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Living at a campsite

Anonymous Fri 09 Jun 2023 22:57:02 No.2594806 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2595464 >>2595942 >>2596089 >>2598890

I'm starting a new job this week and don't have anywhere to stay, too poor for hotels. Have any of you tried living at campsites for extended periods of time?

>wild camp, live in van, etc
I want to be able to shower before work

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Jun 2023 15:12:07 No.2595076 Report

Quoted By: >>2595417

living from a van is nice in the summer. campsites suck.
>I want to be able to shower before work
gym

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Jun 2023 19:45:01 No.2595256 Report

Quoted By: >>2595417 >>2598142

most campsites cost a fee to stay

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Jun 2023 23:51:51 No.2595417 Report

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>>2595256
£15 a night for a campsite is much cheaper than £70 for a hotel

>>2595076
How would you live in a van? Sleeping in car parks etc?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 00:28:25 No.2595442 Report

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Not for extended periods of time, but one week for a conference at the longest. I like staying at camp sites if I'm going to the city, since it's so much cheaper than a hotel. Set up my tent, have power, and keep some stuff in my car.
I believe I was the only one at the campsite who wore a jacket and tie in the morning, and I know one taxi driver thought I was bullshitting him when I told him to drive way out of town to the campsite after a late night bout of drinking.
Honestly, the biggest thing is finding a campsite with good facilities. Find a place where the showers look alright, there are some seriously grim ones out there. You can probably charge your electronics at work just fine, but it's nice if there's a power coloumn or something like it near your ten. A communal kitchen isn't bad either if you prefer to cook your own meals over eating out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 01:06:57 No.2595464 Report

Quoted By: >>2595516 >>2595941

>>2594806
>don't have anywhere to stay, too poor for hotels
hostels literally exist literally for situations like yours

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 02:57:32 No.2595516 Report

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>>2595464
Literally?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 20:02:39 No.2595923 Report

Quoted By: >>2595939

I lived 10 days at an almost empty camp site while an employer was looking for a place for me to stay (it was a remote island with low population).
Was okay for most part. Had to use garbage bags as tarp over the tent the days it rained. Was 3 km to the closest grocery shop but at least it gave me something to do after work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 20:30:06 No.2595939 Report

Quoted By: >>2596156

>>2595923
Wtf do you do for work and where was that if you are cool with sharing ?

Sounds awesome and terrible at the same time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 20:34:55 No.2595941 Report

Quoted By: >>2597889 >>2598091

>>2595464
Hostels are just the same prices as hotels now

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 11 Jun 2023 20:36:40 No.2595942 Report

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>>2594806
find a nearby national forest or blm land, you can live out of your car for free there, get a planet fitness or Y membership for showers

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2023 02:15:02 No.2596089 Report

Quoted By: >>2597878

>>2594806

>Have any of you tried living at campsites for extended periods of time?

Only a week in the summer as a part of cadets, you'll really crave a cold shower or AC if it's the summer. In the winter time you feel more "dirty" and really want a hot shower/heating. I'd find a way to sleep in your car.

I personally would car camp, for showering a gym or scrubzz shower wipes (we have them in the US, idk if you'll have them in the UK) work p well

worst come to worst you can GI shower with baby wipes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2023 05:30:08 No.2596156 Report

Quoted By: >>2596202

>>2595939
Salmon farming on an island in Norway. The pay, work rotation and opportunity was too good to pass up so i didn't mind simple living for a bit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Jun 2023 08:28:06 No.2596202 Report

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>>2596156
Okay that does sound pretty awsome

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2023 15:30:12 No.2597878 Report

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>>2596089
I have an SUV set up as a camping rig (cooking, electronics, mattress etc) so plan would be to use the campground as a place to park up which is consistent and undisturbed and has showers. I travel and sleep in my car quite frequently but finding a spot where you won't be disturbed by other people is honestly a pain sometimes, especially if you aren't out in the sticks like where ill be working.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Jun 2023 16:11:01 No.2597889 Report

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>>2595941
nah depending on where you are a hostel can be at most 40€ a night. worst case scenario you're in a big tourist city and it's tourist season in which case it could be like 70€

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 16 Jun 2023 02:03:16 No.2598091 Report

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>>2595941
skill issue

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Anonymous Fri 16 Jun 2023 04:05:15 No.2598142 Report

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>>2595256
>most campsites cost a fee to stay
fucking retard lmao

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Jun 2023 21:18:45 No.2598890 Report

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>>2594806
Check this out for free places to stay overnight - https://www.campercation.com/
I'm using it next week as im in a different town for work for a few day. Just gonna sleep out of my little van in a pub car park, shower at the gym and use the money saved on not paying for a campsite on meals at the pub.

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