[quotemstr]

Tramp isn't an option? I know people say it's slow (it is) and synchronous (yes, it is) but I'd rather pay a high latency cost only upon saving than a moderate one ALL THE TIME.

[mark_l_watson]

It is an option. You are talking with an old man (me!) and I just usually like simple Emacs setups, also using mosh and ssh and tmux.