# How to survive a Southern summer in a non-running van

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**Created:** [March 27, 2021, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-a-southern-summer-in-a-non-running-van/938813 "2021-03-27T02:09:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-a-southern-summer-in-a-non-running-van/938813/21 "2021-03-29T19:18:07Z")

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Yeah, I’d avoid anything reflective if you’re going to be in a residential area because that glare will get you hated by the neighbors in about a picosecond and everyone will be researching “is it legal to live in a van in city limits” with a quickness. A nice unobtrusive greenhouse shade will not get you hated, especially if you’re neat and tidy with putting it all together.

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**Author:** ![11001001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/8797f3/32.png) [@11001001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11001001)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2021, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-survive-a-southern-summer-in-a-non-running-van/938813/22 "2021-03-29T22:04:58Z")

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The neighborhood I’d be in is a lower income working class area and some of the properties around here are pretty rough, a couple having tarps on the houses themselves, not just freestanding structure. Also, It’s reflective but not shiny. I don’t see it being obtrusive. [Example](https://www.gothicarchgreenhouses.com/images/shade-cloth.jpg).

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