Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Reading Material: Off The Grid By Nick Rosen

Awesome book so far as I have just started reading it. The big surprise has been the history of the "GRID" itself - General Electric. Good stuff!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Youtube the next big Mega-Network?





















So long cable-TV and MTV you lost us years ago when you quit playing music... Say hello to the new ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MTV and Telemundo all rolled into ONE! 


YES - YOUTUBE!


The BIG GUNS are LOOKING:
Toyota, GM, Unilever Channel 
Big Bucks to YouTube


source AdAge:
http://adage.com/article/digital/toyota-gm-unilever-channel-big-bucks-youtube/232958/

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Urban Metaphysics: Creating Game Layers on Top of the World

story: Mediascape


keller's Gorge


keller's Gorge, originally uploaded by GCRad1.

ORIGINS: SUBARU IN AMERICAN RALLYING – PART 3

My images where used in the story about the Origins of Subaru in American Rally.
Read the story:






















Here is my original photo-set with a super-long story about my trip to the 2001 WRC Rally Great Britain Trip: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneywills/sets/72157594338347756/with/62705271/

Trust Corporate Alex Jones Info Wars





How ironic. I was on a business trip and had just watched an Alex Jones DVD from his www.infowars.com website.

Guns & Ammo Surplus Firearms Magazine 2012

archives.gunsandammo.com/content/surplus-arms

www.surplusrifleforum.com/

NorthFace Mountain Sneaker





2010 Edition of the NorthFace Mountain Sneaker.
I bought these at Sierra Trading Outlet August 2011 - yep, I'm cheap and look for the sales!

First impression - COMFORTABLE! These are going to replace my Nike ACG's and will be more of my day-to-day work shoe and the Teva's I just purchased will be my in-the-dirt work shoes.

paper Overland Rig



Found this on a postcard.

Coffee or tea filter - Finum Brewing Basket

Quicksilver Mil-Spec look Brigadier Watch

Machinist Problem With That?


Machinist Problem With That?, originally uploaded by GCRad1.

Northface head to toe



Its a Berkeley thing: www.thenorthface.com

BRE Datsun 510 AFX Slot Car #46


BRE Datsun 510 AFX Slot Car #46, originally uploaded by GCRad1.

I'm a fan!
www.flickr.com/search/?w=20187054@N00&q=Pete%20Brock

Friday, February 24, 2012

Melissa Breitenfeldt - The Sharpie Judge

Because I am a Sharpie fan!...





Victory Motorcycles graphics designer Melissa Breitenfeldt created the Sharpie Judge for the 2012 Australian Motorcycle Expo. Using a 2013 Victory Judge as her canvas, she used sharpie markers to create a unique paint scheme centered around justice.

http://www.facebook.com/Sharpie



How to have a home with no house payments and no utility bills!

While this may be a little ruff for most peoples standards, it could be a second home in a very relaxing remote loction. I just like the idea of it.. I would do it my way, again, I like the priciple of what is being done here.





I found this site for Desert Property in California:
www.desertland.com

Container Homes

The New Homeless



Toyota Front Axle Re-Build

Just doing my research as I will be doing this soon:








4:58 shows quickly the whole purpose for this little modification.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Ascent Douglas Team


Ascent Douglas Team CREATING A CLUSTER OF OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT COMPANIES

The Ascent Douglas Team is rapidly moving forward with plans to bring a contract cut-and-sew manufacturing facility to the Carson Valley. Its potential customers are the large numbers of companies that produce technical soft goods, such as backpacks, bags, tents, and the like for outdoor enthusiasts. Very few of those companies actually produce their own products, instead outsourcing their manufacturing. This often also means offshoring that work to Asia. Frequently, the projected cost savings from offshoring do not materialize and these companies are now looking for manufacturing facilities closer to home.

source & more: http://www.ascentdouglas.com/2011/12/19/creating-a-cluster-of-outdoor-equipment-companies/



About Ascent Douglas Team:
Douglas County’s  “Ascent Douglas County” initiative has the planned intention of stimulating economic vitality in the county and marketing it as the preferred site for company relocations within the “Outdoor Recreation and Lifestyle” manufacturers’ arena.


Coastal Crew's Day In The Life Of Semenuk


ShifterKart / Subaru WRX with proper rally cage - and he is AWESOME on the pedals!!!


The COSTAL CREW:

Agent00111 Stop Motion Axial Wraith Video Build

The Gaslamp Killer difference between 100 / 1,000 / 10,000

Inspiration: Listen to Gaslamp Killers thoughts about rocking different size crowds. Scrub to 3:27 - 3:54 and then scrub back to the beginning and give it a full watch:




from my cave to my grave:
Rad1 - KTD / TUK / TMR / GRAVELCREW / AXIAL


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sighting Compass



























Brunton 8040G Mirrored Sighting Compass
A classic example of a trusty compass, the 8040G is a mirrored map compass with our easy-reading optic green baseplate. Tool-free declination adjustment makes for less confusion, and the built-in thermometer gives you knowledge most compasses do not.
http://www.trailexplorers.com/brunton-8040g-mirrored-sighting-compass-p-585.html




Cammenga US Military Compass CAM-27
This lensatic compass from CAMMENGA has been used as an alternative to the tritium version for decades. It is the same compass CAMMENGA has been supplying to the US Military except the self-luminous tritium has been replaced with phosphorescent paint. http://www.thecompassstore.com/military27.html



















































How To Use A Map & Compass:
http://www.thecompassstore.com/howtousemapa.html

Griffin Radiator's 2012 King Of Hammers Highlight Reel

Our buddies at Griffin Radiators has this nice highlight reel of the 2012 King Of Hammers!

KELLY KETTLE added to my wish list

I love wish lists!!! I added the Kelly Kettle to my list:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/FTKDKHPCMJUQ



Here is a short Video about the Kelly Kettle. For more pictures, testimonials, orders, etc., please visit www.kellykettle.com or if in North America please visit www.kellykettleusa.com

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Tactical All Weather Binder

DO WORK!

So footage I shot for our product videos:





Zion National Park





















I need to add this to my todo list once my rig is more ADV-Ready. Read more about it from one of my favorite little sites, Desert USA: Read more about Zion National Park on Desert USA

Monday, February 13, 2012

Prepper Tips

National Geographic has some short video clips with Christopher Nyerges, the urban survival expert






Learn how to forage, start a fire, find natural medicines, and pack a proper surival pack.
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/doomsday-preppers/prepper-tips-christopher-nyerges/


The Best Map of America


























From West County Explorers Club:

Excerpt: I’m happy to report that an excellent new map of the United States has been published, so excellent in fact, that it received the highest honor in American mapmaking: the “Best of Show” award at the annual Cartography and Geographic Information Society competition.


Read the whole post and order your map today!
http://westcountyexplorersclub.org/2012/02/10/the-best-map-of-america/#more-3041

Sunday, February 12, 2012

King Of The Hammers 2012 Toyota Land Cruiser ADV80 TJMerized

I finally got to give the rig a great test run as I was apart of the Heavy Metal Concepts Media Team for the 2012 King Of The Hammers. Rig was loaded with lots of camera gear and three guys. We where positioned at the outter corner of the course so some good cross desert travel to give the suspension a workout.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The 2012 Dakar Rally - The Atlantic
















Just two of the spectacular images from the collection from The Atlantic's coverage of the 2012 Dakar!!!
http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/01/the-2012-dakar-rally/100223/


The Atlantic: [http://www.facebook.com/TheAtlantic]
Since 1857, The Atlantic has shaped the national debate on politics, business, international affairs, and cultural trends. Dedicated to bold voices, independent thinking, and intelligent discourse, the magazine and its website, TheAtlantic.com, deliver fresh perspectives on America and the world. Our writers, bloggers, and critics include James Fallows, Jeffrey Goldberg, Megan McArdle, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Caitlin Flanagan, Christopher Hitchens, and Mark Bowden.

Gander Mountain Toledo Store



While on a business trip in Ohio, I ran across Gander's Toledo retail location. This was my first time ever visiting a Grander store - such a cool store! We have REI and Bass Pro's on the west coast.

Gander Mountain - Toledo Store
1320 Holland-Sylvania Rd
Holland, OH 43528
419-861-4800

check out Gander Mtn:
www.gandermountain.com

www.facebook.com/gandermtn