How Homeless People Turn a Van Into a Comfortable Home

📘 My book, Living on $1,400: find $4,000 a year on a Social Security check, housed or on the road → https://geneholloway.com How people with no house turn an ordinary used van into a warm, comfortable home on very little money. Nine winters in my 1998 Econoline, Ohio to Arizona, and these are the steps I've seen work. In this video, I share how to pick a cheap van, insulate the floor, build a no-drill bed platform with storage bins, insulate the walls and windows, hang curtains, keep condensation out, get power from a portable power station and solar, set up a safe kitchen and water, handle the bathroom, and heat the van without getting hurt. Then the daily routine that turns a van into a home. Most importantly, never sleep with the engine running or a heater on in a closed van, and keep a battery carbon monoxide alarm by your head. If you need help tonight, call 211. If you're in crisis, call or text 988. Chapters 00:00 A frosty morning in Las Cruces 02:00 Picking the van 04:00 The floor and the bed platform 07:30 Walls, windows and curtains 11:30 Condensation and air 13:30 Power 15:30 Kitchen and water 17:30 The bathroom 19:00 Heat 22:00 Number one 26:00 What it all costs #CarLiving #VanLiving #VanBuild #WinterVanLife (Chapter times are placeholders. Fill them in from the final edit.)