{"id":539,"date":"2023-06-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2023-06-09T16:16:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:16:30","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/?page_id=539","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"539\" class=\"elementor elementor-539\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efc7606 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efc7606\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-088c67b\" data-id=\"088c67b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfeb51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dfeb51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor-768x762.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-750\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor-600x596.jpg 600w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Brofessor.jpg 1072w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1400fd6\" data-id=\"1400fd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4243f59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4243f59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Joey &#8220;the BROfessor&#8221; Slayton is a native of Arkansas. He is an avid off-road\/outdoor enthusiast, hiker, backpacker, motorcycle rider, and podcaster. The BROfessor&#8217;s outdoor adventures began back in the late 1980&#8217;s when he and his friends would take his Suzuki Samurai outadventuring each weekend. Today, on any given day, you can find him riding the highways on his Harley, backroads on his Adventure Bike, Bikepacking, backpacking, kayaking, or down some trail in his FJ Cruiser. Each summer you might have trouble tracking him down as he escapes reality exploring wherever the roads my take him. Joey keeps a log of his adventures through his Instagram @brofessoradventures, his LIVE radio show\/podcast &#8220;THE Overland Podcast&#8221; and his blog &#8220;BROfessor Adventures.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e3680e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e3680e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fce440\" data-id=\"7fce440\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-178dad1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"178dad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf0b8a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf0b8a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2875c6\" data-id=\"c2875c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-951ee4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"951ee4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element-overlay\">\u00a0Being born and raised in northwest Arkansas, I grew up camping, fishing, hunting and floating the Ozark National Forest. My love for offroading didn\u2019t develop until after I bought my first 4 wheeler as an adult. From there it progressed thru different 4 wheelers and side by side rigs and on to where we are today\u2026. Jeeps.\u00a0 I married the love of my life in 1994, and over the last 30+ years, we\u2019ve shared many of these experiences together. So, the combination of all these activities into vehicle based adventure exploration defines what overlanding means to<\/div><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"editor\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\"><p>me, and is why I am so passionate about it. If I\u2019m not working or<br \/>overlanding, I\u2019m talking about overlanding, or the gear we use, on THE Overland Podcast with my Bro, Joey Slayton.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b773ae7\" data-id=\"b773ae7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61810d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61810d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-298x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-752\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-1525x1536.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-600x604.jpg 600w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2-1200x1209.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/brofessorbatsfriends.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20211231_142934-2.jpg 1835w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey &#8220;the BROfessor&#8221; Slayton is a native of Arkansas. 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