You're right Francis, I can feel the excitement and creativity flowing as you we're recording this. Screw the TH-cam algorithm, make what you love, live within your means, hang around the people you love. You'll be happy overall, that's what I'm realizing myself.
You are treating the situation in a less than efficient manner. And stressing out about it too much. Take it from someone who grew up living in a bus needing to find a place to park and sleep every night... this is how you go about finding a place. 1. Do not cruise around residential neighborhoods looking for a dark place to park. This looks suspicious and draws attention. 2. Find a well lit parking lot at 24 hour store, like a Walmart, etc. 3. Walk into the Walmart and ask the manager if it is OK with them if you park overnight in the corner of the lot? Tell them you will be happy to pick up/clean part of the lot, you will not be a nuisance, and will be gone by a certain time of the day. 9 times out of 10 they will be cool about it, and if you are rousted by the police, you can inform them that you have permission. 4. Act like you belong somewhere. If you are confident, you will be less likely to be questioned. In the case of a Tesla, you have an immense advantage over sleeping in a regular beat up car, or a bus/camper... it is a freaking Tesla. No one associates a Tesla with shady people, or the homeless... even in the Bay Area. In your case, same rules apply as above, but with added perks. 1. You can park at a slow charge destination charger, and trickle charge overnight and claim that you are charging and taking a nap. 2. If you park overnight at places like CVS etc that have 120V outlets on the light posts, you can charge at 4 mph while you sleep, or a bit more at a charge point station. 3. You can park at many superchargers overnight, and no one cares if you are not on the supercharger. Again, no one looks twice at a Tesla parked anywhere but a ghetto. Basically, always ask permission, and you will be fine.
I tried this for the first time and I liked it! I think I used up about 30 miles in my model 3 to keep the climate on and it must have been about 40 F (5 C) outside over night. I used some window shades like the ones mentioned in this video, which I got on amazon and I just put down a very thick down comforter and slept on that with a sleeping bag. That was a little bit too cold but fixed the problem in the middle of the night by blowing up one of those thin inflatable therm-a-rest camping sleeping mats. I had a regular pillow and a tempur-pedic and I actually slept pretty well. I read that you can sleep in a park-and-ride lot overnight so that's what I found. Check your state regulations. You can also read up on camping out in a service station based on my research and I might try something like that next time. This was a really cool and fun experience and it is exciting to not shell out $150 to $250 bucks per night; If someone offers to pay you that much money to sleep in a Tesla for a night and the answer is yes, then YES, you should try this. I love my Tesla so much more now. If you have old weak man bladders like I do, you might want to think ahead of time about what you feel comfortable doing :-) Next time I'm going to buy some extra shades to also block out the light from the top two panes of glass.
I don’t want to use my battery at all while I’m sleeping. Moreover, I know that Teslas automatically close all its windows when they are locked. Hence this question is for a Tesla Model Y. Is it possible to leave some of the windows say an inch down while my car is locked because I like to sleep in my car with the windows one inch or half an inch down because I actually enjoy sleeping in a somewhat cool environment and I breathe much better too. I simply do not want to use my AC or fan at all while I’m sleeping in my car. If this is possible (leaving the windows a little bit open while my car is locked), can you please give me the control recipe for that?
Hey Francis. I love the idea of sleeping in your car. My fiance and I slept in the back of a jetta wagon on our vacation for one night. We have dark window tint on the back window (5% film) and ligter tint on the front two windows (20% film) . My tint job cost less than $300. With the dark windows and a sun screen in the windshield no one could see in at all. We have the weathertech window visors. we left those cracked to let in fresh air. The back of the wagon had plenty of space for the two of us to lay and sit up. We had a foam matrass topper to lay on in the back. Quite cozy! If I was a single man I could honestly sleep there every night. Walmart lets us sleep in the parking lot. No issues at all. I like the window tint much better than the window covering. With california you are allowed to have as dark tint as you want on the back half of your car, and like you said you can see out of the tint just fine.
You should make a video on how to travel overseas for newbies, a complete rundown for people who don't know how to travel like in Japan. Where to shop for tickets, what happens in the airport, how much cash to bring, where to exchange money, etc. It can be part of a series. I am sure you will enjoy making it, and people will like to watch.
Has a 70 grand car, doesn't want to pay for sleeping. Sounds like me. For example I don't think I've paid 5 times for parking in my whole life. It's not like I can't walk for 10 minutes.
I did stealth camping several times with my wife. It does take some time to drive around and scout for that perfect spot. I parked once at a busy intersection, work up so many times because of cars speeding by in the middle of the night. Also, having a jackery is nice. Those can charge your laptop.
Ahh ....i have had a van ever since i started driving & i ve stayed in my vans for over 50 yrs when at my art shows for a week end til i get back home ... one can stealth park if they are streetwise .... being able to have room to really take care of my self when my van is unloaded for my shows is an art all by it self .... im self contained with out built in typical camper fixtures .... you make your own to fit exactly your needs .... i can cook & clean up ... i stretch out my wery bones after standing 16 hrs a day if your show goes into the nite .... i have always had a van as a plan B in case i loose my house .... id love to see you travel in a nice not to flashy van , its a great freedom ..... im in my 70s now & i still do art shows .... but when i take time off for my self i like to park at the ocean & listen to the waves .....
The good people of the west are being forced to adapt and owning a home just isn’t possible anymore for most. However it doesn’t mean we have to give up anything. Warm place to sleep, and oodles of money saved if you work a full time job, even a minimum wage one.
0:55 I hope Rivian puts normal knobs and buttons for the driver to interface with the car. How are you supposed to change the HVAC system while driving ???
@@BeatTheBush Just to clarify, I don't need to look away from the road to adjust the HVAC with knobs in most cars. To me, the touch screen is as bad as texting and driving because you have to focus on the display to get to the desired screen then find the right buttons on the screen. But thanks for letting us know voice commands can be used.
for where to sleep at night, find a gated apartment homes, look up the available vacant units so you get an idea of how the addresses work. for example, i work as a security guard at a gated apartments, literally anyone can come to the gatehouse and say their here to pick up their friend at 30-128, 30 being the building number and 128 being the unit number, and we open the gate up, you can park at the end of the parking garages and sleep or park outside on the street. either way, you park in a safe place
Great tip on leveling out the bed. I slept in my M3 last night for the first time and was pretty uncomfortable since my body was being bent and I was sleeping on an incline. I knew about this from watching another video but didn't think I'd be that affected by it that much. Boy was I wrong. I ended up placing something at the end of my single person blow-up mattress to help a little bit, but leveling out with foam would have definitely helped. My guess is that you'd want several foam pads (which I think is what you have going on in your video) so that you can adjust accordingly based upon the pitch your car is parked. What inch foam are you using and where did you get it? It looks like packing foam, not bed memory foam, so I'm guessing (hoping) it's cheaper. The other great tip you had that I could have used last night was turning on screen cleaning mode...I never knew which screen was going to show after returning to my car (after using the bathroom). Sometimes the campfire video would show, sometimes the settings screen would show up, it seemed pretty inconsistent and annoying (would have to wait what seemed like 5-10 minutes for the screen to go to sleep). I didn't know how to black out the screen but now I do. Thank you. I also wish the Tesla app could communicate via bluetooth for when LTE coverage isn't a thing...like what I experienced camping in a state park last night. Having to climb over and stretch to hit the screen for every adjustment was pretty annoying. Maybe I need to buy a wooden dowel and capacitive rubber to attach at the end for now.
The foam is in multiple 3/4" layers I got from packaging. It's medium density so it wont squash easily. And the multiple pieces is to adjust for the slant of the seats. It's smallest at the bottom, then next layer is about 4 inches longer. Then next layer is another 4 inches longer. Incline is not taken into account assume you can just find a flat area to park.
@@BeatTheBush awesome, thanks for the reply and happy (and safe) travels! p.s. for those wondering about showering, I suppose you could get a $20/mo planet fitness "black card" membership as they have a lot of locations. Not sure what BeatTheBush recommends though 😁
If you learn the skill of sleeping 2 hours at a time in the driver seat, you can just drive, then park at charging place, sleep there a couple of hours, then keep going. I did 24 hours trip denver to sf that way, sleeping for 3 hours in salt lake rest area.
If you want to sleep in the car on a long road trip to save money, where do you store your bagage while your bagage compartment is serving as a bedroom ?
We have 24 hour fitness clubs where you can use water fountain, shower, bathroom, locker and of course gym equipment. It’s perfect if you want to sleep in the car but need access to water. The membership used to be really cheap, but the price went up significantly after the pandemic.
@@itsjohnnyho Ah, thanks; I forgot what those tiny hotels were called. You have started a nice channel - very level-headed advice and a great camera presence; I love your accent! Subscribed :-)
i've slept in my rav4 before while on long road trips - quiet office parking lots away from busy streets with other vehicles already parked, apartment complexes off the main roads with limited traffic, and side parking at walmart in slower areas work pretty well. sometimes i'll camp in the parking lot of a motel if there are already a lot of vehicles so yours won't stand out - motels inside a city may require some kind of note/tag. i'll sleep at a truck stop if necessary, but they tend to be noisy and very bright. it works best to already have window tinting. i use a klymit blow up sleeping pad and the alvantor popup privacy tent, which i hang with bungee cords. the tent helps to cut out a lot of distracting light and looks like total blackness, especially with some tinting already installed
I Sleep in a my mini Van down by the river now. I took you're advise to Buy Gold a few months ago, Now Im broke and have to live in my Van. Any more smart ideas
I’d only sleep in Tesla if there were not Airbnb reservations available but I want to know how you’d use the air conditioning at night or how I’d record or mix videos in the middle of a project.
Place the small,harder pillow between your knees when you sleep on your side. Changes the angle of how your hip bone joint and thigh bones rest. You'll like it!
Oh, I remember the first time you did this in your old car, and I was thinking about how much better it would be for you in a Tesla. I only just started watching, so this should be interesting.
This is my new favorite TH-cam video. I came here to learn how to sleep in my M3 and learned some of the most valuable self defense tactics I’ve ever seen
I think I'd get some Reflectix and make custom window shades for most of the windows, otherwise, street lights and parking lots lights would be too bright. WeatherTech makes some full car sunshades but not for the Tesla yet.
No amount of money can completely fix boredom. Sometimes you need an adventure. Going somewhere you haven't been can be healthy when you feel stifled. The trip needn't be extravagant. You can still save money.
Stealth sleeping is fun, also if you don't want to sleep in a residential neighborhood but want to stealth sleep try truck stops. It might seem janky but the protection there is high due to drivers not wanting bad guys around the trucks. Down side is the noise levels around these areas.
First video I watched where someone actually realized the importance of protecting themselves! Respect the knife in the door, never know what can happen but better to be prepared.
The only thing missing from this video is the actual experience sleeping in your Tesla and waking up in the “secluded” neighborhood. Its a lot different when you have to do it instead of just talking about it. Maybe do a Part 2 👍
Just to add to the video, truck stops are usually a safe choice as well! Some are better than others though so use discretion when selecting one to sleep at.
I love being able to use my Hotel Prius. When I need a nap, I crawl in the back and snooze with the dog. So comfy! But I hope some day I will buy a used Tesla...
My wife and I have done quite a bit of camping in our model 3. State campgrounds are great places to camp- for $30-40 you also can get a full charge overnight. I made a full set of reflectix screens. Also FYI, the screen clean goes away after a while, but the latest update shuts off the campfire video after a while on its own.
i'm 6'6 and i fit in the back pretty well. there was a gap between the folded rear seats and the front seats that had to be pushed all the way up, so if i can get something to place in that gap then i'd be able to fit just fine. this was when i was test driving one, i can't afford a tesla unfortunately lol
'Look as crazy as possible' - yes sound advice. Have that knife in the side compartment (or anywhere) in Britain and you might get six years free accommodation 'at her Majesty's pleasure'. Nice video - thanks.
Ikr, how about buy a used Mazda 3 instead of Tesla model 3 for $5000 and then get a nice hotel every week for that price of depreciation and insurance!
if he does it 1000x it pays for itself! seriously though, there are trips I take where I drive and get there in late at night and pay a $2-300 for an airbnb. this could be useful for the first night or last night of a trip
Well thought out! As for the slight angle, that's ok and even desirable. Look up Inclined Bed Therapy, where you raise the head of the bed a few degrees, about 6". It is very health promoting, and comfortable, like you are resting on the slope of a beach.
Maybe try Scandinavia (or Europe) instead, where you can sleep at most places in your car. Although you have to leave the knife at home since that's illegal.
@@BeatTheBush Has it been tight with you and somebody else? (Im using your height you mentioned as a guideline and do Tesla seats go all the way to the front?
Would be worried about the battery dying and having to jump start the car if the fan was on. I guess since a Tesla is an electric car you could plug in your car at a camp site like a camper. That actually is a good feature to have on a car for camping. Should be in more cars. Your set up is better than most tents I guess.
Camp mode will stop keeping the temperature if it drops below 20% charge or something like that. Will need enough charge to get to next charging station the next morning if not next to a plug.
Back in the 90's I was really tired so stopped and went to sleep in my car and at some point someone saw me and call the cops saying that it looked like I had a heart attack. The cop said he tried to wake me up. Anyway they broke out the rear passenger window to get me to the ambulance. No problem after I explained that I thought I'd take a nap because I didn't want to fall asleep while driving. Anyway it workout for me they had a chuckle and I had a broken window in the rental car that I had to take back to the car rental place. Now on the way to the rental place It had to be one of the worse downpours I have ever been in. The first thing the guy at the rental place asked me after staring at me for a couple of minutes was "are you kidding" Good thing my car was getting out of the shop that day because I really don't think he would get me another rental.
Do you think that sleeping in my model 3 might be putting my health at risk? I removed the back seat bench. Now that I've seen that orange high voltage connector right under the seat, I'm second guessing putting down the backseats and sleeping in the car usually right on top of that high voltage connector. I'm curious to hear what you guys think about it. I appreciate your comments. Thanks
I don't get why camping is so strict in the US. In Norway you can almost camp wherever, and even if it's not allowed, no one is gonna bother ask you to leave anyway.
Umm. Norway, has how many people? 5.5 million population. And the size of the country, density is 14.3/km squared? US population is 330 million population. Density is 33.6/km squared We have 2.5 times more people than Noreay per space. And this is USA averaging. If we only focus on metropolitan cities, big cities, density is lot higher. So clearly, they have to regulate it. Not only that, this country has lot of homeless issues. Lot of homeless and drug addicts ruin the neoghborhood.
This is exactly the content I’ve been searching for! I’m road-tripping soon in my M3. I have the TESMAT & privacy screen and was thinking I could just stay in mid-range hotel parking lots since they are not patrolled. I’m traveling solo and was thinking Walmart/Pilot/Cracker Barrel lots would be less secure. I had also thought about nice residential neighborhoods. Now .. about the 🔪. Any branding links? 😝
Cool camping technique but your knife skills are far from scary. It would look way more terrifying if you were calm and looked like you knew what you were doing in a knife fight.
Francis Have a Happy 🦃 day, you having sardines 🎣. Also after all these years of following you, I have a question. did your parents actually name you Francis?
Probably Not. Typically Chinese and other similar races change their first name when they goto first world countries. I dont know why almost every one from those races do that.
I’ve car camped before back in the 1980s my mom cracked the windows she made sure we were dressed warm plenty of blankets in cooler weather warmer we would have all the windows open but not to much
The knife simulation is the reason I love this guy 😂😂 priceless
That is entertaining to watch 😆
Lol didn't expect that shit
Exactly. Too ridiculously watch. Can’t stop laughing.
You’re the reason I watched, lol. This guy is true to himself.
Hes having so much fun, guys a certified beauty 😆
You're right Francis, I can feel the excitement and creativity flowing as you we're recording this. Screw the TH-cam algorithm, make what you love, live within your means, hang around the people you love. You'll be happy overall, that's what I'm realizing myself.
It’s really stealthy and based on personal biases, you wouldn’t think someone would be sleeping in a Tesla. Which adds an extra level of stealth
Thanks for the laughs hahaha don't come near me with that knife!
I wouldn't demo it with a cameraman.
You should always have a very powerful led beam, will certainly annoy a predator ᕦʕ •ᴥ•ʔᕤ
You are treating the situation in a less than efficient manner. And stressing out about it too much.
Take it from someone who grew up living in a bus needing to find a place to park and sleep every night... this is how you go about finding a place.
1. Do not cruise around residential neighborhoods looking for a dark place to park. This looks suspicious and draws attention.
2. Find a well lit parking lot at 24 hour store, like a Walmart, etc.
3. Walk into the Walmart and ask the manager if it is OK with them if you park overnight in the corner of the lot? Tell them you will be happy to pick up/clean part of the lot, you will not be a nuisance, and will be gone by a certain time of the day. 9 times out of 10 they will be cool about it, and if you are rousted by the police, you can inform them that you have permission.
4. Act like you belong somewhere. If you are confident, you will be less likely to be questioned.
In the case of a Tesla, you have an immense advantage over sleeping in a regular beat up car, or a bus/camper... it is a freaking Tesla. No one associates a Tesla with shady people, or the homeless... even in the Bay Area.
In your case, same rules apply as above, but with added perks.
1. You can park at a slow charge destination charger, and trickle charge overnight and claim that you are charging and taking a nap.
2. If you park overnight at places like CVS etc that have 120V outlets on the light posts, you can charge at 4 mph while you sleep, or a bit more at a charge point station.
3. You can park at many superchargers overnight, and no one cares if you are not on the supercharger.
Again, no one looks twice at a Tesla parked anywhere but a ghetto.
Basically, always ask permission, and you will be fine.
Yes they do care at supercharger stations. Many of them have security guards patrolling 24/7.
I learned more about self defence from watching this video than I have watching Active Self Protection
Love this random content hahah
=D =D
I came here looking for how to sleep on my Model 3, but I also learned how to defend my self with a knife. Best video even 3 years later.
"I'm scared of myself, I guess." --> a quote for the ages.🤣
Dude, I grew up living in a bus. 24 hour grocery stores are about the safest place you can camp at. They have security, cameras, patrols and traffic.
24 hour grocery stores don't exist where I live anymore. Something he left out was going to the bathroom.
Covid changed all the 24 hour grocery stores :(
I can't wait for more self defense videos. Best thing I've seen all week.
I tried this for the first time and I liked it! I think I used up about 30 miles in my model 3 to keep the climate on and it must have been about 40 F (5 C) outside over night. I used some window shades like the ones mentioned in this video, which I got on amazon and I just put down a very thick down comforter and slept on that with a sleeping bag. That was a little bit too cold but fixed the problem in the middle of the night by blowing up one of those thin inflatable therm-a-rest camping sleeping mats. I had a regular pillow and a tempur-pedic and I actually slept pretty well.
I read that you can sleep in a park-and-ride lot overnight so that's what I found. Check your state regulations. You can also read up on camping out in a service station based on my research and I might try something like that next time. This was a really cool and fun experience and it is exciting to not shell out $150 to $250 bucks per night; If someone offers to pay you that much money to sleep in a Tesla for a night and the answer is yes, then YES, you should try this. I love my Tesla so much more now.
If you have old weak man bladders like I do, you might want to think ahead of time about what you feel comfortable doing :-)
Next time I'm going to buy some extra shades to also block out the light from the top two panes of glass.
I don’t want to use my battery at all while I’m sleeping. Moreover, I know that Teslas automatically close all its windows when they are locked. Hence this question is for a Tesla Model Y. Is it possible to leave some of the windows say an inch down while my car is locked because I like to sleep in my car with the windows one inch or half an inch down because I actually enjoy sleeping in a somewhat cool environment and I breathe much better too. I simply do not want to use my AC or fan at all while I’m sleeping in my car. If this is possible (leaving the windows a little bit open while my car is locked), can you please give me the control recipe for that?
Hey Francis. I love the idea of sleeping in your car. My fiance and I slept in the back of a jetta wagon on our vacation for one night. We have dark window tint on the back window (5% film) and ligter tint on the front two windows (20% film) . My tint job cost less than $300. With the dark windows and a sun screen in the windshield no one could see in at all. We have the weathertech window visors. we left those cracked to let in fresh air. The back of the wagon had plenty of space for the two of us to lay and sit up. We had a foam matrass topper to lay on in the back. Quite cozy! If I was a single man I could honestly sleep there every night. Walmart lets us sleep in the parking lot. No issues at all. I like the window tint much better than the window covering. With california you are allowed to have as dark tint as you want on the back half of your car, and like you said you can see out of the tint just fine.
How much would it be to tint the windows so you don't need to mess with the sheet thing?
You should make a video on how to travel overseas for newbies, a complete rundown for people who don't know how to travel like in Japan. Where to shop for tickets, what happens in the airport, how much cash to bring, where to exchange money, etc. It can be part of a series. I am sure you will enjoy making it, and people will like to watch.
Has a 70 grand car, doesn't want to pay for sleeping. Sounds like me. For example I don't think I've paid 5 times for parking in my whole life. It's not like I can't walk for 10 minutes.
70 grand? Seems a bit much for a model 3
I did stealth camping several times with my wife. It does take some time to drive around and scout for that perfect spot. I parked once at a busy intersection, work up so many times because of cars speeding by in the middle of the night.
Also, having a jackery is nice. Those can charge your laptop.
successful guy with rigorous prestigious stem degree looking for car sleep overnight. i love the dichotomy why not attitude.
That knife bit was everything 😂
Ahh ....i have had a van ever since i started driving & i ve stayed in my vans for over 50 yrs when at my art shows for a week end til i get back home ... one can stealth park if they are streetwise .... being able to have room to really take care of my self when my van is unloaded for my shows is an art all by it self .... im self contained with out built in typical camper fixtures .... you make your own to fit exactly your needs .... i can cook & clean up ... i stretch out my wery bones after standing 16 hrs a day if your show goes into the nite .... i have always had a van as a plan B in case i loose my house .... id love to see you travel in a nice not to flashy van , its a great freedom ..... im in my 70s now & i still do art shows .... but when i take time off for my self i like to park at the ocean & listen to the waves .....
It sounds like the early retirement and money savings tips are progressing towards ways to be homeless.
It's funny how things converge at the extremes. Do we really need money to be happy?
@@grugnotice7746 Yes.
The good people of the west are being forced to adapt and owning a home just isn’t possible anymore for most. However it doesn’t mean we have to give up anything. Warm place to sleep, and oodles of money saved if you work a full time job, even a minimum wage one.
0:55 I hope Rivian puts normal knobs and buttons for the driver to interface with the car. How are you supposed to change the HVAC system while driving ???
You can press a button and speak to it. Or you just use the touchscreen to adjust the direction of the air.
@@BeatTheBush Just to clarify, I don't need to look away from the road to adjust the HVAC with knobs in most cars. To me, the touch screen is as bad as texting and driving because you have to focus on the display to get to the desired screen then find the right buttons on the screen. But thanks for letting us know voice commands can be used.
"big googly eyes." Can someone plz meme this?
for where to sleep at night, find a gated apartment homes, look up the available vacant units so you get an idea of how the addresses work. for example, i work as a security guard at a gated apartments, literally anyone can come to the gatehouse and say their here to pick up their friend at 30-128, 30 being the building number and 128 being the unit number, and we open the gate up, you can park at the end of the parking garages and sleep or park outside on the street. either way, you park in a safe place
Great tip on leveling out the bed. I slept in my M3 last night for the first time and was pretty uncomfortable since my body was being bent and I was sleeping on an incline. I knew about this from watching another video but didn't think I'd be that affected by it that much. Boy was I wrong. I ended up placing something at the end of my single person blow-up mattress to help a little bit, but leveling out with foam would have definitely helped. My guess is that you'd want several foam pads (which I think is what you have going on in your video) so that you can adjust accordingly based upon the pitch your car is parked. What inch foam are you using and where did you get it? It looks like packing foam, not bed memory foam, so I'm guessing (hoping) it's cheaper.
The other great tip you had that I could have used last night was turning on screen cleaning mode...I never knew which screen was going to show after returning to my car (after using the bathroom). Sometimes the campfire video would show, sometimes the settings screen would show up, it seemed pretty inconsistent and annoying (would have to wait what seemed like 5-10 minutes for the screen to go to sleep). I didn't know how to black out the screen but now I do. Thank you.
I also wish the Tesla app could communicate via bluetooth for when LTE coverage isn't a thing...like what I experienced camping in a state park last night. Having to climb over and stretch to hit the screen for every adjustment was pretty annoying. Maybe I need to buy a wooden dowel and capacitive rubber to attach at the end for now.
The foam is in multiple 3/4" layers I got from packaging. It's medium density so it wont squash easily. And the multiple pieces is to adjust for the slant of the seats. It's smallest at the bottom, then next layer is about 4 inches longer. Then next layer is another 4 inches longer. Incline is not taken into account assume you can just find a flat area to park.
@@BeatTheBush awesome, thanks for the reply and happy (and safe) travels!
p.s. for those wondering about showering, I suppose you could get a $20/mo planet fitness "black card" membership as they have a lot of locations. Not sure what BeatTheBush recommends though 😁
If you learn the skill of sleeping 2 hours at a time in the driver seat, you can just drive, then park at charging place, sleep there a couple of hours, then keep going.
I did 24 hours trip denver to sf that way, sleeping for 3 hours in salt lake rest area.
Does the Tesla have good range ?
If you want to sleep in the car on a long road trip to save money, where do you store your bagage while your bagage compartment is serving as a bedroom ?
I have to rethink early retirement after watching this video...
BTB has been invaluable to me, my goal also used to be early retirement
We have 24 hour fitness clubs where you can use water fountain, shower, bathroom, locker and of course gym equipment. It’s perfect if you want to sleep in the car but need access to water.
The membership used to be really cheap, but the price went up significantly after the pandemic.
That is a great idea. When I am homeless I am going to start sleeping in Tesla.
You could consider your car the Tesla Hotel, kind of like those micro-pod sleeping tubes in Japan.
@@chidude that is so true! The capsule hotels.
@@itsjohnnyho Ah, thanks; I forgot what those tiny hotels were called.
You have started a nice channel - very level-headed advice and a great camera presence; I love your accent! Subscribed :-)
@@chidude Thank you so much for your support and compliments :)
What Accent? HAHAHAHA
i've slept in my rav4 before while on long road trips - quiet office parking lots away from busy streets with other vehicles already parked, apartment complexes off the main roads with limited traffic, and side parking at walmart in slower areas work pretty well. sometimes i'll camp in the parking lot of a motel if there are already a lot of vehicles so yours won't stand out - motels inside a city may require some kind of note/tag. i'll sleep at a truck stop if necessary, but they tend to be noisy and very bright. it works best to already have window tinting. i use a klymit blow up sleeping pad and the alvantor popup privacy tent, which i hang with bungee cords. the tent helps to cut out a lot of distracting light and looks like total blackness, especially with some tinting already installed
imagine driving by and seeing him waving that knife around
murderous bad guy driving by: "yikes, that guy is crazy, I better keep driving"
I Sleep in a my mini Van down by the river now. I took you're advise to Buy Gold a few months ago, Now Im broke and have to live in my Van. Any more smart ideas
I’d only sleep in Tesla if there were not Airbnb reservations available but I want to know how you’d use the air conditioning at night or how I’d record or mix videos in the middle of a project.
In a Tesla, you can use camp mode and the temp will be regulated. 2nd question isn't clear.
Place the small,harder pillow between your knees when you sleep on your side. Changes the angle of how your hip bone joint and thigh bones rest. You'll like it!
When you were waving that knife around I felt like you were slashing the youtube algorithm 😜
Oh, I remember the first time you did this in your old car, and I was thinking about how much better it would be for you in a Tesla. I only just started watching, so this should be interesting.
This is my new favorite TH-cam video. I came here to learn how to sleep in my M3 and learned some of the most valuable self defense tactics I’ve ever seen
I think I'd get some Reflectix and make custom window shades for most of the windows, otherwise, street lights and parking lots lights would be too bright. WeatherTech makes some full car sunshades but not for the Tesla yet.
Now THERE Is some passionate content! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. I enjoyed watching this!
Lol
Imagine a Tesla owner showing you how to save $70 airbnb. Love your channel 👍 I remember the one you made for your BMW and the electric fan 😂
How about camping at hotels with free parking?
No amount of money can completely fix boredom. Sometimes you need an adventure. Going somewhere you haven't been can be healthy when you feel stifled. The trip needn't be extravagant. You can still save money.
Crazy knife guy trespassing! Lol
Don't mess with me! Let me sleep!
Stealth sleeping is fun, also if you don't want to sleep in a residential neighborhood but want to stealth sleep try truck stops. It might seem janky but the protection there is high due to drivers not wanting bad guys around the trucks. Down side is the noise levels around these areas.
then why is there truck lizards?!
First video I watched where someone actually realized the importance of protecting themselves! Respect the knife in the door, never know what can happen but better to be prepared.
The only thing missing from this video is the actual experience sleeping in your Tesla and waking up in the “secluded” neighborhood. Its a lot different when you have to do it instead of just talking about it. Maybe do a Part 2 👍
Just to add to the video, truck stops are usually a safe choice as well! Some are better than others though so use discretion when selecting one to sleep at.
I love being able to use my Hotel Prius. When I need a nap, I crawl in the back and snooze with the dog. So comfy!
But I hope some day I will buy a used Tesla...
Legend has it, BTB drove around for 3 hours found the best spot to stealth camp inside his garage
My wife and I have done quite a bit of camping in our model 3. State campgrounds are great places to camp- for $30-40 you also can get a full charge overnight. I made a full set of reflectix screens. Also FYI, the screen clean goes away after a while, but the latest update shuts off the campfire video after a while on its own.
Ohhhh. I suppose I had it on camp mode but manual settings. Gotta double check next time.
I would open the window a little bit just in case you run out of battery or the car air ventilation get broken
No because if temp difference too great, it will lose heat or ac. Also a security issue.
BTB, I don't think it's the sleeping in the car part people may be upset with - it's the waving of a knife by a crazy looking guy with a camera 🤣🤣
Part 2 video after 3 years experience? TY
5'6" sleep on driver's side with seat forward.
5'8" sit on passenger's side, but side up towards trunk
6'3" rip the seats out.
i'm 6'6 and i fit in the back pretty well. there was a gap between the folded rear seats and the front seats that had to be pushed all the way up, so if i can get something to place in that gap then i'd be able to fit just fine.
this was when i was test driving one, i can't afford a tesla unfortunately lol
'Look as crazy as possible' - yes sound advice. Have that knife in the side compartment (or anywhere) in Britain and you might get six years free accommodation 'at her Majesty's pleasure'. Nice video - thanks.
Like this ===> O_o
Thats why i always keep a hammer in the car in the uk 🤣 was just putting a shelf up at me nans the other day 🤷♂️
New subscriber. I think this video is genius. I love how you are so true to yourself.
Thanks! I do like figuring out how to sleep in the car. =D
@@BeatTheBush your channel is my inspiration, a mix of finance and a mix of everything else that is random but still useful for people to know :-)
I’m 6’2 would I be able to lay flat on my back??
also keep some high illumination LED flashlights around
ME: Hey! Emails are pretty calm today. Did you go camping?
BTB: [this video]
XD XD
“Let me save $50 by sleeping in my $50,000 car”.
One day, he will look back at all this and realize how idiotic he sounded!
Ikr, how about buy a used Mazda 3 instead of Tesla model 3 for $5000 and then get a nice hotel every week for that price of depreciation and insurance!
@@kennethshaw9686 And you have somewhere to go if you have to pee, poo, or shower.
@Captain Feeney I didn't call him an idiot - read again. Your reading comprehension is not up to par. Good day, mate.
if he does it 1000x it pays for itself! seriously though, there are trips I take where I drive and get there in late at night and pay a $2-300 for an airbnb. this could be useful for the first night or last night of a trip
Well thought out! As for the slight angle, that's ok and even desirable. Look up Inclined Bed Therapy, where you raise the head of the bed a few degrees, about 6". It is very health promoting, and comfortable, like you are resting on the slope of a beach.
10:41 "go and do a hit and run" 😂😂😂 is this why beat the bush needs his knife🤔🤔🤔
Can you make a video on how to buy a Tesla at an affordable value?
What ru doing with the knife? Haiyaaa
The knife segment was hilarious 😂
Dude, like you a lot, this one is out there, especially with the knife
Will you get a Cybertruck?
This video will be helpful when I buy a Tesla and can't afford rent anymore
🤣🤣
You might want to try a Wal-Mart parking lot, they can be decent. Plus they have bathrooms and you can grab food if you want.
I love the part where you bust out the knife. That really ties the video together for me. Thank you.
Maybe try Scandinavia (or Europe) instead, where you can sleep at most places in your car. Although you have to leave the knife at home since that's illegal.
Can two people sleep in model 3 or is there room for one only?
Yes but it’s tight.
@@BeatTheBush Has it been tight with you and somebody else? (Im using your height you mentioned as a guideline and do Tesla seats go all the way to the front?
This was awesome and I'd totally camp in a Tesla on a road trip or w/e
It's not trivial. I wish they put the settings of not circulate as camp mode. Also reduce the fan speed to minimize noise.
Would be worried about the battery dying and having to jump start the car if the fan was on. I guess since a Tesla is an electric car you could plug in your car at a camp site like a camper. That actually is a good feature to have on a car for camping. Should be in more cars. Your set up is better than most tents I guess.
Camp mode will stop keeping the temperature if it drops below 20% charge or something like that. Will need enough charge to get to next charging station the next morning if not next to a plug.
why is it bad if someone sees you sleeping in the car?
Back in the 90's I was really tired so stopped and went to sleep in my car and at some point someone saw me and call the cops saying that it looked like I had a heart attack. The cop said he tried to wake me up. Anyway they broke out the rear passenger window to get me to the ambulance. No problem after I explained that I thought I'd take a nap because I didn't want to fall asleep while driving. Anyway it workout for me they had a chuckle and I had a broken window in the rental car that I had to take back to the car rental place. Now on the way to the rental place It had to be one of the worse downpours I have ever been in. The first thing the guy at the rental place asked me after staring at me for a couple of minutes was "are you kidding" Good thing my car was getting out of the shop that day because I really don't think he would get me another rental.
this is literally the hardest i have laughed in a long time. love your videos!
XD XD. I'm glad you had a good laugh. Not sure what I did was funny in there though.
5:15 The front passenger seat in my 2011 Nissan Rogue folds down so I can haul more. Wish more SUV's would do this.
Hahaha the knife part in this video. Lols. Love the new content.
BTB, its good to see you today. You look much better than yesterday.
Probably because I'm in line with this content.
Do you think that sleeping in my model 3 might be putting my health at risk? I removed the back seat bench. Now that I've seen that orange high voltage connector right under the seat, I'm second guessing putting down the backseats and sleeping in the car usually right on top of that high voltage connector. I'm curious to hear what you guys think about it. I appreciate your comments. Thanks
I don't get why camping is so strict in the US. In Norway you can almost camp wherever, and even if it's not allowed, no one is gonna bother ask you to leave anyway.
Umm. Norway, has how many people? 5.5 million population. And the size of the country, density is 14.3/km squared?
US population is 330 million population.
Density is 33.6/km squared
We have 2.5 times more people than Noreay per space. And this is USA averaging. If we only focus on metropolitan cities, big cities, density is lot higher. So clearly, they have to regulate it. Not only that, this country has lot of homeless issues. Lot of homeless and drug addicts ruin the neoghborhood.
This is exactly the content I’ve been searching for! I’m road-tripping soon in my M3. I have the TESMAT & privacy screen and was thinking I could just stay in mid-range hotel parking lots since they are not patrolled. I’m traveling solo and was thinking Walmart/Pilot/Cracker Barrel lots would be less secure. I had also thought about nice residential neighborhoods. Now .. about the 🔪. Any branding links? 😝
Going back on that I now think mace would work best better than knives.
Not sure if I have the elevation foam in this video but you need this in the trunk area to make it completely flat for better sleep.
Cool camping technique but your knife skills are far from scary. It would look way more terrifying if you were calm and looked like you knew what you were doing in a knife fight.
Francis Have a Happy 🦃 day, you having sardines 🎣. Also after all these years of following you, I have a question. did your parents actually name you Francis?
I do like eating canned sardines. The costco ones are better than walmart ones.
Probably Not. Typically Chinese and other similar races change their first name when they goto first world countries. I dont know why almost every one from those races do that.
I’ve car camped before back in the 1980s my mom cracked the windows she made sure we were dressed warm plenty of blankets in cooler weather warmer we would have all the windows open but not to much
We didn’t keep the car on
u think like me when i drive from az to sj
pullbover and sleep
exact same size up of spots
Where do you shower? Lakes?
If you're sleeping in the car, you don't really shower. You could use a small wet towel to wipe down.
What mattress did you get?
Link is in the video description.
What’s your height for reference?
Would this be feasible for someone who's 6'1"?
You probably need a board extension of 6" or sleep diagonally for one person.
Tall guys are 😘.
What if someone tries to steal your car while you are asleep inside ?
Charge point charge station takes hours to charge
Great video, love the attention to detail.
Thank you! Cheers!
You didn't mention Step 2
Great video, thank you, man. Liked and subscribed
That knife scene?? I’m crying🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
XD XD
Did you fomo yet?