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Bryan Lunduke@Lunduke

May 30, 2022

Thinking out loud about a mobile studio...

With the Linux Suck Archival project done, time to turn my attention to a side project that I've been needing to tackle for some time:

Building out a mobile studio space.

Over the last (close to) two years, we've been living while we travel the country. Which has been the best possible thing for my family -- the kids have been able to spend time with family across the land and go to museums and national parks in every state we visit.

One of the major downsides is that I don't have a dedicated recording space. Either for podcasts or videos. When we lived back in Portland I had a great little studio set up. Soundproofing. Nice backdrops. Space for lighting and equipment. Was amazing.

And, with my list of "Video Projects I'd Like To Do" growing ever longer -- and doing regular audio podcasts -- it's time to figure out a way to make that work while living a "mobile lifestyle".

I've been going back and forth on the best way to do that.

Part of me wants to get a simple cargo trailer and outfit it. I spent some time, a few years back, with a production company that did something similar for doing voice over work for reality shows while on location. Worked really well. Soundproofing, chair, desk, gear setup and storage.

Big benefits there: Cost is low (no more than a couple thousand total with the equipment I need) and it can be set up permanently as a studio space when we finally settle down and get a house again (and it won't take up too much space in a garage / driveway / carport).

The other option I've been considering is to do something similar... but with a small cargo van instead of a cargo trailer.

The drawbacks there are two-fold: The initial cost (and future maintenance) are a little higher... and the overall size is a few feet larger.

The benefit is that it wouldn't need a tow vehicle to move. Which could also make it really fun to take on location at tech conferences and the like.

I'm leaning towards the cargo trailer route (as it's a bit cheaper and more flexible). Of course, then I still need to figure out how to fund it (subscriptions are covering living and operating expenses nicely nowadays... but not with enough extra to be able to justify the added expense).

Really just thinking about this out loud. Trying to see if expressing the ideas help me to solidify exactly how best to approach it all. 😉

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