consuming. Waiting for a solar over to heat up? and then washing dishes where? I've got better things to do. Like make podcasts, and write books and volunteer for Occupy Wall Street.

[GoneWithTheTobacco]

@richzubaty Thats right, solar stoves are apsolute rubbish, just get yourself a nice Kerosene Primus stove from yester year, thats what I use and its amazingly cheap on fuel, I can use 1 litre of kerosene for a week.

[richzubaty]

@GoneWithTheTobacco Thanks.

[TennVol92]

I was planning on shitting and showering in my truck....

:(

[richzubaty]

@TennVol92 I'l send you a rope. Send me the truck first. MIne is limping.

[TheKnightwalk3r]

Also... if u insulate the cooler, ice will last longer.

[richzubaty]

@TheKnightwalk3r  Sounds right again.

[TheKnightwalk3r]

Colman 5 day cooler and ice from 99 cent store.

[richzubaty]

@TheKnightwalk3r  Sounds right.

[MegaLinuxer]

the aristocrats of the homeless hahah you ever laugh so hard you have to check your pants.

[richzubaty]

@MegaLinuxer Lick my anus and you'll find out child.

[LaoSoftware]

@richzubaty : I've been thinking about living in my car for financial reasons. But I'm worry about freezing in my car. How do I keep warm during the winter months? Since I'm a young single female, how do I keep safe from people who want to harm me? Thanks for your advice.

[richzubaty]

@LaoSoftware I do not have GOOD advice for either of those queries. However, moving to a warm climate and practicing stealth are the two best remedies I can think of. Perhaps some other viewers/responders can get back to you about that. I know of many women who have lived in their car, so there IS a way to do it.

[angelcarnivore]

@LaoSoftware Invest in a Diva-cup to save money and time on "that time of the month" and before you move into your car- perhaps put in some insulation.

[GoneWithTheTobacco]

@LaoSoftware For warmth: multiple layers of clothing or a really thick sleeping bag, or multiple sleeping bags, and your pee will keep you warm if put into a hot water bottle in an emergency, for safety, either an ex-army Swiss Sig'57 bayonet or some kind of gun, or a cast iron pan which can do double duty for cooking on and breaking open peoples skulls, if you don't like any of those options the traditional Maglite 6D works for me, with bright light followed by a blow to the head.

[BadassCeino]

I love that too "SHITTING & SHOWERING" I couldnt stop laughing, Im gonna share this with everybody. STEALTH.

[richzubaty]

@BadassCeino Glad you got some laughs. Thanks for checking in.

[yamsack1]

Hi Richzubaty,

Regarding the storage facility, does your storage unit have electrical outlets? Secondly, are the owners of the unit cool that you hang out in your storage unit to eat, work, etc.? I was considering doing that if I should choose to live in a van. But I'm not sure if most storage places allow for work to be conducted at the units, nor do they have outlets for electricity.

[richzubaty]

@yamsack1 Most storage facilities are run by assholes who do not have electrical outlets. So shop around. Before you move in tell them what you are up to and find out what their limits are. These are hard times and they WANT to rent units. There were “move-in specials” at my place, and I kept changing units, in the same facility, every month to get the “special”. And the staff loved it because it pumped up their “move-in numbers”. Sometimes I offered to give them an extra ten bucks for electric.

[iloverobots]

mayo is eggs so don't leave it out.

[johnsvideochannel]

@threepercenter03You can live in your car,but i would recommend to get a windowless van or box truck.Keep it very plain and clean.I'm in a plain box isuzu and the cops don't bother me at all as they don't even know i'm in it. I put small vents in the side to look out of without being seen and provide ventilation. It has a standard delivery side door and a pallet lift on the rear. The biggest problem car/van dwellers have is home-owners calling the cops but i haven't ever had that in 9 years.

[richzubaty]

@johnsvideochannel Right. The most successful way is to use a panel truck or van that the cops can't see into. Park late at night, leave before sunup. Stealth. And never stay two nights at the same spot. Identify two or three different spots and vary when you stay at them. I used to start and end my day at Starbucks because we had the same schedule of opening and closing.

[threepercenter03]

These days, sleeping anywhere in a vehicle probably warrants police-state action.

[richzubaty]

@threepercenter03 Yeah, and the boogie man is comin' to get ya so don't ever close your eyes again. What kind of wimpy ass statement was that?

[threepercenter03]

@richzubaty Tough guy on the net, what a shock!!! Listen up butt-fucked inbred retard, cops don't tend to like people living off the grid, especially on city streets or parking lots. Didn't you ever hear about the guy evicted from his trailer? You associate cops over-stepping their bounds with the boogeyman or other conspiracy theories? Cops doing what they weren't employed for is all too common, like douchebags such as you talking shit.

[richzubaty]

@threepercenter03 I knew all about cops before you were born. And I’m not afraid of them or worried about them. I do what the fuck I need to do and fuck the cops. When I got drafted for Vietnam I refused to go and the FBI chased me for years. What the fuck are you doing? Making artsy fartsy web pages to protest against war? Child of techno-illusions. Don’t try and scare us with your boogie man nightmares. If you ever do something courageous with your life, be sure to let us know.

[keyotikdragon]

@threepercenter03 I sleep in the wally world parking lot every night for awhile now... no problems thus far

[richzubaty]

@keyotikdragon Thanks for injecting some reality into this theroetical moron's brain.

[keyotikdragon]

@richzubaty No prob. ;)

[richzubaty]

@threepercenter03 Lick my anus you coward. Like I already said, I knew all about cops before you were born. I spent the Vietnam War running from the FBI. Do you think I am going to worry about sleeping in a fucking car. You big baby. Fuck off.

[johnsvideochannel]

@TheMrThundernuts Good on ya bro ! Saying it like it is. I lived in an old toyota work van for 5 years.Now i'm in an old isuzu box van. It's nice to be able to stand up inside now.No windows just vents.I built my bed out of wall framing i found in a tipster and found an old breakfast table on the side of the road. I'm not going back to the rent ripoff,and i've found so many beautiful creekside parkoffs for free. I hate van parks so they can stick it ! And no bitches gonna take my freedom !

[richzubaty]

@johnsvideochannel  ha ha ha ha I love it.

[hotheadedjoelhaha]

Some good points but come on-the cops cant find you? You can park almost anywhere? No you cant. In fact there are Few places to park overnight where it is legal. How about having no address. How do you renew a Drivers lic. Get tabs. Like I said, some good info but we need More. Come on now.

[richzubaty]

@hotheadedjoelhaha Forget it. Boyscouts like you are too stupid to live in your car. Never heard of a Post Office box? Legal? Who said anything about legal?

[TheMrThundernuts]

I've been living out of my Toyota truck for two years. At first I could not find more than a couple days work per week at day labor. But I've been employed full time now for over 18 months.My work has a shower I can use and a near by truck stop has a TV lounge with cable.The hell w/renting a place.That will just cause some dingy bitch to try moving in and taking over.

[richzubaty]

@TheMrThundernuts Warms my heart to hear it man. Glad it is working out for you. We are survivors. And we have money for other stuff besides outrageous rent prices caused by over-inflated real estate prices because the fuckers bailed out the Big Banks instead of letting them crash and allow real estate prices to go back DOWN to their real levels. Fucking government bastards. Always fucking the poor. Anyway...thanks for writing.

[CollinCapone]

When I'm 18, I'm sooo moving out and living in my car. (:

[richzubaty]

@CollinCapone ha ha ha ha

[LuckyGuu]

Great video. Need info on solar power and electric power storage. I'd spend my time sleeping in a hammock and watching DVDs of Gilligan's Island and reading Atlas Shrugged & A Confederacy of Dunces & I Caught Flies for Howard Hughes and having starring contest with a Chihuahua named Yo.

[richzubaty]

@LuckyGuu I'll pass on Atlas Shrugged. Rand, Greenspan and the free market have done enough damage for one century. But the rest of it sounds good. 

[yamsack1]

Hi richzubaty,

Did you say that your storage facility allows you to work and cook out of your unit? If so, does the unit have electrical outlets or did you have to bring in your own generator? If storage facilities allow folks to work out of them during the day, that would make it that much easier to work there during the day and live in my van the remainder of the time.

[LuckyGuu]

@yamsack1 I'm not richzobaty...

[scoobydog411]

Shower at church, I did that for months. they are taking poor people money so dont feel bad

[richzubaty]

@scoobydog411 Now THERE'S a good idea. Thanks.

[risquecat]

too bad I dont have a car to live in... i guess living under a bridge will do

[richzubaty]

@risquecat I guess if you're a dog it will do.

[risquecat]

@richzubaty you think I'm joking? I'm not, I dont have a car, got laid off so no job, not getting much at all from EDD, and i'm about to lose the room I'm renting. yes, a dog's life is better than mine. thanks

[richzubaty]

@risquecat Yeah, sorry, I saw your page and thought you were joking. At times like that the only thing that's ever worked for me was to go to Mexico...or Guatemala or Costa Rica, or Peru. Think big. Life is demanding it.

[risquecat]

@richzubaty no prob... what would you do if you do go to those places? Do you have family there?

[richzubaty]

@risquecat The first time I went to Mexico I bribed the border guard my last ten bucks to get in, and “sang for my supper” for six months, at the end of which I met my future-former wife and she drove me back to New York. It has to do with really trusting life, and trusting god, and not being stupid, and finding out for certain that “letting go” really works. What would I do? Write and paint as always. Hang in a tourist place, live as cheaply as possible, get a “job” that pays food and rent.

[happyVIDwatcher]

4:44 LMFAO

[richzubaty]

@happyVIDwatcher thanks

[Godzie1]

This does sound like a great idea for a single guy to live. but a woman would have problems & defintitley not for kids.

Imagine saving from paying rent & utilities then you don't have to worry about bill collectors either? Man if I was a guy I would do this & live in my van. But alas I'm not! :(

[richzubaty]

@Godzie1

Plenty of women do it where I live.

[cleberinthearea]

How about get an suv such as an expedition or a van with towing capacity, get a flatbed trailer and install a solar panel on top of the trailer so you can get electricity 24/7 without having to pay for electricity bill? That way you can have light in your vehicle, use your laptop, use a small fridge. Wouldn't that work? Then you can get virgin mobile's broadband card for only $40 a month. Use a gym to take showers, park close to a public bathroom or just use a potty! lol

[cleberinthearea]

@cleberinthearea Also if you live in cold places, there's a heater that you can install under the hood that allows you to turn the heater on while the vehicle is parked and turned off. It also melts the snow so you don't need to shovel your car out of the snow....From what i understand it releases the gases to the outside of the car so it's safe to sleep while the heater is on....Maybe buy a monoxide gas detector and install it in your car for peace of mind if you want to sleep with heater on.

[richzubaty]

@cleberinthearea

How about you try all this and get back to us? And be sure to tell us how much it all cost. Sheesh!

[cleberinthearea]

@richzubaty It probably wouldn't cost much....$1000 for the trailer, $300 for solar panel kit, $5000 for used Expedition or Van...Total: $6300. Gym membership $25 - 35 dollars, rent $0, food $300, gas $depends on you, wireless Internet $40 or free public wifi, cell phone $40 or 50 a month, Clothes $depends. Total monthly spending: about $375.

[richzubaty]

@cleberinthearea

What kind of a dipshit are you? Obviously not a homeless dipshit. A homeless dipshit with $6300 would move to Mexico.

[ibusthymens]

sorry about your father.

[richzubaty]

@ibusthymens

thanks

[richzubaty]

@Saiga76239mm

sounds good

[KorumEmrys]

I used to have to live out of my car & had a cooler. I filled it up full 1-2x a month full-three bags of crushed ice. Then later in the month I would take my 64 oz cup to local convenience store and fill it w/ just ice 4 times for free then fill my cooler. I also saved a good quality plastic cup from ea fast food joint in the area, filled my cups inside 4 free 1x every couple days. Better for me when busy. Raided sandwich & fast food places for condiments/sauces/napkins etc,.

[nero670]

not all walmarts will let you sleep in there parkings over night any more if walmart owns the parking lot an building they can enforce the private property laws

[earpie909090]

hahaaha Shitting and showering LOL

[lupevelez2]

@richzubaty Thank you so much for the reply. I will look into that company. Good idea about the quiet location. Another thing I learned for the future is to find a space that faces away from the sun during the afternoon hours. My space now gets much too hot. Live and learn.

[Alexknobsob]

God bless mate

[pinegrove33]

Very well done. Glad that's over now for you.

[crypter27]

It sounds like your having hard times,but thanks for the survival tips!

[richzubaty]

@xDAZZE

With what? A big smile and some folk singing? There are 30 million people out of work in this country.

[girliehoe]

@richzubaty

exactly. it's easy to say : "Why not buy a small RV?"

[benfirst]

This guy is hilarious. Great video.

[B3boy]

classic!

[uratrick]

This freedom your talking about here. I go to school full-time and work and have to pay rent as well. I am a Vet so I make use of the V A hospital for health care. I have a shell on my truck but would like to try this. At least with a camper.

[lewtube]

This wouldn't work in England! To have a car on the road, you need to pay road tax and compulsory insurance. And for each of these, you need an address! But this is exactly what you are trying to avoid. If they don't get you one way, they've made sure to get you another. Who benefits? I guess the usual suspects: government and big business.

A man isn't free unless he has the freedom to disappear.

[Boutdonow14]

I live in Albuquerque, NM and have been living in my van for nearly 7 months. Only my close friends know of it. For the same reasons spoke of in this video, I just got tired of slaving away at a job and throwing my money aimlessly to a slumlord every month. I work full time and go to school, so I hardly have much time to be home anyways.

[Boutdonow14]

I've found that public parks work very well for remaining inconspicuous, just be sure to change your local frequently. Got a PO Box to get my mail, and I'm free to leave for somewhere else at any given moment without worrying about the chains and shackles of a lease agreement!!

[Boutdonow14]

I'm free to leave for somewhere else at any given moment without worrying about the chains and shackles of a lease agreement!! I'm thinking about going to school for a bachelors in journalism, and wouldn't be able to afford it otherwise without living in my van. The system makes it impossible for a hard working person that has no money to get an education, so you've GOT to work around it!!!

[richzubaty]

@Boutdonow14

Right you are, We are rent slaves. In many other countries people think it is insane to pay for a place to sleep. So sleep in your car, and have a life.

[yupiie]

A man ins´t free unless he´s dead.

[MoldytoasterMedia]

why not just sleep in the storage area?

[richzubaty]

@MoldytoasterMedia

they kick you out at 8 pm.

[capttzuzu]

Im a dad of four kids 6 to 16 I live out of Saettle Wa. in the country area I ccant find work we cant move becouse my wife has a small job and is studying to be a teacher out here

Im thinking of useing my old suberbin truck to go into the city and find work but Ill need to sleep in it maybe two weeks at a time lots of room but lots of windows . The hardest thing is finding a place to shower and its cold up here so I cant use the ocean IF Im lucky Il be able to sleep where I work park lot.

[richzubaty]

God bless you man. You'll make it work.

A Suburban will be fine. Spend late nights at bookstores or coffee shops.Bless you

Bless you

[Christopher711]

4:50 nice door knocker. lol

[Christopher711]

Poach bandwidth??? You mean wi fi?

[richzubaty]

Right, wi fi.

[Christopher711]

$140. per month for 10x10? That sounds expensive to me.

[richzubaty]

It's outrageous. It corresponds to $1100 a month for an 800 square foot apartment -- which has a kitchen and bathroom! But it's cheap for storage around here.

[DonEddy]

How do you do it when you have a laptop? you obviously can't leave it in your car during the summer due to the heat so you would have to carry it everywhere all the time?

[richzubaty]

Actually I covered that in the video. I got a cheap storage locker and secured all my important stuff in it. Over time they even let me set up a kind of an office in the locker.