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Camper_Jeff___K
Dec 06, 2017Navigator
There are several people on YouTube living full time in truck campers. You can get some idea of how to do things from watching their how to videos. You'd just have to sift through titles and see what's relevant to you.
There are minimums you need to have to even make living in a truck camper full time viable. Failure to have the minimum living requirements is a setup for failure. You need batteries to power lighting, CO and smoke detectors for safety, small inverter for laptop and other electronics, plus other items requiring electricity. You can get away with using a Buddy heater but you need to keep a window cracked open and you need to have good operating sensors. Have a power cord and battery charger plus a small electric heater for those times when you're able to plug into shore power. You need a porta potty or a 5 gallon bucket and clumping cat litter. You need a water source, even a 3 gallon dispenser with a tap on it will work draining into a tupperware container. Batteries need to be connected to the truck in a way that they will charge and also be isolated from the truck starter battery and electrical system. Get your leaks fixed or things will be moldy and unpleasant.
There are people doing this and having a good time doing it. Here's a couple.
Scotty and Teri just retired full time into a truck camper. Off to a rough start.
Dalton has been living in his truck camper for about 3 years now. Currently on a road trip.
These folks have been living in a truck camper traveling around for several months. Nothing new for 6 weeks now though.
Hopefully you can get a flavor of what it's like to live full time in a truck camper from these folks.
Best of luck to your daughter...
There are minimums you need to have to even make living in a truck camper full time viable. Failure to have the minimum living requirements is a setup for failure. You need batteries to power lighting, CO and smoke detectors for safety, small inverter for laptop and other electronics, plus other items requiring electricity. You can get away with using a Buddy heater but you need to keep a window cracked open and you need to have good operating sensors. Have a power cord and battery charger plus a small electric heater for those times when you're able to plug into shore power. You need a porta potty or a 5 gallon bucket and clumping cat litter. You need a water source, even a 3 gallon dispenser with a tap on it will work draining into a tupperware container. Batteries need to be connected to the truck in a way that they will charge and also be isolated from the truck starter battery and electrical system. Get your leaks fixed or things will be moldy and unpleasant.
There are people doing this and having a good time doing it. Here's a couple.
Scotty and Teri just retired full time into a truck camper. Off to a rough start.
Dalton has been living in his truck camper for about 3 years now. Currently on a road trip.
These folks have been living in a truck camper traveling around for several months. Nothing new for 6 weeks now though.
Hopefully you can get a flavor of what it's like to live full time in a truck camper from these folks.
Best of luck to your daughter...
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