Susan:

Not sure exactly what you want to know.

We've used a 21 foot RV for over 20 years to work, visit friends, go to folkie campouts and festivals and just plain have fun. We've spent hundreds of nights in it, maybe even thousands.

On the whole, our experiences have been wonderful. It's great to be able to retire to your own space when you want to and have your own bed, bathroom, shower and cooking facilities. It's also very nice not to have to worry too much about where you will spend the night.

A lot of the nights we slept in school yards because we were doing programs there the next day. Don't try this without written permission. Other places we have stayed include Walmart, rest areas, campgrounds (private, state, national forest, county, BLM, Corps of Engineers, etc.) and on the street when visiting friends. We also often spend the night on quiet street with apartment buildings on it. Everyone who sees us thinks we are visiting someone else! When the vehicle broke down, we once spent five nights at a Toyota dealer waiting for a part.

We've been busted by the cops a few (less than five) times and all that happens is that we had to move. Most times the cops told us where to move to so we wouldn't be bothered again. We never got robbed or assaulted but we have been threatened three times, all in school parking lots. We took care of it ourselves twice and called the cops the third time.

We have been awakened by feral cats walking on our roof and we were once hit with a paint ball.

There is a lot of negative feeling towards people who sleep in their vehicles. This is mainly caused by otherwise homeless people who move in and make a mess. If you keep a very low profile and act responsibly, you can pull it off.

Bev and Jerry