teardrop bike trailer
18-Dec-10
via flickr.com
Bike caravan
18-Dec-10
via flickr.com
Bike trailer
18-Dec-10
via flickr.com
Sleeping Bike Trailers
18-Dec-10
via bullsheet.wordpress.com
Windy Smithy
18-Dec-10
via windysmithy.co.uk
“Have you always wanted to live in a traditional travellers’ wagon, or Vardo, but haven’t got a horse?
Want to cross continents in days not months? Or simply need a beautiful space in which to work or chill? Then the Tow-a-Vardo may be just what you are looking for.
Built on a solid caravan chassis, with steam bent Ash hoops, an insulated canvas cover and a warm wood stove, the Towavardo can be pulled behind your car or truck to your next stopping place, as a delightful alternative to a conventional caravan.”
1974 Volkswagen Beetle & Camper
28-Apr-10
via youtube.com
Posted via web from crasch’s posterous
Bloom Box: What is it and how does it work? / The Christian Science Monitor – CSMonitor.com
22-Feb-10
So what is Bloom Box?
It’s a collection of fuel cells – skinny batteries – that use oxygen and fuel to create electricity with no emissions.
Fuel cells are the building blocks of the Bloom Box. They’re made of sand that is baked into diskette-sized ceramic squares and painted with green and black ink. Each fuel cell has the potential to power one light bulb. The fuel cells are stacked into brick-sized towers sandwiched with metal alloy plates.
The fuel cell stacks are housed in a refrigerator-sized unit – the Bloom Box. Oxygen is drawn into one side of the unit, and fuel (fossil-fuel, bio-fuel, or even solar power can be used) is fed into the other side. The two combine within the cell and produce a chemical reaction that creates energy with no burning, no combustion, and no power lines.
About 64 stacks of fuel cells could power a small business like a Starbucks franchise, according to Sridhar’s 60 Minutes interview.
Working with an investment of around $400 million, aerospace engineer K.R. Sridhar spent close to a decade inventing the Bloom Box. It grew, he explained to 60 Minutes, from a device he originally invented to produce oxygen on Mars. When NASA scrapped the Mars mission, Sridhar reversed his Mars machine, pumping oxygen in, instead of making oxygen, he said.
Sridhar already has some 20 well-known customers, including Google, FedEx, Walmart, Staples, and Ebay. The corporate boxes cost about $700,000 to $800,000.
via csmonitor.com
The lack of details is pinging my crank meter, but they have some smart backers, so I’m withholding judgment until they debut their full website.
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Build Your Own Gypsy Wagon
12-Feb-09
Via Tiny House Blog, the Portownsend School of Woodworking is offering a course on building your own gypsy wagon:
In this week-long class we will explore how the late 19th century, English-made “Living Wagons” (called “Vardos” by the Gypsies)—were designed, built and used. Then you will discover how modern design and construction techniques can be used to create a wagon that will be enchanting and cozy, yet roadworthy for travel at today’s highway speeds. In the balance of the course you will learn the techniques and practice the hands-on skills that you’ll need to return home and build a Gypsy Caravan for yourself.
Playatech plywood furniture
22-Sep-07
Some really cool plywood furniture designs from Playatech. Via meredith
For sale: Uncle Rico’s van
20-Sep-07
Uncle Rico’s 1975 Dodge van for sale. At $12 K, it’s a bit rich for me.