Camped Right On Top of the CONTINENTAL DIVIDE! [VIDEO]

July 18, 2020VideosTristan

In this video Cassie and I continue our whirlwind tour of southwestern Montana. We see a little bit of everything—natural beauty, Old West history, a modern city, and a literal mountaintop campsite! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: June 2020

Song: The Wedding Feast by Bonnie Grace

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Starting campsite: 46.13924, -114.42864
* Little waterfalls along the road: 46.1384, -114.4080
* Bear Canyon trailhead: 46.3795, -114.2528
* Bear Canyon waterfall area: 46.3821, -114.2783
* St. Mary’s Mission church: 46.509051, -114.097573
* “M” Hike parking area: 46.862166, -113.980157
* The M: 46.859338, -113.975605
* The wave: 46.868744, -113.997234
* Continental Divide campsite: 46.59052, -112.30270

OTHER LINKS
* Kamchatka Gear (My online store)
* Gear I use
* SUV RVing the book (Affiliate link)
* Instagram (@SUVRVing)
* SUV RVing Facebook group
* My second YouTube channel (It’s about minimalist fly fishing)

The #1 Most Beautiful Place She’s Seen! [VIDEO]

July 11, 2020VideosTristan

In this video we head out on a 4-day trip through both the civilized and wild places of southwest Montana! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: June 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
IN BUTTE
* Copper King Mansion: 46.014465, -112.540276
* Sioux Park: 46.017903, -112.539630
* Our Lady of the Rockies: 46.000406, -112.446228
* Berkeley Pit viewing stand: 46.011340, -112.518285
* Berkeley Pit Wikipedia page
ELSEWHERE
* Anaconda Stack viewing area: 46.123198, -112.931360
* Anaconda Stack: 46.110018, -112.913813
* Skalkaho Falls: 46.257532, -113.826700
* Blodgett Canyon Overlook parking/trailhead: 46.252816, -114.247154
* Blodgett Canyon Overlook: 46.2634, -114.2496
* Nap’s Grill
* Campsite: 46.13924, -114.42864

Woman Tours the Country in a CHEAP Rented Minivan Camper! [VIDEO]

July 7, 2020VideosTristan

In this video we meet Tina, who travels the United States in rented minivans and SUVs. For this trip, she rented a 2010 Dodge Grand Caravan campervan. We go over what comes with the minivan camper, how she uses these items, and what she takes along with her from home to make her time on the road a bit more efficient and comfortable. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: January 2020

VIDEO LINKS
* Tina’s Instagram: @tinabeane1
* Tina’s Facebook Group, SUV/Car Living & Camping Women Only
* Lost Campers (Note that they don’t seem to be operating their Salt Lake City location anymore.)

THINGS TINA USES
* Hot Logic Mini
* Pop-up shower tent (this one is similar to the one Tina has but is not the exact one)
* Reliance portable toilet
* Luci lights
* Front window shade
* Baby window shade for side windows
* Dash cam
* National Geographic road atlas
* Qualizzi Motors window screens for bugs

Staying in an Off-Grid Yurt for Our Anniversary! [VIDEO]

July 4, 2020VideosTristan

In this video, Cassie and I head for the hills and spend the night in an off-grid yurt in the shadow of the Tetons. What better way to celebrate our two-year anniversary? (Click if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Mid-June 2020

MUSIC: Small Things and Starlight by River Foxcroft

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS, etc.
* Teton Canyon overlook: 43.7678, -110.9992
* Hike trailhead: 43.7605, -110.9873
* Teton Thai
* Brakeman American Grill
* Yurt link on Airbnb

One of the STRANGEST Things I’ve Seen in Nature (Worth it!) [VIDEO]

June 27, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I start the day off easy by visiting a beautiful waterfall. Then things get unpleasant as I spend hours trying to find an obscure sight deep in the canyons of southwestern Idaho. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Big thanks to Grady from Suboverland for loaning me the Suburban. Check out the tour we did of the Suburban build that I borrowed.

DATE FILMED: Late May 2020

MUSIC: Över Vidderna by Sandra Marteleur

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Jump Creek Falls: 43.476922, -116.924981
* Trailhead: 43.479822, -116.925043
* What I was looking for: 43.466817, -116.932955
* Map Rock: 43.420713, -116.704127
* Campsite: 42.399750, -114.424670

The Best Old West Town You’ve Never Heard Of! [VIDEO]

June 20, 2020VideosTristan

Move over Tombstone and Deadwood. In this video I drive up into the mountains to visit an Old West town that turned out to by my favorite old town I’ve been to—and I’d never even heard of it! I also visit a town that has a surprising bit of the Old World still in it, and I end up at a campsite in Oregon with unbeatable 360-degree views. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

► Big thanks to Grady at Suboverland for loaning me the Suburban! Click here to check out the video tour we did of it.
► Check out Suboverland here

DATE FILMED: May 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* New campsite at the start of the video: 42.3454, -115.9001
* Start of the road to Silver City: 43.158524, -116.508873
* Silver City: 43.016763, -116.733052
* St. Barnard’s Church: 42.973709, -117.049786
* Jordan Valley pelota court: 42.974415, -117.052876
* More info on pelota here
* Succor Creek State Natural Area: 43.453672, -117.119675
* Campsite: 43.5198, -117.1398

Things Didn’t Go as Planned! (I Would Have Drowned) – SUV Camping/Vanlife Adventures

June 13, 2020VideosTristan

In this video, the adventures in the loaned off-road Suburban continue. I descend down into a 700-foot-deep canyon as I attempt to locate something deep in the desert. I also visit an authentic piece of Old West history waaay out in the middle of nowhere. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

► Big thanks to Grady at Suboverland for loaning me the Suburban! Click here to check out the video tour we did of it.
► Check out Suboverland here

DATE FILMED: May 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Start of hike down into the canyon: 42.2083, -115.5025
* Where I met the river down in the canyon: 42.2050, -115.5114
* Bruneau Canyon Overlook: 42.692094, -115.671059
* Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station: 42.4561, -115.9839
* Campsite: 42.2505, -116.2679

Amazing FREE Lakefront Camping in a 4×4 Suburban (SUV Camping/Vanlife Adventures)

June 6, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I head to the wilds for some camping and hiking adventures and then pick up a loaner Chevy Suburban to explore some remote desert oddities. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: May 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* County high point: 43.198217, -114.55485
* First campsite: 43.1910, -114.5934
* Niagara Springs: 42.6651, -114.6747
* Blue Gill Lakes parking area: 42.6081, -114.8749
* Blue Gill Lake: 42.6160, -114.8939
* “Rock art”: 42.3717, -114.7428
* Campsite: 42.2060, -114.7385

Vanlife in a SUBURBAN?? From Mom Car to Overlanding & Camping Beast [VIDEO]

June 2, 2020VideosTristan

When I was a kid, Suburbans were the cars my friends’ moms used to shuttle us around town. In this video we meed Grady, who turns these 20-year-old soccer mom-mobiles into extremely capable and very comfortable off-road campers. These things are beasts. This video is a complete tour of one of the builds he makes through his company, Suboverland. We’re talking vanlife in an Suburban. We’re talking overlanding in style. We’re talking an awesome rig that is much more affordable than you think. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Interested in getting a rig from Suboverland? Get in touch with Grady at Suboverland.com (And tell him Tristan from SUV RVing sent you.)

SUBOVERLAND ELSEWHERE
* Website
* Instagram (@Suboverland)
* YouTube (Suboverland)

STUFF MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
* Bilstein 5100 shocks (AutoAnything)
* BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires (Discount Tire)
* Goal Zero Yeti 1000 portable power station (Amazon)
* Dometic CFX 28 fridge (Amazon)
* Solar shower video

My First Bikepacking Trip! (I Didn’t Expect This…)

May 30, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I take my brand new bike out for an overnight bikepacking trip, my first one ever! Bikepacking is basically just a sub-genre of bicycle touring where the focus is more on unpaved roads/trails and attaching gear directly to the frame of the bike. Adventures ensue. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: May 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* The park at the beginning of the video: 43.825377, -111.905834
* Campsite: 43.9449, -111.9882
* Pictures from my bike ride across Cambodia in 2014
* Where I was on the dunes: 43.9577, -111.9836
* The lake: 43.939278, -111.903331