For maximum effectiveness, moisture farmers on
Tatooine maintain a large number of vaporators spread over a large area. To efficiently service these frequently malfunctioning devices, they employ a mixture of scattered repair droids as well as
repulsorlift vehicles to quickly travel between the vaporators.
As a young man, Owen Lars used a well-worn utilitarian swoop bike for his chores. Owen let Anakin Skywalker use the speeder during his search for Shmi, who had been abducted by Tusken Raiders.