New Unit in Manufacturing

Brian and the crew are busy building a new unit for some lucky camper. We are learning and perfecting the manufacturing process all the time. We are definitely ready to get some of these beautiful outdoor recreation trailers behind the cars of people who like to get out and have fun. Carla – I think

Pre-Production Units on Sale Now

It’s time. Honestly. Brian and I started this journey over 4 years ago. Of course work gets in the way. And global pandemics. But here we are. We’ve learned a lot as we have moved through dozens of different designs to align on the one we are putting out now. We are also already planning

Pixie Invasion

It took no time at all for Pixie to find her way into our hearts. From the minute I saw her, I knew she must be part of earth explore. She is the perfect mascot for us. Curious and clearly a nomadic wanderer. Her owner says she likes to leave in the mornings and roam

The Fiery Tree of Creativity

Well, whatever. We needed a logo. As these things go, we had no shortage of ideas. Many of them were good. But eventually you need to latch on to something and go with it. And this version seemed to be popular. We are hopeful it becomes synonymous with our mission of producing exceptional, functional, fun,

Taking Shape

Brian and Tara took the current prototype out for a quick spin around Monticello this past weekend. The goal was to get some photos and generally see how the unit looked in nature. The design changes already in the works will make a big difference in visuals. But functionally, we are now very close to

Truckers and Hurricanes

Brian found us a sweet deal for a place to set up camp. We had quickly outgrown his garage and needed to have some more room. So we are officially at 680 Old State Route 47 in Monticello, IL. It’s not ideal, because we are sharing space with a place that does maintenance on semi-trucks,

The 4th garage and the coming of Pixie

We decided to build the next prototype in Brian’s garage in Monticello, IL. Brian has two daughters and a life, and I have no daughters and no-life, so it made sense to home base there.  We first tried to use aluminum square tube with plastic couplings, but we soon found out this was simply not

The origins of earthexplore

In the fall of 2016, I had only recently returned to the midwest after living and traveling all over the world. But I had most recently lived in Idaho, where camping is a full-on, expansive and amazing experience. I wanted to refamiliarize myself with camping in the midwest and so started searching for a modest