This is the first "Last Great Frontiers -man" that I read about on the 'net several years ago. He seemed to be into a sustained simple mobile lifestyle in a way that interested me, except he seemed to be quite focussed on using technology, especially comms and internet technology to remain linked-in in realtime to the rest of the planet. (This is similar to The Ultimate Taxi, which probably should have its own blog entry here).Steve's projects include
- Winnebiko & BEHEMOTH bicycle adventure - (17,000 miles around the US from 1983 to 1991)
- Microship Expedition
(amphibian pedal/solar/sail micro-trimaran, 1992-2002) - Bubba the kayak
(with location tracking and solar power, 2003-2006) - S/V Nomadness
(nautical substrate for open-ended voyaging, 2007 and beyond)
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An excellent quote that I ripped straight out of Steve's website. A read of a similar realisation described on fellow Frontiersman Roz Savage's website.
"I've always wanted to sail to the South Seas, but can't afford it." What these men can't afford is not to go. They are enmeshed in the cancerous discipline of "security." And in the worship of security we fling our lives beneath the wheels of routine—and before we know it our lives are gone.
What does a man need—really need? A few pounds of food each day, heat and shelter, six feet to lie down in—and some form of working activity that will yield a sense of accomplishment. That's all—in the material sense. And we know it. But we are brainwashed by our economic system until we end up in a tomb beneath a pyramid of time payments, mortgages, preposterous gadgetry, playthings that divert our attention from the sheer idiocy of the charade.
The years thunder by. The dreams of youth grow dim where they lie caked in dust on the shelves of patience. Before we know it the tomb is sealed.
Where, then lies the answer? In choice. Which shall it be: bankruptcy of purse or bankruptcy of life?"
- Sterling Hayden
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