FEATURES
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK
Two designers seeking life in the slow lane trade Manhattan for Maui and create an energy-efficient, off-the-grid tropical retreat. Plus: A nature-inspired fabric-printing how-to.
by Derek FagerstromHOME RUN
Getting away doesn’t always require leaving on a jet plane. Introducing the ReadyMade “staycation”: 10 ways to “travel” without leaving town. Follow our helpful guide and book an excursion today.
by Matt HaberADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Fly-fishing, basket weaving, and furniture building: This season, head to the hinterlands, get your hands dirty, and pick up some new skills at a camp for grownups.
by Sandee Moore, David Rakoff, and Katherine Sharpe
DEPARTMENTS
Editor's notes
RE-PLY
Your letters
RE-VIEW
A brief history of the hot dog, airport confiscation art, and “sound-seeing.” Plus: the best in books, music, picnic-ware, and gardening shears
I MADE THIS!
Reader project: a kicked-to-the-curb dining chair refurbished with wire mesh
HOME FIXES
Simple summertime solutions
SKILL SET
How to start a campfire
RE-DUX
Three tennis-ball projects with bounce
RE-VAMP
Luggage packing tips for your next voyage
RE-FAB
Customize a duvet cover with recycled fabric
RE-WIRE
Build a “bent-wood” LED lamp
RE-KINDLE (COVER PROJECT)
Campsite projects
SOLID WOLD
Construct a weatherproof patio chair
THE EL WORD
A primer on self-publishing
HOT TODDY
Sew a convertible beach bag-and-blanket combo
READYWHIP
Grow your own greens on a portable salad table
HDYGTFAJ
Q&A with longtime National Geographic staff photographer Bill Allard
MOVERS & MAKERS
Rcrd Lbl shares new music, legally and for free; TechShop offers power tools to the people
BUYER'S GUIDE
Where to get the goods
CONTRIBUTORS
Our bunkmates
MACGYVER
Winning entry: Suitcase guitar stand
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