Report on car living
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2017 3:59 pm
I could have entered this in my journal, but I think it deserves its own topic.
I've been living in a car for 4 months now, and it has been incredibly easy and nice.
It's a 1999 peugeot 806 like this
Until now, it averages 28 mpg, which is ok for a car this size.
I bought it for 500.- chf. It was still expertised for one year.
Insurance for one year costed me 350, and taxes 588.
I mostly stay around my home town. I do know a few places to park for free around it. Finding places to park for free in switzerland was easy. I am now in Austria. It was a little bit harder, but mostly because I don't know the "codes" for building roads, forest usage, etc...
But back to switzerland.
Encounters with authority were nice. They were mostly concerned about checking if I was fine, and not kicked out of home by an angry wife.
My instalation is very simple. It's just 5 plastic crates white some boards and a matress on it. I still have one seat in the back.
In comparaison to a biger camper, I feel more at ease driving in towns, and I can park anywhere without being immediatly identified as someone sleeping.
In comparison to sleeping outside. I can move more easily, it feels safer than being outside in many situations, but there are also times were I would rather just hide in the wood. Which is impossible with a car. It is also somehow more expensive (but I feel less want to go into place where I have to consume).
The biggest difference is how much stuff I can carry. With the car, I usually have food for a week or two, climbing equipment, and in winter I was carrying my skis with me.
Any questions or experiences to share?
I've been living in a car for 4 months now, and it has been incredibly easy and nice.
It's a 1999 peugeot 806 like this
Until now, it averages 28 mpg, which is ok for a car this size.
I bought it for 500.- chf. It was still expertised for one year.
Insurance for one year costed me 350, and taxes 588.
I mostly stay around my home town. I do know a few places to park for free around it. Finding places to park for free in switzerland was easy. I am now in Austria. It was a little bit harder, but mostly because I don't know the "codes" for building roads, forest usage, etc...
But back to switzerland.
Encounters with authority were nice. They were mostly concerned about checking if I was fine, and not kicked out of home by an angry wife.
My instalation is very simple. It's just 5 plastic crates white some boards and a matress on it. I still have one seat in the back.
In comparaison to a biger camper, I feel more at ease driving in towns, and I can park anywhere without being immediatly identified as someone sleeping.
In comparison to sleeping outside. I can move more easily, it feels safer than being outside in many situations, but there are also times were I would rather just hide in the wood. Which is impossible with a car. It is also somehow more expensive (but I feel less want to go into place where I have to consume).
The biggest difference is how much stuff I can carry. With the car, I usually have food for a week or two, climbing equipment, and in winter I was carrying my skis with me.
Any questions or experiences to share?