About
Hi, I'm Chris Shontz — the person behind venture4wd. I'm a solitude-seeking introvert who likes to explore random tracks deep in the backcountry to see where they lead. I've been documenting my overlanding adventures on YouTube since 2017, first from a Jeep Wrangler, then a Winnebago Revel, and now a Land Rover Defender 110.
This site is the companion to the YouTube channel — a place for downloadable GPS tracks, video archives, gear write-ups, and development updates for Mapkind GPS, a backcountry navigation app I'm building with my partner Ronnie Ragains.