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===== understanding the available space ===== | ===== understanding the available space ===== | ||
- | The best way to understand what should go in your camper is to move it into your camper, or at least a camper-sized space in your home. | + | The best way to understand what should go in your camper is to move it into your camper, or at least [[rv: |
If your build is sufficiently far along, **actually put each item in your camper** when you decide to keep it. The amount of available space and need for organization will become apparent. | If your build is sufficiently far along, **actually put each item in your camper** when you decide to keep it. The amount of available space and need for organization will become apparent. | ||
- | If you don't have a camper (or have the vehicle but can't load it up yet), measure the camper' | + | If you don't have a camper (or have the vehicle but can't load it up yet), measure the camper' |
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+ | ===== what to bring ===== | ||
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+ | > "Pack as if you're going out for only a week during the summer. Then add what you'd need if you were going out for only a week in winter. That should pretty much cover everything." | ||
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+ | > "I can't be prepared for everything I can possibly imagine, so I prepare for things that are most likely to happen." | ||
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+ | * water for drinking, bathing, and washing things | ||
+ | * food | ||
+ | * cookware, and utensils | ||
+ | * ventilation: | ||
+ | * camp stove | ||
+ | * bed: cot, blankets, mummy sleeping bag | ||
+ | * a few item to cook and eat with | ||
+ | * clothing | ||
+ | * heater | ||
+ | * [[lifestyle: | ||
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===== everything else must go ===== | ===== everything else must go ===== | ||
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- | + | 50 ways to leave your clutter: | |
- | ====== books ====== | + | - sell or give away on craigslist |
+ | - sell it on [[http:// | ||
+ | - give it away on [[https:// | ||
+ | - give it away by setting it out early for trash pickup - swoop! | ||
+ | - give away books on [[http:// | ||
+ | - donate it to religious thrifts like the Salvation Army, secular thrifts like Goodwill, etc. Be sure to get your tax deduction slip! | ||
+ | ==== books ==== | ||
> If you need to jettison books quickly, donate them to your local Friends of the Library group for an upcoming book sale or drop the reading material off at a nearby Little Free Library. | > If you need to jettison books quickly, donate them to your local Friends of the Library group for an upcoming book sale or drop the reading material off at a nearby Little Free Library. |