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SUV RVing, SUV camping, and vanlife videos.

I Have Unfinished Business in This National Park! [VIDEO]

August 6, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I return to a national park that’s one of my under-the-radar favorites. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: June 2022

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Campsite: 47.54702, -103.21851
* Oxbow Overlook (trailhead): 47.603101, -103.441789

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)

The QUIETEST Place You’ll Ever Visit! [VIDEO]

July 30, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I head out onto the water and into the wilderness. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: June 2022

VIDEO LINKS
* Packraft
* Packraft pump
* Tent

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Trailhead: 47.94920, -91.87453
* Campsite: 47.96681, -91.88354

Will This Be the Next National Park?? [VIDEO]

July 23, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I go on an adventure in an absolutely gorgeous part of the country that I’ve never been to before. Mark my words: This place will be made a national park in the next few decades! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: June 2022

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Trailhead: 46.51955, -86.46201
* Chapel Falls: 46.52866, -86.44412
* Chapel Rock: 46.54871, -86.43799
* Spray Falls: 46.55790, -86.41054
* Chapel Beach: 46.54804, -86.43953
* Arch: 46.53299, -86.48929
* Mt. Arvon: 46.75567, -88.15534
* Campsite: 46.72311, -88.62766

I Did NOT Want a Flat Tire Here! [VIDEO]

July 16, 2022VideosTristan

I start off this video with some car issues that throw off my plans for the rest of the day, but I end up in some spectacular places. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early June 2022

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Flat tire campground (Green Valley Campground): 43.429521, -89.776615
* Air compressor link on Amazon (Affiliate link)
* East Bluff Trail trailhead: 43.411530, -89.724765
* Man Mound: 43.488471, -89.671838
* Timms Hill: 45.450766, -90.195081
* Campsite: 46.00818, -86.98184

I Had to Go to 5 States to Make This Video! [VIDEO]

July 9, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I explore a slew of states that are far from my normal stomping grounds and discover a bunch of amazing places along the way! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early June 2022

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Smith Falls: 42.888099, -100.316106
* Spirit Mound: 42.874630, -96.958805
* Hawkeye Point: 43.460158, -95.708980
* Esofea County Park (campsite): 43.629851, -90.976697
* Marching Bear Mounds: 43.068975, -91.186383
* Charles Mound: 42.504142, -90.239813

PREVIOUS VIDEOS FROM THESE STATES
* A previous Nebraska video
* A previous South Dakota video
* A previous Illinois video

A Side of This Western State You’ve Never Seen Before! [VIDEO]

July 2, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I embark on a two-week road trip and delve a little deeper into the lesser-known side of one of my favorite states! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early June 2022

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Castle Gardens: 42.929467, -107.613685
* Hell’s Half Acre: 43.045860, -107.093657
* Casper Mountain Lookout: 42.764689, -106.327885
* Garden Creek Waterfall: 42.76576, -106.33310
* Ayers Natural Bridge: 42.734266, -105.612179
* Guernsey Ruts parking: 42.256978, -104.748944
* Register Cliff: 42.247536, -104.711536
* Campsite: 42.72454, -101.10789

I Just Bought the Ultimate SUV [VIDEO]

June 25, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I reveal my new adventuremobile! What are your thoughts? (Click here if you can’t see the video below)

Here’s the link for the ScanGauge II little computer thing.

You Guys Told Me to Go Here, So I Went! [VIDEO]

June 18, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I visit a place that you guys have been telling me to visit for years that has also been on my radar for just as long! I also visit some lesser known and lesser traveled locales in this beautiful state. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: May 2022

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Painted Hills overlook: 44.645656, -120.264881
* Cheap recovery boards (Amazon link)
* Carroll Rim Trail viewpoint: 44.655119, -120.268038
* Blue Basin trailhead: 44.595486, -119.630953
* Visitor center (fossils): 44.552680, -119.646111
* Arch Rock: 44.63053, -118.84335
* The dredge: 44.742530, -118.204090
* Open air mining museum: 44.739770, -118.201933
* Campsite: 44.71415, -118.17936

The American Desert You Never Learned About [VIDEO]

June 11, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I explore an extremely remote part of the country and explore some fascinating areas in and around the little western desert that very few people have heard of. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: May 2022

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Mickey Hot Springs: 42.678641, -118.348106
* Alvord Desert: 42.507169, -118.527380
* My Steens Mountain video
* Pike Creek Canyon trailhead: 42.571074, -118.522201
* Where I turned around on the hike: 42.58473, -118.55246
* Campsite: 44.46916, -120.37784

* Jessie Combs image source
* Geyser image source

Is “The Road from Hell” as Bad as They Say?? [VIDEO]

June 4, 2022VideosTristan

In this video I head deep, deep into the mountains on a road that I’ve seen called “miserable,” “the road from hell,” and “a demon disguised as a road.” Oh, and along the way I see some absolutely stunning scenery and fascinating history. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: May 2022

GPS COORDINATES & LINKS
* Arrowrock Dam: 43.595957, -115.922715
* Campsite area on gravel bar with circular hot springs: 43.74346, -115.57872
* Dutch Frank Hot Spring (metal tub hot spring): 43.789983, -115.436279
* Seat covers
* Dredge tailings piles: 43.81722, -115.34719
* Cable across river with cart: 43.818345, -115.290412
* The algae-filled hot spring (Atlanta Hot Springs): 43.810351, -115.113433
* Chattanooga Hot Spring: 43.812862, -115.116833

* Dredge photo source