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--- lifestyle:downsizing [2020/01/23 18:53]
frater_secessus [understanding the available space]
+++ lifestyle:downsizing [2020/10/11 19:48]
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+===== general practices =====
+Getting rid of excess material goods takes a long time, and can can be emotionally/psychologically harder than one might think.
+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
+  * 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 [[rv:build:cardboard|approximates the living space of the smallest van you are considering]].  **Everything you will own must fit in that space**.
+  * 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))
+  * 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 [[:#books|book]] collection to an e-reader like a Nook or Kindle;  see below.
 ===== what to bring =====
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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." -- MrNoodly((http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thread-Van-Packing-List?pid=301214#pid301214))
-  * water for drinking, bathing, and washing things
+  * [[water:start|water]] for drinking, [[hygiene:bathing|bathing]], and doing dishes and [[lifestyle:faq_laundry|laundry]]
   * food
-  * cookware, and utensils
+  * [[food:cooking:stoves|cookware]], and utensils
-  * ventilation:  a fan
+  * [[hvac:start|ventilation]]:  a fan
-  * camp stove
+  * [[rv:build:bed|bed]]:  cot, blankets, mummy sleeping bag
-  * bed:  cot, blankets, mummy sleeping bag
   * a few item to cook and eat with
   * clothing
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 Your public library probably already digitally loans Kindle books through [[https://www.overdrive.com/|Overdrive]] (they are delivered by Amazon).  No standing in checkout line or driving back to the library to return them - the books are just deleted from the reader after the loan expires.
+If you have books that are not available in digital format companies like [[http://1dollarscan.com/|1dollarscan]] can digitize your physical copy.
 Note:  Non-DRM books (like public domain works from [[http://www.gutenberg.org/|Project Gutenberg]], etc) can be read in third party apps like [[https://fbreader.org/|FBreader]], a free and massively configurable reader.

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