---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dante-Gabryell Monson <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 7:44 AM Subject: "art of less" ? - list of all that guy has... To: aha ! I have less ;) But not necessarily better :-p Pasted below, approach I was interested in taking for myself, regarding gear ( though I wish to add documentation of its longevity - comfort - quality, ease or cost of repair, ... ) and that I found online from this guy : http://www.unv20.blogspot.com/ copy pasted from the page ... SATURDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2010 <http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7450/scan70003600px.jpg> I was featured in the Saturday Times Magazine today in an article entitled 'The Cult of Less". The author was writing about a few young people who are trying to live more minimal lifestyles. It was interesting to see how many different approches there are to this way of living, from living out of a suitcase and doing work online to simply enjoying minimalism as an entire way of life. I am trying to make all of my possessions fit into these two yellow crates. Some people, like this girl <http://minimalstudent.com/>, take the 100 things challenge<http://unclutterer.com/2007/08/08/the-100-thing-challenge/>, but I think it makes more sense to have a minimal lifestyle based on weight or volume. If you want to be able to move items in a car, make all of your possessions fit into the boot. If you want to live a nomadic lifestyle, make all of your possessions tally to a weight you can carry alone, like 30kg. The storage compartment in my microhouse is about 4ft square, so these two crates make a perfect volume for this storage space! If you would like to read the full article, I have uploaded it here: http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8923/scan7.jpg http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2369/scan70001.jpg http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/9712/scan70002.jpg http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/564/scan70003.jpg /// * * * All That I Have - Clothes - Shoes - 1 x Walking Boots 1 x Camper Shoes 1 x Slippers 1 x Ski Boots 1 x Flip Flops - T-shirts - 3 x Rapha Merino White T's 1 x Pink T 1 x HH Black T 1 x Purple Long Sleeve - Shirts - 1 x Ralph Lauren Pink Shirt 1 x Reiss Grey Check Shirt 1 x Reiss Red Check Shirt - Jumpers - 1 x Ralph Lauren Rugby Shirt 1 x Reiss Cableknit Jumper 3 x Reiss Thin Jumpers 1 x Reiss Blue Wool Jumper 1 x Reiss High Collar Jumper 1 x Arc' Teryx Midlayer - Trousers - 1 x Levi Chinos 1 x Blue Chinos 1 x Vivienne Westwood Trousers 1 x Fisherman Pyjamas 1 x Jack Wills Pyjamas 2 x Shorts - Jackets - 1 x Rab Primaloft 1 x Haglofs Primaloft 1 x OMM Waterproof 1 x Mountain Equipment Softshell - Underwear - 2 x Icebreaker Merino Boxers 9 x American Apparel Boxers 16 x Daily Socks 2 x Thick Socks 3 x Long Johns - Misc - 1 x Belt 1 x Rapha Neckscarf 1 x Brown Hat 1 x Oakley Sunglasses 1 x Glasses 1 x Brooch Pin Camping / Outdoor Equipment - Shelter - 1 x Nemo Nano Elite Tent 1 x Hennessy Hammock - Sleeping - 1 x Mountain Equipment Xero 350 Sleeping Bag 1 x Thermarest Rollmat - Bags - 1 x Ortovox 25l Rucksack 1 x Osprey 70l Rucksack 1 x Trakke Messenger Bag 1 x Stuff Sack (L) 1 x Stuff Sack (M) 2 x Stuff Sack (S) 1 x Stuff Sack (XS) 2 x Drybags 1 x Royal Mail Insert 1 x Royal Mail returns bag 3 x Alpkit Stuff Sacks 1 x North Face Washbag 3 x Muji Storage Cases 1 x Medic Bag - Cooking - 1 x Anitgravity Gear Cookset 1 x Alpkit Mytimug 1 x Titanium Spork 1 x Soda-can Stove 1 x Water bottle 1 x Kettle 1 x Camelback Hydration Bladder 1 x 3 Litre Stanley Thermos Flask 1 x 500ml Thermos Flask - Misc - 1 x Sailing Knife 1 x Petzl Zipka Headtorch 1 x Camptowel 1 x Waste Bottle Nomadism 1 x 2 burner stove 1 x Gas bottle 1 x 10l Water Container 1 x 5l Pump Shower 1 x 10l Solar Shower Electronics 1 x Canon 400D SLR Camera 1 x Apple MacBook Pro Laptop 1 x 1TB WD Hard Drive 1 x 8GB USB Stick 1 x iPhone 1 x 3G Mobile Wireless Internet 1 x Ipod Shuffle 1 x Headphones 1 x 2.1 Speakers 1 x Roberts Radio 1 x Electric Razor 1 x Power Splitter 1 x Solar Power Panel Set 1 x Projector Toiletries 2 x Shampoo 1 x Body Wash 1 x Badedas Bubble Bath 1 x Toothpaste 3 x Toothbrush 1 x Deodorant 1 x Aftershave 1 x Bath Brush 1 x Towel Misc 1 x Personals Pouch 1 x Organiser File 1 x Poker Cards 1 x Tin Whistle 1 x General Toolkit 1 x Slackline 1 x Ramsey Walking Ladder 1 x Crochet Hook 93 x Books 1 x Laptop Case 2 x Decommissioned Parachutes Bike Related 1 x Fixed Gear Bicycle 1 x Bicycle Toolkit 1 x Bicycle Multitool 1 x Puncture Repair Kit 1 x Track Pump 1 x Cycling Gloves 1 x Knog Boomer Lights 1 x Kryptonite Mini U-Lock Work Related 8 x Sketchbooks 12 x Daily Notebooks 1 x Coloured Pen Set 1 x Pencil Case Kitchen 1 x Coffee Cone and Filter 4 x Knives 1 x Knife Sharpener 1 x Silicone Baking Sheet 1 x Hungry Catepillar Mug 2 x Bowls 2 x Wine Glasses * -- P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net Connect: http://p2pfoundation.ning.com; Discuss: http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation Updates: http://del.icio.us/mbauwens; http://friendfeed.com/mbauwens; http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens