How to pack for a epic road trip!
I find that as the summer comes to a close people are getting in those last minute road based adventures in. As a Los Angeles based mobile barbershop I’m no stranger to packing for those extended adventures. Here is three tips to make the most of your packing experience!
Make sure you check your perspective. It’s a weird place to start I know but trust me when I say viewing the packing portion of a trip through a different lens makes the whole experience feel totally different! I found that when viewing the packing portions of a adventure as a chore made me rush and often forget necessities that would later affect the overall experience of the trip in a significant way. Simply shifting the mindset of the packing process to something that will allow me to have the maximum amount of fun doing the things I love without the stress of missing items really made the whole experience that much easier!
Use online resources to make it simple! If you have a activity in mind I assure you aren’t the first one to tackle the struggle of packing for said activity. Likely someone on the internet has compiled a checklist of items and posted it on a blog or forum. Make sure you print this list and keep a marker handy so you can check off the completed items. This makes the packing process so much faster and easier and also removes the stress of the thought process. I’ve found that using this method actually simplifies the process in another interesting way when it comes to overpacking. I can’t count the amount of times I’ve brought items with me thinking they would come in handy only to not use them and feel some type of way about the unnecessary item taking up the valuable space in my trusty road companion on wheels. Another important factor in this category is making sure when packing these checklist items that you’re packing specific bags and cases dedicated to the activity. That way it’s simple as pulling out the case for that activity and not digging through the rig trying to figure out where the checklist items are.
That leads me into the next point. It’s fun to have every item for every type of adventure handy but space when traveling in a vehicle is a serious issue. I can’t tell you how many times I packed for every single activity only to find that I was limited from doing these activities for the simple fact that I had overpacked and didn’t feel like digging out the case containing the items needed for the adventure. Pick your top activities that you know you have to do and create your trip around those to minimize the amount of potential rearranging of the vehicles contents. Nothing is worse then getting to the prime hiking spot only to realize you have to pull out and put back bags and cases just to get out on the trail. I’ve actually pulled up to prime locations in the past and just driven away because I didn’t feel like dealing with this in the past.
The good life
It’s been a minute since I’ve done anything with the blog:) figured today as as good a day as any to do a new post⚡️ As we speak I’m sitting here On beautiful Abbet Kenny answering questions and talking with passers by. The books are solid and the only thing missing was a update on how things have been going haha. Sense my last post we have opened for both house calls and on Abbot Kinney cuts. It’s been crazy busy with apparel drops selling out quick😩 I gotta make more gear so I can have my stuff on the shelf a lil longer but it’s a good problem to have:) anyway I hope everybody’s having a beautiful day! And I hope to see you soon. - Ryan AKA The Lonely Barber
Man in a van
It’s so so close at this point. I’m currently still in the pre launch phase as I’m writing this but the van is about 60% complete at this point! Can’t wait to go live with this project.. It’s been about a year in the making but we’re there. 2021 vibeeeeeee
F*** That’s fresh
Got the air fresheners and honestly couldn’t be more excited about the finished product! These not only smell great but also look awesome in any vehicle from a sporty classic to a trail slaying beast!
Banana flavor
$10.00 (only for sale in person)
you like discounts? how about 15% off every cut…
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the future is bright… pma
Just wanted to drop the note today that although things are crazy from covid-19 to political tension we all, and I mean ALL will be ok:) Love all my people and the darkness is always darkest before the light..
Party like it’s 1884
I can’t make a cocktail to save my life… unless it’s that super secret magic punch but we don’t talk about that. Lucky for me my good friends over at Slow & Low make a devilish good drink! They also have a really awesome van. (drinks are complements of the house and not for sale)
malibu aug 19,2020
Dropping a random post today.. Surf was up so I took a quick trip to county line with my boy Frankie so he could soak in the drink. I stayed my ass on the beach shooting photos of the new stickers from makestickers.com and hammered down SmartWater like it was Book Of Eli.
Mmmmm SO FRESH!
It’s a van! Of course I sell air fresheners.
SO FRESH
$10.00
(Only Sold On Location)
Things To Vandalize With
New die cut stickers coming in HOT! Please be courteous when applying them…
Hardworth Designs
IT’S GOING DOWN! Just got some early stage art back from my good friend over at @HardworthDesign in Los Angeles and its simply amazing! Going to be doing some limited run hats, tees, stickers and… air fresheners (I know random as hell but you know dope air fresheners are the vibe!)
COMING SOON!
The show is just beginning. Today I signed my name on the dotted line for the conversion of my recently acquired Sprinter van. The overall design is complete and now we get to move into the heavy lifting of the minor details. I’m having the conversion done by the boys over at Van Speed Shop in Costa Mesa CA.
