Lone Peak Overland

This is the origin story of Lone Peak written just before we launched in the fall of 2022.

About a year ago I went on an elk hunting trip near Mt. Rainier in Washington State. Me and three close friends rode dirt bikes up a washed out forest service road for about ten miles, hiked another five, and made a base camp for a week-long pursuit of the elusive Roosevelt Elk that are native to the area. Our hunting trip not only proved to be unsuccessful, but we were also in for a nasty surprise when we returned to our vehicles.

As we pulled up to our vehicles I noticed something strange. My truck looked different. The Tepui rooftop tent and Thule rack were missing as was my motorcycle trailer. The reality of the situation sunk in. Someone had taken a sawzall to my rack and stolen my tent and trailer. Adding insult to injury my windows were smashed in and everything in my truck was gone, even the rest of my Dalmore 18 yr Scotch. Damn. I ended up being lucky compared to the rest of the trucks at the trailhead. Their tires were slashed along with the windows broken. I could at least drive home to my family that day. But what about the motorcycles? How would we get them back without a trailer? It turns out you can put dirt bikes in the bed of a truck if you don't have a tent in the way. I guess there's a silver lining in every situation.

I returned home and went back to my day job as the owner and lead product designer for a camera accessories company. We make tools for filmmakers to get more creative shots. If you've ever seen a behind the scenes of a Hollywood movie and seen a guy pushing another guy on a train-track with a camera on it; we make those but just a lot smaller. I've been running this business for over 12 years and have gained a crazy amount of experience in product design, sourcing, and manufacturing ever since I paid a high school kid $20 to teach me CAD so long ago. As a company we've had a lot of wins. We've raised over $1M on Kickstarter crowdfunding our products with early adopters who want to experience the highs and lows of startups alongside founders. We got a product into thirty two Apple retail stores. We have over 40 stores that carry our products all over the world.

I have a confession to make though. I don't really care about filmmaking. Don't get me wrong, I care deeply about our customers and their experience with our products but I'm not a filmmaker. I'm an explorer. I'll never forget what a friend said when he saw all the gear in my garage for the first time, "Bro, you're an adventurer!" Motorsports, hiking, surfing, rappelling, spearfishing, fly fishing, backpacking, hunting, you name it. Adventures are the common thread that knits the rest of life's experiences together. I've been blessed to experience some amazing adventures all over the world creating content for Rhino. There's nothing better than sitting around a fire with close friends and some beer recalling all of the close calls and crazy things we've done. I wouldn't trade them for the world.

I was on one of my afternoon adventures sitting alongside the Icicle River in Leavenworth, Washington about 45 minutes from my home in Wenatchee. This is another one of my havens. It was January and I was sitting perfectly content in the middle of a snow storm shielded by a cave and warmed by a small fire. I'm about 30 ft from the frozen-over river and maybe 200 ft from the road. I see a Toyota Tacoma pull up alongside the road with a camper shell on it that partially hangs over the cab with a hinge on the front. He jumps on his tailgate and opens up the shell to reveal a tent and sleeping platform.

My mind went into a frenzy. That was a brilliant idea and so much better than a roof top tent. You could actually stand up in the bed of your truck and have room to cook or prep gear instead of being stuck laying down in a small space. I put out my fire and trudged through the snow back towards my truck. I had to find out more about these campers. After doing some research I was a little disheartened. These "wedge" style campers were way out of my price range. They cost more than $10K and you had to drive to their location to get it installed. What could be done? My heart raced a little at the daunting challenge I knew I had to take on. I'd try to make one myself that cost half the price and we'd ship directly to customers. Game on.

This is the origin story of Lone Peak written just before we launched in the fall of 2022.

About a year ago I went on an elk hunting trip near Mt. Rainier in Washington State. Me and three close friends rode dirt bikes up a washed out forest service road for about ten miles, hiked another five, and made a base camp for a week-long pursuit of the elusive Roosevelt Elk that are native to the area. Our hunting trip not only proved to be unsuccessful, but we were also in for a nasty surprise when we returned to our vehicles.

As we pulled up to our vehicles I noticed something strange. My truck looked different. The Tepui rooftop tent and Thule rack were missing as was my motorcycle trailer. The reality of the situation sunk in. Someone had taken a sawzall to my rack and stolen my tent and trailer. Adding insult to injury my windows were smashed in and everything in my truck was gone, even the rest of my Dalmore 18 yr Scotch. Damn. I ended up being lucky compared to the rest of the trucks at the trailhead. Their tires were slashed along with the windows broken. I could at least drive home to my family that day. But what about the motorcycles? How would we get them back without a trailer? It turns out you can put dirt bikes in the bed of a truck if you don't have a tent in the way. I guess there's a silver lining in every situation.

I returned home and went back to my day job as the owner and lead product designer for a camera accessories company. We make tools for filmmakers to get more creative shots. If you've ever seen a behind the scenes of a Hollywood movie and seen a guy pushing another guy on a train-track with a camera on it; we make those but just a lot smaller. I've been running this business for over 12 years and have gained a crazy amount of experience in product design, sourcing, and manufacturing ever since I paid a high school kid $20 to teach me CAD so long ago. As a company we've had a lot of wins. We've raised over $1M on Kickstarter crowdfunding our products with early adopters who want to experience the highs and lows of startups alongside founders. We got a product into thirty two Apple retail stores. We have over 40 stores that carry our products all over the world.

I have a confession to make though. I don't really care about filmmaking. Don't get me wrong, I care deeply about our customers and their experience with our products but I'm not a filmmaker. I'm an explorer. I'll never forget what a friend said when he saw all the gear in my garage for the first time, "Bro, you're an adventurer!" Motorsports, hiking, surfing, rappelling, spearfishing, fly fishing, backpacking, hunting, you name it. Adventures are the common thread that knits the rest of life's experiences together. I've been blessed to experience some amazing adventures all over the world creating content for Rhino. There's nothing better than sitting around a fire with close friends and some beer recalling all of the close calls and crazy things we've done. I wouldn't trade them for the world.

I was on one of my afternoon adventures sitting alongside the Icicle River in Leavenworth, Washington about 45 minutes from my home in Wenatchee. This is another one of my havens. It was January and I was sitting perfectly content in the middle of a snow storm shielded by a cave and warmed by a small fire. I'm about 30 ft from the frozen-over river and maybe 200 ft from the road. I see a Toyota Tacoma pull up alongside the road with a camper shell on it that partially hangs over the cab with a hinge on the front. He jumps on his tailgate and opens up the shell to reveal a tent and sleeping platform.

My mind went into a frenzy. That was a brilliant idea and so much better than a roof top tent. You could actually stand up in the bed of your truck and have room to cook or prep gear instead of being stuck laying down in a small space. I put out my fire and trudged through the snow back towards my truck. I had to find out more about these campers. After doing some research I was a little disheartened. These "wedge" style campers were way out of my price range. They cost more than $10K and you had to drive to their location to get it installed. What could be done? My heart raced a little at the daunting challenge I knew I had to take on. I'd try to make one myself that cost half the price and we'd ship directly to customers. Game on.

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