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frater_secessus [reprovisioning]
opinion:frater_secessus:successful_boondocking [2024/07/06 15:28] (current)
frater_secessus [fitting your rig]
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 Apps like [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.sunsurveyor|Sun Surveyor]] can help verify the number of hours of sun you will get in a spot/position.  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UpN5ldB83k8|This video]] is shaky and rotated, but you can see that the app plots the path of the sun across the camera view as you look around. Particularly useful for picking out the best spot in a heavily-shaded area like a forest.  Apps like [[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ratana.sunsurveyor|Sun Surveyor]] can help verify the number of hours of sun you will get in a spot/position.  [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UpN5ldB83k8|This video]] is shaky and rotated, but you can see that the app plots the path of the sun across the camera view as you look around. Particularly useful for picking out the best spot in a heavily-shaded area like a forest. 
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 +== getting sun exposure while hiding from the heat ==
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 +It is possible to collect some photons while avoiding the heat of the day.  Approaches:
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 +  * park on the eastern edge of a treeline - you will get full sun until a bit after noon when the sun goes behind the trees for the day.  
 +  * park on the northern edge of a treeline - you will get sun until later morning when the sun goes behind the trees for midday.  You may get sun again in the afternoon.  
 +  * augment with portables on long extensions and place them in the sun
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 === wind ===  === wind === 
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 Having more [[food:start|food]] and [[water:start|water]] storage can extend your camping and minimize reprovisioning runs. Consider adding [[food:no_refrigeration|nonperishable foods]] as backup.  Having more [[food:start|food]] and [[water:start|water]] storage can extend your camping and minimize reprovisioning runs. Consider adding [[food:no_refrigeration|nonperishable foods]] as backup. 
  
-==== weather, relocating, and errands ====+===== weather, relocating, and errands =====
  
 Consider this weather forecast: Consider this weather forecast:
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-=== further reading ===+====further reading ====
  
   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXNcTz1vo3Y|camp cook's guide to weather]]   * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXNcTz1vo3Y|camp cook's guide to weather]]
  
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