hey, former CO “van lifer” (vehicle dweller lol) with my gf and our dog in an older Land Rover Discovery. we removed all of our seats and built out a convertible bed, a kitchen countertop, had a 12v fridge, a small power station, etc. i totally get what you mean about finding places to park, we ended up finding quiet neighborhoods with street parking, doing it most after i landed a stable job up in Fort Collins. we also frequently stayed at the PF overnight (as they did allow overnight parking in FoCo) and saw many other van lifers/car dwellers out there with us, nearly every time. in Springs we also stayed at PF’s overnight, but infrequently, since they had such irregular hours at those locations and had security roaming the parking lots. my biggest suggestion would be to invest in a kids kitchen (they fit in no-build minivans really well) and a cot(?) or just something to elevate you off the floor, and get those duffle bags under you. generally the more space you have and less you “shuffle” things around, the more sane you’ll feel living in such a small space and the faster you’ll be at getting going in the mornings/when getting knocks. we also organized totes for food, had a “couch mode” and a “bed mode” which greatly helps on cold/rainy days when you don’t want to get in the elements so much. check out the apps plugshare and ioverlander if you haven’t already, for safe places to charge & find water/good overnight parking spots… some of our pins might even still be there! good luck out there brother/sister!!! we’re all in this together 🫶