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Chris Tarzan Clemens
United States
Registrace 9. 11. 2006
Digital Nomad | Living in My Truck | Traveling Around the World | Ultramarathon Runner | Appalachian Trail Thru-Hiker | Camino de Santiago | McDonald's Employee Of the Month 2001
Hiking to the Cosmic Ashtray in Utah
In May I hiked to the Cosmic Ashtray in Utah. This destination had been on my list for years but the timing and seasons never quite worked out. It was an incredible hike and I can't wait to go back!
More Adventures: www.christarzanclemens.com/
More Adventures: www.christarzanclemens.com/
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A Father-Sons Trip on the Camino de Santiago Portuguese Route
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In September I met my dad and brother in Portugal and hiked 16 days, 164 miles (264 km), and 500,000 steps from Porto to Santiago de Compostela, my second Camino and their first. This is our Portuguese Camino adventure. - www.christarzanclemens.com/
Honda Element Home On Wheels - DIY Camper Build
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My first Home On Wheels was a 2006 Honda Element DIY camper that I lived in back in 2014. I eventually transitioned to a VW Westy but for a year I lived out of 35 square feet with a bed, closet, storage, tailgate kitchen and lots of fun adventures in California and the Southwest. My Home Sweet Honda post about the DIY build it still one of the most popular pages on my website so I did a quick v...
Trekking with Tractors on the Portuguese Camino.
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Trekking with tractors on the Camino Portuguese route with my dad and brother.
The Royal Highland Festival 2022 - Laya, Bhutan
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Following a successful Snowman Race we were invited to stay a few extra days for the Royal Highland Festival. I returned from 12 days hiking out and back from Night Halt 2 for one night in Thimphu before driving back to Gasa and hiking up to Laya. It was a quick turnaround but definitely worth it! - Snowman Race Recon Trek Post: www.christarzanclemens.com/2023/08/hiking-the-snowman-trek-in-bhut...
Night Halt 2 - The Snowman Race in Bhutan
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In October 2022 I was hired to work at Night Halt 2 during the Snowman Race, a 5 day ultramarthon through the Himalaya in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Our crew included more than 20 people and 30 pack animals and we hiked 5 days into the Lunana Valley to set up camp to support the racers. After the race I was offered a 45 minute helicopter ride back to town and a hot shower and cold beer but these gu...
The Snowman Trek - Snowman Race Ultramarathon Recon Hike In Bhutan 2022
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In August of 2022 I hiked the Snowman Trek in Bhutan with Luis Escobar to prepare for the Snowman Ultramarathon Race in October. This was our experience. Snowman Race: snowmanrace.org/ Chris Tarzan Clemens:
AntiComfortable - Chris 'Tarzan' Clemens
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Recently I was asked to give a keynote presentation to high school students attending the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership conference. Being a virtual conference this year I put together a video about my nomadic wanderings and why I choose to pursue an AntiComfortable lifestyle. The Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Foundation (HOBY) organizes seminars for high school students to develop their leaders...
Bicycle Touring The Mae Hong Son Loop
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I spent 3 weeks bicycle touring the Mae Hong Son Loop in Northern Thailand. What I mean is I spent 3 weeks pushing my bike up mountains in a 423 mile loop from Chiang Mai. This is my Mae Hong Son Loop Bicycle Tour from 2020. Full Post: www.christarzanclemens.com/2021/08/bicycle-touring-the-mae-hong-son-loop-1/
Thailand Bicycle Tour 2020 - Tarzan & Hilux The Bike
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After 8 months locked down on Lanta during the global pandemic I needed an adventure, so I bought a mountain bike, outfitted it with touring gear, and caught the ferry to the mainland to ride 1,000 miles north through Thailand to Chiang Mai for the Loy Krathong festival. It was an adventure! Week 1: www.christarzanclemens.com/2021/06/bicycle-touring-thailand-1/ Koh Lanta, Thailand Day 1 - 100km...
2019 Western States 100: Tyler Clemens Finishing WSER
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The Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run is one of the most prestigious ultramarathons in the world. Watch as Tyler Clemens pushes through a 100 mile ultramarathon with the help of his crew to become an official finisher in the 2019 Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run. Western States: www.wser.org/ Chris Tarzan Clemens: www.ChrisTarzanClemens.com
Living In A Toyota Tacoma Truck Camper - Full-Time Digital Nomad - Slide In Pop Up Truck Camper
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This is a tour of my 2002 Toyota Tacoma with a 1989 Sun-Lite Slide-In Pop-Up Truck Camper. I spent the winter of 2017-2018 outfitting the Tacoma and the winter of 2018-2019 renovating the camper and then drove the adventure rig up the Alaska Highway and the Dalton Highway to the Arctic Ocean at Deadhorse, Alaska and jumped in the Arctic Ocean in Prudhoe Bay. Read the full blog post, with descri...
Driving the Dalton Highway in a Toyota Tacoma with a Slide In Pop Up Truck Camper to Deadhorse, AK
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In July of 2019 I drove the Dalton Highway, from Fairbanks to Deadhorse Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in my 2002 Toyota Tacoma with a slide in pop up truck camper. The 4 Day adventures was the trip of a lifetime, including jumping in the Arctic Ocean! Full Report: christarzanclemens.com/2019/07/driving-the-dalton-highway/
Driving The White Rim Road - Canyonlands NP - White Crack Campground - In A Tacoma Truck Camper
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In February I met my brother in Canyonlands National Park and we drove the White Rim Road to White Crack Campground. This was the first test of my 2002 Tacoma with a slide in pop up truck camper. The Tacoma truck camper did great, we enjoyed beautiful vistas, spent 2 nights at White Crack Campground, and had an epic adventure. For more visit www.ChrisTarzanClemens.com
Camino de Santaigo Packing List 2018
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This is my packing list for my Camino de Santiago hike in 2018. I walked the French Way to Santiago and continued on to Cape Finisterre in a total of 18 days. This is not exactly a fastpacking list, nor do you have to hike 30 miles a day to enjoy a lighter backpack, but by minimizing my pack weight I was able to maximize my enjoyment of each day on the trail! Buen Camino! For the full blog post...
Bodegas Irache Wine Tap - Camino de Santiago
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Bodegas Irache Wine Tap - Camino de Santiago
Hiking the Camino de Santiago in 18 Days - The French Way to Finisterre - 2018
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Hiking the Camino de Santiago in 18 Days - The French Way to Finisterre - 2018
Living in a Toyota Tacoma - DIY Camper for Truck Life
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Living in a Toyota Tacoma - DIY Camper for Truck Life
Motorbiking Vietnam and Myanmar - 2017
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Motorbiking Vietnam and Myanmar - 2017
#VanLife with Tarzan & Tantor | Living in a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia
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#VanLife with Tarzan & Tantor | Living in a 1985 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia
Freelance Production Ain't Always Easy #1099
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Freelance Production Ain't Always Easy #1099
Running The Plain 100 Mile Self-Supported Race - 2017
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Running The Plain 100 Mile Self-Supported Race - 2017
Tyler Clemens Running the Bear 100 Mile Ultramarathon 2017
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Tyler Clemens Running the Bear 100 Mile Ultramarathon 2017
El Grande Sur - South America Bicycle Tour 2017
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El Grande Sur - South America Bicycle Tour 2017
A Day In The Life Of Chip The Tortilla
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A Day In The Life Of Chip The Tortilla
why were you getting so many flats (4 flats in 2 weeks?).. was it because of the weight of the panniers? did you have a defective tire? doesn't make sense to me unless if you were just not lucky with the sharp objects.. to put it in perspective.. i rode the whole South America (6 months) and only had 1 flat..
I'm really not sure, I think most flats I was able to find a small piece of debris poking through the tire into the tube. The tires, and bike, were pretty inexpensive, if I was doing a longer tour I definitely would have bought some better tires that probably would have fixed my problem! Cheers!
Good video
Thank you! Cheers!!!
Looks like you had quite the amazing adventure.
Thank you! Yup, Alaska really is an incredible place!
cool team and cool road ...
Thank you! Buen Camino!!
Can you make a video on what you would do differently?
Thanks! I'll have to think about that. It's been many years since I lived in the Honda, I do remember what I liked and didn't like but I've also seen some newer really interesting build ideas in other Elements on CZcams and other websites and blogs. If I were looking into design ideas today I'd probably check into some of the current owners and see what they think, cheers!
Awesome video! The way you showed the Camino is inspiring. I walked the Portuguese Way and shared my journey on my channel
Thank you! Yeah, the Portuguese Way was definitely a great experience, I'll check it out! Buen Camino!
Hi there. can you remember the name/date/location of the festival at 11:56 ? Thanks
It was the FEIRAS NOVAS festival in September and it was in Ponte de Lima, Portugal. We were told it's the largest folk festival in Portugal, and that rooms were going to be hard to book last minute as we were walking through the area. They were, it was busy, but it was fun to experience the festival for one night! It looks like the 2024 festival is September 4-9.
Chris, thank you for sharing this. You, your dad & brother were an immense help. I have a Jayco Sport 7 that i need to get working on. Now I feel well enough to start on my work. Great job! PS: I am going to try and use mine in the winter. I'm a northerner, I like cold weather.😁😁😁
Nice! Yeah, it was quite a project, but I'm super happy with it now and have definitely enjoyed exploring from Alaska down to Baja. There are always small projects that keep me busy, but I love the freedom of a home on wheels! Cheers!
Congrats on the finish!! I’m curious what program did you use to film the video? Im running the Bear this year and I want to make a video about my experience. If all goes well I’ll be the second youngest finisher at the age of 17. 75 days from today, super excited for the 2024 Bear 100!!!
Thanks! I used my Sony camera to film the video during Tyler's race, then I used Adobe Premiere Pro to put the clips together for the video. Good luck, it's a beautiful and brutal course out there!
Thanks Chris…I love the way you did this tour…very chill! Am inspired to do it…less daily Kim’s tho 😂
Awesome, thank you! Ha, yeah, it was definitely a lot of riding, for sure not for everyone, but I enjoyed it! Cheers!
Brih. Is that Washington?
It was actually in Montrose, Colorado. A pretty fun day for sure!
Looks like you guys are having fun I wish I could do that I retired last year got into decent shape and now I'm putting a pop-up camper like the one you have in a Ford Ranger LOL maybe I'll see you guys on the trail
Yeah!!! The Camino was a fantastic experience. Cheers on the pop-up camper! I've definitely enjoyed using my all over North America!
Time to go tubeless. Changing tubes in the rain isn’t that much fun! It would have been nice hear you talk about the names of the places you were passing through and where you found nice small roads and where you were pretty much stuck on the highway. Very familiar with the crazy driving in Thailand so nice to know for route planning. Great riding and scenery. You knocked out some serious mileage!
Thank you! I had a good mix of small side roads and highway, it kinda depended on the day, the distance I was feeling I could do, and the options of accommodations that I could find on Google Maps. Honestly riding along the highway wasn't too bad and helped cover distance, but the side roads were definitely more interesting! Cheers!
What kind of fuel can bracket are you using there? Thanks.
It's from AT Overland Equipment. They are great and I see lots of people with the same setup. Cheers!
@@ChrisTarzanClemens Thanks Chris. I appreciate your time.
Always loved Elements. Nice simple build!
Thank you! Cheers!!
Nice set up you have there. Did you have to customize the camper to fit between the wheel wells?
Thank you! I searched for quite a long time to find an older slide in that was built for a mid-sized pickup like the Tacoma vs. a full size truck. Whenever I saw one for sale I asked the seller to measure the bottom section of the camper to make sure it fit between a pickup's wheel wells. This one fits perfect. Cheers!
My 97 Sunlite is alot like yours, with the exception of mine has a bathroom. I carry it in a 2001 Silverado 2001 2500HD.
That sounds awesome! Would totally love to have a bathroom, maybe on the next rig. Cheerss!
final countdown before it changes to woolworths
Hahaha, it'll always be Countdown to me! Cheers!
Hi Chris! Thanks so much for sharing. I know this was a while ago, but we recently bought a 1998 Sunlite Skyhawk that someone did some good work on, but we're having issues with the furnace. Any tips for this? The thermostat shows its increasing temp but no fan or heat comes on. Thanks in advance!
Hmmmm, I never really got too much into my furnace, mine wasn't restarting on the cycle so I ended up taking it to an RV shop and had them service it. Fixed it for awhile but now it's back to the same. I did try to look up some CZcams videos about people fixing them but didn't find much. Maybe try the Pop Up Truck Campers group on facebook (facebook.com/groups/148799105503630). Good luck!
Awesome. Very encouraging. My wife and myself are still considering options for our full-size Nissan Titan rear wheel drive pickup.
Yeah! It was a bit of work but once everything came together it's been super nice. Good luck, cheers!
Did the snowman trek in October this year. AMAZING. Have pics from the exact spots you are standing. As an ultra runner I can't believe it was done as a race. I recognize Karma the cook!!!
That's awesome! Bhutan really is such an incredible place, hope to get back again soon. Cheers!
Damn she looks like Tanya Tucker:)
Haha, thank you! Cheers!
Awesome! is that an extended bed Tacoma. I might of missed that fact. Love your setup for sure!!!
Yup, 2002 Xtracab. Thank you, cheers!
Really cool setup. What exact suspension upgrades did you do? Where’d you get the leaf springs? Are you running timbren ses bump stops? did you do any front suspension work? I want to do a similar setup on my frontier
Thank you! I started with a Bilstein lift on it, around 2.5", but that was before I put the camper on the truck. Once I added all that weight I switched to Load Range E tires for more support. I the put a set of Firestone Ride-Rite airbags on the rear, but the camper was so heavy I bent the brackets. I took the truck to a custom suspension shop in Phoenix, AZ and they arched and fitted custom leaf packs on the truck to balance it and make it stiff. That was about $1,000 and was weeeeelllll worth it! I have more specific notes on my blog post here: www.christarzanclemens.com/2020/04/living-full-time-in-a-slide-in-pop-up-truck-camper/
Awesome!!!!!
Cheers! Thank you!!!
More white privilege on display, sickening!
Just looking like a ‘wow’
Thank you! Cheers!
Great adventure, thanks for taking the rest of us along.
Thank you! Yup, it was a good one! Cheers!
May I ask what model slide-in you have and does the Tacoma do just fine? Thanks.
It's a 1980's SunLite Skyhawk. It's good on the Tacoma, but I did get a custom rear suspension put on. Cheers!
Thanks! Is it about 1,000 lbs?
@@bruceberg3574 sounds about right for the factory weight, but I added a bunch of stuff like solar panels, accessories inside, cabinets and such. It's pretty heavy once on the truck with everything I own, plus 22 gal of water and propane. Heavier than I wanted, but made it to the top of Alaska and back, so the truck can do it!
Thank you for your reply, I do appreciate it. I rode a Suzuki V-Strom from Seattle to Watson Lake in 2017 but now I’m almost 70 so those trips are for a 4 wheel vehicle now. Cheers from Montana.
⭐⭐😎😎😎⭐
Thank you!!!
Dude, you are very talented. I need a pre-assembled truck with all the bells and whistles like yours...will you sell me yours? My adventures are pale in comparison to yours. For example, I camped in Acadia NP in my RAV4. The seats are moved forward and custom 18" boards secured by headrests and rear seat edging. Add a 4" tempur-pedic cushion and you have paradise. LOL.
Thank you! That's awesome, I started out living in a DIY Honda Element camper, I loved having the small simple space! Over the years I've lived in various vans and truck setups, I like what I have now but any vehicle that allows simple living is perfect! Cheers!
All gradient signs in Thailand say 8%, literally every single one I've ever seen. Maybe they mean average 8% but I know from my Garmin they're often way in excess of that.
Yup, haha, no matter the angle they always said 8%, haha!
I biked up Doi Inthanon twice, once for a race and that was with a light road bike. You must have been dying. Respect. :)
Thanks! Yeah, that was a best of a push...not much riding, mostly walking! But man, that was a beautiful loop! Cheers!
Hi Chris! I finished my AT 2023 NOBO in October. I've been asked to speak about my hike at a Rotary meeting in December. What would you say your group seemed the most interested in knowing? I don't have a lot of experience in speaking so kinda unsure where to start. Ty
That's great!!! I'm guessing it's around 20-25 minutes long, for me I used a lot of photos and stories from life on the trail. A lot of it was things I didn't really know or understand before hiking and my Club members found interesting too. Things like how much food you eat a a thru-hiker, what kind of food, where to buy it and resupply, what the shelter areas are like (shelter, water, privy) and how many hikers congregate around them each evening. The weather, the challenges, the successes and stories about the different people you met. In my experience just talking about trail life was a big hit! Good luck!!!
What’s the gas mileage when driving the truck?
I think fully loaded I'm getting around 16 MPG average. Not too bad for me!
I have a really similar pop up camper on my Ranger. I see that you added some sort of rope or elastic outside of the canvas. Can you tell me more about this little hack?
Yup! Some people say if you have an electric fan you can turn it on, close all the windows and door, and as you lower the top the canvas will be pulled in. I've found it doesn't work that great with mine so I bought a long bungee line and a few carabiners and I ran the line around the canvas. When the top is up I loosen the bungee and when I'm ready to lower the roof I clip the carabiners tighter together so there is pressure pulling in. As the roof goes down it's all pulled inside. I do get some wear on the canvas and will be adding some patches to make it more durable where the bungee rubs on it, but so far it works really well! Cheers!
@@ChrisTarzanClemens I use the fan technic so far it works okay. As you probably noticed, some part of the canvas still hangs out. The thing with my canvas is that it has an overlay at the bottom. It's the overlay part that is not totally in sometimes. I have to take my time so the fan can push the air out as I slowly lower the top. Thank you for the reply!
This is so cool. It seems like forever ago.
Yesss! Kinda hard to believe it's been more than a decade!
Great content guys! I am thinking of adding a camper to my 99 TRD and your videos shows me it’s not a bad idea!
Nice! It was quite the project but I'm super happy with the result. Good luck and cheers!!!!
thank you for this video.
Thanks for watching! Cheers!!
Annoying background music
Thank you for watching! Cheers!
Hi Chris, what is the payload on your 2002 tacoma? also how much does your camper weigh dry compared to fully loaded?
So the payload is still the same as stock, from what I understand you can't actually change the stock payload capacity, but I did go to Load Range E tires and had custom rear leaf springs installed. The rig is heavy, the camper is probably 2,000lbs+ with everything I own in it, but it drives well and made it all the way up to the top of Alaska and back.
I’m 17, and my dream is to get a truck camper pretty much exactly like this one. Having this video to watch really helps me get a better idea of what I’ll need to do to make it work, and how it’ll be living in a truck camper. Thanks for this, I’ll definitely be coming back to this in the future to reference when I get my truck.
That's great! Good luck and have awesome adventures!!!
What a lovely video. I’m considering living full time in a similar truck one day soon. Thank you 🙏🏼 for making this.
Thank you! Yup, I love living on 4 wheels. It can have challenges, but it's a pretty good life! Cheers!
Way rad man! What a testimony of the mighty Toyota! 💪🏽 I’m looking into going with Slide in camper myself, really wanted to go with FWC camper but man are they proud of their campers! 💰💵💵. Looking at a sun lite myself, love what you did with yours! Hope y’all doing great!
That's awesome! Yeah, I also was into the FWCs, still am really. My Sunlite ended up so heavy that the Tacoma feels a bit slow on the uphills and I don't do quite as much reall offroad driving. But to be fair, even with a FWC it'd probably still be a heavy setup to live in, so I like my home on wheels! Cheers!
Insanely beautiful video bud, these shots are spectacular!
Thank you! My trips to Bhutan last year were incredible, so thankful for the opportunity. Also, Bhutan kinda makes getting good shots pretty easy, haha, the place is gorgeous!!!
Wow, Bhutan!! Amazing! Just amazing!!
Yeah man, I got pretty lucky with those trips last year. I love Bhutan and can't wait to go back!!!
What's so sad with the Alaska trip was you probably rushed through the best part of the journey ie BC.
Thanks for watching! We spent the entire summer up there and I'd have to say that as awesome as Alaska was, I truly enjoyed exploring BC. Much of Alaska felt busy and populated compared to the vast open space and nature in BC. I hadn't known that before and I think if I ever head back up that way I'll spend more time in BC. That being said, what we saw during our trip was pretty epic! Cheers!
There are plenty to see and lively in thailand. Riding thru america is much less enthusiastic because everything look the same from town to another town.
Yes, riding in Thailand was amazing! Thank you for watching!
@@ChrisTarzanClemens I like your video. Look forward to viewing more.
Great content, 1 of the better Taco truck camper vids on CZcams, love the older Taco too, you're actually living the taco camper life vs some of these other content creators showing their Shiney just scraped off the price sticker new camper and acting like they been living the lifestyle for year's. Best of luck on your future adventures.
Thank you! Yup, it took a long time to build out but I'm definitely glad I did it! Cheers!
I’m considering a sun-lite but curious about the weight. Did you do anything to your truck to beef it up?
I talk specifically about the suspension upgrades in this video at 2:09 - czcams.com/video/5BWc65M3-t8/video.html