XO, from NEMO

Map out your tent map on the ground!

This is the technique we like to use to set up our aluminum poles too.

NEMO Gogo Captured in the Wild!

I have no words to describe what you are about to see. I can only say that you must watch for yourself.



-Connie

Cardiff Kook Finally Gets Surf Lesson (from Pterodactyl)

NEMO's SoCal rep Dan D. sent over this little golden news nugget last night. The Cardiff Kook, a 16 foot tall bronze statue just off the PCH near San Diego, CA had a little makeover Saturday night. Forever immortalized in an awkward stance (whether as an homage to novice surfers or as a failed attempt at depicting a floater), the Cardiff Kook has had its fair share of tough times.

Saturday night, an elaborate volcano/palm tree backdrop was set up behind the statue, complete with a pterodactyl poised to pluck the Cardiff Kook from his frothy spray.

Definitely in the top 3 of Cardiff Kook-isms, no? Check out some other doozies:

-Connie

Great American Campout

The National Wildlife Federation’s Great American Campout is this Saturday – are you in? Whether you’re camping in the backcountry, at a local campground or in your backyard, NWF encourages everyone to get out this weekend and spend a night under the stars.


I did a little polling around the office to hear what the NEMO crew had planned:

Connie & Suzanne – camping out in Suzanne’s great big new backyard in York, ME
Tom, Sarah and their 15 month old daughter, Rachel – on their family’s land in Washington, NH
Kate, Mike and their dog Charlotte – somewhere near Northfield, NH after the Claymore Challenge Slopestyle Mountain Bike event at Highland Park.
Nate, Lindsay and Lyle – bike touring and camping around Portland, ME

Where will your adventure be?

~Kate

Something About Old Dogs and New Tricks

It's never too late to find a new hobby/love. 76 year old Lloyd Khan gives some priceless longboarding advice:

Safety gear, safety gear, safety gear. I have a helmet, knee pads, elbow guards and gloves with hockey pucks attached to the palms by Velcro. There are a lot of people who skated when younger and gave it up. I encourage them to get back into it, because the equipment is so good nowadays.

-Connie

Signs of Spring

Besides all the snowmelt outside, it always feels like spring when Loaded releases a new video.



-Connie

It's Deep in Tahoe

NEMO friend and photographer, Jed Conklin, just sent this video over. He's supposed to be working on a NEMO photo shoot, but it appears he's been working harder on his powder turns. The Lake Tahoe area has received upwards of 12 feet of snow in just 8 days. Amazing.

Behind Jed, you'll notice samples of 2 new NEMO tents, Alti Storm 2P and 3P. The video's a quickie, but the terrain sure looks enticing.



Be safe out there Jed!

~Kate

NEMO Makes its TV Debut

In another random twist of fate, NEMO will have a cameo appearance in the CBS drama NCIS tomorrow night. Titled 'False Witness', The NCIS team investigates the disappearance of a Navy petty officer who is the sole witness in an upcoming murder trial. Apparently, he's out doing a little camping and hunting.



You just never know where you're going to find a NEMO tent.

~Kate

Moki, Coming to a Video Game Near You

It's funny sometimes, the random places you find a NEMO tent....


A friend found this while buying a Christmas gift for his nephew. I tried my hand at the game, but that darn dino is speedy.

~Kate

Get Your Reality On

If you don't already have plans for April 2011, you might want to consider entering a team of 3 for the reality show Expedition Impossible.

In Expedition Impossible, teams of three will solve problems while racing across deserts, over mountains and through rivers. Each week a new stage of the expedition will be revealed. After ten stunning legs of competition, one team will cross the finish line first to claim victory.

Executive Producer Mark Burnett is the man behind Survivor, The Apprentice, and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader, if that is any indication of the quality of programming that is to come. Maybe we can expect to build a canoe out of PVC pipes, rubber bands, and toothpaste, take the said watercraft down class 5 glacier melt rapids, retrieve a cryptogram puzzle by diving underneath the water surface, anagram the solution which will lead the team to another location... sounds like just the event to enter a NEMO team.

To apply, email David Polanzak at dpo.casting(at)gmail.com. Your email must include the following:
• Name, age, location and contact info for all three (3) team members
• Recent photo of all 3 team members
• Level of individual and team's experience with competitions/races, etc.
• Brief description of why your team is great for this competition and why you will win
• Anything else that makes your team memorable and unique

-Connie

The One Gear Closet to Rule Them All

NEMO Customer James O. owns a Moki tent, and sent in this picture of his gear closet to our customer service to illustrate what good care he takes of his tent.

Seriously? I'm feeling instant pangs of guilt just thinking about the 5 sleeping bags crammed in the bottom of my closet. Everyone in the office was instantly jealous of his stash (and organization). If you think you have this beat, send in a pic to journey (at) nemoequipment.com, and we'll send you a cool Ditto Luggage Tag if deemed worthy.

-Connie

October Nor'easter = Snow

Here in the Northeast, we're getting hit with a little Nor'easter. For those of us who live on the coast, that means rain and some decent wind. For those who like to call the Mt. Washington area home, it means snow. The summit of Mt. Washington is expected to get up to 9" of the white stuff this weekend. And since I like to slide on snow, we're going to focus on that today.



The KGB boys in Jackson Hole, WY have been working for the past 2 years on their next movie, Wyoming Triumph, which will be released via film tour next fall. Their impressive skills in front of and behind the lens, coupled with a backcountry focus is what drew us in. Armed with a few Tenshis and Mokis to keep them warm and sheltered on their overnights, they've been hitting areas like Togwotee Pass, Yellowstone National Park and The Gros Ventre Range. Check out this webisode and others on their YouTube channel.

Just bought my new boards, the Icelantic Oracle and I am getting ready for ski season. Let the dry land training begin!



-Kate

Fun times at night

I had been jones’n for a night hike most of the summer and just never made time for it. Since we are getting into fall now and the temps are dropping daily, I figured the window of opportunity was closing. I was already up north climbing some rocks during the day so I picked a hike that I was more or less familiar with and wasn’t too far from where the climbing day ended; Franconia Notch, Falling Waters to Old Bridal Path.

I packed what I thought would be too much gear for those “just in case” situations. I grabbed a Losi 2P, Tuo Standard, and a Fillo from the office along with my sleeping bag and I was off, thinking to myself, “Oh yeah, the moon is at 50%. That should be enough light to hike by moonlight on the ridge.” Right…?

Turns out, my lunar awareness is sub-par. The moon, as Steve explained to me in the office on Monday, isn’t always in our vision for the entire night. And on top of that, the amount of reflected light isn’t always what you think it will be. Facts I have now learned by experience, but didn’t really acknowledge before my little adventure.

While I didn’t see the moon at all during my entire hike, I couldn’t stop looking at the stars. Each time I took cover from the wind, I turned off my headlamp and basked in the beauty of the cosmos. I am not a stranger to seeing stars, but I have never seen the night sky as dense with them as I did on Little Haystacks, Lincoln and Lafayette. The Milky Way was an undeniably clear band of stars above me, Orion clearly low on the horizon and you could clearly see twinkling. It was at that point that I wished I knew more constellations and could pick them out. Alas, the cold kept creeping in so I was forced to move.

Here is the only reasonable picture I was able to capture during the hike. It is at the summit of Lafayette at about 1am.


I managed to get down by a little after 3am and promptly fell asleep in my car.Good times, good learning experience and a great view.

-Ryan

NEMO on the Subway

For those of you in the NYC area, keep an eye out on the Metro N Line for NEMO. While we don't have enough pull yet to set up in the subway, our photographer friend Michael Hanson took the following shot while traveling to the salt flats in Bolivia. The image will be used as an ad for the NY Times travel section.

Calling all stickers

NEMO headquarters in Nashua, NH is the proud new owner of a stark white refrigerator. It was determined that the energy efficiency and cleanliness of our old fridge was beyond dubious. The new refrigerator was delivered last Wednesday and the old one carted off to fridge heaven...and along with it, NEMO's greatest sticker collection. I wish I had snapped a picture of the old one before it was taken away, but you can probably picture in your head a standard fridge covered in outdoor industry stickers from the very top to bottom.

For decency's sake, I'm not posting any naked fridge pictures, but here is one of it scantily clad in just eleven stickers. More stickers have already been added from private stashes...but we need some help.


If you send us (appropriate) stickers from your favorite outdoor company, guide service, national park, magazine, athlete, etc., we'll make sure they get their own piece of real estate on our fridge.

Stickers can be sent to:

NEMO Equipment
C/o Fridge Stickers
100 Factory St
Nashua, NH 03060

I'm looking forward to posting pictures of our full coverage fridge.

-Suzanne

Get In the (Blue Tarp) Tube!

Flat forecast or landlocked? Get out the blue tarp, and the possibilities are endless. I know this has been making the rounds recently, but still worth reposting.



(via kottke)

-Connie

Off the Radar...

On Wednesday, the NEMO crew will be heading out in our backyard for a little R&R (Research and Recreation). For three days we'll be backpacking in the Pemigewasset Wilderness, within the White Mountain National Forest. You can see our planned route below.


If you happen to be hiking in the area and see a large group on the trail, say hello! And Bill will be armed with the camera so be sure to check back next week for images and tales of the trip.

Adventure Anywhere...

NEMO Disambiguation

One of the charms of Wikipedia is getting caught in the web of disambiguations associated with what you're actually searching for. You may be surprised to learn that NEMO can refer to many things.

The ones we most often hear from people making an association with the company name are Finding NEMO (too obvious) and Captain Nemo (for the literary folks).

The Latin meaning for "nemo" (meaning "no man" or "no one") tends to be referenced from time to time. Less popular -- unless you salute the maple leaf -- is Mt. Nemo, a popular sport climbing destination in southern Ontario. Nemo Peak is a volcano in the Kuril Islands, Russia.

You might drive a Nemo in some parts of the world (warning: rollover hazards)... perhaps on your way to Nemo, Texas?

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My personal favorite is Point NEMO, also known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility. This point, located in the South Pacific, is the furthest point from any land mass at 1,553 miles (2,500 kilometers).

The 'NEMO' from NEMO Equipment, Inc. comes from the fact the company was originally named New England Mountain Equipment (read more here).

-Connie

Sticker Love

First sign of (new) sticker love from one of our customers... keep them coming, and we'll keep posting them.

-Connie