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opinion:frater_secessus:stayinginoneplace [2022/08/07 18:23]
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 ====== Staying for free in one place ====== ====== Staying for free in one place ======
  
-Daydreamers often ask there is somewhere out there they can stay for free indefinitely.  Let's consider the possibilities.+ 
 +Hopefuls often ask there is somewhere out there they can stay for free indefinitely.  There are problems with long-term stays in general, even if you do find a place that allows it.  
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 +  * can you handle the different weather seasons in the place?  Most vanfolk [[camping:snowbirding|follow mild weather]] for a reason.  
 +  * can you source water and dispose of your waste? 
 +  * can you make your own power, or pay for power when available? 
 + 
 +Assuming that's all covered, let's consider the possibilities.
  
 ===== slab city ===== ===== slab city =====
  
-The only real free-for-all is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City,_California|Slab City]].  It's not everone's cup of tea and gets unbearably hot in summer. +The only real unlimited camping is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slab_City,_California|Slab City]].  It's not everyone's cup of tea and gets unbearably hot in summer.  
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 +Slabbers police their own and may not suffer fools gladly.  
  
  
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 It is conceivable there are **friends/family willing to donate a backyard or driveway**.  But if OP had that option they wouldn't be asking the question.   It is conceivable there are **friends/family willing to donate a backyard or driveway**.  But if OP had that option they wouldn't be asking the question.  
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 +Note that even if the friend/neighbor allows it the city or neighbors may object. 
  
 ===== commercial options ===== ===== commercial options =====
  
-There are **RV parks** with long-term rates but they cost money.+There are **RV parks** with long-term rates but they cost money.  Many don't take campervans or anything other than relatively new commercially-built RVs.  Is your [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] setup already built?
  
 There are [[camping:ltva|LTVA]] you can stay at for months on end but they cost money. There are [[camping:ltva|LTVA]] you can stay at for months on end but they cost money.
opinion/frater_secessus/stayinginoneplace.txt · Last modified: 2023/12/02 17:45 by frater_secessus

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