I mean, people aren't really homeless if they choose to live in their car, though they *are* if they're forced to live in their car with no other options. Its just that most who are actually homeless living in their car arent worried about tiktok videos etc.. People I know who were forced to live in their car were blessed to at least have transportation and used it to get their life rolling asap and find a job to get an apartment etc.
Bro I lived in my regular cab, 2 door pickup truck for 9 months of my life. It was absolutely traumatic but I made it out against all odds. 10 years later I park that pickup in the driveway of my own HOME. Even though I now have other vehicles, I still keep that old truck around as a reminder to keep me humble. For anyone going through a similar situation, I can say that it will get better. I promise. EDIT: First off, thank you all for the love and positivity. I had no idea my comment would reach so many people. For those wondering how I ended up homeless it’s simple, irresponsible spending and zero knowledge of finances. I had a job and an apartment and when I was laid off, I had no savings and no place to go. Living in my pickup was the only solution I had. I was back at the bottom and had to dig myself out of the hole that I created and I did just that. Also for those wondering, the truck is a 2000 Chevy S10 that now sits jacked up with pretty blue paint. I plan on giving the truck to my son when the time comes.
I lived in my ‘08 Jeep Wrangler for almost 6 months. I now own a beautiful home and drive a new Tesla. My jeep is still in my garage, safe and sound. I will never sell it.
As someone who lives in Alaska, the first two options will kill your battery quick... If you don't want to use electricity or gas, get yourself some space blankets (the kind from medkits) and cover your windows/doors, that will help trap heat inside your car. Also, grab some Pocket warmers, and place them around your chest area. your limbs and fingers will lose heat the fastest, so keep them as close to your core as possible, that way everything including your core is at optimal temperature.
After being on the road for 3 years now best advice is 1. Insulate your windows. You have no idea how much heat escapes through the glass. Insulate them. 2. Invest in a good sleeping bag (or best you can afford). Makes a world of difference. Even if the inside of the car is freezing you can still be warm as long as you're in your sleeping bag. I even throw a second little blanket over top. 3. Don't be afraid to start your car and let it run for awhile if you are super cold. It's not gonna use as much gas as you think just sitting there. Get the car warm for a bit then turn it back off. Which goes back to #1 and the insulated windows. Even after turning the car off it will stay warm for quite some time if you insulated properly. If you dont have insulation your car will be cold again in minutes
@edockter4274 they sell cheap insulation at home depot for like 9 bucks a roll. I bought a couple rolls, cut out pieces in the shape of my windows. Then I went to joanns and got some black fabric and cut out the pieces and glued them to the insulation. (The fabric part isn't needed I did it so my coverings would be black and no one could see them). When you look at my car from the outside with the insulation up it just looks like I have tinted windows. You'll never know I was in there.
Not homeless but I slept in a 2012 pathfinder in 17° F weather. I cutout insulation for the windows and in the morning, when I pulled one down, a rush of cold air flowed over me. Those things make a huge difference. I felt 7/10 warm with a hoodie, sleeping bag, and a few blankets.
People have no idea the number of working Americans actually experiencing homelessness. Back in the late 80’s my mom worked the entire time we were homeless. We slept in our car the first night then lived in a transitional shelter for two months. She worked 9-5 at her full time job then would work 6-10 at her part time job then she’d stuff envelopes for an insurance company on Sat and Sun. In two months we moved into a condo on the beach in South FL. She was the embodiment of strength. RIP my love ❤ and thank you for teaching me how to persevere.
same, when I was 2-3 years old my mother (who was only 18) and I were homeless and living in a car that wouldnt even start. She worked 2 jobs to keep us fed and some nights she didnt eat to make sure that I did. She told me stories about how she had to beg relatives to watch me while she worked her fingers to the bone, and when nobody would watch me she brought me with her to work. One time she was sobbing outside of the car while I slept; another homeless man approached her and asked why she was crying. She explained to him that she had no money left and wouldnt get paid for another week so she didnt know what to do. After hearing our situation, that man gave her all the money he had, only 27 dollars and asked for nothing in return. She soon got a job working as a Budweiser model and made good money, enough for us to get an apartment. Soon she married someone (we dont talk about him) and I got a little brother. Iwill always be grateful to her for toughing it out and getting back on her feet; and also to that homeless man who helped her out in her darkest moment.
@@joel.ha. not really. I would argue that you could just start you car for 5/10 mins every few hours and let it heat back up. But that depends on temperatures and everything else
I’m crying reading these comments because I’m about to be in this situation due to short notice by my landlord to leave. I hate that people have had to experience living in their cars but I’m super grateful for all the advice and helpful tips I’m reading!! ❤
@elcortez5434 It's saving me a lot on rent.. most my things in storage locker sleeping in my backseat of a 2 door not to bad gotta find a way to keep condensation off windows it gets muggy and damp in this canadian environment not everyone is cut out for it but I like having my own space not dealing with annoying roommates or nosey strict landlords for now 😉
@@MightyempressI’m also soon to be living in my car 😅 My roommate is impossible to live with, just lack of chores and he lets his gf live there rent free 😊 So I am leaving, and his gf has to join the lease Worst part is not being able to sleep with my cats.. they’ll be in my moms house My new car payments+rent is just too expensive.. you need a roommate to live in this world and me and my ex plan to find a place in spring 😂 I worry I’m just putting myself in another shitty living situation but life is too expensive 😢
@@Mightyempressget a 0000 steel wool and do a deep clean on your windows with along side some soapy water and then use either a rain x window spray or, if you can, a ceramic coat solution. The ceramic coat is ideal because any type of water will just bead off/ slide down the window 💯
This is my second week of being homeless. I'm not going to lie but its really hard. It's definitely not easy. I had to leave were I was living due to an emotional and physically abusive relationship. I'm in my car for my safety! I've found using a weighted blanket and a regular blanket works really well. Praying to find a home real soon.
Wool everything. As someone who has been homeless for two years I can say that if you have a bunch of wool clothes and blankets stashed for winter you are set
@@THaNaS1s What are you talking about? Everyone has the right to seek out knowledge or entretainment, especially homeless people. Also he said "who has BEEN homeless" BEEN is past tens, so he's talking about the past, not that he is currently homeless.
I was a primitive wilderness instructor I was thinking the same. Toss a hot hands in the bag. A good Rvalue sleeping pad. Wool and goosedown if you have it. So many more practical ways that require zero use of the vehicle or money on an inverter.
Lots of good advice re staying warm living in a car. First and most important do no quit your job. If laid off take any kind of job asap! Better to be cold than starve. Insulating windows (bubble wrap, etc,) is essential to eliminate condensation. Layer clothing to regulate your internal temperature. Heavy wool knit cap & wool socks. Wear fleece pants and jacket in a good warm rated sleeping bag. Down stuff in a sleeping bag is to warm/hot……sweat makes us freeze! Put the bag on blow-up quilt style sleeping mat that allows for air circulation, not directly on a car seat! A pair of wool knit gloves keep hands warm and wick sweet inside the car. Wool is king! Buy a wool blanket for on top of sleeping mat and over the seat back. Now we are warm, not hot! Staying hydrated is very important…….use two thermos’ one for water/tea and one for your hot soup of choice. Now here is the hard part. When down and out necessities are our number one priority. Let’s be humble and go to the soup kitchen, stay at night in a homeless shelter, buy stuff at second hand shops and at good will. God bless.
Just passed a full year being homeless in April. Had a good time living out the 4runner in Maine, lots of jobs 20$+ an hour flagging traffic and stuff. Just got too cold and got nowhere to go to call home. Thought about making a GoFundMe cause I have my big dog and his puppies with me and it gets hard out here. ❤good luck everyone good day!
@@AdamDeRossiif the vehicle is not running, the alternator will not charge the battery. If you have a lead plugged into the car while it’s not running , that means the only power source that the blanket it drawing from would be the battery.
@@AdamDeRossi it doesn’t draw much power so it would be fine for about an hour or so but leaving it in all night will both drain your battery and pose a fire hazard. Just leave the damn car running, idling hardly uses gas on any 4 cylinder car produced after 2007
It seems like the implication is that you have the heated blanket plugged in during the day as you are driving around, the blanket goes inside a sleeping bag so that the actual sleeping bag itself is what gets heated up
Winter is the best time to sleep in a car. No insects, no birds waking you up. Get 2 decent sleeping bags. Put 1 inside the other. Get a pillow. You will be warm
Insulate everything - the windows with coverings; the door panels are just fabric/plastic over metal - fill it with newspapers or anything you can find to create a barrier between you and the outside. the car has vents that bring in air when you're driving - find out where they're located and close them or cover them, but be careful if you decide to use a Mr Buddy heater with propane that you leave some kind of ventilation 'cause that'll kill you faster than the cold. And layer those clothes - especially your head and feet. Good luck!
Had to live out of my car for a few months and boy did it suck. Always embarrassed to park where people could see me but was too afraid to park in the dark where anyone could walk up on me. Lost a lot of sleep in those days.. but I held it together and told myself it was temporary! Now I have my own house. Unfortunately that car died out on me a few years later but I’m thankful she kept me warm and safe during those hard times. Shit gets better! Never give up that hope❤️
Honestly I've never understood how people can be homeless but own cars. Here in Nigeria cars are expensive and if you can afford one, chances are you can afford a roof over your head.
@@e-ben616 here society is kind of upside down when it comes to friends and family. No one helps hardly anyone anymore. And when they do help, they usually are crazier than the reason we ended up homeless in the 1st place! Also rents in this country are all about greed and the rent for any location is exponentially proportional to the number of Californians moving to the area every year. I have watched where it went fron 2 or 3 Cali move into town and 1 year later 500 move and then rents house prices skyrocket to push out everyone born in that town all because of greed!
@@angrycreeper100 no lmao I leave 2 cigarette lighter plugs that charge phone Bluetooth rgb lights on 24/7 never had a problem. Headlights have a way more amperage draw than that heated blanket
@@JoseSanchez-so8bn you're joking right? The **heated** blanket is exactly that. HEATED. It has a giant heating element, similar to that in your toaster... It is quite literally a short circuit... Headlights may draw around 3 to 5 amps, but a heating element can draw WAY more.
It's actually the same price as renting with inflation after you factor in gas and food. The only way around that is if you cook your own cheap meals which can be hard while living in a small car. It's awesome regardless tho.
I agree with most people, insulate the windows. Also, those weird aluminum-ish emergency blankets are BOMB for holding in heat. And get some rechargeable hand warmers. They're great for stuffing in your clothes. Oh, and get some warm socks and a nice warm hat that covers your ears. A lot of heat escapes from your head ans feet.
I remember being homeless without a car yet still was working for at an Indian food restaurant. They would always ask why I had my backpack and offer me rides home and I could never say yes at the fear of losing my job. I would have to wait until everyone left and would walk over to sleep under an over pass where I would leave my sleeping bag. I had a possum that figured out my schedule and would steal my food while I was at work and one time caught a random guy stealing my stuff and had to fight him to get it back. It was a roll out pad thing that I found at the good will and couldnt afford it so I asked if they could hold it for a few hrs until I could get enough and they said no and threw on the ground behind them. So I left and as I was walking away from the store a lady yelled excuse me sir! I turned around and she had bought the sleeping pad for me and I said I couldnt afford it and she said here, it's on me. At that very moment I just lost it and burst into tears as she gave me a hug. I had never had anyone ever DP something that nice for me before ever in my life and I needed that hug so badly. I will never forget that. I'm a lot better now and have gotten my life together but never underestimate the power of something like a small good deed can do to bring someone out of their lowest of lows. Just to know a single human cared when no one else did changed everything for me.
I was homeless for 3 years and to this day I think of a few specific people who were kind to me and I wish that I could find them and tell them how much they changed my life. The kindness of those people meant so much to me there aren't even words for it I will never ever forget them.
I live in Florida been living in my car for 5 years Cost me about 10 bucks a night for AC Fill my cooler on the passenger floorboard with a 20 lb bag keep another 20 lb bag of ice in a bucket in the back as it melts I siphon water out and add more I sleep just fine and comfortably I have a dual fan use like a swamp cooler one towards the ice one towards me
I was forced to move a month ago from a beautiful place in great location to much smaller place in worse location. I felt traumatised. Coming across this video, reading other people's experience really helped me appreciate my situation. It's far from as tragic as I saw it. Thank you all for sharing your stories and for those who are currently fighting bad times.... hope you see better days rather sooner than later. Stay strong!
I was homeless for about 8 months but luckily the construction company I work for heard about my situation and allow me to park my vehicle at the office lot and run a extension cord out to my car. With that I had electricity. Glad they helped out with what they could.
@@lm4349 I remember finding a working AC outlet in a shopping center parking lot. I tried to be discreet about it because if others found out, I knew what would happen. Sure enough, didn’t take long for them to cut the power to that outlet 😕
I lived in my car through 2 Colorado winters. The key is layering. You need to have 3-5 blankets that are different materials and densities. Lighter, thinner blankets closer to your body, with the thickest blanket on the outside layer. The differing air gaps and densities insulate you in multiple ways just like a down coat would. You also need to insulate yourself from the seat, because the seat will pull heat out of your body and into the car structure. Also, to SAFELY sleep in your car you NEED to leave a window cracked just a fraction to let oxygen in. If you’re running a heater especially. You WILL deprive your brain of oxygen if you’re in the car long enough without opening a door or window. DO NOT run electrical accessories off of the car itself, get a “jump box” that you can charge. A heavy duty one that’s rated for a lot of cycles. If you’re wanting to keep beverages or groceries cold, keep them in the trunk. They will stay very cold a shockingly long time because the trunk of most cars is a small insulated space.
Same love! I lived in Denver through 2 winters in my Murano and I lived in layers. It really wasn't that bad even with the schziy weather CO is known for. All about layers and using some creative thinking. Hope things are better for you now.
Electric heaters aren't generators. They don't produce Carbon monoxide. Cracking a window to "conserve heat" in winter is.... let's say.. counter productive. Cheers from Canada. A trunk is NOT insulated at least not in a way that would produce the reault you suggested. The drinks stay cold cause it's fricken winter. Jesus On a stick!! 🤦♂️
@@robertcampomizzi7988 No they don’t produce gasses at all, but they DO thin the air out and it can feel like you’re suffocating. Ask me how I know lol
@Tyler Roe What is the physical process by which this phenomenon occurs? If by thinning out the air you mean less dense because it's hotter .. that's true but insignificant and irrelevant. It changes nothing about the composition of the air. I asked how you know.. what is the physical process that demonstrates how this is possible? You emphasized NEED and SAFELY and neither are true. Cars are not air tight... so... How are we depriving our brains of oxygen in this scenario?
Even if you are inactive, your body still perspires. That perspiration will be absorbed by your clothing. That perspiration will then evaporate and cause cooling. If you want to keep warm while you are sleeping and completely inert, you will need to change into clean dry clothing. Also, since you lose lots of body heat through the top of your head, keeping your head warm is critical so a thick dry head covering is essential. Also, keeping your feet warm is very important. If your feet are cold, it does not matter how warm the rest of you is, you will feel cold. So a clean dry pair of socks every night is also important. Preferable a regular pair of socks and then a thicker pair of socks over those for extra insulation. When I went winter camping using a tent, I would place a dry blanket inside my sleeping bag, take off all of my clothes, put two pair of socks on, put on clean underwear, and put on a thick knitted cap, and sleep just like that inside the sleeping bag and stayed warm all night. I also put a clean shirt and pants in the sleeping bag with me so I could put them on in the morning before getting out of the sleeping bag.
After a number of years in the Army, I can say that keeping dry is always number one to keeping warm. I would breathe my own hot breath down into the sleeping bag with my balaclava covering my mouth to catch the moisture. Also, a personal tip I think is to keep the clothes that you'll be wearing the next day in the bag with you. They'll both provide more layers and they'll be warmer to put on when you wake up and get dressed. Get dressed in the bag if possible to avoid the cold shock once you emerge from your cocoon of warmth. And good luck brother.
@@ninjarolex2387 Oh yeah, because we all know Algeria is a great place to live from all the millions of Algerians living in Paris. 😂 Just say that you're jealous of America being so much richer than your pathetic Arab shithole. 😂😂😂
Having you cloths inside the sleeping bag is wrong. If you get out of a warm bag in your cloths your temp will drop and you will feel colder. Have on only a thin layer and when you get up then get dressed. You will rapidly lose heat then reward and feel comfortable
Best advice? Don't sleep at night during the winter. Seriously. Get a night shift job if thats available. Sleep while the sun is out, its much easier (and cheaper) to stay warm. Even if its below freezing you'd be surprised at how warm your car stays as long as the sun is out. As long as you can find a spot to sleep where no one is going to bother you, its way easier. Sleep with the windows down during summer, or switch shifts if thats available.
So much easier to get warm than it is to get cool. I worry about how to survive a Texas summer in a car without running the engine for the AC all the time. That's the hard one for me.
@@Yael_D_ Not always. Sometimes it will be triple digit heat during the day and only go down to mid-90s at night. So it's a misery no matter what really. I have discovered the Toyota Prius with its hybrid battery can run the AC without needing the gas engine so that's great news if I am ever stuck in car living. I'll get one of those somehow. Once the battery runs down a little, the car engine automatically starts up, charges it, then shuts off again. Best solution I've found so far for car living in really hot temps.
Pro tip: use military winter underclothes and sleeping bags. That's it. They're not the cheapest but they work best. If you've got enough fleece and wool separating you from the environment, it'll be comfortable and warm inside. You can use TWO sleeping bags if a single one doesn't cut it. I used to live in a trench and it worked splendidly in freezing cold, just make sure it stays dry on the inside. Speaking of trenches, I recommend you build yourself a shelter. It can actually be just a hole in the ground with some watertight roofing. Or you could just use a tent, that works too, but those tend to not be very watertight.
@@NickBitts Because I was at the frontline in a war. There aren't many housing options that are safe, and there aren't usually any pre-made fortifications so you make one yourself.
@@davidwalker8778 Idk how much you're offering but I feel like a lot of people underestimate how much you gotta get paid to survive. Also if its trade related, theres not gonna be a lot of young people skilled because they never got taught those skills.
Cover your windows. Even shut tight, glass windows lets the cold seep in. Use what you have, sun shield, towels, cardboard, to cover the windows as best as you can. You may not feel like it did much but, once you step outside in the morning, you'll feel a noticeable difference.
Underrated comment, if you can get hold of some 25mm insulation board and cut it to size it will make a massive difference to temperature and also offer a little more privacy.
Actually, need to Crack open a window at least 1.5 inches. You can die from carbon dioxide poisoning. Canadians know this as getting stranded on the side of the highway during a blizzard at minus 30 degrees Celsius to minus 48 degrees Celsius. Don't use your battery or run your engine either. You will need your car to be able to run. You at extremely low temperatures want to run your car periodically to keep your car from freezing. You will need someone to boost your car if your lucky but once completely frozen all fluids etc have frozen. Rods break and radiator cracks. If you have a Tesla, your car's battery will be completely broken and will no longer be able to be recharged.
My wife and I were homeless for two years and lived out of a little Ford Focus with no heat. Winter was brutal. I lined the floorboards with space blankets lit a tea light candle on the floorboard and very carefully covered up with another space blanket while keeping my legs open to let the heat rise up to my legs. That’s how I survived negative temperatures in a car without heat. On the coldest nights we would each lay up against the doors in the backseat and I’d put her feet under my arm pits with four blankets over us. Anytime I see someone walking in freezing temps I always stop and give them hand warmers. You never know how much that can help someone.
OMG. What soukess country let's people be homeless for two years??? In Finland we have zero homeless people. We have emergency housing and help people as long as it is required.
@@lukei6255 I'm sure Finland having a population 60x smaller than the United States, while also taxing ±56% of Personal Income compared to the USA's ±37% Personal Income Tax is the issue. As well as Finland accepting 30,000 migrant people per year (2022) vs. the USA's 1.01 million migrants per year (2022). I don't think it is a "Souless country" issue, I think it's a hhhhhuuuuuggggeeee logistical issue, as well as the red tape of getting Federal, state and municipal all coming together to solve a complex issue . (also my sources are websites that looked reputable, don't crucify me for not doing more research)
Never sleep in your car with the engine running, carbon monoxide from the engine could seep into the car and literally suffocate you while you're asleep. Very terrible adivce. Stick with extra blankets and sleeping bags if you value your life.
Thank god someone else understands this too! And u are not using a converter for a little heater without cranking your car otherwise you will wake up too a dead battery too. It’ll actually be u finding out you have a dead battery somewhere around 2am.
Not necessarily an issue if you have a manual transmission and a decent alternator.... roll start the car when you need to go somewhere, and let the alternator do its job
@@dlmperformanceandracing The only thing with that is you'll eventually kill your alternator. Yes, it will start, but the alternator isn't built to recharge a dead battery on a regular basis. Also, lots of alternators have to see voltage before they put out voltage.
@@dlmperformanceandracing false, a battery that is depleted constantly, will go bad very quickly, and will no longer be able to hold a charge. On top of that, the alternator is only meant to maintain your battery, not recharge it from ground up, having your alternator charge your battery repeatedly will melt your alternator.
@Burrito I'm not homeless. I chose to not live in a bricks and stick. in 3 years I have saved over $90k by giving up my apartment and moving into a van.
One underrated tip is to try to have everything be black, especially if you manage to have a black car with tinted windows that could be the difference between bone rattling cold and comfortably chilly. The next thing is layers, don’t care what it is if you have it and you’re freezing out it on, as long as it isn’t wet it will do more good than harm.
You want the color the radiates heat the best to stay warm? How does that help you at night when you are sleeping? It will literally shed all the heat in the car faster than any other color. Although I doubt it really makes a noticable difference. If you want a car that is the hottest in the sunlight, sure, go for black.
Two layers of thermals works more than twice as well. Three if you can manage. I can't ever convince people of this. I wear two layers in the winter when I have to be outside, it makes a huge difference.
You know it’s bad when you see how to live in your car tips nonchalantly on social media. Thankful to live in a place where it’s warm all year around. Props to those who live in this situation 😢
Candle heater under a flower pot. A couple tea lights under it should heat that area put a metal duct on top close it up but put a couple holes in it so the warm air escapes heating the space. Put a small frying pan under less chance of fire and then you can use the frying pan to heat something up for morning breakfast. Oh make sure that between the flower pot and frying pan there is space like washers or quarters so air can get into it heat up. Hope it helps!! Stay warm!!!
Tips from a backpacker: use a 32 oz Nalgene or other thick plastic or aluminum water and fill it with near boiling water and put in sleeping bag it will work as a heater for about 4 hours, a silk bag liner will add about 10° to your bag rating, wear wool it is both warm and wicks away your sweat if you get hot, don’t put your head in the bag you’ll make too much condensation and get cold instead get a balaclava to keep your face covered
Glad I didn't have to write all this cause that's what I was gonna say too 😂... that method saved my behind on a an unexpectedly cold night in the mountains camping... I was NOT prepared cause my very young self didn't check the weather (yea. I know ... I know... 🤦🏾♂️). But I slept like a BABY after i restarted my fire, boiled some water and threw that Nalgene in my sleeping bag.
I guess it depends on how you ended up there. I actually chose to live in my Suburban, for almost 5 years. I had a decent job, and a nice apartment, and alot of nice things, and I decided that I didn't need it. I sold or gave away almost all of my things, and fixed up my Suburban to live in, and thats where I lived. With my only "bills" being my cell phone..car insurance..and gas..i saved up almost $80,000 in the those 5 years. It would have been alot more, but there were 2 different times my Suburban broke down, and I had to pay $1400 to get it fixed the first time, and about $1800 the second time. Plus I had to stay in a motel for 3 weeks both times while it was being fixed, and rent a car to get to and from work, so that was all a bit costly. But anyway, that time I spent living in my vehicle really changed alot of things for me, and really made me realize how little I actually "need" to live a full and happy life. But yeah, I can definitely understand how awful it would be to end up living in your vehicle under different circumstances tho.
I did it on and off for awhile. I hated it. As soon as I got enough money together I’d get a motel room. Trying to live in my car drove me mental. It’s hard to relax when you’re basically constantly in public
Layers of clothing helps. I had one person tell me if you dont have heating and its cold, put layers of newspaper between your blankets. It helps hold your body heat in. I found, when i had to live in a tent during winter, that having a rabbit fur coat on top of your blankets or sleeping bag. It really is earm and insulated you. I was lucky to have that coat. A few years ago i had no electricity or water. That winter my two cats slept under the covers with me at night and we were all toasty warm.
NEVER keep your vehicle idling for more than 5 minutes. When a vehicle is at idle, there is less oil being pumped through the system, causing more wear. Keeping your vehicle in idle for extended periods, lessens the life of the engine.
i was homeless for 4 years. tips: wool socks and blankets, reflectics window covers for all windows to insulate in winter and summer(your windows cause the majority of heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer, youll need to buy a roll of reflectics and cut to the shape of the windows), if you arent running the car to save gas dont use the cigaret plug as it will drain the car battery and if you need to leave at a moments notice a dead car battery is a big setback so use a battery pack to power things at night and recharge it while driving. i was a delivery driver durring this time so i drove more than enough to recharge my battery banks. get a good strong fan for summer. hand heaters help in the short term. take note of where and when you have access to a bathroom, there are mobile options but they are not ideal. organizing your things is very important not just to make thing easier to find but to also improve your mindset in a tough situation. dude wipes brand shower wipe for the days you cant take a real shower, not a replacement but it buys you time. park where you have permition never assume its ok. if you support the right to bare arms for self defense it is highly reccomended if possible. always cooperate completely with authorities. they understand your situation better than you might at that time and might even offer solid advice. comfortable means of sleep in your vehicle is a must, outdoor seat cushions are a good start but they lose their comfort after a month so carefully weigh your options here.
I lived in my Chevy Trailblazer for 4 months through the winter of 2020. It was rough as I’m 6’3 and had to take out the passenger seat and build it into a little bed. I made it work and it’s what I had to do in order to save up for a home. Pretty wild times.
I applaud you my friend. I'm 6ft tall so just a few inches shorter than you. Still,3in of height difference inside of a car is a big difference. I stayed in my old '85 Ford Ltd station wagon,also for about 6 months,when I was 22 & it rained more during that 6 months than I'd ever seen in a consecutive 6 month period. I mention that because the seals around every single window and door leaked so bad it might as well not had any seals left. I had a job but had made some really stupid choices & found myself evicted and without a soul to turn to for help. So I took my next paycheck and waterproofed my car with some cheap tarps and tubes of silicone from harbor freight. Then got a hot plate & found a cheap campground where I rented a lot for around $100 per month. It had a spigot with free running water & a bathroom with showers right in the middle of the camp ground. So other than the 1st week where I was broke & had to suffer through the rain all week. I have to say I value the wisdom that I aquired during that time. That was 15yrs ago, & I certainly have a different set of values. Same as for how I count my blessings.
You took that seat out made a berthing area because of that damn headrest didn't you.😂😂😂. I camped in mine and that damn headrest I swear I wanted to just take it sawzall to it and hack it out of there
Those blankets are great heaters. When my furnace died in below zero temperature it saved my life. Plug the blanket into that like energy source box you showed in video and save your battery. I suggest to wear women's nylons as your first layer and wear light layers over it. Wear an old t-shirt as your base layer against your body and loose fitting light weight clothing on top. Once i weared 8 layers of light clothing and 1 heavier coat as your last layer. The lighter layers move with your body holding in your escaping heat. The heavy coat is the last layer to encapsulate everything. The problem with wearing only a heavy coat is it is just like an accordion billowing out your body heat every time you move. I had 2 male friends that worked on a dock unloading trucks and it was 30 below zero and they were complaining on how cold it was on dock. I told them about the nylons and they thought i was crazy. As a man they were not going to wear women's nylons. I said okay then, it must not be that cold yet. When it gets cold call me. They relented and had his wife pick him up a couple pair. They were shocked on how well they kept them warm. Make sure you get at least 3 sizes bigger than you need cuz they're difficult to get on at best. Endurance horse riders wear them cuz they do 100 mile rides and with nylons it prevents the chaffing from the seams of your pants. Construction guys wear them to keep warm cuz they do a lot of physical movements and can't wear bulky clothes and work at same time.
You are one of my favorite UA-camr! Very practical and useful advice. Wish I knew of your channel in 2017 when I went on my first across the country road trip
My friends father said back in the 60's Mexican long haul truck drivers kept bricks strapped beneath their engines and at night they would retrieve these bricks and use a few underneath a bed roll to stay warm. He didn't specify what type of brick, but I thought it seemed like a decent idea, dont waste gas and save the waste heat for the inside of the cab.
I'll forever be thankful to homeless people. My mother in law suffers from Dementia and was in the hospital because of a heart attack, she left her hospital bed and went outside unnoticed(yes, we did file a lawsuit) and was basically reported missing after hours she had left. We looked for her for hours after contacting the police as well, but with no success. It was freezing cold and she had simple hospital dress, also being sick and old would be fatal. When she was found, more than 20 hours after escaping the hospital(7am), she was found with 4 jackets covering her up, apparently homeless people had given her those jackets, while common people didnt even question the fact that a old lady was in hospital dress
Most homeless take care of each-other. If they see someone in need they’ll usually give you the clothes on their back. Wish our country would do the same
My college wants me to pay around $7k for 16 weeks just to stay in the dorms. Im 9 hours from anywhere I would be able to stay, and the housing market up here is awful. Everything is taken and overpriced. Im gonnna be a 3rd year college student and living in my car, in U.P. Michigan. Not to mention, I work 2 jobs on campus, but the school only pays me $14/Hr in I.T. Also, im from poverty, and my parents have been on hard drugs a lot of their lives, so they have made many mistakes that impact me today. Im gonna struggle in ways, but once i get past this, I'll be a more resilient person than most. It irritated me when people complain about stuff around here, but their family is paying for their college🙄 I have a 3.5 GPA in Electrical Engineering Technology and want to get an MBA at MIT no matter the struggle I will get there!
Those reflective sun shades work really well, plus provide privacy. if it's not below freezing they will be all you need as your own body heats the space.
@@ecnalms851 i mean depends but really i dont think so, since theres always gonna be air (the vents get air from somewhere) so i dont think windows are where most of the air is coming in, even with the vents not on
Wearing layers! Use lots and lots of layers of wool made clothing - especially socks and gloves to keep yourself warm! Also if you can - choice your parking slot wisely - make sure the rising sun hits it straight away in the morning. Another thing you can do (if you’re not too ashamed - like I was) is talk to people and rent a free garage spot for the really icy nights or snow storms. Other than that: stay safe out there ❤ life is tough but we are tougher!
@@officialtheory001 thank god for that. If I saw one more mean tweet I was gonna start crying, again, and then I was gonna have to go online and write about it, again, and let everyone know that the orange man was bad because he made me cry so hard, again. No more mean tweets and now I get to use my preferred pronoun and threaten everyone else who doesn't want to call me 'kid sniffing helicopter cat.'
I've lived like this... with a job and a college degree. Housing is so unaffordable. No one lives like this because they want to. Hence, it's pretty fuckedup that this is a realistic option for a standard of living. It's normalized. Fuck that.
@tommytwo-times9053 luck and understanding. I'm not the only person in MN that had to survive winter like that. Trees and bushes really help to block the winds at least. Pine trees with full bottoms offer protection from the snow if you can find one. A football player gave me his rain resistant jacket and the mayor would give me bread and bananas to eat every other week. I was also smart enough to never sleep on concrete. If you steal enough woodchips they can make a nice insulating bed. Not comfortable but better than before and better than sleeping directly on the ground. Also staying away from people and not making my situation too obvious to the general public. If you are homeless due to not having the resources instead of homeless for poor choices then you are more likely to be killed or at least badly harmed by "normal" everyday people who are not in your position. I've watched so many others who were just there because they fell on hard times, be attacked by that unassuming, well-dressed guy who's always laughing and smiling and would "never hurt a fly" or was "so generous". Nobody would believe what's really hiding behind those "super sweet" people's masks. It's far more common than anyone realizes. Those who offer help usually have an ulterior motive. Especially if you're a woman. The younger she looks, the worse it gets. Trust no one, not even yourself.
Advice coming from Michigan winters. Get an extra winter coat and stick it between you and the door - the door lets in a lot of cold air. Cover the windows with double reflective insulation. You can make your own with said insulation and cardboard. Doing this will vastly insulate your vehicle and you won't need a heating blanket or to run your vehicle. Make your window covers a bit oversized with the cardboard. This way you can stick velcro on the flaps and around your windows so you can just velcro it into place and not burn through a bunch of tape. Burrito yourself and sleeping bag in a queen sized comfitor. The comfitor is the best option, but if you don't have that, using a second sleeping bag works too
Fear not, you wouldn’t have needed that quilt, because you could just cut your horse open and survive the night inside of its chest cavity. Like Luke. Advanced users will find the wood from your horse drawn buggy, as a useful fuel to build and maintain a small fire. Follow me for more 1880’s life hacks! OR you could buy a modern insulated blanket, of reasonable quality.
Add a second deep cycle battery with a disconnect to run an electric blanket off of so your main car battery is separate and can start your car the next day. Also covering the HVAC vents under the windshield on the outside can help keep a lot of cold air from coming inside your car, and space blankets.
Just shut the recirc door. No need to cover the vents, your car literally already has a door that will do that for you. Turn on recirculating air mode and it shuts off the outside air.
Lived in Colorado springs Amazon FC parking lot for 5 months, had access to water/food/restrooms just by walking down, and switched back and forth between night shift and dayshift. Began august and jumped to nights thinking it was smart to keep my body warm as I worked and slept during the day after work, waiting for temps to go up. PF membership for showers and workout. had to park in the back though and had lots of dark tint to help, got a mummy sleeping bag but didn't cut it enough, freezed to death but learned to crack a window for some air, but the blizzards fucked me up and got me sick on those 60h work weeks and OT. Shit was rough man. would of been great had i known some of these tips people post 2 years ago. Definitely think first two options are not viable at all, grab an external power source and charge it somewhere. Layer up. Almost tempted to go back to this to save money because soloing apartments on 2k a month in Colorado is leaving holes in the pockets. Stay safe.
Don't sleep in/on wet fabric. Even moist fabric. If you're sweating and drenching your clothes, don't sleep in them. They'll cool you down like nobody's business. Instead, go as nude as you dare and wrap up in layers of blankets. And get WOOL. Get that shitty scratchy wool blanket and put it on top of your layers. And never, ever, underestimate the power of a pair of thick socks and a wool cap or similar. Stay warm and hydrated, friends.
Three tips from me:- 1- Make sure your car has some kind of low battery cut off when using electric appliances so you don't get stranded. 2- Try to park up in a place thats out of the wind at least, higher up a hill or valley to avoid mist or fog too. 3- Be careful if you are using your engine for heat, if the exhaust is either pooling or blowing towards the passenger compartment air intake it can pump CO in with you and while your homeless problem is solved its a very permanent solution for a hopefully temporary problem, minor exhaust damage/rust can cause it too. This could be a 4th tip but I think it fits here, always be careful with any kind of propane or camping heater stove too, for the same CO risk, get a cheap detector if you ever try one.
every car built after 2000ish has catalysts which don't allow for CO to be produced. You can't even really kill yourself with cars now, as you can only asphyxiate from CO2
If you have to sleep outside also keep your clothes and shoes in your bag. It will keep them dry from the dew and keep them warm for the morning. Also I spent a couple years in a home with no power or water through some very cold winters. I was lucky enough to have a dog and best believe we stayed much warmer snuggling.
Make covers for your windows. Alot of heat is lost through the windows. Anything padded even cardboard cut out to match the size of the window. It help keep it cooler too when it’s hot and for privacy and stealth.
This is the comment I was going to share. Take your shirt off too. You'll be cold for a minute, but warm up quickly. You will not be cold at all through the night. I'd say you might be hot. The sleeping bags aren't insanely expensive either. I believe they are around 300 bucks. While that may seem expensive it's multiple pieces for one and a high quality sleeping back can go for 1000 bucks. So, this is a great price.
@@zetsumei1017yep, military grade sleeping systems are actually designed to sleep in underwear only, I slept manyyyyyy nights in the cold basically naked in my sleeping system and was just fine.
Also keep in mind that when you have things plugged into the car that draws electricity from the battery. And cold weather is already very hard on batteries so don’t be surprised when you wake up warm and don’t have enough juice to start the car.
I was thinking the same thing might as well run your engine... I spent multiple yrs in vehicles in Ohio winters just run car it's like .50-2.00 an hr to idle...
@DeputyFish I lived in car with my family all of 2021 and most of 2020 and i ran the car 24hrs a day and without driving I used 40 dollars max in a day that's 1.67 per hr with air condition and heat
We are one year into our vanlife in the luton we converted. Fortunately we insuled it to the max, could not be happier in the bedroom. We have a diesel heater too but we need it so infrequently
One important thing is, if you can afford it, never underestimate the value of getting something to eat. Your body needs energy to help itself stay warmer. It also helps with the not starving thing.
Be careful of the electric blanket. They've been known to catch fire. A classmate did that. It caught fire, and she had to live with us for a few weeks until the school semester ended. Her family had already moved away. Be careful out there.
@@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline tip: You need to put spaces between words when writing in English. Also, only capitalize the first letter of a sentence. If I rewrote your comment, it would look like this: “Yes, never stuff or cram electric blankets like shown here!”
Modern day electric blankets sold in the US are not the same as the old original ones. Those old ones could overheat and in some conditions start a fire. Back in the day the electric blankets would get hot and stay on constantly . Modern ones(all of mine do) have safeties that intermittently turn off and automatically shut off after 8 - 12 hours and stay off. It's frustrating to wake up cold because the auto timer ran out and turn off the heat. I unplug mine when I leave the house, just to be cautious.
Fabrics are also important. Wool socks, wool thermal tops and bottoms. Ugg boots, wool jumpers. Feather down windproof jackets and blankets. Thermal rated sleeping bags. Woolen beanie too. Must be actual wool, synthetic materials are not the same.
@@cljoe35 Why would it be safer to leave your car on in a parking garage? Summer or winter? They are designed to contain hundreds and hundreds of cars… running or turned off.
Insulate the windows! I.e. blankets rolled up in the windows or, preferably, use a couple foam yoga mats to cut some to shape. The front and back windows are biggest and lose the most heat so find a way to insulate them well or seal them off from the occupied part of the vehicle. Keep in mind the rest of the body, and particularly the roof, of the vehicle are poorly insulated too. A space blanket tacked to the ceiling can go a long ways.
@@StoryTimmy covering your windows doesn't automatically make them airtight which by the way they already are they seal when they're fully closed your car isn't airtight it's not even watertight and that's by design
I've slept in several of my cars in the winter. The German cars (1969 VW bug, '74 VW dasher, '84 VW Rabbit) had wool insulation above the headliner, under the carpet, and other areas. The German cars were warm and quiet. The American cars and truck were terrible to sleep in during the winter. Super cold, had to run the engine or freeze.
One thing I did was always carry a ceramic heater and a extension cord. Could often find a plugin where I parked, or I even asked the landowner and they let me plug the heater in. Free heat and some nights would almost get tok warm
I was so close to living in car- my relationship with my parents was not going well to say the least and once I left home I had nowhere else to go. Thankfully, my gf's family kinda took me in for a while. I fully planned on sleeping in that car as long as I had to but I am forever grateful that I didn't end up needing to. Every time I look back at that point in my life I stop and count my blessings.
@@flaviusvirlan3406 American families are dysfunctional like that. They expect you out by 18 and many don't care what happens to you after they filled their role
@@flaviusvirlan3406 it happens everywhere man I have friends in maine that have been kicked out, although I will say most of the time it’s just the kid doesn’t agree with their parents rules and wants to leave like an idiot
I was a young adult already at that point and I was kinda ready to be on my own anyways, I personally don't know anyone that has done that. My story is simple, my parents have always showed favoritism towards my brothers and to this day they don't treat me equally but I've come to accept that. They also hated my gf at the time and treated her horribly. There was already a lot of tension between us and I tried to work things out with them but I just couldn't take it anymore and had to remove myself from that environment. A year later I ended up moving back in with them for another year and things went better for a while but ultimately right back to how they were. I don't think it was ever an issue with their rules for me because in that respect, I paid for my own food and all of my expenses other than rent so basically I didn't have any limitations except for having people over which is understandable. My relationship with them is a lot better now that I don't live with them anymore.
Make your own heat source aside from the cars power completely, those little candles inside of food cans with the sides cut out can make a world of a difference, couple thousand btu per can
Honestly look what happened when Apollo 13 started to freeze up Frost moisture from sweat and your breath very very very dangerous you all have not thought this out very much and it will require Engineers to figure out a solution without it you're ignoring the problem more blankets are not a solution proper ventilation that's thoughtful is kind of Deep not the sort of thing armchair people discuss or when they do they take into account the Layman and has no knowledge of how to penetrate the subject asking you whether you see the face in the cloud does not mean you see a face in the clouds your mind looks to see things like that when they're not there the fellow that wrote Chariots of the Gods invites people to make this calculation you can understand Egyptian hieroglyphics it's not pictor word game it's a use of the false fallacy arguments argument from incredulity if you like shooting learn what a gunshot wound what mas trousers are
Leave Egyptian hieroglyphics to The Experts leave it to chemical and mechanical engineers to decide how to deal with moisture in a frozen environment around electricity and conductive things with no thought to insulation moisture evaporation and freezing seek the person with knowledge who's not a flake magical thinking in your body do not work together
I don't have a lot of experience with winter, except the one time when i was in London. But from that short travel experience, i find that, covering up your head with a hood warm down your body pretty fast. So, maybe using a sleeping bag and cover your head right after, with the blanket snuck inside the sleeping bag to build extra warmth from own body, instead of risking your car battery
I suggest those survival blankets, get a few and tape together to slide your sleeping bag inside to keep it extra toasty. Wear layers, wear a hat and thick socks as well as a good sleeping bag. If you can buy a pure wool military style blanket this will keep you warm too. Insulate windows, use hot water bottles and fill a flask or two with boiling water. Remember if you have pets to make sure they keep warm too. You can also use those survival bankets wedged into the trim around your car making almost like a tent in your car
Until you kill the battery and then it wont start. Install a car starter. They can be programmed to start every 2 hrs and run for fifteen minutes this will keep the battery charged and allows you to use the heater or blanket
Kill the battery from running the car? Bruh what. I've been in my car for years now and sometimes during real bad storms my car will be running for well over 24 hours.
@generalpanda6028 priuses can do that. It's why alot of people like them for car life. You turn on climate control and it'll behave like your air conditioning at home. The car will turn on, get to the temperature you set, then turn back off automatically.
@@nomaderic its only an issue for older batteries, after getting the best battery my car could take i never had to worry about it dying even in the winter
@@aaronmicalowe they’re not expensive. No more expensive than the tips provided in this video. It’s usually made up of 3 elements. firstly a roll Mat - this provides under body insulation (usually between the person and the ground and would go between the other two parts of the sleeping system and the ground. In this situation I don’t think there would be much need for this). Second a good heavy duty winter sleeping bag. There is a vast difference between a good sleeping bag and a shit one. A shit one will struggle to keep you feeling comfortable in 20oC. A good one will keep you feeling warm in -20oC. Finally, a Bivvy bag. This is a waterproof liner that you put your sleeping bag into. This is not a breathable material and therefore traps the heat. These things, combined with the general heat from being in the small space of a car should keep things very comfortable without the need for any electrical heat elements
Honestly, preparing for the cold was always the easiest thing for me, you can always add layers. I want tips and devices on keeping the car cold in the heat.
Great tip for those in struggling times, one thing I couldn’t help but point out is the correlation between the use of heated gear and blankets and cancer
We really do live in a society where a homeless guy can give other homeless people tips via their smartphone over the internet.
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yeah crazy how a phone and a data connection costs insanely less than rent
@@runesoda a phone and data is free in my state
@@angelinavanabel921I think is part of his point lol
I mean, people aren't really homeless if they choose to live in their car, though they *are* if they're forced to live in their car with no other options. Its just that most who are actually homeless living in their car arent worried about tiktok videos etc.. People I know who were forced to live in their car were blessed to at least have transportation and used it to get their life rolling asap and find a job to get an apartment etc.
Bro I lived in my regular cab, 2 door pickup truck for 9 months of my life. It was absolutely traumatic but I made it out against all odds. 10 years later I park that pickup in the driveway of my own HOME. Even though I now have other vehicles, I still keep that old truck around as a reminder to keep me humble. For anyone going through a similar situation, I can say that it will get better. I promise.
EDIT: First off, thank you all for the love and positivity. I had no idea my comment would reach so many people. For those wondering how I ended up homeless it’s simple, irresponsible spending and zero knowledge of finances. I had a job and an apartment and when I was laid off, I had no savings and no place to go. Living in my pickup was the only solution I had. I was back at the bottom and had to dig myself out of the hole that I created and I did just that. Also for those wondering, the truck is a 2000 Chevy S10 that now sits jacked up with pretty blue paint. I plan on giving the truck to my son when the time comes.
This just motivated me good to hear your doing well 💯
yo i did the same for 6 months in 2021-22 in my ford ranger… winter is crazy
Congratulations on getting a house bro bro. You deserved it frfr
I felt that
I lived in my ‘08 Jeep Wrangler for almost 6 months. I now own a beautiful home and drive a new Tesla. My jeep is still in my garage, safe and sound. I will never sell it.
As someone who lives in Alaska, the first two options will kill your battery quick... If you don't want to use electricity or gas, get yourself some space blankets (the kind from medkits) and cover your windows/doors, that will help trap heat inside your car. Also, grab some Pocket warmers, and place them around your chest area. your limbs and fingers will lose heat the fastest, so keep them as close to your core as possible, that way everything including your core is at optimal temperature.
100% agree. I was going to say the exact same things
Yeah buddy. He's homeless. Not gonna buy 40$ worth of pocket heaters a night
@@gabegabe9989 he literally has a car and a 20$ battery. Homie didn't say he had no money, he just said he was homeless
If he has 600$ a month to spend on hand heaters he can pay rent somewhere
@@gabegabe9989 they make rechargeable ones for $10 a piece lol
After being on the road for 3 years now best advice is 1. Insulate your windows. You have no idea how much heat escapes through the glass. Insulate them. 2. Invest in a good sleeping bag (or best you can afford). Makes a world of difference. Even if the inside of the car is freezing you can still be warm as long as you're in your sleeping bag. I even throw a second little blanket over top. 3. Don't be afraid to start your car and let it run for awhile if you are super cold. It's not gonna use as much gas as you think just sitting there. Get the car warm for a bit then turn it back off. Which goes back to #1 and the insulated windows. Even after turning the car off it will stay warm for quite some time if you insulated properly. If you dont have insulation your car will be cold again in minutes
Great advice, do you use Styrofoam?
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@edockter4274 they sell cheap insulation at home depot for like 9 bucks a roll. I bought a couple rolls, cut out pieces in the shape of my windows. Then I went to joanns and got some black fabric and cut out the pieces and glued them to the insulation. (The fabric part isn't needed I did it so my coverings would be black and no one could see them). When you look at my car from the outside with the insulation up it just looks like I have tinted windows. You'll never know I was in there.
@@nomadericSmart idea!
Not homeless but I slept in a 2012 pathfinder in 17° F weather. I cutout insulation for the windows and in the morning, when I pulled one down, a rush of cold air flowed over me.
Those things make a huge difference.
I felt 7/10 warm with a hoodie, sleeping bag, and a few blankets.
People have no idea the number of working Americans actually experiencing homelessness. Back in the late 80’s my mom worked the entire time we were homeless. We slept in our car the first night then lived in a transitional shelter for two months. She worked 9-5 at her full time job then would work 6-10 at her part time job then she’d stuff envelopes for an insurance company on Sat and Sun. In two months we moved into a condo on the beach in South FL. She was the embodiment of strength. RIP my love ❤ and thank you for teaching me how to persevere.
This needs more like's brother. You and your mom are an inspiration
Wow
glad to hear that you had an awesome mom 🙂
This made me tear up. Im sure she was a great woman
same, when I was 2-3 years old my mother (who was only 18) and I were homeless and living in a car that wouldnt even start. She worked 2 jobs to keep us fed and some nights she didnt eat to make sure that I did. She told me stories about how she had to beg relatives to watch me while she worked her fingers to the bone, and when nobody would watch me she brought me with her to work. One time she was sobbing outside of the car while I slept; another homeless man approached her and asked why she was crying. She explained to him that she had no money left and wouldnt get paid for another week so she didnt know what to do. After hearing our situation, that man gave her all the money he had, only 27 dollars and asked for nothing in return. She soon got a job working as a Budweiser model and made good money, enough for us to get an apartment. Soon she married someone (we dont talk about him) and I got a little brother.
Iwill always be grateful to her for toughing it out and getting back on her feet; and also to that homeless man who helped her out in her darkest moment.
The best part about a heated blanket is you get to wake up cold with a dead battery
Yeah and best part about idling the engine for hours on a non-diesel vehicle is you burn out your alternator and probably some other stuff
@@joel.ha.what the alternator has to do with the car being diesel or not? Is the alternator of a diesel car different from a gasoline car?
Lmao
@@joel.ha. not really. I would argue that you could just start you car for 5/10 mins every few hours and let it heat back up. But that depends on temperatures and everything else
@@keithbroh5730 lol not if you want to distribute the heat within the cab
I’m crying reading these comments because I’m about to be in this situation due to short notice by my landlord to leave. I hate that people have had to experience living in their cars but I’m super grateful for all the advice and helpful tips I’m reading!! ❤
How is it going now?
@elcortez5434 It's saving me a lot on rent.. most my things in storage locker sleeping in my backseat of a 2 door not to bad gotta find a way to keep condensation off windows it gets muggy and damp in this canadian environment not everyone is cut out for it but I like having my own space not dealing with annoying roommates or nosey strict landlords for now 😉
Good Luck out there man, is not easy but you get tougher with time. A tip to help with condesation is to insulate the windows@@Mightyempress
@@MightyempressI’m also soon to be living in my car 😅
My roommate is impossible to live with, just lack of chores and he lets his gf live there rent free 😊
So I am leaving, and his gf has to join the lease
Worst part is not being able to sleep with my cats.. they’ll be in my moms house
My new car payments+rent is just too expensive.. you need a roommate to live in this world and me and my ex plan to find a place in spring 😂 I worry I’m just putting myself in another shitty living situation but life is too expensive 😢
@@Mightyempressget a 0000 steel wool and do a deep clean on your windows with along side some soapy water and then use either a rain x window spray or, if you can, a ceramic coat solution. The ceramic coat is ideal because any type of water will just bead off/ slide down the window 💯
This is my second week of being homeless. I'm not going to lie but its really hard. It's definitely not easy. I had to leave were I was living due to an emotional and physically abusive relationship. I'm in my car for my safety! I've found using a weighted blanket and a regular blanket works really well. Praying to find a home real soon.
Best to you !!! Hang on, things will get better!
Heated sleeping bag!
@@sarahhutton1095a weighted blanket for $25 works really good!!!
@@michaelparks6120Thank you Michael 🙏❤
I wish best things for you buddy♥️♥️♥️ Never give up!
I don't know if I should feel happy to discover all of these tips or feel bad for him...I hope everyone in this situation gets better, you got this.
This is happening to A lot of people in all 50 states currently
@@kingofyourhood true
Wow
He's an idiot... all the advice he gave was wrong🙄
He's white, he can find a job easily
Wool everything. As someone who has been homeless for two years I can say that if you have a bunch of wool clothes and blankets stashed for winter you are set
Wool socks are the greatest investment a homeless person can make.
Yep I had wool inner clothes, wool socks and wool blankets. Down also helps.
If you are still homeless you shouldn't be watching yt shorts. Still hope you are able to get out of that situation as fast as possible.
@@THaNaS1s why not?
@@THaNaS1s What are you talking about? Everyone has the right to seek out knowledge or entretainment, especially homeless people. Also he said "who has BEEN homeless" BEEN is past tens, so he's talking about the past, not that he is currently homeless.
In the military we spend a lot of time sleeping outside & a good sleeping bag system really works wonders
In boy scouts a sleeping bag and a beanie hat. Why would you waste power on a heater fan vs a blanket 800w vs 150w
I was a primitive wilderness instructor I was thinking the same. Toss a hot hands in the bag. A good Rvalue sleeping pad. Wool and goosedown if you have it. So many more practical ways that require zero use of the vehicle or money on an inverter.
A US Army Extreme Cold Weather sleeping bag and a giant Snickers bar! Talk about being toasty.
@@jodyfulford8215fact 💯🤣
Lots of good advice re staying warm living in a car. First and most important do no quit your job. If laid off take any kind of job asap! Better to be cold than starve. Insulating windows (bubble wrap, etc,) is essential to eliminate condensation. Layer clothing to regulate your internal temperature. Heavy wool knit cap & wool socks. Wear fleece pants and jacket in a good warm rated sleeping bag. Down stuff in a sleeping bag is to warm/hot……sweat makes us freeze! Put the bag on blow-up quilt style sleeping mat that allows for air circulation, not directly on a car seat! A pair of wool knit gloves keep hands warm and wick sweet inside the car. Wool is king! Buy a wool blanket for on top of sleeping mat and over the seat back. Now we are warm, not hot! Staying hydrated is very important…….use two thermos’ one for water/tea and one for your hot soup of choice. Now here is the hard part. When down and out necessities are our number one priority. Let’s be humble and go to the soup kitchen, stay at night in a homeless shelter, buy stuff at second hand shops and at good will. God bless.
Just passed a full year being homeless in April. Had a good time living out the 4runner in Maine, lots of jobs 20$+ an hour flagging traffic and stuff. Just got too cold and got nowhere to go to call home. Thought about making a GoFundMe cause I have my big dog and his puppies with me and it gets hard out here. ❤good luck everyone good day!
Omg !!! How!!?? With puppies!! Omg
Using your car battery to keep a heating blanket on is a great way to get stranded with a dead battery in the morning.
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%100 confirmed from experience
Yes, good answer. Use a power bank to run the blanket.
drive a manual, park on a slope.
yep
Second option is a really good way to kill your battery, esp. if yours is old and it's winter.
The heated blanket kills your battery?
@@AdamDeRossiif the vehicle is not running, the alternator will not charge the battery. If you have a lead plugged into the car while it’s not running , that means the only power source that the blanket it drawing from would be the battery.
@@EdwardJamesKenway... blows my mind that people don't understand that the energy has to come from somewhere lol
@@AdamDeRossi it doesn’t draw much power so it would be fine for about an hour or so but leaving it in all night will both drain your battery and pose a fire hazard. Just leave the damn car running, idling hardly uses gas on any 4 cylinder car produced after 2007
It seems like the implication is that you have the heated blanket plugged in during the day as you are driving around, the blanket goes inside a sleeping bag so that the actual sleeping bag itself is what gets heated up
Winter is the best time to sleep in a car. No insects, no birds waking you up. Get 2 decent sleeping bags. Put 1 inside the other. Get a pillow. You will be warm
Insulate everything - the windows with coverings; the door panels are just fabric/plastic over metal - fill it with newspapers or anything you can find to create a barrier between you and the outside. the car has vents that bring in air when you're driving - find out where they're located and close them or cover them, but be careful if you decide to use a Mr Buddy heater with propane that you leave some kind of ventilation 'cause that'll kill you faster than the cold. And layer those clothes - especially your head and feet. Good luck!
Had to live out of my car for a few months and boy did it suck. Always embarrassed to park where people could see me but was too afraid to park in the dark where anyone could walk up on me. Lost a lot of sleep in those days.. but I held it together and told myself it was temporary! Now I have my own house. Unfortunately that car died out on me a few years later but I’m thankful she kept me warm and safe during those hard times. Shit gets better! Never give up that hope❤️
Your soft u were inside a locked car
I was homeless on the cement in the hood no tent no nothing at one point
Grow a pair
Honestly I've never understood how people can be homeless but own cars. Here in Nigeria cars are expensive and if you can afford one, chances are you can afford a roof over your head.
@@e-ben616 here society is kind of upside down when it comes to friends and family. No one helps hardly anyone anymore. And when they do help, they usually are crazier than the reason we ended up homeless in the 1st place! Also rents in this country are all about greed and the rent for any location is exponentially proportional to the number of Californians moving to the area every year. I have watched where it went fron 2 or 3 Cali move into town and 1 year later 500 move and then rents house prices skyrocket to push out everyone born in that town all because of greed!
@@e-ben616 Even here in Uganda you can own a car and be homeless but many people even manage building their own housees but can't afford cars.
@@e-ben616 lm
If you have a heated blanket plugged in with the car off you could kill the car battery so be careful, maybe get a car starter kit too if you do that
It shouldnt drain the battery like that unless you have a bad battery.
@@MR_POPSICLES it will if you have it on all night. Try leaving your headlights on and see if they empty the battery
@@angrycreeper100 no lmao I leave 2 cigarette lighter plugs that charge phone Bluetooth rgb lights on 24/7 never had a problem. Headlights have a way more amperage draw than that heated blanket
If it was just the blanket You’d have to run that thing for like 40 hours to kill that car battery
@@JoseSanchez-so8bn you're joking right? The **heated** blanket is exactly that. HEATED. It has a giant heating element, similar to that in your toaster... It is quite literally a short circuit... Headlights may draw around 3 to 5 amps, but a heating element can draw WAY more.
Y’know, I kinda wanna live in my car. Housing costs are unbearable at this point
It's actually the same price as renting with inflation after you factor in gas and food. The only way around that is if you cook your own cheap meals which can be hard while living in a small car. It's awesome regardless tho.
Its way cheaper especially if you’re in a big city
@@XxxYyy-qq5zv it's literally way cheaper to live in your car what are you taking about
@@supercyde no way renting is the same price as living in a van where tf do you live. with yo momma
@@rodh2097 no i was agreeing its cheaper and makes it better if you live in a big city
I agree with most people, insulate the windows. Also, those weird aluminum-ish emergency blankets are BOMB for holding in heat. And get some rechargeable hand warmers. They're great for stuffing in your clothes. Oh, and get some warm socks and a nice warm hat that covers your ears. A lot of heat escapes from your head ans feet.
I think the hardest part about living in your car is not keeping warm, but finding the right place to park especially if you're in an urban area.
Industrial parks are the best… you have security cameras so nobody will try anything.
HOSPITALS. Underrated spot.
Or when you're not white.
Stay clean outside of the car, and move daily. Even if you sleep in same place at night.
@@ErickLopez-uw4cg thanks man, Ima have to give this one a shot
I remember being homeless without a car yet still was working for at an Indian food restaurant. They would always ask why I had my backpack and offer me rides home and I could never say yes at the fear of losing my job. I would have to wait until everyone left and would walk over to sleep under an over pass where I would leave my sleeping bag. I had a possum that figured out my schedule and would steal my food while I was at work and one time caught a random guy stealing my stuff and had to fight him to get it back. It was a roll out pad thing that I found at the good will and couldnt afford it so I asked if they could hold it for a few hrs until I could get enough and they said no and threw on the ground behind them. So I left and as I was walking away from the store a lady yelled excuse me sir! I turned around and she had bought the sleeping pad for me and I said I couldnt afford it and she said here, it's on me. At that very moment I just lost it and burst into tears as she gave me a hug. I had never had anyone ever DP something that nice for me before ever in my life and I needed that hug so badly. I will never forget that. I'm a lot better now and have gotten my life together but never underestimate the power of something like a small good deed can do to bring someone out of their lowest of lows. Just to know a single human cared when no one else did changed everything for me.
Good for you! I hope life is better now!
inspiring, ty for sharing
Inspiring. But you could have told this to indian owner and he would have Made arrangements for you. Indians are kind towards hard working people.
I was homeless for 3 years and to this day I think of a few specific people who were kind to me and I wish that I could find them and tell them how much they changed my life. The kindness of those people meant so much to me there aren't even words for it I will never ever forget them.
haha bum boy (jk)
Trying to sleep In a car with no ac, in the Texas heat was one of the most uncomfortable things I’ve done 😂
😂., You poor thing ..😅
Right.
How is cold the worst when at least you can layer up and insulate yourself.
You can't remove your skin in hot weather.
Another reason to get the hell out of Texas.
I live in Florida been living in my car for 5 years
Cost me about 10 bucks a night for AC
Fill my cooler on the passenger floorboard with a 20 lb bag keep another 20 lb bag of ice in a bucket in the back as it melts I siphon water out and add more I sleep just fine and comfortably
I have a dual fan use like a swamp cooler one towards the ice one towards me
I was forced to move a month ago from a beautiful place in great location to much smaller place in worse location. I felt traumatised. Coming across this video, reading other people's experience really helped me appreciate my situation. It's far from as tragic as I saw it. Thank you all for sharing your stories and for those who are currently fighting bad times.... hope you see better days rather sooner than later. Stay strong!
I was homeless for about 8 months but luckily the construction company I work for heard about my situation and allow me to park my vehicle at the office lot and run a extension cord out to my car. With that I had electricity. Glad they helped out with what they could.
That's some good men right there. o7
Can't tell you how challenging it is to find a ln outlet in the wild.
Shoutout to the Company guys 🎉
@@lm4349
I remember finding a working AC outlet in a shopping center parking lot. I tried to be discreet about it because if others found out, I knew what would happen. Sure enough, didn’t take long for them to cut the power to that outlet 😕
I would have put a bed in the office for the worker
I lived in my car through 2 Colorado winters. The key is layering. You need to have 3-5 blankets that are different materials and densities. Lighter, thinner blankets closer to your body, with the thickest blanket on the outside layer. The differing air gaps and densities insulate you in multiple ways just like a down coat would. You also need to insulate yourself from the seat, because the seat will pull heat out of your body and into the car structure. Also, to SAFELY sleep in your car you NEED to leave a window cracked just a fraction to let oxygen in. If you’re running a heater especially. You WILL deprive your brain of oxygen if you’re in the car long enough without opening a door or window. DO NOT run electrical accessories off of the car itself, get a “jump box” that you can charge. A heavy duty one that’s rated for a lot of cycles. If you’re wanting to keep beverages or groceries cold, keep them in the trunk. They will stay very cold a shockingly long time because the trunk of most cars is a small insulated space.
Same love! I lived in Denver through 2 winters in my Murano and I lived in layers. It really wasn't that bad even with the schziy weather CO is known for. All about layers and using some creative thinking. Hope things are better for you now.
Electric heaters aren't generators. They don't produce Carbon monoxide. Cracking a window to "conserve heat" in winter is.... let's say.. counter productive.
Cheers from Canada.
A trunk is NOT insulated at least not in a way that would produce the reault you suggested. The drinks stay cold cause it's fricken winter. Jesus On a stick!! 🤦♂️
@@robertcampomizzi7988 No they don’t produce gasses at all, but they DO thin the air out and it can feel like you’re suffocating. Ask me how I know lol
much more helpful that this dude's basic advice, an electric blanket plugged into a car with the engine off? Come on...
@Tyler Roe What is the physical process by which this phenomenon occurs? If by thinning out the air you mean less dense because it's hotter .. that's true but insignificant and irrelevant.
It changes nothing about the composition of the air.
I asked how you know.. what is the physical process that demonstrates how this is possible?
You emphasized NEED and SAFELY and neither are true. Cars are not air tight... so... How are we depriving our brains of oxygen in this scenario?
I also lived in my truck for 7 weeks but as a hobby. I put a nice bed in the back and a buddy heater. It was like a sauna in the truck.
Mr.Buddy propane heaters are very dangerous in small rigs. 🔥 & C.M. poisoning.
Ppl are much safer just to get the right clothes & blankets.
Even if you are inactive, your body still perspires. That perspiration will be absorbed by your clothing. That perspiration will then evaporate and cause cooling. If you want to keep warm while you are sleeping and completely inert, you will need to change into clean dry clothing.
Also, since you lose lots of body heat through the top of your head, keeping your head warm is critical so a thick dry head covering is essential.
Also, keeping your feet warm is very important. If your feet are cold, it does not matter how warm the rest of you is, you will feel cold. So a clean dry pair of socks every night is also important. Preferable a regular pair of socks and then a thicker pair of socks over those for extra insulation.
When I went winter camping using a tent, I would place a dry blanket inside my sleeping bag, take off all of my clothes, put two pair of socks on, put on clean underwear, and put on a thick knitted cap, and sleep just like that inside the sleeping bag and stayed warm all night.
I also put a clean shirt and pants in the sleeping bag with me so I could put them on in the morning before getting out of the sleeping bag.
After a number of years in the Army, I can say that keeping dry is always number one to keeping warm. I would breathe my own hot breath down into the sleeping bag with my balaclava covering my mouth to catch the moisture. Also, a personal tip I think is to keep the clothes that you'll be wearing the next day in the bag with you. They'll both provide more layers and they'll be warmer to put on when you wake up and get dressed. Get dressed in the bag if possible to avoid the cold shock once you emerge from your cocoon of warmth.
And good luck brother.
@@ninjarolex2387 Oh yeah, because we all know Algeria is a great place to live from all the millions of Algerians living in Paris. 😂 Just say that you're jealous of America being so much richer than your pathetic Arab shithole. 😂😂😂
@@ninjarolex2387 I'm sure your country has homeless too. Struggling is universal.
Learnt the same in my time Army.
Having you cloths inside the sleeping bag is wrong. If you get out of a warm bag in your cloths your temp will drop and you will feel colder.
Have on only a thin layer and when you get up then get dressed. You will rapidly lose heat then reward and feel comfortable
Ooh rah
Best advice?
Don't sleep at night during the winter. Seriously. Get a night shift job if thats available. Sleep while the sun is out, its much easier (and cheaper) to stay warm. Even if its below freezing you'd be surprised at how warm your car stays as long as the sun is out. As long as you can find a spot to sleep where no one is going to bother you, its way easier. Sleep with the windows down during summer, or switch shifts if thats available.
Thats the beat advi e on here since night shifts are harder to staff and generally pay a little more!
@@MrsD4589 💯💯💯
This is the smartest thing I’ve ever heard
Best advice #1 stop meth get job….
There’s lots of overnight jobs and I would venture to say that it’s probably a little safer to sleep in a car during the day. Great tip
instead of getting a heated blanket you should get one of those blankets that look like aluminium foil and keep the heat in
Space blanket💪🏾
So much easier to get warm than it is to get cool. I worry about how to survive a Texas summer in a car without running the engine for the AC all the time. That's the hard one for me.
Well in Texas it get cool at night. If you were in Florida it’s 100x worse. It’s 90 all day and night with 100% humidity.
@@Yael_D_ Not always. Sometimes it will be triple digit heat during the day and only go down to mid-90s at night. So it's a misery no matter what really. I have discovered the Toyota Prius with its hybrid battery can run the AC without needing the gas engine so that's great news if I am ever stuck in car living. I'll get one of those somehow. Once the battery runs down a little, the car engine automatically starts up, charges it, then shuts off again. Best solution I've found so far for car living in really hot temps.
Pro tip: use military winter underclothes and sleeping bags. That's it. They're not the cheapest but they work best. If you've got enough fleece and wool separating you from the environment, it'll be comfortable and warm inside. You can use TWO sleeping bags if a single one doesn't cut it. I used to live in a trench and it worked splendidly in freezing cold, just make sure it stays dry on the inside.
Speaking of trenches, I recommend you build yourself a shelter. It can actually be just a hole in the ground with some watertight roofing. Or you could just use a tent, that works too, but those tend to not be very watertight.
Why did you live in a trench
@@NickBitts Because I was at the frontline in a war. There aren't many housing options that are safe, and there aren't usually any pre-made fortifications so you make one yourself.
@@michaelbuckers which war?
@@keksicus6833 Chechen
@@keksicus6833 The ongoin one.
You know Gen Z is in dire straits when there are influencers creating tutorials about how to survive being homeless.
Boomers: just work harder
They won’t work because it isn’t “enough money” even though I can get them a job making great money none of them ever take up on it 🤷🏽♂️
@@davidwalker8778 elaborate further
@@davidwalker8778 Idk how much you're offering but I feel like a lot of people underestimate how much you gotta get paid to survive. Also if its trade related, theres not gonna be a lot of young people skilled because they never got taught those skills.
@@nationofpigs485 they require high school diplomas and prioritize degrees
I love winter it’s the summer that sucks I can always get warm
I needed this advice ima be homeless during the winter for the first time so I am trying to get prepared
Sleep with a hat on and layers in general. Before you park for the night run your heat on high and already have your window covers up
Cover your windows. Even shut tight, glass windows lets the cold seep in. Use what you have, sun shield, towels, cardboard, to cover the windows as best as you can. You may not feel like it did much but, once you step outside in the morning, you'll feel a noticeable difference.
This is what I was going to say.
Underrated comment, if you can get hold of some 25mm insulation board and cut it to size it will make a massive difference to temperature and also offer a little more privacy.
I just said this new comic my damn self LOL 😂😆😂 I'm currently live in this situation
Actually, need to Crack open a window at least 1.5 inches.
You can die from carbon dioxide poisoning.
Canadians know this as getting stranded on the side of the highway during a blizzard at minus 30 degrees Celsius to minus 48 degrees Celsius.
Don't use your battery or run your engine either. You will need your car to be able to run. You at extremely low temperatures want to run your car periodically to keep your car from freezing. You will need someone to boost your car if your lucky but once completely frozen all fluids etc have frozen. Rods break and radiator cracks.
If you have a Tesla, your car's battery will be completely broken and will no longer be able to be recharged.
Suffocation?
My wife and I were homeless for two years and lived out of a little Ford Focus with no heat. Winter was brutal. I lined the floorboards with space blankets lit a tea light candle on the floorboard and very carefully covered up with another space blanket while keeping my legs open to let the heat rise up to my legs. That’s how I survived negative temperatures in a car without heat. On the coldest nights we would each lay up against the doors in the backseat and I’d put her feet under my arm pits with four blankets over us. Anytime I see someone walking in freezing temps I always stop and give them hand warmers. You never know how much that can help someone.
Or you could've, I dunno, drove to a warmer climate?
OMG. What soukess country let's people be homeless for two years??? In Finland we have zero homeless people. We have emergency housing and help people as long as it is required.
@@lukei6255 I'm sure Finland having a population 60x smaller than the United States, while also taxing ±56% of Personal Income compared to the USA's ±37% Personal Income Tax is the issue. As well as Finland accepting 30,000 migrant people per year (2022) vs. the USA's 1.01 million migrants per year (2022). I don't think it is a "Souless country" issue, I think it's a hhhhhuuuuuggggeeee logistical issue, as well as the red tape of getting Federal, state and municipal all coming together to solve a complex issue . (also my sources are websites that looked reputable, don't crucify me for not doing more research)
So you were addicted to drugs
@@ph1ll1p Damn great breakdown never thought of all that. It's too many ppl here plus living expenses depending what city this guy is in.
Never sleep in your car with the engine running, carbon monoxide from the engine could seep into the car and literally suffocate you while you're asleep. Very terrible adivce. Stick with extra blankets and sleeping bags if you value your life.
Crack the window. I've done it plenty of times and I'm still breathing
I wouldn't mind if I suffocate because it would end my misery
I travel from race track to race track and do it all the time. Never effects me. I'm talking 100's of times.
No, if you have old style suzuki swift
Just get a detector and instead hanging it on a wall have it in your car
Tip for the cold when living in your car: drive somewhere warm
Okay look, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR HEATED BLANKET PLUGGED IN OVER NIGHT. Dear God, you're gonna wake up to a dead battery.
Thank god someone else understands this too! And u are not using a converter for a little heater without cranking your car otherwise you will wake up too a dead battery too. It’ll actually be u finding out you have a dead battery somewhere around 2am.
Not necessarily an issue if you have a manual transmission and a decent alternator.... roll start the car when you need to go somewhere, and let the alternator do its job
@@dlmperformanceandracing The only thing with that is you'll eventually kill your alternator. Yes, it will start, but the alternator isn't built to recharge a dead battery on a regular basis. Also, lots of alternators have to see voltage before they put out voltage.
He could…..just park on a hill and bump it off in the morning 😂😂
@@dlmperformanceandracing false, a battery that is depleted constantly, will go bad very quickly, and will no longer be able to hold a charge. On top of that, the alternator is only meant to maintain your battery, not recharge it from ground up, having your alternator charge your battery repeatedly will melt your alternator.
Respect to everybody out there living unconventionaly and keeping your heads up.
that's what we're calling homelessness now?
@Burrito I mean if they don't got a home that's technically being homeless
@Burrito I'm not homeless. I chose to not live in a bricks and stick. in 3 years I have saved over $90k by giving up my apartment and moving into a van.
@@nykatewinslowable how do you shower and keep your clothes clean? Not being rude just genuinely wondering
@Owen Thoman sometimes the have showers and bathroom in the vans depending on the van. But sometimes if u have a gym membership they'll let you shower
Could yt Tideline to Alpine. Amanda lived in a van in Canada for years with no heat in the winters! She's an inspiration & wealth of knowledge.
news. your mini heater will take at least 240 watts. with a 500 watt battery pack you'll run out of batt in about 2 hours.
One underrated tip is to try to have everything be black, especially if you manage to have a black car with tinted windows that could be the difference between bone rattling cold and comfortably chilly. The next thing is layers, don’t care what it is if you have it and you’re freezing out it on, as long as it isn’t wet it will do more good than harm.
You want the color the radiates heat the best to stay warm? How does that help you at night when you are sleeping? It will literally shed all the heat in the car faster than any other color. Although I doubt it really makes a noticable difference. If you want a car that is the hottest in the sunlight, sure, go for black.
Two layers of thermals works more than twice as well. Three if you can manage. I can't ever convince people of this. I wear two layers in the winter when I have to be outside, it makes a huge difference.
But you may die in Summer...
Does skin color work too?
@@uncannyvalley2350 pro tip, don't wear black in summer. Why is there always an idiot like you in the comment section lol
You know it’s bad when you see how to live in your car tips nonchalantly on social media. Thankful to live in a place where it’s warm all year around. Props to those who live in this situation 😢
Late stage capitalism 😭😭
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@@KaiBrunk125 Final boss capitalism 😎😎
Guess you should make a video, how to keep cool when sleeping in your car.
Come Chicago see how u last
Candle heater under a flower pot. A couple tea lights under it should heat that area put a metal duct on top close it up but put a couple holes in it so the warm air escapes heating the space. Put a small frying pan under less chance of fire and then you can use the frying pan to heat something up for morning breakfast. Oh make sure that between the flower pot and frying pan there is space like washers or quarters so air can get into it heat up. Hope it helps!! Stay warm!!!
You can buy heated sleeping bags which use their own batteries. Just charge them up with a solar charger
Tips from a backpacker: use a 32 oz Nalgene or other thick plastic or aluminum water and fill it with near boiling water and put in sleeping bag it will work as a heater for about 4 hours, a silk bag liner will add about 10° to your bag rating, wear wool it is both warm and wicks away your sweat if you get hot, don’t put your head in the bag you’ll make too much condensation and get cold instead get a balaclava to keep your face covered
This appears to be the best comment on the whole thing.
Whoa......when the end of the world comes......I'm following you 👍🏾
Glad I didn't have to write all this cause that's what I was gonna say too 😂... that method saved my behind on a an unexpectedly cold night in the mountains camping... I was NOT prepared cause my very young self didn't check the weather (yea. I know ... I know... 🤦🏾♂️). But I slept like a BABY after i restarted my fire, boiled some water and threw that Nalgene in my sleeping bag.
Alpaca ponchos are great as well
@@DhaoistAzazel Your cologne is Burnt Almonds? Where can I get this??
The hardest part of living in your car is accepting the reality.
I guess it depends on how you ended up there. I actually chose to live in my Suburban, for almost 5 years. I had a decent job, and a nice apartment, and alot of nice things, and I decided that I didn't need it. I sold or gave away almost all of my things, and fixed up my Suburban to live in, and thats where I lived. With my only "bills" being my cell phone..car insurance..and gas..i saved up almost $80,000 in the those 5 years. It would have been alot more, but there were 2 different times my Suburban broke down, and I had to pay $1400 to get it fixed the first time, and about $1800 the second time. Plus I had to stay in a motel for 3 weeks both times while it was being fixed, and rent a car to get to and from work, so that was all a bit costly. But anyway, that time I spent living in my vehicle really changed alot of things for me, and really made me realize how little I actually "need" to live a full and happy life. But yeah, I can definitely understand how awful it would be to end up living in your vehicle under different circumstances tho.
I can’t tell if this is sympathy or judgement, you sound so menacing
Accept reality and work your way up richness is scalable in the usa 🇺🇸 a being poor is a choice here in the usa 🇺🇸
Still gotta run to keep the battery charged 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I did it on and off for awhile. I hated it. As soon as I got enough money together I’d get a motel room. Trying to live in my car drove me mental. It’s hard to relax when you’re basically constantly in public
Layers of clothing helps. I had one person tell me if you dont have heating and its cold, put layers of newspaper between your blankets. It helps hold your body heat in. I found, when i had to live in a tent during winter, that having a rabbit fur coat on top of your blankets or sleeping bag. It really is earm and insulated you. I was lucky to have that coat. A few years ago i had no electricity or water. That winter my two cats slept under the covers with me at night and we were all toasty warm.
NEVER keep your vehicle idling for more than 5 minutes. When a vehicle is at idle, there is less oil being pumped through the system, causing more wear. Keeping your vehicle in idle for extended periods, lessens the life of the engine.
i was homeless for 4 years. tips: wool socks and blankets, reflectics window covers for all windows to insulate in winter and summer(your windows cause the majority of heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer, youll need to buy a roll of reflectics and cut to the shape of the windows), if you arent running the car to save gas dont use the cigaret plug as it will drain the car battery and if you need to leave at a moments notice a dead car battery is a big setback so use a battery pack to power things at night and recharge it while driving. i was a delivery driver durring this time so i drove more than enough to recharge my battery banks. get a good strong fan for summer. hand heaters help in the short term. take note of where and when you have access to a bathroom, there are mobile options but they are not ideal. organizing your things is very important not just to make thing easier to find but to also improve your mindset in a tough situation. dude wipes brand shower wipe for the days you cant take a real shower, not a replacement but it buys you time. park where you have permition never assume its ok. if you support the right to bare arms for self defense it is highly reccomended if possible. always cooperate completely with authorities. they understand your situation better than you might at that time and might even offer solid advice. comfortable means of sleep in your vehicle is a must, outdoor seat cushions are a good start but they lose their comfort after a month so carefully weigh your options here.
I lived in my Chevy Trailblazer for 4 months through the winter of 2020. It was rough as I’m 6’3 and had to take out the passenger seat and build it into a little bed. I made it work and it’s what I had to do in order to save up for a home. Pretty wild times.
I applaud you my friend. I'm 6ft tall so just a few inches shorter than you. Still,3in of height difference inside of a car is a big difference. I stayed in my old '85 Ford Ltd station wagon,also for about 6 months,when I was 22 & it rained more during that 6 months than I'd ever seen in a consecutive 6 month period. I mention that because the seals around every single window and door leaked so bad it might as well not had any seals left. I had a job but had made some really stupid choices & found myself evicted and without a soul to turn to for help. So I took my next paycheck and waterproofed my car with some cheap tarps and tubes of silicone from harbor freight. Then got a hot plate & found a cheap campground where I rented a lot for around $100 per month. It had a spigot with free running water & a bathroom with showers right in the middle of the camp ground.
So other than the 1st week where I was broke & had to suffer through the rain all week. I have to say I value the wisdom that I aquired during that time. That was 15yrs ago, & I certainly have a different set of values. Same as for how I count my blessings.
You took that seat out made a berthing area because of that damn headrest didn't you.😂😂😂. I camped in mine and that damn headrest I swear I wanted to just take it sawzall to it and hack it out of there
Those blankets are great heaters. When my furnace died in below zero temperature it saved my life. Plug the blanket into that like energy source box you showed in video and save your battery. I suggest to wear women's nylons as your first layer and wear light layers over it. Wear an old t-shirt as your base layer against your body and loose fitting light weight clothing on top. Once i weared 8 layers of light clothing and 1 heavier coat as your last layer. The lighter layers move with your body holding in your escaping heat. The heavy coat is the last layer to encapsulate everything. The problem with wearing only a heavy coat is it is just like an accordion billowing out your body heat every time you move. I had 2 male friends that worked on a dock unloading trucks and it was 30 below zero and they were complaining on how cold it was on dock. I told them about the nylons and they thought i was crazy. As a man they were not going to wear women's nylons. I said okay then, it must not be that cold yet. When it gets cold call me. They relented and had his wife pick him up a couple pair. They were shocked on how well they kept them warm. Make sure you get at least 3 sizes bigger than you need cuz they're difficult to get on at best. Endurance horse riders wear them cuz they do 100 mile rides and with nylons it prevents the chaffing from the seams of your pants. Construction guys wear them to keep warm cuz they do a lot of physical movements and can't wear bulky clothes and work at same time.
You are one of my favorite UA-camr! Very practical and useful advice. Wish I knew of your channel in 2017 when I went on my first across the country road trip
My friends father said back in the 60's Mexican long haul truck drivers kept bricks strapped beneath their engines and at night they would retrieve these bricks and use a few underneath a bed roll to stay warm. He didn't specify what type of brick, but I thought it seemed like a decent idea, dont waste gas and save the waste heat for the inside of the cab.
This is a good idea if you have the sort of car that will allow that
That's actually a great idea
maybe better the exhaust pipe because it’s the hottest part
I'll forever be thankful to homeless people.
My mother in law suffers from Dementia and was in the hospital because of a heart attack, she left her hospital bed and went outside unnoticed(yes, we did file a lawsuit) and was basically reported missing after hours she had left. We looked for her for hours after contacting the police as well, but with no success. It was freezing cold and she had simple hospital dress, also being sick and old would be fatal. When she was found, more than 20 hours after escaping the hospital(7am), she was found with 4 jackets covering her up, apparently homeless people had given her those jackets, while common people didnt even question the fact that a old lady was in hospital dress
The people who did that were actual chads, good on them
Wow
Most homeless take care of each-other. If they see someone in need they’ll usually give you the clothes on their back. Wish our country would do the same
Well kindness IS free
Its usually the people who r going through or have went through shit that r the most understanding
Thanks man I can’t afford a place to stay but that gives a lot of time to use my smart phone to watch UA-cam to find stuff like this
Update?
My college wants me to pay around $7k for 16 weeks just to stay in the dorms. Im 9 hours from anywhere I would be able to stay, and the housing market up here is awful. Everything is taken and overpriced. Im gonnna be a 3rd year college student and living in my car, in U.P. Michigan. Not to mention, I work 2 jobs on campus, but the school only pays me $14/Hr in I.T. Also, im from poverty, and my parents have been on hard drugs a lot of their lives, so they have made many mistakes that impact me today. Im gonna struggle in ways, but once i get past this, I'll be a more resilient person than most. It irritated me when people complain about stuff around here, but their family is paying for their college🙄 I have a 3.5 GPA in Electrical Engineering Technology and want to get an MBA at MIT no matter the struggle I will get there!
Respect and encouragement. Obviously, you will totally get there.
I learned that covering your windows and cracks just like a house is just as important.
Those reflective sun shades work really well, plus provide privacy. if it's not below freezing they will be all you need as your own body heats the space.
Depends. You need fresh air in a small container like a car.
Is it possible that you suffocate in the car if you do that?
@@ecnalms851 i mean depends but really i dont think so, since theres always gonna be air (the vents get air from somewhere)
so i dont think windows are where most of the air is coming in, even with the vents not on
I never cover my crack 🍑
Wearing layers! Use lots and lots of layers of wool made clothing - especially socks and gloves to keep yourself warm! Also if you can - choice your parking slot wisely - make sure the rising sun hits it straight away in the morning. Another thing you can do (if you’re not too ashamed - like I was) is talk to people and rent a free garage spot for the really icy nights or snow storms. Other than that: stay safe out there ❤ life is tough but we are tougher!
Smart
I prefer that. I don't want to risk anything using electricity.
Dude is straight like someone please give me a home.
Refletix cutouts for your windows help so much!
My heart hurts that we live in a world where a video like this is way more helpful than most.
This makes your heart hurt? Its a lot better than sleeping on the street.
But no more mean tweets right? 🤡
@@officialtheory001 thank god for that. If I saw one more mean tweet I was gonna start crying, again, and then I was gonna have to go online and write about it, again, and let everyone know that the orange man was bad because he made me cry so hard, again. No more mean tweets and now I get to use my preferred pronoun and threaten everyone else who doesn't want to call me 'kid sniffing helicopter cat.'
@@phoenixrising4073 I pooped my pants crying every time Donald drump tweeted skid marks in all my tightey whiteys now 😤
I've lived like this... with a job and a college degree. Housing is so unaffordable. No one lives like this because they want to. Hence, it's pretty fuckedup that this is a realistic option for a standard of living. It's normalized. Fuck that.
I wish I could have had a car when I was homeless. But I only had trees and bushes. Minnesota winters are often brutal.
How did you survive during the winter?
@tommytwo-times9053 luck and understanding. I'm not the only person in MN that had to survive winter like that. Trees and bushes really help to block the winds at least. Pine trees with full bottoms offer protection from the snow if you can find one. A football player gave me his rain resistant jacket and the mayor would give me bread and bananas to eat every other week. I was also smart enough to never sleep on concrete. If you steal enough woodchips they can make a nice insulating bed. Not comfortable but better than before and better than sleeping directly on the ground. Also staying away from people and not making my situation too obvious to the general public. If you are homeless due to not having the resources instead of homeless for poor choices then you are more likely to be killed or at least badly harmed by "normal" everyday people who are not in your position. I've watched so many others who were just there because they fell on hard times, be attacked by that unassuming, well-dressed guy who's always laughing and smiling and would "never hurt a fly" or was "so generous". Nobody would believe what's really hiding behind those "super sweet" people's masks. It's far more common than anyone realizes. Those who offer help usually have an ulterior motive. Especially if you're a woman. The younger she looks, the worse it gets. Trust no one, not even yourself.
Obviously, he didn't.
@@filmc3887Stop Judging please 💜
What did you do? I feel if that were me I would head south
In some countries most citizens can never buy a car their whole lives. In the USA and a few countries, one can be homeless and live in their vehicle
Not the hardest part is EVERYTHING😂
Advice coming from Michigan winters. Get an extra winter coat and stick it between you and the door - the door lets in a lot of cold air. Cover the windows with double reflective insulation. You can make your own with said insulation and cardboard. Doing this will vastly insulate your vehicle and you won't need a heating blanket or to run your vehicle. Make your window covers a bit oversized with the cardboard. This way you can stick velcro on the flaps and around your windows so you can just velcro it into place and not burn through a bunch of tape. Burrito yourself and sleeping bag in a queen sized comfitor. The comfitor is the best option, but if you don't have that, using a second sleeping bag works too
No . An old style quilt is the best option they were made to keep you warm before electricity
Fear not, you wouldn’t have needed that quilt, because you could just cut your horse open and survive the night inside of its chest cavity. Like Luke.
Advanced users will find the wood from your horse drawn buggy, as a useful fuel to build and maintain a small fire.
Follow me for more 1880’s life hacks!
OR you could buy a modern insulated blanket, of reasonable quality.
@@EffYoInfo the internet remains undefeated 😂😂😂
hey! Michigan is nothing compared to Wisconsin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Add a second deep cycle battery with a disconnect to run an electric blanket off of so your main car battery is separate and can start your car the next day. Also covering the HVAC vents under the windshield on the outside can help keep a lot of cold air from coming inside your car, and space blankets.
Pro tip
Honestly just insulate as much of the car as you can if you know it's gonna be a cold night. Those windows will sap a ton of heat
Just shut the recirc door. No need to cover the vents, your car literally already has a door that will do that for you. Turn on recirculating air mode and it shuts off the outside air.
@@MinistryOfMagic_DoM some cars like impalas that are made cheap wont close the door completely
yep. don't wanna drain your main for sure. & do NOT use anything flammable it uses O2. park your vehicle out of wind if at all possible.
Lived in Colorado springs Amazon FC parking lot for 5 months, had access to water/food/restrooms just by walking down, and switched back and forth between night shift and dayshift. Began august and jumped to nights thinking it was smart to keep my body warm as I worked and slept during the day after work, waiting for temps to go up. PF membership for showers and workout. had to park in the back though and had lots of dark tint to help, got a mummy sleeping bag but didn't cut it enough, freezed to death but learned to crack a window for some air, but the blizzards fucked me up and got me sick on those 60h work weeks and OT. Shit was rough man. would of been great had i known some of these tips people post 2 years ago. Definitely think first two options are not viable at all, grab an external power source and charge it somewhere. Layer up. Almost tempted to go back to this to save money because soloing apartments on 2k a month in Colorado is leaving holes in the pockets. Stay safe.
I remember when being homeless meant you had no phone and Internet 😂😂😂
Don't sleep in/on wet fabric. Even moist fabric. If you're sweating and drenching your clothes, don't sleep in them. They'll cool you down like nobody's business. Instead, go as nude as you dare and wrap up in layers of blankets.
And get WOOL. Get that shitty scratchy wool blanket and put it on top of your layers.
And never, ever, underestimate the power of a pair of thick socks and a wool cap or similar.
Stay warm and hydrated, friends.
People getting cooled down from the sweat of their oily smelly bodies IS my business!..
Absolutely right about not sleeping in the clothes you wore that day. Especially the underwear.
This man was in the military 100%
@@willdenoble1898 Hah. I'm flattered but no
Then sweat into the blankets making them moist and counter productive 😂
Three tips from me:-
1- Make sure your car has some kind of low battery cut off when using electric appliances so you don't get stranded.
2- Try to park up in a place thats out of the wind at least, higher up a hill or valley to avoid mist or fog too.
3- Be careful if you are using your engine for heat, if the exhaust is either pooling or blowing towards the passenger compartment air intake it can pump CO in with you and while your homeless problem is solved its a very permanent solution for a hopefully temporary problem, minor exhaust damage/rust can cause it too. This could be a 4th tip but I think it fits here, always be careful with any kind of propane or camping heater stove too, for the same CO risk, get a cheap detector if you ever try one.
every car built after 2000ish has catalysts which don't allow for CO to be produced. You can't even really kill yourself with cars now, as you can only asphyxiate from CO2
very permanent solution💀
@@36ys29 Is he wrong?
@@Admiral_Jezza I suppose it was a snarky way to joke on my part but it's true, being homeless isn't a problem anymore if you are not careful.
@@williama.6197 Except I am Gen X and Hominids have been making tools to make our lives easier for the last Million years...
Love the heated blanket for a car! I didn't realize those existed. I now have a place, but I stay in my car to save money on road trips. Thanks!
I’m literally on this path next week with a car note and working as an Amazon driver. Wish me luck
Those emergency foil blankets keeps heat in very well.
If you have to sleep outside also keep your clothes and shoes in your bag. It will keep them dry from the dew and keep them warm for the morning. Also I spent a couple years in a home with no power or water through some very cold winters. I was lucky enough to have a dog and best believe we stayed much warmer snuggling.
Yes I know from experience having a dog sleep on top of you in a room where you can see your breath does help alot.
I only have a small dog, but when camping he's like a little furnace, makes a huge difference
thank you so much i ran and bought the blanket it helped alot
Make covers for your windows. Alot of heat is lost through the windows. Anything padded even cardboard cut out to match the size of the window. It help keep it cooler too when it’s hot and for privacy and stealth.
Cheapest thing you can do is just buy a Military grade sleeping bag I slept in negative weather, hot as heck
Yep with proper insulation one can sweat in negative temps. No need for gas or a battery to stay warm when prepared.
for real. i'd much rather invest however much for a decent mummy bag than drain my battery with a heating blanket
This is the comment I was going to share. Take your shirt off too. You'll be cold for a minute, but warm up quickly. You will not be cold at all through the night. I'd say you might be hot. The sleeping bags aren't insanely expensive either. I believe they are around 300 bucks. While that may seem expensive it's multiple pieces for one and a high quality sleeping back can go for 1000 bucks. So, this is a great price.
@@zetsumei1017yep, military grade sleeping systems are actually designed to sleep in underwear only, I slept manyyyyyy nights in the cold basically naked in my sleeping system and was just fine.
Also keep in mind that when you have things plugged into the car that draws electricity from the battery. And cold weather is already very hard on batteries so don’t be surprised when you wake up warm and don’t have enough juice to start the car.
yeah pretty dumb advice
I was thinking the same thing might as well run your engine... I spent multiple yrs in vehicles in Ohio winters just run car it's like .50-2.00 an hr to idle...
@@ELI173DEWITT tbf gas prices have climbed alot, but i guess atleast were past 2022 with the stupid $7 gas
@DeputyFish I lived in car with my family all of 2021 and most of 2020 and i ran the car 24hrs a day and without driving I used 40 dollars max in a day that's 1.67 per hr with air condition and heat
@@DeputyFish $7, not 7$
I've been living in my car for 6 years. The summer is the worst. But I'm in Florida
We are one year into our vanlife in the luton we converted. Fortunately we insuled it to the max, could not be happier in the bedroom. We have a diesel heater too but we need it so infrequently
One important thing is, if you can afford it, never underestimate the value of getting something to eat. Your body needs energy to help itself stay warmer. It also helps with the not starving thing.
What a dumb comment holy
I would also suggest drinking some form of liquid at least every few days doesn’t have to be water but water is preferable
@mranderson 1 You better be drinking more than every few days or your ass is dead in a couple weeks from dehydration lmao
Don't forget to breathe air (NOT WATER)
Yea I’ve noticed when I don’t eat for a few days I get colder much easier
Be careful of the electric blanket. They've been known to catch fire. A classmate did that. It caught fire, and she had to live with us for a few weeks until the school semester ended. Her family had already moved away. Be careful out there.
Yes,neverStuffOrCram ElectricBlanketsLikeShownHere!
@@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline tip: You need to put spaces between words when writing in English. Also, only capitalize the first letter of a sentence.
If I rewrote your comment, it would look like this: “Yes, never stuff or cram electric blankets like shown here!”
@@CausingChaos. my grandma writes like that lol she sometimes also,uses,commas,like,this
They can be dangerous, always inspect wires for damage prior to use.
Modern day electric blankets sold in the US are not the same as the old original ones. Those old ones could overheat and in some conditions start a fire.
Back in the day the electric blankets would get hot and stay on constantly .
Modern ones(all of mine do) have safeties that intermittently turn off and automatically shut off after 8 - 12 hours and stay off. It's frustrating to wake up cold because the auto timer ran out and turn off the heat.
I unplug mine when I leave the house, just to be cautious.
Fabrics are also important. Wool socks, wool thermal tops and bottoms. Ugg boots, wool jumpers. Feather down windproof jackets and blankets. Thermal rated sleeping bags. Woolen beanie too. Must be actual wool, synthetic materials are not the same.
If you have a SAFE place to have a candle it will help keep you warm, my sister used a candle to keep her travel trailer warm even in a NY winter
A great tip is to park your car inside somewhere if possible. A parking garage is significantly warmer than just parking on a curb on the street.
They are also great to beat the heat in the summer.
And leaving the car on in the garage is safer supposedly. Especially in the summer
@@cljoe35 Why would it be safer to leave your car on in a parking garage? Summer or winter? They are designed to contain hundreds and hundreds of cars… running or turned off.
Insulate the windows! I.e. blankets rolled up in the windows or, preferably, use a couple foam yoga mats to cut some to shape. The front and back windows are biggest and lose the most heat so find a way to insulate them well or seal them off from the occupied part of the vehicle. Keep in mind the rest of the body, and particularly the roof, of the vehicle are poorly insulated too. A space blanket tacked to the ceiling can go a long ways.
Not too insulated tho you still want oxygen. It’s a real small space
@@StoryTimmy putting curtains on your windows or blankets doesn't stop oxygen from getting into your car 😂😂
Insulate and crack a window or two so it doesn't get too stuffy.
@@StoryTimmy covering your windows doesn't automatically make them airtight which by the way they already are they seal when they're fully closed your car isn't airtight it's not even watertight and that's by design
I've slept in several of my cars in the winter. The German cars (1969 VW bug, '74 VW dasher, '84 VW Rabbit) had wool insulation above the headliner, under the carpet, and other areas. The German cars were warm and quiet. The American cars and truck were terrible to sleep in during the winter. Super cold, had to run the engine or freeze.
One thing I did was always carry a ceramic heater and a extension cord. Could often find a plugin where I parked, or I even asked the landowner and they let me plug the heater in. Free heat and some nights would almost get tok warm
I was so close to living in car- my relationship with my parents was not going well to say the least and once I left home I had nowhere else to go. Thankfully, my gf's family kinda took me in for a while. I fully planned on sleeping in that car as long as I had to but I am forever grateful that I didn't end up needing to. Every time I look back at that point in my life I stop and count my blessings.
is it common where you live that parents let their children sleep in cars?
@@flaviusvirlan3406 American families are dysfunctional like that. They expect you out by 18 and many don't care what happens to you after they filled their role
@@flaviusvirlan3406 it happens everywhere man I have friends in maine that have been kicked out, although I will say most of the time it’s just the kid doesn’t agree with their parents rules and wants to leave like an idiot
I was a young adult already at that point and I was kinda ready to be on my own anyways, I personally don't know anyone that has done that. My story is simple, my parents have always showed favoritism towards my brothers and to this day they don't treat me equally but I've come to accept that. They also hated my gf at the time and treated her horribly. There was already a lot of tension between us and I tried to work things out with them but I just couldn't take it anymore and had to remove myself from that environment. A year later I ended up moving back in with them for another year and things went better for a while but ultimately right back to how they were. I don't think it was ever an issue with their rules for me because in that respect, I paid for my own food and all of my expenses other than rent so basically I didn't have any limitations except for having people over which is understandable. My relationship with them is a lot better now that I don't live with them anymore.
Honestly stock up on blankets it makes all the difference
Make your own heat source aside from the cars power completely, those little candles inside of food cans with the sides cut out can make a world of a difference, couple thousand btu per can
Wear a winter hat and gloves along with wool socks. Most of the heat generated by humans escapes through the head , hands, and feet.
Honestly look what happened when Apollo 13 started to freeze up Frost moisture from sweat and your breath very very very dangerous you all have not thought this out very much and it will require Engineers to figure out a solution without it you're ignoring the problem more blankets are not a solution proper ventilation that's thoughtful is kind of Deep not the sort of thing armchair people discuss or when they do they take into account the Layman and has no knowledge of how to penetrate the subject asking you whether you see the face in the cloud does not mean you see a face in the clouds your mind looks to see things like that when they're not there the fellow that wrote Chariots of the Gods invites people to make this calculation you can understand Egyptian hieroglyphics it's not pictor word game it's a use of the false fallacy arguments argument from incredulity if you like shooting learn what a gunshot wound what mas trousers are
Leave Egyptian hieroglyphics to The Experts leave it to chemical and mechanical engineers to decide how to deal with moisture in a frozen environment around electricity and conductive things with no thought to insulation moisture evaporation and freezing seek the person with knowledge who's not a flake magical thinking in your body do not work together
I don't have a lot of experience with winter, except the one time when i was in London. But from that short travel experience, i find that, covering up your head with a hood warm down your body pretty fast. So, maybe using a sleeping bag and cover your head right after, with the blanket snuck inside the sleeping bag to build extra warmth from own body, instead of risking your car battery
I suggest those survival blankets, get a few and tape together to slide your sleeping bag inside to keep it extra toasty. Wear layers, wear a hat and thick socks as well as a good sleeping bag. If you can buy a pure wool military style blanket this will keep you warm too. Insulate windows, use hot water bottles and fill a flask or two with boiling water. Remember if you have pets to make sure they keep warm too.
You can also use those survival bankets wedged into the trim around your car making almost like a tent in your car
Until you kill the battery and then it wont start. Install a car starter. They can be programmed to start every 2 hrs and run for fifteen minutes this will keep the battery charged and allows you to use the heater or blanket
Imagine being awoken randomly at 3am by your car starting
Kill the battery from running the car? Bruh what. I've been in my car for years now and sometimes during real bad storms my car will be running for well over 24 hours.
@generalpanda6028 priuses can do that. It's why alot of people like them for car life. You turn on climate control and it'll behave like your air conditioning at home. The car will turn on, get to the temperature you set, then turn back off automatically.
@@nomaderic its only an issue for older batteries, after getting the best battery my car could take i never had to worry about it dying even in the winter
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A heavy duty military sleeping system is your best friend. I could literally sleep on a snow bank and not feel anything as long as I keep it dry.
Great, but what the hell is that?
Woobie
Just as well everyone has one of those in their kitchen drawer.
@@aaronmicalowe they’re not expensive. No more expensive than the tips provided in this video.
It’s usually made up of 3 elements.
firstly a roll Mat - this provides under body insulation (usually between the person and the ground and would go between the other two parts of the sleeping system and the ground. In this situation I don’t think there would be much need for this).
Second a good heavy duty winter sleeping bag. There is a vast difference between a good sleeping bag and a shit one. A shit one will struggle to keep you feeling comfortable in 20oC. A good one will keep you feeling warm in -20oC.
Finally, a Bivvy bag. This is a waterproof liner that you put your sleeping bag into. This is not a breathable material and therefore traps the heat. These things, combined with the general heat from being in the small space of a car should keep things very comfortable without the need for any electrical heat elements
@@aaronmicalowemy local military surplus has them for like $50. The survival rating is down to like -30 degrees with no shelter. Something like that.
Honestly, preparing for the cold was always the easiest thing for me, you can always add layers. I want tips and devices on keeping the car cold in the heat.
Great tip for those in struggling times, one thing I couldn’t help but point out is the correlation between the use of heated gear and blankets and cancer
When camping I use the hot hands and toss one or 2 by my feet in the sleeping bag and warmth all night , even in 30° weather