I sleep in my car in winter - temperatures plunged to 6.8F but I didn't need to switch engine on to keep warm

A DRIVER shared how he successfully slept in his vehicle during a snowstorm and stayed warm without wasting battery and fuel.

Steve Wallis shared his stealth car camping adventure with his subscribers on YouTube.

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Wallis posts camping content on his YouTube channel @campingwithsteve, many of which feature sleeping in vehicles.

In one video he slept in a rental car as temperatures outside went as low as 6.8 degrees.

"We got a major snowfall warning coming in tonight like imminent or occurring as we speak," he told viewers.

"Just gonna try camping out in the car for the night in a snowstorm."

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Steve previously lived in a car for around a month during his twenties before buying an RV.

"The obvious question is why am I sleeping in a Hyundai Santa Fe?" he said.

"To be honest I get a kick out of it.

"There's a little bit of a challenge. It's cozy I think."

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From his experience camping in vehicles, he explained how snow cover can help car campers stay undetected and undisturbed.

He also explained how moisture will build up during the night inside the vehicle due to breathing so the windows must be adjusted.

Steve told viewers to open the windows a crack to let moisture out but no snow in.

As the nightfall came and the snow began to tumble down, Steve layered up and heated up the car to get it warm.

"It's going to be a little chilly tonight probably -14 degrees Celsius...it'll be all right once I'm in that sleeping bag," he said.

"I've got the heater going a little bit to try and warm it up here. It's on the floor setting.

"I got a thermometer in here so we're gonna see how much my body hear actually warms up the vehicle."

Inside the car, the temperature went as low as 32 degrees, and the maximum was around 84.2 degrees.

Wearing a hat and a coat while inside the full-body sleeping bag, Steve said that he "stayed fairly cozy through the night" though he admitted "there were some cold moments."

"I was nice and toasty under the sleeping bag, that's for sure," he said.

However, in the morning, the windows had a very thin layer of ice on them.

Despite this, he issued a warning to fellow car campers that they should wake up early and get out as soon as possible.

"Some people do seem to think that sleeping in your car is a very serious crime."

He explained that some people may complain to the police if they suspect someone sleeping in their vehicle.

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Steve advised viewers to only enter their camping spot when they intend to fall asleep and to ensure that no one sees them climbing into the back to go to sleep.

"Get out as early as you can in the morning no sense to linger around and sleep in...the less time you're spending there the better."

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