Ramblin' Man: How to Dress for Life on the Road

In college, singer-songwriter David Berkeley filed field dispatches for Let's Go: Alaska.

In college, singer-songwriter <a href="http://www.davidberkeley.com/" target="_blank">David Berkeley</a> filed field dispatches for <em>Let’s Go: Alaska</em> and spent summers guiding on the Snake and Salmon Rivers, which is where he began coming up with songs. “I wanted to be a travel writer, but I also loved to sing,” he says. “Once I dove in, it was hard to climb back out.”<br /><br />
Berkeley, 38, makes his home in Santa Fe but lives out of a suitcase at least two weeks per month, performing everywhere from Wisconsin to the Netherlands. “The folks at Delta check-in know me by name,” he says. His seventh album, <em>Cardboard Boat</em>—along with his second book, <em>The Free Brontosaurus</em>—comes out in September.<br /><br />
Photo: <a href="http://www.sperrytopsider.com/en/harbor-plain-toe-oxford/13933M.html?ref=harbor%20plain%20toe&dwvar_13933M_color=STS10443#q=harbor+plain+toe&start=1" target="_blank">Harbor Plain Toe shoes</a> by Sperry ($100)

In college, singer-songwriter <a href="http://www.davidberkeley.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Berkeley</a> filed field dispatches for Let’s Go: Alaska and spent summers guiding on the Snake and Salmon Rivers, which is where he began coming up with songs. “I wanted to be a travel writer, but I also loved to sing,” he says. “Once I dove in, it was hard to climb back out.” Berkeley, 38, makes his home in Santa Fe but lives out of a suitcase at least two weeks per month, performing everywhere from Wisconsin to the Netherlands. “The folks at Delta check-in know me by name,” he says. His seventh album, Cardboard Boat—along with his second book, The Free Brontosaurus—comes out in September. Photo: <a href="http://www.sperrytopsider.com/en/harbor-plain-toe-oxford/13933M.html?ref=harbor%20plain%20toe&dwvar_13933M_color=STS10443#q=harbor+plain+toe&start=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harbor Plain Toe shoes</a> by Sperry ($100)

Published March 24, 2015 12:00AM

In college, singer-songwriter David Berkeley filed field dispatches for Let’s Go: Alaska and spent summers guiding on the Snake and Salmon Rivers, which is where he began coming up with songs. “I wanted to be a travel writer, but I also loved to sing,” he says. “Once I dove in, it was hard to climb back out.”

Berkeley, 38, makes his home in Santa Fe but lives out of a suitcase at least two weeks per month, performing everywhere from Wisconsin to the Netherlands. “The folks at Delta check-in know me by name,” he says. His seventh album, Cardboard Boat—along with his second book, The Free Brontosaurus—comes out in September.

Photo: Harbor Plain Toe shoes by Sperry ($100)

Shirt ($70) and pants ($65) by Nautica.

Daily Fit plaid shirt by Chip Foster ($198)

Mount Pierce waterproof jacket by Timberland ($198).

Popover shirt by Hugh and Crye ($35); Slim Straight pants by Combatant Gentlemen ($40); Pahono Mid shoes by OluKai ($140); Övik backpack by Fjällräven ($150); David’s own socks

Mercury sweater by Ministry of Supply ($168).

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