Where should I “move” to?

Move is in quotes because I’m already…sort of homeless.
I nearly died from covid in December of 2021. It has shattered my life. Since then, I’ve had many health issues making it nearly impossible to work. I’ve also tried to end my life earlier this year because of all of these issues. Some health issues were resolved but my lungs have scarring and I’ll never get better.
I want to leave Long Island, NY and start over. A red state and red county would be preferable. I’m a utility locator so an area with a lot of construction would be helpful. Until I can get back on my feet, I’ll be living out of my large sprinter van.
So what are your suggestions?

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Dignaga

Stay away from Gary, Indiana.

You should head down to Ohio and get the pneumonia vaccine from a walmart, that's what I did, only reason I survived, I have weak lungs. It's the closest non-liberal state that allows walkins to get it.

As to location, long island is exactly where I'm thinking kf going once I have a van, but I can understand why you wouldn't want to do winter time in a van. I can handle the bundling up, and only turning the propane on when getting out of bed and getting dressed.

I'd probably choose the Florida-Georgia-Charleston coastline. It will get unbearably hot in the summer, and saw a public parking garage in Charleston, South Carolina boot people out living in their cars trying to escape the summer sun, but you can get a hunk of swampland in South Carolina for $5000 outside of the city. Down in Savannah, Georgia you have alot of military (army rangers, navy) and down in Florida you have lots of coastline, but they hate homeless people. Close to Atlanta if you need a big city, but it has terrible traffic.

Oh, along the coast they rent out metal garages for businessmen doing construction work, they should fit a sprinter van. Nobody will think twice if you operate out of one.

Photopoetryographer · 51-55, M

@Dignaga a van in the summer heat without AC would be like a sauna. I’d rather be cool and bundle up but not freezing.