Chiming in based on some second hand experience passed on from friends who tried van life for varying periods of time. Even with friends willing to let you use their address and driveway, living in such a confined space seems rough if you plan to spend significant amounts of time there. Both of my friends gave up on the idea after less than a year, or two in the longest case. YMMV If you spend most of your time out and about.
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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I suspect a lot of the info you need isn’t particularly specific to Austin.
Heat is probably the main problem. If you try to keep a van cool with the engine’s AC you’ll go broke on gas and probably repair bills too. Without AC you’re looking at internal temperatures of 120+ on a regular basis.
Yeah, this is just one prong of my feasibility study. Financing costs on used look very reasonable compared to my current rent, to say nothing of what I'm about to hear it's going up to.
Buy a used travel trailer, hire someone with a truck to transport it for you. You can find rv parks with lot fees for 500-600 month plus electric.
I'd like to be able to be mobile. Part of my current situation is I wasn't able to afford to replace my car a couple years ago because of rent then.