Hi Huckleberries! Be sure to ask me your follow up questions and I'll be sure to cover them in future vids. Thanks for watchin!

Pro Tip-If you do want to use your phone just turn the brightness down. Since its dark you can turn it all the way down and still see what you're watching just fine and it wont cast a light that can be seen from outside.

A few years ago I had too sleep in my car in Cincinnati's Walmart parking lot. The were so nice it was unbelievable it got me thinking... I could totally do this full time. It changed my prespective.

If I don't see any RVs or obvious stealth campers, I look for trucks lined up for the night along the side of the parking lot. I figure, if the big rigs can spend the night there, I'm not going to have any trouble in my small, kinda stealthy, van. As a guy, it's easy enough for me to pee into an appropriate receptacle in my van, so I don't worry about dehydrating myself. In fact, I enjoy a night cap of scotch.

I stayed in my VW station wagon for one month, fell on some hard times. I stayed in the suburbs of Los Angeles and always parked on the street. I did research before hand and if you park near apartments, no one will really notice your car, since there are so many different people coming and going. I also knew the area, so I parked in relatively safe areas. About the pee issue: There is no way I can make it through the night without having to go, so I purchased a large plastic pitcher with a good lid. I could actually go in the back seat floor behind the privacy curtain. I'm a girl, so this takes some work, lol. I closed it up and would take it to McDonald"s (in a bag) and dump it in the toilet. This might sound gross, but it worked for me. I had a gym membership for the rest of my needs. I hope this advise helps someone.

be a customer in Walmart and keep receipts. I get all my medication at Walmart pharmacy and this way you legally are a customer not loitering.

Probably goes without saying, but before you scoot back into the crib, lock your doors! Just have to state it as it is a mistake many people overlook!

I like to keep my keys up on a hook so I know exactly where they are in case of emergency, and they don't get knocked around or lost under my bedding.

There was a trailor fire and no insurance. My wife was doing 45 days in jail but I had a truck with a topper. I slept in back and worked and saved $1600 by time she was released. I have a PAYED off house now.

We stayed in a Walmart parking lot once in our RV. I went in and asked the manager if it was ok and it was - no problem. Why not just ask and then no worries.

Always love your videos, they seem super thought out and planned and very informative! Currently thinking of living in my van this spring to save money, thanks for the info Holli!

I’m old enough to be your Granny and I’m proud of you! I wish I had that courage when I was younger. Now my knee’s hurt to bad 🤪I’ll keep you in the light, translation, I’ll pray for you. You get it girl! I can’t wait to hear more about your adventures. Your new Auntie P

Great video! I'd definitely like to hear more about prepping your car for nighttime! Have you ever had trouble regarding the "curtains"? They are usually not very stealthy ;)

I do several long trips from Indy to Montana at least twice a year.... I use to work for a hotel chain. Hotel parking lots are way safer! Most properties have cameras on the lots. Hotel lobbies and onsite 24 restaurants provide bathrooms. Sometimes I just need a 6 hour nap... you might give hotel lots a try. 😉

Walmart sells black out curtains

If you find a public storage without owners living on site just get locked in after the gates are locked. Stay in your car dont get out till morning safest bet . I been there done that

Being single and loving the outdoors (camping hiking). I just fell in love with the simplicity of van life. Great video. Thanks fir for the advice. Ill definitely invest in a taser and pepper spray. 😁

Please be careful when traveling with a taser, in some states it’s considered a concealed weapon and carries a 2 to 5 year jail sentence.

We started out in cold weather it was oki until ice storm came through. The trick is to park in full sun during daylight bc it will warm up inside...at night put up thick rugs over your windows but leave a crack...also invest in carbon and fire alarms. We gave up using propane heat bc of that reason had we not had the carbon alarm we probably wouldn't be here today. We layered up at night keeping hands feet and neck warmer its a must. Always keep them warm. I grew up dirt poor off the grid so i learned a few things but alot of people today have never had to deal with it or experience it. Do research don't be helpless especially with hard times ahead . This winter i plan on being in the south and having wood heat.

I’ve lived in my Dodge Journey for four years now. I LOVE IT!! I’m always innovating to make life more comfortable. Save your money for the free hotel breakfasts. I’m a guy so I’ve found the purchasing of an Arizona Ice Tea bottle at dollar tree makes for a great piss bottle. You shouldn’t limit yourself, but continue to look for alternative ways to go about what u enjoy. Adapt Improvise and Overcome.

Hey can you make a video about keeping warm/cool while traveling 😊 but anyways thank you for the awesome tips and amazing videos like all of the rest. Hope you habe a wonderful christmas and a great start for the new year😄

A good alternative to pepper spray is the 20' wasp spray. You can accidentally spray yourself with pepper spray especially if its windy but the wasp spray shoots out a stream and goes a long distance. Hit someone in the face/eyes and it should blind them long enough to get away. The long range of the wasp spray lets you get to them before they get close enough to grab you.

Yes that would be nice about to know about heating and staying cool

I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one doing bathroom prep before the overnight. Just fyi: The restrooms in the back of the store are the most used by employees so they tend to be cleaner and usually between 10-1030pm is when the Walmart maintenance people clean the restrooms. They clean them once an hour but during 10-11 pm both the day and night management is there doing business meetings and so because of this, the restrooms are the cleanest at that hour.

Thanks Holli + Huckleberry! Love your energy and thanks for the tips about the Walmart rating for deciding about overnighting decisions! Never thought about this. Thanks :)

I stayed at the same Walmart for 4 months in my dodge van. Never had a problem. I used a big buddy heater in sub zero temperatures. Was comfortable. Heating it cost like $100+ month.

Love this video! & your presentation to go with the advice!

Good tips! I have driven cross country 3 times, as a solo, once . Every night I stopped driving , I would call 5 people (mom, 2 sisters and 2 friends) to let them know where I was. I would love to take to the road again, you meet so many interesting people. Stay safe be happy.

"Hola!" sweet Huckleberry...The simple things of living human on the road, loved it! so appreciative that you shared this knowledge...let's not be surprised that others do need this kind of assistance..you are love and loved by many :D

I can not believe i only just found your channel now! you are so positive and just fun to watch and learn from. I've been planning on traveling on the road for such a while, you are an inspiration !

I know the feeling of getting busted although I wasn’t camping or living in my car when it happened. I was driving home from work one night and was so tired I just couldn’t go any further. I pulled into a hospital parking lot and went to sleep on the steering wheel. 2 hours later I had security beating on my window and a flashlight in my face. I wasn’t even aware of my surroundings but I remember he just kept saying “you can’t sleep here” until I left. Be safe.

Thanks gor the entertsining tips. Be safe. Watch everything going around you all the time.

New subscriber. I also travel in my van. I love the way you film and then narrate. Haven't slept at Walmart yet, but I know I will one day soon. :)

I cant wait to start VANLIFE myself! :)

There's an app called roadbreakers.com,the app is on Google play. It tells you what places allow truckers and RVs to park overnight and the users are always adding places,and it tells you which places are quiet, clean, safe, and which ones will have you towed!

interesting! regarding peeing at night, you are better off drinking water than juice or caffeine and a peebottle with a tight fitting lid and a ladies urinary device can be very handy. I carcamp with the hubby and we actually have a diaper bucket(lid seals when closed) which we both use...a leakproof plastic bag lines it,sawdust for treating the contents and we tie the bag shut and put it in the bin when we find a suitable one. I used to think that was a bit strange but it is exaclty what dog walkers do with their dog poo bags . You can get biodegradable bags but dont buy them in bulk because they degrade quite quickly and become useless.

omg i got so excited when you said you were in minneapolis!! my city!! absolutely LOVED this video, so inspiring, interesting, and well made !!

I never wake up in the middle of night needing to pee. I can even drink minutes before going to sleep. I sleep through the night...7-9 hours straight. I usually do go and use the restroom in the Walmart before going to sleep though. Just make sure they are not cleaning the parking lot....they'll do figure eights around your vehicle with the cleaner vehicle and you will never get to sleep.

You are adorable!!!! Love your miming! Haha!!! :)

My wife and I are new huckleberries. We love you and your energy. Come see us when you come to Oregon Coast...

When I lived in my van it was summer and in the southwest. I had so much trouble sleeping in the heat. Some tips would be fun to hear.

This video helped me so much on my solo road trip! I love your videos!

Highly informative video. 5 stars.

Great tips. Stay safe and continue to enjoy ur travels.

Love you're video!! I'll be living in my car starting July 31st of this year I'm so excited for my lease to my apartment to be up! I have a SUV a 01 BMW x5 you should Tint your windows my windows are tinted on my car but I have blacked out curtains that I'm going to set up in my car for the time being. I'm doing to save money to buy me a completely new car pay off things on my credit report and just really save money before I decide to get another apartment im paying 880 a month in rent right now ugh! But yes im soooo excited to live in my SUV. I lived in my 05 ford taurus last time for 3months lol that back seat is so uncomfortable and walmarts are my fav and you are so right about checking the ratings. Good luck on your journey!

Those curtains look really thin and if you use a light source in the minivan, I can guarantee someone will see you from the outside. Better to tint your windows and use thicker or better cloth.

I was sleeping in a van at that same time but on the border in Wisconsin!🙂 It was a crazy cold winter

So well done!! I learned a lot

Try and get a portable pottie. Then that way you won't have to stop to find a bathroom. I wish you good luck in your travels. Thank you for sharing your videos and stay safe.

awesome and informative!

Loved the video!!! ❤

Been sleeping at walmarts about every 3rd night. I found truck stop travel centers are also a great place

This was a very insperatiol video,ive seen other videos and iam working on my jeep to try it,and you have given me a few ideas,along with a beautiful smile,thank you✌

Great job! Very nice. 🚐🚙🐟🌲🌸🎻🎸🚴🏈🏊🏄😷⛽📑📚🎶 vanlife baby

Holli, you are such a dear! Thanks for the real life experience you've shared. I love your artistic and creative narrating over filmage genious. A+!!!

Good stuff! Sleeping at a walmart is weird at first, but I got use to it pretty quick. Most Walmarts don't bother you as long as you don't draw attention to yourself seems like

wow this was so interesting! TFS

The parking positions you enjoy the most.....yeah that's a new one

Great information!

love your videos! Been living in my Toyota Prius for two years and always looking for new faces to follow

The Walmart in my town actually has a separate parking lot for RV's and campers . It's further from the store but it'll hold at least 20-30 big RV's and more smaller campers and vans. It's used as a car show parking lot during the summer months during the daytime on the weekends. However there's a lot of travelers that come thru b/c we have a lot of parks, state parks, and boaters that come and go during spring and summer.

In Vancouver BC we can Black out all but the front door glass and windshield we can even do the top 8 inches. Most people still do 50 percent on the door glass.

A spray can of wasp and hornet spray is better than pepper spray because wasp spray has a distant's of 21 feet

Good tip also parking in ths back look for white lines! Those are employee spots and you are less likly to get towed if you are there 4+ hours!

Your videos are so professional and ADORABLE. I love your expression.

Thank God for Walmart God bless them

First time here, I'm in a WalMart in Canada right now watching this vide. Just subbed nice job.

Cute, animated, fun & informative ! Thumbs Up !

LOL. What a cutie. She has me rolling. What great ideas. Take care & be safe

I really enjoy the tips and video. Thanks. I would like to try taking a trip and sleeping in my suv.

Just came across your channel! Love it

I agree, always keep protection handy, I keep condoms in my glove compartment.

I've always wanted to do this, please do tips on how to keep cool !!

Good set up there... Good info before bed... I would make sure I had all dark out curtains and that they cover all windows good... maybe you do have but I did not see them shown...

Excellent tips 👍👍.

You're very brave. I'd be nervous about getting in trouble with Walmart!

Good info and video, thanks. I have been sleeping in my car for almost a year now locally and I agree you have to be considerate. If I use someone's bathroom I always make sure I buy a coffee or something off the shelf. It creates Good Karma. I use a down pillow, a down blanket which I fold in half with a wool blanket in the middle. Works very well in 10 degrees.

Oh my!crazy and creative

Hi Holli! Nice video, besides you hit everything that Ive done when I became homeless! But I was at a truck stop and stayed there for a year but moved around before finding that I could stay there and worked besides! A lot to share though! Great job, be safe have fun!

Hey love your car I used to drive a 2007 Mazda5 too! Take care and be safe out there.

epic AF kudos SIS!

Very informative and a sense of connection with your viewers.

I've actually almost got towed by sleeping at a "no overnight parking" Walmart. A tow truck came and hooked up the guy next to me then the I saw them looking through my window so I got out of there as fast as I could! I usually go to Walmart for dinner, buy food then either eat or cook it in my car an I use my phone all the time when I'm parked here and have never had an issue with that but I never use my phone if I'm doing street parking or at a hotel or something.

This is pretty chill

Love the video! It was very creative and entertaining. :)

Thank you for the tip😃You are just so adorable! Lol

I'd fail 😂 i snore like a bear

Very well done. Enjoyed your video.

Very tolerant in America but its a big country. In the UK if you tried to overnight stay in the equivalent, if you didn't get a parking ticket or the shop security bang on your windows to tell you to leave the police would tow you away to a police impound with a hefty fine. Or worse still if you picked the wrong area a group of youths would smash the van up & as a girl it doesn't bare thinking off what they would do. I personally think its great that you are able to freely and safely overnight park without any hassle. You can overnight park in the UK but have to be more particular about where.

I thought it was cute and I like her style of demonstrating with the voice over. I do appreciate her insights and hearing her preferences as far as how and where to park within the Walmart lot. Definitely useful. You have to watch many different videos to gain varied useful information so this was absolutely helpful. Not sure if I can do this in my altima. Would rather get a van. We shall see.

I love sleeping at Walmart and I’m from MN too:)

Awesome video. Never heard of sleeping at walmart.

Hey, as someone who has slept in and lived in their vehicle, I can really appreciate your video. I do feel like you should maybe mention the direction in which you park. Living in the south, this can be very important, as it can get pretty hot.

Awesome Hairdoo!

A town where use to live in had a wall Mart that was super awesome about people parking for carpooling which I used a lot forwork so always saw people like you no hate keep on keeping on😀

Hello Holli! Nice video & beautiful. I love it.

Excellent:)!

Groovy channel! Good info as well. Just a weekender/van here, you gave me a couple of good tips; thank you. On the signs; I've seen at one WM "No overnight parking and idling". I took it as; overnight fine, don't leave your engine running... (LoL, there's a joke there but it's pretty corny) Newly subscribed, and it's January how about those warm tips?

Awesome tips

Girl you need to upgrade just a little for winter or head south. Wish ya luck!