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opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2023/12/20 17:11] princess_fluffypants [Van] |
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* Have good DIY skills and fix-it/ | * Have good DIY skills and fix-it/ | ||
* Know basic cooking and are okay with simpler foods | * Know basic cooking and are okay with simpler foods | ||
+ | * Are the " | ||
* Are instinctive " | * Are instinctive " | ||
* Are very organized and good at planning | * Are very organized and good at planning | ||
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* The "high maintenance" | * The "high maintenance" | ||
* People who cannot tolerate being physically uncomfortable for extended periods of time. | * People who cannot tolerate being physically uncomfortable for extended periods of time. | ||
+ | * chronic worriers | ||
* Social media addicts | * Social media addicts | ||
* Those who don't like having to understand how things work | * Those who don't like having to understand how things work | ||
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Further reading: | Further reading: | ||
- | ==== red flags ==== | + | ==== Red Flags ==== |
- | * worships | + | * Worships |
- | * wants to run away | + | * Wants to run away |
+ | * Thinks that Vanlife will be " | ||
===== Planning ===== | ===== Planning ===== | ||
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==== Failure to consider all loads ==== | ==== Failure to consider all loads ==== | ||
- | Posts that include "my needs are simple, all I need are lights and a fan" develop, after questioning, | + | Posts that include "my needs are simple, all I need are lights and a fan" |
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===== Batteries ===== | ===== Batteries ===== | ||
- | Dear lord, those poor batteries. New folks [[electrical: | + | Dear lord, those poor batteries. New folks [[electrical: |
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+ | Real world example: | ||
+ | >> I bought a Ecoflow Delta to... to fire up a Chinese diesel heater... However, the heater draws too much juice from the 12v car port to run. | ||
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+ | >> I recently got a portable kettle that’s collapsable, | ||
===== Advice ===== | ===== Advice ===== | ||
Good advice can save time, money, and heartbreak. But getting good advice is not simple or even natural. We have to slow down and force ourselves to think about the issues, our questions, the existing body of knowledge, the answers we receive. | Good advice can save time, money, and heartbreak. But getting good advice is not simple or even natural. We have to slow down and force ourselves to think about the issues, our questions, the existing body of knowledge, the answers we receive. | ||
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==== Failure to ask good questions ==== | ==== Failure to ask good questions ==== | ||
- | The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**. | + | The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**. |
* get a handle on what it is you [[https:// | * get a handle on what it is you [[https:// | ||
* [[opinion: | * [[opinion: |