This is part 2 of a two part blog on technology in camping. If you missed part 1, you can read it here. “Did you know that, if you visualise, you can actually hug on the phone?” – Shelley Long As a nature enthusiast, I am reluctant to write, in public, the advantages of technology to …
“If at first you don’t succeed; call it version 1.0” As the child of an Engineer and the grandchild of a clever inventor, I have geek running all through my blood. Now before your stereotypes of Steves (Jobs, Wozniak, Urkle) flood your mind, I mean that I am interested in computing, new media, and technical …
For the past year and a half, I’ve been working on a film about historic camping and teardrop trailers. At last, I can say it is done (see the preview here:https://overlandtrailer.com/the-film/) As an educator, I wanted a resource to use in my history classroom that shows the effect of mass produced transportation, national park camping …
“The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands.” – Robert Pirsig Although the website has appeared to be dormant lately, Overland Trailer has been a buzz with a new adventure. It is inevitable that a website, like this one, which has thousands of subscribers, would receive requests for build …
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 love …
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 …
“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 …
I pulled the jPod out of the garage for the first time this year. I wish it was to go camping. With single diget temperatures promised by the weather people, I am not going to see camping very soon. However, it was nice to pull it out and look at it outside. I did some …
With the help of Larry Shank, I have started a new short film project that is about hist family’s adventures with teardrop camping right after WWII. This project grew out of the Overland Film project that is currently in post production (update on this project at the end of this post). As I was working …
As snow falls outside my window and the temperature drops into the single digets, I realize that the camping season for the jPod has come to a close until spring. It was a great season of camping. The jPod put on over 4,000 miles & camped in over 12 states in the US. Senior Management …