Tentsile suspended tents: “Because the world is not flat”.
Andy Hurdman goes wakeboarding in Alaska through an ice field and catches some air over glaciers. Insane. I can tell you from personal experience, that water is damn cold.
“People have an urge to explore their natural environment, no matter what that environment is…but yet, somehow that’s taken as not natural in our urban environment…it’s taken as something kind of strange and not allowed.”
Just because someone says you can’t go somewhere doesn’t mean you should listen.
Stop paying rent! Kevin Cyr creates traveling “alternative apartments” out of bikes, campers, and shopping carts. Good for the environment, your wallet, your wanderlust, and will certainly turn some heads along the way…
Moveable Type
Moveable Type is a project started by Kyle Durrie, a custom-printer out in Portland OR who decided to take her business to the masses. She fixed up an old 1982 Chevy van and created a mobile letterpress studio, where she teaches classes and holds workshops all over the country. She hit the road this past summer and is still traveling across the country, spreading the good word about doing things the old-fashioned way, and getting people psyched about printing. Check out her upcoming stops here, and an awesome interview here!
Check out Mike Brodie’s (aka The Polaroid Kidd) dusty portraits of American runaways, hobos, and the train-hopping life in his latest collection “A Period of Juvenile Prosperity”. Upper left has got to be my favorite.
Placehacking
OBEY interviews Bradley Garrett, of Placehacking, documenting his urban adventures through abandoned subway systems, on top of bridges, through sewers and above skyscrapers. He is one brave dude with some amazing stories (and photos), and will make you see the built environment in a whole new way.
Ethnotek Bags
Ethnotek Bags is yet another company with a great product supporting a great cause. The front panel of these durable bags are removable, allowing you to constantly update your bag’s appearance. These front panels, called “threads” are each hand-made, sourced in-person and purchased directly from the artisan or craft village in which it originated. Their unique method of sourcing ensures that the profits from these “threads” go directly to the artist that made them, and leads the company all over the world to find these fabrics. It also means each bag is limited edition, so snag one up as soon as you spot one that you like. The bags themselves are bad-ass as well, made of rip-stop nylon with a waterproof roll-top, with plenty of room to store your gadgets, and a convenient laptop sleeve. An awesome product with an awesome mission.
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For the traveling writer, Richards’ Secretary Trunk
