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> Last night I worked all day on an isolated beach Do you typically get a lot done working like this? I'd like to give it a shot, but I'm worried that it's not

by reledi 13y ago

> Last night I worked all day on an isolated beach Do you typically get a lot done working like this? I'd like to give it a shot, but I'm worried that it's not productive at all. How'd you work all day on battery power? Did you have an internet connection? Did the sunlight make your screen unreadable? Did you have a good and comfortable work posture? Did sand get in your devices?

jms 13y ago
I'd find stories about this interesting too. I took a couple of weeks to camp by a lake and attempt to learn kitesurfing, while working in the evenings. In the test run with my solar panel at home, everything worked well - charge batteries during the day, work at night with a dim screen. In the wild I soon found that mobile internet power usage goes up dramatically if you're a long way away from the mobile tower, it's hard to work without a decent seat (I took my motorcycle, so didn't have a car to sit in), and the light was just too bright in the days/evenings. Next time I'm going to try with a van =D. Also, to answer a couple of the other questions: - Sand wasn't generally a problem for me, except I blew up my fancy 240/12V laptop power adaptor when some wet grit got into the connectors. - Sunlight was only really a problem in regards to battery power; screen brightness is a big contribution to power usage, so there's a trade off.