Truck Camping Middle of 1,500,000 Acre Forest 

You should do a cookbook of all the things you've made on your adventures and call it Mav cooked it !! Love your videos !!

125 pounds of weight loss so far and pedaling my bicycle, got 949 miles on it now , training for Ragbrai, which stands for Register annual great bike ride across Iowa, last week of July 2023. I go to the gym 4 days a week and walk 20 to 25 times a month 2 miles at a time. Mav videos are the best by far and inspired me to live life again and make the most out of it. Was at an all time high of 354 pounds, when I started watching Mav videos at roughly 454,000 subscribers. Mav is rocking it out of the park now. We'll deserved Mav, True inspiration to us all. Always stay true to yourself and take care and always Keep on Trucking!

Thank you Maverick for all your videos . I started watching you one day because my son whom I miss very much ,wanted to do exactly what your doing!!! He is no longer on this earth😢He had always said he was going to do what your doing now. He was taken from us in 2012 . Thank you Maverick for letting me see what he would have done. Best wishes to you. 😊 Denna from Connecticut .

👀 "suburban mom" vibe you said while making your dinner.....I will take that as a compliment, as a 53 year old mother of a 14 year son old living in the suburbs, I currently do and have gone camping for the last 40 years including 2 years in the Peace Corps living without electricity and running water....Don't count us suburban moms out now!❤

I can't help but wonder how many times Mav stops and gets out of his truck just to get a camera setup for certain shots. Seems like a ton of work!

I’m from Missouri, so excited you’re visiting. Hope you enjoy, there’s a lot of hidden gems here 🎉

This is why I love my Ranger. That thing is 4x4 with a low profile and goes damn near anywhere I want!

Well, first of all, thanks for the hometown vibes, Mav! I grew up in Missouri, and my dad was from a little town called Bourbon, near Sullivan. I haven't been there in a long time, other than to visit my family's grave at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. (My dad was in the army in Korean War and my late husband was in the AF. He died on 5/19/2012). As far as the suburban housewife's recipe goes, it looked like you jazzed it up as much as possible, especially for a late-night dinner! Btw, you asked, so I'm sharing my Grandma D's family beef vegetable soup recipe, and you can do with it what you will. It's very easy, and a great crock pot meal on a rainy day or awesome when you're feeling down or know you have a lot going on during the day and want to just "throw everything in" and come home to a nice hot meal. I made it when my daughter was growing up when she was sick or just needed something warm and comforting. You take a pound of stew beef, a packet of beefy onion dry onion soup mix, and cut up fresh carrots and potatoes (I don't peel mine, but it's up to you). Add 4-6 cups of beef or vegetable broth, then as many fresh, frozen (or canned if you must) veggies as you want, corn, green beans, and peas are what I usually use, and the secret ingredient is a can of stewed tomatoes. Serve it with a side of crusty warm French bread and butter after a day of fishing or whatever and voila! It's great to have on a winter's day, too.

whenever i feel lost, i come and watch one of your videos and i get a comforting feeling that makes me feel so much better. thank you mav🙏🏼

Hi mav! I’m from Missouri and spend a lot of time down in that area. A lot of those trails are logging trails and could just dead end. You should also think about getting those ball joints fixed. They are squeaking bad lol

Just found your channel recently, and I really enjoy it. I am in my 60s and have done a lot of what you do my whole life. I drove the Alcan back in the early 80s (1982 back when it was still all gravel except for around Whitehorse where there was around 20 or so miles of pavement) in an 81 Toyota SR5 4x4 with a used camper cap I purchased for 200 USD and lived out of it for months. Just a thought, with the number of subscribers you have you might want to consider getting a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and install an UrsaMinor roof replacement or a Gladiator Rubicon and an Alu Cab Canopy Camper. Those vehicles would open up so many more areas you could get into that you just won't be able to reach in your Ford or other vehicles that I have seen you use.

My man once again proving he has superior music taste blasting that old school SWS hell yeah

sending those daily positive vibes from Houston everyone!🙏🏽🌊

those ball joints crying for some grease lol

This has been a rough day for me but this video made it all better. Thanks Mav for taking us along on your adventures.

Alright, here's a recipe for ya. Lightly butter a burrito wrap (if you can find Chipotle wraps I highly recommend) lightly grill it, chop up some Boar's Head Blazing Buffalo Chicken (1/3 to 1/4 quarter pound). Add whatever cheese you like. Dice up some tomatoes, add salt and pepper, and red wine vinegar to taste... (if vinegar isn't your thing, use an entire lime squeezed over it before you wrap it) doesn't get any easier my dude. Add your chip of choice (I prefer Nacho Cheese Doritos) and sleep well. Love the videos.

2.3 million subscribers and your suspension sounds like that? 😂😂 this is why I love this channel. Mav don’t give af.

Hey! I’ve been wanting to invite you to the Ozark Mountains in Missouri for awhile now! Some of the most beautiful spring fed rivers you’ve ever seen. Camping is amazing! So glad you came. Welcome!

Those ball joints in the front suspension sound really gnarly. I'd say grease them but most vehicles don't have grease fittings anymore. But if you do replace them make sure the new ones come with grease fitting also known as "Zerk" fittings.

Sick to see Mav here in Missouri, I grew up running all up and down the MT Forest so this has got to be my favorite video since the Japan series, keep it up Mav, love all your camping videos

You need a winch on your truck Mav ! Some day it may just save you !

6 minutes in … the Mom in me was asking ‘why are you doing this?!’. So glad you listened to your gut & took trail 2! Great drone coverage Mav… good to see you in the truck! Keep Trucking!

My Dad retired from General Tire in Waco Texas after 32 years. Great tire!

I love the adventure you are on! When I think about my insurance company tracking my truck I feel far less adventurous. Thanks!

You have to respect the camera angles this guy goes through while self filming. Love the vids Mav! Small RU-vidr here, I understand how much preparation it takes for these videos! Keep it up man!!!

I live in Mo about 45 min from Springfield. Glad you came to visit our state. Too bad you didn’t go fly fishing at Bennet Spring State Park. You were about an hour or so from there when you were in Springfield. Great video 👏👏👏

Something you might think about which is 2 day a drive away. in the Gila Wilderness and Western New Mexico. And a place called The Gila Cliff Dwellings. If you're ever up for that type of Adventure!!!

Hi bud. It's your favorite poor old genius veteran I may not be the smartest being on earth. However I do have a big heart. I care about people and all potential life forms or forms of life. I'm recovering for my gallbladder removal. Lots of pain. And poo,ing lol. Other than that I'm doing OK. I need to go to the VA this morning for my ear doctor appointment. Well I'm off just checking in. Another day in the city I live in a getto slum I'm no fan of hip hop or rap. To each his own. I love'ya mav be safe my friend :)

Mav back at it agian with the top quality truck camping content 🔥

Mav, love watching your videos! I’m from Ark and you’re already down in Missouri so you should come south and check out the Ozark or Ouachita forests. Hot Springs, AR is seriously a beautiful and cool town with a lot of history and things to do in the area

Your channel is the best advertisement for Ford I’ve ever seen!

3 things of advice. Always use 4 hi ...it's easier on the truck when offroading...get atleast a good folding saw .....get a bumper and winch

If you have time while you’re near the Ozark Mountains, I highly recommend visiting Eureka Springs, Arkansas!

You're about 2 and a half hrs from where I live. Its a beautiful place, glad to see you're in Missouri creating content. Keep it up👌

As a child of a suburban mom, I grew up loving canned chicken, lol. Mix in a bit of mayo, hot sauce, and just eat it out of a bowl. Or sandwiches. Yum!

hell ya man i myself am from missouri glad to see you stopped by!

I really love how passionate you are about camping

nice mav! I just got home from a road trip to Maine from Oklahoma! it was great i found a really old pocketknife buried out in the woods in waited Maine. it's gotta be 50+ years old. was a great adventure for sure!!

I know this is an old video but I came across your videos recently and im catching up but just wanted to say you’re the man!!! Huge inspiration and one of the few people on RU-vid who anyone at any age can look up to! I’m actually inspired by you to convert something into a camper of sorts and I have never thought of it before I watched your videos. Also love how positive you are in the very situation and overall just a great person, your parents did a great job raising ya, keep on truckinnnn!!!!!

Congrats on the Minnesota Conservation article

you never disappoint! that drone shot of the sunset was amazing!

Love seeing my state being represented so well! You fit right in with us Missouri folk Mav! Come back anytime my man!

Hey Mav that squeezing your truck is making is possibly sway bar bushings or control arm bushings I know you did a couple of work on the truck but one of those two is bad and if it's control arm bushing is you want to get those changed ASAP. You don't want your wheel breaking off

Spent almost 4yrs in Missouri bc of the military. Loved every second - you made me very nostalgic. Thanks, Mav!

Awesome to see you offroading Mav! Should get a winch and recovery gear 🤘🇨🇦

Time to sit back and relax with the Mav man 👌🏻

Welcome to Missouri! Glad you enjoyed our state. Ozarks are beautiful, I love camping there in the fall.

Suggesting we amend this recipe with one step: Take the cilantro, and throw it in the trash! :D

Thank you, friend, as someone facing physical challenges these videos are appreciated. My dad and I used to go out and explore but as he's gotten up in age that's not possible. I sure do miss the adventures.

Mav, I was on pins and needles on your Alaskan road trip, then again on your adventure in Japan. I wasn’t expecting this another nail biting trip as you venture out on one of the bumpiest, muddiest roads in the middle of nowhere! Once again another great video!

Hi Mav what a crazy ride, glad you made it through ,beautifulscenery, thanks for sharing stay safe stay blessed

Should do the New Jersey Pine Barrens. It is the largest natural area on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard, it is a heavily forested area covering over 1.1 million acres and its underground aquifers have trillions of gallons of the purest drinking water in the country.

Mav you are such an inspiration!!

This takes me back to the days of two-tracking in the bush with my dad. The armadillo was a plus. 😂✌️Thanks Mav. Excellent content.

Know nothing about golf but the sound is therapeutic

Welcome to The Show Me State, where I grew up and still go kayaking and camping. From Springfield, if you go east, you will arrive at the beautiful Ozark National Scenic Riverways with easy canoeing or kayaking, and if you go south a a few miles you come to some beautiful crystal clear lakes. Great camping in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas! (Random dirt road with no communications unless you have a satellite messenger or StarLink which you do, but most don't.) I have been in Mark Twain, and a lot of the "roads" were made by Jeeps, Hummers, and 4 wheelers...

Let’s go Mav! 🔥 Love all the content.

This works for me... if I'm tired i take a nap first before i eat. Then i get up and eat. And I never eat past six in the evening i always walk 30 mins. after i eat. If I need a snack I make sure it's not sugar...because food turns into sugar. Now this is not for hypoglycemia people. Cool video.

Yeah I bet the weather feels awesome !!! I was feeling the same way lately

Who else loves Mav vids?

Watching your videos has help me to escape from this crazy out of control society.

Thank god for your gut!! Nice turn around

That truck is a beast to be driving through those tight trails. Nice!

Yo, I thought I saw you!hope you had a good time In Missouri I love your videos!

You deserve the success you’ve had on RU-vid. You’re doing what you were put on this planet to do. Everything you put out is great. From the commentary to the cinematography- you’ve got it down. Editing skills, too! Thanks for sharing your journies with us. Safe travels and Keep On Truckin’.

Thanks for showing my home state some love and keep on trucking.

I was definitely shocked when I first watched this video. Been watching you for a couple years now. All of sudden I see the driving range I go to all the time!! Crazy stuff you came down south to the beautiful ozark! So cool!

Mav I’m having an extremely fucked up day I won’t even go into detail about it but thank you for uploading this you’re a kind and angelic soul ♥️

it’s always a good day when mav post 😁

I'm a big fan of blue cheese with buffalo chicken. Mark Twain forest looks awesome! I'm gonna have to put that on my bucket list

I loveee watching you travel and experience new things it’s inspiring your videos bring me so much comfort Keep on truckin

All I’m thinking is “What would you do if you fully broke down??!” Would car rescue come and get you??? 😅 Love your videos Mav 😊 Keep on trucking! All the best from England 🇬🇧

Great video, I live in Missouri. Did you happen to see any snakes while you were in the Mark Twain national Forest?

Mav, I love watching your videos! You r not only entertaining & informative but u also take me places I would never see otherwise! It's been a pleasure not only watching your channel grow but seeing you & your brand become beyond sucessful! Enjoy! 😊

Thanks for posting and sharing. Nice campsite.

love your videos mav!

Am I the only one on here wanting going crazy bc mav didn’t post last Sunday ???

Who needs celebrities when we have Mav?

Little tip for ya, get some bagged ice and wrap it in an old towel. Chuck the items you want kept cold between the ice and the towel. Put whole thing into a chilly bin or your non-working fridge if it'll it. From my experience, it kept sausages and steaks cold for a good 2 days, but I wouldn't rely on it for over 2 days. Greats vids as always :)

Mav,more regular videos pls! ...watching from Dubai

Good to see you in my state. I’m glad you came.😊

I’m from Missouri! You should definitely go to the lake of the Ozarks!!! So beautiful, and tons of good people too!

nice forested area regardless of some rough tricky roads you deffinantly have the truck to get you through. love watching what youll cook next, these looked tasty as well Mmmm , Can not wait to go camping on some crown land here in Ontario as the weather improves our groundhog was very wrong as well. nice video as always Mav . Ontario.

Are you lost....or found...in the Ozarks? Be safe Mav...AND keep on trukkin'!

"What's the worst that can happen, we're by ourselves, 20 miles down a random dirt road"? I love your enthusiasm so much. It's hilarious.

Having a 4x4 really helps

Thanks for all the unique video shots and the amazing drone footage!

Well, that was fun! Thanks Mav...cool idea, love you back in the truck! Drone footage added bonus.

I’ve been through the MarkTwain forest many times! I need to camp out there son. Thanks for the video Mav. 😊

Great swing Mav. Golf is a lot like camping in the woods, both of which are very zen. Thanks for another great video.

Loving your content back in the Uk, keep up the good work, & showing us amazing places 👏 👍

my lord mav what a wonderful weekend we both had. beautiful weather for the out doors. it was 80° on saturday and by monday morning it was snowing and 23°. gotta love the midwest

I enjoyed the video and I’m looking forward to truck camping in the national forests near my home in southern Missouri. I couldn’t make it through those roads with my truck camper but I’m sure hoping to find some nice places not quite as rough.

So cool to see Mav down in my neck of the woods. Truck camping out here feels like there's never enough time to see everything.

I was just chasing a rare woodpecker in thr Mark Twain National Forest two days ago, and pretty sure I filled up at that very Murphy Express gas station too. I don't live that far away, but it was still 10 hours in the SUV, so I can relate. Great to see you in the Ozarks!

Welcome to my neck of the woods, Mav. Missouri has some hidden gems. I'm glad you could share one with the world. 👌

Awesome, hope to one day have truck camping adventures like yours!

I’ve been subscribed to your channel for about 7 months now and love seeing your adventures but this one hit home for me literally, seeing as I live in Springfield, Missouri. 😂 glad you enjoyed the Ozarks!

That was great. Reminds me when the ranger sent me up this crazy dirt road to find the Bald River Falls trail head. Car was scratched pretty badly by branches. I guess you’ll have them taken out. The food, I think you should heat the tortillas and the filling separately and then put it together and press briefly. Excellent video as always!

You are spot-on about the General ATX. Great tire