Main Project Plans and Inspiration

I am not sure what I want to do for my final project idea. I have been thinking for a week now and can not come to any final solution. I want something that turns out aesthetically interesting, but that is functional and I will use a lot, because otherwise I do not know why I would build it. I have been trying ideation techniques for some time, building a mind map of things I like and things I want. I am going to continue doing this until I can finalize an idea in my head about what I want to do, but for now I will share some ideas that I have had.

One major topic I wanted to cover for ideas is camping. I am a fan of camping, and usually go a few times a year. I use my Toyota Forerunner to get around campsites and thought I could make something that fits in the back of my car for ease of access. I also wanted something to use to cook, as trying to cook food over an open fire without any kind of table is pretty difficult. I thought about making a table that folds up completely and attaches to the trunk of my car. I wanted it to fold down to a small size that I can easily put in the back of my trunk, and I want to have a cut out where I can put a camping stove into to make it easy to use. I was even considering making part of the table out of cutting board material, so that I can just cut materials straight up on the table. This would be something that I would love to have and would be incredibly cool, but would be pretty hard to build.

Another things I thought about was something related to disk golf. I am a huge fan of disk golf and play pretty frequently. One idea was making a transportable collapsible basket that I can go somewhere and set up to make random fun holes. Taking a basket out and setting it up to make your own holes with a couple friends is some of the most fun you can have playing, and I would love to have a basket that I can easily take around where ever I want. This would take a lot of thought to make something that works well but would be well worth it. I also thought about making a disk golf bag as the one I have currently is only alright. This would require a lot of sewing, and I am not entirely sure of how to create a bag out of raw materials.

One last thing I would want to get in to in my creations is music. I play the drums and the guitar, and would love to make something that I can use with these would be something that I would end up using a lot. I thought about maybe making a guitar stand, but I wouldn’t want to make it too flashy, as the guitar should be the center piece for it. It would be very functional and used a lot, but I don’t think it would be as interesting to make as the other options I listed.

Sources:

Innova DISCatcher Traveler 12-Chain Portable Disc Golf Basket