Alright. A couple of people have asked what I'll be carrying in the trailer so I made a little video for them. I'll be using the teardrop just like the originals were used in that it is only going to hold my Sleeping and Cooking equipment. Everything else I need such as clothing, water, cell phone, etc. will be in my backpack.
Sorry for the bad audio.
5/10/2010
5/06/2010
The Trailer
This is just a quick vid of what the trailer looks like.
This is the "Beta" version and it will need a few modifications to make the trip across rt. 66.
Go date is getting close.
This is the "Beta" version and it will need a few modifications to make the trip across rt. 66.
Go date is getting close.
5/03/2010
Mapping Route 66
Our views on oil have our minds mired in negativity that riding the open road can only doom "Mother Earth". But we've forgotten what these types of experiences meant to bringing families together -- packed like sardines in a car for hours on end, with endless time to reconnect and get to know each other all over again. Whether you're a family or a group of friends out for a new adventure ...there's nothing like hitting the open road with no expectations.
So, we've tried our best to map our route on the "Mother Road" -- Route 66. However, it's hard to actually know if we've marked it correctly since Route 66 disappeared from official maps in 1984. Creating this google map is an opportunity to layer our story onto something that shouldn't be forgotten... and hopefully in the process -- encourage you to take the journey too.
View Sk8-66 in a larger map
So, we've tried our best to map our route on the "Mother Road" -- Route 66. However, it's hard to actually know if we've marked it correctly since Route 66 disappeared from official maps in 1984. Creating this google map is an opportunity to layer our story onto something that shouldn't be forgotten... and hopefully in the process -- encourage you to take the journey too.
View Sk8-66 in a larger map
Studio Show
Great showing over the weekend for Sk8-66! Had tons of interest and everyone seamed to think it was a great idea. Here's the schpeal.......
"The Trailer and Skateboard are two forms of American transportation that are heading in opposite directions culturally. One going from Subculture to Mainstream and the other vise versa. I'll be taking these on the Great American Highway.....Rt. 66, (which has/is going through it's own cultural transitions), and documenting my travels and findings. Along the way I will be leaving sculptures of Teardrop Trailers with barcode's called "Stickybits" at the major rt. 66 attractions. If you have an iPhone or Droid you can scan the barcode and info on Americana or the history of Rt. 66 will appear on your device. The cool thing with Stickybits is that you can then post your own rt. 66 experience to that Sculpture. I'm hopping to create a sort of "User Generated" kiosk of peoples travels on the Mother Road. Each one of these sculptures will eventually have numerous stories attached as people leave their own info on them."
If this works, we plan on doing several similar adventures.
I'll be posting some designs of the sculptures here soon......
"The Trailer and Skateboard are two forms of American transportation that are heading in opposite directions culturally. One going from Subculture to Mainstream and the other vise versa. I'll be taking these on the Great American Highway.....Rt. 66, (which has/is going through it's own cultural transitions), and documenting my travels and findings. Along the way I will be leaving sculptures of Teardrop Trailers with barcode's called "Stickybits" at the major rt. 66 attractions. If you have an iPhone or Droid you can scan the barcode and info on Americana or the history of Rt. 66 will appear on your device. The cool thing with Stickybits is that you can then post your own rt. 66 experience to that Sculpture. I'm hopping to create a sort of "User Generated" kiosk of peoples travels on the Mother Road. Each one of these sculptures will eventually have numerous stories attached as people leave their own info on them."
If this works, we plan on doing several similar adventures.
I'll be posting some designs of the sculptures here soon......
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