The speaker is setting off to attend TwitchCon, a video game convention, from San Diego. Along the way, they encounter a car crash, forcing them to detour around the city. They decide to camp out in the desert, a place they had previously planned to visit for fun, inspired by a YouTube video by Van Neistat.
While camping, they encounter various challenges, including the truck leaking coolant, their bike getting stuck in the sand, and a sudden dust storm. The speaker describes these experiences, including their attempts to navigate the desert and the challenges they faced.
The speaker also discusses their motivations for attending TwitchCon and how the desert adventure has influenced their perspective. Despite the various challenges, they express that they had a good time and are looking forward to the convention.
Here are the key facts extracted from the given text:
1. The speaker is going to TwitchCon.
2. The speaker's plan was to drive down to San Diego but they encountered a car crash.
3. The speaker had to go around and camp out in a desert.
4. The speaker's vehicle is a salvage title run-down pickup truck from Los Angeles.
5. The speaker uses the truck to collect and dump trash from their house.
6. The coolant in the truck was leaking, but it didn't matter because the engine was so hot that it burned away all the water in the coolant within five minutes.
7. The speaker had to fix a leaking coolant pipe.
8. The speaker's reason for going to the desert was to get to TwitchCon.
9. The speaker was inspired by a YouTube video by Van Neistat to get a motorcycle.
10. The speaker had a lot of fun riding around the desert.
11. The speaker got lost in the desert but continued to ride around.
12. The speaker had to navigate through the desert, including climbing rocks and screaming.
13. The speaker's bike got stuck in the sand and they had to pull it out.
14. The speaker received an emergency dust storm alert on their phone.
15. The speaker had to navigate through a wash, which is where water flows out of the hills when it rains.
16. The speaker went the wrong way and the trail started looking less and less like a trail.
17. The speaker discovered that sand in the air was actually little rocks.
18. The speaker found a road to civilization and was relieved.
19. The speaker had a nightmare that someone was walking around their tent at night.
20. The speaker had a lot of time to think about how fun the desert trip had been.
21. The speaker concluded their TwitchCon review with a rating of 4 out of 10.