Being outdoors is something I have done since I was a child thanks to my father. We lived on the river growing up in a poor household and we made due with what we could get. I got really good at hunting and finishing out of necessity. Consequently, I fell in love with the outdoors. As I grew older I started to enjoy the trip more than the destination. I would go on long trips deep into the mountains just to smell the pines.

 

Life has a funny way of changing things for you without you noticing. I was so focused on school and work that those trips slowly but surely disappeared. I had new hobbies and new desires in life. I created new businesses and developed my skill sets as a person–always trying to do bigger and better things. Then one day I created a shop I named Black Label Garage where I build custom cars to sell and enjoy.

 

During my life path I met Scott (or Sleuth as I know him) and it brought me back to that old love of outdoor adventure. We bonded over those trips and I quickly started to see him as a mentor in many ways.

 

With Covid out and about, life has been complicated to say the least. The desire to get a rig and set out into the wild is regularly at the forefront of my mind. I am already scheming on how to build the new rig!