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by sky
Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:25 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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.
by sky
Tue Nov 28, 2023 4:29 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Tue Nov 28, 2023 12:19 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:36 am
Forum: Emergent Renaissance Ecology
Topic: How is the FIRE movement doing?
Replies: 337
Views: 128873

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.
by sky
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:21 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: Too Old To Retire "Young"
Replies: 578
Views: 155274

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...
by sky
Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:51 am
Forum: Housing and Transportation Questions
Topic: hmm.. which car?
Replies: 75
Views: 19020

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.
by sky
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:30 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Thu Nov 09, 2023 8:11 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Wed Nov 08, 2023 2:52 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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.
by sky
Tue Nov 07, 2023 4:06 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:20 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: ffj's Early Retirement (round 2)
Replies: 227
Views: 59930

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...
by sky
Wed Nov 01, 2023 9:29 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: grundomatic's journal
Replies: 190
Views: 81939

Re: grundomatic's journal

Funemployment, heheh
by sky
Wed Nov 01, 2023 7:09 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
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: 1590

Re: What would you eat if you couldn’t taste anything?

Dandelion leaves. Supposedly highest levels of nutrients, but bitter.
by sky
Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:39 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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 ...
by sky
Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:05 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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
by sky
Thu Oct 26, 2023 10:34 am
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

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...
by sky
Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:14 pm
Forum: ERE Journals
Topic: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal
Replies: 318
Views: 71063

Re: No Time Like Right Now - sky's journal

Back on the road, feels good.

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Camped by the New River, West Virginia.
by sky
Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: ERE Community
Topic: ERE Encampment, March 22 - 24, 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 11470

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...