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I worked from the Crescent City waterfront during the days, experimenting with two different car desks that I brought. One fits over the steering wheel and the other fits on the back of the front seat, similar to the tray on the back of an airplane seat. I also brought a plank of wood to put my keyboard and mouse on, but found that I didn't need it when using the back of seat desk because I could put the keyboard in lap and the mouse on the edge of my sleeping platform. The steering wheel desk was convenient and allowed me to easily reach the climate controls because I was sitting in the front seat. However, it held the screen a bit too close to my face and I started getting eye strain, so I switched to only using the back of seat desk for the remainder of the trip.

For internet, I used a multi-SIM cellular route that could automatically switch between different cellular networks depending on which one was the strongest using a bulk cellular data plan. I also brought a Starlink dish with magnetic feet so that I can stick it to the top of the car if I'm in a place where I don't have cellular connection. The cellular router also supports auto switching to the Starlink connection in that situation.

To round out my setup, I also have a refrigerator. The fridge and router are designed to run off of 12 volts and I got a 12 to 48 volt DC-DC converter and power over ethernet injector to allow the Starlink to run off of 12 volts as well and wired everything to the car battery, with proper fusing of course. My RAV4 Prime has a smaller than normal 12 volt battery, but as long as I keep the car in ready mode, the car has a DC-DC converter that recharges the 12 volt battery from the traction battery. Ready mode also powers the car's heat pump from the traction battery so that I can have climate controls without running the engine.