In this video I take the little solar camp shower I have and figure out a way to strap it to the top of my car so that it can heat up while I drive. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Here is the shower I use (Amazon affiliate link), and here are the hot springs I go to in the little bonus clips at the end.

In this video I head into southeastern Idaho for a quick overnight camping trip and see a handful of interesting sights along the way. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

And here’s a map of the trip that includes everything I saw and did in the video:

These are the places I go to in the video as shown on the map above. Links to relevant information elsewhere online are included where appropriate.

1. Bear River Massacre Site (Lower) – Learn more about the Bear River Massacre on its Wikipedia page.
2. Bear River Massacre Site (Upper)
3. Pretty campsite I didn’t use
4. My campsite in Caribou National Forest
5. Standing Rock in Weston Canyon – More info here.
6. Weston Reservoir
7. Oldest Department Store in Idaho – More info here.
8. Samaria Cemetery – Home of the “One Man, Two Headstones,” which you can find more info about here.
9. Davis-Jenkins Cabin – More info here.
10. Washakie “Ghost Town” – More info here.

Other places

There were also several things I saw and did on this trip that did not make it into the video. This is for two reasons: 1) The video would have been about 45 minutes long, but more importantly, 2) I felt that the video footage I had of these places wasn’t very interesting. But for reference, here they are:

1. Casper’s Ice Cream Factory Store (Richmond, UT) – This company makes the supposedly famous “FatBoy” ice cream sandwiches, and the store has factory seconds and other cheap ice cream. I got an ice cream sandwich for $0.84, including tax. More info about the company on its Wikipedia page.
2. Franklin, ID Historic District (Franklin, ID) – Franklin is the oldest town in Idaho and has a nice little historic district.
3. Oneida Stake Academy (Preston, ID) – A neat old Romanesque building that used to be a Mormon school. Get an overview of it here on Wikipedia. If you want even more info, here’s a website dedicated to it.
4. Napoleon Dynamite House (Preston, ID) – Napoleon Dynamite (Amazon affiliate link) is a weird cult classic comedy movie. Much of it was filmed in and around Preston, so I drove out to where Napoleon’s house is.

I decided I wanted to make better use of the shelf space in the back of my Toyota RAV4. I was originally going to build slide-out drawers to put on top of the shelf, but I instead ended up simplifying the concept by just attaching bins to the top of the shelf to create “drawers.” (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Warmer weather equals hammock weather! In this video I go over several ways to hang a hammock from your SUV, van, truck, or other vehicle. One side has to be attached to a stationary object (a tree, pole, another vehicle, etc.), and the other side attaches to your car. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

In this video I head to northern Utah’s Porcupine Reservoir for an overnight camping trip at a fantastic free campsite. I also test out my new inflatable raft, set up my hammock for the first time, and more! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

In this video I head to an off-road expo (Salt Lake Off-Road Expo) to see if I can find anything interesting. I do manage to check out a few roof top tents from Freespirit Recreation, Tepui Tents, and Cascadia Vehicle Tents. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Links to some of the things from the video:

• Freespirit Recreation M49 Roof Top Tent
• Freespirit Recreation Extreme Series Canopy (Small)
• Rhino-Rack Base Tent 2500
• Cascadia Vehicle Tents Mt. Denali Extended Stargazer Summit
• Cascadia Tents Standard Pioneer Awning
• Tepui Tents Kukenam XL Ruggedized SKY Roof Top Tent
• BorderLand Trailers
• Trasharoo (Amazon affiliate link)
• RoadShower
• Flycraft Stealth boat

I took a break from my usual setup and decided to go on an overnight trip with basically just what I could fit inside a plastic bin. Check out the video below of my “RV in a box” setup for easy SUV camping! (Click here if you can’t see the video.)

This last week I went on a local overnight camping trip in my SUV and saw a bunch of neat things along the way. Enjoy the video! (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Here’s a map with the things I saw and did on the trip (click here if you can’t see the map):

In this week’s video I go over 25 accessories that make the SUV RVing (or vandwelling, if that’s your thing) life easier and more enjoyable. (Click here if you can’t see the video below.)

Here’s info and links for each of the 25 things. (Note that the Amazon links are affiliate links.)

1. USB BATTERY PACKS
Here are the three I have:
Anker brand
Jackery brand
The little credit card-sized black one that I have isn’t being made anymore, but here’s a similar one.

2. SOLAR LANTERN
d.light S20 Solar Rechargeable LED Lantern

3. SMALL TRIPOD
Joby Gorillapod Original

4. KEYCHAIN KNIFE
Victornox Classic

5. HEADLAMP
Black Diamond ReVolt

6. STATE ROAD ATLASES
Benchmark brand

7. NATIONAL ROAD ATLAS
National Geographic road atlas

8. WALL USB CHARGER
EasyAcc 20W 4A 4-Port USB Wall Charger

9. OUTLET SPLITTER & EXTENSION CORD
I have cheap-o generic ones from Walmart. Nothing special.

10. WINDSHIELD SUN SHADE
X-Shade Jumbo Sun Shade

11. MINI TRAVEL UMBRELLA
Mine is a TOTES brand that my dad gave me. Here’s one on Amazon that is similar in size.

12. VISOR SUNGLASSES CLIP
Superior Essentials Double Sunglasses-Glasses Holder for Sun Visor

13. WATER BOTTLE CLIP
AquaClip

14. PEE BOTTLE
Yellow Nalgene bottle

15. SHOWER TENT
Leapair Pop-Up Shower Tent

16. A GOOD SPRAY BOTTLE
This one from Home Depot is what I have.

17. ADDITIONAL CUP HOLDER
Rubbermaid Mobile Vent Catch-All

18. VENT PHONE HOLDER
Mine is an off-brand one from the K-Mart in Jackson, Wyoming. Here and here are a couple on Amazon that look great.

19. SMALL BACKPACKING STOVE
Here’s the one I have. Here’s one that looks to be exactly the same but is cheaper.

20. STOVE WINDSCREEN
HIGHROCK TALL Compact Folding Camp Stove Windscreen

21. COMPACT POT AND CUPS
Stanley Camp 24oz. Cook Set (Amazon link and Walmart link)

22. SMALL POWER INVERTER
Energizer 180W Cup Inverter

23. TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE
TEKTON 5941 Digital Tire Gauge

24. BINOCULARS
Tasco10x25 Essentials Compact Binocular

25. FOLDING STADIUM/CAMP SEAT
Crazy Creek chair

In this video my girlfriend and I head out on the road for a one-day micro road trip to the desert wastelands on the north side of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. We visit the Spiral Jetty, Golden Spike National Historic Site, the Thiokol/ATK Rocket Garden, and Crystal Hot Springs.

(Click here if you can’t see the video embedded below.)

Photos from the Adventure