All posts by Tristan

This Is the Best (Non-Famous) Colorado Mountain Town [VIDEO]

April 27, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I drive a fantastic high mountain road through the still-snowy mountains of Colorado and stumble across a couple of perfect little mountain towns. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Start of the Silver Thread Scenic Byway: 38.489341, -107.058915
* Downtown Lake City: 38.028693, -107.317358
* Ice climbing park: 38.026336, -107.320422
* Lake San Cristobal overlook: 37.980548, -107.279692
* Slumgullion Earthflow viewpoint: 37.986573, -107.263369
* Windy Point Observation Site (view of the San Juans): 37.986205, -107.242149
* North Clear Creek Falls: 37.849467, -107.150428
* Downtown Creede: 37.853349, -106.927055
* End of the byway: 37.669220, -106.640832
* Campsite: 39.03766, -105.97677

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)

My First Colorado 14,000-Foot Peak in Winter(ish)! [VIDEO]

April 20, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I climb my first Colorado 14er in full snow conditions! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early April 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* First campsite: 39.30075, -105.86552
* Winter trailhead: 39.382698, -106.062969
* Quandary Peak summit: 39.397232, -106.106535
* Second campsite: 38.19364, -105.98237

OTHER VIDEO LINKS
* Black Diamond Whippet
* Sit pad
* Mt. Elbert video
* The Pikes Peak & Mt. Evans video
* My emergency kit video
* Hiking tripod

Camping Dangers, Sasquatch Encounters & More (Answering ALL Your Questions!) [VIDEO]

April 13, 2024VideosTristan

To celebrate reaching 200,000 subscribers and 500 videos, I’m doing my first Q&A video in 5 or 6 years! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

CONTENTS
0:00 Intro
1:02 Safety & Encounters
13:16 Finding Campsites & Trip Planning
21:47 Vehicle Talk
29:55 Places I’ve Been
38:23 Future Travel Plans
51:25 YouTube & Filming
1:08:15 Gear
1:15:29 Miscellaneous
1:23:03 My Wife
1:28:40 Me
1:39:09 Outro

VIDEO LINKS
(The Amazon links are affiliate links.)
* South Ariel Butte video
* Bullet/Sheiks Canyon video
* Temple Mountain video
* Gaia
* On X
* US Public Lands
* Benchmark Atlases
* Caltopo
* Roadside America
* Atlas Obscura
* GJ Hikes
* Road Trip Ryan
* Stav Is Lost
* Tire air down/delfator thing
* State Automotive (the Land Cruiser shop)
* Crazy Mountains video
* My Baja video
* Where I get my music: Epidemic Sound and Artlist
* The main camera I use
* The tripod I use (also as a selfie stick)
* The microphone I use
* Neck phone holder
* Sun hoodie #1
* Sun hoodie #2
* The shoes I normally wear
* The waterproof boots I was wearing here
* The pants I wear
* My rain jacket
* My sunglasses
* The spork I have in my car

#adventure #travel #camping

My Wife’s First Trip to Moab—Here’s What We Did! [VIDEO]

April 6, 2024VideosTristan

In this video my wife and I make our way to Moab, Utah, and see and do some great stuff along the way! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early March 2024

GPS COORDINATES, LINKS, etc.
* Dinaland mural: 40.455268, -109.546036
* Quarry Exhibit Hall: 40.440556, -109.301199
* Swelter Shelter petroglyphs: 40.437505, -109.292582
* Douglas Pass: 39.597607, -108.804580
* Bagel shop
* Bookstore
* Colorado National Monument: 39.090308, -108.724306
* Fisher Towers parking: 38.724785, -109.308833
* Dead Horse Point State Park: 38.470217, -109.739578

Driving 500 Miles Across Arizona Using ONLY Backroads?! [VIDEO]

March 30, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I drive 500 miles all the way across Arizona and see and show you guys some beautiful scenery and fascinating stuff along the way! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late January 2024

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Where I started the video: 34.718015, -114.485409
* Oatman: 35.026168, -114.383435
* Kingman (place with the drive-through Route 66 sign): 35.188986, -114.057678
* Hackberry General Store: 35.374910, -113.722810
* Spot where Route 66 ended for 7 miles: 35.230997, -112.589509
* Watson Lake: 34.590491, -112.419926
* Jerome: 34.751042, -112.116298
* Sliding Jail: 34.750731, -112.114624
* Campsite: 34.54350, -111.75773
* The altimeter
* Standing on the Corner: 35.023453, -110.698052
* Little Painted Desert: 35.155700, -110.473761
* Window Rock Park: 35.681365, -109.049140

The OTHER California that Most People Don’t Know About [VIDEO]

March 23, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I explore some of California’s Empty Quarter. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late January 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Wyatt Earp cottage: 34.119582, -114.508650
* Wyatt Earp mine: 34.20133, -114.39345
* Savahia Peak: 34.27612, -114.53280
* Where I sat to eat the pizza: 34.160391, -114.295912
* Desert art (parking area): 34.265672, -114.180550
* Campsite: 34.65119, -114.31694

Looking at CHEAP Land to Park a Camper On (LEGALLY!) [VIDEO]

March 16, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I explore a handful of 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: Late January 2024

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
All of the properties shown in this video have been sold in the month and a half since I filmed this video. To protect the privacy of the new owners, I’ll give approximate locations of the properties and not the exact ones.
* General area of property 1 (Meadview): 35.91777, -114.07668
* General area of property 2 (Golden Valley): 35.07931, -114.16344
* General area of the wild card: 35.105333, -114.236974
* General area of property 3 (Terrible): 34.77245, -114.22107
* Campsite: 34.90890, -114.43835

This Place Is the REAL Land That Time Forgot! [VIDEO]

March 9, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I explore a little corner of the Desert Southwest that sees few visitors but is absolutely spectacular. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: January 2023

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Starting campsite: 33.63087, -113.89032
* Where I parked for the caves and mines: 33.595530, -113.897961
* Where I parked for the Eagle’s Eye hike: 33.60579, -113.89990
* Eagle’s Eye: 33.594694, -113.904750
* Ending campsite: 33.55206, -113.78442

A Spectacular Desert Adventure You’ve Never Heard Of [VIDEO]

March 2, 2024VideosTristan

In this video I visit a national monument you’ve never heard of and explore a gorgeous little corner of the desert Southwest. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late January 2024

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs: 35.226944, -114.686347
* Where I started the Iguana Peak hike: 35.25799, -114.71058
* Iguana Peak: 35.24224, -114.70397
* Emergency kit video
* Some of the resources I used for this hike: here and here
* Wee Thump Joshua Tree Forest: 35.544473, -115.096517
* Joshua Tree Highway: 35.507958, -115.060536
* Campsite: 35.53907, -115.06765

Touring a $350,000 Overlanding Truck Camper! [VIDEO]

February 24, 2024VideosTristan

In this video we meet up with Bill, who walks us through his EarthCruiser Terranova and gives us a great tour. What a rig! He also talks about why he chose this rig versus an EarthRoamer or Sportsmobile. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

(And note that Bill and I aren’t associated in any way with EarthCruiser.)

DATE FILMED: January 2024

GEAR BILL SHOWS OR MENTIONS
* Earthcruiser Terranova
* Eberspacher Heater
* General Ecology Seagull IV X-1B Drinking Water Purification System
* Bosch Hot Water Heater
* Isotherm Drawer Refrigerator 130L
* Natures Head Composting Toilet
* Element fire stick
* Exped self-inflating air mattresses
* Sunbeam electric blanket (king)
* Mastervolt Batteries
* Wrap company
* Engel Fridge (exterior fridge)
* Smart Plug Shore Power
* Tail dragger
* Linak Linear Actuators
* Maxtrax
* 67 Designs Rails
* Ram Mounts
* Between seat iPad holder
* Orange bungees

TIME STAMPS
0:00 Intro
1:28 Overview of interior
6:21 Kitchen area
9:34 Pass-through to cab
11:52 Bathroom area
16:33 Bed area
19:09 The windows
21:46 Batteries & solar
24:16 Electronics & controllers
28:38 Door & screen
29:46 Exterior overview
31:14 The truck & engine
35:33 Exterior compartments
39:32 Awning
40:58 Exterior rear
46:09 Exterior compartments (cont’d)
47:30 Range and MPG
49:32 Exterior compartments (cont’d)
51:44 Cab interior (front seats)
53:39 Cab interior (back seats)
55:49 Putting the top down
56:55 Why an EarthCruiser?