Holy cow brother. Really happy I stumbled across this video. I actually went to a slide in camper place the other day to see about purchasing one. I’m about to stop working and just travel while I transition out of the military and the slide in camper just makes complete sense. Never knew other companies existed. Thanks for sharing this video. You now have 1 more subscriber.

I had the same thing happen in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. I woke up to some noise, flung the door open of my camper and found a grizzly bear on its hind legs, front paws on the hood of my brand new F350. He ended up putting big scratches from those massive claws in the hood! Come to find out, they like to lick the windshield because of the dead bugs. Congrats on the new outfit and enjoy making more memories!

Great rig you are putting together! Congratulations on some good decisions. It is interesting to follow you along as the Ram and new camper are becoming yours. Thanks for bringing us along on this adventure. Take care!

thank you for adding the clip of you taking off the plastic from the window, satisfaction 10/10

Very awesome and inspiring Scott. I’m happy to watch and see your dream coming to life !!

Hello everybody! This is part 1 of a three-part adventure excursion video series. Be sure to tune in to watch part 2 and 3! In Part 2, you will explore Yellowstone National Park with me alone... hardly anybody was in the park as I arrived just as they opened their doors back up to the public. I also explore Grand Teton National park. In Part 3, come along with me to explore Flaming Gorge which flanks the border of Wyoming and Utah. Here I take the paddle board out on this stunning body of water. I also take the new 4XPEDITION RAM 1500 Overland Explorer down Shafer trail in Canyonlands National Park near Moab, Utah and watch the sun rise over Monument valley. Some epic viewing coming your way with these three episodes! Over 2,660 video clips were captured on this adventure. Let me know what you think.

Wow! NIce! I've been motorcycle camping for the last few decades with a 2 man tent, themal rest pad and a Jet Boil...this would be like a luxury hotel! Love it! Got me thinking now, the old bones would be happier!

Glad you told me about Part 1, thoroughly enjoyed! Montana is an amazing place, glad you're finding out about her beauty. Housing prices have pretty much tripled here in the last decade, hope you can find a nice reasonable bit of land if you're called this direction. The land is good, people are good, pace is good, life is good. Looking forward to Part 3!

I watched your video based on a share from a FB pop-up camper page. He commented how you had a bear scare the first night out in it. We have traveled out west to that area the past two summers from VA and love it. We roughed it in a topper for two summers, talked about it all the way home last year and invested in an older pristine slide-in pop up when we got home. We are shooting for a Sept. departure this year and hope to do this every year. We too love the lifestyle and as we move closer to full retirement plan to spend more and more time out there!

Enjoyed your video of part #1 of your loop through Montana, Wyoming, etc. Looking forward to watching the rest of the series. I am also interested in your pop up truck camper. I currently own a Ram 1500 Lariat, 4X4, crew cab, short bed that I take off road frequently. I also own a Crosssroads Cruiser fifth wheel camper that I love, but I would like to miove back into a more simple method of camping. I started out tent camping, then moved into pop up camping trailer and truck camper, then moved up to a hard sided camper, then up to the fifth wheel. Now, at (77) years old I want to move back to smaller, lighter, easier camping methods! I currently live in central Oklahoma, but I was born in the east and have done most of my camping in the forests of WV, Ohio< MD, MI, and PA. Its just become too much preparation and expense to keep driving back to PA every year pulling (34) feet of fifth wheel camper! Thanks for your very good video! Montana is one of the States that I want to travel and camp in. .

Thanks for showing us ,you just sitting down.wanting to buy- I want to see,how comfortable it is ,just relaxing.most vids don’t show that

insane how this is only part one.... talking about your next steps in your life plan is really inspiring me as well. I'm only 22, but I'm getting into overlanding with my 2017 outback. Thank you so much for this perspective and knowledge, it's really priceless!!!

Thank you so much for this vlog & journey of your Ram Rebel Overland Upgrade. I kept looking at the Ram 1500 TRX thinking that's what I need when I install a slide in camper eventually. Loved your reference that "it's for the everyday man or women. Thank you so much for this information! You're set up is exactly what I'm looking forward to when I work remotely in Cyber Security with my future All-White German Shepherd pup along with the journey. Subscribed!

Loving your new rig and some awesome camp sites. Enjoy!

Thank you for sharing your dreams and aspirations...quite interesting to me personally. My wife passed away in June and I've decided to "unshelf" some of my dreams which includes finding my own piece of the rock as it were. My dreams have to be on a more limited budget as my Air Force retirement can only go so far. I will follow you along on your ambitious path to your success. Good luck and best wishes to you and Amy.

Thanks for sharing your experience with the truck camper installation, the camping in Montana, and the wonderful article about the 24 year old grizzly mama bear! ♡

Absolutely brilliant, stunning and professional, but relaxing and like someone else commented, inspiring !! Was great to see the Great British icon in the parking lot, a LandRover 110 !!! You sure are living all our dreams out there and you definitely sound to be enjoying it too Scott !!!! Love following your journey and cannot wait for the next instalment. Very best wishes, Paul. UK.

Greetings from Australia! I accidentally stumbled across your KZfaq today! 😀 I'm an avid International traveller. Haven't been able to do so due to the pandemic. Now I'm watching and gathering all the information on car camping. You have certainly inspired me a lot after watching this episode and the older one on your Subaru Outback (I'm thinking of getting one for that purpose). Subscribed! Can't wait to see more. Cheers, mate!

BREATHTAKING BEAUTY COLORS SCENERY VIEWS VIDEO ! LIKE THE TRUCK CAMPER SETUP ! AWESOME EXPERIENCE WITH THE ROCKING OF THE TRUCK & PAW & NOSE PRINTS AFTER THE THE ROCKING OF THE TRUCK . BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BLESS YOU BOTH ALWAYS ON YOUR JOURNEYS ! ENJOYED !

looks like a great trip

I enjoy watching the long videos you post please make more. stay safe brother

I'm glad you took off your shoes in the new camper. I would do the same after years of my Dad's upbringing but I digress. lol I'm 51 and looking at a similar rig but with a F 250. At the end of the day, I'm single and have a job I enjoy but the routine is getting old. I love the West and 'someday' will move out there. But where? I'm tired of exploring through the computer screen waiting for retirement. I feel like there are many more opportunities that would present themselves vs sitting at home. Now I just need the balls to spend some savings and just do it. Glad I came across your channel today. Good timing for me. Thanks, looking forward to more!

What a nice set up and place to camp at. Following your outdoor journey. Stay safe.

Very well edited video. I didn't plan to spend an hour watching it but I couldn't turn it off.

Thanks for your video. I’ve spent some summer months camping and backpacking in the greater Yellowstone area and have seen grizzlies and lots more calling cards such as trees shredded like a scratching post attacked with a gaffers hook 8-10’ up, or torn up ground in Glacier from a bear searching for bulbs or pocket gophers. Grizzlies are amazing creatures and worthy of respect and caution due to their incredible physical capabilities. Please be safe. I would never be without bear spray in a holster on my person especially after finding that my camp site got sniffed around like this . I to would have explored around the area later in the day, but with spray and with extra vigilance and, depending on topography, some deliberate noise making so as not to surprise the “neighbors”. I would likely have a can also in the camper and in the cab jic. As I cruise towards retirement age, I’m looking forward to having a rig like yours, but I’m not sure what my comfort level would be say up in Alaska with the really big bears…when backpacking, I got used to setting up my kitchen well down wind of my tent and hanging my food, so i can’t help but cringe a bit when I see others cooking greasy food right under their fabric fold out roof tent as it seems like a recipe for getting a late night inspection that you do not want. For me I might want a camper where I could access the cab from the camper in an emergency if I had to bug out or I might consider a vans immediate potential mobility a little less exposed to human or animal threats. Also not totally sure of their efficacy, but I might stow an air horn in the camper as a potential deterrent to curious critters. In my opinion a firearm, especially if it’s treated like the only defense, is more likely to provide a false sense of security when you are in true bear country,. Especially as it is pretty unlikely that most could put down a grizzly quick enough for it not to able to settle the score with you in a very ugly way. What’s most practical is being aware of how to minimize unexpected contact by modifying our own behavior. The mantras I got from backpacking in grizzly country were don’t surprise a bear, never eat inside your tent and don’t wear smelly products. With boondocking in fairly remote areas I’m not sure I’ve figured out my own comfort level of minimizing risk in a soft sided camper vs my experience the even more vulnerable position of being in a small tent…that said, there are certainly places with good reason that prohibit soft sided campers as a truly motivated bear could easily shred canvas or smash or pry open plastic window. But it’s not like the news is full of stories of deadly bear on camper attacks…just that on the rare occasion when the worst happens in the backcountry (if it wasn’t triggered by surprising a sow with cubs or a bear with a carcass) a lot of the time it turns out somebody ate in their tent… Not being at the top of the food chain can be a character building experience lol Stay safe

Yay! I've been waiting for this new series! You did not disappoint. For some reason I thought you went with 4Wheel Campers, never heard of Overland Explorer, but I like what I am seeing so far. Their website lacks in the way of price. Brand new Ram with bear prints...You are so calm Scott. I was like, Damn Bear! Then I was like, what a cool story to tell. Besides, if you are like me, enough AZ "pin striping" will cover those paw prints. LOL. Can't wait for part two! Stay safe Scott.

Wow, that truck is a lot quieter than the Subi... AND lots of TORQUE!

Wow! Imagine if you were in a tent with a huge bear sniffing around. YIKES!

Good luck on your ventures. Finding KZfaq much like regular TV with all these adds.

The greater Yellowstone and Bozeman area truly is a wonderful area. I always miss it the moment that I leave.

Awesome video I love it

Spectacular! It has me shopping for and Overland X, maybe HBE.

Great video. Glad I found you. Looking forward to seeing more . What you have is of special interest to me because I recently found a 30 year old very well preserved Skamper eight foot popup. Have it mounted on my old short bed GMC with the tailgate down. All things considered it's working out well. Planning my "escape" from NY State soon. Heading for Florida in October!

Awesome vid man. I've seen your Subie around Scottsdale from time to time. Nice looking rigs.

Awesome camper! Amazing scenery!

What a well done video. Can't believe this guy doesn't have a million subs.

Glad to meet another Arizonan. Liked and subbed brother. Safe travels and God bless.

You lucky Dog, only 50 years old,,, Your'e doing awesome, Happy for you. Stay Safe Stay Healthy Stay Positive. Peace, - Big Jim of Az and Boston Mass

Sounds like a great trip. That sunset makes the camper so worth it! Glad that bear wasn't too hungry! This last spring I built a little camping rig in the back of my RAM 1500; but nothing nearly as nice as your rig!

Just found your channel. We just spent ten days in Yellowstone/Paradise Valley area. My wife and I are two years younger than you, but moving in a similar direction. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

First time on your site Awesome...............................Will be watching more.

Beautiful videos, content and... life plan! ps. Congrats & succes with the cabin!

Thank you for this nice video. My fiance and I have almost the same plans as you, as far as the type of truck, truck camper, and travel destinations. I'm gonna be looking for a Rebel or 2500 Cummins within the next few months. Stay safe, and have fun !

Very nice. We almost bought one but ended up getting a custom made Phoenix Minimax popup with wetbath. Once you sleep with someone else on an east/west bed, but you quickly appreciate opening it up to north/south and not rollover your partner on a bathroom run in the middle of the night.

Cool Camper. I have one of the competitor campers - I like some of the things on this one. Specifically the area above the bed isn't hindered by the push stick that I have to use. And the windows, the windows in this are great. Aside from that pretty similar.

I'm totally on board.

Thats why i would be nervouse to have a tent in MT. Bears are all over the place. I realize some of it is hard shell but a grizzly thats stands 10 feet tall would not be fun to wake up to. Beautiful video and landscape. MT is such a great place. Safe travels!

Hi, from Kyiv, Ukraine. Good Job! Watching you last half-year!!! Thanks for your efforts! P.S. You motivated me to buy a Subaru Outback for traveling. BR Max!

I have truck camped for some 30 years and I have to say I have never heard of a certifield truck camper installer.

So cool, I just turned 50 and I'm so ready to move on I want to exactly what you are doing

It’s so cool to watch you enjoy your new setup, and we get to share in this excitement vicariously. What song were you using for your drive through Utah up to Montana? Your potential grizzly encounter is the EXACT reason why I would go with a Camp-X over a RTT. As for the green mountain paradise...there’s a trade off...Winter. Stay safe, and I look forward to future episodes.

Great video, Scott! Love the cinematography and the sunsets in Montana! Great rig, but maybe I missed it....are you planning on wrapping the truck or painting it with that special covering? Just wondering if white was the best choice in colo(u)r for an off-road rig. Keep on putting out great stuff.

Just stumbled onto your channel and this video after looking at these campers. Kudos to you for following your dream. As someone who lives in Wyoming where we have a lot of black bear and Grizzly, I was surprised to see you taking off hiking without bear spray at the minimum,, just after a bear visited your camp. I hope you will carry bear spray with you when in bear country. Good luck and enjoy the mountains!

nice scenery and great camper.

$30 plus thousand is crazy for a camper like this, nice as it is.

Keep the videos coming. Enjoyed the fruition of your dreams into reality. Looking forward to the next videos and how you outfit the camper. Great job!

October just passed happy birthday 🎂🎈

Thanks for the nice video, I was in Boseman a few years ago camped outside of Red Lodge, Bear tooth pass. Nice slide in you have, you never said the price.

Man that’s awesome! Thanks for the in depth video. I may have missed it, but what is the weight of the camper fully loaded? And how did your Ram’s suspension handle the weight?

You can change the bulbs that came with the camper to softer light, this way it looks better with all those clunky lights hanging from the ceiling. LED lights use very little battery!

Very nice setup. I like this better than the 4-wheel camper. I'm sure it's heavier, but not too much so.

Same thing happened to me in my Four Wheel Camper. Felt the camper rocking, looked out the window and came nose to nose with a black bear. Come morning, I took photos of all the paw prints all over the side of my truck. That's the reason I never cook inside the camper. I live in BC Canada. Pretty everywhere I camp is black bear and grizzly territory.

Very happy Mr. From Indonesia

I think I’m sold on Scout Campers. Another great option.

Lol. Welcome to the SLC valley. I live in Payson. At the very bottom of the long city. It sucks going north. That is a pretty cool set up.

Keep it up Bro. Enjoy life, once in a life time adventure.. You're new subscriber.. 👍👍👍

Very nice.

Fun videos, keep it up! Great set up. I am thinking of the same set up. Did you add air bags? Are you using stock suspension? Any suspension modifications?

Great video Scott. I've been looking at 4 Wheel Campers for a couple of years, did'nt know about Overland Explorer. Quick question... the map you show at 1:12 with your route and key locations annotated... how did you do that? What software? My wife and I are on a very long trip, I'd like to do a map like this to send to freinds.

I've been considering the overlanding/vanlife lifestyle for some time. Trying to decide on what rig. Searched 4x4 Ram camper and this came up. It seems a great option for getting into the back country. I'll search for your video explaining your decision to go this route instead of a sprinter conversion. I have the same idea of traveling the north and south west to find a piece of property to retire on.

WhT an awesome rig for overland travels. I have a Toyota FJ with a rooftop tent. I am widowed and now 75 years young. I am thinking of what to do to keep exploring and need to be off the ground, that setup could work for me. Does your ram truck carry the weight or did you need to add airbags? I see you do have some overhanging the truck bed. Keep posting and I will keep watching. Your friend in Pennsylvania. Bob

Great series on the Camp X. Can you share more on the portable LED and mount? Brand, model etc.? Also as you have moved from a car to a slide in, perhaps a video on all the gear for the truck and slide in as a buyers guide for the new truck camper owner?

Thinking about the exact same setup...Ram Rebel with that style camper. Curious to hear how you feel the truck handles the weight? I'm a little worried about exceeding payload and the impact it has on handling, braking etc...? Thanks very much, love the video!

One of the things I'm running into while I attempt to build a similar setup is weight. Have you run this by a CAT scale and checked that you're still within GVWR and GVAW? I'm running some Excel sheets and coming up with a VERY thin margin. I'd love some feedback!

I'm 44 and I have the same exact goal and mindset. I just picked up a truck rather than a van and my camper is on order. Would love to join you one day. Subscribing.

Lol, some of the best brews in the country are in the Gallatin area and you're drinking an Angry Orchard. JK That looks like the Flathead Pass area of the Bridges, great place and awesome hiking/biking/moto. 90% sure that would've been a black bear, griz are just repopulating the immediate area around Bozeman. Quality bear spray and a clean camp is all you need for them. Awesome vid and plans! Stoked about the cabin network

A life plan is what I'm looking for and hopefully do. With what. Yrs I have left.

Wow did you pick a Great spot. All that green, the running clean water, the birds chirping away and snow capped mountains, all remind me of my home back east in New Hampshire, where we have the WHITE MOUNTAINS, LOL, just like Arizona does. Oh yea and the muddy roads, awesome.. Man I miss NH badly. I can't believe you sat there reading with the door wide open w a bear out there somewhere... At least if he nudges the closed door you could pull out bear spray or sidearm... Then again I was thinking maybe a Dad and child Sasquatch visited you this am. More likely them than a Bear, I would think the bear would have broken the window... How tall is your sleeping window about 8' off ground? That's about the dads shoulder height, with a back width of 50" ,, Can you imagine? He was probably watching you sleep and had his son shake the truck,, lol. It wouldn't be the first time.... LOL

We are in our 50's also and doing the exact same thing you are, building out our truck and looking for a piece of land in the pacific northwest. Would love to compare ideas.

Welcome to Montana. Always have a weapon when camping up here and never store your food open and definitely not in the cab of your truck. 🙂

I have Jeep gladiator with 23 zero roof top tent. I have a trail cam wifi that set up outside pointing to Jeep at night. I got several videos of Black Bears trying get in back of bed to the Domectic Fridge.

Nice camper. Did you add helper springs? At 1,200 pounds may not leave a lot of payload for a lot of 1/2 ton trucks. Nice to see 4 wheel campers get a little competition.

Dust pan should hang below food preparation counter.

Seems Camp-X is so much more advance than FWCs, and better suited for the Northeast weather. What's the current weight of your camper as it sit on the truck, and can you sit up comfortably on the dinette when the top is down? Great video, thanks for sharing.

I own a 2019 Rebel and Im thinking of getting a slide in like this. I just need to get an extended gas tank and the camper then im off!

Ok, so it’s not a Subaru Outback.... But it’s sure really nice setup! Exciting times ahead. Thanks for taking us along. Any upgrades to the truck planned? Wench, suspension lift and shocks? I was looking at 4x4 Sprinter Vans and it sure looks like you have a better rig for the money.

Much what I have planned as well. Funny how similar are stories are. I have a 35 acre farm in TN which I have thoughts of cabins Nd such.

I never want to leave Montana or Wyoming either….in the spring & summer.

Hi man loved part one of your 3 part video’s scary with the Bears footprints on your hood 😱 and I loved your grey jacket you was waring towards the end where did you get it from ?

Just picked up a SunLite slide in pop up for my 2019 Ram 1500. Look forward to more videos!

Good job #399!!

7:41 good friends = people you hardly know

Nice Rig! Did you have to upgrade your suspension??? Thank you, M

bet you wish you had a diesel. More power is never a bad thing. Great video. Still deciding on a camper. I'll be pulling a side by side on a trailer as well. This looks very promising for a small footprint, easy set up camper.

Does it have jack storage so you can take them off before they get ripped off ?

Scott, love what you’re doing, man! I discovered your videos last summer and said “I’ve gotta do an adventure trip before I hit 50.” Well, missed that, but I have until late December to do one AT 50. Who knows what after that? Thinking of a used Outback, maybe 3 or 4 years old. Would you recommend your year? And is the 3.6R engine pretty worthwhile? Thanks, and keep inspiring 👍🏼

What upgrades did you do to your Ram 1500 Rebel to be able to haul that slide in camper?

Hi scott. Did change your suspention on you rebel Because i got ram 1500 2021 short box 5'5 classic.

2:27 is heaven

There is an impressive amount of modern style and tech in there for something that is meant to go to the middle of nowhere. Wow! I also found that there are not many built out 1500's. I am building my 2012 1500 myself currently and cant wait to get out. How does it ride with something that big on top?