Cristian Curmei
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He was born in Romania, yet left at the age of six. Destination? U.S. of A. Grew up in Chi-town for the first two years of his life, followed by the remaining 14 years in Phoenix, Arizona. A history of musical and martial arts made him the ‘crazy’ human he is today. Majors in Chemistry and English ‘endowed’ him with with a joy for jumbling letters, sometimes making people laugh in the process. His true joy and ultimate goal.
His love of expression, in any form, has led to a large stack of notebooks on his coffee table. Some stories are about love. Some stories are about clarity. Some stories are about trials and tribulations. All of them are about what it means to be a human. Most recently you’ll even find stories about anything vehicles, transportation, and more.
Raise Mobile Living to New Heights With Basecamp Tiny House: Made in the U.S.A.
8 Jan 2022, 20:16 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The idea of a mobile home has been around since mankind could stand upright and walk away from its roots, and over the years, countless designs have risen to fruition, one of which being the tiny house. Folks, tiny homes are so hot right now. Bu...
Voco Moped Design Explores Unlocking the Secrets to Autonomous Two-Wheeling
7 Jan 2022, 20:48 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Current technological movements are leaning towards a future where vehicles can drive independently. While this is explorable in stable three and four-wheeled vehicles, two-wheelers are a whole different story. Nonetheless, some designers are st...
Where Is the Electric Edorado 7S Boat? It Was Meant To Be the Ultimate Speedboat
7 Jan 2022, 18:41 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The electrification of nearly anything that can move is happening. One industry seeing an explosion of electric design and technology is boating and yachting. With that in mind, it's time to have a look at an electric speedboat design from ...
Jeep Canyon Concept Is Inspired by a Plethora of Jeep Vehicles, Including XJ-002
7 Jan 2022, 17:04 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Sure, what you're about to witness is nothing more than just some renderings. However, behind the visual design you have before you are some rather functional aspects or actual vehicles. Folks, in our search to see the future before it happ...
For Around $50K, You Can Live Anywhere You Want With a Custom IS4800 Tiny House
7 Jan 2022, 12:55 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Folks, Australia is known for its treacherous terrains and deadly wildlife. Are you aware of what else they're known for? Designing and building capable tiny homes suitable for life off-grid in this unforgiving landscape. That's what w...
Huffy's Been Doing E-Bikes Since 1955. They Just Powered the Wrong Component
6 Jan 2022, 19:49 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Everyone thinks that e-bikes are a rather new thing. While the level of technology they employ is modern and fresh, the idea of powering a bicycle component with electricity is nothing new. Take Huffy's Radiobike as the perfect example. Tha...
Bet You've Never Heard of Airstream's $50K Fiberglass Travel Trailer Called Nest
6 Jan 2022, 17:16 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / If there's one manufacturer that's been on the mobile living radar for years, it's Airstream. While classic Airstream RVs and vehicles have always had an excellent interior and an iconic exterior, one unit, Nest, is a bit different. ...
Taste the True Glamping Lifestyle With These Raw and Rentable Covered Wagons
6 Jan 2022, 11:48 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Let's face it, mobile living has been around since we started roaming out of Africa some thousands of years ago. Over the centuries, hundreds of different mobile homes have been used for human migrations, but one of the most recent has been th...
Here's Why Roborace Beta Is Using Velodyne Lidar's H800 Solid-State System
5 Jan 2022, 16:18 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Folks, the autonomous future we've been talking about for the past few years is here. One place you can see autonomous vehicles in action is Roborace. But it takes a whole lot to help a vehicle maneuver safely through a track at high speeds. ...
New and Affordable Soltera E-Bike Is Primed To Rock the Urban Hipster Lifestyle
4 Jan 2022, 20:47 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / It seems like every day now, there's a new e-bike that hits the market. While that may be true, some manufacturers try and do things differently. One of those manufacturers is Aventon. Folks, you may have heard of Aventon before as they...
American-Made Denali XL Towers Over Other Tiny Houses in the Off-Grid Game
4 Jan 2022, 19:14 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Tiny homes are riding a wave right now. However, most just end up looking like very flashy RVs. The rolling home you see here, Denali XL, is, well, I think the images speak for themselves. Folks, Denali XL is a tiny house from an American design...
Alto R1713 Teardrop Trailer Does Things Differently, And Shines Because of It
4 Jan 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Well, we've finally found it, a teardrop trailer that has it all, yes, even a bathroom. It's time to see what Canada's Safari Condo has in store for the mobile lifestyle. Folks, if you've heard of Safari Condo before, it mean...
Oliver Skoolie Stands as a Testament to What a Mobile Dream Home Should Look Like
3 Jan 2022, 21:52 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Some of us dream of making it big and taking our money and putting it into an RV or other type of mobile home. Others just pick up an old school bus, and with sweat and backbone, transform it into a home away from home. Such is the story of Sinc...
Over $5K Gets You Five Days of Treatment on the "Exclusive" Lilypad Floating Villa
3 Jan 2022, 16:33 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The way we live our lives is changing. So much that we can literally float homes and villas out to sea. If you're into "seaing" what that may be like, get a load of Lilypad. What you're looking at is a rentable establishment ...
Here's Why Canyon's $7K Grail:ON CF 8 eTap Won the Sought-After Red Dot Award
1 Jan 2022, 18:30 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / What does it take to make a bicycle desirable? Is it its price? Is it its design? Or is it its capabilities? Well, the award-winning Grail:ON CL 8 eTap could very well be the machine to encompass all of the above. Folks, in the spirit of the new...
Australian Lifestyle 7200NLR Is the Muse for Your Next Tiny House Project
1 Jan 2022, 15:47 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / In our search for a mobile dwelling that can offer the comforts of home without feeling like you donated a kidney just to own, we've arrived in Australia, a land known for an unforgiving landscape. Just like travel trailers, vehicles, and a...
Convoy Rooftop Tent Shows You the World With a Full Moonroof and 360-Degree View
31 Dec 2021, 12:00 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / While searching for low-cost but capable alternatives to costly RVs, I've arrived at a simple but effective construction meant to fulfill your need for adventure, rooftop tents. Folks, the past couple of years have been hectic. But, in all ...
Greenly Carriage Is a Vintage Train Turned Off-Grid Home: Makes Money on Airbnb
31 Dec 2021, 11:58 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / In searching for some of the craziest conversions around, we've reached a land where few can survive, Australia. It's here we found news of a couple that converted a train into an off-grid habitat. Best of all, you, too, can take part in ...
Give Trek $13.5K for a 2022 Speed Concept Bike? But It Has an Integrated Bento Box
30 Dec 2021, 20:12 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Every once in a while, a machine hits the market and could be considered as expensive as some cars. Well, that's the case with Trek's 2022 Speed Concept, a bike that may even be as fast as a car if your legs allow it. Folks, aside from...
2022 Grail SLX 9 Gravel Bike Aims To Reduce Fatigue Like a Visit to Your Chiropractor
30 Dec 2021, 17:40 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / There's no doubt about it; gravel biking and bikepacking have really taken off in the past couple of years. With that, it's time to check out how Canyon is preparing to meet this growing demand. Folks, the two-wheelin demon before you ...