Abeer Seikaly has designed a sustainable tent that collects rainwater, folds up for easy transport and stores solar energy. Sounds visionary, it's true, but this invention of Jordanian-Canadian architect, designer and artist is real, and gorgeous.
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When I saw this Origami Kayak from Oru, I knew that I would plan a scientific expedition just so that I could request one as a necessary tool. Is in the works._
Traveling the Lao countryside outside of Vientianne during "the Wet" requires a robust 4 by 4. I loved the classic Land Rover, as long as I was driving that is.
For some reason or other, some pieces of my Luggage have been through 4 Hurricanes and a shipwreck.
I cant say that everything survived these incidents, but a surprising number of items did. Please not that these were events that caught me by surprise. whenever I am Planning to get sunk or inundated, I usually rely on drybags or Pelican Cases. But I never thought I would need that level of protection in the Bell tower of an old church, which is where I have kept my office for the last 25 years. But when a hurricane lifted up the roof enough to drench the interior, the contents of my Remowa Case survived without harm. Not the same for my book shelf. ![]() When in the Andes Mountains Supporting a scientific expedition studying the Origins of Life in Extreme Environments, we count on good communication. This Motorola Walkie-talkie kept us all in contact and out of trouble ![]() This Classic G-Shock has been through it all and just wont die. I keep it strapped to my dry bag when not diving. ![]() Yeah, I went thru the Leatherman phase, and several other brands of multi-tools, plus inumerable cheap knock-offs that I recieved as gifts from well meaning family members that dont understand the concepts of Quality, Minimalism, and beauty of design. But after years of spare knives pilling up, I decided to work my way through the spares and find out why they sat on the shelf for all those years. At the time of this writing, I'm carrying a genuine single folding blade, half serrated, stainless steel Victorionox knife. Works fine. |
Relic SmithAs a young traveler in Asia, many people struggled to pronounce my real name, and "Relic" became a nick-name that stuck. Archives
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