I Built an Overland Rig to Traverse America With My Dog Willy | Full Truck Build

Two days after getting back from Bali, right in the middle of a government shutdown, I found out that 10% of the company was laid off and I was one of them.

That hit harder than I expected. It left a bad taste in my mouth about jumping straight back into work and pretending everything was fine.

So instead of rushing into the next thing, I asked my dad for help building something I actually needed. A reset. A West Coast road trip.

I traveled down to Alabama and for the past eight days we worked, long days, sore backs, late nights, with a record low number of arguments. Turning this truck into something that could carry me and my best friend, Willy across the country.

She earned the name Big Betty.

This video is the start of breaking her in, figuring things out as we go, and seeing where the road takes us.


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Thanks for being here and following along.

Cya on the road!













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