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frater_secessus [buying random stuff] 		opinion:frater_secessus:beginner_mistakes [2024/02/05 21:00]
princess_fluffypants [red flags]
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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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 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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 ===== 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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 >> 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 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.
  
-Specs.  Read the specs beforehand. +. 
 + 
 +>> 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.
opinion/frater_secessus/beginner_mistakes.txt · Last modified: 2024/06/30 11:28 by frater_secessus

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