Electromagnetic FieldElectromagnetic Field 2012 is a three-day camping festival for people with an inquisitive mind and an interest in science, engineering, DIY, technology, arts, or crafts. It will be a cross between a tech conference and a music festival,...
By ivanpope on May 18, 2012
I thought it would be fun to find out whether anyone ever built their own tents – and by crikey, yes they do. In my research on tent building I came across this site about building your own Yurt,...
By ivanpope on Mar 15, 2012
As mentioned in my previous post, I’m not sure the Fab Lab Eco House in Barcelona is really built to withstand a summer where it rains most of the time. The folks at Blue Forest seem to have a...
By justin on Mar 15, 2012
Ivan is usually light years ahead of me as far as any horizon scanning goes. Not only did he introduced me to the Internet before the web existed, he was also the catalyst for the Brighton Fab Lab. I’ve...
By justin on Mar 14, 2012
Want to try a non-tent camping experience? More and more places are offering cabins and huts. Camping Cabins UK – More Refined Camping Experience Camping Cabins are a great way to enjoy the wonderful British outdoors in a comfortable...
By ivanpope on Aug 04, 2011
Juxtapoz Magazine – The Camper Bike One of our favorite exhibits in San Francisco this year was Kevin Cyr’s Home in the Weeds at 941 Geary. It was a transformative experience, and one of the elements that was touched...
By ivanpope on Jul 25, 2011
Margate now has two great attractions: the Turner Contemporary and a Grade II listed rollercoaster. Get out there! BBC News – Margate’s Scenic Railway’s listed status upgraded The oldest rollercoaster in the UK has been given Grade II* listed...
By ivanpope on Jul 14, 2011
Great review of Matthew de Abaitua’s new book about camping in the Guardian today. I won’t quote the best line in the piece as it’s a bit rude, but read it for yourself. And it’s funny! The Art of...
By ivanpope on Jul 09, 2011
The Pop-Up City seems to take our pop-up camping movement in a different direction, and I particularly like the density-solving idea and execution of Vertical, Mobile, Urban, Camping from Antwerp-based firm Import Export. It’s looks almost like they are...
By justin on May 20, 2011
Having blogged about some photos I found of my family camping in the 60s, I’ve found some of my mother’s Birtwistle family caravaning in the 30s in Treaddur Bay near Holyhead. I can’t actually work out whether it was...
By justin on Apr 24, 2011