SOLO CAMPING FEARS: Serial Killers, Meth Heads, Crazy People, etc. [VIDEO]

April 11, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I answer your solo camping questions by talking about my experiences with crazy people on the road and how you can be more comfortable when camping alone. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

VIDEO LINKS
* Car camping in bear country video
* Curtains/window covering video 1
* Easy curtains/window covering video 2
* Boondocking Tips: What Makes a Good Campsite?
* How to Find Free Campsites (for Vanlife, Car Camping, RVing, etc.)
* Dispersed Camping on Public Lands Explained! (Finding Free & Cheap Campsites)

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)

Exploring a Jurassic Park-Like Canyon with Another YouTuber! [VIDEO]

April 4, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I meet up with a famous YouTuber to go an adventure deep in the remote Sierra Ancha mountains! The terrain and scenery was straight from Jurassic Park. (Click here if you can’t see the video above.)

Be sure to check out Joe’s channel, Homesteadonomics, here!

DATE FILMED: January 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Trailhead: 33.8235, -110.8600
* Info about the ruins we were trying to get to
* Devils Chasm Ruins location: 33.8139, -110.8768
* Campsite location: 33.6813, -110.8586

The Least Crowded National Park I’ve Ever Been To! [VIDEO]

March 28, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I head into what I consider the forgotten national park of Arizona. It turns out to be the least crowded national park I’ve ever visited! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: January 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Blue Mesa Trail trailhead: 34.939452, -109.756261
* Newspaper Rock: 34.961878, -109.798918
* Puerco Pueblo trailhead: 34.975889, -109.793943
* Route 66 1932 Studebaker: 35.051156, -109.805293
* Painted Desert viewpoints: 35.081167, -109.801608 (There are more to the south.)
* Crystal Forest trailhead: 34.863768, -109.791916
* Long Logs/Agate House parking trailhead: 34.814691, -109.861779
* Agate House: 34.805104, -109.861598
* Campsite: 35.1783, -111.4100

Touring an Amazingly Spacious Small Pop-Up Truck Camper! [VIDEO]

March 24, 2020VideosTristan

In this video we take a thorough look at Bill and Maureen’s 2014 Toyota Tacoma long bed with Four Wheel Campers’s Fleet model pop-up camper in the back. I love how surprisingly spacious the camper is. It felt much larger inside than it looked on the outside. You can also tell that everything is well-built and of high quality. This thing was built to last. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

I didn’t film Bill saying how much the camper cost (he told me off-camera), but If you Google “Four Wheel Camper cost,” the first result shows a 2020 Four Wheel Fleet MSRP being $19,395. That’s similar to the number that Bill told me.

LINKS
* Four Wheel Campers
* BFG KO2 Tires

Remote Adventures in the Four Corners Region! [VIDEO]

March 21, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I visit a Colorado folk art oddity, make snow angels at the literal Four Corners, and spend time exploring what has to be one of the most remote units in the US national park system. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: January 2020

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Frost Blocker
* Quack quack quack signs: 37.352943, -108.572656 (I think they were were around here)
* Muffler art: 37.413629, -108.577053
* Four Corners Monument: 36.998982, -109.045184
* White House Trail trailhead: 36.130490, -109.477586
* White House Ruin: 36.133843, -109.470547
* Junction Overlook (Junction Ruin and First Ruin): 36.137932, -109.493377
* Tsegi Overlook (Not sure of the name of that ruin): 36.138958, -109.512205
* Face Rock Overlook: 36.104529, -109.367612
* Spider Rock Overlook: 36.105709, -109.355414
* Mummy Cave Overlook: 36.228674, -109.361412
* Antelope House Overlook: 36.158225, -109.440465
* Campsite in Cottonwood Campground: 36.149385, -109.539584
* Massacre Cave Overlook: 36.236737, -109.359717

MUSIC
* Song 1: Wandering Nomad by Cody Francis
* Song 2: We’re Gonna Be Okay by Cody Francis

Don’t Visit This National Park in Winter! [VIDEO]

March 14, 2020VideosTristan

This is the first video from a 3-week trip I did to Arizona and back. Here I stop in the southwest corner of Colorado to visit a national park I’d been to just one time before. Pro tip: Don’t go in winter. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: January 2020

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Campsite: 37.35950, -108.42514
* Farview Sites: 37.2380, -108.5040
* Spruce Tree House: 37.1839, -108.4870
* Square Tower House Overlook: 37.1657, -108.4916
* Sun Point View (first look at Cliff Palace): 37.1625, -108.4751
* Fire Temple/Newfire House Overlook: 37.1633, -108.4769 (I think these are the coordinates…)
* Point Lookout winter trailhead: 37.2980, -108.4155
* Point Lookout summit: 37.3159, -108.4188

Woman Lives in a Toyota RAV4 Full-Time! (Rig Tour) [VIDEO]

March 10, 2020VideosTristan

Think you need a big ol’ Sprinter van if you’re planning on living on the road full-time? Think again! In this video we meet 3, who lives full-time in her 1997 Toyota RAV4. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Grand Teton National Park in Winter (TONS of Wildlife!) [VIDEO]

March 7, 2020VideosTristan

In this video I head to western Wyoming to spend a couple of days in magnificent Grand Teton National Park. This park is one of my favorites, but I’d never been there in winter. Until now… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early March 2020

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Jackson Town Square (elk antler arch park): 43.4800, -110.7618
* Skinny Skis
* Taggart Lake trailhead: 43.6932, -110.7324
* I skied as far as here before going to Jenny Lake: 43.75426, -110.71538
* National Elk Refuge viewpoint: 43.52478, -110.74175
* Campsite: 43.9045, -110.6448
* Check out Joe’s channel, Homesteadonomics (You’ll be seeing him in a couple of future videos)
* National Museum of Wildlife Art: 43.5191, -110.7490

MUSIC
* Song 1: Western Call by Cody Francis
* Song 2: Five Tribes by Hunter Quinn

3 Days Exploring the Desert You Never Hear About [VIDEO]

February 29, 2020VideosTristan

Arizona? Utah? Nevada? Nope. In this video, I spend three days exploring the desert in my adopted home state, Idaho. The state is known for its mountains and forests, but the southern part is a shockingly impressive high desert. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late October 2019

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Oregon Trail ruts: 42.6909, -112.9626
* Register Rock: 42.6527, -113.0169
* Cauldron Linn: 42.495805, -114.131993
* A bit about the history of Cauldron Linn
* Night 1 campsite: 42.277418, -114.062705
* Evel Knievel jump site: 42.5971, -114.4229
* Video of Evel Knievel’s attempt
* Successful 2016 crossing of the canyon
* Malad Gorge State Park (Devils Washbowl): 42.8671, -114.8539
* Bruneau Canyon Overlook: 42.692055, -115.671327
* Night 2 campsite: 42.5485, -115.9053
* Final hiking and fishing spot: Sorry, this one’s a secret for now! But I gave enough clues in the video to make it not too difficult for the motivated adventurer to find.
* The fishing video on my other channel from this location

Building the Ultimate Campervan for Just $7,000! [VIDEO]

February 25, 2020VideosTristan

This is one of the best van builds I’ve seen. Every detail has been thought through, and it was custom built to be exactly what the owners wanted. It’s a 1995 Chevy G20 van that started life off as a wheelchair van. David and Donna bought it and turned it into what seems to me would be the perfect camper van for a lot of people out there. Huge thanks to David and Donna for sharing their van with us! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)