Category Archives: Adventure/Travel

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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Add-on Vest Pockets

Posted on October 20, 2024 by Noile

Recently, I bought a lightweight synthetic Columbia vest at a discount outlet. Although it has some of the hallmarks of a more expensive Columbia garment, my guess is that this one was made for the secondary outlet market: It has … Continue reading →

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Bag Edits

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Noile

I admit to having a pretty serious bag problem. A bag for every purpose; that’s my motto. I make them; I buy them; I use different ones all the time, depending on the day’s (or, formerly, the trip’s) purpose. But … Continue reading →

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Faux Bihn Bag

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Noile

I made a bag (quite a while ago, actually): It’s a copy of one I saw online. I didn’t buy the commercial one because, as designed, it didn’t have features I knew I’d want, but I loved the look of … Continue reading →

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The Buttoned Cardi-Shawl

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Noile

This is an unpublished post from a few years ago, so pre-Covid. No museum-going, or any other travel, is happening here these days! This is the perfect, throw-it-in-the-day-bag, off-to-the-too-cool-museum wrap. When it’s made of a lightweight knit, it’s just the … Continue reading →

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Vogue 8407: Boarding Pass Case

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Noile

I’ve been meaning to make a boarding pass case for  me and one for Mr. Noile for quite a while.  Now that both our passports have RFID chips, I decided the time had come. There’s really nothing to drafting one … Continue reading →

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Modifying a Pacsafe Bag

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Noile

I’m generally a fan of pacsafe bags, which have metal mesh screening inside to make them travel-safe — or at least slash-resistant — in environments where that might be a risk. I like this bag, a citysafe 350 GII, especially, … Continue reading →

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You’re Never Too Decrepit

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Noile

. . .  to get off the couch.  Really!  You might just need to experiment (even if it’s for years) to find the thing you love. Today I did  my first long solo ride of the year:  22.43 miles.  Whoo-hoo! … Continue reading →

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