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- | Stealth camping (sometimes called | + | [[lifestyle: |
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+ | Stealth camping (sometimes called "urban camping" | ||
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+ | - get through the night without a " | ||
+ | - do it for free | ||
- | ====== beware local laws ====== | ||
- | ===== sleeping in vehicles ===== | ||
- | [[camping: | ||
- | Famously, the Los Angeles law against living in a car was struck down by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals as being " | + | ===== stealthiness ===== |
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+ | Common approaches to stealthiness include: | ||
+ | * arriving late to the spot and leaving early | ||
+ | * rotating spots instead of staying in one place. | ||
+ | * street parking around businesses where others street park | ||
+ | * parking near 24hr businesses | ||
+ | * parking between two 24hr businesses so each thinks you are at the other | ||
+ | * using the spot only for sleeping, not cooking or anything else | ||
+ | * staying inside, and keeping all belongings inside | ||
+ | * staying still to avoid moving the van | ||
+ | * tinting or blacking out windows to minimize light exposure | ||
+ | * parking under streetlights to help hide light leakage from your windows. | ||
+ | * blackout curtain between van cab and living space | ||
+ | * staying in more working-class neighborhoods if residential stealthing is necessary. | ||
+ | * entering vehicle through the driver' | ||
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+ | ===== beware local laws ===== | ||
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+ | [[camping: | ||
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+ | Famously, the original | ||
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+ | ===== finding industrial areas ===== | ||
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+ | Some cities have their local [[https:// | ||
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+ | You may also be able to use Google Maps or other imagery to see where the warehouse/ | ||
- | The 9th Circuit covers much of the west coast.((http:// | ||
- | A similar shift occurred in 1972 when SCOTUS struck down Jacksonville, | ||
===== parked DUI ===== | ===== parked DUI ===== | ||
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===== indecency ===== | ===== indecency ===== | ||
- | Normal activities like using the toilet or bathing could be considered indecent exposure if witness | + | Normal activities like using the toilet or bathing could be considered indecent exposure if witnessed |
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+ | ===== Further reading and viewing ===== | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||
+ | * Hacker Public Radio podcast - Klaatu' | ||
+ | * [[https:// | ||