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Andrew Fails
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Fails is a freelance photographer who sometimes pretends to be literate. You can see his portfolio at www.failsphotography.com. He is talking in third person because it makes him feel mysterious.

Revenue share? I’m assuming they monetized the video.  Read more

Had a soft collapsible cooler with fruit, cheese, and meat. Refilled it with ice at each hotel. Bread was in one of the suitcases, and other dry snacks got purchased at gas stations and tucked in door pockets.  Read more

I forgot, cooler also had fruit, meat, and cheese that we got at a grocery store the first night.  Read more

We had a collapsible cooler with some drinks, but new drinks/snacks get purchased at like every other fuel stop, so carrying a lot made no point. Read more

I generally assume that most people are carrying around more than they need to be for your run of the mill road trip. I did a 5 day drive with two people, our bags, a cooler, some tools/fluids, etc into a classic Mini. Read more

I’ve started replacing the sheet metal screws that hold on my front grill with rivnuts. These things are so great it feels like witchcraft. Read more

I read all of Tracy’s stuff because of the sheer joy he has for Jeeps/vans/assorted shit boxes. Read more

It seems like the most efficient solution would be to sleep in a tent. Better ventilation, don’t have to unload/reload the back of the Suburban every night/morning, etc. Read more

Buying discontinued helmets is the real move. Both of mine have been close-outs when Shoei phased out that model, and it meant I got a great helmet for hundreds off of MSRP.  Read more

I think I'm going to be stuck with Shoeis for life. Anything else I try on is just not as comfortable to me. Granted, they are SUPER loud at freeway speeds. Like, my ears ring if I ride for more than 15min st highway speeds without earplugs, but it's so dang comfy.  Read more

No, the sign saying not to was a hoax. So free those hot snakes in the fresh air.  Read more

Doesn’t somebody in the movie literally point this out, and it’s an actual sub-plot for a while? Read more

Correct, they normally don’t, but everyone makes mistakes. At least Tracy owns his publicly which is more than be said for 99% of people. Lord knows I’m not about to write articles about the stupid (expensive) mistakes I’ve made. Read more