Mark Bonnalie
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Podcast Appearances
Oh, my God. I discredit that nowadays. I have so many folks, you know, wanting to come and see bits and parts of the homestead firsthand. And I'm like... Boy, I don't know how to handle that. First of all, we're not set up at all for it. You know, our facilities, my ability to be a good host, what I would consider to be a good host is lacking.
Oh, my God. I discredit that nowadays. I have so many folks, you know, wanting to come and see bits and parts of the homestead firsthand. And I'm like... Boy, I don't know how to handle that. First of all, we're not set up at all for it. You know, our facilities, my ability to be a good host, what I would consider to be a good host is lacking.
Oh, my God. I discredit that nowadays. I have so many folks, you know, wanting to come and see bits and parts of the homestead firsthand. And I'm like... Boy, I don't know how to handle that. First of all, we're not set up at all for it. You know, our facilities, my ability to be a good host, what I would consider to be a good host is lacking.
But just back to this story real quick, you know, like used this business as a fantastic excuse to rediscover myself and my creative potential. So like when I bought this trailer originally, Central California coast, you know, like I towed this, that trailer up highway, highway one, coastal highway. I've driven it many times.
But just back to this story real quick, you know, like used this business as a fantastic excuse to rediscover myself and my creative potential. So like when I bought this trailer originally, Central California coast, you know, like I towed this, that trailer up highway, highway one, coastal highway. I've driven it many times.
But just back to this story real quick, you know, like used this business as a fantastic excuse to rediscover myself and my creative potential. So like when I bought this trailer originally, Central California coast, you know, like I towed this, that trailer up highway, highway one, coastal highway. I've driven it many times.
Okay. Yeah. So you're familiar. Yeah. So, you know, iconic American, American West highway. Beautiful coastal road too. Unbelievable. Not the most direct, but beautiful. Yeah. And that was the beauty of all of this. I was never in a hurry.
Okay. Yeah. So you're familiar. Yeah. So, you know, iconic American, American West highway. Beautiful coastal road too. Unbelievable. Not the most direct, but beautiful. Yeah. And that was the beauty of all of this. I was never in a hurry.
Okay. Yeah. So you're familiar. Yeah. So, you know, iconic American, American West highway. Beautiful coastal road too. Unbelievable. Not the most direct, but beautiful. Yeah. And that was the beauty of all of this. I was never in a hurry.
Eventually, I wound up building a micro camper in the back of that 64 Ford, where I realized I was spending a lot of my profits just in the lodging that it took to travel all over the country. So that will just...
Eventually, I wound up building a micro camper in the back of that 64 Ford, where I realized I was spending a lot of my profits just in the lodging that it took to travel all over the country. So that will just...
Eventually, I wound up building a micro camper in the back of that 64 Ford, where I realized I was spending a lot of my profits just in the lodging that it took to travel all over the country. So that will just...
As iconic as I could create my life at that time, I was able to, you know, to make money towing this, towing, in this instance, towing this very rare 50s trailer up Highway 1 from California all the way up to Washington, where I would just cut over, you know, back to the homestead. Not, I say the homestead, but at that time, just our normal residential home. You know, I just built a...
As iconic as I could create my life at that time, I was able to, you know, to make money towing this, towing, in this instance, towing this very rare 50s trailer up Highway 1 from California all the way up to Washington, where I would just cut over, you know, back to the homestead. Not, I say the homestead, but at that time, just our normal residential home. You know, I just built a...
As iconic as I could create my life at that time, I was able to, you know, to make money towing this, towing, in this instance, towing this very rare 50s trailer up Highway 1 from California all the way up to Washington, where I would just cut over, you know, back to the homestead. Not, I say the homestead, but at that time, just our normal residential home. You know, I just built a...
built a new shop that I thought was going to be put to good use doing the restorations of these things. And it really just, it worked me out of that mindset into you have a knack for finding these. You enjoy the communication between these people. You've made the contacts that are hungry for the trailers. And yeah, so that was... That was my rebellious period away from corporate America.
built a new shop that I thought was going to be put to good use doing the restorations of these things. And it really just, it worked me out of that mindset into you have a knack for finding these. You enjoy the communication between these people. You've made the contacts that are hungry for the trailers. And yeah, so that was... That was my rebellious period away from corporate America.
built a new shop that I thought was going to be put to good use doing the restorations of these things. And it really just, it worked me out of that mindset into you have a knack for finding these. You enjoy the communication between these people. You've made the contacts that are hungry for the trailers. And yeah, so that was... That was my rebellious period away from corporate America.
You know, I mean, Night Force was amazing. I learned so many... That's what introduced me into the passionate world of training and anything to do with, like, I just grew up a hunter, you know, so we would hunt for deer and elk in Idaho. It's a good place to do it. Oh, it's beautiful. I mean, unbelievable. I've got fantastic memories of my dad and my uncle.
You know, I mean, Night Force was amazing. I learned so many... That's what introduced me into the passionate world of training and anything to do with, like, I just grew up a hunter, you know, so we would hunt for deer and elk in Idaho. It's a good place to do it. Oh, it's beautiful. I mean, unbelievable. I've got fantastic memories of my dad and my uncle.