Boomer Sassmann
Searching for happiness and adventure both near and far, in the digital and the physical. There are so many places to see and so many things to learn, you better get started.
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Motorcycle Adventure
24 Hours of Lemons
Web Development
Photo and Drone
Bridging design between the physical and digital space
Digital Design
For over two decades I’ve been building and tinkering online. From the early days of Angelfire and GeoCities, to the massively creative era of Macromedia Flash and now deep in the WordPress landscape. This passion (maybe obsession) with the internet has allowed me to steer clear of the corporate rat race and work with some amazing businesses and brands over the years.
Physical Design
I’ve been passionate about building, fixing, designing and re-imagining physical products and spaces for as long as I can remember. This passion solidified in college as I worked on my Industrial Design degree at Appalachian State. These days, almost 20 years later, I continue to tinker on cars, motorcycles, my 100 year old home, and most recently with my Laser/CNC/3-D Printer.
Blog
1989 Chevy School Bus RV Conversion
I've spent the past 3 months converting a 1989 Chevy Short Bus into an RV. I've spent the past 10-15 years thinking about small scale living specific to shipping containers. When the opportunity to purchase this school bus (for $600) presented itself, I...
Short Bus Schoolie RV Conversion
I never realized that I wanted to convert a school bus into an RV until the opportunity presented itself. I recently got the opportunity to buy a 1989 6.2 Liter Chevy Short bus for $600. Needless to say, I jumped at the chance. It's only got 115,000 miles on a million...
Brewing With Babies
We thought it might be fun to pose my friends kid in a series of brewery photos. It turns out the kid can brew some seriously tasty beer. This batch was actually our first Gruit (beer without hops). We made two different batches and split them into various sized...
Take it to 11 Jalapeno IPA
Last year we brewed a Jalapeno IPA using a few home grown Jalapenos from the garden. I think we used 2 in the mash and 3 in the secondary fermentation tank. The goal this time around was to make a beer similar to the Habanero Sculpin from Ballast Point. We did just...
15 Gallon Home Brew Rig
My current setup is a hand-me-down from the founder of Terrapin Brewing. It is a 15 gallon converted keg system with a bunch of goodies. I'll try to post better/more photos as I can. For now here is a little gallery of the rig.
Metal Shaving Saison
This was our first batch of beer brewed on the new 15 gallon home brew rig. I purchased the system from the former founder of Terrapin Brewing so I feel like it's got some good juju. The beer is a Saison that turned out to be about 11%. It's still in fermentation (Jan...
Frontenac MN to The Twin City Tree House
The Broken Chain Disaster - Frontenac, MN I was told that BMW Motorcycles don't break. They are the best bike for a journey like the one I'm on. "Just change the oil and the chain and you're good to go" I was told. I only changed the oil... therefore I broke my...
Full Route Recap – 5,133 Miles in 27 Days
This was my final route. I've added the different tracks to a Google Map and made them available for public consumption. If you have questions about any specific segment of the trip, please feel free to email.
What Gear Do I Have With Me?
The Gear is always a topic of concern on this trip. Making sure that I have what I need but not bringing everything that I can possibly think of. I spent countless hours leading up to this trip attempting to think through all possible scenarios and what I might...