Semi-houseless, and livin' the life

"I guess you're living the life, huh?"

That's what an old high-school friend said to me recently when he found that I mostly just paraglide, kiteboard, and fool around with my spearguns and new compound bow. (I haven't technically gone bowhunting yet, but I'm getting there. Soon, hopefully; I've been doing plenty of target practice!)

So I rent a place downslope, but I spend a ton of time up on the mountain where I can fly, and teach flying and mess around with my bow for stretches when the kiteboarding looks like crap. I camp in my Phunmobile. And when I don't have a reason to come back down to lowland, why bother driving back and burning the gas?

"So you livin' outta that thing?"

Uh, yes, as a matter of fact I do live in it, for two night stretches at a time! After that, you really start jonesing for a nice hot shower, electricity, and refridgeration!

I've got enough amenities in the Phunmobile to have Internet access (Clearwire), hot food (propane stove), a decent twin-size bed platform with mattress and warm sleeping bags. Got rinse-off and quicky shower water with the ABS pipe contraption on the camper shell.

But I do miss continuous electricity and the fridge at my rental!

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So the question is, could I do some kinda of timeshare-sublet to save money? OK, Mr. Subletter, you get the studio on Sat, Sun, Mon, and I get it the rest of the week. Wonder if that will become an option for folks as we go forward in this recession.

Why bother own when you can rent? And why bother rent full-time when you can go semi-houseless, saving your money? Plus the sunsets up here are spectacular!

Of course a sublet deal like that would also hafta be palatable to the landlord. Aye, there's the rub.