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> Running AC on [an inverter] is rich man's game -- HaldorEE((https:// | > Running AC on [an inverter] is rich man's game -- HaldorEE((https:// | ||
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===== batteries ===== | ===== batteries ===== | ||
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> Battery banks with multiple parallel batteries can live a long life **if they spend a lot of time in float** in order to balance with each other. | > Battery banks with multiple parallel batteries can live a long life **if they spend a lot of time in float** in order to balance with each other. | ||
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+ | > Adding more battery capacity is akin to opening a new bank account without increasing your income. - Peter_n_Margaret((https:// | ||
===== consumer culture ===== | ===== consumer culture ===== | ||
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> A microwave oven is rated for ' | > A microwave oven is rated for ' | ||
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+ | > Spend the next month at home practicing. Only cook meals that you'll be able to cook on the road. Limit yourself to the cookware you'll have. If you have to ask, I suspect cooking with these limitations is new to you. Best to learn at home so you're prepared. It'll also help you identify cookware essentials. See how much you can do with limited pots/ | ||
===== dogs ===== | ===== dogs ===== | ||
> Home is where your dog is. -- Jora((http:// | > Home is where your dog is. -- Jora((http:// | ||
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> There is a famous saying that "no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy" | > There is a famous saying that "no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy" | ||
+ | > vandwelling won't solve any issues that lie between your own ears. Van life is just life, in a van. It's not a magical cure for " | ||
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+ | > The road to vandwelling is paved with the shards of crushed and broken dreams. It is a lifestyle that chews the fantasy-prone up and spits them out. Watching it happen all the damn time gets disheartening after a while... But, sadly, some people just HAVE to piss on the electric fence for themselves.((https:// | ||
===== forums ===== | ===== forums ===== | ||
> I need to remember to stay on topic. It's like laying sod, "green side up, green side up..." -- dusty98((http:// | > I need to remember to stay on topic. It's like laying sod, "green side up, green side up..." -- dusty98((http:// | ||
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> That's a lot of money though to throw at something you're having a hard time fully understanding. -- elonfutz((https:// | > That's a lot of money though to throw at something you're having a hard time fully understanding. -- elonfutz((https:// | ||
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+ | > It always makes me laugh when people idealize vanlife as being " | ||
+ | ===== math ===== | ||
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+ | > If algebra is going to keep you from making a safe build then you should probably not be taking advice from amateurs on a free forum -- LetzterMensch11((https:// | ||
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===== minimalism ===== | ===== minimalism ===== | ||
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> If you're getting 75%+ rated power from an array in clear sky and hot conditions, you're winning. -- sunshine_eggo((https:// | > If you're getting 75%+ rated power from an array in clear sky and hot conditions, you're winning. -- sunshine_eggo((https:// | ||
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+ | > It only requires a little math, a little discipline to stick with the math, and the right expectations about solar intake. -- CMDR_Schrodinger((https:// | ||
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+ | > ...running the numbers on worst-case scenarios is the only way to ensure you're covered when you need the juice.-- CMDR_Schrodinger((https:// | ||
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===== solitude ===== | ===== solitude ===== | ||
> "So when your feeling lonely, sit back and eat a cookie and just imagine someone making you feel bad for eating that cookie and making you feel guilty, nag nag nag. Then smile and realize that you dont have to ask anyone or get anyones permission to do whatever you want. Enjoy your cookie!!!" | > "So when your feeling lonely, sit back and eat a cookie and just imagine someone making you feel bad for eating that cookie and making you feel guilty, nag nag nag. Then smile and realize that you dont have to ask anyone or get anyones permission to do whatever you want. Enjoy your cookie!!!" | ||
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> "the man who … organizes every day as though it were his last, neither longs for nor fears the next day… Nothing can be taken from this life, and you can only add to it" - Seneca | > "the man who … organizes every day as though it were his last, neither longs for nor fears the next day… Nothing can be taken from this life, and you can only add to it" - Seneca | ||
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+ | > Drink cups never go as low as the floor, pee cups never go above it. -- tatertom((https:// | ||
===== trailering ===== | ===== trailering ===== | ||
> "If you are towing and don't know the area, drop the trailer and look around." | > "If you are towing and don't know the area, drop the trailer and look around." | ||
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===== water ===== | ===== water ===== | ||
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