I lost my job and apartment and then moved into a camper in the winter. This is what made me who I am today.

Jan- February 2013 I lost my job and then my apartment within a month of each other. I moved into my camper in the woods during a cold winter blizzard.

During that period I had 65 watts of homemade solar panels which I had literally put together myself using broken solar cells, plywood and plexiglass. It was enough to turn on some LED lights, charge my cell phone and sometimes my laptop.

I used my cell phone as an internet device and made some videos which I uploaded to YouTube.

It was cold and harsh. I had a tiny antique Sears coal oven which was originally a laundry room heater. I had to hand cut small pieces of wood to feed into the stove in order to keep the temperature above freezing.

I made videos of my experience back then and they were a hit. People wanted to see more. They wanted to know if Troy would make it through the next day.

I had many adventures during this time and suffered quite a bit. But I kept going.

I was not going to return to the rat race anymore. I was determined to make my own way through life by reducing my bills and moving into the woods in my dilapidated camper.

I had my cat with me. Her name was Baby cat because I got her at the age of three weeks and saved her life by feeding her myself. She is my Baby. She was my companion and friend.

My land rent was only $200 at the time so I took on a part time job, just two days a week to pay the bills. My cell phone was the only other cost.

I had tons of food on hand because I was a prepper, stocking up on food during the good times for just such an emergency. I am happy that I did too.

My water supply was sketchy at best and I collected rain water off the top of my camper, filtered creek water or snow water.

I bathed in a plastic basin sort of like my family did when camping when I was little. I could get through an entire day on just one single gallon of water for my dish washing and bathing needs.

I had received the camper for free because it was badly water damaged and was literally held together by tape. It was a mess but it was my home.

The tiny wood stove had to be fed every hour or it would go out. During the night it would get very cold in that old camper. In the morning our water was often frozen and had to be thawed out.

But somehow we made it through.

I am thankful for what I went through and would not want to change a thing. I am who I am today because of these experiences.

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