Nomadic Systems
Reserve a kit
Bailey, Colorado · 7,740 ftBatch 01 · Spring 2027

The Frame · Kits · Modules

Everything in its place. Anywhere.

One precision frame. Clip on a kitchen, a studio, or a production deck. Roll it to the light, the fire, or the set.

Shop kits Why we build
Designed in ColoradoDrawn, prototyped and field-tested in the Front Range.
Cut in the USALaser-cut 5052 aluminum, CNC birch, domestic powder coat.
Built in batches25–50 at a time. A published ship window, never a guess.
Frame for lifeLifetime warranty on every Frame and rail.

Four rituals. One Frame.

All kits
The GalleyReserve · Spring 2027

The Galley

The ninety-second camp kitchen.

$2,010$1,895
The StudioPhotography in production
Reserve · Summer 2027

The Studio

A studio you can wheel to the light.

$1,835$1,695
The ProductionPhotography in production
Reserve · Summer 2027

The Production

A camera cart you'd keep in the house.

$1,985$1,795
The BasecampSoon · Winter 2027–28

The Basecamp

The whole utility closet, carried.

$3,785$3,495

How we build

Many people build boxes. We build a place for everything, then the box.

Ceremony is a design tool. When every object has a position on the rail and every setup happens in the same order, the gear disappears and the ritual is what's left.

01

Ritual

Setup and breakdown are choreographed, not improvised.

02

Grouping

Things that are used together live together and travel together.

03

Precision

Laser-cut, CNC-routed, powder-coated. Tolerances you can feel in a latch.

04

Right form of energy

Electrons for electronics. Heat as heat. Nothing the sun gives us is wasted.

The Frame

A table. A cart. A bench. One chassis.

Every spec
The FrameReserve · Spring 2027

The Frame

A table. A cart. A bench. One chassis.

$895

Laser-cut 5052 aluminum sides. A continuous T-slot rail on all four edges. A Baltic birch deck. Three heights, two sets of wheels.

16 in

Low. Fireside, tailgate.

29 in

Table. Sit and work.

36 in

Counter. Cook, paint, cut.

28 lb

Deck and frame, packed flat.

Reserve the Frame · $895

Modules

All modules
Field KitchenReserve · Spring 2027

Field Kitchen

A full kitchen in 18 pounds of aluminum.

$695
Studio MastPhotography in production
Reserve · Summer 2027

Studio Mast

An easel that lives on a rail.

$345
Studio DrawerPhotography in production
Reserve · Summer 2027

Studio Drawer

A flat file that carries wet panels.

$265
Production DeckPhotography in production
Reserve · Summer 2027

Production Deck

A cheese plate the size of a table.

$395

Objects

A curated shelf of things we'd put on the rail ourselves.

The shelf
Field KettlePhotography in production
Curated

Field Kettle

Stainless, 1.2 L, a spout that pours.

$68
Enamel Cups · Set of 4Photography in production
Curated

Enamel Cups · Set of 4

Chip-proof, stackable, one place on the rail.

$48
Waxed Canvas Brush RollPhotography in production
Curated

Waxed Canvas Brush Roll

Twelve slots, domestic canvas.

$58
Rail LanternPhotography in production
Curated

Rail Lantern

Warm, dimmable, USB-C, hangs from the arm.

$89

Batches

How reserving works
Batch 01

Spring 2027

The Frame · The Galley · Field Kitchen · Rail Kit · Field Casters

40 units · Deposits open. Balance due before ship.

Batch 02

Summer 2027

The Studio · The Production · Studio Mast · Production Deck · Studio Casters · Field Boxes

40 units · Deposits open.

Batch 03

Winter 2027–28

The Basecamp · Power Block · Thermal Core

25 units · Thermal Core ships when it passes its cold-season test, not before.

Journal

All entries
Why 5052-H32 aluminumJournal
Materials · January 2026

Why 5052-H32 aluminum

The first material decision on the NS-K01 wasn't the waxed canvas or the oak handles. It was the aluminum alloy for the cooking surface and…

First campsite dispatch: why the kitchen finally worksJournal
Campsite Dispatches · November 2025

First campsite dispatch: why the kitchen finally works

I'm writing this at 8,400 feet in the La Garita Wilderness, coffee getting cold because I keep stopping to look at what Barron built. Three days ago…

The Field Kitchen prototype: first cook session at 9,200 feetJournal
Development · February 2026

The Field Kitchen prototype: first cook session at 9,200 feet

We drove to 9,200 feet with the Field Kitchen prototype mounted on a rough-terrain cart, packed into a truck that probably wasn't the ideal delivery…

Reserve a place in Batch 01.

A $250 deposit holds a Frame or a Galley. Ships Spring 2027. Refundable until we cut metal.

The Galley