August 18 – 25, 2014, in the Cévennes and Gévaudan (France). Episode #1 

The episode one on youtube

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I am Benoit Pereira da Silva, 42 years old, and I'm a software author and an independent mobile consultant. Since July 2013.i work while walking 3 km/h on a treadmill. I “travel” on average 100 to 120 km per week while doing tasks. After working this way and going more than 5000 km in a year, I decided to walk outside and take on the roads, valleys, mountains, and landscapes that are all around. 

From August 18 – 25, with Nino (my son, who is 13 and a half years old) who has gone along with me on this adventure, we have been walking in the Cévennes and Gévaudan, with a prototype of a mobile desk using self-sufficient energy. We have camped and used the energy produced by the solar cart that I’ll be tugging along.

The episode #1 presents the device :

I have designed, and developed a suspended aluminum desk with a backpack. In addition to various gadgets, this desk has a computer, a phone, a solar "monitoring" system, a battery charger for the drone, and some storage space. 

Below the “shelf," I have a place to attach the drone and its camera when it isn't flying. 


The cart supports two solar panels (1.20 m by 1.10 m) that are likely to produce 200 w at full capacity. In addition, it contains the tent and some small camping equipment, a backup battery, and associated control electronics. 

Resources :


Timeline : http://walkingworking.com/md2014
Via twitter : https://twitter.com/bpereiradasilva
Google + : https://plus.google.com/+BenoitPereir...

Sponsors: 

  • Withings designs and develops intelligent devices for health, activity, and well-being: an activity tracker, a watch and connected scales, sleep products, a wireless blood pressure monitor, and applications.http://withings.com
  • Escadrone: Images using drones and photogrammetry services. http://escadrone.com

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  • @Jethro Hazelhurst  My pleasure. This DIYD blog post offers more mind candy.

  • This is very cool stuff, great information in the links you are all posting. The post by Clay Shirky was very interesting, thanks for sharing John.

  • Visitors to DIYD, especially those reading this while sitting, as I was...  may want to watch this webinar (start at 09:00) to hear Dr.Levine's presentation. Having self-identified as "chair-imprisoned", I have now switched to using my laptop on a rolling stand as a step toward better health.

  • I do live in  the Cevennes national Park all the year long and walk and run a lot when i m not walking on my treadmill desk. My project was an experimentation. Clay Skirky is perfectly right, but walking is not a task. In fact walking is a background mechanic physical activity, an "unconscious Ritournelle". There is a very long tradition of walking -teaching philosophers...  From  Aristotle's Peripatetic school (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peripatetic_school)  to Nietzsche by Kant and even more modern thinkers... Walking with a computer is not multitasking, it is simply a way to "GET UP!" following the injonction of Dr James A. Levine (the inventor in 2000 of the treadmill desk)...

  • I think this is a great project. After reading this post by Clay Shirky, I wonder about the effects of distraction from walking in such a beautiful area. To borrow from that post, does the elephant win most of the time? :-)

  • Wow! I love it, would be great for trekking in the Pyrenees mountains over here!

  • Europe must be great for walking like this, with all the ancient paths that people would walk in the old days.

  • Don't trip that would ruin your day

  • Admin

    @Benoit,

    A very unique way to work and exercise at the same time!

    Regards,

    TCIII Admin

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