Mat Beaulieu

Mark Persky's design is awesome. As for the cleaning, how about rigging an in-line UV filter to the bottom line, so that it sanitizes the water as it recirculates through the system?

That way, you could technically re-use the same water for extended periods.

Checkout "coolgardie safes"

A wooden frame and burlap/jute. It's pretty basic, but if it worked in Australia, it should work in the West.

You could probably improve on it with modern materials.

Won't freeze, but can keep things cool.

Hi Heather,

Came upon your post.

I'm assuming that you might be on SSRIs to help cope with your CPTSD?

If that's the case, they will make you hypersensitive to the sun, to the point of feeling weak and irritable.

As mentioned by other Permies, if you add grapefruit or most citrus on top of that, you're compounding the effect.

I would double-check if any of your skin care products contain any of the ingredients mentioned.

Hope it helps!

-Mat