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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by mariusseufzer on Monday October 11, 2021 @03:45PM (#28832208)
I'd be down haha - When do we start?
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by pjc50 on Monday October 11, 2021 @04:31PM (#28832704)
You definitely want to try an English narrowboat before you start. I know people that have done this; it's romantic, but at its least romantic you're living in a not very well insulated damp trailer.
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by notahacker on Monday October 11, 2021 @05:00PM (#28833024)
I'm on board mine now! I guess the theoretical benefit of the seagoing version is your roof space isn't constrained by the size of English locks so you might actually be able to fit enough solar to power the vessel. That and find good weather...
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by agustif on Monday October 11, 2021 @04:20PM (#28832579)
If sea levels keep rising a lot of coasting could be like this.

In the netherlands they have flaoting houses in the canals, but stationary AFAIK

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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by bserge on Monday October 11, 2021 @04:24PM (#28832626)
There's a couple living on a cheap ass floating tent/home (it literally uses barrels to float) in Sweden I think. Pretty cool. Also narrow boats in England are cheap and rather nice. Could start there.

https://youtu.be/jljkK9HMa44

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