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===== understanding the available space ===== | ===== understanding the available space ===== | ||
- | The best way to understand what should go in your camper is to move it into your camper, or at least a camper-sized space in your home. | + | The best way to understand what should go in your camper is to move it into your camper, or at least [[rv: |
If your build is sufficiently far along, **actually put each item in your camper** when you decide to keep it. The amount of available space and need for organization will become apparent. | If your build is sufficiently far along, **actually put each item in your camper** when you decide to keep it. The amount of available space and need for organization will become apparent. | ||
- | If you don't have a camper (or have the vehicle but can't load it up yet), measure the camper' | + | |
+ | ===== general practices ===== | ||
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+ | Getting rid of excess material goods takes a long time, and can can be emotionally/ | ||
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+ | Some ideas to help with the downsizing: | ||
+ | * **stop buying physical stuff** that will not go in the van with you. Bias purchases toward experiences, | ||
+ | * clear out room by room in your house or apartment. | ||
+ | * 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: //" | ||
+ | * let your family and friends know you can't use physical gifts (unless it's an item or material you can use in your build) | ||
+ | * convert your [[:# | ||
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+ | ===== what to bring ===== | ||
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+ | > "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." | ||
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+ | > "I can't be prepared for everything I can possibly imagine, so I prepare for things that are most likely to happen." | ||
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+ | * [[water: | ||
+ | * food | ||
+ | * [[food: | ||
+ | * [[hvac: | ||
+ | * [[rv: | ||
+ | * a few item to cook and eat with | ||
+ | * clothing | ||
+ | * heater | ||
+ | * [[lifestyle: | ||
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===== everything else must go ===== | ===== everything else must go ===== | ||
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+ | 50 ways to leave your clutter: | ||
+ | - sell or give away on craigslist | ||
+ | - sell it on [[http:// | ||
+ | - give it away on [[https:// | ||
+ | - give it away by setting it out early for trash pickup - swoop! | ||
+ | - give away books on [[http:// | ||
+ | - donate it to religious thrifts like the Salvation Army, secular thrifts like Goodwill, etc. Be sure to get your tax deduction slip! | ||
+ | ==== books ==== | ||
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+ | > If you need to jettison books quickly, donate them to your local Friends of the Library group for an upcoming book sale or drop the reading material off at a nearby Little Free Library. | ||
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+ | Many people have an emotional reaction to physical books are are horrified at the thought of giving them up. But They are bulky, heavy, and we will never read most of the ones we already own. In a van or RV you won't have room to store many of them. | ||
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+ | [[https:// | ||
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+ | Your public library probably already digitally loans Kindle books through [[https:// | ||
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+ | If you have books that are not available in digital format companies like [[http:// | ||
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+ | Note: Non-DRM books (like public domain works from [[http:// | ||
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===== further reading ===== | ===== further reading ===== | ||
* [[https:// | * [[https:// |