r/urbancarliving is a subreddit with 149k members. The community frequently discusses car, living, car living, sleep, and dinner, and they frequently recommend/review coffee maker, electrolytes, and winter gloves, and the most common flair used is story, car photos, summer heat, 💩, and accomplishment.
Are you living in a vehicle that wasn't designed to be lived in, such as a car or SUV? Or do you need to move into your vehicle soon? Or just interested in this unconventional way of living?
Here, you can learn and share experiences and tips with others who live in cars and other non-residential vehicles. This community includes those who live in vehicles by choice or by necessity, full time or part time, and who generally live in cities and other populated areas.
Popular Topics in r/urbancarliving
#1
Car
51 posts
#2
Living
27 posts
#3
Car Living
15 posts
#4
Sleep
13 posts
#5
Dinner
9 posts
#6
Heat
7 posts
#7
Advice
4 posts
#8
Van
4 posts
#9
Food
4 posts
#10
Security
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/urbancarliving
Coffee Maker
4 reviews
#1
AeroPress
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Minipresso
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
French press
5.0★ from 1 review
Electrolytes
2 reviews
#1
LMNT
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Liquid IV
5.0★ from 1 review
Winter Gloves
2 reviews
#1
3M Thermal Gloves
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/urbancarliving
#1
Story
: "went to a homeless youth center that gave showers, laundry, hot food, canned food and clothes!"
41 posts
#2
Car Photos
: "For over a decade I've been renting shitty bedrooms that cost half my income. First week trying something new."
18 posts
#3
Summer Heat
: "So many people living in their vehicles"
16 posts
#4
💩
: "The US dollar is becoming a paper currency"
12 posts
#5
Accomplishment
: "Turns out I don’t need to buy a camp lamp."
10 posts
#6
Sleeping
: "Don’t ruin it for everybody at PF."
8 posts
#7
I Cooked In My Car
: "Scored big time at the food bank today."
7 posts
#8
Newbie, treat with kindness
: "First post after my first month"
7 posts
#9
Parking
: "In a park, in the rain."
7 posts
#10
 Advice
: "Preparing to live once again out of my colt, doing it right this time"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/urbancarliving
Yearly
+40k members(36.4%)
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Last updated: July 1, 2026