All posts by Tristan

Looking at More CHEAP Land to Live in a Camper On (LEGALLY!) [VIDEO]

February 15, 2025VideosTristan

In this video I explore 5 super cheap properties in Arizona where you can legally live in a camper! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: January 2025

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* The original Arizona cheap land video
* A Colorado cheap land video I made
* Property 1 (general area): 35.26831, -114.31995
* Properties 2 & 3 (general area): 35.51154, -113.79742
* Property 4 (general area): 34.80349, -114.03688
* Property 5 (general area): 34.60287, -113.89595
* Campsite: 34.60007, -113.82208

OTHER LINKS
* Adventure Artifacts – Pick up a one-of-a-kind print from my adventures, available for just one more week!
* 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)

We’re Snowbirds Now—A Tour of Our New Place [VIDEO]

February 8, 2025VideosTristan

In this video we walk you through the why and where of our new home for the worst of the winter. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late January 2025

BOOK LINKS
* Mojave Desert Peaks
* Hiking the Mojave Desert
* Rambles and Scrambles
* Arizona Mountains Gazetteer
* Nevada Trails Southern Region
* Fusion 360 for Makers
(These are all Amazon affiliate links.)

We Bought a Big Tent Instead of a Camper [VIDEO]

February 1, 2025VideosTristan

In this video we head down south to Arizona for the winter and set up a temporary camp with some near gear you’re going to want to see… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Mid-January 2025

VIDEO LINKS
* The tent
* The mattress
* The pump
* The cots
* The table
* USB light bulb
* Camp toilet

The Most Amazing Place No One Knows About [VIDEO]

January 25, 2025VideosTristan

In this video I stumble across an under-the-radar cave that is one of the most incredible natural wonders I’ve ever seen. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late October 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Lovelock Cave: 39.963345, -118.557771
* “Nameless” Cave: Sorry, no coordinates
* The Tombstone: 40.252964, -118.355333
* Airmail navigation arrow: 40.29599, -118.35181
* Where I started the hike in the Humboldt Mountains: 40.31890, -118.16078
* Gold Mountain: 40.31454, -118.15018
* Campsite: 40.33737, -118.13158

The Amazing, Uncrowded Alternative to Crater Lake National Park [VIDEO]

January 11, 2025VideosTristan

In this video I head to Oregon and visit a place that I’d never heard of until I spotted it on the map, but it turned out to be an absolute gem! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Mid-October 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Paulina Peak Viewpoint: 43.689553, -121.254611
* Mt. Hood video
* The spires I climbed: 43.692240, -121.256830
* Obsidian Flow Trail (start): 43.706353, -121.235860
* Paulina Falls: 43.712539, -121.282479
* Peter Skene Ogden Trail: I parked at 43.71095, -121.32255 and walked west along the dirt road and eventually went down to the creek and crossed it. I got on the actual Peter Skene Ogden trail at 43.71334, -121.34829 and hiked it for just under 3 miles to the bridge across the creek at 43.712896, -121.313152, and from there I hiked back to where I parked.
* Campsite: 43.70983, -121.38026

This Is Where I’ll Be Going in 2025 (Let’s Meet Up!) [VIDEO]

January 4, 2025VideosTristan

In this video I talk about where I’ll be going and what I’ll be doing in 2025! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early January 2025

VIDEO LINKS
* 2025 Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR) schedule and info
* Come meet us at the Cars and SUVs Open House on Monday, January 13th from 11 am to 2 pm. We’ll be in the Quartzsite area to film rig tours and other stuff that Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday (12th, 13th, 14th)
* Get in touch with me here

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Roughly where I was filming this video: 41.580632, -109.170184

I Finally Found the Weirdest Dead Tree in America

December 28, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I set out on my own to see if I can finally pinpoint something odd way, waaaay up the side of a cliff… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: October 2024

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* Trees of Stone Interpretive Trail parking area: 46.947857, -120.035881
* Gift shop with big pieces of petrified wood: 46.950799, -119.990706
* Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park visitor center: 46.954278, -119.987865
* Wild Horses Monument: 46.966043, -119.961633
* Frenchman Coulee (Vantage) parking area: 47.025111, -119.968139
* Air Guitar: 47.02317, -119.97473
* Goran’s book
* Goran’s eulogy
* Report by the Swedish Climbing Federation
* Where I parked for the Lodgestick Bluff hike: 47.159821, -119.980560
* Lodgestick Bluff viewpoint: 47.15676, -120.00184
* PDF with more info about Lodgestick Bluff
* Campsite: 47.30727, -120.73296

Escaping Into the Mountains

December 21, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I head deep into a remote, obscure mountain range to get away from it all. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early October 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Where I started and ended the loop hike: 48.95556, -117.08106
* Little Snowy Top: 48.973471, -117.003021
* Cabin ruins: 48.97430, -117.03310
* Campsite: 48.84713, -117.18841
* More info about this hike I did (Look for the “Alternate Routes” section on the page where it says this: “To shorten the loop to about 19 miles and cut the elevation gain in half, start out at the 506/535 trailhead (follow FR-2220 for another 5 miles uphill).” That’s what I did, though it turned out to be 21ish miles, not 19.

Are the Canadian Rockies BETTER than the US Rockies?? [VIDEO]

December 14, 2024VideosTristan

After making 500+ videos about exploring the western United States, I head to the Canadian Rockies for the first time. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Where I started the video: 52.879311, -118.078763
* Athabasca Falls: 52.664417, -117.883771
* Sunwapta Falls: 52.532161, -117.645060
* Stutfield Glacier Viewpoint: 52.273793, -117.308524
* Tangle Creek Falls: 52.267373, -117.286145
* Glacier Skywalk: 52.258799, -117.276946
* Toe of the Athabasca Glacier trailhead: 52.212097, -117.232652
* Nearby viewpoint that I really liked: 52.221049, -117.237567
* Moraine Lake: 51.326847, -116.181208
* Lake Louise: 51.416555, -116.217529
* Fairview Lookout: 51.41006, -116.22188
* Campsite: 48.97507, -116.14691

I Have an Announcement [VIDEO]

December 7, 2024VideosTristan

This one’s a couple of years in the making… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

** The site: Adventure Artifacts

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)