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Sleeping in your car? pros and cons?

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JacheOReally

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I am sleeping in my car tomarrow night and I need some advice from experiance people,

questions:

1) People I have talked says beware of mugger or criminals, is this true? I will be up in northern maine (if anyone knows the area) at sugarloaf and sunday river. Just wondering if I should be on the lookout

2) Legal? I have also hear that it is illegal in some places to park and sleep over night.

3) Where? What sort of place allows sleeping?

4) What to bring?

+K for good responses. Thanks

Apr 18 2009 12:15PM

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3ski6guy0

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dont sleep with your car on

find a place where its not illegal (i got woken up at 1am in telluride by cops and had to leave..it sucked)

bring a sleeping bag or two

worst part is all your ski shit is ice cold and your boots are frozen

Apr 20 2009 1:28AM

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Z_rob

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park somewhere where this isn't a bunch of people but enough people drive by that you wont get mugged or anything sketchy like that, a grocery store parking lot maybe? movie theater parking lot?

then get

-A blanket

-A pillow (not necessary but might be nice)

-Blast your heat until your parked that way its nice and toasty for awhile

Apr 20 2009 1:34AM

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NCurry

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one of the more legit answers to this thread and 0 karma..? ha
btu yeah dawg just have as many sleeping bags or blankets available and crack your windows...
youll be fine. me and my bud did it for liek four days in mammoth. worked out good.

Apr 20 2009 1:34AM

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caucasian_chad

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Just thought of truck stops. They're actually designed for sleeping in semi trucks, so they shouldn't have a problem with you sleeping in your car.

Apr 20 2009 1:36AM

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XmoxieX

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A bit late but the Sugarloaf parking lot is a great place to camp in your car have done it a few times or hike up when it closes and set a tent up done that too. I was sleeping in my car in Santa Barbra with the window cracked and I woke up to these two dudes reaching in the car, but they didn't see me in the back. So I just let out this crazy yell and they took off running and then I found a new spot. So overall camping in the car is fine.

Apr 20 2009 1:36AM

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B.Aussie

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Definately open your window. You can die from carbon monoxide poisoning, my friends brothers best friend did. Don't leave your car on, especially not if it's snowing, becuase if the exhaust pipe gets clogged the fumes come into the car and you suffocate. Make sure you have a negative sleeping bag if you are in the snow, becuase you can fall asleep and freeze to death without knowing you were even that cold.

Apr 20 2009 1:46AM

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kris.....

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Walmarts are pritty legit to let you sleep in the parking lot, My fam usualy does when we head down to the states and shit but thats pritty much along the interstate hiways dont know about small local ones thow

Apr 20 2009 2:04AM

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Beefcake

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yes some girls died at squaw valley this year, but that was because their car was on, and they got CO poisoning because snow blocked the exhaust pipe. so just dont leave your car on.

Apr 20 2009 2:04AM

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luc

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i often sleep in my car in saas fee, the first time i did, i forgot to let a window little bit open, and like at 3 in the night i woke up and had serious problems with breathing...

Apr 20 2009 12:27PM

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Oli_jgb

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I'm pretty sure Colby J W used to live out of his minivan.

1st thing, wrap up, cars get frikkin cold at night. have a sick sleeping bag and maybe some candles?!

I like sleeping in the drivers seat because you just flip it up and weyhey you can drive somewhere! have food too, you will want lots when you wake up really early (you will) err other than that some good porn and your set.

Apr 20 2009 3:08PM

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prontocuts.com

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I know home depot allows truckers to sleep over night in their lots, so maybe that works with cars too.

Apr 20 2009 3:16PM

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kabozo101

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A group of girls def died this past season at squaw valley because they left the windows up and the exhaust leaked in so crack your windows!

Apr 20 2009 5:27PM

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broskijib

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dude this sounds sick!!

Apr 20 2009 8:46PM

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BigM1218

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yea this is pretty awesome, i havent done it before but it could potentially save me a lot of money next season...

Apr 20 2009 8:50PM

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bb_Skier

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Do crack the window it lets the humidity balance with the outside so water from your breathe doesnt build up and make you really cold and for protection i recommend the handy T-ball bat and a buck knife.

Apr 20 2009 10:31PM

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Moonlight

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All you need

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Sep 8 2009 1:17AM

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CJHski

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pros- its free

cons-its a car

Sep 8 2009 1:53AM

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chicken

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Pros: Cheap

Cons: Everything else basically

I do it alot though, here are some hints. Heat up your car super hot before you crash, and you can start it up in the morning too. Crack a window, not for air but for the moisture to escape, it can be the window away from you. Use lots of blankets to stay super warm, and a toque. Also don't do it if you are going to be drinking lots the night before, getting out to pee SUCKS.

I have a subaru forester which is perfect because a double air matress fits perfect if you fold the back seats down, I sleep with my head towards the back window which even has a reading light above it.

But the most important thing is to make sure your gear is dry before you go to bed. It wont dry in the car, so hang out in the lodge for as long as you can. And if you possibly can leave your boots inside somewhere.

Sep 8 2009 2:56AM

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DrStrangelove

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i think i remember some girls in Tahoe dying a while back because they slept in their car to get first tracks the next morning but left their windows up and the engine idling to run the heater and they all got carbon monoxide poisoning from an unknown exhaust leak

i agree with the soreness thing though...worst day of skiing ever came from sleeping in my car and not being able to stand up straight the next morning...ugh

Sep 8 2009 4:15AM

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ninjea

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The best way to sleep in a car is to have a big one. What i do is remove the back middle seat and leave it at home. After that I remove the two left over back seats and put them in the front seats which are pushed maximum forward. after that i have this air mattress which fits perfectly in the car, pump it up with an electric pump. and viola, the pefect sleeping place if its warm ouside. Having a girlfriend helps keep the tempreture up as well.

Sep 8 2009 7:30AM

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cdecski72

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You should leave your window cracked for certain reasons. Its not about suffocating in your car, cracking your window allows the moisture and warm air to move out of the car and not freezing inside your car. In many cases its alot warmer to sleep with the window open cause all that moisture won't freeze around you turning your car into an ice box. Most importantly, the correct sleeping bag also helps. If its gonna be -5 out, don't go out with your normal day walmart bag cause its not gonna be suited to go down to -5.

Sep 8 2009 2:50PM

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