Am tickled to see this here, having done these calculations myself in the same place several years running (due to summer visits at the Pole for work from 1997-2011).
The author doesn't mention workouts. There are good gym facilities at the Pole, and there's nothing like a half-minute shower (the author's "Option 2") after using them. Now that I know there is an appetite for shower recipes, I'll share mine from 2011[1].
I will say that living under tightly constrained conditions...
- incredibly cold temperatures, typically -30F in the summer
- at times, relatively infrequent "freshies" (fresh vegges/fruits)
- spotty Internet bandwidth
- the water constraints under discussion
- ...
... give one a renewed appreciation for the common luxuries one typically has in "the real world."
The biggest surprise luxury when getting off the Ice at Summer's end? Nighttime.
(I only deployed in Summer -- daylight all the time at Pole.)
[1] http://johnj.com/posts/shower-instructions/
(edit: formatting, and fix gender assumption)
The author doesn't mention workouts. There are good gym facilities at the Pole, and there's nothing like a half-minute shower (the author's "Option 2") after using them. Now that I know there is an appetite for shower recipes, I'll share mine from 2011[1].
I will say that living under tightly constrained conditions...
- incredibly cold temperatures, typically -30F in the summer
- at times, relatively infrequent "freshies" (fresh vegges/fruits)
- spotty Internet bandwidth
- the water constraints under discussion
- ...
... give one a renewed appreciation for the common luxuries one typically has in "the real world."
The biggest surprise luxury when getting off the Ice at Summer's end? Nighttime.
(I only deployed in Summer -- daylight all the time at Pole.)
[1] http://johnj.com/posts/shower-instructions/
(edit: formatting, and fix gender assumption)