Cummins_expo
Adventurer
Like so many other Expo members I have long dreamed of far off lands travel in my highly outfitted Expo Defender 110 ( I do not own one only dream of it) ... Through the years I have built everything from rock racing off-road buggies- class 11 Bugs, mall crawling Wranglers, Everything including the kitchen sink Toyota based expo rigs... My plan was to one day sell everything and spend a couple of years traveling the Pan American Highway. Doesn't everybody ?
Warning- long post ahead
Grammar and spelling optional...
My father has always been an adventurer on wheels, perhaps this is where my fascination with living vehicle based and traveling the country spawns from. He would share with me regular magazine articles from this crazy couple who had been doing just that since the 70's ( Turtle Expedition)... I had been hooked since childhood..
Like many others life seemed to get in the way- One day your in high school and the next your sitting in your cubical 15 years later planning your grand Expedition for the weekend. Get off work at 5... Grab your rig that is ready for the apocalypse... Try to cover 800 miles in a weekend.. take 100s of Instagram photos so you can show why you need a RTT, fiberglass propane bottle, ARB everything, and oh dont forget the Exoffico given go boxers designed to be lived in indefinitely...
I am as guilt as the rest.. I love gear! I am also an avid backpacker, not the normal kind either.. See I am a walking contradiction... My Expo rig has every bell and whistle.. Yet I count ounces and chop down my tooth brush to shed weight.. Meh--- Its a sickness I suppose.
At this point your probably trying to figure out what does my title have to do with any of my ramblings.. If your still reading this I thank you and feel free to join my future support group Expo Anonymous!
Enter the Master Plan!!! Version 1:
Sell everything, quit jobs, move into truck and camper, become famous bloggers, live a life of adventure!
Take once work truck and turn it into world traveling Expo rig!
Camper shell with RTT-- This was a nice set up.. But I think I forgot I was afraid of heights.. sleeping in this thing gave me anxiety..
Version 2
Add tiny old Skamper pop up :
This rig was great for quick weekend getaways.. Yet it was small and kind of heavy..
Next Evolution- ( do you see a trend here ? Like I said I like gear )
Brand new shiny Fourwheel Camper - Hawk...
This was the beginning of our rig that would take us to middle earth and back! ( Or so I thought)
We were all set! Throw caution to the wind and head South!
Enter life's reality- I actually love my job. Crazy I know. I work for a leading engineering software firm partner.. My specific role is head of the additive manufacturing team. That is fancy talk for 3D printing...
A new opportunity developed this last year. We need to open up the Northwest or what they call the Northwest ( CO, OR, WA, ID, UT, MT) and they needed a way to get exposure in all those states.
Option one 1: try and find a couple of reps to place in key markets - Denver, Seattle, Boise, or ? The catch is finding anybody with a real understanding of 3D printers at the industrial level.
Option 2: On a regular interval fly one of our reps from Southern CA and have them spend time in each market $$$
Option 3: I volunteer to take on the hardship of traveling recruiter/sales/and trainer. I will forgo my comfortable life 3 miles from the beach.. Leave my HOA who continually sends me nasty letters, abandon my tiny condo that costs ridiculous amounts of money to maintain, and move into:
Introducing Scotty ! A 1996 Scotty Serro 4x4 Class C Motorhome ( holy crap he finally made it to this part)
So here it is ! A class C 4x4 diesel motor home. With only 60,000 miles, and less then 50 hours on the generator. It is in in incredible shape and ready to take us all over the West.
I did make one deal with my traveling partner and love.. She opts for an older 4x4 motor home and we can update the insides to feel like home. Something we both agree is very important considering this will be our traveling home and office. If it was a weekend warrior rig we would have probably left it alone-- :smiley_drive: Who am I kidding- No I wouldn't
The RV world seems to decorate with all the wonderful styling of 15 years ago. So this wonderful rig felt like we were visiting Grandmas house with it's baby blue carpet, light oak ( fake wood) and GOLD............Lots GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLD...
We are in the middle of the inside update- I will post pictures of what we have so far..
Warning- long post ahead
Grammar and spelling optional...My father has always been an adventurer on wheels, perhaps this is where my fascination with living vehicle based and traveling the country spawns from. He would share with me regular magazine articles from this crazy couple who had been doing just that since the 70's ( Turtle Expedition)... I had been hooked since childhood..
Like many others life seemed to get in the way- One day your in high school and the next your sitting in your cubical 15 years later planning your grand Expedition for the weekend. Get off work at 5... Grab your rig that is ready for the apocalypse... Try to cover 800 miles in a weekend.. take 100s of Instagram photos so you can show why you need a RTT, fiberglass propane bottle, ARB everything, and oh dont forget the Exoffico given go boxers designed to be lived in indefinitely...
I am as guilt as the rest.. I love gear! I am also an avid backpacker, not the normal kind either.. See I am a walking contradiction... My Expo rig has every bell and whistle.. Yet I count ounces and chop down my tooth brush to shed weight.. Meh--- Its a sickness I suppose.
At this point your probably trying to figure out what does my title have to do with any of my ramblings.. If your still reading this I thank you and feel free to join my future support group Expo Anonymous!
Enter the Master Plan!!! Version 1:
Sell everything, quit jobs, move into truck and camper, become famous bloggers, live a life of adventure!
Take once work truck and turn it into world traveling Expo rig!
Camper shell with RTT-- This was a nice set up.. But I think I forgot I was afraid of heights.. sleeping in this thing gave me anxiety..
Version 2
Add tiny old Skamper pop up :
This rig was great for quick weekend getaways.. Yet it was small and kind of heavy..
Next Evolution- ( do you see a trend here ? Like I said I like gear )
Brand new shiny Fourwheel Camper - Hawk...
This was the beginning of our rig that would take us to middle earth and back! ( Or so I thought)
We were all set! Throw caution to the wind and head South!
Enter life's reality- I actually love my job. Crazy I know. I work for a leading engineering software firm partner.. My specific role is head of the additive manufacturing team. That is fancy talk for 3D printing...
A new opportunity developed this last year. We need to open up the Northwest or what they call the Northwest ( CO, OR, WA, ID, UT, MT) and they needed a way to get exposure in all those states.
Option one 1: try and find a couple of reps to place in key markets - Denver, Seattle, Boise, or ? The catch is finding anybody with a real understanding of 3D printers at the industrial level.
Option 2: On a regular interval fly one of our reps from Southern CA and have them spend time in each market $$$
Option 3: I volunteer to take on the hardship of traveling recruiter/sales/and trainer. I will forgo my comfortable life 3 miles from the beach.. Leave my HOA who continually sends me nasty letters, abandon my tiny condo that costs ridiculous amounts of money to maintain, and move into:
Introducing Scotty ! A 1996 Scotty Serro 4x4 Class C Motorhome ( holy crap he finally made it to this part)
So here it is ! A class C 4x4 diesel motor home. With only 60,000 miles, and less then 50 hours on the generator. It is in in incredible shape and ready to take us all over the West.
I did make one deal with my traveling partner and love.. She opts for an older 4x4 motor home and we can update the insides to feel like home. Something we both agree is very important considering this will be our traveling home and office. If it was a weekend warrior rig we would have probably left it alone-- :smiley_drive: Who am I kidding- No I wouldn't
The RV world seems to decorate with all the wonderful styling of 15 years ago. So this wonderful rig felt like we were visiting Grandmas house with it's baby blue carpet, light oak ( fake wood) and GOLD............Lots GOOOOOOOOOLLLLLD...
We are in the middle of the inside update- I will post pictures of what we have so far..
