Jeep Tour Part 2/Overland Expo East 2017/Biltmore Estate Tour// Efrt Ep 21

Welcome to another episode of the Epic Family Road Trip. Last week we left hot sunny Orlando, Florida and headed north to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. Our plan was to attend the Overland Expo East which was held at the Biltmore Estate. This year was our second time attending the Overland Expo East. Last year we learned so much about overlanding which helped prepare us for our big New Zealand road trip. We had the chance to meet up with old friends and also make a lot of new friends. It's also a place that showcases a lot of really awesome overlanding, camping and road trip gear which we'll feature on this week's video. If you're interested in overlanding or taking a big Epic Family Road Trip with your family, I recommend you go to one of the Overland Expos. There's one in Flagstaff, Arizona in May and then there's the one in the fall at the Biltmore that we just attended. You'll learn all kinds of things. In fact, like Caroline said, before we went to New Zealand, it was in one of the seminars at the Overland Expo where we learned about... In fact, it was in one of the seminars at Overland Expo where we learned about the biosecurity laws and that prompted us to make sure we cleaned our vehicle. We also learned about cooking tips and tricks and you're going to see an interview with the author of an awesome adventure cookbook coming up. So join us as we walk around the Expo and interview as many people as possible. Unfortunately, we couldn't get to everybody. The place is really big. In fact, the Expo grew almost by double as big as last year. But we're going to get you as many interviews as we can, some old friends, some new friends and some really cool products which you can find on our store. If you go to Epic Family Road Trip and click on gear, most of the products that we feature here are available on the store. And anything we've used over the years that we really, really like is available on our store so that you can have an epic road trip with the right gear. We're here at the Overland Expo. I'm here with Matt from Exploration Outfitters. Him and his team, they're the geniuses behind building our rig that we took to New Zealand and we've had all over North America. And the rig that we love and could live in probably for the rest of our lives. But Matt's going to help us with part two of the video. A lot of you have seen part one of our video where we did the walk around and we talked about the tent and what it was like living in there and so on. But you're curious about what's under the hood and some of the other features. So we brought Matt, the expert, here to show you some of the inner workings of the Epic Family Road Trip Jeep. So Matt, what do we got? So one of the big requirements for this project was to have enough power to be able to run refrigerator, air compressors, a lot of different electronics, accessories, and still power the normal stuff. iPads, charge your phones, and all that stuff. We have three tents so there's a lot of electronics coming on the rig. So the first thing that we did was we had to install a dual battery system. And on the JKs it gets spaces at a premium. So we used a system from Mountain Off-Road, which is their dual battery tray. And we fitted the second battery is an Odyssey battery, which is a really high-end, high-quality battery. Those dual batteries are managed by a system that's made in Switzerland and it's called the Intelligent Battery System. And it allows you to not only control the charge to two separate batteries and it prioritizes it depending on how you set it up. But it will also, in a bind, it will let you jump yourself. So if your primary battery dies, you can link the two together and jumpstart your own vehicle. Yeah, that's a really handy feature. We've used that a few times. We suck back the energy. And sometimes you're in the rain and you can't solar charge right away. But that other battery is always there. You just hit one button and all of a sudden they're both at the same level. So that's a really cool feature. We also added, on this side of the vehicle, we added a solar charging port so that the Jeep can actually be charged directly from solar power. And that goes straight into the batteries and then is managed by that Intelligent Battery System as well. So it's a really nice unit and it's pretty compact so it doesn't take up a lot of room. And then since this vehicle was going to be shipped long distance and it was going to spend a pretty good amount of time in a shipping container, all of the accessories that we added or installed, anything that wasn't a factory installed electrical option, we ran off of the secondary battery and to a separate fuse block and we put a circuit breaker on that fuse block. So you can turn off every additional accessory that's been added just in case there's a power draw or you leave something on. It's really simple and it also adds some protection if there's a short circuit of any kind. So those, we use all Blue Sea Marine products for that and they're a marine grade product and really quality. And of course everything's labeled and kept pretty nice. And then lastly we have the S-Pod which you talked about in the first video. But it's a great unit for running all of your accessories too that you need a switch for. And so that's kind of the electrical system in a nutshell. Yeah, so it's been incredible. I love that switch. You just pop the hood and one switch and you can turn it all off so you're not draining batteries when you're shipping, which a lot of you guys might be doing. So that's good. So the solar panel is made by Overland Solar and it fits in there. I'll show you later in the compartment in the back. You just pop batteries in there and they last for a long time, a week or so before charging. And in the hot sun, especially in places like New Zealand or Australia, it charges up nice and fast. We really love all the unit installed ports in the back seat for the kids so they can plug in USB chargers. We also have them on the rear tailgate. We have a light in the kitchen area at night. The fridge runs off it. So part of the build process on a Jeep, especially a Jeep that somebody's going to spend six months living out of with a large family and lots of gear, is to try to save weight wherever possible but still keep strength. And so on this Jeep, we used AEV bumpers front and back. And this is kind of our go-to bumper for most of our builds because it is extremely strong, but it's kept lightweight. It's stamped instead of being a lot of individual pieces welded together. So it adds a lot of strength to it but keeps it very lightweight. It also has compliance with airbags so it maintains safety. Then of course we put in a worn Xeon 10,000 pound winch with synthetic cable. Factor 55 flat link standard fog lights. And then we added some brackets that we actually make in-house at the shop for adapting it to be flat-toed. And so it's just a great bumper. Not only does it work really well, it's strong, but it also has a good style to it. And of course, you know, style is important too. It is important, yeah. Looks, presentations, everything. And like you said, it's lighter than some bumpers that we have, but really, really solid. LT Wright from LTWK Knives. They make all kinds of stuff. We're going to have them show you in a minute. But we have, you've probably seen on some of our videos, we have a machete that Pete likes to use. Incredible quality. Really something you should have when you're overlanding, but LT. Well, thanks for carrying our product, man. We really appreciate it. Yeah, the Overland Machete is definitely one of our premier products. We've had these all around the world, and thanks to you, they've been to a lot of places as well. But we're also doing some kitchen knife stuff for the camp kitchen that we're working with Blue Ridge Overland here on the bags. And then we make all the knives and all that. And then we have our basic bushcraft and camp-crafted style knives down here that we, you know, build all the time with leather sheeting. We make our own fire starters. And everything's American-made, top quality, lifetime guarantee. And you're based where? Wintersville, Ohio. Yep. So ltrightknives.com. Yeah, so online go to ltrightknives.com. Are these like forged or fire-taped? No, we don't do forged. We're a stock deal stock. But they're all made in-house. Most of the makers are here today selling stuff down here at the Overland. So we're having a great time. Plus, we get to come out and camp and talk to you guys that we only get to see on TV now. Yeah, the Overland crowd is a really fun group. If you're thinking of getting into this, you can't go wrong. So get yourself a good quality knife or machete or both, and this is the place to get it. You got it. Thank you very much, man. Basic kitchen knives are all made out of stainless. And they're in a slip-type setup. So if you wanted to take this, and this all packs up, salt, pepper, all your condiments, maybe a little steak knives, forks. This zips up. This drops in the outside sleeve like this, and it can just be along for the ride. Then when you get where you're going, you just flip it open. It has a loop right here. You just put it on one of your posts, and you're cooking your dinner, and you just drop in and out of the kydex. Work your knife and just drop it back in there, out of the way. And it keeps everything sorted and handy as well. So it just makes a complete kit. And there's Velcro, and there's MOLLE on the back, so you can add other stuff to it or however you want. And then we have some little travel clips on the small ones that just flip over in place. Because they're small, they want to jump out. These ones don't because they're clear up at the top. So we just put them for when you're riding. Hey guys, I'm here with Justin from Patriot Trailers. These are incredible little machines he's going to show you in a minute. If you love what we did with our Jeep, you can get all of that into a trailer. So it's definitely an option you want to check out. They're from Australia, south of Brisbane. But these vehicles are available here in North America through Exploration Outfitters. Which, as you know, they're the folks that put together our Jeep. And we've been really happy with the whole setup. So Justin, show us around, man. Yeah, no problem. So behind us here we've got the X2, which is our model that's really been designed for vehicles with lower towing capacity. So like your Jeep or FJ Cruisers, this trailer here weighs 1,400 pounds. But it's still fully independent suspension, drum brakes, 33-inch mud terrain tyres as standard. And you can option this up to suit whatever style of touring that you do. So if you want to put a big integrated tent to house the whole family, you can. Or a James Baroud. Or it comes with the Rhino Rack platform as standard. So you can put on whatever gear you like. If you're into mountain biking or kayaking, you can really set this trailer up to do whatever you want. But it still has all the functionality of a full trailer. You've got 18 gallons of water on board, battery on board, LED lights, battery management system, cooler, proper kitchen with a sink. So it's all there in this model. Wow. And then you've got this canopy that comes out. So we've got a 270-degree Foxwing on top of this one. Yeah, so you can set this up however you like. There's an option there for a hot water system as well. So propane hot water, if you're in the cold climates, that comes in handy. And there's all different sizes of vehicle. You said this is one of the smaller ones. Yep. If we pan over here, you can get a look at the... So that one there, that's our X1 GT. This is the trailer that won Australian Camper Trailer of the Year four years in a row. Wow. We're going back home for the competition in a couple of weeks' time, and hopefully we can bring on the fifth year. You can do it again. Yeah. This has got the rooftop tent, but also a side tent. So, I mean, you could put the whole family in here. Well, you can actually sleep six in here. This has got a king-size bed, and you've got room there in the kids' room. You can put two double cots, and you can sleep four in there. Wow. So this is really set up for a family. I mean, you can tow this behind a Jeep or whatever you like. It's 2,200 pounds. Yeah. But it's more suited to larger family and longer touring. Nice. We'll go through with the camera after the interview and show you guys some of the features and show you how the bed looks and all that stuff. It's really an amazing trailer. So thanks, Justin, for showing us around. No worries. Thanks for dropping by. All right. Good on you, man. Excellent. Thanks so much. Thank you so much. I appreciate you swinging by. Thanks for your support. Oh, yeah. Yeah. And enjoy the rest of your weekend. Excellent. Good luck. Thank you. I'm here with Frank Ledwell from Outdoor by Four Magazine. We're at the Overland Expo, and it's just a real good, high-quality magazine. If you're interested in all things outdoor adventure, whether it's vehicle-based or not, mountain biking, you name it, surfing, basically our lifestyle in a magazine, you want to get a subscription. Frank will tell us a little bit about it. He's the editor and publisher. So I publish Outdoor by Four Magazine. The magazine is in its fourth year now, and its focus is a combination of vehicle-based adventure as well as using the vehicle to get out and enjoy everything outdoors-related. So whether it's going mountain biking, hiking, paddling, rock climbing, anything outdoors, you name it, Outdoor by Four, hence the name Outdoor by Four, is really all about adventure. And our focus is family-friendly adventures as well. So many of our members of our staff have families that they enjoy taking their children on the different adventures that they go on. So we're a very family-centric type publication as well. We're excited to be here at Oberlin Expo. Whether you're a weekend warrior or a full-timer, it doesn't matter, there's tons of information. What's the best place for our viewers to get your magazine? So you can get Outdoor by Four at most major book retailers. So Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, there are select independent retailers as well throughout the United States and Canada. We also have select distribution internationally. You can also subscribe to Outdoor by Four. You can visit our website at www.outdoorbyfour.com, www.outdoorexport.com. A one-year subscription includes six issues and you get print and digital. We have two-year and three-year options available as well. Alright, well thanks for sharing that with our viewers. Even if you're planning in the future to do something like this, really it's all about getting the information and doing your research ahead of time and this is an excellent place to start, Outdoor by Four magazine. I'm here with Lisa Thomas who wrote the book on what's called Dirty Dining, which is really a book on cooking while camping or overlanding. We saw her speak earlier, her husband Simon, before we went to New Zealand last year and we learned so much and now it's all chronicled in a wonderful book. Why don't you tell us about the book? Well, Simon and I have been on the road for 14 years, non-stop, and I'm all about that time period. I got fed up with people going, how do you eat? What do you buy? How do you buy it? You must be so fed up with noodles and tuna. I thought, okay, I'm going to write about it. And so, I decided to, or what I wanted to call it was, how to make nasty food taste nice. But we've kind of revised that from the past and it's called Dirty Dining, an adventurous cookbook. I've tried to put everything in one book, with very simple stories, with photographs of us on the road. We took all the photographs, all the cooking is me, with me shouting at Simon when he's taking the photograph, hurry up and take the photo. We've got to eat the food before it gets cold. Very easy memories to follow. There's also in here what I use to cook with, the items that I carry as basic provisions, which you can then add with healthy fresh produce from any market around the world. I want people to enjoy their camp cooking and not say, oh dear God, is there enough noodles and tuna dishes here. It's, every story has a vignette of somewhere where I've really enjoyed cooking the meal. So it's not country specific meals, but it's just where I've really enjoyed and remember from my life. And that's what it's all about really. I mean, travelling is so, so much of travelling is about the food and get your hands on the food and the people you share it with. Yeah, absolutely. So I'm really pleased that you're going to buy this. We already bought it. And I want to see lots of pictures of the food that you all cook. Where can, everybody watching the video, where can they find it and buy it? It's available at the shows that we do, but if you're not attending a show where we are, it's available online on Amazon, Amazon mobile. And you just look for Dirty Dining and it mentions cookbooks and there it is. So we'll put a link in our gear store. Make sure you get your hands on it. We have our copy now. Some of the recipes we learned last time we were using on our travels and some of the tips and tricks like testing fresh chicken in weird places. Well, I think you told us back then something about the chicken with the musk flies on it is more interesting. I'm currently looking for a piece of, it's often red meat, so you're not too sure what you're looking at. The flies go to the freshest blood, basically. So if you go to the freshest blood with the fish, it's poking the fish and seeing how easy that skin comes back up to a full pump. And the smell. A fish shouldn't smell like fish. It should smell fresh. Little hints like that. Excellent. Well, thank you. Thank you so very much. Enjoy it. And you don't want to get it today. Hey girl. So this is what we got going on today. This is what we got shaking. Okay. So this is what I do every day and I try to help people's dutch oven come back. So this is what you do. Right here you have a dutch oven. You have the dutch oven lid. It sits right on top of the dutch oven, right? Right. Okay, so I just want to tell you, everything you see right here folds down and fits inside of this oven. Everything you see on this table fits down, sits inside this dutch oven, fits inside this bag. Real easy to carry. Real, real small. So basically right here you've got a dutch oven. People pull their dutch oven lid up. They've got charcoals on top, right? They're hard to mess with. The ashes are falling into your food. You're sitting it in the dirt. Sitting the dirt not coming out. So now you're eating ashes, dirt, pork roast, chicken wings, whatever your mama's making you. So that's why we came up with this system right here that you pick up. All right, these legs got to go out because they fit right inside. So you pick it up like this. It's just real easy to pick up. Nice. Real, real lightweight. So ready to be mind blown though? You know what's about to happen. Bam. What does that look like? Hmm. Looks like a griddle, right? Yeah. Put your charcoals in here. This is designed to fit down in the dutch oven along with everything else. Put it on that shaft right there. Pull it up and down for the heat. You ever heard of somebody cooking a pizza on a dutch oven? You ever cooked a pizza? This is what people do. They put dough down on the bottom. They add their cheese, their sausage, whatever they're putting in there. Then they try to scoop it out and then it causes it to break, mess up, and now you're eating doughy lasagna. Nobody likes doughy lasagna, especially I don't. So what we're going to do is, because you can't control the heat up under here, that's why you put less coals on the bottom and more coals on top. That way it cooks like a conventional oven while you're out in the woods. So what we do is, we've got the heat source right here to control the heat. Why don't we just put our pizza oven right here, our pizza right here, and then we'll just drop that down on there like that. Pretty sweet, right? That works. I like that. So, you want to see more? Yeah, keep going. Sweet. Let's get it, shawty. All right, so this right here is your regular grill. Hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken wings, whatever you want to do. If you like smoking meat, you like a good, hickory flavor every now and again, nice big old smoked ring, steamed food, I know you do, my man. So this is what we're going to do. We're going to put a little bit of smoked wood chips on here, soak them in a little bit of water, you know all about that, so the steam will come off of them. They get really, really hot. You put your favorite meat on here like this, and now you've got a cute little smoker. It's not as cute as Henry over there, but it'll work. Pretty sweet, right? Absolutely. What about this piece right here? This was her favorite part right here. So, basically this right here is your lid holder. Pick it up like that, bam, like that. You got duct tape at home? Everybody got duct tape? I use duct tape a lot. I'm going to email you a picture of me and duct tape it right there, and I'm kind of like Elf on a shelf because I can't fit on your shelf because I'd break it. So I'm still trying to help you, all right? So we're going to set this back down right here. What about this, y'all? You guys ever seen a charcoal chimney? Put a lot of charcoals in here. Well, this one right here is a little bit better than a big and bulky one. This thing right here actually folds up. Fits right inside the Dutch oven as well. Everything you see fits inside this Dutch oven. Nice, clean. Everything comes pre-seasoned. Fits right here inside of this bag. Good morning. We're here at the Overland Expo East. I'm here with Ward Graham, the inventor of a pretty cool thing here. It's called the tailgater tire table. You got to get one of these if you're on the road. You could set up a table pretty much anywhere as long as you have a tire. And hopefully, if you're on the road, you have a tire. Maybe four. Yeah, one that's full of air. Why don't you tell us, Ward, tell us how you came up with the idea and explain it a little bit. So how I came up with the idea is we were always tailgating in this ski area. And you can imagine what the ski area is like with the mud and the snow and everything with the barbecue. So one day it came up to me to utilize the tire as the main support. And it didn't take long. I went home and ripped apart my son's pitch and catch. It had all the bends that I needed. And within a day, I had a table that was functioning. But then it took another four years to fully develop and have it manufactured. So it can fit on any size. If you look over here. So these are the legs that rest up against the front of the tire. It's basically cantilevered off of the tire. So they just pop button into their receiver. And then this is your width adjustment and your rear support. So you put that on over the tire, snug it up a little bit, jam up the jam nut. And just like that, you've got a great table. But then if you put out this additional leg, then it becomes rock solid. Gives you more feet. That's your support. More stability, yes. So even if you've got big mudders on or fat tires like us on our Jeep, that's adjustable. It can go as wide as you need it. So the width goes as much as 17 inches. That's a pretty big tire. And then there's nothing I haven't gotten it onto. I've had it on tractor trailers. I've had it on those big rigs down there, 44s, 4415s, I believe they are. That's cool. So it fits everything. Yeah, so you've got to get yourself one of these tailgater tire tables. We're going to have them in the store on our website, epicfamilyroadtrip.com. We love Epic gear and this is just one of those things. When you're traveling and you're out in the wilderness, whatever, to have an extra table for putting food down, putting some cold drinks on, something this easy to stack away and pull out and set up is invaluable. I'll show you one more thing that's interesting to the four wheelers. Anybody who's got a spare on the back of their tire, you can hang your table on the tire like that and then just strap it on. Everyone's so concerned about where to put anything. So if you have a spare and it's not being used, just hang that on the back spare. Just hang that up and you've got a nice place to have it. That's a really good point. That can fit right under your trash or your bag or whatever, strap it on and that's accessible anytime you need it. I'm here with Adam, the perfect bungee. He's going to show us a little bit about his bungees, but if you travel like us, you're always looking for something to strap down your alu box or whatever you have on your roof rack and a good quality bungee is a valuable thing. Necessary, it is. Tell us about what you have. All of our products are made in the USA. Everything's made out of polyurethane so it's UV stable, chemical and gas resistant. Everything features nylon glass made hook ends so it doesn't puncture, tear things. There's no sharp edges on this either so it's safer for you. The other thing is we mold the hook into the bungee so it's safer because the two can't separate. So huge safety there. All of our products stretch two times our length. We've come up with some kind of interesting ideas. Some ideas that already existed but we just kind of perfected them. Something like this is 36 inches and you can change your hook to hook length. Just pop it through like that or wrap around something and back into itself which is really handy especially if you don't have a solid tie down point. We also make bungee webs that come in different sizes and configurations. So this over here, if you want to show this web, which is really handy, put that in the center of any shape of anything and you can just strap it down. Yeah, those are nice. And then you can unclip them and then use them independently as well which is pretty cool. Or the surfboards instead. Yeah, anything from boxes, surfboards. You have these roof bags, even just bags in general. Yeah, like your Max Trax, whatever it is. The nice thing about that is when you leave on a trip, you think there's going to be a place for everything and you set it up. And when you get there, you realize that it's not convenient. It needs to be moved around. And this gives you the flexibility to make changes on the fly. So thanks for showing us your product. Yeah, absolutely. Thank you guys. Good luck on the road. Safe travels. Yeah, you'll see them on the Epic Family Road Trip store if you want to buy them. We're here at Overland Expo in Asheville. We're with the Foreman family, Jan and Charles, Alec, and their son Charles. And the Foreman family went on an incredible overland adventure. Maybe you can tell us a little bit about it. But before you do, I'm going to show you this book called Strangers Like Angels. My daughter Caroline read the book cover to cover maybe a few times and was really inspired by all the stories there. If you are into adventuring, you've got to check out this book. In the meantime, you guys can maybe tell us when you went on this trip and some of the countries you went through. Sure, sure. We went in 1977 and we drove in this Land Rover here. And we drove 40,000 miles through 29 countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia. We crossed the Sahara Desert twice. And we got to go across Afghanistan before the Russians came through. And, yeah, we were traveling in 1977. And, yeah, the book has been made with the help of all our children. The cover and illustrations was done by our eldest daughter, Esther, and the quality control by our second daughter, Heidi. And the photographs were worked on by our youngest daughter, Maria. And our Charles here has been the one who's done the website and social media. Excellent. And so in your book, you chronicle your travels and some of the lessons you learned along the way and things like that. What should people that buy the book, what can they expect? Well, we only published it three years ago, but everything in it is true. We took it all from the diaries and letters that we wrote during the time. And it's like a novel, but it contains lots of interesting things that you have to be aware of when you're traveling over land. But it's done just in a way, in a very natural way. So it's not like in a list. It's just part of the story. We just show it how it is. Right, and I think that's why one of my daughters is reading it. She couldn't put it down. She found it like a story that engages you and wants you to get to the next chapter and see what's around the next corner, what's over the next hill. If someone was to go into some of these places you went now, like Afghanistan, for instance, there's a lot of unrest in the world. Are some of the countries you visited probably not... You can't travel there now, do you feel? Yeah, there are some restrictions. When we traveled, we had to change route on the way. We were going to go all the way from Morocco down through the desert and get to Kenya eventually. But we had to change plans when we were in Zaire, which is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, and to come around through West Africa. So there are many people out there who are traveling, who are making these journeys. But you have to do your research, you have to be flexible because situations can change politically, or, yeah, rebellions and all sorts of things. You've got to quickly make a decision and change route even though you might have to do the uphills and all this. So I think flexibility is the key when you're traveling abroad. The title is interesting, Strangers Like Angels. You've entertained people that turn out to be like angels, and then in the foreign writing you see, with a devil or two to boot. I'm sure you met some characters that made life on the road wonderful and some that made it a little challenging. And every chapter has a little teapot at the front of the title, and that is to show the hospitality of the people we met along the way. That's awesome. Well, where can we get the book for people that are doing... Is it available on Amazon? I would prefer you not to get it from Amazon because we barely get any... It doesn't even cover the cost of the book, which we self-published. But you can get it through Explore More. So that's a good segue into Explore More. This is Charles Forman, the son, who's developed a brand inspired by his parents' big world adventure. Charles, tell us a little bit about your brand. I was inspired by my parents' trip, and my own experience since growing up in Mali, West Africa, for 14 years. I have the trouble bugs, same as my sisters. As a designer by day, I just felt a great way to promote their book and inspire the next generation to go explore more, live the mantra. And it's based on three principles. Explore more of the world, engage more with others, and embrace global cultures. I think they're three important principles to live by in life. Excellent. Yeah, I agree. That's kind of what we've been trying to do as well on our travels. I think the more people... A lot of the fear that's in the world today is because people just haven't taken the time to talk to other people and understand them. The fear often comes from a lack of knowledge or understanding. So when we get out, we explore more, we embrace other cultures, we realize that people are all God's children, and typically almost everybody is just welcoming and wonderful when you get to know them. So I love the concept. Go to exploremore.com. E-X-P-L-M-O-R-E dot com. That's the website. And there you can buy the book, you can get a hold of the T-shirts. We have a sticker proudly on our vehicle. You can help spread the message and get more people out there exploring. Hey guys, I'm here with Mike and Ellen, both of us from Team Hunt Adventures. Their son, Hunt, you can see him probably in the background playing with cars. These are real overland and jeep adventures, yes. Well, you guys are doing something really unique. I actually discovered overlanding online when I watched one of your Playmount Adventure videos. And kind of just really got into jeep crawling and overlanding and camping. And so we decided this summer to take a trip out west for three weeks and just completely get off the grid and be together as a family. And it's been one of the best things our families have ever done. Hunt has some mitochondrial disease, which is a rare disease. It's an energy disorder. And we're trying to prove through Team Hunt Adventure that no matter your disability or challenges, no matter your age, you can still adventure and have fun. And so we set out to do this, and it's become even bigger than what we could have imagined. And we're meeting awesome people. And we're here at Overland Expo East this weekend. And there's just amazing people, a great community. And adventure every year. And so that's what we hope to continue to do. Hunt gets to meet his favorite stars and watch the videos. That's what it's all about. It's been great for us. That's great. You know, for any of you, even if you have challenges or disabilities, don't feel like it's going to stop you from being an adventurer. You know, from our story, on our journey, Sir Sam Peake came down with type 1 diabetes. For a lot of people, that really limits what they can do. But thank you, guys. We think getting out into nature and adventuring has been the best thing we've ever done. How can people find you? You can go to onlineteamhunt.org and then hashtag teamhuntadventure on Instagram. Hey, guys. We're here in Asheville, North Carolina at the Overland Expo. And we ran into MakiFam Adventures, another YouTube channel, and a family traveling with three kids, which we love. It's just like what we're doing. Make sure you go by their YouTube channel and check out their videos and say hi. Come on, you guys. Want to introduce yourself? Hey, crew. I'm Amy. I'm Joanna. I'm Kylie. I'm Dirk. And I'm Randall. You guys can hit us up on MakiFam Adventures on Instagram and Twitter as well and follow all our craziness. We love to travel as well. Awesome. All our travel peeps, these are our people. We'll see you down the road. Back at our tent now at the Jeep for lunch. We spent the morning here at the Overland Expo. UK, the knife machete. You're into this overlanding here in Asheville. Hey, Dirk. Check it out. I put it lower and then mix the steak with it and we put some ginger in. Mmm. It's really good. Dad, you want to come on a bike ride? Yeah. Just be careful. Dad, this is a cooler sandwich. This is Chris from Florida. He follows us on Facebook. Where did you see us first coming up? North Carolina, I believe it was. No, South Carolina. He came from where we were coming up on I-95 from Orlando and you were coming up from south of there, so he saw us on the road. It's always nice to meet face-to-face with our fans from YouTube, so that's cool, man. Nice to see you. You too. The Overland Expo is done. It's picked up and everybody is just eating. She's making up her own meal. This cooking utensil you're looking at here is called the Timbo Tusk. It was built by a guy. He saw a very similar thing going on in South Africa. When he got home, he really missed it, so they created their own. Basically, that's like a farm implement. Basically, all that is is a disc, if you've ever seen a disc farming implement. Then they put a burner underneath, a little propane tank where you can convert it so it runs off a larger propane tank. It all folds down into a little bag. It's just got the three legs on it. It's pretty neat, and you can cook anything on there. They did demos of making Thai, making anything you want. Stir-fry, we did last night. It's a pretty cool, huge machine. While we were in Asheville, we met with our friends, Kelly and her parents, and her three wonderful kids. She's actually a Ground Skies franchise owner, and we've known each other for many, many years. It was really nice to catch up with them and spend some time touring the rest of the Biltmore Estate, getting some delicious ice cream, and doing a little wine tasting. If you're ever in Asheville, make sure you drop by and check it out. It's a lot of fun. What is this? This is a training book to help you understand how the dog feels. Oh, wow. That's going to be helpful. I had hoped to bring one of my dogs with me, but we're kind of late. Any rabbit, any bird, anything, they've forgotten who they belong to, and they're on it. He will sit out on my deck because we have eight acres, and you can see. After the expo, we met up with our good friends, the Holcombs. They're a very adventurous family who also have been traveling around North America in a Winnebago view just like ours. And we spent the morning touring the Biltmore Estate. What an incredibly fun and educational tour that was. The Biltmore Estate was built by the Vanderbilts way back in the 1800s, and it shows the opulence of that gilded age, and it just was something else, especially for a bunch of RV lifers who live in 240 square feet. Our RV would fit into one of their bathrooms. You're going to enjoy walking through the mansion with us and the Holcomb family. There we go. Let's get to the back. Fill your room. It's so nice. It's bigger than our tent. Before we take off our shoes. So, yeah, go up here. I think I'll just go right up. Okay, are we going to South America? And George had the least money in the family. He only had $10 million, which was a ton, of course, but it was the least in the family. What did it cost? No one knows. We're pretty sure he destroyed the records. He was a private man. He didn't seem to have anybody to know, but the estimates I've seen at least, I mean, they all come in at $4 million or $5 million. This building, the house, the grounds, also his businesses, farm, massive dairy, one of the Southeast's largest nursery operators and in major logging operations. Did you hear that? Hands up. We're currently at our uncle and aunt's house in Ohio enjoying the fall weather. It was really nice to meet some of our subscribers at the Overland Expo. It's always inspiring to hear your stories, too. If you know someone who really enjoys travel or has a dream of doing an epic family road trip, make sure you tell them about our channel. We'd love to have them on board so that we can inspire each other as we work, play, and care around the world. In the meantime, we'll see you down the road.