backpacking

Heard enough about the death of the American Family Summer Vacation?  The Wilson family turns their summer "green" with a Hybrid SUV, lightweight, low-profile camper, solar and wind power, and carbon offsets.  They get 19mpg while giving their young girls contact with nature most kids today never get.  See their story at www.greenfamilysummer.com.

Interview by GenitronSviluppo design webmagazine with sustainable product designer Taylor Welden. Discusses sustainable product design practices, the potential future of design and our Planet, and features a variety of eco-design projects (from backpacks to steam-powered vehicles).

(This isn't about just merino wool :)) The current crop of outdoor/trekking clothes is made in China or other Asian countries, uses non-renewable plastics and is difficult to repair. Finisterre, based in Cornwall, England, has a new line of clothing using 'beeswax impregnated poly-cotton fabrics, garments of traceable merino wool, and recycled polyester fabrics'. Great news!