Make: Technology on Your Time Volume 06

Maker Tech-Nomading From Shore to Ship

Twenty-three years ago, he went on a bike trip and never returned.

INTERVIEW BY HOWARD WEN

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN GRANEN

Steven Roberts’ workshop is a mess. Nestled in the quiet woods of Camano Island, a small community situated by Puget Sound about 90 minutes north of Seattle, the 3,000-square-foot building is overflowing with miscellaneous electronics, computers, and gadgets. Tools are everywhere — on shelves, on worktables, on the floor.

“There’s an old saying: The smaller the boat, the bigger the adventure.” ...