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====== Making use of resources ====== | ====== Making use of resources ====== | ||
- | Folks who live in vehicles do not have ready access to resources that house-dwellers take for granted. | + | Folks who live in vehicles do not have ready access to resources that house-dwellers take for granted. |
+ | Similar to spider-man' | ||
- | + | ===== by place ===== | |
- | ===== places | + | |
Since ' | Since ' | ||
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+ | ==== work and school ==== | ||
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+ | Having an indoor job or attending school can be like winning the lottery for vehicle-dwellers. | ||
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+ | In addition to having access to climate control, work/school have power outlets, water fountains and sinks, rest rooms, etc. | ||
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+ | Sometimes wifi, microwaves, refrigerator/ | ||
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Recreation centers may also have showers, especially those with athletic courts or swimming pools. | Recreation centers may also have showers, especially those with athletic courts or swimming pools. | ||
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+ | ==== public spaces ==== | ||
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+ | **Public parks** often have picnic tables for outdoor eating, water fountains, rest rooms, and a place to walk your dog.((pick up the poop!)) | ||
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+ | [[camping: | ||
==== commercial buildings ==== | ==== commercial buildings ==== | ||
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+ | === food and drink === | ||
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+ | Cafes, restaurants, | ||
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=== gyms === | === gyms === | ||
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=== gas stations === | === gas stations === | ||
+ | Gas stations have rest rooms, trash receptacles, | ||
- | + | ===== by resources ===== | |
- | ===== resources ===== | + | |
==== power ==== | ==== power ==== | ||
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+ | Carry a phone charger (with wall adapter) with you everywhere to take advantage of charging opportunities. If you have a laptop or tablet, bring them and charge whenever you see an opportunity. | ||
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+ | In order to make most efficient use of your time near an outlet, it may make sense to: | ||
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+ | * get a power brick or small [[lifestyle: | ||
+ | * carry a gym bag, day pack, or laptop bag containing | ||
+ | * a power strip in it; this will allow you to charge many things at once, and will also allow you to share the outlet more fairly | ||
+ | * an extension cord to reach inconveniently-placed outlets | ||
+ | * devices to be charged. | ||
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==== water ==== | ==== water ==== | ||
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==== trash ==== | ==== trash ==== | ||
- | Trash builds | + | [[camping: |
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+ | * keep plastic grocery bags to use as trashbags. | ||
+ | * before exiting the vehicle take note of any trash receptacles that exist and take your trash bag with you. | ||
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+ | ==== ice and cooling ==== | ||
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+ | If you work at an office you might be able to store perishables in the breakroom fridge and freeze water bottles or ice packs in the freezer. Remember to rotate. | ||
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+ | You can harvest ice from an icemaker (leave some for others) or from ice cube trays in the freezer (remember to refill). | ||
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+ | Leverage time spent in climate control (work, school, other buildings). | ||
==== internet ==== | ==== internet ==== | ||
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+ | While you have access to internet | ||
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+ | * update devices and software | ||
+ | * update offline maps | ||
+ | * upload videos and pictures | ||
+ | * download media for offline consumption (Amazon Prime, etc) | ||