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Tag Archives: yurt
Staying Cool in The Heatwave
It’s hotter in the yurt than I want right now. High 80s during the day. Fridge temp in the high 40s, and the freezer at 8 o F. Our daytime temps are over 100 o F, and the heat index … Continue reading
The Unlevel Bed
Looks like it’s finally time to re-level the yurt platform. To be honest, I’ve never slept as well in my yurt as I did in my house, which was on a slab foundation. I had a really nice $900+ Serta … Continue reading
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Tagged deck, glamping, leveling, minimalism, platform, rv, simple living, tiny house, yurt
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Yurt AC Upgrade – Part 1
It’s time to make the yurt more Brutal Texas Summer resistant! The best solution to Texas summer heat is to leave. We should all GTFO, and arguments to the contrary are, basically, garbage. I leave proving that using mass transit … Continue reading
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Tagged AC, Austin, cooling, minimalism, portland, simple living, summer, texas, tiny house, yurt
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Standing Up
I just finished this fabulous standing workstation in the yurt! After finding a monitor mount at Treasure City Thrift, I was ready to try setting up my workspace for standing. I’ve been a slug all winter, and anything I can … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, cute, ergodriven topo, ergonomics, haskell, interior decor, macbook, minimalism, programming, standing workstation, thrift store, thrifting, tiny house, treasures, workstation, yurt
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Hibernating in the Yurt
Hiding from the weather in the yurt is a perfect excuse to look for drafts. The only possible justification for winter is snow, which we got for exactly one day so far. Instead we have this horrible gruel of cold … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, cold, drafts, gaming, insulation, IR thermometer, leak detector, ori and the blind forest, rain, snow, texas, weather, winter, yurt
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The 12-Hour Winter Wonderland
I’ve frequently said that the only justification for winter is snow, and we finally got some here in Austin last night! “But aren’t you freezing your ass off in the yurt?” you ask? Actually, the yurt has been pretty cozy … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, mustang, ori, ori and the blind forest, ponies, pony, snow, sprinter, stranger things, white christmas, winter, winter wonderland, yurt
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TLDW: State of The Junior Report
I made this long, rambling video to capture what Junior has been like in his first three weeks of service as my pimp mobile house *before* I make any major changes. I discuss a lot of the design issues en-route, … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion van, design, ger, junior, mauer, minimalism, off grid, solar, solar design, sprinter, sustainability, tiny house, tiny living, van, van design, van life, vanlife, woodworking, yurt
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Escape Velocity Achieved
Bursting at the seams with In-Progress Conversion Goodness, Junior finally made it out of Austin around 2 PM yesterday! The solar, fan, and bed are installed, everything else is in a huge, mostly organized pile of tubs and wire shelves. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, boondocking, burning flipside, camping, charger, conversion, conversion van, cooking, design, dewalt, dodge sprinter, electrical, fanstastic fan, festival, flipside, golf cart, hexayurt, interior design, interstate, maxx air, maxx fan, mercedes sprinter, minimalism, NCV3, nomad, on the road, permaculture, portland, power, renology, rv, rving, simple living, solar, solar charging, soul pad, sprinter, technomad, tent, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, van life, wiring, yurt
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The Empty Echo of Bats
Batman is dead! Long live Batman! I retired the Batcave, the home of our router, on the same day as Adam’s West’s death. Due to very short cables, our Dark Knight has lived in the Batcave outdoors for over a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, batman, boondocking, burning flipside, cantenna, charger, cooking, dark knight, dc, dd-wrt, design, dewalt, electrical, farm, festival, flipside, ger, glamping, interior design, minimalism, nomad, nomadism, on the road, open-wrt, permaculture, portland, power, renology, simple living, solar, solar charging, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, WDS, wifi, wiring, yurt, yurting
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