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van life: a cold snap ANOTHER POST DENIED BECAUSE THE STUPID ALGORITHM RUNNING THIS IDIOTIC SITE DOES NOT WORK... Being homeless is bad enough, but at least I have decent shelter from the elements. Where I live, the average temperature at night is low 30’s and never reaches 50 during the day. It is constantly raining, and if that weren’t bad enough there is a nasty bit of wind added to the mix. In my van, I struggle to keep the temperature in the low 60’s by idling with the heater on occasionally. My inability to afford gas is the main reason I don’t sit with it on for hours at a time, but I admit I fear it breaking down on me as well. A while back I fell asleep in the middle of the night while it was warming up, and when I woke the “check engine” light was flashing at me. I’ve seen it on before, but never flashing, so I’m really scared to make it happen again. If I could find a parking garage with a bit of shelter I might try it out, just to get away from the rain a bit. As soon as I get the van comfortable, I'll shut it off, and the cold starts to seep in immediately. I can set up a thermometer and actually watch the temperature fall as I sit there. This cold snap is supposed to last at least a week, and apart from going into the public library I have no real respite from the van. I can go grocery shopping, or maybe to the thrift store, but all outside activity is currently on the rough side of uncomfortable for me. I cannot hop on my bike and accomplish things if I have to return to a cold van, so I’m basically biding my time for now. And that’s exactly what my daily routine feels like. When it gets warmer, with a bit less precipitation, I will get back on my bike and seek out some new areas in which to park the van. I’ll also go back to riding to the grocery store, instead of wasting gas by driving there. Right now, the thought of walking from my vehicle to the front door of a business is highly unappealing, let alone covering a few miles each way, so I admit I am wussing out big time. If my life is going to get worse before it gets better I’m going to get that out of the way now, during this particularly rough “snap” so that when it ends I am ready (hopefully) to rocket forward and up! I’ve gone down far enough, it’s time to make some progress.  |
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