One Google employee brings new meaning to the term "company man": For nearly two years, he and his wife lived in a small RV in the parking lot of the tech giant's Mountain View, California, headquarters.

They're not the only people to live on the company's campus — which is known for perks like free meals and fitness classes — and they claim to be the longest-running residents of the lot.

Pete, 33, will have been at Google for five years this April. He started as a temp and now works as a program manager for the research-and-development team. Nearly two of those five years, from January 2012 to October 2013, were spent living in the Google parking lot with his wife, Kara, 28.

They had no electricity or water during their parking-lot stint. It was basically "glorified camping," Kara described on their blog, "Pete and Kara Living," but it allowed them to save 80% of their take-home pay, despite living in the notoriously pricey Bay Area.

Today their "mini Winnie" is still alive and kicking, but now it's parked in the driveway of their home, which they bought with their sizable savings in the summer of 2013.

Business Insider talked to the couple about their unique experience and their transition to traditional home ownership.