Myrtle as Muse, again!

You may have remembered that Myrtle was previously the subject of a lovely painting by the amazing painter, Kate Schutz.

Now Myrtle has been illustrated by the talented Fred Greiner and featured on his blog Van Full of Monkeys. Fred's other illustration work can be seen on his main website: http://www.fredgreiner.com/


Photo copyright Fred Greiner, used with permission. Photo source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fredgreiner/7449633862/
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Biolite Campstove - Camping Innovation!

I was very excited to hear about the Biolite Campstove, and I have already preordered one. From the manufacturers website; "The BioLite CampStove, designed for outdoor adventure and emergency preparedness, makes cooking on wood as clean, safe and easy as petroleum fuels while powering electronics off-grid. Using BioLite's patent-pending thermoelectric technology, BioLite Stoves convert heat to electricity that powers a fan to make the fire ultra-efficient. Extra electricity can be used to charge small electronics like mobile phones and LED lights."

I am super excited about this development for both camping and disaster preparedness. If that wasn't neat enough they also manufacture a larger version called the Biolite Homestove for use in countries where people are cooking over open fires. From their website; "The Need: Half the planet cooks on smoky open fires, causing nearly 2 million premature deaths each year and contributing to climate change. Using our patent-pending technology, BioLite has created a low-cost biomass cookstove that, by converting waste heat into electricity, reduces smoke emissions by up to 95% while simultaneously providing users with the capability to charge mobile phones and LED lights.



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Myrtle featured on Inspired Camping

Did you know Myrtle has a fabulous solar power system? The system runs all her house lights, appliances, computer equipment and even an electric blanket.

Check out the system details and photos in her featured article on Inspired Camping



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Myrtle featured in RV West magazine

RV West is a free online magazine. They have interesting articles on camping destinations, fellow RVer's, maintenance, events and so on.

They did a fun article on Myrtle and our adventures in restoration and camping. Check it out here: http://www.rvwest.com/vintage_rv/article/glamping_with_myrtle


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Myrtle is on Facebook!

Myrtle, our mid century modern 1964 Dodge Travco Motorhome is on facebook! Her page will include entries from her blog, interesting links, vintage rv supplies and decorating, events etc.

If you'd like to stay in touch with Myrtle's adventure via Facebook, please like her page.
https://www.facebook.com/MyrtleAndMe



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Myrtle escape pod

You may have noticed a lack of posts lately on Myrtle's blog. That is because we are on a one year backpacking trip around the world. (If you are interested in that adventure check out my travel blog Voyage Vixen). In Bali, we stumbled upon this lovely 1964 Vespa scooter. Both the year and the color scheme match Myrtle. It's for sale for about $2500.00 Canadian and for a moment we considered trying to import it. Eventually we would like to have a vintage motorbike/scooter/moped for Myrtle but importing one from Bali while on a year long trip seems complicated. As part of our trip we are taking a custom bicycle frame building course in the fall of 2012, and I plan on making my frame match Myrtle's color scheme.

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Myrtle in the Media

It has been an exciting month for Myrtle! She was recently featured in a terrific article, complete with photos, on the website My Star Collector Car! Check out the interview and photos which were taken at her first car show.

Secondly, Myrtle's blog was featured as one of the top Calgary Lifestyle Blogs by the Calgary Herald!