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on 02026-01-09#video on #vanlife #stealth-camping by "Jana Vanana", who says she’s been doing it for 7 years and in particular has been stealth camping around Perth without any issues for over a year, even though most parking lots have no-camping signs. Her top tips are:
Condensation (in winter), for which she uses Bar’s Bugs anti-fog spray on her windshield.
Window covers: no reflective window covers in the front windows, because they’re conspicuous, but black umbrella-style sunshades on the windshield are totally common. She hangs a black cloth behind the front seats instead of trying to cover up the side windows of the cab. The other windows are blacked out with removable “blackout static cling window film” (for houses, not cars), so they look dark tinted, but let no light out.
Make people think you left, opening and closing a car door after you park.
Parking spot. She prefers parking near apartment buildings and never parks near the main entrances to houses. “For all anyone knows, I’m just visiting someone.” For larger vans, like the one she used to have: industrial areas like near the Auckland airport. Or parks without public toilets, or building sites where nobody lives yet, quiet streets between commercial buildings.
Keep the cab clean, no blankets and food wrappers.
Use headphones to watch movies.
Bathroom needs: laundry detergent bottles for men, kilogram-sized protein powder bottles or coffee cans for women.
Avoid parking near public toilets, because “rangers” (?!) check for stealth campers there first.
Exit through the front, because the side sliding door makes a loud van sound.
Park late, leave early. Before it gets late, you can park in a supermarket or public pool parking lot for a few hours.
Rotate locations: don’t stay in the same place two nights in a row, but cycle through a few different locations.
Keep your van clean on the outside as well.
Waay too much talking head footage, but whatever. A commenter suggests auto repair shops, since they always have new vehicles appearing. Another commenter points out that snoring makes as much noise as listening to a movie without headphones.
on 02025-10-18