It's complicated. Sort of. When I started racing mountain bikes, converting from BMX, the types of suspension designs, geometries and materials were dizzying. I was cheap, and sponsorless, so my racing rigs were whatever the local guys were willing to sell me on the cheap. In hindsight, I built up some sketchy bikes that got me through each racing season. Riding bikes was obviously what excited me, but I found more and more that the subtle changes in each new bike were what h

Hiking is okay. I really love walking around the woods, exploring and whatnot. For me, its about being in the forest and moving around a bunch - climbing, squatting, running, ducking, leaping - just your basic mischief and tomfoolery, you know how I be. Normally I bring with me the bare essentials, what I can fit into a fanny pack, or maybe a small, ~10 liter backpack. Every once in a while though, I may want to go out into the woods for a longer hike that takes more than a d

Hyperlite gear makes a really cool little pouch that is used to put rehydrated meal kits into while they are, well, rehydrating. It is insulated so it helps to retain the heat while in that process, then the lid folds back so it can turn into a handy little handle. They make theirs out of super premium materials like Dyneema, and that's all fine, but I had some cordura, so I made one a while back - and now I am updating the build with a couple changes. Below is the pattern, a

After looking around at a few designs online, I found a couple similar products that I liked the look of - and I decided to try to make...

When I built my EDC bag, I printed some prototype plastic hardware. I've created some prototype variants in preparation for a big upcoming project. Boomerang Hook - Ladder Lock Variant This little bit is used in conjunction with either a cord loop or a flattened webbing loop. The ladder lock addition allows the webbing to tighten the enclosure. G-Hook with Ladder Lock It looks like you can only get G-hooks in metal for the most part, and that's all fine and dandy, but sometim

I got some requests for a pattern for this, so I threw something together. At the bottom of the page I have the pattern download, sized...

Fresh out of college, as a design engineer, I was running back and forth from the CNC machine to the office. Calipers, taps, thread...

I'm not going to show you yet. I have walked a tight rope during my life in the bike world. On the one side, I was raised and educated as...

If you've read my previous post about designing this bike, you'll know I've ridden a lot of gravel bikes in my day. I've gone from big...

I hate to say it, but I haven't stepped foot in my woodshop to make holiday gifts this year. I've been in our crafts room, sitting right...

Full disclosure, I love riding all types of bikes; if I am pedaling, I am happy. I was raised on BMX and mountain bikes, so naturally I...

Our trip officially began when we got into Allagash Village and rolled into the HQ of Allagash Guide Service at 10pm. We decided not to...

With the training out of the way, we had to get our route figured out. Which, it's a waterway, isn't the route kind of made for you, just...

Last fall, Molly and I went up to do an overnight hike in Bigelow Preserve, ME with my friend Nick and his wife. From the top of the...

We finally got some rain here, and I have some programs running on the CNC machine, so I wanted to get into the shop and goof around. I...

We moved into a little town house with plenty of space, enough to have a guest room, which is great, but we still need room for...

You know what sucks? The fact that even inexpensive rooftop tents start at about $1400. I'm pretty sure I can build one for less than...

Adventurous lifestyles require adventurous ways to mount things on your car, that's just straight up science. Most cars come with some...