Hourless Life
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(Post Updated 11/20/22 to reflect current milestone achievements and position)
Hello Expedition Portal!
We are on an overland Journey around the world. We are hoping to do all 6 habitable continents over the next 10-15 years.
A lot of details below but here is the TL;DR
October 9, 2021 - Crossed the border from USA to Mexico to begin the global journey
March 24, 2022 - Crossed the border from Mexico to Belize entering Central America.
November 1, 2022 - Loaded our Jeep Gladiator into a container for South America.
November 18, 2022 - Cleared the port in Cartagena, Colombia to start our 2nd continent.
Current location: Colombia
For those interested in the full story, we want to share (uncensored) the journey with our fellow like-minded adventurers. As we add to this thread, we hope to share all of the victories as well as the trials and tribulations of the journey. The actual journey started on October 9, 2021.
(Photo credit: Amber Baldwin / Story Chasing)
Who we are:
We are an American family of 3 who are currently attempting to drive around the world. We entered the overland community in 2018.
Now we are on a long-term, full-time, global overland journey.
A quick video intro:
For those that have attended Overland Expo events, you may have attended some of the classes or panels we've participated in and have heard some of our story. For those that don't know us...
A little bit more about us:
We're Eric, Brittany, and Caspian Highland. We've been traveling full-time throughout North America since February 2014 owning no home or property. Our son Caspian joined the adventure in 2016 by going straight from the birthing room of the hospital to the Jeep.
I (Eric) am a 20 year veteran of the United States Coast Guard, also worked at the King County Sheriff's Office (Seattle, WA) and Texas Department of Public Safety (Austin, TX) before retiring fully in 2011. And by retired I mean that after my "retirement" my wife and I started our own company and have been self-employed for nearly a decade to help keep the wheels turning.
My wife @BrittanyHighland is an incredible woman, an insatiable adventurer, an avid writer, and actively writes articles for various companies and brands. Incidentally, she has started contributing articles to Expedition Portal and Overland Journal.
Our family motto:
L.E.S.S. Which stands for Love, Explore, Study, Share. It is what we hope to do with our journey. Love on others, Explore the world around us, Study voraciously the culture and history of the people and places we visit, and Share what we've learned with those who have interest.
Our philosophy:
I tell people all the time, "We're not independently wealthy, but we're incredibly rich." These past years of full-time travel have really opened our eyes to the enormity of the world around us, and the beauty of the people within it. We've been blessed to experience many astounding things during our years of travel, and we look forward to much more on a global scale. To us, this is the definition of being "rich." We can always make more money, but we can never make more time.
How our journey has unfolded (a brief chronology):
February 2014 - Lived in Austin, Texas, sold pretty much everything we owned and moved into an RV.
February 2014 - Started an RV Blog to document that journey called RV Wanderlust.
June 2016 - Purchased a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon we dubbed "GUARDIAN."
June 2016 - Started a Jeep blog to document that journey called Jeepsies.
December 2016 - Our son Caspian joined the party.
June 2018 - Brittany tells me she wants to overland around the world. Yes this was her idea.
December 2018 - Sold our RV and moved into our Jeep.
January 2019 - Made our first international overland journey, 2000 miles through the interior of Mexico.
March 2019 - Purchased another, smaller RV we dubbed "BASECAMP"
January 2020 - Made the decision to drive around the world and began planning for this adventure.
February 2020 - Made our second international overland journey 2000 miles through Baja Mexico.
July 2020 - Sold most of our business holdings and dropped our income significantly to free ourselves up.
November 2020 - Launched our (hopefully final brand) Hourless Life to document our global journey.
February 2021 - Sold our RV. Put the deposit down to start building our Jeep Gladiator. Became full-time overlanders on February 5, 2021.
An unorganized first night in our unfinished build. This was just west of Santa Fe, NM on the night of June 25, 2021.
Our preparation period:
January 2021 - Purchase our global overlanding vehicle. (COMPLETED: February 2, 2021) (Picked up the Gladiator May 31, 2021)
February 2021 - Launch our YouTube Channel for the global journey. (First video released February 24, 2021)
May to July 2021 - Finish the buildout of our global vehicle and field test in the USA. (Starting Build June 1, 2021)
June 2021 - Leave our current overland vehicle "GUARDIAN" stored in the Denver, CO area. (Stored June 25, 2021)
August 2021 - Showcase the Gladiator build and speak at Overland Expo Mountain West in Loveland, Colorado. (Completed August 29, 2021)
September 2021 - Showcase the Gladiator build and speak at Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Completed September 26, 2021)
The Big Picture View:
The plan as it stands now, is that once we've enjoyed Central and South America, that we'll ship our vehicle to South Africa and drive up the continent of Africa. From there, into Europe and then across to Asia. Then we'll probably ship the vehicle back to the States, and fly to Australia and either buy, rent, or borrow a vehicle in Australia to enjoy that continent. Then we'll return home having driven through all 6 habitable continents. We anticipate this journey will take 10-15 years.
Our Hearts:
We have been inspired by those that have gone before us, and we hope to be inspiring, empowering, and encouraging to others. We don't do this for recognition, we do this because we choose this life. We all get one shot at this wild and precious life, and we hope to experience the world for all that we can.
We hope to get to know some of the members of this community, and to share a day or two with you along our journey should our paths cross.
Follow:
If you'd like to get to know us, you can follow here on the platform of your choice:
Website: hourlesslife.com
Patreon: Hourless Life Patreon
Instagram: @hourlesslife
YouTube: Hourless Life
Facebook: Hourless Life
Twitter: @hourlesslife
Pinterest: Hourless Life
Our Jeep Gladiator Overlanding Build Video Series:
Here is the introduction video to our overlanding build. The vehicle will be on display at Overland Expo Mountain West and Overland Expo West 2021:
Our Sponsors:
In the interest of transparency with the Expedition Portal community, I want to share that we have been gear sponsored by several companies for our global journey:
Here is where I'll link various entries we've made in this thread so you can navigate right to them.
The Vehicle we'll be driving around the world.
The Map of our general route around the world.
Selling our RV and becoming full-time overlanders.
Thought Journal 001 - 11/20/20
Thought Journal 002 - 02/17/21
Thought Journal 003 - 04/08/21
Final Thoughts On Our Initial In Progress Adventures Thread:
This is really happening! We're so excited to be on this journey.
Our first video from this journey was published on October 14, 2021:
If you have any questions for us, please comment below. We love getting to know others with similar passions and we hope you'll come along for the ride.
Hello Expedition Portal!
We are on an overland Journey around the world. We are hoping to do all 6 habitable continents over the next 10-15 years.
A lot of details below but here is the TL;DR
October 9, 2021 - Crossed the border from USA to Mexico to begin the global journey
March 24, 2022 - Crossed the border from Mexico to Belize entering Central America.
November 1, 2022 - Loaded our Jeep Gladiator into a container for South America.
November 18, 2022 - Cleared the port in Cartagena, Colombia to start our 2nd continent.
Current location: Colombia
For those interested in the full story, we want to share (uncensored) the journey with our fellow like-minded adventurers. As we add to this thread, we hope to share all of the victories as well as the trials and tribulations of the journey. The actual journey started on October 9, 2021.
(Photo credit: Amber Baldwin / Story Chasing)
Who we are:
We are an American family of 3 who are currently attempting to drive around the world. We entered the overland community in 2018.
Now we are on a long-term, full-time, global overland journey.
A quick video intro:
For those that have attended Overland Expo events, you may have attended some of the classes or panels we've participated in and have heard some of our story. For those that don't know us...
A little bit more about us:
We're Eric, Brittany, and Caspian Highland. We've been traveling full-time throughout North America since February 2014 owning no home or property. Our son Caspian joined the adventure in 2016 by going straight from the birthing room of the hospital to the Jeep.
I (Eric) am a 20 year veteran of the United States Coast Guard, also worked at the King County Sheriff's Office (Seattle, WA) and Texas Department of Public Safety (Austin, TX) before retiring fully in 2011. And by retired I mean that after my "retirement" my wife and I started our own company and have been self-employed for nearly a decade to help keep the wheels turning.
My wife @BrittanyHighland is an incredible woman, an insatiable adventurer, an avid writer, and actively writes articles for various companies and brands. Incidentally, she has started contributing articles to Expedition Portal and Overland Journal.
Our family motto:
L.E.S.S. Which stands for Love, Explore, Study, Share. It is what we hope to do with our journey. Love on others, Explore the world around us, Study voraciously the culture and history of the people and places we visit, and Share what we've learned with those who have interest.
Our philosophy:
I tell people all the time, "We're not independently wealthy, but we're incredibly rich." These past years of full-time travel have really opened our eyes to the enormity of the world around us, and the beauty of the people within it. We've been blessed to experience many astounding things during our years of travel, and we look forward to much more on a global scale. To us, this is the definition of being "rich." We can always make more money, but we can never make more time.
How our journey has unfolded (a brief chronology):
February 2014 - Lived in Austin, Texas, sold pretty much everything we owned and moved into an RV.
February 2014 - Started an RV Blog to document that journey called RV Wanderlust.
June 2016 - Purchased a Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon we dubbed "GUARDIAN."
June 2016 - Started a Jeep blog to document that journey called Jeepsies.
December 2016 - Our son Caspian joined the party.
June 2018 - Brittany tells me she wants to overland around the world. Yes this was her idea.
December 2018 - Sold our RV and moved into our Jeep.
January 2019 - Made our first international overland journey, 2000 miles through the interior of Mexico.
March 2019 - Purchased another, smaller RV we dubbed "BASECAMP"
January 2020 - Made the decision to drive around the world and began planning for this adventure.
February 2020 - Made our second international overland journey 2000 miles through Baja Mexico.
July 2020 - Sold most of our business holdings and dropped our income significantly to free ourselves up.
November 2020 - Launched our (hopefully final brand) Hourless Life to document our global journey.
February 2021 - Sold our RV. Put the deposit down to start building our Jeep Gladiator. Became full-time overlanders on February 5, 2021.
An unorganized first night in our unfinished build. This was just west of Santa Fe, NM on the night of June 25, 2021.
Our preparation period:
January 2021 - Purchase our global overlanding vehicle. (COMPLETED: February 2, 2021) (Picked up the Gladiator May 31, 2021)
February 2021 - Launch our YouTube Channel for the global journey. (First video released February 24, 2021)
May to July 2021 - Finish the buildout of our global vehicle and field test in the USA. (Starting Build June 1, 2021)
June 2021 - Leave our current overland vehicle "GUARDIAN" stored in the Denver, CO area. (Stored June 25, 2021)
August 2021 - Showcase the Gladiator build and speak at Overland Expo Mountain West in Loveland, Colorado. (Completed August 29, 2021)
September 2021 - Showcase the Gladiator build and speak at Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona. (Completed September 26, 2021)
The Big Picture View:
The plan as it stands now, is that once we've enjoyed Central and South America, that we'll ship our vehicle to South Africa and drive up the continent of Africa. From there, into Europe and then across to Asia. Then we'll probably ship the vehicle back to the States, and fly to Australia and either buy, rent, or borrow a vehicle in Australia to enjoy that continent. Then we'll return home having driven through all 6 habitable continents. We anticipate this journey will take 10-15 years.
Our Hearts:
We have been inspired by those that have gone before us, and we hope to be inspiring, empowering, and encouraging to others. We don't do this for recognition, we do this because we choose this life. We all get one shot at this wild and precious life, and we hope to experience the world for all that we can.
We hope to get to know some of the members of this community, and to share a day or two with you along our journey should our paths cross.
Follow:
If you'd like to get to know us, you can follow here on the platform of your choice:
Website: hourlesslife.com
Patreon: Hourless Life Patreon
Instagram: @hourlesslife
YouTube: Hourless Life
Facebook: Hourless Life
Twitter: @hourlesslife
Pinterest: Hourless Life
Our Jeep Gladiator Overlanding Build Video Series:
Here is the introduction video to our overlanding build. The vehicle will be on display at Overland Expo Mountain West and Overland Expo West 2021:
Our Sponsors:
In the interest of transparency with the Expedition Portal community, I want to share that we have been gear sponsored by several companies for our global journey:
- Goose Gear
- RedArc Electronics
- Alu-Cab
- WARN Industries
- Rigid Industries
- EQUIPT Expedition Outfitters
- Kuhl Clothing
- Juniper Overland
- Red Oxx
- Lifesaver
- Midland USA
- Cascadia 4x4
- Blue Ridge Overland Gear
- GoTreads
- Just Jeeps of Austin Texas
- Thunderbox USA
- Renogy Solar
- DMOS Collective
- Sonoran Expedition Collective
- Long Range America
- TeraFlex
- MaxTrax / Adventure Imports
- 67 Designs
- OK4WD
- GP Factor
- Dobinsons Suspension
- GAIA GPS
Here is where I'll link various entries we've made in this thread so you can navigate right to them.
The Vehicle we'll be driving around the world.
The Map of our general route around the world.
Selling our RV and becoming full-time overlanders.
Thought Journal 001 - 11/20/20
Thought Journal 002 - 02/17/21
Thought Journal 003 - 04/08/21
Final Thoughts On Our Initial In Progress Adventures Thread:
This is really happening! We're so excited to be on this journey.
Our first video from this journey was published on October 14, 2021:
If you have any questions for us, please comment below. We love getting to know others with similar passions and we hope you'll come along for the ride.
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