All posts by Tristan

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.)

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)

Facing a Wild Grizzly Bear Alone and UP CLOSE! [VIDEO]

November 30, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I say goodbye to the mountains and glacier highlands and have an unexpected encounter with a wild grizzly bear in Alaska. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* US/BC border marker: 56.046167, -130.036694
* “Downtown” Hyder, AK: 55.916194, -130.025583
* Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site: 55.961656, -130.061770
* Campsite: 55.22077, -127.44596
* iOverlander
* First Nations totem pole village (Gitanyow): 55.265389, -128.064722

EPIC Hiking & Boondocking in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada! [VIDEO]

November 23, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I explore on and around the fifth-largest glacier in Canada, and it’s SPECTACULAR. Oh, and I camp for free with a truly incredible mountain view. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* 12-volt electric kettle (The one I use is no longer for sale, but here’s a comparable one that gets good reviews.)
* Where I parked to hike down to the glacier: 56.178390, -130.055766
* Where I ended up on the glacier: 56.17305, -130.06224
* Where I parked to go to the ice boulders: 56.18972, -130.05360
* Where I turned around: 56.19429, -130.06977
* Camp: 56.21199, -130.07192

This Is the Most Spectacular FREE Camping Anywhere! [VIDEO]

November 16, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I stumble across the most beautiful boondocking sites I’ve ever seen in 500+ nights of camping! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Fish Creek Wildlife Observation Site: 55.961816, -130.061634
* Titan Trailhead: 55.966111, -130.061389
* Where I turned back on the Titan Trail: 55.97828, -130.05254
* First place where I stopped on the drive to the Glacier: 56.15610, -130.05140
* Salmon Glacier summit viewpoint: 56.169340, -130.051770
* Granduc Mine area: 56.24262, -130.07696
* Bridge where I turned back to find a campsite: 56.25689, -130.05247
* Campsite: 56.17568, -130.05312

Can You Drive to Alaska in a Day?? Let’s Find Out! [VIDEO]

November 9, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I attempt to drive to Alaska in less than 24 hours. Is it possible? Let’s see! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late September 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Campsite: 55.97929, -130.06762

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

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