In 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson, a doctor from Vermont, was in San Francisco with his wife when he made a bet. It was for $50 and made on the spur of the moment, over drinks at the San Francisco University Club. It was about a car. More precisely, it was about what a car might be capable of. ARTICLE
THE FIRST CROSS-COUNTRY ROAD TRIP
January 23, 2016
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The New York Central Mercury Locomotive
December 10, 2015
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Mercury was the name used by the New York Central Railroad for a family of daytime streamliner passenger trains operating betweenmidwestern cities. The Mercury train sets were designed by the noted industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, and are considered a prime example of Art Deco design.
Embracing The Cold: A Workshop With Wim ‘The Iceman’ Hof
November 18, 2015
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Too comfortable with our instant-on-demand society, where we are never hungry, never cold, and never become true resilient?
American NOMADS
May 14, 2015
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Beneath the America we think we know lies a nation hidden from view – a nomadic nation, living on the roads, the rails and in the wild open spaces…
Homes on Wheels
December 17, 2014
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Vandweller
function: noun (slang term.), coined in the 1980’s or 1990’s, probably in North America
Definition:
1/ a member of a people, nomadic in nature, dwelling (residing) in a van or similar vehicular enclosure.
2/ person(s) of a visionary lifestyle, created to moderate rising living costs and provide necessary freedoms for said individual(s).
Without Bound – Perspectives on Mobile Living
November 28, 2014
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People say to me all the time, “But how can I afford to live in a van and travel all the time?” My answer is always, “How can you afford not to?!” Let me prove to you right off the bat that you can live the free life. Here is a budget showing just how little money you need to live and travel full time. One column is for a $500 a month and the other is for $1,000 a month.
baby you can drive my van…
October 25, 2014
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