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Vidoop Oregon Trail: You have (not) died of dysentery

Rick Turoczy on September 3, 2008

Oregon Trail You have died of dysenteryIt’s common knowledge that we are afforded the luxury of our relatively cushy existence here in Oregon thanks to the efforts of pioneers. Pioneers who spent many an arduous day sitting on uncomfortable wagon seats as they headed toward their new home.

Last I heard, that whole “pioneer” thing isn’t a requirement to be a resident of the state anymore. Unfortunately—or perhaps fortunately for our amusement—no one told the soon-to-be officially Portland-based Vidoop.

Because they’re recreating the Oregon Trail with a trip from Tulsa to Portland. That’s right. The entire Tulsa crew is packing into a convoy and heading north to their new home.

28 people. 4 RVs. 7 U-Hauls. 42 people. 4 RVs. 5 U-Hauls, 2 trailers, 2 cars, 8 pets, and 1 blueberry bush. 5 days to get across the country.

And you get to watch all the hijinx with the Vidoop Oregon Trail blog! It’s like our own little Real World Road Rules episode.

And while there’s not much there now, bear in mind that the trip just started. There’s no telling what kind of hilarity will ensue after these guys have been on the road for a few days.

Here’s hoping they never buy more meat than they can haul back to their wagons, no one is attacked by rabid squirrels, and last but certainly not least, no one succumbs to dysentery.

Vidoop is expecting to land in Portland by Sunday. Until then, stay tuned to the Vidoop Oregon Trail.

Published by Rick Turoczy

More than mildly obsessed with the Portland startup community. Founder and editor at Silicon Florist. Cofounder and general manager at PIE. Follow me on Twitter: @turoczy

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  3. kfox September 4, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    Thanks for the post…

    @MarshallK – if you start out as Vidoop you get “42 people, 4 RVs, 5 U-Hauls, 2 trailers, 2 cars, 6 aussies, 1 camera crew, 8 pets, and 1 blueberry” … and a timeline of 5 days 🙂

  4. Marshall Kirkpatrick September 3, 2008 at 3:18 pm

    Good luck everybody!! I remember choosing between being a banker and a carpenter – nobody told me I could be an OpenID provider! Sweet – so, what’s that start you out with??

    Travel safe and have fun!

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