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rv:build:steps [2019/03/27 09:15]
frater_secessus [downsizing] 		rv:build:steps [2019/03/27 09:39]
frater_secessus [mocking up]
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 Some ideas to help with the downsizing: Some ideas to help with the downsizing:
   * **stop buying physical stuff** that will not go in the van with you. Bias purchases toward experiences, digital goods, consumables   * **stop buying physical stuff** that will not go in the van with you. Bias purchases toward experiences, digital goods, consumables
-  * clear out room by room in your house or apartment.  As soon as there is one empty room, measure out a spot on the floor that approximates the living space of the smallest van you are considering.  **Everything you will own must fit in that space**. See [[rv:build:steps#mocking_up|rv:build:steps#mocking_up]] below.+  * clear out room by room in your house or apartment.  As soon as there is one empty room, measure out a spot on the floor that approximates the living space of the smallest van you are considering.  **Everything you will own must fit in that space**. See [[rv:build:steps#mocking_up|mocking up]] below.
   * make spaces for stuff you want to sell, and stuff you want to give away.  Put the give-away somewhere near the door so you will remember to offer those items to friends and family who visit.   * make spaces for stuff you want to sell, and stuff you want to give away.  Put the give-away somewhere near the door so you will remember to offer those items to friends and family who visit.
   * start paring your wardrobe down to the essentials: //"Pack as if you're going out for only a week during the summer. Then add what you'd need if you were going out for only a week in winter. That should pretty much cover everything."// -- MrNoodly((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Van-Packing-List?pid=300869#pid300869))   * start paring your wardrobe down to the essentials: //"Pack as if you're going out for only a week during the summer. Then add what you'd need if you were going out for only a week in winter. That should pretty much cover everything."// -- MrNoodly((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Van-Packing-List?pid=300869#pid300869))
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 ===== mocking up ===== ===== mocking up =====
  
-    - sit in the space, or measure the space and mark it out in an unused room +  * Mark out a space on the floor to represent your van's living space.  A corner may work best, so you can also mark the interior height on two walls.  [[https://amzn.to/2UcGSmv|Blue painter's tape]] will remove easily and without damage when you move into your van.  
-    - use actual gear or cardboard mockups as placeholders to help you understand the layout +  * place your belongings in their actual locations in the "van".   
 +  * use cardboard boxes to represent items you haven't sourced yet (bed, refrigerator, etc) 
 +  * This experience tends to be one of the first OMG moments: the physical constraints become very real.  The upside is it may be encouragement to get rid of stuff faster!
 ===== roof ===== ===== roof =====
  
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