Mental Health Overlanding

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2 жыл бұрын

I have a dark side…and I think one of the things that keeps it in balance is the ability to get outside and have an adventure…the older I get, the more I realize it’s not just fun…it’s essential. We hit the middle and south forks of the Boise River, dodging storms the entire time, but we needed to have an adventure. These Spring skies and storms are a perfect reflection of how I feel inside. There’s so much swirling around us, and so very little we can control, but seeing the storm is different than being in the storm, and getting perspective on a mountain helps remind me that having people to love and watch the weather pass by with, is what makes this crazy life worth it.
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@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

This vid was a bit more vulnerable for me than others. Hope you can relate to feeling off, and getting in touch with your dark side…it was also just a beautiful weekend adventure. For more V2R vids: www.KZfaq.com/Venture2Roam

@alpinetactics 2 жыл бұрын

Man, really liked this one! Also can totally relate. My wife does not like going camping with me but encourages me to go. She says i always come back happier.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻. Kate and I were just chatting about this. When we’re out there, it helps us just be in the moment and not worry about the past or future as much. Now if I could just get a Dr to prescribe this…😀 really appreciate the comment!!

@SJ-EOR 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you. I could identify with so much of what you said. Plus your storytelling is awesome. The end made me feel like I’d just heard the benediction at church. It’s ok to have the shadows and darkness just that it doesn’t define us. I needed to see this video today. You guys rock. Thanks for sharing.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to read this comment...I was kind of hoping there are more folks out there who might have a similar feeling at times...so glad it resonated...and thank you so much for leaving a comment about it for other folks to read as well..really appreciate it!

@jeanninekalua9016 Жыл бұрын

Nature has always been my medicine. I grew up in it, the foothills of california is where i spent my childhood. Moving away was the most traumatic thing, it chqnged my mental and emotional wellbeing. I didnt know it then, but i do now. Im grateful people are talking about mental health, and what nature can do when we spend time outside. I love your channel, and being in Kuna, caring for my parents has made the trips very far and few in between. Watching your adventures helps me connect to the wild, in the middle of a booming suburbia, a lot of people and very few trees.

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

This is such a great comment. Thank you for sharing!!

@TriStateOverland 9 ай бұрын

Dude, two things… first, link that waffle iron! 😂 and second thank you again for the amazing videos. There is something special about being off grid and away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

@insaynbcr 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of your best videos so far. The short 4-5 minute videos you usually do seem rushed for some reason. This one was a full pull. Nice work!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So glad to hear you like the longer form vids...they are by far my favorite to create. The shorter vids are definitely designed to be super fast paced, and I can see how they might feel rushed...they are usually skits, lifestyle, or build vids..but I do have quite a few longer form trip vids...those can be found here just incase your interested :) kzfaq.info/sun/PLv4WOiu-rUDAGLr0qDKP-SFToKXBrSCMK

@markruppert9017 2 жыл бұрын

Amen on the wolfwise! Great little privacy tent but I have to admit, I look at the directions every time I break it down! Great videos! Wish we we in Idaho. CT has little in the way of Boondocking. A few paid campsites and zero trails. Hoping to Venture out west this year. Thanks for sharing your experience. Safe travels!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

I used to look at the wolfwise directions every time too…until it just became muscle memory. We are so lucky in the West that people fought to create these public lands back in the late 1800s…it was such an amazing gift to future generations. Safe travels to you too!!

@OFFTHEGRIND Жыл бұрын

I felt the words of that intro deep in my soul. Well done my man

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

Thanks man..it was pure honesty on my part.

@GetOutGO 2 жыл бұрын

Another great episode Will! Love the fact that you have little assistant camera persons 🙂

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christoff...they've gone from playing with sticks to playing with cameras!!!

@darksideemt 2 жыл бұрын

I'm beginning to think your videos are just to rub it in how awesome you have it living where you do.....jk. Until watching your channel I never knew I needed to get to Idaho and I will make it there before long.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

😂 So glad to hear you're watching!!! We're truly blessed to live where we do as folks to who like the outdoors..I never appreciated it until I moved back home to Idaho as an adult..now I can't get enough of it!

@crawlcommander2652 2 жыл бұрын

You make me feel bad for not getting out much. I live on the other side of the state. Kids, school, work, all that is always in the way. For now!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

I totally understand that..we just have a bit of a sweet spot in our lives right with those things so we’re taking advantage…it may not always be this way, so we’re taking what we can get while we can get it. Thanks you so much for leaving a comment. I love hearing from other Idahoans!

@1111Overland 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that MSR scraper/scrubber.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

It’s probably the highest value purchase we’ve made!

@JBW70 2 жыл бұрын

Another awesome episode! I appreciate these so much. Please keep them coming! (and congratulations on your new sponsors - well deserved, any many more to come!)

@jonnytacooutdoors Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video and fantastic story telling 🎉

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@jonnytacooutdoors Жыл бұрын

@@Venture2Roam yeah man editing and filming is top notch , love it. Idaho looks freakin amazing

@RevereOverland 2 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful spot!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's the most beautiful this time of year with the snow capped peaks all around...but I might go back this summer just to be sure :)

@rogerrichardson4324 3 ай бұрын

Will , I love the cooking part of it , just like Marko …everyone has to eat sometime ,right

@Venture2Roam 3 ай бұрын

I've stopped doing so much cooking stuff on camera...maybe I'll do a bit more this year?

@lisacarlson9365 Жыл бұрын

Love this!!

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lisa!!!!

@joelfelkins 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much...and thanks for leaving the comment!!

@SixOverland 2 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video as always! One of our favorite channels!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Grant - same same with your channel!

@AllThingsOverlanding 2 жыл бұрын

Love it Will!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fletch!

@Alanhighhand 2 жыл бұрын

Keep on coming I love it

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much...and thank you for taking the time to comment..I really appreciate it! Lots more to come 😎

@kevinbenson9866 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are cool and fun to watch! Keep going ☺️

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! It's really nice to get comments like this - it keeps up motivated to stay creative! Really appreciate it.

@ronaldcobbley9668 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you I miss my home state that I was born in I 'm in Colorado now thank you very much

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

We are so happy to share...so glad you can see a little bit of home in our vids! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

@cbglockman 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and message!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏🏻. So glad you liked it, and grateful you took the time to comment!!

@OutlastOverland 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always man. 👍 keep that raw emotion and take that time to re center once and a while. Editing is on point as always 👌

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! This one was a little introspective…but honest. Loving your vids..nice to see some of them getting more views!!

@DocWrangler 2 жыл бұрын

another great intro, another great video! thanks for taking us along!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks brother…loving your last vid too!!

@TheIronRide 2 жыл бұрын

An expert story teller sir. Absolutely fantastic videos brother. Your channel is one of my top 3 favorites for overlanding. Beautiful back yard you have too.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

That is such a huge compliment for our little channel. Thank you! We love watching your AZ adventures too!

@chrisgardnerss 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, man!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! And thanks for taking the time to comment!!

@texfletch6209 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! And thanks for taking the time to write a comment about it...I really appreciate it!

@randylindberg77 2 жыл бұрын

Love the adventures! Sitting here now mapping out our next one. We are blessed to have so many cool places near us. Safe travels and keep ‘em coming!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear it!!! We are mapping out our next one as well...so many options...not enough time! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, I really appreciate it!

@ChanceP 2 жыл бұрын

Another 🔥🔥 video

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chance...this one was a little different, but it's a fun challenge to keep trying new things.

@MyEscapeLV 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Definitely one of the highest all around quality and production value of the overland/camping channels out there. I'm also taking a shot at this videography thing to accompany my love for the outdoors as well on my channel. Keep up the good work!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words!!! Love what I’m seeing on your channel!!!

@robertoouellet1188 2 жыл бұрын

Yeap!!!! Good for the soul!!!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment - really appreciate it!!

@manimalworks7424 2 жыл бұрын

Holy cow, I have the same Desert Armor Tank tent, Cascade chair, and Wolfwise privacy tent!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

We’re Overland Twins!!!

@Yojessicaflores 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video!!! Can’t wait to do this w a family of my own one day. Subscribed 🙏🏼✨🫶🏼

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! So grateful for the sub!!!

@mkramme 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderfully done video, I like how you do narration for some of the video.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you watching the vid and taking the time to leave a comment..it's so great to get encouragement from folks who watch the vids!

@ron343 2 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel I enjoyed it.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you found us!!! And thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it!

@chuckjones984 2 жыл бұрын

Another great one. I really need to get out more. You find the sweetest spots.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chuck!! Kate and I always have our eyes open for spots...I'm making a shirt that says "I dream in Topo" because we spend so much time looking at the map...but that's half the fun!!

@chuckjones984 2 жыл бұрын

Wait... you just dropped a clue.

@Mannix007 2 жыл бұрын

you should have 100k subscribers. really great video.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

That comment made my day. Thank you so much!!!

@coyote_overland 2 жыл бұрын

I just found your channel and really glad i did. love your videos and you make them feel really meaningful! keep it up!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much…so glad you found us!! Lots more to come very soon…really appreciate the comment!!

@coyote_overland 2 жыл бұрын

@@Venture2Roam absolutely! we will be going to eastern oregon for 10 days on the 1st and we are super excited to check out that part of our state!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Eastern Oregon is super interesting..tons to discover out there. Hope you have an amazing trip!!

@chattahoocheegoldGa 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, great video. You have a voice for narrating. Your voice and what you are saying kept my focus. I usually skip through most videos but not this one. Good job. >---

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you. I must confess I'm a skipper too lol. I really appreciate that you watched the whole vid and took the time to comment...means a lot!

@wademay6807 2 жыл бұрын

+1 on the Wolfwise for easy quick lightweight privacy. Great video. Wildlands have serious healing powers.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wade! sometimes I wish those tents were just a little bigger...but then again, I love that they pack down so small. Really appreciate the comment!

@nickmcdvtt 2 жыл бұрын

This turned out really well, man. One of your best yet. The intro is killer, especially the aerial shots and sequencing. Some Bar Keeper's Friend will make quick work of those stainless pans.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE...I can't believe I never thought of Bar Keepers on the pans...great tip. And thanks for the generous comment. Love your vids!

@okanaganoverlanding2912 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! And now you have a sponsor for a video!! Awesome! Regardless, the video is again top notch - both the story telling and the cinematography ! Can’t wait for the next! See you in Bend!!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

We're experimenting with sponsors/products at the moment, but want to stay focused on telling stories, so it's a new balancing act for us! Thank you so much for the comment man, I genuinely appreciate it. Definitely see you in Bend!

@insaynbcr 2 жыл бұрын

About sponsors. Please don't fall down that rabbit hole. It may be nice to get free gear, extra money and such, but EVERY KZfaqr that lets the sponsorships become the focus of their videos, I find the video less organic and more staged. I've unsubbed at least 10 channels this year alone that I started watching 3-4 years ago. They got good, but the sponsorship took over and they were like long advertisements, with no actual content. You can absolutely set standards on what items/sponsors you let into your channel, and how you incorporate them into your vidoes. Keeping your own adventures the main focus, and their products in the background, you will find the mix that works well for you and your viewers.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

@@insaynbcr I love this comment. It's such an easy thing to say "yes" when companies are offering to send you products...but I so agree that it's a very slippery slope. For now, I have the luxury to say no, but understand that other creators are trying to put food on the table...so even though I may not sub to those channels...I don't judge them too hard. For now, we've decided to focusing on a few long term relationships with a few brands we really align with..some big, some small - and have pulled back on saying "yes" to most offers coming in. Thank you for posting this comment - it's so important for us to hear things like this as we shape the future of the channel!

@idahocartel 2 жыл бұрын

Support Idaho! Go with the Rodergiz brand tortillas, oh and they are the best too😆😜

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

I think the tortillas we used were like some kind of lower carb things…but we do try to buy as local as possible (our next vid the food is all local). I’ll take a look that tortilla brand, I was unaware…thanks for pointing me in that direction. And thanks for taking the time to watch the video and comment!!

@idahocartel 2 жыл бұрын

Spring has been super rainy here in the central mountians of Idaho.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

So true. In our next vid it rains the entire time. So good for the water table though!

@kimberlyspilker5715 Жыл бұрын

Great video! Maybe the voices you heard in the middle of the night were echoed from someone on the rivers below? Water really amplifies sound, plus maybe echoed further from the landscape? Or maybe just aliens haha

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

The more I think about it, the more sense that makes. It was odd…but it must have been something like that. So glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!!!

@GeefromBC 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always! Waffles better be on the menu when we go camping lol jk

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

It takes so much extra gear to make waffles lol...but hey the kids were happy....for you though - bacon errryday.

@GeefromBC 2 жыл бұрын

@@Venture2Roam You had me at bacon

@OutandBackOregon 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, another awesome edit! I agree, good food out on the trail just tastes that much better. Perfect timing, considering my friend is anti-overland cooking, and he had no reply. It was perfect. See you in July my friend!

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. Lol...good food is good food. thanks for dropping the comment. Looking forward to our trek this summer.

@OutandBackOregon 2 жыл бұрын

@@Venture2Roam I'll always comment, lol it helps the algorithm!! Haha Yes, looking forward to it myself! Trying g to talk the wife into coming too!

@insaynbcr 2 жыл бұрын

Even average food seems to taste better out a camp kitchen on the trail.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

@@insaynbcr So True!

@krashnpa 2 жыл бұрын

Great video guys! Don't know about the dark secret though. Anyone here is here for the same thing right?! Thanks for all the effort you put into these.

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

The theme of this video was "waking up." Which made me realize that I'm not always honest with myself about my mental health...and that getting outside and having an adventure is key to staying balanced...so the dark secret is really just admitting to myself that I have a dark side.

@krashnpa 2 жыл бұрын

@@Venture2Roam solid copy sir. You said it yourself, if anyone says getting out there isnt for mental health, they're wrong. I get stuck in my four walls, but four wheels and the better half always fixes that 😀

@Venture2Roam 2 жыл бұрын

@@krashnpa 🤘👊

@colleenbowman1399 Жыл бұрын

Been binging on you channel the last couple day’s and have subscribed. Just wanted to say that Bigfoot is known to imitate our language. Just saying…. Lol.

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

That was one of the strangest experiences we've ever had out there. So glad you are getting in to the channel and grateful you subscribed!!!!

@colleenbowman1399 Жыл бұрын

We moved to Sandpoint two years ago from Oregon. Right now my husband and I are seeing Idaho through you Chanel. He works a lot and we’ve been doing a lot of work on our property (building a greenhouse, chicken coop and clearing land or an orchard, etc.). Not sure if you have ever watched Ambition Strikes, but Riley and Courtney are friends of ours. They are good people, like many of the people we have met here.

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

@@colleenbowman1399 Sandpoint is beautiful. I hadn't been that far north in Idaho until we did the BDR this summer. It blew my socks off. So glad you are settling in and feeling at home in Idaho! I'll go check out Ambition Strikes :)

@papatravels61 Жыл бұрын

I do not like cities and crowded places. I am at my best out in the wilderness, mountains, streams, stars and waterfalls

@Venture2Roam Жыл бұрын

I hear you. I find those wilder places much more restorative too.

@vickikrempa2998 8 ай бұрын

How is the Idaho pen striping in this trail? About 15 years ago it was horrible.

@Venture2Roam 8 ай бұрын

It's not bad at all..probably depends on the winter/spring though...we were there early in the Spring..I bet it was worse a month or so later when things had more time to grow.

@vickikrempa2998 8 ай бұрын

We love watching your channel.

@PROXIMO22 3 ай бұрын

your 3 am sounds reminded me of when i spent a bunch of time on expedition portal. i read a string of scary camping stories that really made me wary of two legged critters in the night. i haven't experienced being alerted to bi-pedals yet and i don't want to be. i enjoy your positivity so much, thank you for your hard work. btw... i met one of my very best friends on a high hilltop in idaho in 2001. he came from montana and i from washington. we wheeled together every year since until covid. time to get together again.

@Venture2Roam 3 ай бұрын

I love that story!!!! While humans are the thing I probably fear the most in the backcountry, most of the time you meet likeminded folks who are doing the same thing as you. So great to hear you met a friend out there!!!