 Antique
Bread Knife
Jersey Lily Flour Empire Milling
CO.
I first met this strange type of
knife while road tripping in
Southern Texas in May. My Aunt
would always have a junky looking
knife with her for cutting bread.
I asked her about it as I couldn't
imagine that a knife with a wave
like blade could possibly work well.
She said that the knife was a prized
possession that she picked up years
before at a flea market.
It is true that these bizarre blades
cut bread like no other knife I have
ever seen. No matter how expensive
and high end your serrated bread
knife is; it is no match for this
baby. It will cut through any
loaf of bread without smashing or
tearing. My aunt informed me
that in all the years she has had it
that her knife has never been
sharpened and is used every day.
Well, I went to an antique mall the
other day and found one of these
beauties for $20, actually I found
two. Now my mother and I are
both proud owners of whatever kind
of bread knife this is. I have
searched all other the internet and
can't find anything out. All I
know is that I am totally off
pre-cut bread and slice any loaf put
before me with pride.
Red
Lowe Alpine Skyline ND45
This little beauty has been
everywhere with me. I
picked it up in New Zealand
almost 10 years ago.
Red has been;
trekking in Nepal, road
tripping in Mongolia, done
the Trans-Siberian, spent
months in the Outback of
Australia and much more.
This backpack has been
nicknamed 'The Mary Poppins'
bag for it's ability to hold
anything (this bag is
considered a 2-3 day pack).
In Nepal and Mongolia, Red,
was stuffed well beyond
capacity for months at a
time.
Red has never been cleaned
or repaired. Not a
zipper broken or a tear
anywhere on this
masterpiece. I did
almost cheat on Red
once. The night before
leaving for a six month trip
to China, Mongolia, and
Russia I had bought a $400
pack (flashy and high end).
In the middle of the night I
woke up in a cold sweat, the
closest thing to a panic
attack I have ever had.
I repacked everything back
into well worn Red
...this was the last time I
cheated on my backpack.
Needless to say my sister
now has quite the flashy
pack that I never used.
Marmot Aeros 2 person
Tent
Love, Love my new tent.
I had heard great things
about this tent but wasn't
sure I wanted to spend $300
bucks on a tent. To
make the money last on this
road trip I knew I would
have to do a lot of camping.
A year on the road will
involve everything from
freaky hot to unexpected
rain, high winds to crazy
down pours. From
everything I read the Marmot
Aeros can handle it all.
Set up was easy as pie, even
in the high winds at Padre
Island National Seashore.
Plenty of space in the
Marmot as well. We fit
two adults and a Bean Dog
(Dalmatian) in, with room to
spare. Playing a
friendly game of scrabble
was a breeze.
Padre Island put the Aeros
to the wind test. 50+
mile an hour winds were
nothing to this beauty.
The temperature in Padre in
May is 90+ degrees and crazy
humid. Opening the fly
to the tent allowed a nice
breeze in which made for a
pretty comfortable sleep,
lowered the temp a good 15
degrees.
Will add to this review as
the trip continues and we
experience all that Mother
Nature has to offer.
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