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YOU GET A NECKLACE, WE GET TO RIDE--ITS A WIN-WIN!

   
PLACE YOUR ORDER: We can customize your necklace! Chose the name or initials of a loved one, a special date (we'll do it in roman numerals), or a simple sentiment to inscribe. THESE NECKLACES MAKE AWESOME GIFTS! For more info, click here.

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If you're not sure and you still want one, I love the simple XOX, or LOVE... Names are the most popular choice, but get CREATIVE! We've stamped everything from RESPECT to RAD, DREAM to TROUBLE. If you MUST do something longer than 7 letters, we can probably work something out but email me first using the form on the right side of this page. 

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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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    Friday
    Apr122013

    A TYPICAL BIKE + CAMP DAY



    This is the kind of stuff I always want to know--not the exciting stuff, but the little stuff in between....

    Wake up: in tent, guest room, motel...
    Find water. Brush teeth. Pee. 
    Light campstove.
    Boil enough water for coffee + oatmeal. Pour water for coffee, use remaining for oatmeal. 
    Roll up sleeping mats. If the tent is up, break it down. 
    Eat. Sunscreen. Put on cycling clothes.
    Pack, unpack, re-pack paniers: try to evenly distribute weight. Try to keep important things on top, heavy things on bottom. What if it's important, and heavy? Shit outta luck. Bury it. 
    The day is all about packing and unpacking and repacking. 
    Fill up all water containers. Bike.

    Feel wind. Sense freedom.

    Stop and have a snack, trail-mix, maybe a couple of pitted dates. Bike some more. 
    Stop for a photo of something pretty. Pee behind a bush, keep your eyes open for POISON IVY. 
    Bike some more. 
    Stop and have an orange. Bike some more.
    Stop for lunch, beans/sprouts/hotsauce...sardines? Talk to someone for a bit. 
    Bike. Stop at a gas-station to see if they'll let you fill up water-bottles. 
    Talk to someone. Explain why in the world you'd want to torture yourself like this. (People do ask all the time...)
    Bike some more.  
    Someone gives you a cold soda from a cooler in their trunk. 
    Bike, stop, search for a place to pee. Always searching for a place to pee. 
    Decide you can (or can't) make your intended destination. Figure out where you're going to sleep if you can't make it. 
    Setup tent. Unpack your life. Make your bed, blow up mat.
    Pull out camp stove, sautee some onions....chop some kale, soak some more beans for tomorrow.
    Put on headlamps, clean up. Pack stuff into tent. 
    Fall into bed.  Massage sore muscles. Look at maps. Make grocery list. Contact future hosts, call campgrounds, research. Think about calling home, too sleepy. 
    Feel satisfied.
    Hope a snake doesn't come into the tent. 

    Sleep.  

     

    Wednesday
    Jan182012

    Soak Cotton-balls in Vaseline and BURN THEM!

    Part of our research, preparation and education over the past months has included listening to a podcast from the Traveling Two. A couple that travels the world by bike interviews other touring cyclists doing all sorts of awesome and crazy things (like cycling for 3 years with twin 9 year olds!).

    We've been getting all sorts of good tips and stories--last night we listened to an interview with a Dutch-Austrailian couple who have been biking the world for years and years. Their blog has some great camp cooking tips. One of my favorite ideas was their pharmacy inspired fire-starter: soak/cover cotton balls in vaseline, store them in a zip-loc bag and use them as fire-starters! Sounds not only handy, but FUN too! I can see skewering one of these little things and using it like a torch, good for frightening wolves. The crafty little things people come up with while living the nomadic life....these two are also hilariously obsessed with thier tea-towel, they even cook rice in it. They sold me, tea-towel is officially now on the packing list.