It is equipped with a stove and refrigerator, both powered by propane, and a microwave used when the generator is running. There are four bunks in the office, but they are used mainly for lounging in the evening. For sleeping, everyone seems to prefer individual tents scattered on the hillside. The tents offer privacy and solitude, which can be rare in Antarctica. And because they are warmed by the sun 24 hours a day in the southern summer, they are comfortable for sleeping, even though the temperature rarely rises above 30 degrees.
Water is a major life-style issue, though.
Instead, the contents are periodically incinerated. He had just finished his supper in the snug warmth of the McMurdo dining hall, but he was longing for the cold of the field. Even to just have a coffee and sit and listen to the glacier creak when the sun hits it.