The NS-1

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I’m not an outdoorsy guy. I’d rather work than go camping… But, for whatever reason, I love the “overland” aesthetic that has become all the rage as of late.

The NS-1 is a trailer built by CampWorks that sort of packages all that up into a self sustainable off-road trailer. It starts at $36k and gets more expensive very quickly as you add options, but I guess that’s the price you pay to be off the grid anywhere your rig can take you.

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The Spirited Man…

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Just stop what you are doing right now and watch this. You can thank me later…

And yes, yes I do. I consider myself a very spirited man.

Sonos Roam

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I’ve been a Sonos guy for a long time. My house is littered with various generations of their products and, surprisingly, they all work pretty well together.

Recently, Sonos decided to release something a bit different… It’s a portable speaker that will mesh with your home wifi when you are at home… and then, go to bluetooth when you are on the road.

Pretty Dope.

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The Canoo

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The electrical revolution is just around the corner. It’s been baking for well over a decade now and you have to think we aren’t far off from reaching critical mass – the boring part of it all.

See, to me the excitement happens now… Now is when all of these freshly funded innovators take a shot at the big dogs and hope their athleticism and flexibility is enough to out perform the experience of the same old stale logos we have all grown accustomed too. Most, if not all, will fail miserably… Most real innovation does.

Welcome Canoo to the show… They are bringing with them some pretty dope ideas.

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Inside Line Equipment

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When it comes to backpacks and travel, I prefer bags with little to no organization – just a large compartment or two. I then use pouches designed for my needs for organization. This way, I can outfit a single bag for many different uses.

What all of this means basically, is that finding appropriate pouches for my specific needs is really important. And one of that hardest pouches to source is a solid storage point for a cell phone.

I prefer my cell phone to be on the backpack strap. That way I can easily put it away before going through security and can access it easily when need be. My pack of choice is the GoRuck GR2. My pouch of choice is the ILE Phone Holster.

The ILE is a sort of well kept secret in the GoRuck world. It features large velcro strips allowing it to attach to your typical Molle points. All you do is cut the strips to your particular Molle size and then attach the pouch. It fits perfectly onto my GR2.

But past that, it’s also just a really great pouch. It’s hand made out of Cordura or XPAC in California and features things like a pen loop and an extra zippered pocket that comes in incredibly handy.

It’s just a perfect pouch for its use case and comes from a company that isn’t all that well known. I’m alllll in…

Details here.

Seconde-Seconde

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I believe these guys are French… And essentially, they take high-end vintage watches and customize them. On paper, I HATE the idea. In practice, I think they are absolutely gorgeous. If you have some time today, just browse some of their collection.

The want is real.

Details here.

Exceed Designs TIRANT RAZOR

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The design of the Maker Knife is second to none. However, the build quality and delivery practices are… well… shit… As such, I’m always looking for an alternative for my utility knife EDC carry.

Recently, I stumbled upon the Exceed Designs Tirant and I think I’ve finally found something to replace my Maker Knife. It’s light, small, compact, and easily manipulated (open and close) with one hand.

It’s gonna take a few weeks of testing, but yeah… I’m loving this thing so far and will report back with my findings after more use.

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The Cheapest & Most Reliable Car In The World

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So, I used my algorithm to find two things this week:

  1. The cheapest car to own in America for over five years.
  2. The most reliable car in America.

Both turned out to be the Toyota Land Cruiser. Giving just about any Toyota a reliability award is cliche… So that one was not a surprise. But I was sort of amazed to see that 16.3% of all Land Cruisers made reached over 300,000 miles. That’s nuts.

What did surprise me, however, was the price of ownership. These SUVs are irrationally expensive. A 2021 Land Cruiser (based on an old platform and archaic technology) can run close to $100k new. The trick though is this:

A 2016 Land Cruiser with 75,000 miles can sell for as much as $65k. These things don’t breakdown, need very little as far as servicing, and the resale vale is almost as insane as the purchase price.


Editor’s Note: My algorithm is a work in progress, but after double checking some parameters, I think I’m getting fairly accurate results.