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- Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:25 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Surprisingly, we have no problem staying warm in bed under the covers. It is getting out of bed that is a cold shock to the system.
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:29 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
We returned from our trip to the ocean shortly before Thanksgiving. On the way, we experienced overnight low temperatures of 23F. There was no difficulty in keeping warm under blankets and quilts, although getting out of bed was somewhat chilly. What is more healthy, living in a home with thermostat...
- Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:19 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Nylon Belt I have made a number of nylon belts over the years, and finally have found what I think is the ideal method to make a belt. 2 yards of regular weight 1" nylon strap https://www.therainshed.com/shop/Narrow-Materials/WEBBING/Nylon-Webbing/Regular-Weight-Nylon-Webbing/p/Regular-Weight-N...
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:36 am
- Forum: Emergent Renaissance Ecology
- Topic: How is the FIRE movement doing?
- Replies: 337
- Views: 130484
Re: How is the FIRE movement doing?
I question the long term sustainability of a life funded by financial instruments in a high inflation environment.
- Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:21 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: Too Old To Retire "Young"
- Replies: 578
- Views: 156821
Re: Too Old To Retire "Young"
It is really difficult to find meaning. Being in a situation where you have to create your own meaning is challenging and requires making difficult decisions. It is not necessarily bad to have your meaning created by career. Unless you have something else you really want to do, work can be satisfyin...
- Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:51 am
- Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
- Topic: hmm.. which car?
- Replies: 75
- Views: 19437
Re: hmm.. which car?
Automated self driving taxi systems will wipe out old transit systems on the local level, while boosting city to city transit.
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:30 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
https://spec.dlrwebservice.com/sb-rv/floorplan/2016_Roadtrek_190_Popular.jpg https://s3.amazonaws.com/scgs3bucket/e0fb6c1b57d940de347c27358691067d-Van%20Interior%20from%20Cockpit%20Back.jpg https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lyLNVG7LksM/UzI1tpq3yyI/AAAAAAAArGE/L23eRXpfwgg/s3200/Rear+set+up+for+dining.jpg h...
- Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:11 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
For the past three weeks, we have been living in a space of under 200 square feet. It is perfectly adequate, although somewhat cramped for two people. For one person, it is plenty of room to live. When it comes to a person's housing needs, in other words a minimum comfortable dwelling, 200 square fe...
- Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:52 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
I have fairly short hair, which I cut myself, so washing hair is easy for me. I just wet my hands with soap and rub my head for a minute.
- Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:06 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Living the Feral Life The campground we are in is quite nice, just a short walk from the Atlantic. However, the showers here in the campground are cold water, and open at the top and bottom to the wind. There is no laundromat on the island. The closest laundromat is 50 miles away and involves a 2 ho...
- Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:20 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)
- Replies: 233
- Views: 61132
Re: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)
Beautiful work on the toolbox, and what a nice collection of tools! I also get to a point of routine and then feel the need to break the routine. It is a cycle, I try to make sure everything is maintained and ready for winter (or the next season), and then I run out of things to do and start to go c...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:29 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: grundomatic's journal
- Replies: 201
- Views: 83388
Re: grundomatic's journal
Funemployment, heheh
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:09 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
It is cold and windy tonight, in the 40's F. We are doing fine by wearing warm socks, hoodies and using blankets to stay warm. No furnace. My van is insulated and has a lot of cupboards that hold in warmth, but there are also air leaks, through the stove hood vent, under the fridge, and probably a f...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 6:52 pm
- Forum: Health and Food Questions
- Topic: What would you eat if you couldn’t taste anything?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1754
Re: What would you eat if you couldn’t taste anything?
Dandelion leaves. Supposedly highest levels of nutrients, but bitter.
- Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:39 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
I learned sewing on my own. Both hand sewing and machine sewing. I am still learning! Electric Minimalism I have been observing my need for electric devices while living in a van, and I think I could reduce my needs down to the following devices: Headlamps Small USB charged headlamps that can be wor...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:03 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Yes, our current campsite at $14 is $420 per month for 2 people. Our class b camper van is like a small studio apartment. Solar panels power our fridge, lights and devices. We use a small amount of propane for cooking and to run the furnace on cold mornings. For us, the big cost is getting from our ...
- Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:05 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
My goal for this week: walk 1 to 2 hours a day down this beach. https://i.postimg.cc/763Yx26x/IMG-20231029-143934-322.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/NfrCLkt7/IMG-20231029-143723-216.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/rsycMZ3J/IMG-20231029-142304-943.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/gjMpJqPP/IMG-20231029-142153-190.jpg
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:34 am
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
I recently became eligible for a Lifetime Senior Pass for national park facilities. My cost to overnight in a campground is running between $11 and $14. Now that we have reached the coast in NC, the goal is to slow down and do a lot of walking on the beach. If I did not have a house, I could probabl...
- Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:14 pm
- Forum: ERE Journals
- Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
- Replies: 319
- Views: 72734
Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Back on the road, feels good.
Camped by the New River, West Virginia.
Camped by the New River, West Virginia.
- Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:53 pm
- Forum: ERE Community
- Topic: ERE Encampment, March 22 - 24, 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11687
Re: ERE Encampment, March 22 - 24, 2024
The non-event is non-organized in case hundreds of people show up and park rangers demand a group/event permit. I think that if 3 or more camping groups show up it would be a great success, however it is hard to know what will happen with an open invitation on the internet. Jacob did not organize th...