https://vimeo.com/12954087 You have freedom when you’re easy in your harness. ~Robert Frost As a history teacher, I am fascinated with people, trends, and how we ended up the way we did. This is why my interest in vintage teardrop trailers exists. Why do we do what we do? Why do we camp the way we camp? I […]
“The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks” – Randall Jarrell As a history teacher, I always get a little bummed out when someone says that the “golden age” of anything was at a time long before I was born. However, it is true that the golden age […]
Most campers have many stories of fun, adventure, and times of peace. However, many campers also will have some stories of discomfort, horror, and perhaps absolute misery. Camping is a risk. Most of the time, there really isn’t too much risk. There is always a chance that something will catch fire and burn to the […]
After some time of editing (about 287 hrs), the teardrop trailer film is complete enough to have a preview of what will be in the final full-length documentary. The final documentary will be about 50 min. in total length. Enjoy!
“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” -Henry Ford As the teardrop trailer educational film has been developing, I have felt strongly that a segment which looks at the Model T and it’s impact on the social and economic environment in the United States in […]
“Falling in love is like eating mushrooms. You never know if its the real thing until it is too late” – Bill Balance A few weeks ago, I got home from teaching at the school and had an impulse to make some food in the Dutch Oven (DO) over a fire in the back yard. […]
“There’s a straight loud shot that was the start of it…” – The River Empires Several years ago, I went to a concert to see a band , “Paper Astronomer” (they recorded in my music studio), open for a pretty well known band “Falling Up”. Little did I know the connections that would be made […]
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci Most people, who know me personally, know of my obsession with teardrop camping. I get links and emails about them all the time from these same friends. Occasionally, someone will send me a link about a teardrop trailer or other small camping unit that I have never […]
“The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom.” – Theodore Roosevelt My wife and I are planning a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone is one of those funny places for me. I’ve always wanted to go but never have. Since she has been there, she […]
“Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” — Theodore Levitt If you had a single sheet of 3/4″ plywood what would you do with it? Yep, I’d do the same; make a spaceship. Well there is an innovative camper who has made a camp table out of a single sheet of plywood […]
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