Why I live out of my car

Jasson Bowman sleeps in his car. He spends the money he saves on worthwhile things

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• cardwelling

[offgridnick]

Well the main reason to know is so you can get one too, but to be honest, i forgot. I think it might be a Datsun Cherry, but you can find out for sure by looking in my book OFF THE GRID - Inside the Movement.... (Penguin 2010)

Thanks

Nick

[davidrrrd]

and with the money you save over rent or mortgage you can get a new winshild and some silver coins

[relicright]

Would be tons of fun raising kids in the back seat....

[bluemew88888]

@jbenn88 thats common knowledge

[bluemew88888]

@jbenn88 cops dont know the law im a criminal justice student as is all my family my best friend is a grad. here all you got to do to become a cop is go to boot camp for short period and pass a written/physical test thats it. no extensive law learning is done.

[jbenn88]

@bluemew88888 For the last part, do your research and if you choose to stay in the parking lot of a business make sure they allow this, such as most wal marts who are okay with it, assuming it will contribute to their business which is true most of the time.

[jbenn88]

@bluemew88888 Most of this is incorrect. It does depend on the state, but the part about cops being ignorant about the laws? Dude, they have to study law and deal with it every day. They aren't just put out there. Besides, if you're not doing anything illegal, you won't get in trouble. If you have a concealed permit, it DOES NOT have to be in plain sight. In some states, i.e. Colorado you can carry a loaded handgun in your car out of plain sight even without a concealed permit.

[jbenn88]

@apkpicker there is a such thing as fresh food. You don't need a fridge to prepare food. It can be and is done all the time (there are people who survive in the world without all of the luxuries that we enjoy). As someone else mentioned, a UPS box gives a physical address. You may have to use someone else's address as your original address, but it's easy to get around if you really want to do it.

[jbenn88]

@Acetoxy That's a pretty narrow-minded point of view. There are tons of responsible citizens who are armed. They do this for protection. People do break into cars, and bad things do happen to good people. If it came down to saving your own life, you wouldn't take the life of another? You have to think about the possibility, not only if yo're living in your car, but anywhere. It could happen to anyone. That being said, not everyone is mature enough or responsible enough to carry one.

[masteroflife777]

8digitPDX Good point..

[8digitPDX]

@relicright Which then takes away most of the maneuverability of the car and vastly limits your parking options, but this guy half lives out of a storage unit where I would guess there is more security than a trailer on the street. Some people do the same thing here in Portland, even napping in their storage lockers when they did not get a good night's sleep in their car or shopping cart based "bugout rig"

[8digitPDX]

@masteroflife777 No, a realist.