Using castoffs from their Young & Norgate furniture line, the guys at Loki Longboards make some awfully pretty longboards. I know some of you out there don’t quite get the longboard, but man, sure is nice for a mellow evening roll across town. That carving feeling and actually being able to go places sure is nice. That Sideboard in small is right up my alley.

Even before reading the backstory about the Cricket Trailer I was thinking to myself, that looks like how NASA would camp. Good stuff. The no-nonsense interiors are a nice departure from the standard fake oak fiberboard eyesores.

At least one of the MAWOI employees (ahem . . .) manages to get out a few times a year to far off lands to do a bit of fishing. Wether its Ontario or Aruba I usually take about 80% of the same gear.

Watch: Timex Easy Reader with NATO strap. I’ve been eyeing these for months now and seeing one in action finally makes me think it’s a solid solution for that inexpensive travel watch.
Shirt: Brooks Brothers Slim Fit Madras Sport.
Shell: Penfield 35th Anniversary Pacjac.
Podcast: Itinerant Angler.
Reel: Orvis Battenkill Mid Arbor. Very classic look, machined aluminum, suited for fresh or salt and affordable enough to take a couple just in case a shark takes your kit down to the bottom.
Belt: Military Web.
Pants: Garbstore Peasant Chino.
Dry Bag: Simms Dry Creek Camera Bag.
Croakies: Cotton Suiters.
Pack: Simms Headwaters Tech Pack. Detach the front and stash it in your luggage, makes a great carry-on/daypack.
Line System: Orvis Multi-Tip Spey.
Shades: Polarized Aviators.
Rod: Temple Fork TiCr X with two handed conversion kit. Really great idea, breaks down short enough to carry on the plane and basically gives you two rods in one.
Shoes: Palladium Pampas Oxford.
Camera: Canon s90.
Bag: Patagonia Lightweight Travel Duffel.

Beautiful Mining Project and Mount Saint Helens aerials, also well known for his Library of Dust series.

I’m a sucker for anything Alaska so catching this on PBS last night was a special treat. Definitely worth a watch. The film focuses on self sufficiency, preserving wilderness locations and history of locals in the Brooks Range. Gates of the Arctic : Alaska’s Brooks Range is produced by Alaskan Geographic which also sells another personal favorite Alone in the Wilderness.

A lot more discussion over at the Selvedge Yard on this, but I saw these shorts from Loden Dager and somehow thought they seemed reasonable. Pleat and all. As far as it goes, I really hope I never have to wear a pleat again – too many Ross & TJ Maxx nightmares from my youth, but as cycles go, not likely unless I fall down some stairs into the great goodbye sometime real soon. So I guess I better get ready.
On a cheerier note, BBlessing’s (pants above) clothing “story” references DB Cooper whom I hadn’t thought about in a long time. Sure, a story like that is a marketing device, but it’s kind of fun, so why not?

I see some beautiful ladies too . . . Soul Power.