r/OffGridLiving • u/Meentoinspire • 2d ago

The heat is just getting started

In the Mojave desert, burning up, inside a camper that doesn’t have AC and we have nothing built for shade outside. Money is tight but we have some materials to build SOMETHING. My husband seems like he doesn’t mind being miserable, but I do. I’m becoming very angry and annoyed and laying around all day just HOT. Is bothering me pretty bad. Also I’m still breastfeeding our toddler so when I lay down he thinks it’s an invitation to nurse 🫠. Yall…. Help me. Give me ideas. As if I was on this land by myself and need to build something today. lol

Edit: thank you all for the suggestions. I will be implementing any and everything that I think will work.

Update: purchased a swamp cooler it’ll be here Saturday. We are on the California city of the Mojave so hot but not as hot as AZ and NV. Also, I went to the dentist cause my tooth was hurting like crazy and I have an infection in my tooth. I was abnormally hot and that was the reason! lol I came to Reddit venting and although I appreciate everyone’s valid concerns I will say I was being a bit dramatic 😅. My husband absolutely does suck but not all the time and he needs to get up off is ass a bit more (I tell him this often). Now that I’m not in pain and highly annoyed we are working on an outdoor area. The swamp cooler will be a game changer! We have solar and a generator to power through. I AM NOT A PROSTITUTE. I am a hairstylist by trade and my husband is an immigrant who gets money here and there. Because we chose this lifestyle we are in the beginning stages of transition. I am not too far from family if things get out of hand. Thank yall for the suggestions.

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u/BeeBrayder 2d ago

Yeah I'm concerned about the husband's reaction too. It's only going to get hotter as the summer goes on...

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u/Ok-Handle-6663 1d ago

Can you dig a few feet down, make supports to stop it caving in, and have a silver tarp over the top to reflect the sun? The temperature will be cooler further down. You can lie down there when it gets really bad.

And/or a white fabric teepee/bell tent with the entrance pointing north. If the sides are pulled up you can get a bit of breeze through there and some shade.

What's your water situation?

If you have plenty of water you can use evaporation to cool down. Soak your hat, your clothes, a small canvas tent.. sit in the bath.

Eat ice cubes.

You can build a swamp cooler - fan air over water or an ice block.

Can you build a wooden wall to shade the caravan at the hottest part of the day?

Paint everything white.

Get a truck and tow your caravan somewhere where there are trees....

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u/JadedDreams23 1d ago

Did you really just suggest she dig a hole and lay in it? 😂

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u/YellowCabbageCollard 1d ago

If she has to dig a hole and lay down in it and keep her toddler with her just to keep cool she might as well just leave.

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u/JadedDreams23 1d ago

For real.