--- title: Writing — Will Curran | Field notes description: "Field notes | Notes on the technology I actually use: the truck, the radios, the home infrastructure, and the tools that survive past the first invoice." image: https://willcurran.com/hubfs/will-curran-brand/will-curran-og.png --- [Skip to content](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/field-notes#main) [Will Curran](https://willcurran.com/) [Home](https://willcurran.com/) [Portfolio](https://willcurran.com/portfolio) [Press](https://willcurran.com/media) [Blog](https://willcurran.com/blog) [Favorites](https://willcurran.com/favorites) [Speaking](https://willcurran.com/speaking) [Consulting](https://willcurran.com/consult) [Hire Will](https://willcurran.com/hire) [Writing](https://willcurran.com/blog) [Builds](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/builds) [Field notes](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/field-notes) [Mesh & radio](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/mesh-radio) [Music & DJ](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/music-dj) Search the blog [Subscribe](https://willcurran.com/blog/subscribe) [Writing](https://willcurran.com/blog) / Field notes # Field notes 4 posts filed under Field notes. [Builds](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/builds) [Field notes](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/field-notes) [Mesh & radio](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/mesh-radio) [Music & DJ](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/music-dj) Oct 21, 2026 ## [Walk the Room: What Live Events Taught Me About Checks That Lie](https://willcurran.com/blog/walk-the-room) At a live show the console can say everything is fine, and you still walk to the back of the room to listen. I spent sixteen years building Endless Events, and this post carries that habit into my DJ, music and home builds: the checks that ... 4 min read Jul 1, 2026 ## [We Brought a Weather Bot to a Festival. It Died on Day Three.](https://willcurran.com/blog/festival-weather-bot) I brought a weather bot to a four-day festival's off-grid mesh, and it died on day three. The software held up; the lesson is that field gear needs the same power and heat discipline as stage gear. 6 min read Dec 17, 2023 ## [Transforming My Rivian R1T into the Ultimate Overlanding Machine](https://willcurran.com/blog/rivian-r1t-overlanding-build) Two years of turning a Rivian R1T into something that can sleep two, run its own climate control and stay online off-grid. Every part, every mistake, and what I would buy again. 19 min read Dec 17, 2023 ## [My Camping and Overlanding Packing List](https://willcurran.com/blog/camping-overlanding-packing-list) Everything we carry, listed by where it actually lives in the truck — cab, molle panels, frunk, bed, gear tunnel, fridge, and seven numbered packs. 6 min read [Will Curran](https://willcurran.com/) [LinkedIn — 29,339+ followers](https://www.linkedin.com/in/willcurran) [GitHub](https://github.com/rancur) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgscc27l4fpkWx1SeK05xg/) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/user/rancur) [SoundCloud DJ mixes](https://www.soundcloud.com/thewillsee) [Twitch](https://www.twitch.tv/thewillsee) [Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/user/default) [Trakt — movies & TV](https://trakt.tv/users/willcurran) [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/55302838-will-curran) [Will See Music](https://www.thewillsee.com) [Arizona Meshtastic](https://azmsh.net) [Electric Forest Meshtastic](https://efmesh.com) © 2026 Will Curran — All rights reserved. [RSS](https://willcurran.com/blog/rss.xml) [Back to top](https://willcurran.com/blog/tag/field-notes#main)