[PG2G]

This will be the official thread for "The Flat Head 3001 World Tour (sponsored by Self Edge)." Keep all the discussion in here from now on.

I'll keep the OP updated as new information comes in.

The current order is as follows:

1. June - captain5640 (passed on early)

2. Soraanaam (LA, visting China)
3. Cameland (Melbourne)
4. Justiz2 (Malaysia)
5. Largo (Thailand)
6. Cotton Duck (Amsterdam)
7. twistedtrees (Chicago)
8. ordo (Vancouver)
9. adsurgo (NJ, visiting Japan)
10. PG2G (LA)
11. Mrip (San Jose)
12. fallen_angels (San Fran)

13. ProfMonnitoff (Vienna - skipped, will be fitted in the rotation later)

Reserves:
1. wild_style
2. doczein

Links:
Status/Updates : http://flathead3001.blogspot.com/
Self Edge: http://www.selfedge.com
Flat Head 5003 World Tour: http://flatheadworldtour.blogspot.com/
Flat Head 3001: http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.p...ducts _id=201

[captain5640]

I think we should definitely get a tracking number/insurance on the package when we ship it. I prefer USPS Priority Mail. It's not that expensive to do and it gives good peace of mind ( I'm trying to deal with a lost package worth $250 right now and it's shitty). As for pictures, I think pictures with a digital camera are good along with the idea of a picture a day with a disposable camera. I don't know if a full, daily journal is neccesary, maybe when you get your pictures developed you can write some info on the back or number them and then write a little bit. Let's get some more input though and come up with some great ideas.

[theetruscan]

originally posted by PG2G Things that need to be determined: 1. What is each person going to need to do, aside from wearing them? (i.e. post card, pictures, journal, etc...). We should get kiya's input on this one, and we'll probably want the 5003 and 3001 groups to be the same in this regard. 2. Shipping standards? Do we need to define preferred shipment methods (i.e. tracking, insurance, etc?) That's it I guess.

I think the things that should be done (I'm a 34 team or whatever, but I agree about parity) should be:

1. Take pictures in every major location, at the least. Otherwise, let people do their thing.

2. I plan to send them on insured and trackable, I'd say that's preferable to paying for super-express. Also, while speed isn't of the utmost essence, we should avoid really slow shipping methods.

[soraanaam]

ima take pics of the fukin Himalaya's

[unklesteve]

No idea if it's too late to get on the list....

But if they can make it to me by August 1st, I'll wear them while competing in the World Yo-Yo Championships.

http://www.worldyoyocontest.com

Take THAT, other teams!


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And, dumbass, that I am, I just noticed that the list of names has MONTHS next to them.

I really need to cut back on the drinking.

[ProfMonnitoff]

The idea of buying a disposable camera (no high quality dSLR crap) and taking a picture every day got positive feedback in the last thread. Obviously many of us have lives where we will not be able to have a spectacular picture every day, but there are other ways to get a cool picture. Waiting for a bus, or just in front of some nice piece of scenery ala hap & bizzy.

There should obviously be high quality pictures taken every month to show the fades and such.

Someone suggested keeping a moleskine in one of the back pockets, but I'm not sure if there will be much of a back pocket at the end of the year, with each member actually wearing the jeans every day.

For shipping, tracked/insured is definitely the way to go. Fast shipping too. Kiya is a great guy for providing the jeans, the least we can do is pay to get them around quicker.
The problem is when shipping needs to go to a different continent. I just checked, EMSing them from Austria to the US would cost 60 Euros, and that's with the value declared to be 0, and mass declared to be 2kg (a low estimate I think).

[Cotton Duck]

^ good point about the shipping, I was thinking about that myself aswell.
We could definitely declare a very low value since technically they'll just be second hand jeans.
I was thinking that maybe we can think of a system where ate the end of the 13 months we put all the shipping costs together and divide it by 13? This way we would all pay roughly the same amount.
???

[axtsang]

Put me on reserve please? Toronto, Canada. I'll replace whoever bails or whatever happens.

[ordo]

What about using some kind of Lomo camera - maybe like this one for pictures. The camera could go along with the jeans wherever they go and take interesting pictures. There are other fairly inexpensive cameras in the Lomo Shop. We could have the best, or at least, most interesting pictures of any of the groups.

[ordo]

originally posted by PG2G I took your name ordo, but had to throw some Self Edge (http://www.selfedge.com) love in there :P

The love is well merited - great idea - thanks again Kiya.