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- emergency guide to suddenly living in a vehicle <-- start here if you don't have a choice in the matter
- vanlife FAQ
- introduction to power in the vehicle
- gentle introduction to solar power
- overview of charging by alternator
- guides to hygiene and toilet
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It's almost always about property values and business interests - city councils understand the homeless situation perfectly well but their campaign donors dont want "those people" affecting their investments.
And they dehumanize homeless people by accusing all of them of either committing crimes, being prostitutes, using drugs, having sexually transmitted diseases, being mentally unwell.
It's easy for them to be cruel to people that they do not consider to be full human beings.