Where I sleep, how I find places to sleep and some of the experiences I've had with overnight parking in my five years on the road! Thanks for being here ♡

Solo Female Safety Video:    • VAN LIFE | PARKING + SOLO FEMALE SAFETY  

00:00 overnight parking
01:20 the qualities of a solid overnight camping spot
01:50 using maps and getting stuck
2:30 the essentials
3:37 why I tend to avoid campgrounds
05:00 truck stops and rest areas
05:45 wild camping: BLM, national forest, state lands
07:00 how I find wild campsites
08:15 changes I've seen in the past five years
09:00 sharing specific locations
10:40 safety on the road
11:54 scary moments when parked overnight
13:40 disgusting and creepy
14:25 trusting your gut
15:20 stealth camping and illegal camping
16:45 what’s going on with Walmart
17:45 how I stealth camp
19:15 how I find overnight parking spots in a city
20:40 toilet things
21:10 renting land, airbnbs, hotels and housesitting
22:23 overnight parking in an SUV vs Van
22:47 times I’ve gotten the knock from police
24:54 don’t be this person

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Hey :) I’m Christian Schaffer, and I’ve lived on the road fulltime since May 2018. This journey began in 2013 when I left the corporate world to build my career as an outdoor adventure & travel photographer. I eventually decided to donate/sell most of my belongings and move into my 4x4 Nissan Xterra. After 14 months of SUV living and falling madly in love with the open road I bought a van and hired a team to build it out. Van life enables me to experience and document the beauty of our natural world on a whole new level, all while having my home and office nearby. My hope is that by sharing my own personal highs and lows along this wild journey, you might be inspired to hit the road or spend more time outdoors. Maybe one day I'll see you out on that open road

*My van is a 2019 Ram ProMaster 1500 High Roof, 136" WB with 50K miles*

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