After 2+ years LIVING in my PRIUS full-time, I finally got “THE KNOCK!” 🚨 in Oregon!
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I lost my security guard job for this reason. I often slepr in my car and had sympathy for people who did at Walmart. They changed their policy because vagrants were making the situation worse by just taking over parking lots as their homes. In order to be non-discriminatory, Walmart banned all overnight sleeping. I allowed some and the Walmart manager had me removed as that site security guard. Seeing that that Walmart was the only client that this security company had in this town. I was laid off. Good thing though, the pandemic started and I went on two years if nice unemployment. What did I do? You guessed it! Went on the road with my 1993 Winnebago!
Did you sleep in any Walmart parking lots?
Thats a shame. I hadnt noticed. To tell the truth I didnt really notice that pandemic. I ignored it and it ignored me.
I don't think traveling for two years while being on unemployment sounds bad. If you don't have to worry about other bills and you could have took that check and and pretty much vacationed for two years I say more power to you.
So glad I could pay for your vacation...
@@Why...So...Stupid...lol you're mixing up the laid off employees from the useless methjobs..
You might want to put a harness on camper full time especially if he ever slips off an trail edge .This way you would have some way of lifting him back up vs no chance with just at the collar IMO
Columbia makes a great soft sport harness that actually doubles as enough floatation to keep them up if they fall into a rough patch of water or the ocean.
I have no investment in Columbia as a company; they just make a few good things at okay price points and functional dog harnesses for active owners have been a couple of them.
Agreed. You’d be surprised how Quickly a dog will forgot about the danger it’s around. A harness will allow you to pull them up without strangling and having them slip out
I was gonna suggest the same thing.
Agree. My dogs wear collars full-time, but when we were having off-road adventures, the harnesses would go on. Had two instances where I almost lost dogs over cliffs!
I think that's a great idea! Better safe than sorry. I once had a dog he was so smart he'd watch the news with me lol one day he jumped off a very high roof luckily he was OK but Dog's only have the mind of a 2 or 3 year-old their whole life no matter how smart they might seem.
I absolutely love that you LITERALLY rescued this dog from the desert and are now giving him the best life a dog could dream of. Mad props on you! (Subscribed)
Thank you!!!!!
Yes, that dog is living the dog dream. Woods and trails and ponds dog playgrounds. Food, housing, medical benefits. All the while being hugged and loved by a hottie.
Dang you’re beautiful you can stay at my place here Oregon anytime
@@NikkiDelventhal 😅
@@NikkiDelventhal God Bless You Nikki Amen xxxxxxx and God Bless Your Earthly Family Amen xxxxxxx
I immediately subscribed when she called her burrito experience an “exorcism”. I love that. Lol I really love how happy you are and the energy you bring to UA-cam! I love your dog Camper so much!! I really do enjoy your content.
Haha! 🥰🙏🏻😅 Thank you!
Nikki, I’ve been following and admiring your channel and as a retired urban stealth van dweller I finally share what I dread most with you, the knock! 24 hour fitness of which I was a member booted me out and so there goes my membership. I didn’t want to patronize them again. It was perfect for me because right after my daily sauna and shower, I just go out to my Van and sleep on my sofa bed. So, McDonald’s is a good spot. Specially the 24 hour ones. They also have free WiFi, food and drink and clean restrooms. Motels is another. And outskirts the cities are the very clean rest areas. Did that until I turned 70. Good luck and I’m praying for you. PS. I now live mostly at a tropical island which you are most welcome to visit, vacay, stay if you get tired of the cold climate. Ciao.
Ooo where is the island?
The knock, sounds like a variation of the clap. Probably her bottom end is getting loose.
I got offered a job in Northern California 4 years back but I was straight broke! I accepted the job, built a bed in my malibu and joined the gym when I got there. Man, people treated me like a criminal for sleeping in my car. Eventually after 4 months I got into a living situation and now I'm thriving.
Hope you're doing well...with living situation and the job!
More power to you man, glad you are doing better
yeah, I'm doing the same next week. I don't have a job offer, yet. There are no work opportunities here that line up with my degree, so I'm going from city to city job hunting. Only got $300 to my name.
@@adnoble84 you will make it brother
@@adnoble84 as long as you keep moving forward
I live in bend, and Walmart just increased security due to our homeless increase in the past year. I work down at the Old Mill district as a security officer. I feel bad when I knock on car windows to inform people that they can't sleep overnight in our parking lots. I always give everyone enough time to wake up, and process what is going on, so the individual doesn't become stressed when waking from a deep sleep. Love the content!
Yeah, been noticing that. I think the forest fires started in the homeless camps in the past few years have really been making people nervous. Hopefully they get those homeless shelters and housing going before next summer.
I thought that it’s ok by Walmart if you camp at night in their lot
I spent a couple weeks fall of 2020 traveling around the US for a photo assignment...I stayed in about half a dozen Walmart parking lots from Arkansas to Nogales, AZ. The only Walmart lot I was kicked out of was in Las Vegas...the security guard started making the rounds notifying folks right at 11pm when they closed. He was really cool to me, though...out of the 6 or 8 people he kicked out, when I told him I was just traveling through, he told me to park in a smaller lot adjacent, which officially was not on his watch. I was left alone for the night, except for 2 or 3 crazy homeless people having shouting arguments all night with their invisible friends.
People need to have a place to live. This is really a sad commentary on our country.
@@XCerykX Poverty is a policy choice.
I remember when you found “CAMPER”. So nice to see you still with your best buddy. He is a happy boy for sure. Bravo .
I work as a mobile homeless outreach worker so I am often the person knocking on cars (although it is never to make people move but just to offer them services if they need it) and I used to live in a car when I was a kid with my mom, which was fairly traumatic. And I still have this deep seated desire to live in a car or an RV. When I bought my first car, I intentionally bought a Honda Fit because I needed a car that I could easily live in if the need arose. You never know where life is gonna take you. Thanks for sharing your experiences
That's one scary statement. Never know where life's gonna takeyou 😢 anyway good you bought Fit. Always being prepared helps
7:54 As a fellow traveler... I can't express how right this is to say. I have said it 1000 times and every time I didn't listen to my gut bad crap would come my way.
If there's crap coming, gut would be the first to know
Like what
um, that's because it's coming your way, either way.
Excellent camera work and editing. I felt like I was watching a full production documentary. And that dog is SO lucky
Thank you!!!!!!
@@NikkiDelventhal Hello 🖐️💋💋💋
Does she have a camera person with her or does she just set up the camera on a tripod and walk past it?
@@photina78 She has a camera dog that helps her get those amazing shots. I wish I was her b roller!
When I was a kid, my dad taught me about 'the knock'. But his version was about how when you get that feeling in the pit of your stomach that tells you that no matter where you are, no matter what you're doing, in about 15 seconds, you're gonna shit.
Last year I was inspired by you to live in my Prius when hard times hit and it had been AMAZING! I’m super stealth about it as I’m a bit embarrassed to be homeless, but your smiles and laughter make it all seem good.
I rarely sleep around others, but stay at campgrounds a lot for safety reasons ( and hot showers!) and I was glad you mentioned that trusting your gut instincts is important. Even at campgrounds I have occasionally felt the need to move on earlier than planned because of sketchy people circling me. Women need to be extra cautious and my dog Bubba adds an extra layer of safety to my adventures these days. I trust HIS instincts. I’m in Oregon at the moment too and it is an incredibly beautiful state. Take care!
Absolutely, always trust your instincts!!! I used to have some creeper dude park RIGHT next to me every day at the park. An entire, gigantic, miles-long park, and he'd park right next to me every day. His van had NO windows, and he never spoke to me, but he'd park just past me, so the angle of his van allowed him to look into my camper. SUPER fucking creepy. Then he found the street that I would part on at night (directly in front of my old apartment, so I knew all the neighbors) and started parking there at night too!!! It would have been different had he introduced himself, like so many other fulltimers/vanlifers had ("Hey, I've seen you around! I'm living in that truck! How the hell are ya?!") but he never said a word. Yeah, I'm not trying to be a statistic on the nightly news, dude! I started changing my routine up so he'd stop creeping on me. My dog was an absolute lifesaver when I was living in the camper too. Anyone touching it or approaching would send her into Cujo mode. People who were not well-meaning would quickly turn and walk away when they saw/heard her.
Stay safe out there. This is a great time connect with yourself on a deeper level by trusting your instincts, the way humans have done for thousands of years surviving in mother nature.
This is fascinating to me to see and i am cheering on you and her both!
Yes AlWaYS trust your gut!!!!
Sending smiles, respect and love!
@@SilverFlame819 good keep changing your routine …. Never be predictable and wear clothes that don’t stand out so you are not easy to spot when out of your vehicle.
I learned this in retail jewelry as it was taught to never to leave the store and go home the same way … change it up all the time :-)
Admire your tenacity!!!
@@alimis426 Since I was fulltiming in a camper in a city I'd lived in for a decade, and still had a job there, it gave a false sense of security, for sure. As soon as I was like, "Hmmm, I've got a stalker," I changed things up immediately! Always better safe than sorry!
Hey Nikki - I stealth camp in my 2018 Honda Civic Hatchback quite often. I've been all over the country, actually the world too, and will tell you that the absolute best place to stealth camp in your car is at upscale hotels. You want to park where there are tons of cars so you blend in, where there is no rift raft at night, and where you don't "stand out" for "The Knock" to even happen. Upscale hotels like the Hyatt , Marriott, Hilton, Holiday Inn, etc are the best! Everyone is inside their hotel rooms and hotel staff never roam the parking lots after dark. Remember, the key is to not stand out, ......so be among tons of other parked vehicles!
Great advice 👍
@@birdlover7776 Thanks - I'm camping in my Civic right now! In Sarasota, Florida at a Marriott, no problems at all. I park in a dark parking spot, put my window coverings up a bit after dark, then do some computer work and have a beer/relax - got a 5' 10" bed in the back end - it's quite comfortable! Then get a hot coffee at sunrise in the morning and off to some fishing spots! Caught a hammerhead shark yesterday and some spanish mackerel today fishing. Take Care
Glad you have a dog. Best companion, and always on guard duty. Be safe girl. I lived in my car in Hawaii for years but nowadays there are so many homeless here and there's a huge meth problem. Sometimes chronics would pester me. I like your salad routine. That's a good one. I definitely felt much safer w my dog.
How can this be? Hawaii is a Liberal Paradise!
you slept in your car for years, you were the homeless! did you not see yourself as one of them?
@@Pavia1525 a lot of unhoused people get sent to hawaii under the guise of starting a new life :/
@@notfiveo
Who is worth 1.5 million and lives in a car?
@@SHONGERMAINE
Maybe a fair few homeless didn't have a car.
Probably because of drugs.
I love you Camper! I lost my dog 2 years ago, now i talk to the walls. Maybe I'll foster in the spring.
When my wife and I were full time RVers we always went inside WalMart, Cracker Barrel, Cabela's etc. and asked permission to park in their parking lot over night. And we always did business with them ( no matter how small ) when they said yes. We never overnight parked at a place of business without first going inside and asking if it was okay. We were full time RVers for over 2 1/2 yrs and we never got the knock.
Smart idea
Knock, knock. Everything ok mam? You can park here, you just need to pay the parking troll.
If you *can* get trespassed, always ask first.
who did you ask? the store manager? and what exactly do you say to them??
and you were smart, courteous, and exercised common sense. I hope more people follow your lead.
Your dog looks like he’s having the best time ever 👌 keep safe enjoyed watching
I have had just one "knock" the entire last year living and working in my van (Long haul expediting) and it was while I was sleeping on side of an urban dirt/sand road in south carolina. Officer was just checking to see if I was okay. I told him I had "ran out of mandated hours and had to stop there. It was shady and cooler when I layed down for nap" (this was just past midnight local time) . Chatted him up saw I was okay and my6 excuse held up cause I AM a commercial carrier but not one with commercial license. Therefore didn't have t0 keep a logbook tee hee . Nothing like living in a van that screams legitimate vandweller and not the truth , Why have rent ?? also ..feeds my adhd very nicely
In my country truckers get fined for that. No ifs, buts and ors are accepted.
@@Ozymandias1 "Ifs, ands, or buts" is the usual formula
I run a Strait truck(Isuzu FTR Extended cab w/bench bed, Class 6) with a 28 foot drybox on it doing Expedited Hot Shots. No CDL required to operate. However I run an Electronic Log because the Truck has a MC and USDOT number though so it is a Commercial Vehicle. They can't legally make you move if you're out of drive time on your Logs.
Pretty cool adventure. But, “I was on someone else’ property and they told you to leave. Wow, how unfair.”
This is crazy. I own a 07 Prius. I can’t imagine living out of it. I have slept in it a few times during a few hiking trips. Lol. You have an interesting channel. Gonna be checking out some more of your content.
What amazes me she outshines the History Channel, PBS, and the Discovery Channel. Now I'm wondering if she's watched Mav a solo UA-camr camper (from Minnesota) backwoods to trout fish, has a bed, kitchen in the rear of his pickup truck. 😬
Dude, I also watch Mav! Just found him about 2 months ago. I’m his same age and I’ve been feeling a little adventurous lately which is how I found his channel.
@@THEMUDBUSTERS4 thank for replying just got the bad news on Chick-fil-A, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Burger King among restaurants whose food packaging found to contain cancer-causing ‘forever’ chemicals in new report.
I was staying in my car for a few months after moving from Austin to houston and I got the knock at Walmart by security BUT they were super sweet and told me to park just outside the Walmart parking lot and in this other parking area that’s conjoined. They said they would keep an eye on us knowing me and others sleeping in their cars over there.
You can see how thankful camper is for you saving him.
and here I thought "the knock" was an engine thing 😂oh well, I enjoyed the video. rubber tramping Oregon is definitely on the bucket list.
same hahaha
It amazes me seeing all the good people living in their vehicles. Most are just ordinary people that have fallen on hard times. Sadens me that so many people have to live in their vehichles these days - but it is a sign of the times I suppose.
I am here in Portland Oregon. Literally hundreds of Vans + Cars with people obviously living in them around where I live. It's too expensive to rent or buy. I have 3 roommates. Super happy my parents bought a house here 20 years ago for 48K dollars.
And, I think it's going to get worst.
It's the " poorest" people that are sometimes the most happy.
Some people enjoy the freedom of low cost living
Some people can't afford $2000 dollars a month rent.
So grateful for your courage to share who you are and your perspectives in life. Really opened my eyes to a new way of looking at things and especially on obstacles and preconceived notions what is the "proper way to live." It takes a really secure and positive person like you to be able to not need what most think they cannot live without which are in reality just instilled to hold one back. You go girl, seeing you really live your life on your terms makes me feel like I can do the same.
I love your videos
Koo
It's wonderful to see you with your dog on leash, I live in an outdoor recreation area and so many people let their dogs run off leash and they get seriously hurt or killed -- snakes, avalanches, falling through ice, moose. It's great that you show your dog can have a wonderful and free time and the leash doesn't get in his way at all.
Not to mention it's very respectful to e1 who doesn't want even a "friendly dog" jumping on them or just close in general. I'm a dog lover too but realize e1 else isn't. She's definitely doing it right for all involved.
I agree. Very responsible and caring.
I don't get it. Aren't the dogs allowed to run free? I didn't see a leash.
@@RR-iq8ze He's on a long lead for most of the video (not in the car, there be a dog park there, that sort of thing is fine). Sometimes she has it by hand and sometimes at her waist. I suspect he is really used to running with her, so it's a very natural run he has because he's used to the lead and being by her side, but it's a thin black lead, definitely therer.
@DimebagVision I mean, that's kind of a fucked up way to look at it. People have trauma from dog and animal attacks so to say that is pretty shitty
you should always use high quality gasoline like Chevron, to prevent the knocks
For me, there is nothing in this life as special as a well-adjusted, happy and active dog. Mine is now 15 years old, beginning to have failing hips, but it's still a joy to watch him running (briefly) and being playful in deep fluffy snow. I've met no better companion. 'Absolutely love Camper.
having had both dogs and kids, when couples ask me if they should have kids I ask if they've had a dog before. :-)
If they say "no", I tell them to get a dog first - if you can learn to raise a dog okay there's a pretty good chance you'll be able to handle kids. They're just basically little kids for their entire lives so once you can manage that then you can probably move up to something that will be able to operate more independently.
In fact, when people get married they should be issued a dog so that they can find out if they are going to want to really be parents or not. :-)
I feel ya. I have a 15 year old dog and she has the wear and tear of getting older. But she is by far my favorite friend and companion.🥰💞🐶
My best friend is Abby the wonder mutt, she is 15 years old and has been with me since she was 8 weeks old , she too is slowing down with age...the hikes are shorter and the breaks longer...but nothing is better than the love of an old dog.
To be 15, and still prancing like that is amazing.
He has a good base-line metabolism PLUS you don't over feed him.
And you let him romp till he gets his fill.
Most people don't let their pets get out and exercise near enough. Thanks for the video.
Absolutely same here!!!!
I got my first knock after about 5 yrs of travel. It was at the Pagosa Springs, Co. Walmart I had used several times before. They had changed their policy about overnighting. The Security guard was very kind and pointed me to a quiet vacant lot nearby under a stunning Ponderosa Pine. Win for me.
Such a small world! I also slept in the Pagosa Springs Walmart parking lot in my car. I live in WA now, but I remember that place.
Yo rob if your
Still there check out country road 700
@@goingtobeok A Walmart with a beautiful view!
@@mtnlad I’ll do that next time. I have a little lot in nearby Aspen Springs I’m working on each summer,
Sick! I lived up in unit 6 one winter
To be young and free and living off the grid! I salute you!!! 🙏🏽
anyone any age can do this
Leaving those quarters for the next person truly warms my heart! Happy New Year Nikki and Camper Delventhal.
🥰🥰🥰 Happy New Year! Xoxo
@@NikkiDelventhal🌔 Marry💚 Me☀️👁️🗨️
@@NikkiDelventhal swap the engine, I swapped my 07 Prius at 280,000 miles because I got tired of adding oil 😂 I waited for it to break so I have excuse to swap it. Cost me $1,500 plus labor.
@@BOREDANDWELLBORED swap the engine? got tired of paying for oil? With the exception of electric cars I thought you put oil in your car even for brand new cars to keep the engine going smoothly for years to come?
@@wapaa26 no. You don't put oil in new cars, you CHANGE oil, but you don't add oil to it unless it's old like mine where the gaskets wear out. I haven't added oil in my swapped engine for over a year now, since day 1. The cheaper alternative is to just replace the gaskets, but it would cost you around $1,400 the same price. But my Prius was really beat up with 280,000 miles that the previous owner I believe didn't take care of and I feel a used engine is better plus I wanted to learn swapping it, just my personal choice.
I love that you are giving camper such an excellent life, especially after he was dumped in a canyon.
Camper is living the dog dream
Say's about a person .Our rescue dog Nala had 6 rescue homes ,2 foster homes all by the time she was two
That is the “official” story.
Does anyone know what breed camper is?...he looks very similar to my dog which I was told at the shelter she is half Pit Bull terrier mix.
@@budkoga5835 Nope
When I was a 48 state trucker I got the knock a few times over the years. Sometimes telling me to move, sometimes asking if I needed any company 🤷♂️
Camper is definitely living his best life. If he could talk, they could literally make a movie out of his life.
We have these HUGE parking lots that cater to consumerism in our waking hours, then they sit empty all night? I get their counter... you can't have vans all over a parking lot when "real" customers show up in the morning. Yet this just reflects the mindset of that system, and it is highly inefficient, considering space available. This needs to be addressed more, as vanlife may only become more popular.
Yes. I'm not a nomad, and likely never will be due to my personality, but I find the lifestyle so interesting. If a large, franchised business is open 24/7 (likely making close to, if not, a billion dollar a year +) and the vehicles that are staying there overnight are well-kept, I don't see the harm in nomads staying in a parking lot overnight. It causes harm to no one, and if it's a 24/7 business, what's the difference if a boon docker vs store customer is parked there? How many times have other people pulled over in a random parking lot to take an important phone call, eat lunch on the run, etc., without actually patronizing the business they're parking at? I do this often. I've heard PF is cracking down, but at my local PF, I always see obvious boon-docking vehicles camping out.
I'm trying to plan out getting a van to life with for at least 6 months with my girlfriend and reading people's negative experiences (especially since COVID) of being kicked out of empty parking spots overnight makes me think maybe I should write up an email to try to send to some local "officials." I know they don't care about making van life easier because they don't contribute to the system as much, but this (North america/Europe) is supposed to be the model "free world" so it needs to respect all ways of life.
Ohhh my gosh I haven't watched you in quite a while and I'm soooo happy your page has done so well. So many subscribers! I'm so happy for you I know it was a lot of hard work but I'm like freaking out that you are doing so well! Happy New Year!
I’ve had the “knock” before too. It’s no big deal as long as you act respectfully and offer no resistance to finding another spot. I love your lifestyle posts.
Keep being awesome!
Knock knock
It is a trespass situation. If they choose to exercise rights of property, then you just leave. There are thousands of NFS free campsites (there's a website for free or almost free campsites) that I use when motorcycle touring.
Many of them might be intimidating for a solo city person (way out in the in boonies)...but you're less likely to be stalked there than in a city or burblot.
Out in the woods I fear bears more than man...as I'm sleeping out...but in a car or van you should be secure.
Not true, I just got a criminal trespassing charge for sleeping in my van in the wrong parking lot, broken down no less, with proof I had the part to fix my van on order for the next day. The cop treated me like I had hurt someone, got handcuffed, the whole bit. this isn't the first time something like this has happened to me either and it's why I have absolutely no trust in any police officer or department. It's why I can get held at gun point a
@@shineypenny These are the bad cops that everyone is now learning about thanks to body cams.
Cops are robots so to speak.
13:30 - I think you mean a Homeless Person, Right? 🤣😂. I'm just playing..😁😎
I must say I admire your adventurous spirit and your willingness to break free from "normal" conventions. As a married man with a kid I couldn't uproot my family to do this, but man, what an interesting way to live life.
I mean I've seen families live this kind of life. They usually do it out of a 5th wheel or a slide out trailer. It's a good option if you have kids that aren't that great in school and would rather take their education into their own hands. The biggest thing is the transition from having a house to living in a trailer exclusively and the transition from public to home school.
@@trixiebewitched Yeah, I know it could work for _a_ family, just not _my_ family, ha ha. My wife would never in a million years go for it.
It’s always interesting to think about how many attachments being a married man with children brings. It seems like there are just so many things that you can’t do.
@@benjaminslife9424 I guess that's one way to look at it. Marriage definitely does require some sacrifices. After 26 years of marriage I'd argue that I've gained more than I've sacrificed, though.
@@benjaminslife9424 wives miss out on a lot too
This is the first UA-cam video of yours that I've had the pleasure of watching but I've subscribed. I love your energy, your dog and that you go on trails. I love those things too but ive got lung disease at age 52 and now im as good as housebound. Moral of the story is that im probably going to live vicariously through you (and others) for a bit. Lol
i hope you can get out there on your better days, i know well enough that being away from nature is the most difficult thing. make the most of your alive moments, when you feel okay, try to make it to a park or have a friend come with to a beach or even just try to make it to your yard, and sunbathe when you can. all love 🤍
I’m a first timer myself 😉
@@dray2882 I do go out when I can. Unfortunately I live at the furthest point from a beach in the UK, lol but ive got a beautiful park and river near my home that I visit whenever possible.
@@crystalmelzz1982 me too.
Same here. Pulmonary edema with emphysema. I used to travel all over usa with 2 kids. I loved moving. Now I live with my daughter who is so protective I can barely go anywhere. God bless her but dang im only 60 and im still fairly healthy. Would love to be on road again.
Very smart to go with your gut and leave your first choice. There’s so many disappearances and creepy shit that’s gone on in the sisters area… may God bless you and keep you safe.🙏❤️
Trust your guts always. You have the right of not being nice, of being rude, suspicious and ridiculous. There are really very few people that can outsmart our subconscious animal instinct of sensing that something's off.
I was run out of one Walmart parking lot in Massachusetts because there was a huge homeless problem, in that town. I think it depends on the size of the parking lot, how congested it is, how many travelers camp out, how many partiers there are, the homeless population, if it is attached to a shopping center and the owner is particular, and the time of the month. Just know, I think you are a smart, beautiful woman and living on the road is better than living on a couch, watching TV. I know a guy who put himself through Stanford University while living in two vans, just off campus. He did nothing with his masters degree and now he lives off the land and off the grid, in Alaska. I was run out of six places, in the two years I lived in my van. Three in Massachusetts, two in Northern California, one in Iowa.
I had 3 knocks in 1 month 😂 1 was cops who just simply wanted to know what I was doing, they woke me up by shining the torch in my eyes. I was crazy freaked out and thought I was being abducted by aliens. Another was a lady just being curious because I left my door slightly ajar as it was crazy hot. And another was in a super quiet area and a guy just appeared out of nowhere at my window, I had a mad freak out and jumped out my car ready to fight, he was real apologetic and walked off. I was trying to not make it obvious that I was sleeping in there but it had the effect of making people even more curious haha
I often sleep in my van while traveling. I like tinted windows, park in areas my vehicle will be seen but not noticed and have a black sleeping bag with a black sheet thrown over me so I look like valueless junk in the trunk lol
Maybe it was an alien disguised as a cop….🤣
They're just checking on you to make sure everything is okay. You know what you're doing, but they don't. It could have been a medical emergency.
@@iam1smiley1 you're not valueless junk even if you do look like it sometimes
@@nuthinbutluv4u142if you think it's the job of police to see if everything is ok without you asking for help or anything illegal going on, you're a nosey person who is like all the other nosey people who call the police and "waste our taxes" and should be charged for making frivolous calls to the police or for harassment!
Camper is the Swiss Army knife of dogs, there's nothing he can't do. You've made his life, and that's truly special, way to go Nikki 🐶❤
Now you`ve done it! You have officially offended my cat Fred!
🥰🥰🥰 He is my favorite!
Camper must have super good karma to have found you ❣️
So you're really living in your car? If you do looks fun 😉 😊
@@NikkiDelventhal you are fit.
The knock is very annoying. Welcome to a New Amerika. "The land of the free " Whenever I get the " knock" I simply explain: "That I am in quarantine because I've got the virus & have nowhere to go". Can I come to your house .
Youre on private property. Your freedoms don't exist there, got it? You're lucky they let you stay at all
@@palmsofdestin1 / true
You seem to be a good honest peaceful loving person.Bless you and your best friend.
(SHINE ON DARLING 💎)
🎼☮️👊
I'm very impressed with your positivity! I lived out of my SUV while travelling across the US and Canada for 6 months or so and it can be a challenge at times. Definitely can be a great adventure though :) I got the knock once before myself.
I'm gonna be honest here, ever since your channel was recommended to me yesterday I've been hooked. Also, I always watch all my videos at 2x, or minimum 1.7x, your videos I watch at normal or at the most 1.25x, makes me feel like I'm experiencing the activities with you! Thank you for posting amazing content!
Wow what a compliment!!! Thank you!!!🥰🥰🥰
She's earned the honor of her vid being watched at normal speed 😂 that's awesome
Lol umm ok. Ever since I read your comment 30 secs ago, my life changed forever
Got the "knock" on more than few occasions in my van (Winters in South Florida can be tough!). Cracker Barrel is almost always a good choice as the only downsides are the need to arrive late and the noise from the 4am dumpster emptying, but can't complain for the price. =)
Why are winters in South Florida tough. Hard to find spots as it is really busy there that time of year?
@@KetoCarnivoreLife Yes, free boondocking spots are much tougher to find in South Florida than most other places I've traveled. Little to no public street parking, and most all private parking lots near the coasts are now posted as "No overnight parking". Not saying it's not possible as I manage a couple months each Winter, but it's not easy and has been getting more difficult every year.
@@johnnyrambles aren't Walmarts always safe if all other options are exhausted?
@@kevinbradley9601 I understand that it depends on the location. If the store is in a mall or shopping center then the mall may have a no camping policy, regardless of the store.
Although I think I heard something about a policy change at Walmart as well, recently. I think their lawyers decided that they didn’t want the liability, and transients (both vehicle lifers and the panhandler type) are growing in population.
@@WytcherNytes yea i have always wondered how long the Wal Mart open arm approach would last especially with the popularity of car and van living. Hopefully they don't get super prohibitive. 99% of ppl using it are respectful. Its usually that 1% that triggers the new rules
Not sure how ended up here. I would imagine UA-cam algorithms picked up on my interest of watching crazy folks living in a car lol couple of years back which I still find insane! The quality of your videos are great! Not to mention the places you’ve visited !
I met an author that finally figured out that one way to avoid being rousted out of town was to work in his vehicle at night with a light on. Unless the locals complain, he rarely got rousted. He would sleep during the day. Extreme for sure but worked for him. Remember, you can’t just drop anchor in a particular spot! You have to keep moving burning expensive gas.
74 to 79 I lived in my VW bus and surfed with my dog Punch. Never gota knock swept the lot of glass and always collected trash. I had a reputation to maintain and the cops brought me coffee and sometimes donuts or breakfast. Small talk and a look at my retired USCG ID made my presence welcome with neighbors that understood years of service earned me privileges and privacy.
dang man must've been a different time. I've gotten "the knock" about 6 times in my 8 months of living on the road. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
I have the utmost respect for what your doing , your very brave living the way you do. Please be very careful with the hiking. You should get a personal locator beacon, carry bear spray and a gun. Those who have these things with them drop there potential of becoming a missing 411 case by probably 65% . Be careful of things out in those woods that many laugh at and demean people over saying they've seen one .but yet these beings are very real. Just be careful. A beautiful woman running around could draw the attention of evil. An Evil that's all over this country now days . Goodluck with all you do. May God always accompany you on all your travels.
I can buy those items and ship them to a po box or friends place for you. Just respond to this posting and I’ll do the shopping and shipping, stay safe.
I must know: what are the things in the woods you reference? If you cannot say i understand
@@leyenda6149 We don’t know the causes. All we know for sure is the effect.
Loving your videos and attitude /smile . Life is about living and good memory’s , not about being the richest person in the grave !Keep that smile Nikki x
You have no idea how haply it makes me that there's people that aren't ashamed to live this life 🙏 I've talked about it with my family and have got nothing but grief lmaoo apparently you're supposed to live your life miserably and just accept it 🤷
What are talking about being a hobo! Go to skid row there's a lot of people there that will make u happy
@@khalilbashir3244 😂😂😂
you're delusional lmao living out of a vehicle in order to travel doesn't make you a hobo. I'm a cyber security analyst, work from a laptop and make the median American income in six months.
@@Cacodominus6969 I hope you know there are homeless people that have jobs
@@Cacodominus6969 plus her living conditions didn't seem like the cleanest. I've seen people convert Vans and other vehicles even live in tents and still have a sense of tidiness but this is just per homeless behavior
@@khalilbashir3244 it's just a little cluttered lol she chose a fuel efficient vehicle over a bunch of room is all 🤷 sure there are some bums who are forced to live that way (even that isn't bad unless you're an asshope) but there's a ton of people who choose to live this way and are perfectly functioning members of society
This is one of the few reasons I decided to stop living in my van, sick of losing sleep due to cops and security guards waking me up in the middle of the night because I didn’t urban stealth night camp in a good enough spot
(I was living in the van in the greater Sacramento area in California)
I cannot believe you camped Central Oregon. That is my home town, Class of 2000 from Bend Senior High. I remember when that Walmart was built and people started camping in the parking lot there. Ironically the Cracker Barrel parking lot you switched to is across HWY 97 from Hunnel Rd. That is Bend, OR's criminal camper street that makes the news regularly. 😂😂😂
It’s so cool to see my home town and all the places I grew up camping, hiking and visiting being more explored like this! We love respectful folks like you enjoying this beautiful state! That was also one of my favorite dog parks when I lived in Bend!
I know exactly which Walmart that is, sorry you had that experience! There are so many cool people in Bend that would let you park out in front their houses.
Getting the knock always blazes that city on your memory. The worst knock for me was in Long Beach CA: It happens I forget to lock my door! I had just nodded off when cops opened the door and shined their flashlite in my eyes! Best wishes and keep yourself safe!
man long beach cops are no joke, whereabouts in long beach did you post up if you don't mind me asking?
Jeez that’s terrifying. How could they think it was ok to just open the door…
@@laurenanderson7330, a year ago I was clearing 2 decades of crap out of my garage. After a few hours in the heat, I would be exhausted. So I missed calls from my mom. She called the police in my city and I arrived home to their car blocking my driveway. I had just gone for a quick errand so had not locked the door.
I still wonder why they would think they needed to check the house when my car wasn't there.
@@bcaye they went in to your house? But also is it typical for your mom to call the police after she can’t reach you for 2 hours? 😅
@@laurenanderson7330, no she had been calling for a few days and I just wasn't checking my answering messages. We are old and don't have a phone welded to our hand.
Going into an unlocked door when there is a concern of a person's safety isn't the issue. The issue is why they thought I might be there when my car was not.
It was a lot of fun going along with you. You are so uplifting. I found you by mistake. Thank you for sharing the fun. Lol, sorry about the knock. See you next time… 🙋🏻♀️🙂😊
Nothing like a dog. Just you and your dog. All is good.
Look at her paying it forward. That was cool.
That was such a nice video. I am not the type to talk about positive energy and all that,but you and your dog camper give off an energy that says I am enjoying life. The gesture of leaving the cost of the shower for the next person was beautiful too.
Subscribed.I need more vídeos like this in my daily feed
Keep safe and enjoy your Journey.
I love your positivity and good vibes, keep living your life to the fullest ✨ 💛
It is because she is making so much money from youtube
@@mikestil1 I wish if I can do that too, I m fed up with doing job 6 days a week 😢 😫
The blue pool was amazing! I don't think I could get in water that cold, looks like you guys are having fun. I love how Camper crashes on his back, stay safe Happy New Year 🥳🍻👍
Over half a million subs. Isn't UA-cam paying you enough to make some sort of decent living now?
I mean, I understand your source for content and all..
Anyway, wish you every penny you make with these vids and greetz from Holland!
I see so many UA-cam channels dedicated to car or truck camping. I lost my job of 13 years. Since then I been trying to decide what I want the rest of my life to be like. I love traveling and I can see myself living the road lifestyle for awhile. I even experimented camping in my car a few days. I enjoy it and very soothing and relaxing. I often think of selling everything I own and live on the road for awhile.
Yes the hobo life has its draw.
Unfortunately, according to our overlords it’s not ‘sustainable’ so will be making it more difficult for us to travel about in the coming years. The environment you know ^^
@@mollykeane2571 As I understand it, we are winning the war against the sociopaths. It's looking like we all have to make a decision. Do we want to be 100% human, and let go of everything electronic? Or do you want to keep all electronics, and become TRANSHUMAN, and be part of the hive inner city highly surveiled community? It's up to each one of us. Once you commit to the dystopian transhumans agenda, you will no longer have free will. And you cannot get out. And if you choose to be organic, you will inevitably part of a homestead, or commune style group in a self sustainable country setting. And the masses appear to want to be "protected" by sociopaths. So that will be a horrific awakening for them. Anyone that got the jab is on their way to becoming a cyborg. There are still things they can do to rid themselves of their nano chip number that transmits when using an old android cell phone. You can deactivate it. We all need to fight this dystopian agenda because these "leaders" are using words like "USELESS, MEANINGLESS, AND WORTHLESS" when talking about us. They plan something worse tjan a war, and pandemic they say. All within the year.
@@mollykeane2571 ..I've been really lucky. A lot of people in the situation that I've been in have not been anywhere near so lucky.
God help you if you're living on UI, you run out of UI and haven't found a job. Or if your car breaks down. And if you keep driving your car...eventually it's going to break down. I have seen many families living in vans and cars, when they got to the point where it wouldn't start and they're sleeping in a hotel parking lot with no money, or spending their last money trying to get their vehicle fixed...that is not a pretty sight. And eventually they need tires, brakes, tags, insurance...a lot of gas...a starter, a clutch, whatever...the thing just wears out...wait until you see a whole family and two dogs living in a rusted-out old Chevy Suburban that won't even start or it will barely start and the muffler is half rusted out of it. These are people with nothing going for them, having burned almost all of their rope. Probably have passed-up a dozen jobs. When they get desperate enough they will take any job they can get. Anything that means a steady paycheck. Because nothing sucks more than being broke and watching your world fall apart around you.
When you have a decent job and some money and you're living in a decent place? Your problems reduce to getting bored with your job, losing interest in your work. It is a lot easier to find something interesting and useful to do at work than it is to find a new job after getting fired for lack of performance. It's also easy to live off your savings and your credit-cards. That always comes to mind. It's what happens after you run out of savings and your cards are maxed-out that keeps me from actually doing it. But for me, luckily with my current job I have a choice, I pretty-much set my own work-schedule, and my salary is high enough to make my labor worth the effort. I would be very happy to have to go into an office 8-5 5 days a week. It is, to a large degree, very-much about the money, my work and my working-environment. I might get bored with my job from time to time but I never get the feeling that I'd rather be unemployed and spending almost all my time, day after day, sitting in my car. But you know something, at some points in life, we don't really have a choice. It's better than living in a tent under a bridge with no car. There is no part of "camping" that I want to do on a regular basis. And the main thing, yes indeedy, is not to be broke. Broke is bad, very bad. I've been broke more than I ever want to be broke, ever again. What EVER I have to do to get and to keep a good job, I will do it as long as it doesn't involve sexual favors or criminal acts. And for me that has been my one distinguishing feature, my one outstanding strength. I will go to the mat to keep myself employed. I might get fired anyway but I'm going to give it my best shot. And if I do get fired, I'm not looking back. I'm looking for my next gig.
I have no sympathy for people who knowingly or negligently get themselves fired. Or who prove to be incompetent at both keeping their old job and finding a new job. There are too many people who are good workers who get laid-off or let go through forces beyond their control, out there busting their asses looking for a new job, to put-up with some lazy, stupid, idiot bullshit-artist. Or someone who thinks they are too smart for their boss and their employment, but won't go out and get a new job more suitable for their "talent" and gets themselves fired behind their attitude. The consequences of long-term unemployment are clear. Everyone who is unemployed for a long-enough time suffers them. Simply suffering those consequences is not nearly enough to justify sympathy in my eyes. You don't do that if you have any brains. If you don't have any brains, then that's what happens. Same for underemployment and the same for illegal activity. I refuse to feel sympathy for anyone who brings immense problems down on themselves. Not just because i am a hard-ass or an asshole. But because I have been there myself...more than enough times. You're not seeing a tear from me for your problems. I've had those problems more than enough times.
On the bright side, if you havent worked in 13 yrs, shouldnt take long to sell ur belongings.
I'm so glad that your dog is taking this trip with you, he must love it
You are incredible!!!! Nice to see people living their good life. Just how it's supposed to be.
Yeah, your totally at fault for getting the knock. That particular Walmart has signs EVERYWHERE that you are not allowed to park overnight, literally could not have parked without seeing multiple large signs stating it is patrolled 24 hours and that there is no parking overnight at the risk of being towed. Unfortunately it is for good reason, because in Bend any parking lot, side street, or patch of dirt that does not actively enforce no overnight parking will be over run with people living in their cars. Regardless, this was very avoidable, just pay attention.
I love this video. I sometimes camp solo on forestry land and I’ve experienced that feeling before. Always trust your gut is the best way to stay safe!! And as far as someone knocking on your window that would totally freak me out too. Glad to know that Cracker Barrel is an option on long trips when you need to rest.
before she moved in with me (we’re working on our own bus now!), my gf had a van she lived in. also we’re both female, important to the story. i worked nightshift at a hospital which, btw, DID allow rvs and even 18 wheeler cabs to park overnight. so i told her it was totally fine for her to come visit me and even stay in the parking lot as long as she was in the very back. she did this for MONTHS until one night i was sitting in the van with her on my lunch break, and the front window wasnt blocked with a shade because she had just gotten there. a new security guard circled us but i thought nothing of it, until he parked FACING the open front window, with his headlights ON. so it was lighting up the whole interior. we were just eating, so not really a big deal still but i made a comment about how rude it was. after 10 mins, we got tired of his lights blinding us so we closed her shades. literally within seconds we got THE KNOCK. lol. i was like are you kidding me??? she asked what the problem was, he said she wasnt allowed to park there. there was literally a big rig cab a few spots down, and keep in mind she and several rvs had frequently been there before! it was like he got mad that he couldnt be a creep and watch us inside her LIVING SPACE and so he told her to leave. it was insane.
she came back ONCE after that, but behind the building just to bring me lunch. she wasnt even staying there, the van was still running and she was in the PUBLIC parking lot, and once again he found her within 5 mins and told her to leave as if he now had a vendetta and was looking for her van. this time we both got mad and asked what his problem was, but he just kept repeating “it’s not allowed”. like i said, not true. i freakin worked there, i would know!!
since then that has been my biggest worry. getting “the knock” and having to avoid security (and creeps in general) wherever even if we’re not doing anything wrong. i worry about making enemies with a power hungry psycho.
My bf goes through electronic recycling bins to fix and resell old phones that’ll likely just be thrown away. It’s decent money for a hobby and helps the planet. Multiple times security guards have even gone as far as try and grab his arm to escort him out- when this is perfectly legal in our state and Target’s policies. (He frequents our local targets so the managers know him and he has permission). He has on multiple occasions gotten security guards fired for unjustly using force on him, or even just trying enforce something that isn’t a rule. They are NEVER supposed to touch you if you’re not harming someone or stealing.
So, my point in all this- especially since you worked there and it was very singled out rule enforcing if there was any rule at all- you should have gone to his supervisors. I know you were likely worried you’d be in the wrong- but that’s why you act concerned and confused on why others can but you’re apparently breaking the rules. A good supervisor will let you know if it’s actually a rule instead. Only in a really corrupt place will they not take the opportunity to explain even if you are in the wrong- which you likely weren’t. And if you weren’t, the ass would have been either corrected/scolded, or even fired.
Maybe, he had a crush on you. I think that may be it and he just didn’t want you to be seeing your girlfriend.
I'd have called the company, or someone superior to him.
@@andreaandrea6716 exactly what I suggested. Most well established companies have strict rules for security stepping out of line so that they avoid getting sued
Why is both of you being female important to the story exactly?
I'm so happy that someone else does the bag salad! My girlfriend thought I was crazy when I did this! Such a pro move.
Why cracker barrel specifically? Do they have a particular corporate policy on allowing parking lot camping? I have slept in walmart parking lots before(not as a van lifer, just as a crazy overworked insane person), and kind of figured they wouldn't hassle me if I had patronized the store but clearly that was not the case for you, or maybe you weren't in the mood to debate it.
Cracker Barrel caters to RVers. Many locations have dedicated RV parking, usually around back. Walmart company policy (at least a few years ago) was to allow overnighting in at least part of their parking lot. The stores that don't allow it are generally in areas where it's prohibited by local ordinance. I've also found that stores that have "rent-a-cops" are usually in an area you don't want to hang around in.
I've now lived full time in my minivan in Alberta and BC since 2015, I'm in my 7th year and I have yet to have a knock. I just had one very polite Canadian note explaining that Walmart sometimes does not own the parking lot and the owners do not allow overnight parking and apologised that I could not park there.
BTW I chose this lifestyle because housing in BC is so expensive and I had 2 children to support so I had a choice between a vehicle and a place to live , I chose the vehicle. My bank balance is good and my children are nearly adults I don't have to live like this anymore, I just like it and I want to and I can.
I'm too tall to sleep in a prius but Smaller vehicle is more freedom, large vehicle less freedom, RV or trailer is an expensive ball and chain.
It takes organisation and skill to live full time out of a vehicle and you have to be largely sober. Homelessness is when people are forced to live without a home and hate the experience. I chose this lifestyle and love the experience so I've never regarded myself as homeless, just lucky that the simple life has allowed me provide my children with everything they need explore, travel and put some money away for the future.
I've got no cool videos to post, shall I start now? Nah, I just enjoy other people's I've never been to the Oregon coast I like to but I'm sure I've lost a little bit of weed in my van and I scared to cross the border until I find it
Dang, I would love to hear your stories/experiences though. And see your minivan setup. Those are my fav videos to watch. You lived in your minivan with your children? At what age were they at the time. I’ve thought about living in my Chevy HHR when I had it. It’s like a car minivan. I loved it. Then I bent the axel I think by being a little too close to a side walk and totaled it. It was a very sad day indeed for me
Lols, “lost a little bit of weed in my van” made me laugh
My wife and I make over 200k annually. I honestly don't know how average Americans afford housing. We have plenty of money to pay our bills, but there's not much left over. I have no idea how other people do it. We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate. If I were single, I'd probably do something similar but raising a daughter in a car not really a great environment imo.
@@kaufmanat1 I agree totally. But sadly to know that what ever system that supposed to help them, say that they just don’t have the space. Some ppl are lucky enough to find family or friends. But what of those unfortunate who has neither. I had a friend of mine who said that her family abandoned her and her young child one time and she couldn’t get help with housing on time so she had to put up with living in her van for a while. To not help someone with a child/children seems so cruel. To not even allow them to just sleep on your living room floor as long as the mom knows how to put her kids in check. Like make sure that they don’t grab anything out of the refrigerator and make loud noises in the house and just continue to find a way to get around(buses) to keep looking for a place to put you and your children in after y’all wake up, had some breakfast, took a bath, brushed y’all teeth, and get dressed. Back then I feel like it was better to get help, but after the ‘paneramic’ and inflation of prices on anything… Eeesh😬 good luck. It might not be true but I just feel like everybody, now more than ever are asking for help, and it’s hurting even ppl with kids it seems. People are more now every man, woman, AND child for themselves. Like dang even the little kids have to fend for themselves now?
@@wapaa26 Yea it does feel like they're trying to sap the independence of the average citizen. They shut down the economy, they printed money like it's going out of style. And now, to no one's surprise the market is sluggish, and prices are skyrocketing.
To top it all off you have government backed companies like black Rock buying up all the houses to create a permanent class of renters. Everyone knows the ticket into middle class is home ownership. Why would the government back a company that aims to prevent citizens from owning homes?
It makes you wonder. The cost of my house has almost doubled in the last 6 years. Seems great right? Not really, because if I sell it, I can't afford to buy a new one because they're all outrageously expensive. They fewer people that own homes, the poorer the average American citizen becomes, and the richer massive companies like black Rock become.
“Better safe than sorry” is good motivation to keep keeping on! I love your channel and look forward to it with every notification!! Stay safe happy and healthy you two! 💐💐
Safe??? She’s living in a friggin car that’s the most unsafe thing you can do!!!!
I took a road trip around East Coast last year and slept one night in hotel and one night in the van throughout the trip. First time ever sleeping in my car. But I could not believe... or actually never realized that there are no (or not many) places where I can just park my car and sleep in this "free" country.
That’s your first hint. Just look at what is going on the US is no longer a free country, we are in a dictatorship with endless useless laws just to control people.
@@scotttild yup, a very sad state of affairs
Unfortunatly, Nothing in this country is free. Considering its a "free" country.
@@scotttild According to historian, linguist and statesman sir John Glubb empires have a life span of about 250 years or about 10 generations before they collapse. Empires always descend into decadence, poor sexual morals, loss of religion and group orientation, currency debasement, increasingly blatant political corruption followed by tyranny. It has happened time and time again from Messapotamia, Persia to medieval Arab empires to Rome. The US will be 250 years old in 2026. Your president and most senior politicians are basically either senile or drunkards with a handful of diversity hires who have been in politics longer than most of us who watch this channel have been alive or have no clue about basic civics beyond looting and stirring up different groups against each other.
America is over.
Whenever empires die their constituent territories always fragment into smaller polities and barbarian kingdoms. Look at Britannia for example - in 410AD most of what is modern day England was under a single province and governor of the Roman empire. 200 years later most of Eastern England was ruled under a system called the heptarchy - 7 kingdoms of the Angles, Saxons and the Jutes. While parts of Western England like Cornwall and the Welsh borders were controlled by local war lords.
Enjoy the show mate. America is as doomed now as the USSR was in 1986.
One could never enjoy an alcoholic drink in public places like you can in many countries such as Japan etc so I don't really know why people think of the US as a free country
Don't take the Knock personally. As others have said, it is now Walmart's policy. I live in So California and read an article in the past 2 years that Walmart used to encourage over-nighters, but had to change their policy. I'm surprised that the security guard didn't explain that it used to be OK, but has now changed.
I was wondering if it was a policy change because it used to be known that Wal-Mart is where you were totally good to park for a night.
Happy New Year Nikki. Love your videos and the life you're giving Camper! Wishing you & Camper many good times this year.
I got chills when you were talking about hearing someone outside and then trusting your gut. HUGE HUGS! I'm glad you got out of there. Yep, the knock. Congrats. 😂🥂 But... his aggression is very bullying and sounds like he was on a power trip. I'm wondering if you couldn't speak to the manager and get approval? Idk. I know I don't do that often, unless we're going through a city. The adrenaline rush when someone acts aggressive like that sucks! ❤
I think Walmart started rolling back the RV camping because too many people selling drugs / taking advantage
"So we headed inland to stay dry."
As a native Oregonian this made me laugh!
BAHAHAHA 🤣
I always slept in motel/hotel parking lots. They always have parking and people coming and going so its very unlikely they will come out and check as long as you keep a low profile. Maybe go in for a free breakfast. This is risky but I have done it a few times lol.
I was so happy to see your hike to Blue Pool because it was one of the best things I did when I was in Oregon in 2018. I did it with my dog who was a wonderful traveling companion and who died the first of December. Wonderful memories. I also want to share with you that I got a new dog who looks a lot like Camper. I named her Honey, and she will also be a great traveling companion. Love your videos!
LKBuie, sorry for your loss. My dog died Oct 9...I too got a new dog. Still hurts tho..But I can learn from your positivity.
@@MsLB-lm9mu @L B I am so sorry that you lost your dog in October. I am positive that Honey will be a great pal for me, but I have had a hard time with the transition; and for a bit in the beginning, I thought I had gotten her too soon. I really just want my old dog back, and for this reason, I went with a very different new dog. I am learning to love her, but I am still so sad about the loss that I
think it does get in the way. Only time will heal us. Oh, and I lost my mom in October. In many ways, the loss of the dog is harder. They are so near and dear to us. We need to feel the loss and learn to love and feel joy again with our new pals.
“Nothing like a steamy hot shower in the middle of a children’s playground..” MADE ME DIE OF LAUGHTER- HARD!!
I honestly didn’t think this would be funny, so thanks for that! My first time on this channel. A little story. In the 70s, I lived in my car for 1 Winter. I can’t recall very many nights, whether it be in the middle of nowhere, in an odd parking lot, Walmart occasionally, or anywhere else that we parked that we didn’t get “ The knock“. It was the most annoying part of living in my car. Of course I wasn’t living in my car because I wanted to, so perhaps that is why we had knocks on a regular basis. “Knockers” seem to have radar. At least we had a hatchback, jobs, and we could always pull up to gas stations to use the bathroom and plug in our various grooming appliances and every now and then we would break down and stay in a hotel. For me traveling in a car and not staying in hotels was OK if it was not winter. But after staying in the car for that 1 winter, I was done with car living. 50 years later, yep I’ve definitely grown soft. Not so sure I’d even want to travel in a luxury RV. Stay safe and keep having fun.
Yeah I feel the same about camping..did loads in my 20s in the highlands of Scotland not in Summer. Not so keen in my 50s..
@@howareyou857 I’m nearly 70.
When I read the knock I thought your engine was starting to knock as if it was about to fail and leave you, Camper stranded but I'm happy to hear that's not the case.
Camper looks like he is living the best life EVER !! Such a happy and playful pup. 🥰
Wish I was that dog so could cuddle up with her non stop
1st world problems... Gosh this business with their private parking lot dose not want me to not use their private parking lot for my own purposes ... this is gob sheit content.
That was so nice of you! You have such a great heart you even left money for the next person that takes a shower that is so sweet. 🥺❤️
Happy New Year Nikki and camper I'm so sorry you got the knock I know it's very disturbing when that happens stay safe always👍🏼
In the winter-spring of 2012/13, my girlfriend and I traveled the west coast for 5 months, living out of our Prius. Before the trip I put a rack on so we had a cargo box. We called it "the attic"... THAT was key! Being mostly in Northern California and Oregon in the winter, things get wet and dirty, and just having a place to put that stuff was so great. We did tent camp occasionally and did a bit of house sitting, but it was mostly Prius life. We didn't get a "the knock" but while parked at the houseboat harbor in Sausalito one night, I woke up to a ticket. It had the time it was written on it, and we were awake, definitely drinking wine and playing cribbage at the time. Had form fitting shields in all the windows, but I'm sure the cop could hear us haha. Great times that we'll never forget.
How pathetic government people are . People living in their cars and they still want to take your money.
@Tony Westenra I don't know about legally, but hiding in broad daylight seems to be the best. Busier truck stops are good. If you park directly under a light in the lot you get less light from the side. Walmart lots, too... which kind of sucks. Never rest stops though, they're sketchy as hell.
I was always so miserable and so unable to sleep in a car, My body doesn't fit correctly and I cant sleep on the roof as its 80degs at night, the daytime is a no. at 95F during the day in Florida, How do people do this.
Your such a great mom to camper! Too bad about the knock! Never saw a Walmart with lot security before . Hope you and camper have a great new year 🎉🎈🎉😀
It happens in those small rich towns. I got a knock after ten minutes in durango.
When I get the Knock I raise my voice and ask, "Is that the pizza I ordered?"
The coast of Oregon did something to me the first time I’ve ever saw it! When you’re from the East Coast and never been to the West Coast, it’s just mind blowing that this place exist in America.
Drove from Santa Cruz taking the coastline all the way up to Seattle in a rented Toyota Prius (Which was smart because gas prices are ridiculous in California) and fell in love!
At first I thought California coastline was beautiful until I reach Oregon and Washington. However California did have the redwood forest, which felt like I was in Jurassic Park.
Well you're talking about gas prices from 2 months ago I wouldn't want to be doing a lot of traveling in the next couple months
@b52gf16c Thanks, I’m going to Google that!
@@arlenmargolin4868 I’m just gonna have to pay the money, just because I don’t wanna wait. Even though gas prices are going to be ridiculous!
Hi there. I'm taking a trip north and would like to take the Oregon Coast route.
Great Show cant believe how clear that water is. Whish I lived in a cottage.
Lived in my Dodge Grand caravan for about five months. Totally relatable. So cool to see other people having similar experiences. Wish you the best.
Serious question what do you do for money do you have a job or odd jobs or what?
@@Thommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and can one make ones van sound and knock proof?
@@Thommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm There are temp agencies that a lot of people work. Most pay weekly, there are a few temp places that pay daily. Some might work a part-time job as that is all that is available to them. Rent is high. All the lower rent places are usually taken.
As a security guard that dude was just being a jerk. I understand getting a camper or an RV to move on because thats against the store policy, but you are in a normal vehicle. If its a 24 hour walmart you aren’t hurting anything. Some guards are just drunk with “power”. Haha.
Exactly! But you can't argue with them, they have the upper hand!
It hasn’t been 24 hours for a few years at the Bend Walmart and they constantly have their security driving around. I get it’s their job, but if the vehicle moves on the next morning it shouldn’t be an issue 🤷🏻♀️
Some security guards are literally drunk and harass women/people. I worked at a retail store where the security guard was fired because of drinking on the job. He was scarier than the criminals he was supposed to be watching out for
I wish I could travel around to these beautiful places like you do, it’s inspiring, and as someone who loves nature/trails/hiking. This channel is amazing
Would you do it in a tiny car?
@@deejo1823 yes, honestly I wouldn’t mind! You just have to get used to it… it’ll be like camping everyday lol
Anyone else thought she was referring to engine “knock” like something went mechanically wrong with her Prius? Not someone literally “knocking” lmao