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   * Have good DIY skills and fix-it/mechanical abilities   * Have good DIY skills and fix-it/mechanical abilities
   * Know basic cooking and are okay with simpler foods   * Know basic cooking and are okay with simpler foods
 +  * Are the "outdoorsy type"
   * Are instinctive "savers" (as opposed to spenders)   * Are instinctive "savers" (as opposed to spenders)
   * 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:  [[https://cheaprvliving.com/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-live-in-a-vehicle/|Do You Have What It Takes to Live in a Vehicle?]], in particular the section about it being 90% //self// and 10% //stuff//. Further reading:  [[https://cheaprvliving.com/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-live-in-a-vehicle/|Do You Have What It Takes to Live in a Vehicle?]], in particular the section about it being 90% //self// and 10% //stuff//.
  
-==== red flags ====+==== Red Flags ====
  
-  * worships Christopher McCandless and 'Into The Wild' +  * Worships Christopher McCandless and 'Into The Wild' 
-  * wants to run away+  * Wants to run away 
 +  * Thinks that Vanlife will be "simple" or "carefree"
 ===== Planning ===== ===== Planning =====
  
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   * "All I need is something to charge my phone, laptop, run my light and two small fans" (and an electric kettle)   * "All I need is something to charge my phone, laptop, run my light and two small fans" (and an electric kettle)
   * "I don't use any of my appliances for long" (except "my small hot plate for about 2-3 hours")    * "I don't use any of my appliances for long" (except "my small hot plate for about 2-3 hours") 
 +  * "What are the **most basic features** that are required to travel/live in a van in the US? I'm thinking something like a bed, **an airfryer**, and some food/ gear storage."
  
 [[rv:build:cardboard|Living in a van mockup]], for example,  //forces// one to assess what one really needs. [[rv:build:cardboard|Living in a van mockup]], for example,  //forces// one to assess what one really needs.
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   * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/u0pd8y/j1772_bev_plug_for_non_solar_users/|reddit thread]]   * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/u0pd8y/j1772_bev_plug_for_non_solar_users/|reddit thread]]
 +  * [[https://www.reddit.com/r/vandwellers/comments/1by62k7/j1772_port_free_power/|an overview of someone doing it]] **off-peak**  and **with no waiters**
  
 ===== Solar ===== ===== Solar =====
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 ==== Mismatched panels ==== ==== Mismatched panels ====
  
-Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|spec]]) on the same controller will hamstring one another.  It's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#unforced_error|an unforced error]] which you can avoid this by:+Mismatched panels (different voltage or current [[electrical:solar:panels#specifications|spec]])((or partial shade or different location/orientation)) on the same controller will hamstring one another.  It's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_tennis_terms#unforced_error|an unforced error]] which you can avoid by:
  
   * running //identical//((not close, not same maker, not same wattage, not kinda  look the same, IDENTICAL)) panels on the same controller; or   * running //identical//((not close, not same maker, not same wattage, not kinda  look the same, IDENTICAL)) panels on the same controller; or
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 ===== Batteries ===== ===== Batteries =====
  
-Dear lord, those poor batteries. New folks [[electrical:batterycide|kill batteries]] without even knowing it.  It's usually due to [[electrical:12v:psoc|chronic undercharging]] but people will claim they were ripped off, got old batteries, whatever soothes their soul at night. +Dear lord, those poor batteries. New folks [[electrical:batterycide|kill lead batteries]] without even knowing it.  It's usually due to [[electrical:12v:psoc|chronic undercharging]] but people will claim they were ripped off, got old batteries, whatever soothes their soul at night. 
  
  
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 +Actual examples:  
 +
 +>> 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.
 +
 +.
  
 +>> I recently got a portable kettle that’s collapsable, it’s perfect for being on the road, but my power bank can’t run it
 ===== 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**.  It's harder than it sounds, and it is a learnable skill.+The first step in getting good advice is to **ask good questions**.  It's harder than it sounds, but it is a learnable skill.
   * get a handle on what it is you [[https://xyproblem.info/|really want]]   * get a handle on what it is you [[https://xyproblem.info/|really want]]
   * [[opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes#research|do your homework]]:  read, browse, watch youtube videos, google, **use the ding-dang search function** of the forum, subreddit, etc.   * [[opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes#research|do your homework]]:  read, browse, watch youtube videos, google, **use the ding-dang search function** of the forum, subreddit, etc.
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