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I travel in a van for multiple weeks while working online but not as an engineer. What to do on a sunny day is among my practical considerations. Vans in the s

I travel in a van for multiple weeks while working online but not as an engineer. What to do on a sunny day is among my practical considerations. Vans in the sun get hot. Hotter in the summer. Hotter in the desert. They also get cold in cold weather or just on cool nights. Handling a cold metal bodied laptop is unpleasant. Typing with cold fingers is quickly tiring. So my advice is to take a trip in whatever vehicle you have and try to work from it and see how you feel about the process of learning to live on the road. Because if you don’t like learning how to live on the road, every vehicle will be equally unsuited for your happiness. The realities of sleeping, eating, defecting, and bathing away from home don’t change much between a tent and an RV. How will you deal with noise at night? What will you do for meals? What is your potty plan? Where does bath water come from? And of course, where will you park tonight? If you’re not ready to give it a shot with what is readily available right now, that’s probably a tell that the idea of being a person who does that is more attractive than the deeds of doing it. And that’s ok. Good luck.

KenArrari 3y ago
Hmmm yeah that's a good point. I've slept in my car while camping and had a decent time. Working with a laptop might be harder but maybe even good for focus (with regular breaks ofcourse). I had a mini-AC unit (basically just a fan that blows air through some ice water) which works pretty well as long as I have a steady supply of ice.
- brudgers 3y ago
  After writing what I wrote, I've been thinking some more and I would have said Life on the road is camping Tent, Hotel, Van, RV Doesn't matter It's always camping Ice management is always a consideration. Anyway, a tent large enough to stand up in will still roll up small enough to fit in the trunk. With a folding chair and folding table, it's an office. But a folding a chair and a shade tree in is an office too if you learn to work with the laptop in your lap. 37.815104, -96.851884 is a place I once worked one morning in early June, 2017.
  - KenArrari 3y ago
    That's a great idea, I might use it to enjoy the weather while working regardless of van-living anyway.

KenArrari 3y ago

Hmmm yeah that's a good point. I've slept in my car while camping and had a decent time. Working with a laptop might be harder but maybe even good for focus (with regular breaks ofcourse). I had a mini-AC unit (basically just a fan that blows air through some ice water) which works pretty well as long as I have a steady supply of ice.

brudgers 3y ago
After writing what I wrote, I've been thinking some more and I would have said Life on the road is camping Tent, Hotel, Van, RV Doesn't matter It's always camping Ice management is always a consideration. Anyway, a tent large enough to stand up in will still roll up small enough to fit in the trunk. With a folding chair and folding table, it's an office. But a folding a chair and a shade tree in is an office too if you learn to work with the laptop in your lap. 37.815104, -96.851884 is a place I once worked one morning in early June, 2017.
- KenArrari 3y ago
  That's a great idea, I might use it to enjoy the weather while working regardless of van-living anyway.