Mountain bike wheels put up with a lot, and for the most part, they stand up well, no matter how big and heavy the rider is. But what if the rider is a 1,500-boat anchor? The short answer is: Better than we thought until it didn’t, and things got ugly fast.
Skimboarding looks fun until you try it and discover it’s insanely hard to do and insanely easy to get hurt trying. To remove the sketchiest part—running, jumping, and falling in shallow water—I built one that glides seamlessly on a bed of air. The best part? A beach and ocean are 100% optional.
Everyone knows “boat” stands for “bust out another thousand,” but who doesn’t want to ditch their rent or mortgage for a life on the high seas? It turns out it’s way easier—and cheaper—to build your own floating home than I ever imagined, provided you don’t need to be dry, or to sleep.
Climbing scares the crap out of me because I’m an engineer, and I know I make mistakes—who’s to say the person who made my rope didn’t make one also? Fortunately, my friend has a tractor and all manner of heavy things with which to try and convince myself that I have nothing to fear.
I get why people like to pair packrafting with mountain biking – it’s a great way to get to really cool riding zones. It’s also uncomfortable and exhausting, but what if we figured out how to replace all that paddling … with pedaling?
What if all those blood dopers and pill poppers have it wrong? What if the secret to running faster, jumping higher, and generally winning in the outdoors is a naturally occurring gas that’s cheaply available at your local party supply store and has the added benefit of making your voice sound really funny?
Humans have been hiking since we first stood upright but since then? Nothing. No innovation, no new ideas, just ... walking. In this episode, I set out to fix that, just as soon as I can fix these boots...again.
Few things in life are more annoying than constantly moving yourself up the sand as the tide comes in during a day at the beach. Fortunately, there’s absolutely nothing sketchy about this chair I’ve devised that can raise itself well above the water.
Carrying water is a real hassle on long runs, so I’ve built a robot cooler that can follow me on the road and trail. Sort of.
The only thing cooler than overlanding is mini trucks. You might think these two things are incompatible, but you’d be wrong—and I can prove it!