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.
This Teardrop Trailer Has Beaten Inflation! Held Its Value Best Among All Other Campers
25 May 2024, 18:16 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Back in 2021, I first heard of Vistabule, a teardrop camper manufacturer that was leaving its mark on history. Three years later, I checked back in with this crew to find that they have been growing, yet their base model, the Vistabule, has gone vi...
This Car Trailer Is the Most Aerodynamic in the World, Was Designed by Peter Brock Himself
24 May 2024, 20:39 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / "Why doesn't anyone in the trailer industry understand aerodynamics?!" These are the words that would mark the beginning of what can be considered the most streamlined car hauler on roadways. Oh, and none other than Peter Brock is re...
You Can Be the One To Celebrate This Ship's 100-Year Anniversary by Dishing Out $3.9M
24 May 2024, 20:30 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / It's not every day that we get a chance to own a piece of history. Well, that's precisely the case with the Hermitage, a ship that was born back in 1929. Yep, you can be the one to be celebrating this ship's centennial birthday. A...
This Bike-Packing Hardtail MTB From Trek Rides the Fine Line Between Price and Capability
24 May 2024, 20:21 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / As you'd expect of anything, striking the perfect balance between capability and price is a very difficult task. However, one crew that's been nailing it since the first days on the market is none other than Trek. This time around, we exp...
These Rugged and Feature-Filled Travel Trailers Are a Wise Choice for Couples and Families
23 May 2024, 16:09 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / If there's one country in this world that's known for crafting the most amazingly capable mobile habitats around, it's Australia. It's here that we find Fantasy Caravan and its Essential Range, a grouping of just ...
This Pocket-Sized E-Bike Is the Cheapest That China Can Produce: It's a Road Hazard!
22 May 2024, 20:23 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Whenever we hear of China spitting out a particular type of anything, we're all ears because they simply have a different way of doing business. That's precisely the case with the full-suspension e-bike before us today; it's selling ...
Niu's XQi3 E-Dirt Bike Is About To Step Up to the Plate and Swing a Street-Legal Home Run
22 May 2024, 13:18 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The electrification of everything is a fast-moving industry, and when a name like Niu cranks out something new, you can bet it's going to be an amazing machine. That seems to be the case with this crew's XQi3, a street-legal off-road dirt...
This Aluminum Travel Trailer Is Inexpensive and Lets You Build Your Dream Home on Wheels
21 May 2024, 19:54 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / You know, not everyone has tens of thousands of dollars to spend on a camper or motorhome that's basically built to someone else's living standards. Some people just want a cheap and capable canvas upon which to craft their own idea of a ...
To the Moon and Back: Krug and Arctic Trucks Redesign an F-550 to the Highest of Standards
21 May 2024, 15:34 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / These days, it's not enough just to be able to camp out under some tree in some forgotten field. No; these days, people want to go above and beyond what the eye can see, and to do that, Krug's Bedrock XT2 is the machine to do it. Folks...
Wingamm Announces Their Newest Machine, and It's Available Only to American Customers
21 May 2024, 10:20 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Back in 1977, Europe ended up seeing the birth of Wingamm, the luxury RV and camper brand from Italy. Well, fast-forward to now, and this brand has recently announced that American on-road lifers will now have the possibility to get their hands on ...
British Power: McLaren Is Now Milking the E-Bike Industry With Their First "Hyperbikes"
21 May 2024, 07:57 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / There's really no need to point out that e-bikes are big bucks these days, so much so that even McLaren is in on the electrifying action. Heck, only a few hours ago, they announced their freshest lineup of "hyperbikes," a s...
This Truck Camper Is From a Crew That Specializes in Teardrops: Built for Family Living
16 May 2024, 15:33 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / While most of the world is fixated on travel trailers, RVs, and other massive habitats, some of us just need a truck and a bed-mounted half-shell to enjoy the greater outdoors with the biggest of grins. With that in mind, let's dive deeper int...
WeeRoll's $17K Gladiator Is an Indestructible Canvas for Off-Road Travel Trailer Dreams
16 May 2024, 12:04 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / I'll admit that it's extremely difficult to strike the perfect match between capability, price, and comfort in a travel trailer. However, one crew known to offer just that is WeeRoll, the one and the same responsible for the Silver Moon c...
Ride1Up Takes Their Existing Monster and Makes It Even Better, Faster, Stronger: The DRT
15 May 2024, 17:04 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Over the past few years, the e-bike industry has really taken off. As a result, we're seeing wilder and wilder machines that blur the line between what a bicycle used to be and what could be considered a downright moped or light dirt bike. ...
This Teardrop Camper Is One of 2024's Hottest Ones: Has a Kitchen and Bathroom Inside
15 May 2024, 14:07 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The world of travel trailers is a grand place full of designs, shapes, sizes, and prices. Well, the teardrop style has always been revered as the best for quick getaways, and Go Little Guy is here to show us how to do things right. With that in min...
This Chinese Electric Pickup Truck Is Dirt Cheap, Looks Like a "Land Rover" Golf Kart
15 May 2024, 08:11 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / What would you do if I told you that you could buy a brand-new pick-up truck for as little as $2,530? Like most normal humans, you're sure to be intrigued. Well, that's precisely the case with this next one. Oh, and it's also electri...
Okai's "Coming Soon" LyteCycle E-Bike Promises Great Range on a Reasonable Budget
15 May 2024, 07:41 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / Over the past few years, I've been heavily invested in the urban mobility industry, and in this journey, I've discovered countless teams promising the next best thing. Well, this time around, we take a look at an e-bike from none other th...
The One That Started It All! Airstream's "Clipper #1" Has Been Found and Restored
15 May 2024, 07:02 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / The first of anything is clearly special, but when that first something signifies the birth of a legacy, it transforms into something else; it becomes an icon. With that in mind, we explore the very first riveted Airstream's story, the one bef...
Physically Challenged Adventurers Need an Overlander: It's the Ultimate Powered Wheelchair
12 May 2024, 16:21 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / I'll admit, I've had a few accidents over the course of my life and even broken the same bones more than once, so naturally, as I age, I worry: maybe someday I'll have trouble getting around and feeding my wild side. Well, Terrain Ho...
Cartoon-Inspired Surf Seeker Is One of the Best Customs You'll See: Walmart for the Win
12 May 2024, 06:33 UTC · By: Cristian Curmei / While this next one could be considered old news to some, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to bring to light the Surf Seeker, a very unique and obviously custom spin on the VW buses of the surfing era. Ladies and gents, forget every...