touaherr79
Artisit & Entrepreneur
My submission for the Cooper Tire Contest:
Hello, my name is Toua Herr. I am currently residing in Fresno, CA. My occupation is a full time Tattoo Artist.
Ever since I was a kid, I envy all the other kids that got to travel with their parents. So I dream of doing travels when I grow up. Now at age 36, my career as a Artist has been successful and able me to take off and do travels.
I got my first taste of traveling last summer when I took off for 5 months on a solo motorcycle trip all over the U.S. It taught me many things and help showed me that the world is not so scary after all. So many friendly people and so many beautiful things on the road. 5 months wasn't enough.
Here is a photo of my motorcycle and what I was lugging around from state to state. I did camping majority of the way avoiding hotels.
Now this year, I want to do another trip across the U.S. But this time I want to take dirt roads and challenge myself more.
First thing I did was start looking for a 4wd vehicle that was between $2000-$3500. I really wanted a 4 runner but nothing was available at that price level. It was either too junky or above my budget. So I began to research about 4wd vehicles. After countless hours reading online forums and blogs...my other option was a Montero or a Jeep.
Back at it again, I spent hours on craigslist and finally found a montero for sale within my budget. It was listed $3500 but managed to purchase it for $3200. Picked it up in Merced, CA.
First thing I did was to get rid of those horrible 22" inch rims!
Then I started blacking out some chrome stuff around the vehicle
Next I started building the Rack. Since I am working on a budget...I took a smaller rack and just extend it.
Hello, my name is Toua Herr. I am currently residing in Fresno, CA. My occupation is a full time Tattoo Artist.
Ever since I was a kid, I envy all the other kids that got to travel with their parents. So I dream of doing travels when I grow up. Now at age 36, my career as a Artist has been successful and able me to take off and do travels.
I got my first taste of traveling last summer when I took off for 5 months on a solo motorcycle trip all over the U.S. It taught me many things and help showed me that the world is not so scary after all. So many friendly people and so many beautiful things on the road. 5 months wasn't enough.
Here is a photo of my motorcycle and what I was lugging around from state to state. I did camping majority of the way avoiding hotels.
Now this year, I want to do another trip across the U.S. But this time I want to take dirt roads and challenge myself more.
First thing I did was start looking for a 4wd vehicle that was between $2000-$3500. I really wanted a 4 runner but nothing was available at that price level. It was either too junky or above my budget. So I began to research about 4wd vehicles. After countless hours reading online forums and blogs...my other option was a Montero or a Jeep.
Back at it again, I spent hours on craigslist and finally found a montero for sale within my budget. It was listed $3500 but managed to purchase it for $3200. Picked it up in Merced, CA.
First thing I did was to get rid of those horrible 22" inch rims!
Then I started blacking out some chrome stuff around the vehicle
Next I started building the Rack. Since I am working on a budget...I took a smaller rack and just extend it.