The Mule Story
The nickname wasn't given to me because I'm stubborn — it's because I carry everything. My buddies have been frustrated with me more than once for showing up with way too much gear, too many gadgets, too many things I built or tinkered together. I'm the guy who opens his backpack in the middle of the wilderness and pulls out a watermelon. Just because I can. Just because I'm the Mule.
Over the years I've done probably hundreds of trips with my crew — out of the country, crazy backpacking trips through the mountain west, and ten unguided fishing trips to Alaska. These are the adventures where Mule Creations was born. Everything I build out in the field, I eventually build better in the shop.
We document a lot of it on our YouTube channel, Team Unguided — come see what hauling a watermelon into the backcountry actually looks like.
Where It Started
My dad was a builder. He had every tool you can imagine — chop saws, drill presses, welders, big power tools — and when I was little I got into all of them. We even found some old gunpowder once. That's the kind of childhood that either scares you away from tools forever or hooks you for life. For me, it was the latter.
Dad passed away in 2015. He left me the spark. Everything I build carries a little bit of that.
The Work
Over the years I've built up a serious shop — table saw, routers, Milwaukee everything. A few years back I added a CNC machine with a laser attachment, diamond engraving bits, and Vectric Aspire software. More recently, a Bambu X1 Carbon 3D printer joined the crew.
The CNC opened up a whole new world. Trees of Life are what people ask for most — every one is personalized, every one is different. I also make signs, religious plaques, storage pieces, pet tags, and display stands. If you can dream it up, there's a good chance I can build it.
Building things is just how my brain works. Off-grid solar systems, furniture, e-bike conversions, custom kayak seat contraptions for Alaska fishing trips — I love figuring things out from scratch. Mule Creations is where that same energy goes into things you can hang on your wall, give as a gift, or pass down.
Current project: a 1990 motorhome I've been jerry-rigging into something actually worth living in. Solar panels, inverters, modern amenities — the whole off-grid treatment. Next on the list is integrating a reverse osmosis water treatment system into it — because clean water on the road shouldn't require a trip to a campground.
The Family
None of this happens without my beautiful wife. She's my rock — keeps me grounded, keeps me happy, and somehow tolerates the shop, the gear, the trips, and whatever I'm building at midnight. She's the reason everything works.
We have seven kids. Six of them are out of the house doing their thing — the seventh is 13 and keeping me young. They're my world. Even when I'm fishing. Especially when I'm fishing.
In June 2026 we'll be grandparents for the first time. Which means I now have a very good excuse to build even more things.
I Also Build Digital Things
It's not just wood and wire. I love building with AI too — figuring out what it can do, pushing it somewhere useful. With seven kids, ten Alaska trips, hundreds of adventures, and a grandchild arriving in June, memory gets stretched pretty thin. So naturally, I built an app for that.
WhosZoo is my personally built, AI-curated memory app — it helps me keep track of all the people, places, and things in my life before they slip away. Because apparently when I'm not pulling a watermelon out of my backpack, I'm building software at midnight.
The Logo
The logo says it all: you can lead a mule to water, but you can't make him drink. Everything here is made on my terms — stubborn about quality, stubborn about craft.
Where to Find Me
Based in Herriman, Utah. Local pickup available. I also ship — just ask. For custom work, start here.