After 2+ years LIVING in my PRIUS full-time, I finally got “THE KNOCK!” 🚨 in Oregon! 

Did you sleep in any Walmart parking lots?

Thats a shame. I hadnt noticed. To tell the truth I didnt really notice that pandemic. I ignored it and it ignored me.

I don't think traveling for two years while being on unemployment sounds bad. If you don't have to worry about other bills and you could have took that check and and pretty much vacationed for two years I say more power to you.

So glad I could pay for your vacation...

@@Why...So...Stupid...lol you're mixing up the laid off employees from the useless methjobs..

Thank you!!!!!

Yes, that dog is living the dog dream. Woods and trails and ponds dog playgrounds. Food, housing, medical benefits. All the while being hugged and loved by a hottie.

Dang you’re beautiful you can stay at my place here Oregon anytime

@@NikkiDelventhal 😅

@@NikkiDelventhal God Bless You Nikki Amen xxxxxxx and God Bless Your Earthly Family Amen xxxxxxx

Haha! 🥰🙏🏻😅 Thank you!

That's one scary statement. Never know where life's gonna takeyou 😢 anyway good you bought Fit. Always being prepared helps

Columbia makes a great soft sport harness that actually doubles as enough floatation to keep them up if they fall into a rough patch of water or the ocean. I have no investment in Columbia as a company; they just make a few good things at okay price points and functional dog harnesses for active owners have been a couple of them.

Agreed. You’d be surprised how Quickly a dog will forgot about the danger it’s around. A harness will allow you to pull them up without strangling and having them slip out

I was gonna suggest the same thing.

Agree. My dogs wear collars full-time, but when we were having off-road adventures, the harnesses would go on. Had two instances where I almost lost dogs over cliffs!

I think that's a great idea! Better safe than sorry. I once had a dog he was so smart he'd watch the news with me lol one day he jumped off a very high roof luckily he was OK but Dog's only have the mind of a 2 or 3 year-old their whole life no matter how smart they might seem.

Yeah, been noticing that. I think the forest fires started in the homeless camps in the past few years have really been making people nervous. Hopefully they get those homeless shelters and housing going before next summer.

I thought that it’s ok by Walmart if you camp at night in their lot

I spent a couple weeks fall of 2020 traveling around the US for a photo assignment...I stayed in about half a dozen Walmart parking lots from Arkansas to Nogales, AZ. The only Walmart lot I was kicked out of was in Las Vegas...the security guard started making the rounds notifying folks right at 11pm when they closed. He was really cool to me, though...out of the 6 or 8 people he kicked out, when I told him I was just traveling through, he told me to park in a smaller lot adjacent, which officially was not on his watch. I was left alone for the night, except for 2 or 3 crazy homeless people having shouting arguments all night with their invisible friends.

People need to have a place to live. This is really a sad commentary on our country.

@@XCerykX Poverty is a policy choice.

dang man must've been a different time. I've gotten "the knock" about 6 times in my 8 months of living on the road. Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

Great advice 👍

@@birdlover7776 Thanks - I'm camping in my Civic right now! In Sarasota, Florida at a Marriott, no problems at all. I park in a dark parking spot, put my window coverings up a bit after dark, then do some computer work and have a beer/relax - got a 5' 10" bed in the back end - it's quite comfortable! Then get a hot coffee at sunrise in the morning and off to some fishing spots! Caught a hammerhead shark yesterday and some spanish mackerel today fishing. Take Care

Ooo where is the island?

The knock, sounds like a variation of the clap. Probably her bottom end is getting loose.

If there's crap coming, gut would be the first to know

Like what

um, that's because it's coming your way, either way.

Hope you're doing well...with living situation and the job!

More power to you man, glad you are doing better

yeah, I'm doing the same next week. I don't have a job offer, yet. There are no work opportunities here that line up with my degree, so I'm going from city to city job hunting. Only got $300 to my name.

@@adnoble84 you will make it brother

@@adnoble84 as long as you keep moving forward

Thank you!!!!!!

@@NikkiDelventhal Hello 🖐️💋💋💋

Does she have a camera person with her or does she just set up the camera on a tripod and walk past it?

@@photina78 She has a camera dog that helps her get those amazing shots. I wish I was her b roller!

Absolutely, always trust your instincts!!! I used to have some creeper dude park RIGHT next to me every day at the park. An entire, gigantic, miles-long park, and he'd park right next to me every day. His van had NO windows, and he never spoke to me, but he'd park just past me, so the angle of his van allowed him to look into my camper. SUPER fucking creepy. Then he found the street that I would part on at night (directly in front of my old apartment, so I knew all the neighbors) and started parking there at night too!!! It would have been different had he introduced himself, like so many other fulltimers/vanlifers had ("Hey, I've seen you around! I'm living in that truck! How the hell are ya?!") but he never said a word. Yeah, I'm not trying to be a statistic on the nightly news, dude! I started changing my routine up so he'd stop creeping on me. My dog was an absolute lifesaver when I was living in the camper too. Anyone touching it or approaching would send her into Cujo mode. People who were not well-meaning would quickly turn and walk away when they saw/heard her.

Stay safe out there. This is a great time connect with yourself on a deeper level by trusting your instincts, the way humans have done for thousands of years surviving in mother nature.

This is fascinating to me to see and i am cheering on you and her both! Yes AlWaYS trust your gut!!!! Sending smiles, respect and love!

@@SilverFlame819 good keep changing your routine …. Never be predictable and wear clothes that don’t stand out so you are not easy to spot when out of your vehicle. I learned this in retail jewelry as it was taught to never to leave the store and go home the same way … change it up all the time :-) Admire your tenacity!!!

@@alimis426 Since I was fulltiming in a camper in a city I'd lived in for a decade, and still had a job there, it gave a false sense of security, for sure. As soon as I was like, "Hmmm, I've got a stalker," I changed things up immediately! Always better safe than sorry!

having had both dogs and kids, when couples ask me if they should have kids I ask if they've had a dog before. :-) If they say "no", I tell them to get a dog first - if you can learn to raise a dog okay there's a pretty good chance you'll be able to handle kids. They're just basically little kids for their entire lives so once you can manage that then you can probably move up to something that will be able to operate more independently. In fact, when people get married they should be issued a dog so that they can find out if they are going to want to really be parents or not. :-)

I feel ya. I have a 15 year old dog and she has the wear and tear of getting older. But she is by far my favorite friend and companion.🥰💞🐶

My best friend is Abby the wonder mutt, she is 15 years old and has been with me since she was 8 weeks old , she too is slowing down with age...the hikes are shorter and the breaks longer...but nothing is better than the love of an old dog.

To be 15, and still prancing like that is amazing. He has a good base-line metabolism PLUS you don't over feed him. And you let him romp till he gets his fill. Most people don't let their pets get out and exercise near enough. Thanks for the video.

Absolutely same here!!!!

Smart idea

Knock, knock. Everything ok mam? You can park here, you just need to pay the parking troll.

If you *can* get trespassed, always ask first.

who did you ask? the store manager? and what exactly do you say to them??

and you were smart, courteous, and exercised common sense. I hope more people follow your lead.

I love your videos

Koo

Not to mention it's very respectful to e1 who doesn't want even a "friendly dog" jumping on them or just close in general. I'm a dog lover too but realize e1 else isn't. She's definitely doing it right for all involved.

I agree. Very responsible and caring.

I don't get it. Aren't the dogs allowed to run free? I didn't see a leash.

@@RR-iq8ze He's on a long lead for most of the video (not in the car, there be a dog park there, that sort of thing is fine). Sometimes she has it by hand and sometimes at her waist. I suspect he is really used to running with her, so it's a very natural run he has because he's used to the lead and being by her side, but it's a thin black lead, definitely therer.

@DimebagVision I mean, that's kind of a fucked up way to look at it. People have trauma from dog and animal attacks so to say that is pretty shitty

Wuss

Really? Because this channel seems like she fakes this lifestyle for RU-vid

Such a small world! I also slept in the Pagosa Springs Walmart parking lot in my car. I live in WA now, but I remember that place.

Yo rob if your Still there check out country road 700

@@goingtobeok A Walmart with a beautiful view!

@@mtnlad I’ll do that next time. I have a little lot in nearby Aspen Springs I’m working on each summer,

Sick! I lived up in unit 6 one winter

Camper is living the dog dream

Say's about a person .Our rescue dog Nala had 6 rescue homes ,2 foster homes all by the time she was two

That is the “official” story.

Does anyone know what breed camper is?...he looks very similar to my dog which I was told at the shelter she is half Pit Bull terrier mix.

@@budkoga5835 Nope

Now you`ve done it! You have officially offended my cat Fred!

🥰🥰🥰 He is my favorite!

Camper must have super good karma to have found you ❣️

So you're really living in your car? If you do looks fun 😉 😊

@@NikkiDelventhal you are fit.

Safe??? She’s living in a friggin car that’s the most unsafe thing you can do!!!!

LMFAO, Yeah some life!

🥰🥰🥰 Happy New Year! Xoxo

@@NikkiDelventhal🌔 Marry💚 Me☀️👁️‍🗨️

@@NikkiDelventhal swap the engine, I swapped my 07 Prius at 280,000 miles because I got tired of adding oil 😂 I waited for it to break so I have excuse to swap it. Cost me $1,500 plus labor.

@@BOREDANDWELLBORED swap the engine? got tired of paying for oil? With the exception of electric cars I thought you put oil in your car even for brand new cars to keep the engine going smoothly for years to come?

@@wapaa26 no. You don't put oil in new cars, you CHANGE oil, but you don't add oil to it unless it's old like mine where the gaskets wear out. I haven't added oil in my swapped engine for over a year now, since day 1. The cheaper alternative is to just replace the gaskets, but it would cost you around $1,400 the same price. But my Prius was really beat up with 280,000 miles that the previous owner I believe didn't take care of and I feel a used engine is better plus I wanted to learn swapping it, just my personal choice.

I am here in Portland Oregon. Literally hundreds of Vans + Cars with people obviously living in them around where I live. It's too expensive to rent or buy. I have 3 roommates. Super happy my parents bought a house here 20 years ago for 48K dollars.

And, I think it's going to get worst.

It's the " poorest" people that are sometimes the most happy.

Some people enjoy the freedom of low cost living

Some people can't afford $2000 dollars a month rent.

Knock knock

It is a trespass situation. If they choose to exercise rights of property, then you just leave. There are thousands of NFS free campsites (there's a website for free or almost free campsites) that I use when motorcycle touring. Many of them might be intimidating for a solo city person (way out in the in boonies)...but you're less likely to be stalked there than in a city or burblot. Out in the woods I fear bears more than man...as I'm sleeping out...but in a car or van you should be secure.

Not true, I just got a criminal trespassing charge for sleeping in my van in the wrong parking lot, broken down no less, with proof I had the part to fix my van on order for the next day. The cop treated me like I had hurt someone, got handcuffed, the whole bit. this isn't the first time something like this has happened to me either and it's why I have absolutely no trust in any police officer or department. It's why I can get held at gun point a

@@shineypenny These are the bad cops that everyone is now learning about thanks to body cams.

Cops are robots so to speak.

How can this be? Hawaii is a Liberal Paradise!

you slept in your car for years, you were the homeless! did you not see yourself as one of them?

@@Pavia1525 a lot of unhoused people get sent to hawaii under the guise of starting a new life :/

@@notfiveo Who is worth 1.5 million and lives in a car?

@@SHONGERMAINE Maybe a fair few homeless didn't have a car. Probably because of drugs.

Trust your guts always. You have the right of not being nice, of being rude, suspicious and ridiculous. There are really very few people that can outsmart our subconscious animal instinct of sensing that something's off.

Serious question what do you do for money do you have a job or odd jobs or what?

@@Thommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm and can one make ones van sound and knock proof?

@@Thommmmmmmmmmmmmmmm There are temp agencies that a lot of people work. Most pay weekly, there are a few temp places that pay daily. Some might work a part-time job as that is all that is available to them. Rent is high. All the lower rent places are usually taken.