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lifestyle:words_of_wisdom [2019/02/11 11:47] frater_secessus [frugality] Kirk |
lifestyle:words_of_wisdom [2020/01/07 13:34] frater_secessus [getting started] |
> "I'd be leaving planning mode behind and get into doing mode ASAP" - rvpopeye((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-The-Value-of-Time?pid=182596#pid182596)) | > "I'd be leaving planning mode behind and get into doing mode ASAP" - rvpopeye((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-The-Value-of-Time?pid=182596#pid182596)) |
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| > We have a lot of people here who get all excited, move into a van, then quit after just a couple months. The fact that they get disillusioned means they were "illusioned" to begin with. So don't be "illusioned". -- lennyflank((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/el567y/any_advice_for_someone_considering_van_life/fdgq087/)) |
===== inverters ===== | ===== inverters ===== |
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> You have to be ruthless. Follow the wisdom of the backpacker: "Bring what you need, and need what you bring". -- lenny flank((https://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=24813&pid=305749#pid305749)) | > You have to be ruthless. Follow the wisdom of the backpacker: "Bring what you need, and need what you bring". -- lenny flank((https://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=24813&pid=305749#pid305749)) |
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===== planning ===== | ===== planning ===== |
> "...slow may be better in the end, because the most important time is the thinking time, and that's best not rushed." -- MsNomer((http://www.promasterforum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=359474&postcount=6)) | > "...slow may be better in the end, because the most important time is the thinking time, and that's best not rushed." -- MsNomer((http://www.promasterforum.com/forum/showpost.php?p=359474&postcount=6)) |
===== safety ===== | ===== safety ===== |
> "The most important thing is to be careful, esp when you’re alone... If you can’t recognize danger when you see it, this is not the life for you." -- TrainChaser((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-You-re-solo-and-you-die-or-something-major?pid=319157#pid319157)) | > "The most important thing is to be careful, esp when you’re alone... If you can’t recognize danger when you see it, this is not the life for you." -- TrainChaser((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-You-re-solo-and-you-die-or-something-major?pid=319157#pid319157)) |
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| >"...most people think that to have “RV” type shore power you need those special 30/50 amp plugs. I have a 115v plug. The male end of an extension cord (heavy gauge) that I have cable tied to the inside of my receiver hitch so it’s hidden." -- Captain_Dapper((https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/cnt2o0/my_stealth_window_unit_setup/ewhggpj/)) |
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===== solar ===== | ===== solar ===== |
>"Any Solar is better than no solar, but having too much solar is difficult. The best solar systems are those which can keep the batteries the happiest. Happy batteries are those which are recharged quickly after depletion." -- SternWake((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Should-I?pid=88971#pid88971)) | >"Any Solar is better than no solar, but having too much solar is difficult. The best solar systems are those which can keep the batteries the happiest. Happy batteries are those which are recharged quickly after depletion." -- SternWake((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Should-I?pid=88971#pid88971)) |
===== temperature ===== | ===== temperature ===== |
> "Heat people, not places."((http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/02/heating-people-not-spaces.html)) | > "Heat people, not places."((http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2015/02/heating-people-not-spaces.html)) |
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| > "Fear of propane will be expensive." -- Sternwake((https://vandwellerforum.com/thread-3260-post-55086.html#pid55086)) |
===== time ===== | ===== time ===== |
> "You will know the true value of your time when you look back and see how much of it you have wasted." jimindenver((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-The-Value-of-Time?pid=185514#pid185514)) | > "You will know the true value of your time when you look back and see how much of it you have wasted." jimindenver((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-The-Value-of-Time?pid=185514#pid185514)) |