Who are we?

We are a nomadic family of four who travels full time in our recently completed, self-converted DIY RAM 5500 Box Truck Expedition Vehicle. We dubbed our rig “Macho”, an appropriately fitting name that matches its image.

We sold everything we owned in Jan 2021, including our 12-acre home and farm in East Tennessee, to hit the road full time in a Promaster van. Ultimately, we came to the realization that our relationships with each other and our influence over our children were more important than the money we made or the things we bought. So, we pursued an alternative lifestyle that allows us to bond as family, explore God’s Green Earth, and raise our kids the way we see fit.

Macho boasts an impressive list of accommodations & modifications that allows us to explore comfortably no matter what the climate. We like to think of this rig as our ultimate custom-made, off-grid, off-road capable expedition vehicle that we now call home.

This DIY “EarthRoamer-on-a-budget” was built in just under two months! We filmed the process for our YouTube channel and completed the project in March 2022. Prior to Macho, we spent over a year in our DIY self built RAM Promaster 3500 Extended van. And prior to the van, we enjoyed occasional overlanding trips in our Toyota Tacoma with a pull behind Crux Expedition Trailer.

We invite you to join our journey on our social media outlets, shop our rig on Amazon, find special discounts and deals on our Linktree, or just simply exchange contact info with us! If you’ve got the travel bug but don’t know where to start with your build- take advantage of our consultation service with Kirt, a licensed Master Electrician and an experienced builder. We guarantee you, too, will catch a bad case of wanderlust after watching our videos!

And if you’re feeling super motivated to support us, you may do so through our STOREFRONT or via donation through various peer-to-peer mobile payment apps as well!

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit us! We wish you many blessings in your own journey, wherever the road may take you.

 
This back deck view of the Milky Way in Southern Oregon is one of those moments etched in the back our eyelids that we'll never forget. Fresh after a large event in Bend, OR a couple months ago, we sought solitude in the Alvord Desert to relax and r
The air at 10,000ft+ is thin, yes, but the views are usually worth it! Macho didn't let us down climbing up these hills in Southern Utah. This epic spot was definitely remote enough for us to get away from the masses and checked almost all of our box
After the last @overlandexpo PNW, we re-connected with @overlandradio for an epic post-show campsite where we got to decompress and get to know @primal_outdoors a little better behind the camera! The star of the show of course, was Daisy! Swipe ➡ to
Did you miss us at @overlandexpo PNW?? Well...you're in luck! Come see us at the next one #overlandexpomountainwest2022 !! We'll be hanging out in the DIY Showcase again with sweet rigs like the these that we were surrounded by in Oregon. Come say he
One of the coolest things we've (unintenionally) found along our journey is the amazing people and company we've had the pleasure to share camp with along the way. As natural introverts, both Kirt and I have to force ourselves out of our comfort zone