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Home & Power

Furniture that survives salt air, solar for outages, and the gear a tropical house needs.

Wooden over-water deck with a table and chairs above turquoise water
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Which Outdoor Furniture Survives the Tropics?

Salt air, hard sun, termites and long wet spells. Which materials last on a Bocas porch, which ones rot, and how to keep them going.

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Long dock leading to an over-water cabin and gazebo
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10 Must-Haves for a Tropical Home

Screens, dehumidifiers, backup power, water storage and the other things that make a humid, salty, bug-friendly house in Bocas comfortable to live in.

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Teal-roofed cabin on stilts over a calm bay
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Solar Generators for Island Homes

What a portable solar power station is, how to size one from your appliance labels, and how to keep the fridge cold when the island grid drops.

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