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Equipment

Breaking Down The Basics: What You Take With You

Urban Explorer Your roommate is on his way out the door and invites you to go with him to the bar. You stand up and walk to the bar where you meet up with some friends who have an extra ticket to a…

What’s your desktop look like?

In the mornings I tend to mess around in Photoshop and Illustrator following tutorials online and whatnot to get my brain flowing and to learn some new tricks. Today I messed around and finally…

Gore-Tex

Gore tex is coming out with some fancy new clothing soon. They finally figured out how to line their products without making it feel like you are opening a candy bar in class but trying to keep it…

REI Sale | Going on until Sunday

You might know it already, but almost all of the gear I took on my trip was from REI. I was happy with almost everything I had with me, and the few products that wore out over the six months I used…

The Universal Packing List | an oldie but goodie

This list has been online for a while, but it is a great source for packing. You choose how long you’re gone, your bag size etc… and it gives you a list. Women are given more items than men,…

Can we say really cool?

This is something that I came across today, and instantly decided I need it. Not right now of course, but within a day or two of getting home.The SD card works like a normal SD card, only it has…

Gear Update

Thought I would go ahead and give a report on how things are holding up again. It has been about three months, and some things have worn out a little, others I have lost etc… So far I have lost: 1…

Revamp Progress

So close to being done with this revamp of the blog. Can’t get it to work quite right in Internet Explorer, so go ahead and download Firefox. It is better anyway. I worked on it during the day, when…

Gear Review

I am on another train ride, which means it is time for a GEAR REVIEW! (Applause – cheers – the crows goes wild…) Heh, I know. Just thought I would talk a little about how my gear is holding up, what…

Last Post from the USA

Everything is purchased, prepped, and (almost) packed. I still have to throw the last minute things together, but I am pretty much ready to go. My pack is pretty small, and should fit as a carry on.…

Sold my car for a laptop

Kind Of. I finally sold my car on Friday, and the first thing i bought was a new laptop. I got an extremely cheap one, since I know that it probably will not survive long while I am traveling. Then I…

Focus Shift

Now that the basic medical necessities for traveling abroad have been taken care of, it is time to shift my focus to the bike trip that is rapidly approaching. On August 13th, my roommate Jason and I…

Cool security gadget

I guess you can call it a gadget, or a tool, but whatever it is, I am getting one of these to keep everything I own mine. This mesh keeps people from slashing your bag open while you are distracted…