Shade is more important to nomads than for most other people. The obvious positive benefit is that shade provides passive cooling in warm weather, but a significant disadvantage is the negative impact on solar harvest for the solar panels that most nomads use for charging batteries. Maximizing the advantages and minimizing the disadvantages is important for comfort and power generation.
Natural shade includes any shade that results from objects present in the area: trees, clouds, buildings, bridges, parking garages, and so on.
Artificial shade includes any shade that results from objects added in the area: awnings, shadecloth, etc.
Impact on solar harvest
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Resources
| Resource | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| ShadeRV | A pop-up sun shelter to shade the roof of your vehicle while parked. $900+. Not to be used over solar panels. | |
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