Uncle Tom’s Cabin is known worldwide as the last stop before hitting the Rubicon Trail. While Uncle Tom’s is owned by the Lawyer family, it is looked after by a variety of cabin holders, Rance MacFarland has been one of those for over 20 years. Listen in as he shares his history of growing up near the Rubicon. You can tune in on any of your favorite podcast players.

9:25 – you got in line and got your sack lunch and headed up toward the (Rubicon) trail

17:13 – he failed me the first time

26:15 – I pulled into a gas station and recognized the truck, asked if they were hiring

35:08 – “oh, you’ve got to change your books”

40:27 – the trades are still there, it’s still a good career

48:16 – it used to be cash-only, and a lot of people don’t carry a lot of cash with them

52:25 – this year is 100 years it’s been in the family

1:00:53 – I think that’s always been Uncle Tom’s deal – hoping that people have a good experience

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Variety is the stuff of legends, hear from the master, Ned Bacon, about traveling the world, writing, drawing, competing, and where that landed him. At home now on the ranch in Nevada, Ned has some tales to tell, including managing an 80 car collectors museum. Listen in to Episode 113 on all your favorite podcast channels.

3:15 – I’ve been a gearhead and a car nut as long as I can remember

11:13 – I think I would have been way safer on a motorcycle

23:29 – then I grew up and put it back to stock

39:13 – I discovered this ad in a magazine about crossing Africa in a 4WD

51:18 – he actually went out and looked at my Jeep, Pewe was the first one

1:04:55 – I got started in the magazine industry drawing Cheap Tricks

1:31:36 – we were meeting our match, and our vehicles were definitely meeting their match

1:44:23 – everything changed in 2010

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Based in the hub between Chicago and Milwaukee, Drew Burroughs is making a name for Goatbuilt, not just in off-road, but in the Midwest manufacturing hub.  Drew found his way into off-road through the Polygoats at San Luis Obisbo and hasn’t turned back. Listen in on Episode 112 on any of your favorite podcast channels or even on YouTube. Don’t forget to subscribe!

4:22 – I’ve been working on helicopters for as long as I can remember

17:35 – I bought a Jeep, and then I bought a magazine, that was the start…

24:52 – introduced to the Polygoats

34:25 – I got keys to the shop

43:12 – they were spraying garlic and fish oil

53:28 – that’s my introduction to the industry

1:08:18 – let’s make this thing in a machine shop

1:18:19 – you can just buy it and weld it together

1:28:27 – there’s so much stuff built here

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Welcome back to the off-road industry, Clifton!  For the last twelve years, Clifton Slay has dedicated his life to other pursuits, now it’s time to return. Founder of Poison Spyder Customs, Clifton shares how that began and his history prior to. Jumping back in with both feet and his new venture, Hoplite VentureTrek, we can’t wait to see where it goes! 

6:26 – Shout at the Devil!

16:26 – it was either art school or the military

31:53 – connecting to Steve Remore

38:09 – what we needed didn’t exist

48:14 – it was like a sonic boom!

53:22 – the pulse of Poison Spyder was function and style

1:03:49 – it’s hard to watch because there’s no learning curve

1:14:16 – I made some catastrophic mistakes

1:32:57 – Medic Clifton and Valkyrie

1:42:36 – the next step back to off-road

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No wonder Nate Hunt is so good at what he does for Jackson Motorsports and Events, he had work ethic drilled into him from a young age. Listen in as Nate tells us how he landed the job, what life was like between naps and where he likes to spend his time now.  Great listen, good stories, good people – our favorite kind of podcast!

3:06 – meet farm boy Nate

12:21 – third in my class, on the podium

18:10 – You’re only as good today as your practice

25:06 – those tires have been sitting on a concrete barn floor

28:56 – “I got seven trailer loads of tires coming in that need unloaded”

38:15 – I thought I was being hazed or something

52:28 – the people who made my career

1:08:11 – mapping the Baja 1000 race course

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Stephen Watson of Off Road Design shares growing up in rural Colorado to wheeling experiences all over the country. The King of Full-Size, especially GMC’s, Stephen has a storied history. Listen in on your favorite podcast app, or dive in on YouTube – wherever you are, we’ve got your content ready for you.

5:21 – learning how to steer at 3 or 4 years old

14:02 – the magic is less when you know how things work

27:53 – I think there would be more value for most people by just spending more time outdoors

36:45 – I think he was scared I’d end up being a welder

47:21 – all I needed was gas and tires

58:46 – people miss the experience of going to seeing things work

1:04:13 – working on the squares

1:21:45 – makes it easy to assume you need it because somebody built it

1:29:29 – the start of the race hangover 

1:38:37 – we got bit by the Hammers bug

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Tom Yash brings a ton to the table for any industry company he works for. He’s got all the classic over-achiever qualifications we can all relate to. Never satisfied with just one thing, he’s always building and growing.  Loved this interview, Tom is a great guy, easy to be around, and always up for a beverage or two. We appreciate his participation in Dirt Riot and his contributions to 4Low Magazine.

3:55 – teacher called me a hammerhead

8:44 – who here knows how to drive a stick?

11:35 – “you bought yourself a plastic coffin!”

20:49 – we don’t pay for our friends, we pay for our beer

31:19 – my first trip to Compton, I’m reading street signs, I’m like, I heard this in a rap song.

41:48 – oh, that’s Brad, he can do what he wants

46:17 – holy cow, which vehicle am I going to build?

1:05:34 – I hit the front-edge and the leading edge of the box truck, felt like I ripped the whole box off

1:10:45 – is the juice worth the squeeze? 

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Making good decisions for his family, work, and team, Russell Battles brings patience and discipline to the sport of rockcrawling and life. Listen in on your favorite podcast app or on YouTube. Always good to hear from our friends, a little history, a little present, a bit of the future. 

 7:48  - …the scout went down the road

12:45 – First phone call to Marlin Crawler

15:40 – know exactly what you want and don’t let them tell you can’t

20:15 – in Abu Dhabi, we were doing something that had never been done in the world before

29:48  - I got into wheeling with some of the best crawlers in the world

33:27 – meeting Old Man Charlie, “is this Carnage Canyon?”

40:32 – we got beat up a little bit 

44:07 - put your faith in your driver 

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Mike Stump – from off-road to electronics, back to off-road with electronics. Yep, we all come full-circle. Give Episode 106 a listen on your favorite podcast channel – or YouTube!  Yep, we release on YouTube now at the same time as we release everywhere else – be sure to Subscribe to the channel: Big Rich Klein.

7:49 – they gave me lots of candy

13:28 – we’re going to have beachfront property!

20:00 – just call me Push Start

23:30 – I was kinda a liability.

42:24 – the first black diamond coilover kit

47:34 – at what point do you let go of the throttle?

54:50 – a funny story with Roggy (aren’t they all?)

1:05:59 – it was a sh*t show

1:22:43 – learning all the idiosyncrasies about LEDs

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The start of the 3rd season of the podcast sees off-road newcomer, Skip Scott, share his story of how he got started with off-road, competition, and this new phase of life. It’s important to remember that all histories matter, new and old, all tell the history of off-road. Thanks for joining us Skip.

5:37 – let’s get the hell out of this Burg!

11:37 – we’re communicating, sir!

17:53 – no one wants to hear your ideas

26:02 – I want somebody to want me and to be valuable

33:37 – I’m free

39:32 – that little dog changed my life right there.

45:01 – solving the puzzle is what keeps us in it

53:40 – I have a bit of an advantage I didn’t have last year

1:15:25 – drivers want to do more than they should, spotters are the reasonable ones

1:22:56 – you are the most important person in our lives because you are the future 

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