Category Archives: 2025

Camping 3: Aliner Scout Tips

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Noile

This post is a composite, with photos, of all the tips we´ve gathered as we figured out how to best maximize our Aliner experience. Photo of a white, triangular, camper with a high, Alpine-style, roof. The camper is parked with … Continue reading →

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Camping 2: Why We Bought an Aliner/Weight Considerations

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Noile

We recently bought an Aliner Scout, a hard-sided popup camper. We´ve been looking for ways to find tranquil moments, and this turned out to be our solution. Simplicity and convenience are really important to us, and our tow vehicle is … Continue reading →

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Camping 1: We Buy an Aliner Scout

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Noile

This is something a little different for Noile, which is being presented here along the lines of ´better living through crafting of one sort or another´. It has nothing to do with fabric, sewing, or weaving, though, but just generally … Continue reading →

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Cross Straps for a Vintage Cloak

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Noile

When I was growing up in San Francisco, two brothers dominated the department store scene — I. Magnin was the store for fashionable affluent women, and Joseph Magnin catered to a similarly affluent, but generally younger and livelier clientele. My … Continue reading →

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Pocket for a Vintage Jacket

Posted on February 2, 2025 by Noile

I found this jacket at a resale shop sometime in the 1990s, and was quite taken with it — probably because of all the zippers! Underarm, side, neck — zips everywhere you look! Also, the low-key color-blocking, largely in my … Continue reading →

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A Pocket for a Manufactured Bag

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Noile

Recently, I needed a much larger waistpack for a different kind of trip. I found this one at REI, which met the brief, except for one small problem. Photo of an REI Trail 5 Waistpack, courtesy REI. The pack is … Continue reading →

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