Austin Rampt was born in Dallas Texas in 1983 to Brad and Dorothy, and is the older brother of Ben, born 5 years later in 1988. From the ages 8-12 Austin lived in Tokyo and was taught resourcefulness.
Austin moved to Brooksville, FL in 1997 and graduated high school in 2001 from Hernando High School with a 3.7 GPA. He received an academic scholarship and went on to attend the University of South Florida.