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JESS'S BIKE TOURING ESSENTIALS

We use almost everything we have with us, every day,
but there are a few things that I'm extra obsessed with.... 

CARGO NET

I PUT THIS OVER MY BACK RACK PACK. I CAN JUST REACH BEHIND ME AND TUCK THINGS INTO IT, LIKE MY SWEATY GLOVES, OR MY JACKET OR MY BANDANA. I ALWAYS HANG BANANAS FROM IT. AND SPROUTS. ITS JUST ALL STRETCHY AND HANDY AND I LOVE IT. DON'T TRAVEL WITHOUT ONE OF THESE!

 

BANDANA

My bandana is gray from my days carving coal for Zivic. Its all worn in. I use it to sit on when the ground is prickly. I drench it in water and put it on my neck when I get hot. I use it to dry the dishes. I blow my nose in it. Use it to make cheese. I wear it on my head. Its my favorite bit of cloth. Like an adult blankie.

 

SWISS ARMY KNIFE

Well now, what would my Swiss Half say if I didn't have one of these babies? Someone in Louisiana gave me one and I promptly gave away my pretty wood-handled (French) Opinel's... Here we've got tweezers, stabbers, cutters, pokers, diggers all in one little efficient Swiss package.

 

BLACK EYE-LINER...

I think I would be lost without it. It makes me feel like a lady on even the worst of days. And, NO, I would not be on this tour without it. 

NANO PUFF!

Well--this thing is worth it's (very light) weight in Gold. It's as minimal looking as you can get in sporty gear (which I like) and it is AMAZING. You can wear it from 30 degrees to 75 and its always the right thing, how is that? Is it magic? I've had to sleep in this thing MANY nights, I love it. If I have to wear a puffy thing, this is it. Now, where's the coverall version?


COCOON SILK TRAVEL SHEET

Basically, singlehandedly responsible for any sleep I get in the tent. This silk sheet keeps all the synthetic camping/sleeping stuff from being in direct contact with my skin which seems to make all the difference in the world.

 


THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT!

Andrea Menke
Rebecca Schoneveld
Shawnee Sanders
Rebecca Alexander
Sita Sanders
Jim Zivic
Adrianna Chaves
Carol Boupre
Anne Ackermann
Linda Neu
Gary Stephens
Fay Helfer
Kate Hamilton
Jane DeWitt
Tess Helfer
Tiffany Wilding White
Vicki Sanders
Margaret Gibbs
Anne Zander
Laura Coberly
Nisha Bansil
Danny
Ethan Winn
Karl Frey
Yemana Sanders
Lynn Avedisian
Lydia Basallion
Anaar Desai-Stephens
Shay Ometz
Vanessa VanBurek
Ruth Frame 
Jon Kirk
Tjalling Heyning
Peruvian Connection
Myvanwy Probyn
Andrew Holden 
Peter J Brandt
Francesca Mirabella 
Patty Cullen
Judy Sanders
Brad Opstad
Inez Valk
Wendy Day
Jeanette Stavdal-Bronee 
Chanda Misevis
Tara Aitchison
Cindy Dunne
Tony Giaconne
Ayesha Patel
Abby Kinsley
Maureen Holderith
Carol Spinelli
John Atwood
Nancy Diamond
Cindy Maghee
Tianna Kennedy
Maica
Sarah Meredith
Lucka Kratchoville
Diania
Jan Green
Crystal Moore
Ryan Orton
Judith Lamb
Wendy
Rob and Lisa Howard
Liam Aitchison
Patty
Rebecca
Katrin
Jen Steele
Carol + Ted
Rebecca Morgan
Kristin Vogt
Janessa Goodman
Pamela Peters
Nancy Ward
Tanaya Schnare
Todd Pink
Giuliana Chamedes
Maya Tooke
Emily Neal
Laurel Bourret
Robert Berke
Poonam Khanna
Kati Klein
Anna Jana
Poonam Khanna
Elise Ballegeer
Kati Cesario


and all those whose names I didn't get, thank you too! 

 


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WHO: Zach Whitney + Jessamee Sanders
WHAT: A year-long (?) bicycle tour...
WHEN: Beginning March 2013
WHERE: Around the USA, route undetermined, 5-10K miles
WHY: Because life is too short to be settling down just yet...
HOW: By pedaling our butts off and selling lovely jewelry along the way

Zach builds things and loves to ride his bike. Jessamee designs things and loves to travel (jessamee.com, tamlinandthefall.com)

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    Jul062013

    YOU CAN ALWAYS MAKE MORE MONEY BUT YOU CAN'T GET YOUR TIME BACK

    LAST WEEK WE HIT 2,500 MILES!

    A week or so ago we got an email from someone we met in Colorado, it made us really happy:

    '...Thanks again for doing what you are doing. You both are such an inspiration and meeting you has given me new hope and a better perspective on things in my own life. I am a romantic at heart and your traveling together has to be one of the coolest, sweetest and seriously romantic things I have heard of in long time...'

    Here's a clunky sentiment to express: there are days when its hard to justify to ourselves what exactly we’re doing. There’s no ‘cause’. We’ve got careers to figure out. We’re spending money that might be put to more sensible use elsewhere. Lives are on pause. WHY are we on this little expedition? I don’t even fully know: just to Do It and see stuff and to maybe find an awesome place to live... Almost feels like we need some justification. But then we get an email like this and it’s a reminder that simply the act of doing something for the sake of itself can be cause enough; doing something challenging and basic can inspire and excite others in a way you never could’ve expected. We’ve encountered such overwhelming and consistant enthusiasm since the moment we set out that its begun to feel like its own reason to pedal... Making people excited feels pretty amazing. Your happy is our happy. Our happy is your happy. Marinating in good vibes, upping the overall positive-life-experience quotient, THAT is cause enough. 

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