Category Archives: Videos

SUV RVing, SUV camping, and vanlife videos.

Don’t Miss This AMAZING Area When You’re in Moab!

February 7, 2026VideosTristan

In this video I celebrate a big personal milestone in Moab with my favorite people and end up on an adventure that’s been on my bucket list for a while! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late January 2026

VIDEO LINKS
* Disc golf course
* Back of Beyond Books
* The Airbnb
* Backroads of Utah’s San Rafael Swell
* Wild Prey (Inspector Lu Fei mystery)
* Enlightenment Town (Crestone book 1)
* Glass Seeds (Crestone book 2)
* Wood carving kit
* Hiking in the Sand Flats Recreation Area
* Hiker’s Map of the Spring Canyon Rimlands (Couldn’t find any link for it online.)
* Moab Canyoneering
* A Hiking Guide to Cedar Mesa
* Highpoints of the United States
(Some of those are Amazon affiliate links.)

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)

Hiking the Corner of Arches National Park that No One Sees [VIDEO]

January 31, 2026VideosTristan

In this video I head to a part of Arches National Park that I can almost guarantee you’ve never seen before! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late January 2026

VIDEO LINKS
* My Arches National Park hiking book (Affiliate link)
* World Arch Database
* Landscape Arch photo attribution: Thomas Wolf, http://www.foto-tw.de

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Where I started the video (park boundary): 38.81014, -109.59550
* Start of Fin Canyon: 38.80681, -109.58742
* The crack/slot: 38.80638, -109.60278
* The twin balanced towers: 38.80500, -109.60694
* The first (smaller) arch: 38.79997, -109.60690
* The second arch (Crystal Arch): 38.79571, -109.60194
* Mollie (Molle) Hogans: 38.82580, -109.56866
* Campsite: 38.82718, -109.57291

This Small Desert Town Gives Moab a Run for Its Money [VIDEO]

January 24, 2026VideosTristan

In this video my wife, dog, and I head south to escape the worst of the winter weather. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Mid-January 2026

Huge thanks to Peter and Anna for sharing their Moab place with us! Go here if you’d like to check it out for yourself.

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Campsite: 39.38292, -108.78910
* Downtown Fruita: 39.158893, -108.732351
* Sego Canyon Rock Art: 39.018729, -109.710087
* Doug’s Point (or at least where we parked close to Doug’s Point): 38.985631, -109.721899

An Unexpected Place for Winter Waterfront Boondocking! [VIDEO]

January 17, 2026VideosTristan

This isn’t exactly the first place you’d think of when it comes to waterfront camping in winter, but this winter is a strange one! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early January 2026

GPS COORDINATES & VIDEO LINKS
* Viewpoint at the start of the video: 41.287171, -109.559427
* Campsite: 41.28815, -109.53545
* 12-volt electric kettle (Affiliate link – The one I have isn’t made anymore, but this one looks similar enough.)

Answering Questions About My New Honda Element [VIDEO]

January 13, 2026VideosTristan

In this video I answer some frequently asked questions that you guys had about my new 2005 Honda Element that I’m going to be turning into a camper. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Early January 2026

VIDEO LINKS
* The RAV4 seat covers that fit the Element seats well (Amazon affiliate link)
* CoverKing seat covers (Costco)
* FJ Cruiser tour video
* Automotive Solutions (Element dealer in SLC)
* Etsy Element hatch opener kit

Road Tripping My Cheap Honda Element 500 Miles Back Home! [VIDEO]

January 10, 2026VideosTristan

In this video I attempt to drive my new-to-me 2005 Honda Element 500 miles from southern Utah back home to Wyoming, and I see and do a bunch of interesting things along the way. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: November 2025 (with January 2026 at the end)

GPS COORDINATES, etc.
* Starting trailhead: 37.20955, -113.33593
* Sand Cove Primitive Camping Area: 37.20665, -113.33033
* Babylon Arch: 37.20247, -113.33488
* Blowhard Mountain: 37.593210, -112.863510
* Cedar Breaks National Monument visitor center: 37.612383, -112.837182
* Brian Head Peak: 37.681184, -112.831259
* Bridal Veil Falls view area: 40.341009, -111.603726
* Upper Falls: 40.344165, -111.590561
* Strawberry Reservoir view area: 40.198343, -111.104743
* Strawberry Riverwalk Park: 40.157778, -110.398752
* Castle House: 40.179054, -110.400026
* Big Sand Wash Reservoir: 40.297620, -110.220625

I Bought One of the Weirdest SUVs Ever (to Turn Into a Micro Camper!) [VIDEO]

January 3, 2026VideosTristan

In this video I FINALLY reveal the new adventuremobile! In the summer, I hit a deer with my RAV4 and totaled it, and it took ages to find a replacement… (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late October 2025

VIDEO LINKS, etc.
* Where I filmed the video: 37.03121, -113.32055
* Fifth Element Campers
* ELifeCampers (Etsy)
* HirosHotRods.com swivel seats
* Stephen Aldaco
* Element Lifestyle
* Element Life

VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:07 Why not a Forester or RAV4
5:40 Why an Element
6:47 The process of buying my Element
10:17 Another great thing about Elements
11:26 More about this particular Element
13:33 Tour of the outside
16:47 The inside
19:50 Rear/Tailgate
24:02 Three downsides of an Element
31:19 Downsides of THIS Element
34:00 My plans for the Element
43:06 Outro

Can This $16 Amazon Heater Heat My Car in Winter?

December 27, 2025VideosTristan

I stumbled upon this little $12 ceramic heater at Walmart not too long ago. I picked it up to see if I could use it to heat up my car in winter. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

DATE FILMED: Late December 2025

VIDEO LINKS AND COORDINATES
* Video about the cheap Walmart heater
* Heater link on Amazon
* Where I filmed the video
* Bluetooth page turning remote for the Kindle
* Basic thermometers
* Indoor/outdoor thermometer
(Note that the Amazon links are affiliate links.)

A Better Way of Adding a Solar Panel to Your Car [VIDEO]

December 20, 2025VideosTristan

In this video I install various items on the Land Cruiser’s new roof rack, including a new way to put a solar panel up there that’s both easy and practical. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Thanks to Tim from Gamiviti for roof rack. It’s awesome. Check it out here.

DATE FILMED: Mid-December 2025

VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:08 Thule Adventurer cargo box
6:09 Gas can holder
10:42 Solar box
17:06 Recovery boards
19:34 A few other things
21:59 Gazelle tent
23:08 Outro

GEAR LINKS FOR THIS VIDEO
(The Amazon links are affiliate links.)
* Roof box hardware
* Gas can holder
* Long Harbor Freight box
* Plano alternative to the HF box
* Skinny solar panel
* Solar panel z-brackets
* Roof rack shovel straps (that I’ve now returned)

I Found Abandoned Bunkers in the Mountains [VIDEO]

December 13, 2025VideosTristan

In this video we go from the mountains to the city in search of the beautiful, the abandoned, and the downright useful. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Huge thanks to Tim from Gamiviti for supplying the roof rack free of charge, and thanks to viewer Sean from Corps 1804 for introducing us.

DATE FILMED: Late October 2025

GPS COORDINATES, LINKS, etc.
* Where I started hiking: 41.33152, -106.32556
* The viewpoint: 41.33377, -106.32967
* The first bunker (Merritt Hill Bunker): 41.228532, -105.343274
* The second bunker (Bisbee Hill Bunker): 41.251015, -105.370341
* Campsite: 41.24676, -105.36438
* REI parking: 39.754863, -105.009989
* Platte River Trail Loop info
* Place where I ended the video: 41.269670, -105.401480