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Monthly Archive for June, 2007
This online quiz from Newsweek’s a good way to find out you aren’t quite as global as you thought. I just took about half of it and completely lost my ass. I should remember most of the answers though, so I’ll clean up next time. The quiz ranges from travel to politics to economics with a lot of questions geared towards travelers. And a little advice—Canada trades with the U.S. a lot more than you think. via Gadling
Let your friend eat a spoonful of instant coffee before you tell him you packed the Coleman 9-Cup Aluminum Coffee Percolator. Carrying it would show quite a commitment to coffee on a backpacking trip, though it’s more suited to car camping. You can brew some Peets over the campfire or heat it on your stove if you’re not into leaving an unattended fire when you go for an afternoon hike. The Coleman 9-Cup Aluminum Coffee Percolator costs about $10.
Check out ThirtyTwo’s entire boot line for next year at Snowboard Mag. ThirtyTwo has an insane array of styles including some collaborative work with Airblaster and these workingman boots. I had a chance to dance around in their upcoming Ultralight boot, which they call “the lightest boot ever,†and the things weigh less than most skate shoes.
I know that a lot of cyclists are anal-retentive, mechanical engineering types who get off on the sport’s tech side. Still, I think most of these people are able to keep their quirks within the bounds of biking’s wide range of accepting behavior so they move about largely unnoticed. Here’s a good way to see if your engineering friend’s gone round the bend—show him the ShelBroCo Chain Cleaning System and judge his reaction. If the idea of paying $250 for chemicals and tools to completely disassemble his chain and clean it link by link excites him, then you should find a new riding partner. via The Piton
You’ll just have to tell your friend that he’s bringing too many clothes if there’s enough garbage in your campsite to cover a clothesline. The applications of Sea to Summit’s Clothesline are limited. On a car camping trip it wouldn’t make sense to buy an ultralight, packable clothesline since it’s easy to toss some twine in your trunk, while on backpacking trips you’re usually wearing all the clothes you brought. The Sea to Summit fishing-line setup stretches to over 11 feet and weighs only 1.3 ounces—now if you only could find a practical use for it. |
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