Father & Son ยท Est. 2025

Building Skills & Creating Memories

A dad and his son fixing old trucks, working the land, and driving things home that probably shouldn't make it. We film all of it, mistakes included.

Real builds, documented Based in Alabama Family-run
Illustration of the Heartland Homestead shop, with the blue tractor parked under the carport

What We're Building

On the Lift & On the Road

What's on the lift and on the road right now.

Vehicle Restoration

K5 Blazer Build

In Progress ยท Teardown

Knee-deep in a vintage K5 teardown. Saving what we can, replacing what we can't, and documenting every bolt along the way.

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Homestead Projects

Coop, Garden & Land

Ongoing

Building a working homestead one project at a time: coops, fencing, gardens, and the land work that keeps the whole operation running.

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Vehicle Restoration

1993 Dodge D150

Active Build

Half-ton Mopar pickup. Driver-first build, sorted one weekend at a time. Brakes, electrical, fluids, and all the little fixes that keep a 30-plus-year-old truck honest.

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Red rock cliffs of Red Canyon, southern Utah
Road Trip Adventures

Revive & Drive: Utah

Trip Log

Father-son cross-country run from Salt Lake City to Alabama. Buy a classic, revive it on the spot, and drive it home through the West.

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Our Story

We're Colin & Matt

It started with small projects around the house. Now it's old trucks, a homestead, and the occasional 1,900-mile drive home in something with 390,000 miles on it.

  • Vehicle restorations documented bolt by bolt
  • Homestead projects: coops, gardens, and land work
  • Cross-country road trips in classics we revive ourselves
  • Learning together, and sharing every step with you

Explore Our Projects

2Active vehicle builds
Est. 2025Father & son
130+Videos posted
100%DIY, hands-on

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Fresh from the shop, the homestead, and the open road.

Rule 2, saying something is so does not make it so. Always check before you install. #shallow #work

September 19, 2026

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RIP my Epoxy, the lift needs in. No more playing around. #work #concrete #saw #$$$

September 19, 2026

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Can't escape the rust #rust #rusty

September 7, 2026

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Punching holes! #vevortools #redneck #oshaapproved

September 3, 2026

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If your drill doesn't work, get a bigger one. #magdrill @vevor #redneck

September 2, 2026

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Built me a bonfire #fire #bonfire

September 2, 2026

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"We're not experts. We're a dad and his son learning by doing."
Colin & Matt ยท Heartland Homestead

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