Vanlife: Build your own van to live on the road

Re:Vanlife: Build your own van to live on the road by amyjess on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @10:30AM (#19095843)

> So something that's an afterthought in a real home, becomes a weekly, or every other day chore of finding a public toilet, removing your toilet (full of shit and piss) from your van, then dumping shit in said toilet without spilling (not easy) all the while avoiding police/public works employees who would rather you not dump your shit into their facilities. Sounds fun.

Or worse, you get the inconsiderate people who will just unload their toilet into the nearest storm drain and make all vandwellers look bad.

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Re:Vanlife: Build your own van to live on the road by josefresco on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @10:57AM (#19096129)

Also people who leave their "grey water" open (small trickle to avoid detection) - people can be terrible - it's why we have zoning laws and building codes.

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Re:Vanlife: Build your own van to live on the road by frosted-flakes on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @12:41PM (#19097500)

That depends what the water was used for before it became grey water. If it was taking a shower or washing dishes with environmentally-friendly soap, then big whoop.

Did you know that in the UK narrowboaters on the canals just dump their grey water into the canal? The canal system in the UK is huge, and their are tens of thousands of people who live on narrowboats year round. Narrowboats are boats narrow enough (5'10") and short enough (max 52' or 72' long) that they can fit through all the locks and bridges.

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