Eustace Conway is an American naturalist with a lot of daring instincts in him, no wonder he’s one of the biggest stars of the History Channel classic, “Mountain Men” alongside other members – Morgan Beasley, Tom Omar, Charlie Tucker and Marty Meierotto
He is the subject of the book The Last American Man – a biography of Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) which was named a New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
Her life is also the inspiration behind the Adventures in the Simple Life by Sarah Vowel on the weekly radio show and This American Life with Ira Glass.
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Eustace Conway Bio/Wiki
Eustace Conway was born Eustace Robinson Conway IV on September 15, 1961 in Columbia, South Carolina.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and English from Appalachian State University.
At 17, Conway left home so he could live in a teepee in the woods. He has hiked the entire Appalachian Trail and claims to have set the world record for crossing the United States on horseback from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
A record that according to the New York Times and Los Angeles Times as well as the book Bud & Me, was made in 62 days.
The trip was first taken by Bud and Temple Abernathy, aged 11 and 7, who rode 3,619 miles (5,824 km) from New York to San Francisco on a horseback riding trip, which began in August 1911.
In 1987, Eustace founded a lifelong dream, “Turtle Island Preserve,” an environmental education center that has a 1,000-acre wildlife preserve near Boone, North Carolina.
Conway was one of four featured characters in the 2012 documentary film Reconvergence, directed by Edward Tyndall.
A 2003 documentary film about Conway’s life, Full Circle: A Life Story of Eustace Conway, was directed by Jack Bibbo.
Conway appeared in Mountain Men, a History Channel reality series that began airing in 2012.
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The series, currently in its sixth season, focuses on Conway’s daily life of performing chores and preparing food for the coming winter.
In November 2012, Turtle Island was forced to close public access because its traditional buildings violated building codes.
In mid-December 2012, Conway appeared to be moving toward a resolution with the North Carolina Building Code Council.
However, after making this progress on the code board, Conway was arrested for trespassing on a neighbor’s property in a dispute over the property line, continuing the legal challenges at Turtle Island.
Conway’s issues with North Carolina’s Building Code Council quickly got input from state officials, leading the North Carolina General Assembly to propose a waiver of building code requirements for primitive structures.
Both the House and State Senate voted unanimously to pass H774. The bill was signed into law by Governor Pat McCrory on June 12, 2013.
Conway’s dear friend from the same show, Preston James Roberts, died around September 2017 and he took over his Facebook account to share the painful news with fans and the public.
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Eustace Conway Family
Conway’s parents are Eustace Robinson Conway III and Karen Conway. He has two brothers and a sister. Their names are Judson, Walton and Martha.
Eustace Conway married, wife
Eustace Conway is one of those rare individuals who seems completely satisfied with his single life. He is neither married nor divorced.
Instead of a wife, Eustace seems to find more joy and happiness in taking care of his home, Turtle Island, and the nature around him.
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His single life raised suspicions and rumors that he might be gay. But Eustace neither talked about his sexuality nor showed the traits that resemble suspicion.
Salary/Net Worth Eustace Conway
56-year-old naturalist Eustace Conway is said to have a whopping net worth of $200,000 (two hundred thousand dollars).
The massive amount comes mainly from revenue from his TV show, “Mountain Men”, environmental education center, “Turtle Island Preserve” and other projects.
Conway is active on Facebook and is followed by 49,394 people.