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I am a Human Washing Machine, or The Art of Laundering on the Road

15. November 2010

10/11/10 It was our first morning camping on the King Range National Conservation Area, a wildly majestic piece of north Californian coast. The warm sun was out and the salty wind blustered; perfect elements for doing the dirty laundry that had accumulated over the past couple weeks or so. Fresh water was easy to be [...]

Texsport Hard Anodized Cookware

29. October 2010

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Texsport Hard Anodized Cookware The Trailblazer trio is what we’ve got, one fry pan and two cook pots. Nothing sticks, they’re easy to clean, makes cooking on the road something like a dream. We can’t complain much about this cook set by Texsport. Absolutely nothing we’ve cooked, and we cook a lot, from omelets to [...]

Coleman Dual Fuel Stove

20. October 2010

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The Coleman Stove is a classic piece of outdoor living equipment, a familiar symbol of camping in America. My parents, a young immigrant couple at the time, had purchased a used Dual Fuel model in the late 1960′s. My mother still has it after all these years, but after languishing in the basement unused, it [...]

I’ve got a knife too

17. July 2010

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About a year and a half ago I was tired of always borrowing Marlo’s knife so I decided to get my own. I was at EMS, taking advantage of the 20% student discount they offer, and purchased a Kershaw Scallion flip blade…in pink. Yes, it’s a cute color and I like it. The Scallion is [...]

Knife Love PT. 3: Letters to J. (The Conclusion)

15. July 2010

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Marlo Writes: Good Day, I am going on a trip around the world and beyond. NY-ALASKA first, and then down to central America. I will be traveling in a customized 4x4van (that was before we even considered the XTERRA) and living in the wilderness. I am searching for the ultimate Bush style knife but everything [...]

Knife Love PT 2. My Arsenal

12. July 2010

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A knife is a mate, a life partner, your best pal. Don’t believe me? Spend one day in the outdoors camping without a knife. The problem is that you need a knife that can do it all, chop, cut, fillet, whittle, carve, and stick when you throw it. Obtaining a knife with all of those [...]

Knife Love PT. 1: The History

8. July 2010

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Like love herself, there is no way to put into words my obsession with knives. My grandfather worked as a toolsmith in Soviet Ukraine. On some late nights he would be in the kitchen filing or drilling. In the mornings the smell of metal and homemade vodka clung to the dirty curtains. As I devoured [...]