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 ====== Snowbirds ====== ====== Snowbirds ======
-A snowbird is a traveller who "**follows the weather**" to stay comfortable. Common targets include daytime highs of 65-75F. These highs may seem too cool but snowbirds often camp in full sun to harvest [[electrical:solar|solar power]].+A snowbird is a traveller who "**follows the weather**" to stay comfortable. Common targets include daytime highs of 60-75F. These highs may seem too cool but snowbirds often camp in full sun to harvest [[electrical:solar|solar power]].
  
 Snowbirding reduces the need for expensive and bulky amenities like air conditioning. Snowbirding reduces the need for expensive and bulky amenities like air conditioning.
  
  
-===== altitude =====+===== elevation =====
  
 A general rule of thumb is that **the temperature will drop 3.5F for every 1000' increase in elevation**.((3.54F is more accurate but less useful as a rule of thumb))  Low humidity will cause a greater swing, as it does when the sun goes down in the desert.  A theoretical location with 0% humidity would see a 5.4F drop per thousand while a 100% humid location would see only 2.7F.((https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/25964/#post-1545479)) A general rule of thumb is that **the temperature will drop 3.5F for every 1000' increase in elevation**.((3.54F is more accurate but less useful as a rule of thumb))  Low humidity will cause a greater swing, as it does when the sun goes down in the desert.  A theoretical location with 0% humidity would see a 5.4F drop per thousand while a 100% humid location would see only 2.7F.((https://backpackinglight.com/forums/topic/25964/#post-1545479))
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 Nomads who regularly change altitude significantly may benefit from fuel injected (FI) vehicles over carbureted ones; FI systems automatically compensate for varying oxygen levels.  Nomads who regularly change altitude significantly may benefit from fuel injected (FI) vehicles over carbureted ones; FI systems automatically compensate for varying oxygen levels. 
  
 +Wiki:  [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_in_the_United_States_by_elevation|list of cities by elevation]]
 ===== latitude ===== ===== latitude =====
  
 Climate averages increase as one approaches the equator((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate)), at a rate of roughly 1deg F per 50 miles traveled in latitude. Climate averages increase as one approaches the equator((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate)), at a rate of roughly 1deg F per 50 miles traveled in latitude.
  
 +[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8GmL8BEtPU|This video]] shows how the latitude of 70deg F. changes throughout the year. 
 ===== efficiency ===== ===== efficiency =====
  
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 **In the west**, snowbirds often move to sea level in southern Arizona or California in the winter, and either up in elevation (New Mexico) or latitude in the summer.  **In the west**, snowbirds often move to sea level in southern Arizona or California in the winter, and either up in elevation (New Mexico) or latitude in the summer. 
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 +Draft version of [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CIvQ0e1QK8crVglw-MtRfujSnw59O8HXFiujTc9zGYs/edit?usp=sharing|common boondocking spot temps by month]] - Google Drive (view only, in progress)
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 ===== wintering areas ===== ===== wintering areas =====
 Wintering areas will be closer to the equator and/or lower in elevation Wintering areas will be closer to the equator and/or lower in elevation
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     * Cottonwood (3,314')((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood,_Arizona)) -- [[https://freecampsites.net/#!cottonwood,+az|free camping]], [[https://opensignal.com/?z=12&minLat=34.655&maxLat=34.824&minLng=-112.199&maxLng=-111.821&s=&t=2-3-4|cell coverage]]      * Cottonwood (3,314')((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottonwood,_Arizona)) -- [[https://freecampsites.net/#!cottonwood,+az|free camping]], [[https://opensignal.com/?z=12&minLat=34.655&maxLat=34.824&minLng=-112.199&maxLng=-111.821&s=&t=2-3-4|cell coverage]] 
     * Winslow (4,850')((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow,_Arizona)) -- [[https://freecampsites.net/#!Winslow,+AZ,+United+States|free camping]], [[https://opensignal.com/?z=12&minLat=34.940&maxLat=35.108&minLng=-110.886&maxLng=-110.509&s=all&t=2-3-4|cell coverage]]     * Winslow (4,850')((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow,_Arizona)) -- [[https://freecampsites.net/#!Winslow,+AZ,+United+States|free camping]], [[https://opensignal.com/?z=12&minLat=34.940&maxLat=35.108&minLng=-110.886&maxLng=-110.509&s=all&t=2-3-4|cell coverage]]
 +  * Florida
 +    * Ocala National Forest (104') --
   * Nevada   * Nevada
     * Carson City (4,802')((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada)) -- [[https://opensignal.com/?z=10&minLat=38.84&maxLat=39.48&minLng=-120.52&maxLng=-119.01&s=&t=2-3-4|cell coverage]]     * Carson City (4,802')((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carson_City,_Nevada)) -- [[https://opensignal.com/?z=10&minLat=38.84&maxLat=39.48&minLng=-120.52&maxLng=-119.01&s=&t=2-3-4|cell coverage]]
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