Outskirts Overland Podcast
Welcome to the Outskirts Overland Podcast, your go-to source for all things overlanding! Hosted by a seasoned adventurer with over 15 years of experience, this podcast offers a genuine and down-to-earth exploration of the overlanding lifestyle. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or just starting out, join us as we delve into the essentials of gear and equipment, share captivating stories from the road, and provide practical tips for your next adventure. Tune in for insightful interviews, expert advice, and a community of like-minded explorers who share a passion for discovering the world beyond the beaten path. Get ready to fuel your wanderlust and embark on unforgettable journeys with the Outskirts Overland Podcast!
Outskirts Overland Podcast
Conquering Connectivity & The Best Seasons for Overlanding
Ever had that frustrating moment when you're miles from nowhere and your call drops right as your kid is sharing their exciting news? That's exactly why connectivity solutions like WeBoost have become game-changers for the modern overlander.
In this deeply practical episode, we dive into how signal boosters are revolutionizing remote travel without the ongoing costs of satellite systems. Unlike subscription services, these one-time purchases work seamlessly to amplify existing signals – whether you're streaming Thursday Night Football from deep in the woods or maintaining crystal-clear business calls in rural areas. The value extends beyond convenience to creating meaningful connections with loved ones when you're off-grid.
We also challenge conventional wisdom about overlanding seasons. Despite what you might expect, summer often proves less popular than fall or winter for many enthusiasts. With affordable diesel heaters now widely available, cold-weather camping has become surprisingly comfortable. The conversation explores what makes a truly "four-season" tent (hint: it's not just about withstanding weather) and why material choices matter when facing extreme conditions.
As Memorial Day approaches, we close with a poignant reminder about the true meaning of the holiday. For those who've lost friends in service, it's a powerful time to reflect on living fully and purposefully in honor of those who never got the chance to grow older.
Whether you're planning your next adventure or looking to upgrade your gear, these insights will help you make more informed choices about when to go, what to bring, and how to stay connected to what matters most.
The hey guys and welcome to outskirts overland um. So yeah, man, been a week I've been off schedule all week so I've been thinking like I just been off schedule all week. So I've been thinking like I've just been off schedule all week. So I'm sorry, guys, and hopefully just get back on it. No, you're good. I'm dropping my daughter off at school and people are like walking by and doing all kinds of stuff here. Okay, okay, here we go, okay.
Speaker 1:So Memorial Day weekend, which is exciting, coming up Long, long weekend. It's also kids are getting out of school on Friday, so it's my kids' last day at school on Friday. So summer also starts this weekend. So that's real exciting, I mean for them too, because then it's summer and that opens up a lot of stuff for them as far as activities we can do and camping, because they're not missing school. I can take them out on a freaking Wednesday if I want to, because it doesn't matter.
Speaker 1:But anyhow, if you guys are listening, go ahead and give the podcast a rating and a review. It doesn't have to be on Apple. Go ahead and give the podcast a rating or review on Spotify or Amazon Podcasts or what's the other one, I don't even know there's a few different ones, like PodConnect. If you're on YouTube listening to this, go ahead and leave a comment or something. I appreciate it. Facebook I also put it out on Facebook. Leave a comment there. I appreciate you, jared. You left a comment on Facebook on my last podcast. I appreciate you. Just say something to me somewhere. It's not like I'm trying to fix some algorithm, I'm just trying to make sure people are listening. It doesn't have a whole lot to do with when it's at. So, anyways, appreciate you guys.
Speaker 1:Today is national Bitcoin pizza day. That's like way down the list of things that is today, but I find that interesting. So that means today is the anniversary of the guy that first used Bitcoin to buy a pizza. It was the first time that somebody exchanged Bitcoin for commerce reasons, and the reason I think that's cool is because I was in the military when this happened and it was like this really novel thing, like, oh, this digital currency thing and I'm not a Bitcoin person, I just think it's interesting that it actually came to be. So today's the anniversary of the time the first Bitcoin was exchanged for a product, and it was a pizza, and I don't know the statistics, but the Bitcoin that was used to pay for like the $16 worth of pizza is worth like some odd millions of dollars. Now, if you were to like if it was today and that amount of Bitcoin was being traded, so that's kind of a crazy, crazy story. Welcome to Charlie's nose weird stuff. But it was on my holiday calendar so I was like, oh, I kind of like that. I didn't know today was the anniversary, but that's super cool, so I was pretty excited about that. Uh, so yeah, that was exciting, I exciting.
Speaker 1:I've had a couple people reach out to me with subjects um, one of which was the we boost. So, if you guys don't know and and I'll cover probably both subjects that were recommended, just because I have time for it but if you guys don't know, I got a WeBoost from WeBoost, the Overland, the Reach, overland or Overland Reach because I did a podcast last year at some point about how I need something that'll work. And I don't know if it's Starlink and I don't know if it's WeBoost and I don't know if it's a hotspot, but I know I need something that actually works and I commented on that podcast. I'd really like it to be a WeBoost, because a WeBoost is something that just works. It doesn't require subscription or service or anything. It's just a cell booster. You don't have to log into it, Nobody has to log into it. It just works Like if you're close enough to it, your signal's boosted.
Speaker 1:So somebody asked me to talk about it because I had talked about it previously and they had got one based on my podcast. So I'll start off by saying WeBoost is actually the single only sponsor affiliate that the podcast has. Um, and I have no like I don't, I don't talk about it a ton. I was like again today I was asked to talk about it. So, anyways, if you guys want to buy a wee boost, you can use the code outskirts five and it'll save you some money. Um, I don't, I don't think I get anything for that. Maybe I do. I don't think I get anything, but it's just because they sent me one. I got one for free. So I think that's kind of where that's what I got, but it'll save you guys a little money. 5% is not a lot, but it'll save you guys some money. So anyways, weboost.
Speaker 1:Now I know you guys on this podcast know I talk a lot about overlanding, but I talk about how overlanding stuff is practical, why I like the we boost, and you guys will even actually notice this on the podcast. I don't have a we boost in the Subaru and I'm in the Subaru right now and you'll notice that the audio kind of goes in and out in the Subaru because signal might drop when I'm in the truck. It never does and that's because of the WeBoost. The WeBoost keeps the signal strong enough to keep transmitting. So, like for me, does it work out in the back country? Absolutely it does. But for me why I like it is I live in the. Why I like it the most is because I live out in the country and sometimes I'm on a phone call or doing the podcast and where a call would previously drop, I don't drop calls now. So I like that really the most. I'm not on Instagram with it, but like it'll keep me on a phone call.
Speaker 1:So, and again, this is why I think the people that have bought in it based on my recommendation bought it because maybe they are in a truck for work or maybe they're, you know, maybe they do some agricultural or you know, farm insurance or something. They're out in rural areas all the time and they don't have signal. You know, weboost will keep you with some signal. So I think that it does work great. I mean, again, it works fantastic. I've watched Thursday Night Football in the woods off my WeBoost. I mean it kind of works better than you will ever expect it to. To be honest, like no matter what your phone's telling you, it's transmitting data like pretty good. I can stream with it from one bar like and the weboost. So I don't really know what all goes into it, but it does work really well.
Speaker 1:It just plugs in your 12 volt. I mean you could put it in as hastily, or then stock can look like really great or not. I mean it depending on. I mean mine's all hidden and stuff. But if you wanted to buy one and just put it in any car, it just plugs in 12 volt and you move on, put the thing on the top. But they make magnet antennas, they make suction antennas.
Speaker 1:Again, mine's hard mounted, it's in the truck but it's a piece of gear that benefits me, like it's kind of of gear that benefits me, like it's kind of just like the fridge in the winch, like it gets used and you don't notice you're using it because I have mine set up to be on when the truck is on. So if my truck is on, my wee boost is on and I have a switch on it to where, when the truck's off, I can, I can turn it on. You know I don't want to leave the truck running when I'm watching hockey or football or whatever, but it just works so good Like I just don't drop calls and I think you guys that watch this or follow this live will notice that when I'm in the truck and doing the podcast and driving and never it never cuts out. You never get that. You know like cut like it doesn't, never get that. You know like cut like it doesn't, it just flat, doesn't, and that's transmitting through online data or cellular data. So, again, it does work and somebody asked me to talk about it because they were like, talk about it versus starlink and this, like I don't have starlink. Okay, I think the weeboos, like 500 bucks, okay, that overland reach, they make them for your house, they make different ones for your car, like they make it's not just this overland product, it's, I think it's a product that was actually pretty popular outside of this that they then made for this. And if you guys pay attention and you live anywhere with a lot of construction. Start looking at trucks pulling trailers and you'll see a lot of construction. Start looking at trucks pulling trailers and you'll see a lot of those Overland Reach Wii Boosts on the back window with the antenna way up or the roof or off the bedside. They're real popular in that space and I'm not saying that because I know that, I'm saying that because I've seen it regularly. So they do work super well, do I think Starlink works super well? Absolutely I think Starlink does work super well. But Starlink is a three to $500 product plus a hundred dollars a month, every month for it to service to continue. So you're into almost the same amount of money.
Speaker 1:Weboost has no subscription. You buy the product. The product bounces the signal, that's it. I can't like. It's not secure, it's not a network, it's just a booster. So if me and 65 people are standing in a circle around my truck and I have it on, all of y'all get signal boost. Doesn't matter if it's AT&T, verizon, whatever it's. Signal booster Picks up satellites, period, that's it. Cellular it picks up cellular towers. Excuse me, that's what it does and it does it really well.
Speaker 1:So I wanted to talk about that just because one of my listeners brought it up to me and he got one and he talks about how it like changed his life at work. He's like this literally like changed my work experience because now I don't have to wait to have calls in certain areas. I can kind of just I can have calls wherever and I don't have to have that conversation like, oh, I'm about to lose you. So if you're that person it is, it is something to look into. And again it might be something for your work, to buy for you to help you work better. But again you can save 5%. It's going to save you. I mean I don't know if 5% is 25 bucks, but whatever Use code, it'll save you some money. I mean I don't want to throw 25 bucks away myself or 50 bucks away or whatever. It ends up being to uh, to just not use the dang code.
Speaker 1:But they're actually the only supporter of the podcast. I don't talk about them too much because I mean I don't know, I don't want to beat a dead horse about it. The thing works. So I'm just touching on it again. Like the thing works and, if you're here for overlaying content, like it just works in general, like it allows me to FaceTime with my kids in the backcountry. That's really the whole reason I wanted that. Or Starlink is because sometimes I've mentioned it before on the podcast, where I talk about this ad nauseum. But I talk about how, like, my kids might do something cool and they want to call and talk to dad and previously like cut out and I couldn't do it and it just, and then the next day I'd be like what was that you were telling me about? And they're little kids, so they're like, oh, I don't even remember and I'm missing out and I love this hobby, but I love my kids too and their accomplishments and they want to share them with me. I want to be available to, to receive them. So the wee boost has completely and totally changed that for me. 100.
Speaker 1:So if it's something that's something that resonates with you guys at all, um, work or personal wise, like by all means I mean, give it a look, go through reviews. Like I can't tell you enough, I would never steer you guys in a direction that wasn't genuine and genuinely it works really well. So it's you can't. I don't think you can beat it for the money versus what other stuff similar stuff costs with a subscriptions and stuff too, like who wants that? Who wants subscriptions? Man, seriously, who wants to pay for that? You know, I mean like nobody want that, don't, nobody want none of that. So I think it's great they asked me to talk. Our client Jesus I'm not a trainer anymore.
Speaker 1:A listener asked me to maybe talk about it a little bit, just because it's been a little while, because I mean, again, I think it changed his life pretty considerably substantially, whatever you want to say. The other topic I got was seasons, like popular seasons for overlanding, and I had a discussion with a listener about this. This wasn't just like a topic, it was a discussion because he said he likes he said, you know, like popular seasons, summer. I believe he'll. He'll message me, he'll listen to this, he'll message me if I'm incorrect. But either way, we were talking about seasons that are popular and how some people like cooler, like some people don't like cooler months and then they like to go in the summer months. And I told him I think so, just just discussing this, I think more people go in the winter than actually go in the summer.
Speaker 1:Now that diesel heaters are so popular, and I mean in sleeping bags and stuff. If it is 100 degrees, more people don't go than if it's 10 degrees. In my experience, people would rather be in the cold around a fire bundled up than in the heat sweating. So we were just talking about it and I was like, I mean, in my, that's just my experience. If it's that hot and you can get around water, maybe that changes the, the changes it, but nonetheless I think that I see the least amount of people in July and August Myself. It's dry, it's hot, it's dusty, it's gross because you're sweating and dusty and that's gross. Again, you know, leave me a comment, let me know what you think. But that's my experience.
Speaker 1:I go in all of the. You know I go in all of the times. I don't go. You know, one more than the other. I dislike sand, but that's not seasonal. I dislike rain. That's spring pretty typically.
Speaker 1:But that's what I was saying too. He was. He was saying that he thinks maybe spring's even more popular. And I said a lot of people avoid the severe weather and where we're at there's severe weather. Maybe you know where you're at. There might not be severe weather in the spring, so that might be popular. So it's going to be geographical too. But at least out here a lot of people storms? They don't. They don't camp through storms, wind, craziness, and for good reason. I mean tornadoes are a real, real thing where I'm at, and good reason. I mean tornadoes are a real, real thing where I'm at, and people don't want to be in a tent or underneath trees and that kind of stuff.
Speaker 1:Again, if I'm going to go, that's, I mean that's as good a way as any. I'm not trying to, you know, get there faster than anybody else, but just, that's just how I live, you know. If it is what it is, um, so I kind of just go camping. Or if I think the weather's going to be too bad or gnarly or crazy, I'll just I mean, weather isn't. Weather's usually doesn't span hundreds of miles. I just drive to a place where it's supposed to not be nearly as severe, drive away from it. It's not, so that's not something that affects me either, and maybe that's just what you needed to hear. If you're somebody that's like, oh, it's supposed to rain, I do this a lot where I'm like, oh, the weather's going to be X here, but that doesn't matter, because where I'm going, six, seven, eight hours away, the weather is completely and totally different. So it's a what it's going to do where you're at.
Speaker 1:A perfect example is you know, I went to Kansas a couple months ago and although it was extremely windy in Kansas, the severe weather was. The severeness of the weather was the wind here at home, at my house. There was like three tornadoes. So I actually took off work that Friday to get to Kansas earlier because I didn't want to be here in the severe weather. I wanted to leave to Kansas to be away from the severe weather. So that's something I even do. Sometimes I'm avoiding it at home and going camping elsewhere. To be completely honest, that's something that I do and maybe, if that's not in your thought process, potentially now it is. So that's something that I think of, think of and I do whenever it's, whenever that's occurring, but I think fall is the most to to, to cut, cut to the chase. I think fall is the most popular time.
Speaker 1:September, october are the most popular times for people to go camping, in my opinion. Is everybody free in the summer? Yes. Do people go floating in the summer? Yes. Do people go fishing? Yes. Do all those things occur? Yes, they do. Do I think people stay outside overnight? Much? No, maybe a night, maybe two. Talk about how bad it was, but they're not consistently doing it, in my opinion. I think summer's the worst. Winter camping has become so much more prevalent, at least in my area.
Speaker 1:Now the diesel heaters are like a hundred bucks. Because you can just get a diesel heater, I mean, and heat your space, I mean, even if it doesn't heat your space, great, it's heating it many degrees above what the outside temperature is. Not too many people are intense, just you know, sucking it up anymore because the diesel heater is cheap. Dude, 100 bucks, heck, you can probably find them cheaper than 100 bucks now. And yeah, so I mean, and they make gasoline ones now too, which interests me, but they do make gasoline ones. I guess gear guy charlie here they make gasoline ones that aren't like versus diesel ones. Now, they look just like the diesel ones, they just run on gas, and that's interesting to me. I don't know what they cost, because I have a diesel one and I put it in a case and it's like, it's like it's, it's a whole deal and I don't want to. I don't want to do that all over again. So I just carry diesel, but I could see the benefit to carrying twice as much gas and having a gas one so I could fill the truck or the heater or run a line from the gas tank to the heater. I like my heater being mobile but nonetheless you could do that if that's your jam. So the gas ones interest me a lot and I don't like propane.
Speaker 1:It's wet, it makes a wet heat Condensation's terrible. I like the dry heat of the diesel heater. It dries stuff out. You know, if you've got a runny nose from the cold or whatever, you don't want to have it when you're sleeping. Diesel heater is kind of super nice. I think it prolongs the life of your tent, to be honest too, like it'll dry stuff out, um. But yeah, so winter camping is super popular here because I mean, like everybody's got a diesel heater almost and if you don't have a diesel heater, people got splitters and they're more than happy to share theirs still and keep you warmer, um. So yeah, I, yeah, just I.
Speaker 1:I don't think spring is rough because of the weather around here. Summer's too hot for people and humid where I'm at, and bugs and then getting into fall. It's a little cooler Early fall, still some bugs. Later fall, not very many bugs, still in the 30s and 40s. Then you get into December, january, february, march. Then you get into December, january, february, march and you're in the 10 single digits zero negative snow, you know, et cetera.
Speaker 1:Do I think going now again, do I go camping in the snow and stuff? Yes, camping, yes. Is there usually a lot of people out on trails and stuff? No, because if you're somebody that wheels, okay. If you're somebody that goes wheeling much or trailing much or whatever you want to call it, four-wheeling, you know, off-roading, whatever.
Speaker 1:Snow is an entirely different animal. Ice is an entire like. That is like some people like, oh, it's like mud, it is not like mud. It is not like mud. You get, you can power through mud, okay, like mud is. I think mud is a lot more predictable than snow because you will, you will, you can hit the brakes in the mud. You're not going to end up in a ditch Right, most of the time you're not sliding that far. I don't think like if the whole place was mud, if we got like mudded on. But when you get snowed on, everything's slick, like everywhere. So just just, do I go in the snow? Yes, I do, I do, but it is good to know that it's just a different beast. That's not mud, that's not dirt, that's not sand. Snow is its own whole beast and you know the only way you're going to get better at anything I talk about it go try it out. You know play within your. You know play within your. You know play within your capabilities. Get a little bit of a feel for it. But snow is definitely a completely and totally different beast.
Speaker 1:Tires matter, pressures matter I mean horsepower matters. Quite a bit. Like I have these bigger gears in the truck and I think it's going to wheel worse in the snow because it's going to put more power to the wheels faster. I do think it'll wheel in the snow worse. When it was lower geared and it doesn't have a lot of power, it was a little bit. It took a little more for them to spin out of control, you know. So I think in the snow that was super beneficial really, and ice and different things. It'll now now. Now, essentially, I've created a mechanical torque like it's, increased my torque mechanically without increasing horsepower. You know the power gets to the wheels at a different, you know a different rate. So I think it's gonna make a big difference in how my truck snow wheels. So I'm gonna have to relearn that all this year lockers don't matter in the snow, like there's not a lot that makes a big difference except your skill level. The snow is just like sometimes hitting the brakes in the snow is worse than hitting the gas, and sometimes you want to turn into stuff instead of trying to turn away from it. It's just a learning curve to snow.
Speaker 1:So I do think people go camping in the winter. I don't know A lot of people go out in in the back country in the snow, but I still go camping. I mean I don't always go wheeling. Like freezing rain gets heavy on stuff, your awnings, your tent, struts, doors freeze shut, like these are all things that I've light loosely talked about. Like my awning got a rip from freezing rain getting in the awning and like just weighing it down too much, like and I talked about well, maybe I, maybe that was on Benji's podcast, I think I talked about it here too but but like it rained and then it froze and water pools and awnings and the frozen water you know it didn't run off or anything because it froze and then my awning ripped at a corner and I was talking about how my awning is a good awning but it's not a great awning, you know and using. I'm an extreme user and sometimes stuff isn't made for that. So I'm not going to touch on that. That's probably a whole nother podcast.
Speaker 1:But, like you know, be aware of your gear too. If you are a tradition like, if you are a true four season camper, like attention to your gear for the weather that's hard on it. You know sun can wear stuff out. Make sure you're using your Nick wax products to keep yourself UVv protected. There's solar protector and stuff um washing your stuff because sun will sun will tear it up, the dust will dry it out. Make sure it's you keep it waterproof. Again, I use nick wax stuff to keep myself waterproof, to keep seals, seals healthy and stuff um. Yeah, I mean, but just be paying attention to your gear. If it's winter, you got, I mean, that's a whole nother thing Like that can be wet and dry and heavy. So just be making sure you're paying attention to the gear you're using.
Speaker 1:If you're a true for season person, you know there's a lot of equipment out there that says it's for season and there's some nuance to it that makes it not for season, like I think rooftop tents come to mind first because, like in the winter. If you camp in the winter, it gets dark early and the sun comes out late. So some rooftop tents don't have like blackout material though, so in the winter you wouldn't even notice it, but then in the summer the sun comes up at like five in the morning and goes down at like eight, nine at night, and that sun will beat through the fabric. So I think in order to be a true four season tent, it needs to be. It needs to have some type of insulation for sure, and it probably needs blackout material for sure, and it probably needs blackout material. Have I had tents that don't have blackout material? I have. Does it work? Fine, it does. But again, if you're claiming it's a true four-season tent, you shouldn't notice the sun came up. In my opinion, it should be the same experience in the winter and the summer. It should be the same experience in the winter and the summer. It should be the same experience in the afternoon as the summer. You shouldn't notice a difference. So I do think that matters, insulation matters.
Speaker 1:Tents that have rainflies, I don't feel myself are four-season tents because you have to add a piece of equipment to make it effective in the rain, something that just is what it is and it works in the seasons all the time, like fixed. That way to me is a four-season tent. My opinion, just my opinion. Now, if you left the rain fly on your thing all the time, would it then be a four-season tent? Yeah, I mean theoretically, yeah, but if you take it off and you end up in a situation where what you took off isn't applicable for what you're in, well, that kind of screwed it up and it didn't work out too well, then now you weren't ready. So I think all those things matter.
Speaker 1:And when I'm looking at, when I'm looking at tents, I am looking at a lot of different stuff like that. Like does that blackout material? What kind of material does it have? I've learned about all these different materials. Like they say like 400 GSM, 240 GSM, what is that? What's that mean? Does it have YKK zippers? Does it have a port for your diesel heater?
Speaker 1:My current tent does not, because that wasn't a popular thing, but it is now and I'm looking at it. You know like is it waterproof? Is it blackout? Is it insulated? What materials the case made out of? Cause I have cracked a composite, you know hard tent case in negative temps.
Speaker 1:So now I know, like again I experienced. So now I know, like again I experienced. So now I know, like composites probably not best for me, I need to stick to aluminum because it's not affected, you know it's not gonna crack in that cold, um, just stuff like that, like just learning about it, um, and so yeah, like if you do camp truly in all four seasons, like just making sure that you're also, or if you aspire to camp in all four seasons, again, I think summer is the easiest season to have equipment for, but the least popular season. I think most equipment lasts in the summer really well. You don't need any special equipment necessarily to go in the summer, but most people dislike the heat the most, in my experience. And then if you go in the cold, you know, et cetera, in the rain, cold, mud, whatever, making sure you've got stuff to keep you clean in the tent or dry, or you know X, y and Z, and I really I need to.
Speaker 1:I need to do some some more episodes on my camp gear, because I have quite a bit of camp gear outside of the vehicle. That's crucial, crucial stuff. I think you guys would find interest in those things. I was talking about seasons I talked about gear for the seasons Covered the WeBoost. That's where I'm going to leave it for today. It's been it's. You know it's pretty, pretty jam-packed one. I will catch you guys tomorrow. It is going to be Memorial Day weekend. As a I'm going to just say this now, if I forget to say it tomorrow, as a disabled veteran and a combat veteran and someone who has lost friends due to combat Memorial Day I will not be putting out a podcast. I will observe Memorial Day as a holiday with the podcast.
Speaker 1:I really believe that everybody should be living that day not only in remembrance but doing something that you really like doing, because there's a lot of people that were very young and never got to do something they wanted to do again because they lost their life serving the country and whether or not that's what they wanted to do. You know, I wanted to do that too, but they're never going to go swimming again, they're never going to go camping again, they're never going to go to the park again, they're never gonna see their kids again. You know like, just just think about what's important on Monday and make sure you guys utilize that the best you can. That's just advice. It is an extremely close like that holiday hits real close to home for me.
Speaker 1:I don't talk about it a lot, but you know I've lost some really really close friends, you know, at 21, 22 years old and just now being older, and you know, being one that made it, it is I've done a lot since then and they never got a chance to. You know, you don't know if they would have been successful or not, or married. Their kids grew up where they live, what's going on, what career they would end up with, would they stay in the military or not? Like, just like it's hard to conceptualize, like I think people talk about losing children and when you lose a friend that young and they really haven't done anything in their life and you live on it really, like every year I get down the road with Memorial Day, it hits harder because I try to, like, I do do myself, reflect on, like, what did I do in the last year and at this point it's been 15 years. Like in the last, every year, 15 years what have I done that they never even got to do and that just guys? That stinks.
Speaker 1:So the best way to honor it, in my opinion, is to, you know, do something you truly love, whether it's woodwork, like do something for you that you love or with your family that you love, that you don't get to do all the time, because time is very, very, very valuable. And you just don't know, very, very valuable. And you just don't know, like, although I lost my friends in in, you know, in combat I mean I've lost friends since then to different factors car wrecks, you know car wrecks, suicide, motorcycle wrecks, you know just all kinds of stuff and like, and really you think, like it's just a holiday that makes you think about that, like I've done a lot since that stuff happened, and like they never get, we'll get to, and like it really makes you just sit and kind of appreciate, like it even almost makes me appreciate like butting heads with my kids, cause I'm here to do it, you know. So anyways, long story short, there I will be observing Memorial Day. There will be no podcasts. I probably will have no content at all that day, unless it is content, that's saying hey, you know, today's the day for this. Make sure you're treating.
Speaker 1:You know, in my opinion, honoring those people would be really doing something you love that day, like using that, don't sit around that day and be upset. That's not what any of my like my friends would have wanted you to do. They wouldn't want you to be upset on that day. They'd want you to be doing something they never got in their life, that they love, that they never got to do. So I would advise everyone to do that. Whatever that is for you, you know. So I would advise everyone to do that. Whatever that is for you, you know. So I'll leave it there. That's kind of a low note to leave it on, but you know it's coming up, it's what it is. So if I don't touch on it tomorrow, here it is for you today and I will catch you guys tomorrow and with a new topic, and I'll see you guys later.
