The Orange Garage
Tools For Off-Grid Adventures
Scout: Built for Real-World Navigation
Navigate Your Own Way
Scout is built for hiking, biking, and exploring. It stays readable in full sun, shows your most recent map even with no power, and never needs an app, wifi signal, or login to work.
Maker Created
Scout is the result of years building tools I needed for my own adventures – now refined into a device I’m excited to share with others.
Get early access to Scout.
Scout is launching soon on Indigogo. Get trail footage, launch updates, and early access – straight from the garage and the trail.
▶️ Intro and 1st Field Test Video
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Mapping Without Distraction
Scout isn’t here to demand your attention. Every part of it is designed to quietly support your adventure – no buzzing, adverts, syncing, data collecting, or phone apps.
Quiet Directions
Load your GPX files onto the SD Card, charge Scout before you leave, and it stays out of your way while keeping you oriented. Scout gives you your time and focus back.
See What Scout Can Do
For most trips, you won’t even think about charging – Scout runs quietly for days, so you don’t have to juggle batteries or solar panels on the trail.
Scout Development Blog:
- Refined breadcrumbs over a test mapMaking breadcrumbs with random motion. If the random trail gets too close to an edge,… Read more: Refined breadcrumbs over a test map
- More partial refresh with breadcrumbsTesting what will become the breadcrumbs functionality over the map.
- Testing partial refreshDoing some test code on the epaper display via Conrad’s Game of Life.
- Scout Status UpdateWorking Demo Scout currently is in the “Working Demo” phase. Scout can quickly lock on… Read more: Scout Status Update
Who’s Behind The Orange Garage?
Hi, I’m Verne …
A Maker and Micro-Manufacturer based in Kent, Ohio. I create art, make electronics, micro-manufacture dice, author games, camp and explore the outdoors by foot, bike, and camper van!
The Orange Garage …
Is my Workshop and Studio in Kent, Ohio where I build, create, and micro-manufacture my ideas and all the things I can’t-not-do!
If Scout or my other projects resonate with you, I’d love to hear from you.
Want Dibs on a Scout?
Scout is launching soon on Indiegogo.
Get early access, field test reports, and launch updates straight from The Orange Garage.