@@amandakim6139 any time!

@@JaneLogan-e2q thank you!

It was definitely a wild ride, glad you enjoyed it!

Haha it makes listening to Siri so much better

@@Nickclogan as an Australian that's funny!

Beautiful beaches! But man the walks to get to them are brutal haha

Haha well I’m glad to see we’re all doing our part to turn ChatGPT into an adrenaline junkie

Thanks bro, worked hard on it!

Yeah it’s definitely got some work to do haha but hey it was fun!

Haha it was a lot of fun!

Lmao nice catch

Haha yea always gotta happen at least once a trip

Dude no way!! That’s so sick. Location must be insane. I’m pumped to see the vids you come out with living there

Thank you! It was so fun for carving..when it wasn’t sliding forward haha

Vail is a whole nother level! And I will!

Haha trying to!!

Absolutely haha. I’d definitely get a solid bubble top for it. I think they’re a couple grand but totally worth it for the extra headroom. The econolines have rusting issues on the roof so once this one rusts over I’ll upgrade to that! Feel free to dm me if you have any more questions

Will do thx​@@Nickclogan

Good looking out! I gotta start paying attention to that, my boots are looking pretty rough. I’ll be sure to not do that anymore on my next set of boots

Thank you!!

It was dope, you should’ve came!

It was pretty good for early season! I dunno what FOO is haha

@@Nickclogan he is a cartoon character from long before our time which is why it was surprising to see on your board ha !

@ oh the cartoon! I just knew it as Kilroy. I haven’t heard FOO being a name for it. You teach me something every video haha

@@Nickclogan ha ha so as it turns out Kilroy grew out of Foo, which was an Australian thing in WW1 and Kilroy is an American thing from WW2! Who knew ?!!

Nice!! Dude I hope it comes through! If it does I’ll have to head up there for it

Thanks dude! I know great start to the season, pumped to see what’s in store the next couple months

Sick dude thanks for the sub!!

Wasn’t planning on it just cuz minimal snow right now in the forecast. I’ve never been though, is it cool?

@ never been checking it out for the first time

Definitely!

Haha wakes you up so quick!

Hey bro, thanks for the question! I saved up for quite a few years until I could buy a van that fit my needs in cash so I didn’t have to worry about monthly payments. I built it out in my free time over a year then sold or donated my stuff that wasn’t essential or didn’t fit in the van. Then I ended my lease and asked a buddy to use his address for mailing purposes. I still work a full time job and work in the office 5 days a week so it’s definitely a lot of effort to maintain the job and make videos but totally worth it! Now I have a lot of savings so I could always go full time to Van life if I decide to do that but it’s low stress financially to do both at this time for me. Just figure out what works best for you and don’t be afraid to take action!

@@Nickclogan Thank you sir! The fact that you took a more reasonable and measured approach makes me feel better about van life haha I’m always afraid I’ll end up a disenfranchised homeless hippie if I start van life 😂

Lets goooo brooo- I'm making the run a couple times a month from SD

@ sick man hmu next trip! I’ll try to go when the next storm comes through

count me in sometime

yoooo.... you came out... am hanging around till Monday probably... snow is holding real good in the warm temps... cheers!

@@daveteteak8210 haha all good. The bindings definitely do slide forward so sometimes it does look whack in the vids

I’m getting a bad connection between the bolts/bindings and board. Keeps sliding forward as I ride

@ are using the black Burton screws they’re just a little shorter than the standard screws. I ride a Burton channel as well never had a problem with them I check them every once in awhile.

@ standard ones. Thanks for the tip though I didn’t realize they had different one.

Gotta keep it interesting

@ Right

@ 👊

I appreciate the advice, I’ll definitely give it a try!

@@Nickcloganzero back, 15+_ on front and just start at reference stance for your board. It’s marked. People shift em back for powder but you shouldn’t need to move them much. People ride with all kinds though

One got eaten by an orca today right off the beach!

@@Nickclogan That's a bit scary! I'm happy that didn't happen while you were out there surfing!

Which part? Driving in icy conditions or just worried about damaging the van? And how was copper?!

The roads were clear, there are just super steep grades on I-70 and with an already slow van it’s a bit scary

Copper was excellent! I spent a lot of time on the blacks in the moguls and there were a fair amount of rocks, but just jump over them 😂

@ ah gotcha. Mammoth is nice because the incline is very gradual all the way from the coast

@ nice! Dude I love copper. First time I snowboarded fresh powder was in copper. I gotta get back there

Quick trip but it was really nice! Oh yea it was pretty thin up there. Just had to hit it for the first time in the season to get the views but it’ll be a lot more fun after a couple storms

@@Nickclogan awesome views, u might notice when u look down that Mammoth is the rim of a super volcano, Wild Willies is in the mouth of the volcano, and the other mountains on the side are the other side of the same volcano! A local pointed it out to me once and once u see u can't unsee it, ha ha

@ you know now that you say that I can totally picture it, that’s super cool

@@Nickclogan isn't it just ?!

Thanks for the suggestion I’ll try to check it out next time. I love a good pastrami sandwich, especially after boarding I bet it hits!

No I missed it unfortunately!

Ah no way! You gotta say what’s up next time and we’ll take a lap!

@@Nickclogan Bet! I wasn’t sure it was you but next time ima say what’s up if I see you 😎

Dang I won’t make it next weekend! Probably just surf until more snow comes. Might try big bear mid week. I’ve done scenic loop a couple times. Don’t they close it later in the winter though after some heavy storms? Where do you camp if it’s closed?

@@NickcloganBig Bear not open yet 🫤 only summit and snow valley but doesn’t look worth

@Nickclogan they don't plow it during the night. You camp in the same spots you do in the summer but the embankment keeps getting bigger and bigger through the winter.🤣

I camped on the scenic route on Sunday night around 7-8pm, and this accord saw me and tried to drive off the road near me to camp. I was surprised he made it to where I was at but couldn't go further up the road with all that ❄️ so he tried backing up and got stuck. He tried for hours shoveling himself out. He was gone by the time I got up. 🤣

@ geez haha that dude had balls to even try

Haha yea idk what’s up with that. In part I think it’s not a firm mount so my binding slides forward, and also probably a tiny bit of GoPro distortion. I went through a thorough setup and got it centered. The next day I rode I screwed everything down tight and first run my binding slid all the way forward to the front of the slots. The next video I’ll post I show that I move them even further back and lock it down a couple of times and it seemed to hold.

It’s definitely my favorite way of living!

Geez man that sounds intense. I almost froze on the walk over there and it was a warm 30 degrees haha

I wondered how all the vans up there barely had any ❄️ on them and my truck had like 2ft. 😅. I heard most of them go down there.

@@Gary-ee3kq sounds like you got there at the right time. I was late to the show. How was the mountain with the fresh snow?

@Nickclogan @Nickclogan ❄️ turned to rain Monday so the pow was wetter than I was expecting. Tuesday was great. Wednesday they opened up all bowls.

It was awesome! Wish I could spend longer up there, nice to see such a good base for the season.

@@Mykelon thanks! It’s from a brand named aluminess. Bit expensive but that’s the only company I found to make legit ones. Good luck on your build!