Also, I have to admit that this is a wild thing to watch. Just one dude in the middle of nowhere by himself keeping himself alive, this is some old school pioneer spirit.
Don’t glorify pioneers who committed genocide, this is what native Americans did for millennia pioneers just came and pilfered it all and brought disease, the indigenous people surviving like this was a lot more impressive than native murdering pioneers
@@turkey4957 always some "woke" SJW martyr telling other people how to think and feel after twisting something into what it wasn't meant to be. Good job virtue signaler, everyone knows how much more sensitive and better you are than them.
Not a lot of employers seem to understand the importance of freedom. This right here is my favourite part of your video. Quit your job - ride a bike ✌️
Hmmmm bike pack year round live where you want to and go where you want sounds appealing though not an easy life and especially hard on your drive train.
Truly appreciate your Van Life videos with Rocco... but these videos. I can't watch enough of them... haha my wife wife laughs when she hears the cool music. I think she has the music memorized like I do. Thanks Simon for al you do... Planning on Western CO to WY ride via my Pivot Les Fat backcountry touring bike this July (2023). All inspired by Forestry Forest.
I use this as a lullaby in my sleepless nights. Beautiful shots, soothing music, and comforting voice bring me peace. This video has such unique positive vibes. Thank you foresty
“Walking is too slow and driving is too fast”. That’s what I told my friend last year when I bought a new bike. I take in everything on a bike. Walking I get nowhere and driving I just go somewhere
That was quite an adventure? The fat bike served you well on some of the roads full of rock on sand and dirt, and the weather on top of that being wet and rainy. I admire your determination, patience and the adventure spirit. Cheers from Oregon.
I remember my first century ride. It was actually 111 miles so at mile 90 I stopped in a rest stop. I was toast and about to quit. Then this older lady said. “What feels like torture now will feel like a grand adventure when you are done and can take a shower and have a beer “. Whenever I am really in pain I start chanting with each pedal stroke. “Shower and a beer”. So I understand your comment about a beer and a burger as a trophy.
Foresty, This is a superb video that deserves some kind of award. The videography, the humor, the music choices, not to mention the hard core riding, all make this particularly special.
I'm addicted to your videos. They are inspired me to get out for a long ride today. Starting training to do something like this next year. Thanks for your videos.
I really appreciate a rare video that actually shows the scenery instead of just the bike trail right in front. Being able to travel slower than a car and enjoy the beauty, fresh air, and sunlight is the other reason to ride a bicycle including the exercise of course. I just don't have the need for high speed and extreme thrills. Thank you.
Excellent so glad you made this video. I don't usually get to watch other peoples videos as I never have the data to. This was so nice and sit back and watch well having a beer. Better than any movie I pay good money for. Your videos are up there with the best I've seen on the internet. Hope you continue and you get the rewards you deserve Cheers Chris.
Thanks I have to try and keep up with your great video's. I'm still looking for a job should have fruit picking starting at least by November . Hopefully by next year. Going to put wider tyres soon on my Koga and do lots of five day tours from my car. Cheers Chris.
So cool to go back and see you commented on Forestys tour videos, I just discovered your videos of touring Australia after specifically looking for something that would be similar to this awesome set of videos and you’re probably my other favorite bike touring person on UA-cam! Keep it up
I know this video was made about 3 yrs ago...but I never get tired of re watching them...I doubt that any of us realize just how much works goes into one of these videos! The fact that you set the camera up to watch you riding down a steep mountain road means that you have to come back up that road to retrieve the camera...and you do it time and time again when you have to be dog tired and yet your videos never suffer from poor editing...my favorite van life channel by far. Thanks for all the hard work you do...you are a perfectionist and it shows...I love it! And if you are ever in N. Calif in the Redwoods, I would love to meet you, offer you a home cooked meal and a warm bed and shower...compliments of my wife and me!
This has to be one of my all time favorite UA-cam videos, I know the van touring is a bit easier Foresty but seeing another bike tour even a lot smaller ones would be so cool! These bike tour videos are top notch
I realy enjoyed your video. You have captured the beauty of the southwest so well. This video brings back so many memories of my childhood living in southwest New Mexico. The only thing missing is the refreshing smells of the desert after such storms. I wish you safe and wonderful journies. Thanks again.
Watching this video made me realize something about myself in wanting to make a video on my recumbent trike. The solitude and being different from all the other bicycle touring videos. So many of those videos are the same. High tech overlay of music, editing and narrative. The problem with those to me is they all blend together and become the same thing. I'm not a technology type of person. As I thought of all the burdens in trying to make a touring video for others to watch. I realized watching this video that I can be totally different than the rest. My video will be very basic and simple. It won't be overlayed with a whole lot of technology glamor. I'm not that type of person, so why try and be like everyone else. I'm mostly a loner type of person, I like my solitude away from the drama of everything and every body. Thank you Foresty Forest for your video. It inspired me and gave me a answer to my dilemma about how I want to make my own video touring.
Man that was enjoyable to say the least. I can’t imagine the time invested in filming and editing, but I am so glad you did. I didn’t even realize some people do this sort of adventure. Hell, I drive to a campground, set up the camper and that’s it. Man I need to get out there more. Thanks so much
Watched this all the way through and I have the you tube attention span of a house fly! You are an awesome individual and no matter where your life takes you, you will have done this! A great life history is the best we can hope for! thank you for the ride along!
Oct 26, 2021: I had a crappy day working at corporate America. Looking for diversion, I found this video and it totally reset me. Man, I want to get on my bike and live my life.
I've watched this one, plus the "Going East Across the West" , and the 2 earlier ones from AK to Canada, and Canada to AZ... all, many, many times. None of them ever get old. Wow Simon, timeless great job! Tony, Carbondale, CO. US of A.
Dude, you are my hero. I've never ridden over 100mi in a day, and have yet to tour. Did just pick up another fat bike with Shimano 1X10 . You have inspired me to start building a bikepacking rig. Thank you for these incredible videos!
Stunning. I've biked and hiked virtually all the areas you traversed. The biking, however, was all on paved options. There is no doubt in my mind that you did it the right way. I'm deeply envious! So good. Thank you for the tremendous effort you put into this film. People who don't ride have hardly an inkling of the desperate effort some of those climbs require. Bravo!
I'm just an old gal who use to hike and bike, and came across your travels while searching out route 722 off I-50 in Nevada for a day trip.... What a delight it was, so enjoyable, to watch your video. You are a remarkable young man, and it was both inspiring and awesome watching your tours. I found myself wondering about what equipment you carry with you, how much it weighs, etc. And as a mother, I was hoping like hell you take a SPOT messenger with you! Best to you on you future travels... Check out the Ruby Mountains and Jarbidge Wilderness if you ever get to Northern Nevada....
This video is absolutely a You Tube Classic! I have to come back and watch it again from time to time. More entertaining than most movies. There is something purely captivating about the lonely desert. What vivid scenery. What a rich history in most of the locations. I long to do something similar....just to go for a week on old dirt roads. Wouldn't matter where...it's the journey, not the destination. One of the Best videos on You Tube. Well done, Amigo! Thanks for sharing......Now do some more fat bike touring and share some more.
My God, what an amazing trip! Amazing what you did! What with the camera work and the riding, and the road and weather conditions, etc. I just kept shaking my head the whole time thinking, holy cow!! One of the very best outdoor videos I've seen in ages and I watch a lot of them. It was more like a documentary. SUPER to go along with you!! WOW!
This is a fantastic video of your adventure. Very well done. The shots all look epic. A cut above most all the rest....came back to post some more....this IS the best...great videography, great narration...soo very interesting........great editing.....WOW
Man i can't even imagine. Folks like you who wantingly choose to tour on fat bikes will forever have my serious respect. Here in MN I dread fat bike season and even then only ride it out of pure necessity commuting in the winter. Its not the below zero (in Fahrenheit) and insane windchills that have me reaching for the car keys on those dark december days. its truthfully the slow @** fat bike. drives me bonkers expending so much energy to go so dsrn slow. I will say over the years I've learned things always go better snd somehow i seem to make better time if i resign myself from the start thats its just going to be slow goings. So much of cycling is a battle between ears and watching videos like yours and drawing motivation from you and others have left me no longer fighting the likes of hulk hogan or mike Tyson in my head and more like some dude with the upper body strength of KOM in le tour. you seriously rock man. keep it up and mad props!
Damn brother. Mad respect! I would love to do this too. Have binge watched your videos to this point, about to convert my van and totally emulate your lifestyle. What you said earlier about your freedom being the most important thing. Definitely me, 100%. No job is more important than my freedom. Lived out there and traveled throughout the Southwest. My favorite part of the US. Amazing adventure!
What a treat to watch. I am too old for these kinds of journeys anymore, but it reminds me of my younger years. Thank you soooo much for sharing this with us all!
I watch this video about once a month or so, its one of my favs. dude you are the king of B roll, you rode at least twice as far as whatever the actual distance was doing all that b roll! im inspiured now to not be lazy and actually get my coming and going b roll shots more often.
Outstanding footage! Thank you for all off your good work. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this vid. More shots from a chest mount or helmet mount cam blended in might add to the story. Working a while and saving for your next adventure and repeating could be viewed by some as a listless, wandering existence......Those who see it that way fail to recognize that one's life is lived in the moment. It isn't the pile of things you collect that bring you satisfaction......it is the list of experiences and relationships you build with people that are the treasures of life. I envy your determination for your adventure at your age.......something I drowned in booze and pot when I was young. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Every man dies, few men truly live. Bike on, Dude!
I've watched this twice now and it's still amazing. I'm gonna let my family watch this right after dinner.✌ Makes you realize what is possible out there.
Thank you for this. What an epic trip and beautifully documented. I've ridden my dual sport through DV and cannot believe the climbs you endured. Lippencott road and Hunter Mountain as examples. To be out there for 45 days is truly impressive. Well done.
I really enjoyed the video, my fat bike takes me so many places I am glad to see you came back with one so you could experience the area more. Safe riding!
Just got to watch this video, and it was AMAZING!!!!! Gotta give you much deserved credit, for such an amazing journey!!!! I follow you now, and love all the footage of the different mountains and adventures you and Rocko take. Thank you for all the wonderful adventures. Helps me plan my future trips, with my family.
People buying camping and off road bikes and never take them and push them to the limit. Our boy Foresty Forest putting these fat bikes to the design limitations bringing them actually outside in the nature and wilderness!
INSPIRATIONAL- wow, well done, well documented and great footage. You are making me consider creating a trip to get away - thank you thank you thank you.
This must be one of the best videos I watched so far...and trust me there are many.When the boarders open...I am off on my second Fat Bike trip...whish me luck !!Finished Mr Pugsley yesterday with my dream upgrade !!🥳🥳
Living the dream. Got to admire you for chasing yours. I have done my own smaller trips, but I will not pretend that will be able to follow in your tyre tracks. I'll take my long adventures vicariously through your videos. Thanks for taking the time to record and narrate such wonderful trips.
your videos have the greatest composition, perfect mix of awe-inspiring places youve been, good shots of your bike, interesting facts, fitting music, and some cool tips. Truly inspiring sir. Thank you
On a road trip, the downhill stretches go by quickly, while going uphill takes so much longer that it seems like you're spending your entire day going only uphill. And with cars continually passing you by, it seems like you're moving even slower.
A+ for your effort, work and skill in your filming! I have thought it many times on your videos but thought I would say it too. Thank You for all of your effort and for showing us part of your adventure!
I am watching this vid again after a few times. I just love the music, the fantastic camera work and especially Foresty's sense of humor. I long to be there, on the open adventure, not knowing what the next day will bring. This day to day existence isn't living......every day in the saddle on your fatbike.........now that is living! I enjoy solitude as much you do, but wouldn't a partner on one of these excursions be a good thing? Rock On
Yes its an amazing video and this is my third time watching. I wish I was younger and in better shape and I would have loved to adventure bike like this. Loved riding my Mountain bike back in the day
I built a drone you just click a button on the handlebar and it leaps off top of your helmut and does a full panorama of you for up to 15 minutes. You click to tell it when to come back and land. I can see its camera in my head-set. When ever I am breaking it charges the battery under my seat. Helmut is connected to that from my back .
I’ve driven all those trails in Death Valley. It was tough doing it in a 4x4 truck. Forestry Forest did it on a bicycle. He was my hero when all I thought he did was live free in a van. Now he’s a God!
I assume you meant pedal. A loaded bike like that with the water he is carrying is pretty heavy. Low and granny gears are the only way to get through the mountain roads and rough terrain
Once again another stellar video man. There are some things that you do with your videos that no one else does (at least that I have seen). I love that you still go on hikes when you are on these tours. I find it amazing that you have the strength to do it, but my god the amazing shots you get when you do! Also, it is very refreshing to see your humor come through on the videos, even in times where I am sure you are frustrated. Last video I commented on of yours you hadn't included music, and I really think that it ties it together. As always, thanks for making these and I look forward to watching more of them.
I'm not a fat bike fan and the problem with this video I couldn't stop watching, enjoyed few humble comments, scenery and music tunes, appreciate your tripod work! Thank you
Thats alot of cranking an not getting anywhere still very cool your living the real life lucky guy👍great to be alone with your thoughts away from the bullshit
Avid Foresty Forest viewer here. Just stumbled upon this pre-crock pot video from four years ago. Glad I did. Having lived in Southern California for most of my 56 years, some of the spots are familiar, if only from a more comfortable perspective. 16:40 "It's a bit of a fixer upper." LOL
Mud,frozen water,freezing nights,snow,naked old men,flat tires,border patrol,bomb areas,up hills,down hills,wash outs, closed roads and l forgot the rest. You're one tough young man.
I think we should all take a moment to appreciate that he had to go back and collect his camera in all 327 scenes where he rode away from it.
@@joshpod007 Exactly.
as a photog; I really appreciate his dedication, thanks
He is just one super sweet spirited guy. His momma would be proud of him. I am.
Josh B. Lol aaaah sheez
Wrong, he just has hundreds of cameras, he throws them away
Also, I have to admit that this is a wild thing to watch. Just one dude in the middle of nowhere by himself keeping himself alive, this is some old school pioneer spirit.
He's well prepared and enjoying himself -thriving with tht lifestyle
Don’t glorify pioneers who committed genocide, this is what native Americans did for millennia pioneers just came and pilfered it all and brought disease, the indigenous people surviving like this was a lot more impressive than native murdering pioneers
@@turkey4957 always some "woke" SJW martyr telling other people how to think and feel after twisting something into what it wasn't meant to be. Good job virtue signaler, everyone knows how much more sensitive and better you are than them.
I would travel the world that way if I won the lottery 😊
Not a lot of employers seem to understand the importance of freedom. This right here is my favourite part of your video. Quit your job - ride a bike ✌️
Life is way easier than humans make it
That line stood out to me a lot as well.
Hmmmm bike pack year round live where you want to and go where you want sounds appealing though not an easy life and especially hard on your drive train.
The only reason people can go out on long bike trips is because of our advanced civilization..
If I won the lottery sure I would do bicycle touring around the world 🌎
Please tell me you’ve submitted this to film festivals. You’re an incredible human, & this is one of the best things I’ve ever watched. Truly.
These bike tours are the most amazing videos I've ever seen. I come back to them every now and then and they blow me away every time.
Truly appreciate your Van Life videos with Rocco... but these videos. I can't watch enough of them... haha my wife wife laughs when she hears the cool music. I think she has the music memorized like I do. Thanks Simon for al you do... Planning on Western CO to WY ride via my Pivot Les Fat backcountry touring bike this July (2023). All inspired by Forestry Forest.
I use this as a lullaby in my sleepless nights. Beautiful shots, soothing music, and comforting voice bring me peace. This video has such unique positive vibes. Thank you foresty
I never get tired of watching this film. The music and images combine to create something truly unique.
“Walking is too slow and driving is too fast”. That’s what I told my friend last year when I bought a new bike. I take in everything on a bike. Walking I get nowhere and driving I just go somewhere
I agree ☝️
very well said
Sage words
Thatshow ED I’m jealous bro! Lol 😂 you have clean air
Walking and driving are total bullshit perpetuated by the big oil, car and shoe industry goons.
Going back to watch these early Foresty Forest bike tours is mind boggling. This guy is a beast.
That was quite an adventure? The fat bike served you well on some of the roads full of rock on sand and dirt, and the weather on top of that being wet and rainy. I admire your determination, patience and the adventure spirit. Cheers from Oregon.
Great video. It's not often that I'm able to sit though something like this. Great soundtrack as well.
Your determination, persistence and positive mental attitude is so inspiring.
I remember my first century ride. It was actually 111 miles so at mile 90 I stopped in a rest stop. I was toast and about to quit. Then this older lady said. “What feels like torture now will feel like a grand adventure when you are done and can take a shower and have a beer “. Whenever I am really in pain I start chanting with each pedal stroke. “Shower and a beer”. So I understand your comment about a beer and a burger as a trophy.
I somehow landed here... i had seen you van/cook/hike videos but this is beyond!!! Your a super human man!!!!!!! Wow.
Awesome video man. Thanks for putting it together and sharing!
You my friend are on a different level your level of seeing things and level of thinking is at the right spot
Foresty, This is a superb video that deserves some kind of award. The videography, the humor, the music choices, not to mention the hard core riding, all make this particularly special.
I'm addicted to your videos. They are inspired me to get out for a long ride today. Starting training to do something like this next year. Thanks for your videos.
I really appreciate a rare video that actually shows the scenery instead of just the bike trail right in front. Being able to travel slower than a car and enjoy the beauty, fresh air, and sunlight is the other reason to ride a bicycle including the exercise of course. I just don't have the need for high speed and extreme thrills. Thank you.
Wow! Just wow. Possibly the very best UA-cam vid I have ever seen. Foresty, I admire your enormous courage and fortitude. You ARE a boss!
Excellent so glad you made this video. I don't usually get to watch other peoples videos as I never have the data to. This was so nice and sit back and watch well having a beer. Better than any movie I pay good money for. Your videos are up there with the best I've seen on the internet. Hope you continue and you get the rewards you deserve Cheers Chris.
Chris Rishworth thanks Chris! Your videos are an inspiration. When are you going to start fatbiking Australia?
Thanks I have to try and keep up with your great video's. I'm still looking for a job should have fruit picking starting at least by November . Hopefully by next year. Going to put wider tyres soon on my Koga and do lots of five day tours from my car. Cheers Chris.
So cool to go back and see you commented on Forestys tour videos, I just discovered your videos of touring Australia after specifically looking for something that would be similar to this awesome set of videos and you’re probably my other favorite bike touring person on UA-cam! Keep it up
I know this video was made about 3 yrs ago...but I never get tired of re watching them...I doubt that any of us realize just how much works goes into one of these videos! The fact that you set the camera up to watch you riding down a steep mountain road means that you have to come back up that road to retrieve the camera...and you do it time and time again when you have to be dog tired and yet your videos never suffer from poor editing...my favorite van life channel by far. Thanks for all the hard work you do...you are a perfectionist and it shows...I love it! And if you are ever in N. Calif in the Redwoods, I would love to meet you, offer you a home cooked meal and a warm bed and shower...compliments of my wife and me!
When you realize that for every single shot in the video he has to return and pick up the camera...
And ride up hill twice. On a loaded bike.
Holy shit. That's right!
Nope there is more than one biker. A real explorer should never be alone. Also he appears on one of his videos. Still amazing
Especially 17.50!
Juan Perez those were my thoughts exactly.
This has to be one of my all time favorite UA-cam videos, I know the van touring is a bit easier Foresty but seeing another bike tour even a lot smaller ones would be so cool! These bike tour videos are top notch
I'VE HIKED BY FOOT FOR YEARS TOOK FOREVER .UNTIL NOW SEEIING WHAT YOUR DOING IS AMAZING GREAT JOB THANKS FOR SHARING.
The trophy at the end of the day is a hamburger and a beer! You truly inspire! So well done....thanks...
I realy enjoyed your video. You have captured the beauty of the southwest so well. This video brings back so many memories of my childhood living in southwest New Mexico. The only thing missing is the refreshing smells of the desert after such storms. I wish you safe and wonderful journies. Thanks again.
Amen
He went almost twice the journey with the camera.
In the name of Freedom!
Well, in the name of making a very interesting and picturesque video.
exactly, mad respect for riding back and forth to get all these shots
That's a great fat bike set up looks the boss!! Freedom is the most expensive thing you can buy. Well done!!
Watching this video made me realize something about myself in wanting to make a video on my recumbent trike.
The solitude and being different from all the other bicycle touring videos. So many of those videos are the same. High tech overlay of music, editing and narrative. The problem with those to me is they all blend together and become the same thing.
I'm not a technology type of person. As I thought of all the burdens in trying to make a touring video for others to watch. I realized watching this video that I can be totally different than the rest.
My video will be very basic and simple. It won't be overlayed with a whole lot of technology glamor.
I'm not that type of person, so why try and be like everyone else.
I'm mostly a loner type of person, I like my solitude away from the drama of everything and every body.
Thank you Foresty Forest for your video. It inspired me and gave me a answer to my dilemma about how I want to make my own video touring.
Man that was enjoyable to say the least. I can’t imagine the time invested in filming and editing, but I am so glad you did. I didn’t even realize some people do this sort of adventure. Hell, I drive to a campground, set up the camper and that’s it. Man I need to get out there more. Thanks so much
Thank you 😊
Watched this all the way through and I have the you tube attention span of a house fly! You are an awesome individual and no matter where your life takes you, you will have done this! A great life history is the best we can hope for! thank you for the ride along!
Thanks Ben!
Oct 26, 2021: I had a crappy day working at corporate America. Looking for diversion, I found this video and it totally reset me. Man, I want to get on my bike and live my life.
I've watched this one, plus the "Going East Across the West" , and the 2 earlier ones from AK to Canada, and Canada to AZ... all, many, many times. None of them ever get old. Wow Simon, timeless great job! Tony, Carbondale, CO. US of A.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this beautiful video of your adventure.
Dude, you are my hero. I've never ridden over 100mi in a day, and have yet to tour. Did just pick up another fat bike with Shimano 1X10 . You have inspired me to start building a bikepacking rig. Thank you for these incredible videos!
I appreciate you producing this. It is so cool. I would love to try your route someday. Thanks again.
Stunning. I've biked and hiked virtually all the areas you traversed. The biking, however, was all on paved options. There is no doubt in my mind that you did it the right way. I'm deeply envious! So good. Thank you for the tremendous effort you put into this film. People who don't ride have hardly an inkling of the desperate effort some of those climbs require. Bravo!
I'm just an old gal who use to hike and bike, and came across your travels while searching out route 722 off I-50 in Nevada for a day trip.... What a delight it was, so enjoyable, to watch your video. You are a remarkable young man, and it was both inspiring and awesome watching your tours. I found myself wondering about what equipment you carry with you, how much it weighs, etc. And as a mother, I was hoping like hell you take a SPOT messenger with you! Best to you on you future travels... Check out the Ruby Mountains and Jarbidge Wilderness if you ever get to Northern Nevada....
@Alien On a Bike nah he'll probably try to poke you in the butt. Adventuring alone so much more fun.
@@KandiKlover WTF!!!
Also been a trail runner & mother & wishing you the best
This video is absolutely a You Tube Classic! I have to come back and watch it again from time to time. More entertaining than most movies. There is something purely captivating about the lonely desert. What vivid scenery. What a rich history in most of the locations. I long to do something similar....just to go for a week on old dirt roads. Wouldn't matter where...it's the journey, not the destination.
One of the Best videos on You Tube. Well done, Amigo! Thanks for sharing......Now do some more fat bike touring and share some more.
Thank you SW Norcraft. Hope you are doing well my friend! I wish the covid restrictions would end, Death Valley is calling me again.
@@forestyforest It would be too cool if you did another ride in the Death Valley area! Best Wishes, Be Well.
The effort and energy to produce this video. Survivorman has nothing on this!
I can’t get enough of your videos.
AMAZING sights and production. Thank you for sharing these gifts with us!
My God, what an amazing trip! Amazing what you did! What with the camera work and the riding, and the road and weather conditions, etc. I just kept shaking my head the whole time thinking, holy cow!! One of the very best outdoor videos I've seen in ages and I watch a lot of them. It was more like a documentary. SUPER to go along with you!! WOW!
This is a fantastic video of your adventure. Very well done. The shots all look epic. A cut above most all the rest....came back to post some more....this IS the best...great videography, great narration...soo very interesting........great editing.....WOW
Man i can't even imagine. Folks like you who wantingly choose to tour on fat bikes will forever have my serious respect. Here in MN I dread fat bike season and even then only ride it out of pure necessity commuting in the winter.
Its not the below zero (in Fahrenheit) and insane windchills that have me reaching for the car keys on those dark december days. its truthfully the slow @** fat bike. drives me bonkers expending so much energy to go so dsrn slow.
I will say over the years I've learned things always go better snd somehow i seem to make better time if i resign myself from the start thats its just going to be slow goings. So much of cycling is a battle between ears and watching videos like yours and drawing motivation from you and others have left me no longer fighting the likes of hulk hogan or mike Tyson in my head and more like some dude with the upper body strength of KOM in le tour. you seriously rock man. keep it up and mad props!
Damn brother. Mad respect! I would love to do this too. Have binge watched your videos to this point, about to convert my van and totally emulate your lifestyle. What you said earlier about your freedom being the most important thing. Definitely me, 100%. No job is more important than my freedom. Lived out there and traveled throughout the Southwest. My favorite part of the US. Amazing adventure!
What a treat to watch. I am too old for these kinds of journeys anymore, but it reminds me of my younger years. Thank you soooo much for sharing this with us all!
Yes!! This is the serious sh!t that got me hooked on FF. Great to watch it again. A drone would have come in handy on this trip!
I watch this video about once a month or so, its one of my favs. dude you are the king of B roll, you rode at least twice as far as whatever the actual distance was doing all that b roll! im inspiured now to not be lazy and actually get my coming and going b roll shots more often.
Great undertaking and video. I like how you thank your parents at the top of the list. Good luck in your endeavors.
This is one of the best videos I have seen in arizona. Totally different when one takes the road traveled less.
Outstanding footage! Thank you for all off your good work. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this vid. More shots from a chest mount or helmet mount cam blended in might add to the story. Working a while and saving for your next adventure and repeating could be viewed by some as a listless, wandering existence......Those who see it that way fail to recognize that one's life is lived in the moment. It isn't the pile of things you collect that bring you satisfaction......it is the list of experiences and relationships you build with people that are the treasures of life. I envy your determination for your adventure at your age.......something I drowned in booze and pot when I was young. Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Every man dies, few men truly live. Bike on, Dude!
Halfway through your video and it’s already the coolest thing on UA-cam.
Killer bike. Killer lifestyle. Good on ya.
Cheers!
Dude you are such a big inspiration . thank you for posting these videos sometimes I watch them 3-4 times.
I've watched this twice now and it's still amazing. I'm gonna let my family watch this right after dinner.✌
Makes you realize what is possible out there.
Thank you for this. What an epic trip and beautifully documented. I've ridden my dual sport through DV and cannot believe the climbs you endured. Lippencott road and Hunter Mountain as examples. To be out there for 45 days is truly impressive. Well done.
Awesome video, I stumbled upon it and couldn't stop watching.
Damn, Foresty is an OG and staying true to his roots. Digging these FF originals.
I really enjoyed the video, my fat bike takes me so many places I am glad to see you came back with one so you could experience the area more. Safe riding!
What a fantastic trip. Really show's what a fat bike can do.
Well, in addition to everything else: bravo for doubling back every time you wanted video.
Just got to watch this video, and it was AMAZING!!!!! Gotta give you much deserved credit, for such an amazing journey!!!! I follow you now, and love all the footage of the different mountains and adventures you and Rocko take. Thank you for all the wonderful adventures. Helps me plan my future trips, with my family.
Wow yes inspiring every time I watch this it get better and inspires my hopes for a bike parking trip Thank Forestry Forest for putting the time in
Wow! Amazing video! The views, the music, the montage, the bike itself - everything is superb. Thank you, Sir!
At first I thought he had someone with him. Then I saw the shadow of the camera and tri pod. Holy shit... that is crazy cool
It is amazing your were able to keep finding roads going in the direction you wanted and you never ran out of water.
the fact that half a million people are watching this tells me a lot about humanity and their desires...
People buying camping and off road bikes and never take them and push them to the limit.
Our boy Foresty Forest putting these fat bikes to the design limitations bringing them actually outside in the nature and wilderness!
INSPIRATIONAL- wow, well done, well documented and great footage. You are making me consider creating a trip to get away - thank you thank you thank you.
This must be one of the best videos I watched so far...and trust me there are many.When the boarders open...I am off on my second Fat Bike trip...whish me luck !!Finished Mr Pugsley yesterday with my dream upgrade !!🥳🥳
I made it to Western Australia....Three weeks and I will hit the desert....Mr Pugsly with the Rholoff Hubb go like a dream come tru .....
Amazing trip and journey! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Living the dream. Got to admire you for chasing yours. I have done my own smaller trips, but I will not pretend that will be able to follow in your tyre tracks. I'll take my long adventures vicariously through your videos. Thanks for taking the time to record and narrate such wonderful trips.
Thanks for sharing the adventure!
your videos have the greatest composition, perfect mix of awe-inspiring places youve been, good shots of your bike, interesting facts, fitting music, and some cool tips. Truly inspiring sir. Thank you
When you ride a bicycle.. everywhere you go seems to be uphill and in to the wind.. or is it just me? LoL
And the roads go on forever in the desert.
@@poche660 head winds....fat tire friend, fall ov er fast mode.
On a road trip, the downhill stretches go by quickly, while going uphill takes so much longer that it seems like you're spending your entire day going only uphill. And with cars continually passing you by, it seems like you're moving even slower.
@@kenhoward3512 You truly ride a bike.
lol' more like tip over in slow motion.
A+ for your effort, work and skill in your filming! I have thought it many times on your videos but thought I would say it too. Thank You for all of your effort and for showing us part of your adventure!
I am watching this vid again after a few times. I just love the music, the fantastic camera work and especially Foresty's sense of humor. I long to be there, on the open adventure, not knowing what the next day will bring. This day to day existence isn't living......every day in the saddle on your fatbike.........now that is living! I enjoy solitude as much you do, but wouldn't a partner on one of these excursions be a good thing? Rock On
Yes its an amazing video and this is my third time watching. I wish I was younger and in better shape and I would have loved to adventure bike like this. Loved riding my Mountain bike back in the day
Think I've watched all your biking videos but its been a year or so really enjoyed them so I resubscribed and starting over what fat bikes have had
Inspiring video, thanks! Fat or plus touring/packing seems like it could be an incredible experience.
I love the simple shots of you just riding and the landscape. Very little talking. Looks like an Amazing adventure. Good job
loved the video. i could never be that adventurous and have no support. it must have been a pain to keep doubling back to take videos coming and going
I built a drone you just click a button on the handlebar and it leaps off top of your helmut and does a full panorama of you for up to 15 minutes. You click to tell it when to come back and land. I can see its camera in my head-set. When ever I am breaking it charges the battery under my seat. Helmut is connected to that from my back .
@@montetown5741, that's interesting.
You should share that in a video.
I would love to see it.
I’ve driven all those trails in Death Valley. It was tough doing it in a 4x4 truck. Forestry Forest did it on a bicycle. He was my hero when all I thought he did was live free in a van. Now he’s a God!
You and Lohan are the best people on bikes 🔥👍🔥👍🔥👍🔥👍
thanks!
I'm over 50 and want to be like you and Iohan. I put together a bike with Alpkit bags. Someday?
ForestyForest
hey man, great adventure and may i ask what camera you use and how you mount it on your bike ?
Why do you have to paddle so much? Is it on a slow gear?
I assume you meant pedal. A loaded bike like that with the water he is carrying is pretty heavy. Low and granny gears are the only way to get through the mountain roads and rough terrain
Once again another stellar video man. There are some things that you do with your videos that no one else does (at least that I have seen). I love that you still go on hikes when you are on these tours. I find it amazing that you have the strength to do it, but my god the amazing shots you get when you do! Also, it is very refreshing to see your humor come through on the videos, even in times where I am sure you are frustrated. Last video I commented on of yours you hadn't included music, and I really think that it ties it together. As always, thanks for making these and I look forward to watching more of them.
Dustin The Wind thanks! Appreciate the comments. Glad I can share these tours with everyone!
Thanks for adding the google map of your route! I bet water fill up stops would be hard to plan out
I found this channel about a week ago. My wife and I watch at least one video a night. Love it. For once it’s real life. Not some influencer BS.
Yeah you can really tell these days who is fake and who is genuine, this channel is about as genuine as you will get. It's really refreshing.
2:30 says it all ..."it's no wonder I keep quitting my job"
One of my all time favorite videos. Accurately captures the conditions of the Southwest on a fat bike.
Hahaha I got your Office Space reference:)
Get Bent: the heel kick!
My favorite part of the video
Importance of Freedom... That touched
Lots of Love from Kathmandu, Nepal 🇳🇵
awesome, really inspiring! glad you made it through
I'm not a fat bike fan and the problem with this video I couldn't stop watching, enjoyed few humble comments, scenery and music tunes, appreciate your tripod work! Thank you
Beyond epic! Super inspiring!
Sorry I committed a little early absolute best video ever seen on UA-cam that intertune was unbelievable God bless you are a special human being
Thats alot of cranking an not getting anywhere still very cool your living the real life lucky guy👍great to be alone with your thoughts away from the bullshit
Avid Foresty Forest viewer here. Just stumbled upon this pre-crock pot video from four years ago. Glad I did. Having lived in Southern California for most of my 56 years, some of the spots are familiar, if only from a more comfortable perspective. 16:40 "It's a bit of a fixer upper." LOL
Mud,frozen water,freezing nights,snow,naked old men,flat tires,border patrol,bomb areas,up hills,down hills,wash outs, closed roads and l forgot the rest. You're one tough young man.
Thank you for riding by your set camera, then going back to it, then doing it again and again.