The World By Road

	Stevinson is a local dealership that has partnered with us as our title sponsor. They will be providing the vehicles for the expedition along with financial support for the expedition. This sponsorship is very exciting as they are helping us with everything from the education initiative to the expedition itself. Soon we will have more details about the vehicles and exactly what we will be doing with Stevinson, so we will keep you posted.
	Toyota will also be joining this sponsorship as they will be rolling us out with their launch of the new re-designed Tundra. In cooperation with Toyota, we will work with Stevinson to help roll out the new truck as part of the expedition. After some meetings next week we will know more details of our role in this launch.
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	Marmot is our main gear sponsor for the expedition. Beyond general support, their clothing, tents and packs will help us get to the top of the highest peaks and survive the elements as we go around the world. They will also be featuring our content on their Marmot Pro website.
	Google will be featuring our video clips on their video site. Currently some featured clips average nearly 100,000 views per day. It is exciting to have the opportunity to syndicate our content to the growing Google audience on their new Video site. Additionally, now that Google purchased YouTube, you will see our content featured on their main page as well.
	Thule makes excellent rack systems and has sponsored most of our rack and storage systems for our trucks. Although our rack on the Tundra was a custom job, everything else is Thule. From the rooftop storage box to the extra straps, we certainly have a lot of reliable gear. Thule has also pledged to assist us throughout the trip and will be featuring us on a new website that they are launching.
	Emusic is now the second largest download engine on the internet for MP3s. They do things a little different than Itunes and the rest of the competition by giving the users more liberal licenses to the music they download. Emusic has agreed to generously help us in many ways. First they will be giving us music to use with all of the video and podcasts we produce, making our content even better for our audience. Secondly they have pledged to help us monetarily in exchange for promotions of their memberships, so try out a membership today and help us get around the world.
	Lonely Planet is going to be helping out with the trip in many ways. The is one of our most exciting sponsorships as we will be working closely with Lonely Planet to do many things. Above and beyond general sponsorship, we will be working to produce content, setup cooperative efforts to promote world travel and more.
	Mania TV is one of our premiere outlets for our content. They will be airing half hour programs of our media and hosting an on demand page on their site so that you can watch our content there anytime. Their syndication will help us to reach a much larger audience.

	Toytec Lifts was started in 2002 with a simple idea for Toyota lift kits at a reasonable price. They sponsored the new much needed suspension kits for the trucks when we were in Mongolia, and although they may have a commitment to low prices, the quality of their products is held to an extremely high standard. With a myriad of different products from front coil overs, rear lift shackles, shock extenders, rear LCA skids, and coil springs they are the place to go for improved suspension on your truck. As a manufacturer that still sells direct to the consumer ToyTec Lifts can save you as much as 40% off prices. With such great prices on their products and a chance to test these suspension kits on the road, we wonder why we ever drove Little Pepe and the Thundra without them.
	Performance Tire and Wheel has provided us with new wheels and tires for the vehicles. Since the wheels and tires that come stock on a vehicle are not exactly designed for the roads and terrain that we will be encountering, we needed to do some upgrades. Our friends at performance made sure that we have the right setup for the expedition. They will also be providing ongoing support whenever we have flats or problems along the way. As the largest independent wheel and tire dealer in the United States and a local Colorado company, we should have no problems in this department. Click the logo to the left to checkout their online store with great deals on tires and rims.
	A1 Scuba is our partner for all of our scuba equipment and activities. They have generously donated all of our essential scuba gear including fins, regulators, masks, snorkels, and underwater housing for our cameras. They will also be using their travel agency to help line up cool and interesting dive sites for us to visit and do stories on. Whenever we do a story with A1 we will have it all lined up with more info so all of you can easily learn more about how to get to that destination and do the dive yourself. As a local company from our home in Colorado, we are very excited to have them on board as a partner
	CineForm makes unparalleled video editing products. They have given us their Prospect HD program as an add on to Adobe Premiere Pro. This software will be an invaluable tool for us while editing HD video. They will also be on hand to provide us support with the software. If you are serious about editing and working with HD video, this software is the choice to take your work to the next level.
	A.R.E. provided The World by Road with a Deluxe Commercial Unit (DCU) for the Tundra and did so when most other companies did not even have the dimensions for the truck. The DCU is made from aluminum and it’s durability and windowless design provide added security for our equipment. The topper design also allows us to access cargo from three sides and includes a mounted toolbox to help us better organize our gear. ARE is hands down the leader in the industry for truck toppers, we would not use anything else.
	Rip Board has donated two of their classic model rip boards. These are like boogie boards for rivers. We will be taking these down many rivers throughout our travels. If you would like to try them out, go to the website. They take people out on regular trips all summer on the rivers in Colorado and you can also purchase the boards online.
	Warn has donated one of their world class winches to the expedition. We will most definitely be using this winch in the numerous tight spots we get into while we are ont he road. Having the world’s premiere winch company on broad will certainly be an asset to our success.
	Kata Bags has generously given us two of their top of the line professional camcorder bags. They also make body armor and other security products. Their bags are quite impressive and it is easy to see that they put quality first in all of their products. I suppose that when a company makes body armor and products of that nature they clearly have the ability to make high quality, well designed bags to hold camera equipment.
	eBags has provided us with a handful of their signature bags to help us keep our gear organized. This is a new partnership but there are many plans for this to expand. We will be working with eBags to design a line of expedition bags that will help all of the adventurers out there have an easier time at toting and protecting their gear.
	Sumo Lounge makes some seriously cool and comfy furniture. They contacted us about supporting our project and are now making sure that our team at home is comfortable with some of their Omni Lounge chairs. Since they recently jumped on board to help us out we are not sure exactly what we will be doing together, but one of their seats may be making its own trip around the world. Stay tuned for more info about that.
	Rosetta Stone makes excellent language education software. We will be using their software and web lessons to help improve our knowledge of the languages of the countries we are traveling to. They have provided us with online subscriptions and discs for our laptops.

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