WEBVTT 00:00:10.089 --> 00:00:12.910 Welcome to Botches Off -Road. Join us as we talk 00:00:12.910 --> 00:00:15.330 about everything from gear reviews to trail stories, 00:00:15.529 --> 00:00:18.289 trail camping to rock landing, and all things 00:00:18.289 --> 00:00:22.390 to do with the outdoors. Today is an Orthology 00:00:22.390 --> 00:00:25.870 episode. It's a new month. Cindy Pope put out 00:00:25.870 --> 00:00:28.850 a new episode, or a new episode. Yeah, she does 00:00:28.850 --> 00:00:32.549 episodes now, guys. Cindy Pope put out a new 00:00:32.549 --> 00:00:37.950 magazine earlier this week. It was a pretty good 00:00:37.950 --> 00:00:41.960 one. I read through it. Not a whole lot of hard 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:47.299 -hitting articles that would be good audio -wise. 00:00:48.280 --> 00:00:51.219 But there was one that seems to really be interesting 00:00:51.219 --> 00:00:56.700 to anyone who likes Alaska. The Great North Frontier. 00:00:58.340 --> 00:01:01.880 Oh, yeah. It'd be kind of cool to go to at some 00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:07.489 point. God, I would love to go to Alaska. Overlanding 00:01:07.489 --> 00:01:09.650 in Alaska would be a whole lot of fun. Oh, it 00:01:09.650 --> 00:01:17.170 would be. So this is by Scott and Ashley. There 00:01:17.170 --> 00:01:21.870 are way too many. There are not enough vowels 00:01:21.870 --> 00:01:25.590 in that last name. I cannot pronounce it. H -R 00:01:25.590 --> 00:01:34.310 -N -C -I -R -I -K. Hrnkrik? Hornsrik? Sorry for 00:01:34.310 --> 00:01:38.609 butchering. yeah sorry scott and ashley that 00:01:38.609 --> 00:01:42.030 is that's a hard one to to say maybe if i heard 00:01:42.030 --> 00:01:45.290 it once i'd understand it from there on out but 00:01:45.290 --> 00:01:49.209 yeah we'll uh we'll get right into it and this 00:01:49.209 --> 00:01:53.349 one they kind of part one it's a two -parter 00:01:53.349 --> 00:01:58.890 part one kind of gives some looks like 10 tips 00:01:58.890 --> 00:02:02.150 and then it looks like part two is about living 00:02:02.150 --> 00:02:05.950 in alaska full -time all right This will be an 00:02:05.950 --> 00:02:11.169 interesting one. So part one, the epic family 00:02:11.169 --> 00:02:14.509 expedition. Being in Alaska is a once in a lifetime 00:02:14.509 --> 00:02:17.090 experience that offers stunning landscapes and 00:02:17.090 --> 00:02:19.810 abundant wildlife. However, this wonderland has 00:02:19.810 --> 00:02:21.990 rough edges and thorns as you can find yourself 00:02:21.990 --> 00:02:24.449 in rugged environment and unpredictable weather 00:02:24.449 --> 00:02:26.530 that can quickly turn into a survival situation 00:02:26.530 --> 00:02:29.810 very quickly. A little redundancy there, but 00:02:29.810 --> 00:02:32.370 that's okay. Here are some essential tips that 00:02:32.370 --> 00:02:35.030 we picked up on our journey from Alaska that 00:02:35.030 --> 00:02:37.469 will help ensure your safe and enjoyable trip. 00:02:38.069 --> 00:02:40.770 Number one, prepare for unpredictable weather. 00:02:41.409 --> 00:02:44.030 Alaska's weather can change rapidly and without 00:02:44.030 --> 00:02:46.389 warning, even in summer months. Be ready for 00:02:46.389 --> 00:02:48.830 rain, wind, and even snow, depending on how far 00:02:48.830 --> 00:02:51.310 north you are or how high in elevation you are. 00:02:51.449 --> 00:02:54.409 Pack waterproof gear, insulated sleeping bags, 00:02:54.530 --> 00:02:57.150 even in the summer. Lots of layers and extra 00:02:57.150 --> 00:03:00.400 boots. You know, I really feel like that's kind 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:08.719 of a given. You're in Alaska. Yeah. Tip two. 00:03:08.860 --> 00:03:11.099 Compared to their season so far this year, they 00:03:11.099 --> 00:03:16.120 haven't really had a lot of snow. Has anyone 00:03:16.120 --> 00:03:20.199 had a lot of snow? I'm trying to think. Well, 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:22.460 I was following the guy that does Truck Life, 00:03:22.639 --> 00:03:25.520 and I guess they didn't get snow until, like, 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:32.080 almost February. wow yeah well also i know he 00:03:32.080 --> 00:03:35.460 lives in the southern part of alaska so okay 00:03:35.460 --> 00:03:40.460 tip two be bear aware store dry foods in bear 00:03:40.460 --> 00:03:42.740 proof containers and do not cook where you plan 00:03:42.740 --> 00:03:45.740 to set up camp to sleep never leave smelly food 00:03:45.740 --> 00:03:48.400 in your tent carry bear spray and know how to 00:03:48.400 --> 00:03:52.800 use it make noise while hiking so They don't 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:55.860 say it, but do they mean like 9mm bear spray 00:03:55.860 --> 00:04:01.419 or like bear spray, bear spray? Personally, I'm 00:04:01.419 --> 00:04:08.199 more apt to carry the 9mm variety. Yeah. Maybe 00:04:08.199 --> 00:04:13.199 even 45, you know, somewhere in there. Maybe 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:18.699 something over the shoulder. Maybe some 556 semi 00:04:18.699 --> 00:04:23.480 -auto. Quote, unquote, semi -auto bear spray 00:04:23.480 --> 00:04:30.699 would be good. Tip three, plan for extended remote 00:04:30.699 --> 00:04:33.819 camping challenges. Many remote villages do not 00:04:33.819 --> 00:04:36.420 have gas stations or grocery stores that stay 00:04:36.420 --> 00:04:39.319 open past 5 p .m. or earlier. Depending on your 00:04:39.319 --> 00:04:41.319 routes, plan out gas station routes and make 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:43.899 sure that they are even still in service. There 00:04:43.899 --> 00:04:46.339 were many places we thought were still operational, 00:04:46.540 --> 00:04:49.759 as Google had stated, but were in fact not. Bring 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:52.259 extra fuel cans and keep them filled at all times. 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:55.980 You never know when you might need them or even 00:04:55.980 --> 00:05:00.680 lend a helping hand. Having extra food like dried 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:04.000 food as well, just in case you end up with the 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:06.939 vehicle trouble or even inclement weather, you'll 00:05:06.939 --> 00:05:09.800 have an extra stash. We ran into a situation 00:05:09.800 --> 00:05:11.879 where one of the kids ended up sick from motion 00:05:11.879 --> 00:05:17.500 sickness. You know, in most places in the United 00:05:17.500 --> 00:05:21.189 States, I feel like extra fuel cans aren't as 00:05:21.189 --> 00:05:24.230 big of a deal because you're never more than 00:05:24.230 --> 00:05:28.550 20 miles from a gas station. And if you can't 00:05:28.550 --> 00:05:31.269 make it to a gas station that's 20 miles away, 00:05:31.449 --> 00:05:36.310 then you have very drastically been unprepared 00:05:36.310 --> 00:05:40.709 and did not keep track of your fuel gauge. Matt's 00:05:40.709 --> 00:05:45.199 off road recovery. Okay, his doesn't work, though, 00:05:45.300 --> 00:05:50.779 so for his gauges. But, you know, in most of 00:05:50.779 --> 00:05:53.899 America, really extra fuel isn't that big of 00:05:53.899 --> 00:05:58.259 a deal. Somewhere like Alaska, though, it's necessary. 00:05:58.540 --> 00:06:01.980 Especially during the winter season. Yeah, I 00:06:01.980 --> 00:06:04.339 mean, you've got not only long stretches of distance 00:06:04.339 --> 00:06:06.899 between each gas station, but there's always 00:06:06.899 --> 00:06:09.519 a chance that said gas station isn't a gas station 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:13.279 anymore. Yep. Oh, yeah, especially if they don't 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:15.399 update stuff like they're supposed to. Right. 00:06:16.959 --> 00:06:19.220 Step four, protect yourself from mosquitoes. 00:06:19.680 --> 00:06:22.079 Certain areas in Alaska, the mosquitoes can be 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:24.600 horrendous. No amount of bug spray thermo cells 00:06:24.600 --> 00:06:27.420 can put a dent in them. Pack long sleeves and 00:06:27.420 --> 00:06:29.920 pants. The waterproof gear will ensure they cannot 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.360 bite you through your clothes. Even head net 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:34.199 that secures around your shoulders is essential. 00:06:35.000 --> 00:06:38.060 Hmm. Are they really that bad? Like, I've been 00:06:38.060 --> 00:06:41.259 to Louisiana during the bad season, and those 00:06:41.259 --> 00:06:45.839 mosquitoes can carry a small baby away. I don't 00:06:45.839 --> 00:06:49.500 know. I haven't really dealt with mosquitoes 00:06:49.500 --> 00:06:53.720 besides Michigan time. But, of course. Yeah. 00:06:56.360 --> 00:06:59.019 I mean, always take care of yourself. Oh, yeah, 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:04.360 100%. That's important. Yeah. Tip five. Prepare 00:07:04.360 --> 00:07:07.480 for limited daylight or too much daylight. In 00:07:07.480 --> 00:07:09.439 summertime, you will want either a sleep mask 00:07:09.439 --> 00:07:12.220 or a blackout tent. In wintertime, make sure 00:07:12.220 --> 00:07:14.519 you have plenty of backup flashlights and batteries. 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:19.620 And headlamps or any light source. And be aware 00:07:19.620 --> 00:07:22.660 that in cold temperatures, battery life is significantly 00:07:22.660 --> 00:07:27.660 diminished. That is a very true fact. Back when 00:07:27.660 --> 00:07:30.420 I used to vape, if it was cold out, I would get... 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:33.319 an hour of vaping out of a set of batteries. 00:07:33.420 --> 00:07:37.259 Like it was, it was rough. Yeah. Some batteries 00:07:37.259 --> 00:07:40.319 do better than other, uh, lithium ion, not your 00:07:40.319 --> 00:07:43.540 best choice in the winter. No, something like, 00:07:43.540 --> 00:07:46.079 uh, I think it's, was it nim or whatever that 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:49.319 does better in winter, but either way, battery 00:07:49.319 --> 00:07:53.399 life is diminished. Yeah. Number six, know how 00:07:53.399 --> 00:07:55.879 to handle wildlife encounters. There are many 00:07:55.879 --> 00:07:57.980 other animals to look out for other than bears. 00:07:58.519 --> 00:08:01.279 Elk, moose, and wolves are even more common to 00:08:01.279 --> 00:08:03.899 see than bears in certain areas. Keep a safe 00:08:03.899 --> 00:08:08.259 distance. Never feed them. And carry your 9mm 00:08:08.259 --> 00:08:11.980 bear spray. I don't know. Or elk spray. It's 00:08:11.980 --> 00:08:16.879 good for elk, too. Animal spray. And let it be 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:19.500 known that the elk is the most dangerous animal 00:08:19.500 --> 00:08:24.519 in Alaska. I thought the moose was. Oh, I meant 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:26.139 moose. I was thinking of a moose. You're right, 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:31.379 you're right. Yeah, no. Those guys are big. Those 00:08:31.379 --> 00:08:34.919 guys are big. Have you ever seen a moose? I have 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:39.379 not, but I've seen footage. They're huge. They're 00:08:39.379 --> 00:08:42.600 freaking... They're like real -life dinosaurs, 00:08:42.860 --> 00:08:45.740 man. Oh, yeah. 100%. I know they're not lizards, 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:49.279 but they are huge fauna. They are real -life 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:54.220 dinosaurs. respect leave no trace principles 00:08:54.220 --> 00:08:57.299 alaska's wilderness is pristine let's keep it 00:08:57.299 --> 00:08:59.840 that way for future generations we came across 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:02.039 many camp areas that were littered with garbage 00:09:02.039 --> 00:09:04.659 and waste we took extra time to clean up things 00:09:04.659 --> 00:09:07.019 we could however broken glass creates quite a 00:09:07.019 --> 00:09:10.360 hazard especially with pets and kids so be aware 00:09:10.360 --> 00:09:13.179 of the ground too Bring claws to grab trash, 00:09:13.419 --> 00:09:15.740 even rubber gloves. Pack out what you pack in, 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:18.820 even food waste. No need for animals to start 00:09:18.820 --> 00:09:21.759 coming into camp. Stay on established tails and 00:09:21.759 --> 00:09:25.220 campsites. It's another one of those everywhere. 00:09:25.480 --> 00:09:27.740 These are practices we should be following. Oh, 00:09:27.740 --> 00:09:29.980 100%. 100 % practice everywhere. I mean, we see 00:09:29.980 --> 00:09:32.419 it here in Michigan. You know of places right 00:09:32.419 --> 00:09:34.539 here in Nuevo County we've went to that are just 00:09:34.539 --> 00:09:38.080 absolutely freaking trashed. I mean, look at 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:40.659 Thursday weekend, was it, with all the tampons? 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:44.379 Oh, my God. That was so gross, dude. They were 00:09:44.379 --> 00:09:47.120 everywhere, too. And they weren't fresh tampons. 00:09:47.139 --> 00:09:51.200 They were used. Yeah. And it was like, we'd get 00:09:51.200 --> 00:09:53.299 out of the truck at our campsite. Boom, there's 00:09:53.299 --> 00:09:55.399 a new tampon that we somehow missed. I mean, 00:09:55.419 --> 00:10:00.340 they were just... Oh, it was so bad. Yeah. Number 00:10:00.340 --> 00:10:03.179 eight. Be prepared for water crossings. Some 00:10:03.179 --> 00:10:05.600 trails will require river or stream crossings, 00:10:05.620 --> 00:10:07.759 depending on the time of day and time of year. 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:12.509 We'll determine whether... Sorry, this is kind 00:10:12.509 --> 00:10:17.029 of a weird bit here. Basically, detaining on 00:10:17.029 --> 00:10:19.789 time of day and time of year depends on how high 00:10:19.789 --> 00:10:23.009 the water will be. Always check water depth where 00:10:23.009 --> 00:10:26.129 it is questionable. Never assume a river is crossable. 00:10:26.629 --> 00:10:29.169 Unbuckle your backpack if crossing on foot and 00:10:29.169 --> 00:10:32.389 use stability poles. Unbuckle seatbelt if crossing 00:10:32.389 --> 00:10:34.429 in a vehicle in case you need to get out quickly. 00:10:34.889 --> 00:10:36.909 If you got to get out of your vehicle quickly 00:10:36.909 --> 00:10:39.129 and you're in a remote area, you're probably 00:10:39.129 --> 00:10:43.000 dead. Like, let's just be honest here. Yeah. 00:10:44.419 --> 00:10:47.919 I mean, check the damn water. That's... Oh, 100%. 00:10:47.919 --> 00:10:52.019 We do that in mud. We do that in mud all the 00:10:52.019 --> 00:10:56.759 time. Oh. Is the counter still up and drumming? 00:10:57.700 --> 00:11:02.500 Yeah. We didn't check that, but... That was a 00:11:02.500 --> 00:11:07.519 blind shot. We knew it was crossable. Yeah. Logs 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:10.710 going across and everything. Mm -hmm. Number 00:11:10.710 --> 00:11:13.490 nine, choose the best season for traveling. Summer 00:11:13.490 --> 00:11:16.889 to June through August, best for warm weather, 00:11:16.950 --> 00:11:18.929 but also the busiest and full of mosquitoes. 00:11:19.509 --> 00:11:23.049 Fall to September and October, fewer crowds and 00:11:23.049 --> 00:11:25.049 no mosquitoes, but much colder temperatures. 00:11:26.610 --> 00:11:34.049 Winter through November through March. Man, this 00:11:34.049 --> 00:11:37.070 article is kind of a mess. Ideal for experienced 00:11:37.070 --> 00:11:40.899 campers with correct gear. I would agree. I think 00:11:40.899 --> 00:11:43.519 I would prefer to go camping in Alaska in the 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:45.940 winter. Oh, yeah. It would be kind of cool. Like, 00:11:45.940 --> 00:11:47.700 is it going to be cold? 100%. Is it going to 00:11:47.700 --> 00:11:52.700 be hard? Yes. But attacking Alaska in the worst 00:11:52.700 --> 00:11:55.580 condition is going to make me feel so much better 00:11:55.580 --> 00:11:58.159 when we get through it. Yep. I agree with that. 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:02.639 April and May still will be cold in many areas 00:12:02.639 --> 00:12:05.259 with lots of snow and wildlife. Starts to become 00:12:05.259 --> 00:12:10.409 more active. Yeah. Okay. I mean, summer, for 00:12:10.409 --> 00:12:12.950 someone who doesn't want to challenge, summer's 00:12:12.950 --> 00:12:17.190 probably the best bet. Yep. But for people like 00:12:17.190 --> 00:12:19.570 us that like to make things as hard as possible, 00:12:19.909 --> 00:12:26.669 winter. Winter. So, choose your campsite wisely. 00:12:26.990 --> 00:12:29.470 Never camp too close to water sources as water 00:12:29.470 --> 00:12:32.750 may rise overnight. Avoid cliff sides for overnight 00:12:32.750 --> 00:12:35.830 as wind will always change direction unless you 00:12:35.830 --> 00:12:37.470 are willing to leave in the middle of the night. 00:12:38.279 --> 00:12:40.259 Overlanding in Alaska is an adventure like no 00:12:40.259 --> 00:12:42.600 other. Being prepared for anything nature or 00:12:42.600 --> 00:12:44.620 life will throw at you will not only ensure your 00:12:44.620 --> 00:12:47.740 safety and your traveling partner's safety, but 00:12:47.740 --> 00:12:50.299 will ensure you have the best experience the 00:12:50.299 --> 00:12:53.200 last frontier has to offer. Are you ready? Are 00:12:53.200 --> 00:12:55.980 you planning a trip to Alaska? Let us know. Okay, 00:12:56.080 --> 00:12:57.759 so they're basically just giving you their contact 00:12:57.759 --> 00:13:03.019 info from there. And their adventure further 00:13:03.019 --> 00:13:07.559 off -road is their... I'm sure they have an Instagram 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:10.200 and stuff. But, yeah, they've got something on 00:13:10.200 --> 00:13:13.720 YouTube. And I guess they're contributing something 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:16.000 to the More Momentum magazine. That's pretty 00:13:16.000 --> 00:13:18.580 cool. I'll check them out. Yeah, I mean, those 00:13:18.580 --> 00:13:22.659 seem to be good tips. By the way, their rigs 00:13:22.659 --> 00:13:24.240 are sick. I don't know if you have the article. 00:13:24.340 --> 00:13:27.039 I have it pulled up. I kind of briefly looked 00:13:27.039 --> 00:13:31.399 at it. Oh, yeah. They've got a couple JKUs with 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:34.580 Illumicabs on them. Yep. And then an awesome 00:13:34.580 --> 00:13:37.340 freaking camper setup. I mean, these are some 00:13:37.340 --> 00:13:40.039 sick rigs. Oh, yeah, they are. They'll be chapter 00:13:40.039 --> 00:13:45.320 art. Yep. 100 % chapter art. That looks like 00:13:45.320 --> 00:13:47.799 a full -on what we would do if we had those. 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:52.460 I mean, I prefer a two -door Jeep. Oh, no, I 00:13:52.460 --> 00:13:55.019 know, I know, I know, I know. I know. I was just 00:13:55.019 --> 00:13:58.580 looking at it. If I were to build a Jeep, that 00:13:58.580 --> 00:14:01.419 is very much so my style of Jeep. It's the right 00:14:01.419 --> 00:14:04.419 color, too. It's a very military -looking trailer 00:14:04.419 --> 00:14:07.639 as well, especially with the identification tags 00:14:07.639 --> 00:14:11.100 and stuff. Oh, I didn't even... You're right. 00:14:11.259 --> 00:14:15.299 Top right. Yeah, super sick build. Either way, 00:14:15.480 --> 00:14:18.360 lots of money sitting right there. A lot of money 00:14:18.360 --> 00:14:23.080 sitting right there. Yeah, I don't know, man. 00:14:23.440 --> 00:14:25.659 Someday we should do an Alaska trip. I think 00:14:25.659 --> 00:14:28.159 it would be an absolute blast. That would be 00:14:28.159 --> 00:14:32.240 a situation where... We quit our jobs, and we 00:14:32.240 --> 00:14:35.000 just go to Alaska for a couple months. Yep. I 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:39.820 agree with that. Like, that would be... And we'll 00:14:39.820 --> 00:14:42.399 start in Alaska in the wintertime, work our way 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:44.500 down, go all the way down to the Panama Canal. 00:14:47.600 --> 00:14:50.179 We'll spend three years going across the Bering 00:14:50.179 --> 00:14:57.539 Gap. It'll be great, man. Have the first Toyotas 00:14:57.539 --> 00:15:01.740 that drove from top to bottom. Without skipping 00:15:01.740 --> 00:15:04.620 the gap? Oh, without skipping the gap. Got it. 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:08.259 Yeah, the only vehicle that's done that entire 00:15:08.259 --> 00:15:11.080 route without skipping the gap has been the Jeep. 00:15:11.500 --> 00:15:15.379 I guess I never realized that. Everyone else 00:15:15.379 --> 00:15:19.679 uses a ferry to get across the gap. I guess, 00:15:19.679 --> 00:15:23.019 according to what I understood, they took a couple 00:15:23.019 --> 00:15:28.179 of the Corvairs through the gap at one point. 00:15:29.289 --> 00:15:33.169 I think that those are the ones they put on a 00:15:33.169 --> 00:15:35.870 boat and went down the river. Okay, that might 00:15:35.870 --> 00:15:37.629 make more sense. That might make more sense. 00:15:38.090 --> 00:15:41.029 So the Jeep's the only one that has done the 00:15:41.029 --> 00:15:46.750 burying gap on land. Okay. Which would be... 00:15:46.750 --> 00:15:50.029 I'd say it'd be a blast, but it would actually 00:15:50.029 --> 00:15:53.330 suck. It would suck so much. Yeah, that's quite 00:15:53.330 --> 00:15:57.879 the story to hear about. Yeah, if anyone wants 00:15:57.879 --> 00:16:02.200 to hear that story, Newfound Overland has an 00:16:02.200 --> 00:16:07.000 interview. We'll link it in the show notes, because 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:07.779 I cannot remember the lady's name. I think someone 00:16:07.779 --> 00:16:12.139 else was actually interviewing her, too. I just 00:16:12.139 --> 00:16:13.879 saw something posted about an interview with 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:18.039 them. Huh. I know she's doing... I cannot remember 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:21.470 that lady's name. Oh, it's going to drive me 00:16:21.470 --> 00:16:24.289 nuts. But I know she's going to do the Ravel 00:16:24.289 --> 00:16:27.889 rally this year, which is going to be sick. And 00:16:27.889 --> 00:16:32.730 Benji is... Go ahead. I remember seeing a post 00:16:32.730 --> 00:16:34.970 on Instagram. I just don't remember which podcast 00:16:34.970 --> 00:16:39.809 was going to do an interview with her. It showed 00:16:39.809 --> 00:16:41.669 her in front of the Jeep and stuff and saying 00:16:41.669 --> 00:16:43.289 they're doing an interview with her. I just didn't 00:16:43.289 --> 00:16:56.289 catch when or who it was again. Yeah, it'd be 00:16:56.289 --> 00:17:00.750 a fun trip, dude. That would be a fun trip. Dream 00:17:00.750 --> 00:17:03.210 expedition. That is definitely a dream expedition 00:17:03.210 --> 00:17:07.410 right there. All right, well, let's move on and 00:17:07.410 --> 00:17:13.529 read some part two here. So part two, Living 00:17:13.529 --> 00:17:17.569 in Alaska Full Time. This is by Michael Hyden. 00:17:17.609 --> 00:17:20.369 So this is a completely different person who 00:17:20.369 --> 00:17:31.400 has a Nissan Frontier. Mm -hmm. Did I ever think 00:17:31.400 --> 00:17:34.359 I would live in Alaska? No. Have I taken advantage 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:37.660 of it? Not even close. There is so much to see 00:17:37.660 --> 00:17:40.539 and it is so overwhelming because Alaska is just 00:17:40.539 --> 00:17:43.599 right out my front door and back door. So I feel 00:17:43.599 --> 00:17:45.980 like I haven't done much. Then I start thinking 00:17:45.980 --> 00:17:49.420 about all the stuff I have done so far. Dog sledding, 00:17:49.500 --> 00:17:54.740 sat front seat in a bush plane as we flew over 00:17:54.740 --> 00:17:57.829 a glacier. Dude, I want to be in a... That would 00:17:57.829 --> 00:17:59.950 be so much fun. That would be fun. I've flown 00:17:59.950 --> 00:18:04.650 in those little planes. I actually did a flight 00:18:04.650 --> 00:18:10.150 from Colorado to Michigan in a two -seater plane 00:18:10.150 --> 00:18:15.369 paid for by the Army, and it's a whole different 00:18:15.369 --> 00:18:18.130 world from flying commercial, dude. I can believe 00:18:18.130 --> 00:18:21.210 that. I don't know. I was coming home from Korea, 00:18:21.269 --> 00:18:23.269 and I don't know why they didn't give me a normal. 00:18:23.710 --> 00:18:25.730 commercial flight like that would have made sense 00:18:25.730 --> 00:18:29.309 but no i'm and i didn't know i'm at the airport 00:18:29.309 --> 00:18:31.250 and i'm like all right i've never heard of this 00:18:31.250 --> 00:18:35.430 airline before and i'm walking through all the 00:18:35.430 --> 00:18:41.589 uh you know like the the terminals it's like 00:18:41.589 --> 00:18:45.150 all right there's united all right there's uh 00:18:45.150 --> 00:18:48.250 spirit and there's all the big name ones and 00:18:48.250 --> 00:18:50.970 i'm like man where is mine and i'm looking at 00:18:50.970 --> 00:18:54.740 it And it doesn't say terminal number. It says 00:18:54.740 --> 00:18:59.460 hangar number. And that's when I realized that 00:18:59.460 --> 00:19:04.400 I've got something weird going on. So I went 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:06.599 up to the help desk and they actually called 00:19:06.599 --> 00:19:09.440 the pilot and he came and got me and helped me 00:19:09.440 --> 00:19:12.880 bring my gear to the plane. So for whatever reason, 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:16.500 the army paid for a single pilot and a single 00:19:16.500 --> 00:19:22.130 passenger to fly from. Denver, Colorado, all 00:19:22.130 --> 00:19:25.230 the way to Grand Rapids, Michigan. Sounds like 00:19:25.230 --> 00:19:27.390 someone decided to pull a last -minute prank 00:19:27.390 --> 00:19:33.490 on you as you left. I think the Army buys most 00:19:33.490 --> 00:19:36.109 of their tickets at the cheapest rate possible. 00:19:36.309 --> 00:19:39.990 Yeah. And the pilot was telling me that he was 00:19:39.990 --> 00:19:44.829 flying to Grand Rapids anyway. So I'm wondering 00:19:44.829 --> 00:19:47.329 if he just happened to have his ticket price 00:19:47.329 --> 00:19:49.109 really low because it was an already routine 00:19:49.109 --> 00:19:54.769 flight. Yeah. And the army just picked up. I 00:19:54.769 --> 00:19:58.230 don't know. It was fun, dude. Yeah. The guy was 00:19:58.230 --> 00:20:02.230 a blast. We talked the entire flight. And it 00:20:02.230 --> 00:20:04.789 probably is my favorite flying experience I've 00:20:04.789 --> 00:20:10.829 ever had. Oh, yeah. I can believe that. Oh, I 00:20:10.829 --> 00:20:13.630 got lost. I got lost here. Oh. Bush plane. Sat 00:20:13.630 --> 00:20:15.890 front seat in a bush plane as we flew over a 00:20:15.890 --> 00:20:19.579 glacier. Saw whales bubble hunt. looked a brown 00:20:19.579 --> 00:20:22.619 bear in the eye before she ran off, rode a horse 00:20:22.619 --> 00:20:25.299 on a beach, helped guide a group of influencers 00:20:25.299 --> 00:20:29.160 and BFG people for the KO3 tire launch. That 00:20:29.160 --> 00:20:31.940 would be fun. All in the first year and a half 00:20:31.940 --> 00:20:35.049 of being here. It's been crazy. I have explored 00:20:35.049 --> 00:20:38.049 a ton of roads looking for any hidden gems. I 00:20:38.049 --> 00:20:40.009 have found several once -in -a -lifetime camping 00:20:40.009 --> 00:20:42.349 spots. These are spots you talk about for the 00:20:42.349 --> 00:20:44.589 rest of your life. Spots where you just stand 00:20:44.589 --> 00:20:46.750 there looking mouth open, but then a mosquito 00:20:46.750 --> 00:20:49.029 flies in and you're reminded about the state 00:20:49.029 --> 00:20:52.710 bird. Okay, so apparently mosquitoes in Alaska 00:20:52.710 --> 00:20:55.529 are bad. I guess. I never would have guessed. 00:20:57.730 --> 00:21:00.720 A whole new world. I remember when I landed in 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:03.039 Anchorage and Craig from Alaska Overlander picked 00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:09.180 me up and drove me to my truck. Alaska felt like 00:21:09.180 --> 00:21:11.779 a foreign country. Familiar but different at 00:21:11.779 --> 00:21:14.180 the same time. I felt like any wrong turn would 00:21:14.180 --> 00:21:16.619 be my last and we would run out of gas and get 00:21:16.619 --> 00:21:19.779 eaten by bears. I know unfounded until you hear 00:21:19.779 --> 00:21:21.660 about how many people go missing every year. 00:21:21.940 --> 00:21:24.839 Don't worry about that. Alaska is amazing. Don't 00:21:24.839 --> 00:21:29.819 tell me what to not worry about. The rules are 00:21:29.819 --> 00:21:32.539 different up here. Be a little louder at camp. 00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:35.039 It's okay. It's Alaska. It's better to be heard. 00:21:35.299 --> 00:21:37.380 Think of it like hiking. You're making noise 00:21:37.380 --> 00:21:40.039 while hiking to keep animals away. I'm not saying 00:21:40.039 --> 00:21:43.269 be annoying. Just be heard. It's okay. The biggest 00:21:43.269 --> 00:21:45.930 fear is moose. Bear will avoid you as much as 00:21:45.930 --> 00:21:49.049 possible. Moose just don't care. I say that, 00:21:49.109 --> 00:21:51.269 but I'm pretty sure Bigfoot was watching me during 00:21:51.269 --> 00:21:54.430 my first solo camp here in Alaska. Peeping Tom. 00:21:54.630 --> 00:21:57.250 What a weirdo. Just watching me from the bushes. 00:21:57.630 --> 00:21:59.930 Unless it says you cannot camp there, you can. 00:22:00.109 --> 00:22:02.349 It is still hard for me to truly wrap my brain 00:22:02.349 --> 00:22:05.250 around it. You will know what I mean when you 00:22:05.250 --> 00:22:10.259 get here. Strange turn offs. Yep. So. I mean, 00:22:10.279 --> 00:22:11.839 that's not too much different from Michigan. 00:22:11.900 --> 00:22:13.799 You can camp anywhere in Michigan, whether it 00:22:13.799 --> 00:22:16.420 says you can or not. As long as it doesn't specifically 00:22:16.420 --> 00:22:22.900 say no trespassing or no camping. Yep. You can 00:22:22.900 --> 00:22:25.619 drive down most roads unless it says not to. 00:22:25.839 --> 00:22:28.019 Sounds straightforward until you come up to a 00:22:28.019 --> 00:22:30.900 pipeline road. But yes, you can. Unless it says 00:22:30.900 --> 00:22:33.400 you cannot. Well, that's the way it was explained 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:37.059 to me. Yeah, we got to go to Alaska, man. Yes. 00:22:37.339 --> 00:22:40.160 I'm looking at these pictures and these articles, 00:22:40.259 --> 00:22:45.140 and it just solidifies my want for Alaska so 00:22:45.140 --> 00:22:51.490 bad. Oh, yeah. a photographer's dream have your 00:22:51.490 --> 00:22:54.329 camera ready all the time moose bears porcupines 00:22:54.329 --> 00:22:56.710 and seaplanes can jump out at any time anywhere 00:22:56.710 --> 00:22:59.549 there are so many opportunities for photographers 00:22:59.549 --> 00:23:02.970 it never it just never stops from season -changing 00:23:02.970 --> 00:23:05.210 landscapes the unique festivals scattered all 00:23:05.210 --> 00:23:07.809 over the state fourth of july car launch which 00:23:07.809 --> 00:23:12.529 might have ended last year what what call your 00:23:12.529 --> 00:23:15.269 senator today because if so this wrong must be 00:23:15.269 --> 00:23:18.809 righted why would they cancel that That's like 00:23:18.809 --> 00:23:22.250 a major thing for them. And the guy from Truck 00:23:22.250 --> 00:23:28.349 Life is going to build one out for that. And 00:23:28.349 --> 00:23:31.630 it's funny because it really wasn't that big 00:23:31.630 --> 00:23:36.329 of an event. Well, I think they got pretty outrageous 00:23:36.329 --> 00:23:38.069 this last year. I actually kind of think about 00:23:38.069 --> 00:23:39.809 it. I think they got some of them launched pretty 00:23:39.809 --> 00:23:43.259 far. I was saying the last 10 years, it's been 00:23:43.259 --> 00:23:46.460 getting worse and worse. And so many people from 00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:52.059 all over the U S go up for it. So I could see 00:23:52.059 --> 00:23:54.480 how it could now be getting dangerous just based 00:23:54.480 --> 00:23:59.980 off crowd size. Yeah. It'd be not the worst thing 00:23:59.980 --> 00:24:02.660 for them to do for them to do like a ticket system 00:24:02.660 --> 00:24:09.369 where, you know, you pay $50 a ticket and. Obviously, 00:24:09.930 --> 00:24:12.869 the citizens of the city get free tickets. Oh, 00:24:12.869 --> 00:24:17.029 100%. But anyone trying to come in tourist -wise, 00:24:17.289 --> 00:24:19.990 $50 a ticket. If you don't have a ticket, you 00:24:19.990 --> 00:24:23.809 can't come in the city, period. Yeah. That sounds 00:24:23.809 --> 00:24:28.130 fair to me. Never -ending adventure opportunities. 00:24:28.470 --> 00:24:32.019 It is crazy how much... I feel like I have done 00:24:32.019 --> 00:24:34.539 a ton, but I still feel like I haven't done much 00:24:34.539 --> 00:24:37.420 because it is so big. I have driven multiple 00:24:37.420 --> 00:24:41.299 states since I've been here. The Kenai Peninsula 00:24:41.299 --> 00:24:45.079 is over half the size of Oklahoma. I drive 45 00:24:45.079 --> 00:24:47.660 minutes to work, and that's nothing. When I say 00:24:47.660 --> 00:24:50.259 Alaska is big, from my house to Fairbanks is 00:24:50.259 --> 00:24:52.759 like driving through three states. It's a 10 00:24:52.759 --> 00:24:57.500 -hour drive. So the length of Michigan, basically. 00:25:00.379 --> 00:25:04.920 Wow. Yeah. Alaska has been amazing. I finally 00:25:04.920 --> 00:25:07.480 feel settled in now. The truck is dialed in. 00:25:07.559 --> 00:25:09.680 Spring is around the corner. Everything is set 00:25:09.680 --> 00:25:12.079 and ready. Follow me on social media and reach 00:25:12.079 --> 00:25:15.220 out. Let me know when you are here. We'll tag 00:25:15.220 --> 00:25:20.079 these people's names. Oh, 100%. Yeah, because 00:25:20.079 --> 00:25:24.259 the stuff that they get to do is just worth following 00:25:24.259 --> 00:25:28.710 along. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I mean. Moving to Alaska 00:25:28.710 --> 00:25:33.210 would be a blast, dude. Screw just doing an overland 00:25:33.210 --> 00:25:35.309 trip. Let's just go live in our trucks in Alaska. 00:25:38.529 --> 00:25:43.509 My wife already told me we can't live in the 00:25:43.509 --> 00:25:46.910 truck and we can't move to Alaska. So my dreams 00:25:46.910 --> 00:25:56.269 are shattered. Definitely listeners need to... 00:25:56.750 --> 00:25:59.190 get on and check out Northology, though. They've 00:25:59.190 --> 00:26:02.769 got a lot of really cool articles. Just like 00:26:02.769 --> 00:26:05.150 any magazine, some months are better than others. 00:26:05.890 --> 00:26:08.650 This month, I would say, was more picture -heavy 00:26:08.650 --> 00:26:10.890 than normal. Oh, definitely picture -heavy. So 00:26:10.890 --> 00:26:14.470 that's a little harder to put across on a podcast. 00:26:16.769 --> 00:26:27.809 But, I mean, it's a good time. Okay. All right, 00:26:27.890 --> 00:26:33.410 now we should get into Boost. Yeah, so if you 00:26:33.410 --> 00:26:35.849 didn't know, we don't talk about it a whole lot. 00:26:35.910 --> 00:26:38.009 We need to get better about that. But we are 00:26:38.009 --> 00:26:42.230 a Value for Value podcast. We're supported by 00:26:42.230 --> 00:26:46.170 Boost, and soon I think I'm going to set up a 00:26:46.170 --> 00:26:48.150 PayPal account so that people can send money 00:26:48.150 --> 00:26:51.170 in that way. The cool thing about Value for Value 00:26:51.170 --> 00:26:54.950 is it keeps us from having to sell out and do 00:26:54.950 --> 00:26:59.019 sponsored content. Yep. So when you hear us say 00:26:59.019 --> 00:27:01.519 something's good, it's because we actually think 00:27:01.519 --> 00:27:03.759 it's good, not because we were told to tell you 00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:09.200 it was good. Yep. Yep. I think that's how we're 00:27:09.200 --> 00:27:13.500 going to want to stay that way. Yeah, I would 00:27:13.500 --> 00:27:18.259 much prefer to stay value for value. But with 00:27:18.259 --> 00:27:22.079 that being said, we need to get better about 00:27:22.079 --> 00:27:25.079 this too. Every episode, we'll have a little 00:27:25.079 --> 00:27:28.839 boost segment where we read boosts sent in by 00:27:28.839 --> 00:27:33.700 listeners. Listener Magnolia Mayhem finally responded. 00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:37.220 Man, how long ago did we have that other episode? 00:27:37.559 --> 00:27:42.400 So Magnolia Mayhem boosted in back in January 00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:50.119 14th about our conspiracy episode that we did. 00:27:50.490 --> 00:27:55.990 And he was telling us about a plane that he had 00:27:55.990 --> 00:27:58.309 seen when he was working for the government. 00:27:58.990 --> 00:28:02.410 Well, he finally boosted back and said, I have 00:28:02.410 --> 00:28:04.569 found the plane. And then he sent a link. We'll 00:28:04.569 --> 00:28:08.450 tag it in the show notes. It apparently belongs 00:28:08.450 --> 00:28:12.150 to NASA. The flame shower should be in Matrix 00:28:12.150 --> 00:28:17.890 DMs. I was clearing land on the land. The backstory 00:28:17.890 --> 00:28:21.250 on that is that Magnolia is the very first botches 00:28:21.250 --> 00:28:24.230 off -road listener to listen while wielding a 00:28:24.230 --> 00:28:36.490 flamethrower. I'd really like to grow this boost 00:28:36.490 --> 00:28:39.670 segment. So if people want to boost in, please 00:28:39.670 --> 00:28:47.140 do. At some point, I will... Do an entire episode 00:28:47.140 --> 00:28:49.680 about how to set LB up or how to set Fountain 00:28:49.680 --> 00:28:53.319 up. We'll have all of it laid right out and make 00:28:53.319 --> 00:28:55.539 it as easy as possible for you to get into that 00:28:55.539 --> 00:29:00.740 system. Yep. It's a whole lot of fun. The Value 00:29:00.740 --> 00:29:03.039 for Value model was started by the No Agenda 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:08.119 podcast with Adam Curry and John C. Dvorak. So 00:29:08.119 --> 00:29:15.299 if there's any other douchebags in here. definitely 00:29:15.299 --> 00:29:19.660 give them a shout out, but yeah, man, that was 00:29:19.660 --> 00:29:26.680 a pretty good episode. We, uh, have a lot coming 00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:28.900 up here pretty soon. It's the start of the season. 00:29:29.420 --> 00:29:33.960 Um, I mentioned on what will be Friday's episode 00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:36.700 that we will be going to rocks and valleys this 00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:41.240 weekend on Saturday. Uh, hopefully we don't break 00:29:41.240 --> 00:29:44.700 anything, but we'll be testing out my, newly 00:29:44.700 --> 00:29:48.299 rebuilt rear end so that'll be great front belt 00:29:48.299 --> 00:29:56.180 front end wow on yours yeah yeah yeah we got 00:29:56.180 --> 00:30:00.539 a lot of testing damn have you gotten any updates 00:30:00.539 --> 00:30:04.720 on your bumper uh i have not i meant to look 00:30:04.720 --> 00:30:08.160 today i think it just says that it's in process 00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:11.559 of being ready for ship i don't know that means 00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:14.650 it's still being put together The very loosely 00:30:14.650 --> 00:30:18.130 term? Because I know that it was, what, like, 00:30:18.190 --> 00:30:19.710 eight -week lead time or something like that? 00:30:20.069 --> 00:30:22.490 Yeah, but I think they might have extended it. 00:30:22.509 --> 00:30:25.990 Like, they might have waited for materials. It's 00:30:25.990 --> 00:30:28.289 going to be close. It's going to be close. But 00:30:28.289 --> 00:30:30.670 from what I gather, it will be there for a trip. 00:30:31.650 --> 00:30:33.410 Be there for Leatherwood. It sure will suck. 00:30:34.309 --> 00:30:37.029 It sure would suck for it not to be there before 00:30:37.029 --> 00:30:42.609 Leatherwood. But, yeah, it's... That's going 00:30:42.609 --> 00:30:45.789 to be a really fun one, making the front of the 00:30:45.789 --> 00:30:49.750 Tacoma not look like an Amazon special. Yes. 00:30:50.450 --> 00:30:53.150 The back will still look Amazon special. Oh, 00:30:53.170 --> 00:30:55.289 100%. The back will still look like Amazon special 00:30:55.289 --> 00:31:00.230 for another year. And the taco sits level now 00:31:00.230 --> 00:31:03.650 with the Icon front shocks, right? From what 00:31:03.650 --> 00:31:05.670 I can gather, yes. It looks like it's level. 00:31:05.829 --> 00:31:07.829 It doesn't have the Carolina squat like it did. 00:31:08.009 --> 00:31:10.250 It wasn't too bad, but you definitely noticed 00:31:10.250 --> 00:31:16.289 it when you loaded it. Yeah. So, still probably 00:31:16.289 --> 00:31:18.529 need to do rear springs at some point. Probably. 00:31:19.029 --> 00:31:21.430 It might hold off until after Leatherwood, but 00:31:21.430 --> 00:31:24.069 I haven't figured that one out yet. They work 00:31:24.069 --> 00:31:27.549 for now. They look way better than they did, 00:31:27.670 --> 00:31:33.109 that's for sure. Oh, 100%. Yep, $200 Icon shocks 00:31:33.109 --> 00:31:38.250 putting in the work. Best deal I've gotten in 00:31:38.250 --> 00:31:42.019 a long freaking time. Oh! I sold my King Ranch 00:31:42.019 --> 00:31:46.500 seats today. So... Nice. After my four -year 00:31:46.500 --> 00:31:52.759 investment is over, I made $300 on it. Yeah. 00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:57.759 And after I listed them for $500, complete set 00:31:57.759 --> 00:32:00.440 of King Ranch seats in good condition without 00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:04.279 any tears. Basically, I mean, beautiful seats. 00:32:04.579 --> 00:32:08.759 Yeah. And... I sold them for $500 and then later 00:32:08.759 --> 00:32:10.619 found out I should have listed them for like 00:32:10.619 --> 00:32:17.380 $1 ,500. But, I mean, still, I made $300 on them. 00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:21.579 I can't complain. No. You made more out of it 00:32:21.579 --> 00:32:23.059 than what you did originally when you bought 00:32:23.059 --> 00:32:27.180 it. And someday I will buy another OBS Ford and 00:32:27.180 --> 00:32:29.460 I will regret my decision to sell my King Ranch 00:32:29.460 --> 00:32:34.630 seats. Yeah. They're going in a white dually 00:32:34.630 --> 00:32:41.289 OBS Ford that is Cummins swapped. Pretty intriguing. 00:32:41.950 --> 00:32:44.150 A lot of people do Cummins swaps, so I'm not 00:32:44.150 --> 00:32:47.910 surprised. They do, but it's a pretty sick build, 00:32:48.049 --> 00:32:51.730 dude. Either way, Cummins swap or not, it's a 00:32:51.730 --> 00:32:53.890 sick build. I think the Cummins is pretty much 00:32:53.890 --> 00:33:02.440 the LS of the diesel. Yeah. No one swaps 7 .3s. 00:33:03.180 --> 00:33:05.339 They build them if they're already in their truck, 00:33:05.440 --> 00:33:07.660 but no one just swaps a 7 .3 into something. 00:33:08.380 --> 00:33:12.599 Yeah. The thing, especially 12 elves, dude, because 00:33:12.599 --> 00:33:15.200 they're only, it's like one or two wires to run 00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:19.339 a 12 elf. Like, you can put a 12 elf in fucking 00:33:19.339 --> 00:33:26.500 anything. Let's 12 elf swap your taco. I'm good 00:33:26.500 --> 00:33:32.970 for now. But. On that note, I really don't have 00:33:32.970 --> 00:33:34.730 anything else that the listeners need to hear. 00:33:34.789 --> 00:33:37.650 What about you? Not much. Oh, you want to talk 00:33:37.650 --> 00:33:40.990 about what I showed you earlier about Jeep? Or 00:33:40.990 --> 00:33:42.049 are you going to save that for something else? 00:33:42.630 --> 00:33:47.009 Oh, my God. Jeep and their freaking ads. So, 00:33:47.150 --> 00:33:50.170 apparently, I got to do some more research on 00:33:50.170 --> 00:33:53.549 this before I just start spewing this crap. Apparently, 00:33:53.890 --> 00:33:57.069 Jeep is doing pop -up ads in the infotainment 00:33:57.069 --> 00:34:01.079 center whenever you stop a truck. So you're in 00:34:01.079 --> 00:34:04.539 a Wrangler, you come to a stoplight, and a Coca 00:34:04.539 --> 00:34:06.640 -Cola ad pops up on your infotainment center. 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:12.079 Yep. This is the end of the world. This is how 00:34:12.079 --> 00:34:16.139 it ends. And single dinners are going to be a 00:34:16.139 --> 00:34:17.800 popular thing now because no one wants to see 00:34:17.800 --> 00:34:23.340 ads. We're being assaulted by ads from every 00:34:23.340 --> 00:34:26.550 single front, dude. Oh, I know. That's why, I 00:34:26.550 --> 00:34:28.349 mean, that's why we're value for value instead 00:34:28.349 --> 00:34:31.309 of being ad supported. Because I don't want to 00:34:31.309 --> 00:34:34.349 be another reason that someone has to listen 00:34:34.349 --> 00:34:38.690 to an ad. Yeah. It just, and let's say we did 00:34:38.690 --> 00:34:41.650 dynamic ads, right? Dynamic ads, we don't even 00:34:41.650 --> 00:34:44.010 know what they're selling using us to sell. You 00:34:44.010 --> 00:34:47.130 know what I mean? Yeah. It could be anything. 00:34:47.309 --> 00:34:50.880 They could be selling fucking tampons. And I 00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:52.780 don't want to get interrupted in the podcast 00:34:52.780 --> 00:34:56.579 for someone to sell a goddamn tampon. Yeah. Well, 00:34:56.719 --> 00:34:58.599 I mean, Gavin could get interrupted to sell a 00:34:58.599 --> 00:35:00.579 tampon and he'd probably sell a lot of them. 00:35:02.380 --> 00:35:04.739 And he's not here to defend himself, which makes 00:35:04.739 --> 00:35:08.559 it even better. We love you, Gavin. Gavin could 00:35:08.559 --> 00:35:12.559 even sell a condo. People would hear his voice 00:35:12.559 --> 00:35:14.239 and they'd be like, man, I don't want to have 00:35:14.239 --> 00:35:18.610 a kid like that. Just kidding. Love you, Gavin. 00:35:18.769 --> 00:35:20.469 You're just not here, so you're the one I'm picking 00:35:20.469 --> 00:35:27.409 on. Yep. Yeah. I just, I'm scared for a future 00:35:27.409 --> 00:35:31.369 where that's the norm. Oh, I know. It reminds 00:35:31.369 --> 00:35:39.510 me of, what is the movie that everyone gets dumber? 00:35:41.469 --> 00:35:46.170 Oh, is it an Adam Sandler movie? no it wasn't 00:35:46.170 --> 00:35:49.929 adam sandler no i'm thinking the one where it's 00:35:49.929 --> 00:35:51.690 in the future and they had like a dumb president 00:35:51.690 --> 00:35:53.530 and everything and they were the only smart ones 00:35:53.530 --> 00:35:59.289 that came to the future idiocracy oh okay and 00:35:59.289 --> 00:36:03.349 there's a comment in the idiocracy pretty sure 00:36:03.349 --> 00:36:06.530 it's in that one and they're like we can show 00:36:06.530 --> 00:36:10.329 over 70 of the screen can show ads before we 00:36:10.329 --> 00:36:15.849 induce uh epileptic seizures So the dude's watching 00:36:15.849 --> 00:36:17.989 a TV show about people getting kicked in the 00:36:17.989 --> 00:36:22.550 nuts, and over 70 % of the screen is ads. Oh, 00:36:22.550 --> 00:36:27.150 jeez. Like, I think we're headed there, and it 00:36:27.150 --> 00:36:30.449 really worries me. And it's not an America problem. 00:36:30.630 --> 00:36:36.170 It's an everywhere problem. Oh, 100%. Yeah. I 00:36:36.170 --> 00:36:39.230 mean, think about it. Let's say you're running 00:36:39.230 --> 00:36:40.989 Windows, which I know neither of us are running 00:36:40.989 --> 00:36:44.210 Windows. Oh, nope. let's say you're running windows 00:36:44.210 --> 00:36:46.429 you open up your start menu what do you have 00:36:46.429 --> 00:36:53.590 right there ads ads let's say yeah go ahead i 00:36:53.590 --> 00:36:57.909 was like if your apps are free to play but you 00:36:57.909 --> 00:37:01.389 got ads every other game you play depending on 00:37:01.389 --> 00:37:03.969 what type of app you download or a game you downloaded 00:37:03.969 --> 00:37:09.039 ads alone are why i cannot mobile game I think 00:37:09.039 --> 00:37:11.099 that mobile gaming is really cool. Being able 00:37:11.099 --> 00:37:13.260 to just pull out a device anywhere you're at 00:37:13.260 --> 00:37:16.420 and start playing a game is really cool. But 00:37:16.420 --> 00:37:19.920 having an ad every 10 seconds keeps me from wanting 00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:22.820 to do it. And then on top of that, you've got 00:37:22.820 --> 00:37:24.900 games that are fully ad supported where you have 00:37:24.900 --> 00:37:27.440 to watch an ad to get in -game currency to be 00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:36.320 able to progress. Screw that. Yep. And that's 00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:39.320 why we bought our cheap Teemu. Yes, I said Teemu 00:37:39.320 --> 00:37:41.800 while talking about not liking ads. I know, it's 00:37:41.800 --> 00:37:44.940 hilarious. That's why we bought our cheap Teemu 00:37:44.940 --> 00:37:48.099 game emulators that'll be here this week. Yeah, 00:37:48.119 --> 00:37:50.300 I hope that works out for us in some degree. 00:37:51.960 --> 00:37:54.380 Dude, I paid $30 for two of them. There's no 00:37:54.380 --> 00:37:58.139 way they're great. I know. I just want to play 00:37:58.139 --> 00:38:01.550 Minish Cap. And have real buttons. Speaking of 00:38:01.550 --> 00:38:03.570 which, speaking of which, that's been all my 00:38:03.570 --> 00:38:07.329 Instagram feed is just emulators. Me too. What 00:38:07.329 --> 00:38:12.590 the fuck? What have you done to me? Instagram, 00:38:12.929 --> 00:38:15.889 Facebook, they're both just serving me emulators. 00:38:16.010 --> 00:38:21.349 And I'm like, I just bought some. Yeah. And my 00:38:21.349 --> 00:38:23.469 phone doesn't even have a Google account attached. 00:38:23.590 --> 00:38:26.190 And Facebook is sandbox. So it's not my fault. 00:38:26.309 --> 00:38:31.949 It's your fault. uh it's just like i alan has 00:38:31.949 --> 00:38:33.769 to show me almost every video and then i end 00:38:33.769 --> 00:38:36.369 up either seeing before him or shortly after 00:38:36.369 --> 00:38:40.309 i see him the first time like okay and i don't 00:38:40.309 --> 00:38:43.289 do tiktok or reels at all so every time i show 00:38:43.289 --> 00:38:46.130 one of you guys a video that i happen to come 00:38:46.130 --> 00:38:48.230 across you're like oh yeah i saw that and i'm 00:38:48.230 --> 00:38:53.190 like damn it i've got nothing unique i'm not 00:38:53.190 --> 00:38:59.010 the meme lord anymore no What you drinking today, 00:38:59.130 --> 00:39:05.829 Mark? I'm drinking one of the 43s. Oh, shit. 00:39:05.889 --> 00:39:11.750 You're having good beer. Mm -hmm. I'm having, 00:39:11.869 --> 00:39:14.289 this is going to be hilarious to the listeners 00:39:14.289 --> 00:39:16.170 because they definitely don't know what I'm drinking. 00:39:16.369 --> 00:39:24.550 It's an El Chavo, like always. As always. Yeah. 00:39:25.739 --> 00:39:28.039 All right, man. I know this is a little bit shorter 00:39:28.039 --> 00:39:32.260 of an episode, but we have a third of our content 00:39:32.260 --> 00:39:35.239 missing. I was about to say, yeah, we're short 00:39:35.239 --> 00:39:37.260 of guys. It's kind of hard to get all that content 00:39:37.260 --> 00:39:42.599 in for an hour. All right. Well, we'll catch 00:39:42.599 --> 00:39:44.059 you guys later. Later.