All posts by Tristan

Exploring the Deepest, Darkest Canyon in North America [VIDEO]

November 2, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I descend down into a canyon that’s a staggering 8,000 feet deep—that’s 2,000 feet deeper than the Grand Canyon. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* Starting campsite: 45.64171, -116.36754
* Grave Point fire lookout tower: 45.64224, -116.38087
* Rock art site: 45.62636, -116.46784
* Trailhead: 45.61746, -116.46283
* Snake River National Recreation Trail information
* Chinese Massacre information
* Kirkwood Ranch: 45.567756, -116.497678
* Carter Mansion: 45.560742, -116.490288
* Home Below Hell’s Canyon book
* Ending campsite: 48.06599, -120.02264

OTHER LINKS
* Adventure Know-How – My membership site that offers access to a map of my campsites, monthly bonus videos, and more.
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing the book (Amazon affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
* SUV RVing Facebook group
* My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

Exploring 100 Miles of the Remote Idaho Backcountry [VIDEO]

October 26, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I drive some incredible mountain roads in the remote backcountry of central Idaho and see some interesting stuff along the way that few people check out! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* 16 Mile Hot Spring: 44.84665, -115.69736
* The bridge where I started and ended the loop: 45.01489, -115.71460
* Tea Pot Hot Springs: 44.91360, -115.72256
* Idaho hot springs book
* Grave: 44.87403, -115.70030
* Campsite: 44.863750, -115.693830
* The bridge: 44.82107, -115.70320
* The park on the lake where I stopped to chat: 44.655277, -115.677067
* The gas can I like
* Ending campsite: 44.98022, -116.17515

THE ROUTE
Starting at the bridge (see coordinates above), I drove south along FSR 474 south to Warm Lake. From there I drove east over Warm Lake Summit (44.64423, -115.58567) to FSR 413 (Johnson Creek Rd; 44.65362, -115.54979) to Yellow Pine. I took the detour from there to near the Yellow Pine Pit but didn’t go all the way to the pit because of signage saying I had to check in at the office of the mining operation. From Yellow Pine, I followed the East Fork South Fork Salmon River back to the bridge where I started.

Driving a Beautiful, Unknown Road into the Idaho Mountains [VIDEO]

October 19, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I hike and drive into a part of the Idaho mountains that not too many people get to visit—but they should! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES
* Trailhead: 44.998786, -115.947084
* Snowslide Lake: 44.983358, -115.933845
* Snowslide Peak: 44.976583, -115.932944
* Awesome road into the valley: 45.051611, -115.907722
* Campsite: 45.06488, -115.76858

VIDEO LINKS
* IMTUF information
* The Teeccino I like (Mocha)
* The Teeccino Cassie likes (French roast)

I Crashed My Drone Into a River. Is It Gone Forever?? [VIDEO]

October 12, 2024VideosTristan

In this video my brother and I wade through the river to see if we can retrieve the drone I crashed. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: October 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Final resting place according to the drone’s flight log: 47.56046, -121.53364

THIS Is Why People Keep Moving to Boise, Idaho

October 5, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I explore Boise, Idaho, and compare it with other, similar cities that you might also be interested in. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Stack Rock trailhead: 43.733996, -116.127598
* Stack Rock: 43.751879, -116.164209
* Stack Rock climbing route info
* Powerline campsite: 43.371397, -116.250666
* Boise food truck court: 43.614661, -116.219713
* Ending campsite: 44.96220, -115.94941

My First Time at Overland Expo. Was It Worth It??

September 28, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I go to Overland Expo for the first time. Was it worth the drive? Was anything worth buying? (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late August 2024

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* Campsite: 41.40349, -106.19143
* The Walmart tent
* The camp chair
* The toilet in the tent
* Overland Expo Mountain West
* Overland Gear Guy
* Topper Tent
* Roller Cam
* Potty Glove
* Trekhaus SUV platform and storage (the $1800 one)
* Hele Outdoors SUV platform (the cheaper one)
* Lightweight motorcycle carrier

I Bought a Motorcycle and Went Camping. Am I In Over My Head?? [VIDEO]

September 21, 2024VideosTristan

I bought a motorcycle! I’m a complete newbie when it comes to motorcycle riding, so what better way to learn than to go on a difficult multi-day off-road camping adventure? (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late August 2029

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Where I started the video: 41.34168, -107.72190
* Harbor Freight motorcycle rack (fits my Yamaha XT250 great)
* Wyoming BDR-X information
* MSR Dromedary water bladder (I got the 6-liter one)
* Roughly where the badlands started: 41.32969, -108.24526
* Campsite: 41.33385, -108.32836
* The book I’ve been reading
* Fort LaClede ruins: 41.414843, -108.390019
* LaClede Station ruins: 41.422960, -108.413871
* Highest point of Delaney Rim: 41.49479, -108.38595
* Delaney Rim promontory viewpoint: 41.59011, -108.13225

Is This THE Best Free Summer Camping Area in the US?? [VIDEO]

September 14, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I share with you guys what has to be one of the best high-elevation summertime free camping areas in the good ol’ US of A. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early August 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Campsite where I started the video: 39.08711, -107.91242
* Trailhead: 39.066326, -107.831393
* Leon Peak (peak 1): 39.079429, -107.844064
* Other trailhead: 39.03799, -107.68044
* Mt. Hatten (peak 2): 39.04792, -107.68079
* Creater Peak (peak 3): 39.03975, -107.66298
* Ending campsite: 39.00411, -107.70748

A Day of Mountain (Mis)Adventures in Colorado [VIDEO]

September 7, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I have a fun day full of various adventures in the mountains of Colorado! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early August 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Chimney Rock NM upper parking area: 37.190100, -107.310135
* Where I parked for floating the river: 37.267305, -107.010196
* Where I put in on the river: 37.270160, -106.997790
* Information about tubing the river
* My packraft
* Previous video where I used the packraft
* Previous “cheap land in Colorado” video
* Rough location of the properties on Wild Horse Mesa: 37.085109, -105.481361
* Campsite: 37.35036, -105.05868
* This Is What a Relaxing Day in Montana Looks Like video

Is This REALLY the Most Scenic Train Ride in America?? [VIDEO]

August 31, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I FINALLY do something I’ve been wanting to do since I was a little kid! Oh, and I see a bear! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early August 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Durango train station: 37.269136, -107.882456
* Silverton train station (and bus depot): 37.810643, -107.662912
* My previous Silverton video
* Campsite: 37.28428, -107.40528