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rv:build:minimal [2020/01/05 16:32]
frater_secessus [the mental preparation] 		rv:build:minimal [2021/05/01 16:51]
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 If you are doing **voluntarily vandwelling** you are probably adventurous and chomping at the bit.  These pages are designed to help you learn from the mistakes of others so you can make mistakes never seen before!  :-) If you are doing **voluntarily vandwelling** you are probably adventurous and chomping at the bit.  These pages are designed to help you learn from the mistakes of others so you can make mistakes never seen before!  :-)
  
-If you are **involuntarily vandwelling** you may feel shame, fear, or embarrassment.  There are two things for involuntary 'dwellers to remember:  +If you are [[lifestyle:involuntary|involuntarily vandwelling]] you may feel shame, fear, or embarrassment.  There are two things for involuntary 'dwellers to remember:  
  
   - **a van is shelter** when you need it (right now!).  Humans have taken opportunistic shelter in  places as long as we've been around. Caves, tents, trees, whatever.  It's what our species does.  We survive.  //You// will survive.   - **a van is shelter** when you need it (right now!).  Humans have taken opportunistic shelter in  places as long as we've been around. Caves, tents, trees, whatever.  It's what our species does.  We survive.  //You// will survive.
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 If you want to charge a laptop or run a CPAP, you can pick up [[https://amzn.to/2Lemg6j|a lithium "power station"]] and charge it when you stop for a sit-down meal, coffee, or anywhere else with an electrical recepticle.  This type of unit charges very well from an outlet, ok from solar, and poorly from a ciggy lighter socket unless you are driving.  The [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|fancier units]] get expensive quickly and are heavily driven by marketing.  At some point it will be cheaper to build [[electrical:12v:intro|a "real" power system]]. If you want to charge a laptop or run a CPAP, you can pick up [[https://amzn.to/2Lemg6j|a lithium "power station"]] and charge it when you stop for a sit-down meal, coffee, or anywhere else with an electrical recepticle.  This type of unit charges very well from an outlet, ok from solar, and poorly from a ciggy lighter socket unless you are driving.  The [[lifestyle:faq_solar_generator|fancier units]] get expensive quickly and are heavily driven by marketing.  At some point it will be cheaper to build [[electrical:12v:intro|a "real" power system]].
  
-A backpack and extension cord come in handy for recharging the power stations; you can put the battery in the backpack and run the extension plug to the wall.  No one needs to know you are charging a pack.  The key is to //charge every time you have the opportunity//.  Be relentless about power - you are responsible for every watt that goes in and out.+A **backpack and extension cord** come in handy for recharging the power stations; you can put the battery in the backpack and run the extension plug to the wall.  No one needs to know you are charging a pack.  The key is to //charge every time you have the opportunity//.  Be relentless about power - you are responsible for every watt that goes in and out.
  
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   * a flashlight or area light, USB rechargeable if possible   * a flashlight or area light, USB rechargeable if possible
-  * an upgraded bed, like a cot or maybe simple bed frame+  * an upgraded bed, like a cot or maybe simple bed frame.  Cots can be leveled over uneven flooring [[https://youtu.be/25VBk8AOqRQ?t=290|using PVC sleeves]].
   * a camp stove or some other way to [[food:cooking|cook]], lighter   * a camp stove or some other way to [[food:cooking|cook]], lighter
   * a [[toilet:bucket|bucket toilet]]   * a [[toilet:bucket|bucket toilet]]
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