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Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route Day 3 - Making a Life in a Desert Oasis
Day 3 of the Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route finds Donald (Soft Roading the West) and I waking up to a very foggy Morning. When...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route Day 2 - Camping on a Cliff
This is Day 2 of the Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route that Donald from Soft Roading the West and I are creating. We started the day...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Snow Camping for Beginners - Pro Tips
In this video we give some pro tips for beginners who want to try snow camping for the first time. Snow Camping can be a lot of fun, but...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route - Wetter than Anticipated
This day one of the Alvord Desert to Owyhee Overland Route. This is a new route that Donald from Soft Roading the West and I are working...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Redarc Manager 30 Installation
In this video we upgrade Meagan's dual battery system with a Redarc Manager 30. The Redarc Manager 30 gives you the capability to charge...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20222 min read
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Winter Camping - High Winds and Snow
The snow is finally falling in the Cascade Mountains, so I headed up for some Winter Camping. When I reached my location there were...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Bend to Alvord Desert Overland Route - You can have this Experience
This is Day 6 the final day of travel of the Bend to Alvord Desert Overland Route. I have done this Overland route 3 times now and I...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Mr Heater Buddy - Complete Review - Not good for Van Life
This is complete review of the Mr Heater Buddy. I have used the Mr Heater Buddy heater in a tent, van and teardrop trailer. In this...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Day in the Life - Bend to Alvord Overland Route - Day 5
In this section of the Bend to Alvord Desert overland route Edward Shin and I travel through the Hart Mountain Antelope Refuge and camp...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Snow Camping - Winter Wonderland - Van Life
In the hopes of snow camping in a winter wonderland I drove up into the mountains in my Ford 4x4 Van. The forecast called for snow that...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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What a Creeper - Bend to Alvord Desert Overland Route - Day 4
On this section of the Bend to Alvord Desert we utilize a power line road to get from the A6 Intruder crash site to the Hart Mountain...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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I made a Huge Mistake - Bend to Alvord Desert Overland Route - Day 3
On day 3 of the Bend to Alvord Desert I made huge mistake. When going through my backup routine for my memory cards, I thought I had...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Iceco JP 50 Refrigerator for Overlanding and Van Life
Iceco is a proud sponsor of the Primal Outdoors channel. If your are interested in an Iceco refrigerator please use the link below as it...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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I'm a Weenie - Bend to Alvord Desert Overland Route - Day 2
Day 2 of the Bend to Alvord has us waking up to muddy, rainy and windy conditions. With the rain we had received over night I had...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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A Real Overland Route in Oregon Day 1 of the Bend to Alvord Desert
If your looking to test your Overland vehicle on a real Overland adventure the Bend to Alvord Desert is a 300+ mile off track adventure,...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Van Life and Camping - The Last Trip
Living the van life, kayaking, camping and camp cooking on a small mountain lake. This will be the last trip out with the Oru Inlet Kayak...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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What Van Life is all About
To me this is what Van Life is all about. When I used to dream of having a van this is what the dream looked like. My van camped on a...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Hot Water - Heat Exchanger - Van Life Build
In this video I install a Glind Heat Exchanger. This uses your coolant system to heat water for a shower or sink. I am using mine to heat...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Time - Van Life and Camping
As I started editing this video about a trip I took with Edward Shin and Donald (Soft Roading the West) a couple of weeks ago. I started...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Best Camping Stove - Pop Up Portable Fire Pit - Better than Solo Stove
The Pop Up Pit portable fire pit by Fireside is the best camping stove that I used while out camping and overlanding. I have a Solo...

Jason Darrah
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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