Sleeping in my car next school year

I'd get an RV. Not a big one but at least van size with a high roof. Better would be an RV the size of what they used in Breaking Bad. You'd be surprised how cheap they go for one that is 10-15 years old.

The biggest problem is parking on the street. Police see someone sleeping in their car and you're going to get contacted. It can get annoying being woken up at 3:00am. During the winter, unless you're in south Florida, it does get cold.

I had a friend who went back to school a couple decades after his first go-round, and he ended up living in his car. He moved without enough money to last and it just ended up that way. He eventually got back on his feet, but that didn't last either and he eventually dropped out. He went off the grid after a while and none of us who knew him have been able to contact him. Homelessness is tough.

But more relevant to your situation, it IS possible to get by in the way you describe. But what are you going to do when you get out of school, live in your car when you go to work? Office jobs have the internet, too. You'd be better served by developing some discipline.

My nephew slept in his old Subaru station wagon in the student parking lot for one semester at a university in Pennsylvania. His plan sounds a lot like yours - he had a meal plan and showered at the Rec center where he worked part time. He did it to save money but more likely for the challenge.

I knew a guy who lived in a big hole he'd dug in the woods near the school. Same idea. Showered at a gym on campus and kept his stuff in a locker there.

I kind of like the idea, but the RV idea sounds a lot more viable.

That said, what's this going to do for your social life? A lot of one's best moments in college are unplanned, people just dropping in. And if you ruled out a place where that could possibly happen a lot of the time, are you shortchanging yourself (and your friends and acquaintances)?

How about just get some bare minimum of a dorm room?

character_27 wrote:

Let me know what you guys think

I think it's a dumb idea, but you should follow your dreams!

like camping wrote:

I knew a guy who lived in a big hole he'd dug in the woods near the school. Same idea. Showered at a gym on campus and kept his stuff in a locker there.

Wait a minute. I need more on this. How long did he do this? What were the temperatures? Why a hole? Wouldn’t sleeping on the ground be better? I realize you were probably joking but in case you weren’t that is the craziest thing I have heard.

You don't need an RV, but an SUV would be nice, so you can put the rear seats down and actually stretch out.

Fred Gwynne wrote:

like camping wrote:

I knew a guy who lived in a big hole he'd dug in the woods near the school. Same idea. Showered at a gym on campus and kept his stuff in a locker there.

Wait a minute. I need more on this. How long did he do this? What were the temperatures? Why a hole? Wouldn’t sleeping on the ground be better? I realize you were probably joking but in case you weren’t that is the craziest thing I have heard.

It's been years now, so the details aren't fresh in my mind. I didn't completely believe the guy myself at first, but a few friends of mine actually eventually found the hole a while after the kid had moved out.

I think it was sort of a fox hole kind of setup, and was dug down a little bit, and then horizontal (maybe under a rock ledge or something?) to give him actual flat space to lay down on. He covered the entrance with a tarp.

I don't think he lived in the thing during the winter. He might have moved in during fall semester, left the hole when it got cold, then returned in the spring. He might have lived with family in the winter, not sure, though.

If you're serious, you're an idiot.

I would go with a minivan, like a Dodge Caravan or something. Should be able to find one cheap. Tear our the back seats and put a mattress back there. Tint the windows so no one can see in.

seattle prattle wrote:

I kind of like the idea, but the RV idea sounds a lot more viable.

That said, what's this going to do for your social life? ?

You haven't heard the saying "if this vans a rockin, don't come a knockin"?

The vanlife is huge on youtube. Could probably make a few bucks filming.

I'm sleeping in my car tonight....... wrote:

seattle prattle wrote:

I kind of like the idea, but the RV idea sounds a lot more viable.

That said, what's this going to do for your social life? ?

You haven't heard the saying "if this vans a rockin, don't come a knockin"?

The vanlife is huge on youtube. Could probably make a few bucks filming.

Yeah, you're probably right. No wonder my undergrad years sucked so much.

seattle prattle wrote:

That said, what's this going to do for your social life? A lot of one's best moments in college are unplanned, people just dropping in.

Does that happen anymore with cell phones? There was a bar in Ithaca that claimed it had to shut down due to cell phones.

Back in the day, they people knew to meet at the bar at 11 pm to figure out where the big parites were. With cell phones, there was no need to meet there.

OP, you need an adhd assessment. Get an organization coach and tutors. A car won't do that.

This has gotta be either a troll or one of those people who has a new "great idea" every 3 days that they never follow through with. If actually serious though, I encourage you to sleep in your car one night and see what it is like first. It's brutal.

Thanks for your response,

This would be just be during the school semester, I'll either go back home or I'll have an internship with housing. I'd agree with what your saying on developing discipline, but I want to put myself through hell. One Motto I live by is, " When you hit rock bottom the only place to go is up."

Thanks for your response,

to be completely honest with you, I don't really care about having these "Best Moments". With that being said, I do have friends, I'm just more focused on creating a future instead of living the typical college life. I would say a dorm room might be the next step if this doesn't work out. I appreciate your comment!

Thanks for your response,

I'm perfectly fine, I do get the I'm crazy once in a blue moon. It's usually from hooligans who don't have their lives together though, I wont assume that's you. I do like the idea of coaches and tutors, but I'm more of a independent person. I responded to previous comment up above, I stated I like to put myself through hell to either break or to develop. The way I look at it is, I am a hard worker, but when put in an environment where I have the liberty to do what I please, is when I slack off. I'll be busy throughout the whole day whether it be classes, or studying in the library and researching stocks during my free time. I'll be so exhausted that when I go to my car, I'll just sleep and wake up a couple hours later and repeat.