Learn how to help through some organizations doing the hard work for Helene recovery-
211.org- https://nc211.org/supply-collections-locations-and-supply-distribution-locations-helene-relief/
YouTube support efforts (information and some donation info)-
Adventuruss
Down South Adventures
Hurricane Helene destruction was colossal in Western NC and surrounding states. I live in the Asheville area and have been contributing to area relief especially in hard to reach areas. It is truly heartbreaking what this storm has done to so many communities. Two days of aid runs are up on the SSO YouTube Channel- https://youtu.be/VuKW3OD3hJo?si=tSazy--wqo3pByhF. This is not a video I wanted to make, although the extent of the damage is unbelievable and this is only a single route in the mountains of WNC which were so badly hit over a massive area. This cannot be lost in the news cycle. This is not a today problem, this is something the area will be dealing with for a very long time. You can volunteer many places, but I have been working through BiltmoreChurch.com (Arden Campus). Check out Biltmore Church socials for needs and schedules. If you are unable to help in person you can donate to 828Strong.com which benefits the area directly as it is part of Biltmore Church. Samaritanspurse.org has been incredibly instrumental in area relief efforts for Helene as well.
Thank you all for the support! The SSO YT channel has just passed 200 subscribers and I'm simply blown away. Please share the channel and videos to those who may get something out of them as well. We really need to grow the channel to 1,000+ subscribers to be monetized. It isn't far away and with your help it will happen!
Since 100 subscribers just a few weeks ago we have posted a couple of trail videos and the Hurricane Creeek video is still going ballistic. I've learned a few things... People don't like Jeep videos that have to do with cleaning. Let me know if you're interested in those videos and I'll still do a few of them here and there. I also learned I need to find better music for trail rides. I'm using free, royalty-free music and the selection is limited. Put another way, the only way I'm going to get an ambient sound recording without in-Jeep chit chat is riding by myself which rarely happens.
So what is in the hopper? I'm still keeping more or less a weekly upload schedule and to find out what's next uou'll need to subscribe and hit the notification bell on YT. Trail rides and Jeep projects sums it up, but doesn't narrow it down. If there is ever something that might interest you, please let me know and I'll see what I can do. YT comments are probably the fastest way to get a response from me by the way. Following SSO on IG and Facebook are other good ways to see what's going on.
I will work on keeping the gear links section updated with gear we use and like. SSO is an Amazon affiliate although not currently sponsored by anyone and our opinions are exactly that. Any relationships with vendors will be disclosed. I would love to post some discount codes if the opportunity knocks, although it will only ever be companies we trust and endorse.
Thanks again for giving us some of your time and don't forget to wheel responsibly!
-SSO
