Yes I'm curious too.

Haven't done any stealth camping, so not well versed on the topic.

Neil.

81 AC Westy.

On 1/26/07, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:
> > gerald: if you must overnight on the street,park near apartment
> > buildings-
> > MIKE
>
> Because VW bus owners can't afford a home & only live in Apts?  LOL
>
> Tom B.-how about funeral home parking lots?
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 8:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Alarm system, was Bus story
> >
> >
> >> Okay, here's my story and question.
> >> Asleep, stealth camping on a residential street (I know, broke my
> >> number
> > one rule), in
> >> San Diego last year. Woke up, someone is walking around the van
> >> with one
> > of those
> >> powerful cop maglites, trying to see in, which he couldn't. I
> >> assume it
> > was a cop, but
> >> didn't hear the fast idle of his car. Thought my black lab was
> >> going to
> > bark, but all
> >> he did was a low growl.
> >> If I had the alarm that is in my other Westy, one that goes through a
> > series of really
> >> irritating, loud noises, lights flashing, etc., and triggered it from
> > inside, waking
> >> up the whole neighborhood, would he have backed off, thinking "uh
> >> oh! now
> > they will
> >> blame me, I think I have a more important call at Dunkin Donuts"?
> >> As it was, after that I couldn't sleep and was leaving the next
> >> day, so I
> > waited about
> >> 15 minutes after he left, got dressed, slipped through the
> >> curtains into
> > the front and
> >> headed out.
> >> What would you do (other than don't park in front of houses)?
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >>>
>