Six seats. How to get one.
Four crew trucks are already in. We're picking six more for the week in the Mojave, Mar 20 to 27, 2027. Tell us about the truck, the things you've broken, and why this trip. It is not a vote, and we don't take everyone who qualifies.
- 01Applications open for a fixed window each year.
- 02We read every one. A walkaround video decides close calls.
- 03Twenty finalists are announced on Instagram and to the list on Feb 1, 2027.
- 04Finalists get a phone call.
- 05Six rigs are picked to join the four crew trucks. Two weeks to confirm and sign the waiver and release.
- 06Applications don't roll over. Not picked? Apply again next year with what changed.
Tell us why you built it
- 01The story beats the parts list
Homebuilt beats bought. A high-mileage truck you built in your driveway has a better shot than a showroom build. Tell us why you built it the way you did.
- 02Show it as it is
Dirt, dents, the tool bag. The walkaround video decides close calls, so open the hood and show us the spares.
- 03Tell us what broke
Three trail failures and how you got home tell us more than any mod list. We're picking people who can fix things.
- 04Be good company
A week is a long time in a ten-truck convoy. Tell us who's riding with you and what they're like at camp.
What we're looking for changes a little every year, and we pick for variety across the ten. Not picked? It might just be that we already had your truck. Apply again.
About six weeks to get ready
- FebruaryThe call
We phone every finalist. Bring your co-driver to the call if you can.
- Two weeks laterConfirm
Say yes, sign the waiver and likeness release, and the seat is yours.
- Feb – MarParts and profile
Partner parts ship to you to install before the trip. Your rig profile goes up on the site.
- Early MarchThe start point
You get the start, the first camp and the trip channel. The rest of the route stays with the crew.
- Sat · Mar 20Drive it there
No trailers, no chase trucks. Rig check, CV Lassos, first camp.
- The truck and how it's built
- Your experience fixing things in the field
- Whether you're good company for a week
- Variety across the ten
Five minutes, phone is fine. Walk us around the rig, open the hood, show us the tool bag. Unlisted YouTube or a Drive link. Strongly encouraged, and it decides close calls.
We read every application after the window closes on Jan 15, 2027. Twenty finalists are announced on Feb 1 on Instagram and to the list, and finalists get a phone call. If you don't hear from us by then, it's a no this year; apply again next year with what changed.