Camping in the Santa Monica Mountains With OXO

Hey guys,

It’s been awhile since my last blog post & I am so excited to be back in the new year with new content and adventures to share!

Most of you know me and the lifestyle I lead, which is one where I am constantly moving and exploring. You also know, I love to share tons of these adventures alongside my beautiful girlfriend Scout who as much as anyone else loves and needs a good cup of coffee to get her up and out for the day.

I partnered with the brand OXO to see if their new Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank could live up to its expectation of saving you time in the morning when compared to using a more traditional & expensive coffee machine.

To test out the coffee maker we set out to the Santa Monica mountains a few days back to camp in one of our new favorite areas of Los Angeles. We brought along our OXO Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank, our portable stove & all the other necessary camping equipment to have the best time possible. After a night in the mountains we heated up our water with the stove and enjoyed a beautiful sunrise with an amazing cup of coffee. I can fully recommend this coffee maker to those of you who live a life like I do where you don’t want to wait on things like making an amazing coffee to get your day going, and where every second counts. This coffee maker allows you to make a perfect pour-over coffee without having to physically pour the water over the grounds. Just pour water into the tank, and it does the rest. That gives me a very important few minutes to do other chores around the campsite.

I hope to release more blog posts soon of my upcoming and exciting adventures in 2019, so thanks for tuning in this time!

Keep creating,

Tucker



Iceland

Pictured below are a set of selects from my recent trip to Iceland. 

In late October, I had the opportunity to hop on a plane and fly to Iceland with my two great friends (@kent_johns & @mikeygraef). Upon arrival it was pitch dark outside, we couldn’t see a thing from the plane window and were actually able to contain our excitement... at least until we reached the car rental. We quickly placed our things inside the vehicle and began what was the most legendary trip of our lives. Over the course of 12 days we worked our way from Reykjavik, eastward around the entire island witnessing enormous waterfalls, the northern lights, colossal icebergs and near death experiences.

Out of the 12 days spent in Iceland only ONE of those nights was spent in an hostel (meaning one shower as well haha). The rest of the nights were spent car camping near each of the unique locations we were able to visit. Although it was a cold, smelly and uncomfortable experience, I have no regrets and believe that it was one of the best ways to experience the beautiful area we were at. We were able to wake up everyday, throw our shoes on and start shooting, experiencing, and above all living it up in a matter of 5 minutes. This was so important and also very memorable. It also kept costs down and gave us an earlier start to each morning. 10/10 recommend.

I hope you all enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed capturing them. Please let me know what you think below and continue following the adventure @tuckerdoss