Living offgrid in a campervan since 2018 w/ pibble+boxer Muffin.
LIKE dogs, books, thoughtful people of all flavors DISLIKE bullies, sh1tposters, partisans, noise
I don’t have numbers for brown rice, but when I cook 1c of dry white rice I see
The IP also requires less water. Both the energy and water consumption are important in my case because I live in a campervan offgrid.
Whilst effective at blasting heat into the space it was often a case of being too cold or overwhelmingly hot.
The thermostats on the newer ones are supposed to be better at regulating temperature.
I also couldn’t use it at night as the pump was disgustingly loud.
Yeah. Last winter a dude pulled up next to me on BLM land and cranked the heater. Sounded like a jet engine all night. I put in earplugs.
but propane lines like to freeze
I’ll have to watch for that.
and you have the condensation and co issues.
I boondock in the desert southwest with vicously dry air and have constant ventilation – the buddy doesn’t push the hygrometer reading up at all. I imagine it’d be different in Florida or something…
My stove and Buddy have never caused the CO meter to go above 0ppm. Other things have but not those.
Will be putting an espar in as soon as I can find the time and motivation to install it.
If I won the lottery I’d use something plumbed into whatever the camper’s fuel tank holds. I had a 1973 VW van in [the former West] Germany that had a gas heater. That heater was epic!
/old man voice
when I was a boy we had to browse uphill both ways with NCSA Mosaic. The web was gray and we liked it.
Fair enough. :-)
I figured if I didn’t specify folks would ask “wtf are you getting it that cheap?” I get veggies, spices, etc from the local (ahem) Mexican grocery because those items are srsly cheap.
is there a legal risk to having alcohol in the van?
Yes. I don’t drink often (can’t afford it) but when I do it’s usually sharing some whiskey around a campfire in the boonies. I’ve had a beer with dinner nearer to civilization but hangovers are less fun after the beard gets gray…
Traditionally I’ve been running lighter desktops like opebox, xfce, or lmde. Last couple of years I’ve been using MATE with good results.
In my country that would cost me 20 dollars
The first RAM I bought (SIPP for a 386-16 IIRC) was $50/MB. Jay-sus.
My guess is this reaction is what happens when community posts show up in All. Communities really need an option to keep posts in house.
part of Lincoln National Forest closed due to the the fires near Ruidoso.
I saw that on the news. Now the burn scars are causing runoff flooding. :-(
The closure notice described the designated area for closure in such a way it was very hard to understand and visualize
The NF districts really could do a better job of it. At least have an English major read the GIS wonk’s writeup before publishing.
We moved from Fort Stanton/Snowy River Cave NCA
That site is a gem; I try to hit it in spring/fall when I pass through. Too bad the cave is closed because of white nose.
BTW, water fills are free at the nearby paid campsite if one asks the host. Used to be a day use fee for it but they removed that spigot a couple years ago.
Sorry to hear it didn’t work.
nowadays Mint is Ubuntu with sane default settings that will run out of the box
There’s also an official version of Mint based on Debian (LMDE)
What’s on your “Everyday Carry” USB stick?
If employee vehicles are in danger perhaps the employer (or property owner) could hire a security detail? Might present this as a benefit to them to keep customers from getting scared off by crime?
I worked at a place in a ratty part of time once. Literal crackheads and prostitutes wandering through our lot. After a couple break-ins the company put up a fence.
people are starting to catch onto my patterns and hover around my vehicle like vultures. Please tell me the best security system you know of.
A free first step would be to have no observable pattern. And/or leaving that general area if possible.
I would think about the actual threat model and what I could do about it. If someone steals your doodad with an airtag on it are you going to find it and take it back from them?
Do normal people who don’t do this stuff for a living use Linux now, outside handheld gaming devices?
I run into folks using linux fairly often in tech hobbies. Ham operators, DIY solar folk, people dorking around with a RasPi, etc. And some Normals who want a lighter experience than Win.
Last dedicated windows box I ran at home was Windows NT 4, IIRC. Last time I had to use it at work was Win7 (?) before I retired. I do have a Win7 virtual somewhere around here I spin up every couple years to run something obscure I can’t get to run in WINE.
Was it mainly a hobbyist thing at the time
Yes, I’d say so. Lots of tech geeks were playing with it but no Normals. Getting audio running was not always pleasant…
I picked up a solar garden light from walmart. I pop the hood and trap the light in the lid so the light is under the hood and the minipanel outside it. I haven’t had a problem since then, but it it could be coincidence, or my being more careful scouting for mouseholes before pitching camp.
The IP has decent insulation and doesn’t have to vent pressure to regulate temperature. I think there would be a measurable difference. I don’t have an induction-friendly pressure cooker to test the idea, but it’s interesting to think about.