Butch Petty Outdoors

The custom build of my new enclosed trailer. It is being built entirely in the Pike National Forest in Colorado. I named the trailer "The Rabbit Hole".

Traveling in "White Cloud", my DIY van from Utah to Colorado. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

A snow storm just popped up early in the morning in the middle of summer.

Camping on the beach at Holly Beach, Louisiana.

I found this turquoise while prospecting for gold in Mohave County, Arizona about 50 miles south of Kingman. While its not identifiable by any specific mine I can only describe it as a cross between a Morenci Turquoise and a Bisbee Turquoise. It has a dark pyrite matrix and is beautiful blue to a deep blue in color. It has very shinny silver specks and I believe it would polish out to have a silver or gold webbing. I am offering it up for sale and I am taking offers. To make me an offer just contact me on my website at http://butchpettyoutdoors.com and likewise if you have any questions.

I am install the FLTOM Mini Wood Stove into my custom built enclosed trailer. This project was done entirely in the Mojave Desert outside of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. I want to give a shout out to Mansell Welding in Lake Havasu City for the great service and work. Thanks. Please use caution when installing any wood stove. The temperatures can be extreme and you could suffer loss of property or even life if done incorrectly.

Purchased this welder for small jobs on the road during my travels. The welder worked great out of the box and came with everything you need including a welding mask. I repaired the rack on my little ATV for the first job. I plugged into a regular 15 amp home outlet and it didn't trip the breaker. Also it paid for itself on the very first job. $120.00 at Harbor Freight. Chicago Electric Flux 125 Welder

Just messing around out in the deserts of Arizona. working on my little gold buggy quad runner. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

My Zombie first gen 2006 Toyota Tundra

Expanding the battery bank in my off grid trailer to supply enough solar power to get me through five days of overcast weather. DIY Solar http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

Visited my Mom's place in Griffin, Georgia. As usual at Mom's there was lots of work to do around her place. The Muscadine vineyard was top of the list in needing work. This is actually Part One of the effort as I went to Colorado for a while and came back again to actually do the final prune and cleanup.

This video explains how a simple custom built solar system in an RV works without all the crazy high tech lingo. Just a down to earth explanation that's easy to understand. It is also a very inexpensive system. This system will power a regular dorm size fridge and all the 12 volt accessories in most recreation vehicles today.

A visit to the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area lead me to the Lower Plum Creek Campground. The location is about 50 miles north of Amarillo, Texas

I custom built this van on the road as I went. I named it "White cloud". This is the Ford E250 cargo van. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

This is the story of the DIY custom van build that I named "White Cloud" and this is the first few days of the build.

Repairing a plastic gas tank, aka: Plastic Welding

I installed the Tuff Stuff roof top tent and did a short review.

The "Buffalo Swamp" is in McIntosh County, Georgia. It is a WMA (wildlife management area) but it offers free primitive camping that is very secluded and deep in the Georgia pines and near the swamp. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

I got so severely dehydrated that it trickled down to causing me some serious medical problems and I hauled ass to Texas where family was just in case I was hospitalized. Fortunately it turned out not quit as bad as I thought it was and I was able to self treat, heal and return to the gold fields. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

A lot of little projects done on the road as I travel. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

Bits and pieces of video in and around Quartzsite, Arizona http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

The "Blue Diamond" was my little blue Nissan adventure truck. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

Repairing my truck rack out in the Mojave desert, Arizona. I tried to weld a temporary patch to my aluminum rack.

This is the video where I have finally finished my custom conversion of an enclosed cargo trailer. It is all about the electric / solar system that I designed for the trailer. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

Dora and adventures with the "Blue Diamond" http://butchpettyoutdoors.com