Saturday Tweets: Micro-camping, Vacuum Sealer Hack and Bikes!

Cozy $150 micro-camping trailer pulled by bike has kitchen, bed, bookshelves https://t.co/ZLl30wRUky — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 25, 2016 $2 vacuum sealer Life hack https://t.co/bKiSaoAdpp — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 25, 2016 Bicycle Cell Phone Charger (Wind Turbine with build in Battery) https://t.co/Pn1EMw4lmz — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 25, 2016 What bombs did to Rotterdam, parking lots did to Houston https://t.co/mreVDIvHAy — R...

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Saturday Tweets: Oatmeal, Bikes and a Pickle Maker

Basic Overnight Oatmeal Recipe http://t.co/zndNJCF6Ay — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 28, 2015 BBC News – Which oils are best to cook with? http://t.co/h47CA5Xs7x — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 28, 2015 The Skip Garden a moveable urban veggie patch built with 90% reclaimed materials http://t.co/LnpEmIPMIB — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 1, 2015 ‘Sandorkraut: A Pickle Maker’ http://t.co/l04xhAZ3AF — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 30, 2015 Wa...

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Saturday Tweets: Bikes and Bees

It’s called the freedom hive because the bees are free to do as they please and keep their honey @BeeKindHives pic.twitter.com/PNn55C638h — Natural BK Trust (@NaturalBeeTrust) July 1, 2016 Usually a ride down Atlantic would be a white knuckle affair. This evening: bliss. #LBbikeplan @RobertGarciaLB pic.twitter.com/b5sOMH1pLl — Michael Muh Proof that you can surf in Montana: https://t.co/GGNI2LXTPN — Root Simple (@rootsimple) July 2, 2016 ammad (@...

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Saturday Linkages: Killer Bees, Bikes and Cold Coffee

Low tech bike shift lever via No Tech Magazine. Low-tech Bike Shift Lever http://www.notechmagazine.com/2013/10/low-tech-bike-shift-lever.html … Before The Age of Automobiles, Cyclists Fought For Better Roads http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/before-the-age-of-automobiles-cyclists-fought-for-bett-1450090817 … Stop Trying to Make Killer Bees Happen http://shar.es/IqK8T Designing Urban Agriculture: http://www.cityfarmer.info/2013/10/27/designing-urban...

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June: National Bathroom Reading Month

...catalogs, aimed at recreational cyclists who drive somewhere to ride their bikes (note the cover) feature lots of god-awful candy-colored spandex outfits, $5,000 mountain bikes and nutritional supplements. Precisely the items you don’t want for getting around urban Los Angeles. This particular catalog featured something new, however, his and hers matching bikes from Schwinn called, we kid you not, “Sid and Nancy“. Sid and Nancy feature automatic s...

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