Date:         Wed, 23 Aug 2000 10:07:44 -0700
Reply-To:     steve guzzi <sunzuug@yahoo.com>
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From:         steve guzzi <sunzuug@yahoo.com>
Subject:      Re: urban camping in sf
Comments: To: "MOST,DAVID" <most@ucla.edu>
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You got stuff stolen when you had the curtains up?  I
would have thought that would deter thieves.  The
curtains are sort of a mixed blessing in urban
situations.  First they give you privacy, which is so
essential, I cant sleep if I think somebody can just
walk up and start staring in at me.  But then, they
sort of alert people to the occupancy of the vehicle,
most notably the police, who seem to love waking
vehicle dwellers at 4am to tell them to move along.
ive never had this happen to me, but i have friends
who have and supposedly it gives you quite a start to
hear that forceful knock on the window in the dead of
night.
-steve

--- "MOST,DAVID" <most@ucla.edu> wrote:
> I spent 4 months during the summer of '97 living in
> my vanagon in SF.  I
> always slept in the bottom bed, and I never had any
> problems at night.
> The only problem I did have was one night when I
> wasn't in the van and
> stupidly had the curtains up.  I had only been in SF
> for a bout 1 week,
> and I was still figuring out where to stay.
> Unfortunately, my window was
> smashed and most of my stuff was stolen.  Insurance
> took care of most of
> it though, and it made my travels lighter.
>
> I parked on regular residential streets in a variety
> of neighborhoods such
> as the Marina and the eastern most part of the
> Richmond.  i found a nice
> little cul-de-sac just north of the Presidio where I
> could get a quite
> night's sleep on most nights.  you just have to pay
> attention to the
> parking signs for street cleaning.  Other
> neighborhoods would have been
> fine as well, but I started playing tennis every day
> in the Marina in the
> morning, so it was nice to wake up near there.  Ah,
> the good ol' days...
>
> David
>
>
> On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, steve guzzi wrote:
>
> > hello all,
> > what are the sweet urban camping spots in sf?
> > so far mainly i see westies, etc, near ocean
> beach.
> > any other fun/tolerant neighborhoods?
> > -steve
> >
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