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I can neither confirm nor deny...
Nine things nomads never need!
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This is tougher than it seems at first glance. I went around my place looking for things a nomad would never need.
Every time I saw something to add to the list I remembered someone on the forum had one over the last 10 or so years.
If you had said "don't really need", it would be simple. But "never need" is hard when you've seen people make interesting choices over the years here.
Every time I saw something to add to the list I remembered someone on the forum had one over the last 10 or so years.
If you had said "don't really need", it would be simple. But "never need" is hard when you've seen people make interesting choices over the years here.
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I can't come up with nine and the stuff I'm Googling to find them is causing AVG virus warnings. So here is all I have:
1) Those extra gallons of paint in the basement
2) Any big furniture: Eg. Grandma's antique rocking chair
3) Airless Paint Sprayer
4) Big gym equipment: Ie. stationary bicycle/treadmill/rowing machine
5) Dishwasher
6) Canned air (not the stuff used for electronics). This kind: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-vitality-air-sales-update-bottled-air-1.5073762
1) Those extra gallons of paint in the basement
2) Any big furniture: Eg. Grandma's antique rocking chair
3) Airless Paint Sprayer
4) Big gym equipment: Ie. stationary bicycle/treadmill/rowing machine
5) Dishwasher
6) Canned air (not the stuff used for electronics). This kind: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-vitality-air-sales-update-bottled-air-1.5073762
I could downsize pretty good if I leave that stuff at home. Wait… I can’t bring grandmas rocking chair?
eDJ_
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garbage disposal
extension ladder
watering bucket
flower boxes
garden hose
floor lamp
weight lifting bench/weights
air compressor
rolling tool chest
extension ladder
watering bucket
flower boxes
garden hose
floor lamp
weight lifting bench/weights
air compressor
rolling tool chest
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I’ve already downsized about to my limit; really; don’t even have a coffee maker or a microwave anymore. Shud I get one? If I was younger hell; I would go back to 2 feet, backpack & a tarp…….
I’ll invert this :
What do I really need?
Water & Food;
Protection frum elements
a-clothing
b-shelter
good night’s sleep
Healthy lifestyle
But! There really can be much more to Life than mere survival rather than living some Stoic, Spartan existence mirroring a Tibetan Monk you know waking every day to a Dali Lama welcome
wondering aimlessly while chanting Ohmmmmmmm……….?
U no what I really don’t need? People’s fuking bullshit; anyone that doesn’t contribute something edifying & positive to my life; that’s wtf I don’t need and living the way I do is my only hedge left to try and get the fuk away from them and the shit that follows them.
fuk, maybe I should light 1 up?
intjohnny
I’ll invert this :
What do I really need?
Water & Food;
Protection frum elements
a-clothing
b-shelter
good night’s sleep
Healthy lifestyle
But! There really can be much more to Life than mere survival rather than living some Stoic, Spartan existence mirroring a Tibetan Monk you know waking every day to a Dali Lama welcome
wondering aimlessly while chanting Ohmmmmmmm……….?U no what I really don’t need? People’s fuking bullshit; anyone that doesn’t contribute something edifying & positive to my life; that’s wtf I don’t need and living the way I do is my only hedge left to try and get the fuk away from them and the shit that follows them.
fuk, maybe I should light 1 up?
intjohnny
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As I have gotten older it gets harder to embrace the things around you that make you smile. Vision, hearing, even being able to physically get to things has me spending more time remembering what it felt like rather than actually experiencing them once again. It takes a lot of effort on my part but the rewards are getting fewer. Just another set of challenges to over come, so get with it! Lol!!!
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It's really just for fun and the word 'never' has a better 'fit' (for alliteration!) than the words 'don't really' or 'seldom'....
Its up to you how to compile your list! Totally subjective. Have fun with it.
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Paper that I use to make a list of things I don’t need! Lol!!!
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Chandelier
Hanging ceiling fan
Hanging ceiling fan
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Wait a minute! I HAVE a 12v ceiling fan in my van.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TW4S8DL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Both are used by nomads and campers. See? It is hard to come up with stuff that nomads don't use. Seems it is mostly big stuff they don't (can't) use.
Yep… mine left here with my son this morning… this downsizing is kind of fun. On the extension ladder I’d add tall to it… those will stay here. But I’m with Doug. I need something to service solar and roof…
Plow truck is gone too…
Air compressor is being traded with bil for a smaller one… that is needed in pirate camp… many uses…
A big this I don’t need is cold weather!!! I got chilled and it kicked my butt this morning!!!
LargeMarge
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I knew a stripper named 'Chandelier'.
During her performances, the young lady was often hanging sideways and upside-down.
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She had fans.
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I hope this counts toward my total...
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^^^Beats my “Eye of the Gods” hanging!
Syfyinsanebabies
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No ND to pay rent or mortgage
No need for salt for snow
No need iron or board
Don't need a sitter. Id watch my kids
Don't really ND an alarm
No ND to worry about going to custody court. They can't find us and I hav full cust lol
Don't ND to communicate if Don't want
Don't ND flashy gadgets (unless you want)
No pain in ass HOA LOL
No need to clean pool
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Nosey neighbors. You can easily find new ones. Or none at all!
Jays
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I have been minimillizing for the second time now. It's amazing the mental relief I got by the elimination of stuff that has no purpose except to look at, and collect dust.
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