I’ve been spending some time reflecting on my TentLife experience lately, and have a plethora of thoughts… more than I expected. But, as it is anytime we reflect, I am having difficulty categorizing my ruminations. It is as though the adventure has catapulted my thoughts in twenty different directions…
Wesley Rumph, a friend and filmmaker put together this 2 minute documentary on TentLife, he compiled the voice over from over 30 minutes of audio from our interview/conversation about the facets and origins of TentLife.
Watch video after the jump… (hint: click on Continue Reading…)
[Contributor post by Jarod Sickler]
Imagine this: your tent is in the middle of a neighborhood, only to you it doesn’t feel like a neighborhood because your tent is a quarter of a mile out on a peninsula only fifty yards wide. On three sides of you are the beautiful waters of Table Rock Lake. There is only one entrance, and consequently one exit for a land-dweller…
I am excited to announce our newest TentLife contributor – Mark Montgomery.
Mark is not only a vagabond thinker but also older brother to Skot Montgomery (TentLife in Alabama & Tennessee), this free spirit must run in the family…
A couple weeks ago I had a last minute opportunity to spend some time in Lexington Mass with my wife’s extended family. My wife asked me while we were there, “What do you absolutely need to see while you’re here?” I said, “Two things…
If your like me (post college/grad school)… you may find yourself surrounded by stuff. Before I started TentLife, I would look around my living space and think, “Where did all this stuff come from?” Lamps, dvd’s, magazines, books, vases, clothes, cd’s, bikes, snowboards, longboards, outdoor gear, scarves, hats, shoes, mantle decorations, wall decorations, musical instruments, textbooks, rice steamer, George Foreman grill, old school work, et cetera…
GO OUTDOORS! This weeks segment highlights my adventures in Barefoot running on the trails at Arcadia State Park.
It seems that the more that I have, the more I need. When the complexities of life come full steam then I notice that the contentment seems to fade away. For the past several days I have woken up feeling dull, bored, and lifeless. Life has become too easy – the risk, the thrill, and sometimes the misery is gone. Looking back on my tent days it seems that everyday had a little bit more excitement…
Saturdays are for fun, friends and the outdoors… and what better way to enjoy the waning moments of summer by grabbing some friends and heading to the lake to enjoy the outdoors. A couple weeks ago, my friend Steve and I did just that! We grabbed his windsurfing equipment…
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