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Unpopular opinion: powered sites are underrated
Celso P.Roaming since Mar 2026July 2026
I'll say it — after enough nights rationing power and water out in the scrub, rocking into a powered site with a hot shower, a running fridge and no battery anxiety feels like a five-star holiday. Everyone brags about being fully off-grid, but is anyone else quietly a powered-site convert? Or am I about to get run out of town?
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