The truth is, you probably won’t even use a third of all that gear on your first five trips. However… Gear can also be a bad thing because you set in your mind that you have to have all of this “stuff” before you can do anything.
You won’t get any argument from us on that. From seasoning to welding, it all happens in house at Tembo Tusk. He takes pride in creating an entirely American made product right in his own facility. He ran with the Skottle design and adopted it to the camping world. Or shivering all night because you have the wrong temp sleeping bag. Tembo Tusk is a small Southern California company founded by owner Jerry L’Ecuyer. There’s nothing worse than waking up in a pool of water because your awning or tent leaked. Having the right gear can obviously make all of the difference between an alright trip and a fantastic trip. Listen, gear is great, but it’s also bad… Let me explain. So much, that they never even go on a trip. It really kills us to see how worked up everyone gets about having the right gear. They are ready to cook on 2: Is the 10000 BTU burner strong.
Well… Lately we’ve run into a lot of people who are interested in Overland Travel, but feel that they have to spend a small fortune to build a capable vehicle and have products X, Y & Z before they can even embark on their first trip. 1: Does the Skottle come pre seasoned Yes, we pre season each Skottle before we ship them. So why are we talking about this? There are hundreds of articles and videos out there discussing this same thing.