LifeEdited Learns from the Wisdom of Camping Equipment

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October 9, 2010 by Jonsky

TreeHugger founder Graham Hill is trying to radically reduce his footprint and live happily with less space, less stuff and less waste on less money, but with more design. He calls it “LifeEdited.”

So what does one learn from camping equipment? What Graham Hill calls LifeEdited is what camping equipment is all about. Take camping chairs as an example; they’re fold small, often use minimal raw materials and cheap, all of which is achieved through great design.

Here’s another example:

There is a lot to learn from camping equipment. Most kitchen stoves weigh in at a couple of hundred pounds of steel and take up 5 square feet of space, or over 1% of Graham’s apartment. Yet Warren has shown us a stove that weighs less than an ounce. It is perhaps a bit minimalist, but what happens when you think of living like you are camping at home? It particularly makes sense when you have a sixth floor walkup.

Using camping equipment at home can save you a lot of space and probably some money as well and if you feel like camping, you can just use what you already have at home. It’s a win-win option.

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