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lifestyle:foreknowledge [2020/01/05 16:51]
frater_secessus [space and stuff]
lifestyle:foreknowledge [2022/01/11 16:22]
princess_fluffypants [summer and winter can be tough]
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 No matter how much one researches and prepares, some things are only learned by doing.  Here are some things 'dwellers wish they knew earlier. No matter how much one researches and prepares, some things are only learned by doing.  Here are some things 'dwellers wish they knew earlier.
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 +Related:  [[opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes|what secessus wishes others knew earlier]] :-)
  
  
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 Mild winter isn't too bad, because it is possible to [[hvac:heating|heat]] cheaply and easily with propane. Mild winter isn't too bad, because it is possible to [[hvac:heating|heat]] cheaply and easily with propane.
  
-Summer can be terrible, particularly in humid areas.  [[hvac:solar_ac|Vans aren't practical to run off solar power]].  Some get by with [[electrical:generator|generators]], who have their own set of tradeoffs. +Summer can be terrible, particularly in humid areas.  [[hvac:solar_ac|Air conditioning isn't practical to run off solar power]].  Some get by with [[electrical:generator|generators]], who have their own set of tradeoffs. 
 Folks who live in the desert may be able to use [[hvac:swamp_cooler|evaporative cooling]] to good effect. Folks who live in the desert may be able to use [[hvac:swamp_cooler|evaporative cooling]] to good effect.
  
lifestyle/foreknowledge.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/05 19:01 by princess_fluffypants