One year while at my family reunion- we own land on the Mulberry River- we had a truck load of strangers come on to our land and stopped at the campsite and started to unload their gear to go hunting- myself and two other senior boys confronted them telling them thus was private land and they should leave- they laughed and said who was going to make them leave- two of the grandma's appeared holding shotguns and said "we will" - the strangers loaded back up and left quickly- lmao my grandma was holding a Long barreled Greener 10gage shotgun lol
My wife and I had a run in with some people while out exploring the ghost town of Ellsworth in Nevada. Some locals from Gabbs came across us and long story short, they were very drunk, had us blocked in, threatened us and drove away shooting. It was unnerving to say the least. We brought firearms but we thought our biggest adversary would be animals like coyote or cougar. It turns out in all of our adventures we've had more problems with people than animals. Even came across an ugly domestic dispute out hiking one time. Animals are easy. People, not so much.
I went camping in Northern Arizona last year. Was at deserted primitive campsite maybe 200 feet back from the main road. Someone pulled in with a truck at 2 AM, stopped right by my tent. I had my AR15 in the tent with me and chambered a round, and waited. It was all I could do. Fortunately no one got out (they probably looked around and realized I didn't have anything visible worth stealing; just my MSR PocketRocket on a 6 foot folding table) and they eventually drove off. But that was very unnerving. No one does that unless they're up to no good. My policy now is that my tent will always be set up with the door facing AWAY from the road so I have some concealment if I need to exit.
@@WardenWolf we also set up our camp differently now. Even if it's just parking the truck nose out for a quicker escape. We also came up with a story that we can tell sketchy people that come upon us about being a "part of a group" and that we're on "a one night away" and that "they are expecting us in the morning." The thought being that if people think that we are part of a larger group and they expect us, then the percieved opportunity for crime should be lessened.
My family has been pretty sick with various ailments over the past 2-3 years, so I've been pretty much home bound and unable to camp or hike. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us. I'm living vicariously through you right now.
You add life to an old female that watches your endevors and loves all the fun you have. I absolutely love rain and storms and it seems like so much fun to enjoy when camping. Many prayers to you.
The Truck/Tarp combo is Great. In my evolution of camping, I started tent camping, went to topper truck camping, Pop-up camper, travel trailer, and back to truck camping. I like truck camping the very best of all the choices. At 70 my roaming up and down the mountains are behind me, while truck camping still gets us outdoors and we can pretty much bring everything with us including the kitchen sink. It makes camping very pleasurable for us older folks. Wishing the very best for you and your loved ones.
The only thing wrong with truck camping is sweating the cab up with breath and water boiling/ cooking. So when it does get hot, leave the doors open and let it breathe. A panel van is better because of headroom issues.
My husband and I camped in national forest land in Washington state one night. It was beautiful forest with wild raspberries and flowers. It was a boreal forest. That night it began to snow. Right at the edge of dark a dude on a bicycle came riding by and stopped. He said he was supposed to meet his sister out there and wondered if we knew where that road ended. He just generally acted confused. The strange thing was, it was freezing weather and he had no coat, no sweater, nothing. He left but we slept with weapons close that night.
Years ago I was driving my 18 wheeler & stopped at a rest area just over the oregan state line from Idaho. 2, 3a.m. Didn't think about anything except getting to ladies restroom. I pushed the door & something stopped the door from opening all the way. I saw a shadow through the hinge opening & I ran back to my truck. Left rapidly. Scared me real good.
My family had a bizarre experience in the early 70s when me and my brother were both small children. It wasn't a camping trip, but we were driving in a very rural area of Kentucky called Booger Mountain. It used to be the only route available to visit our relatives before the Daniel Boon Parkway was built. One night we were going over the mountain and these nuts started following us really closely with highbeams. Then they would disappear for a long time and reappear. Well, at one point my parents thought they were gone and my brother needed a bathroom break. Being a rural area, my parents allowed him to relieve himself at the side of the road. Suddenly, the highbeams reappeared right there behind us on the side of the road! My mom grabbed my poor brother by his collar and drug him back into the car while he was still going and my dad stomped on the gas! Talk about a scary ride! I just remember by brother being so confused because our mom suddenly snatched him up and he didn't know what was happening. We were out of there! My brother had to finish going in the car! It couldn't be helped.
@@shac9131 this was the early 70s so no meth labs in the area. Also, this was the main thorofare so it wasn't like vehicles didn't go through there. It was a highway. Moonshine stills wouldn't be anywhere near a paved road. Not to mention the fact that they followed us like for many miles.
@@elteescat Ok, I missed/ forgot was in 70's. Regardless of what was going on, they were hiding something. Using flashlight in eyes etc , including high beams on cars... It's ONLY so you don't see what they're hiding and not be recognized
@@shac9131 We were just on the regular highway. And it was the boonies of the early 70s. There weren't any mafias there. And probably a zero black population in the area. I only ever remember seeing 2 black people in that part of the country in my entire life. We lived there for several years and my relatives have been there for several generations.
I had a similar experience as your friend. Going back to college I encountered another driver who was taunting me and driving aggressively. I motioned for the guy to pull over which he did. I pulled up behind him and watched. The driver calmly got out of his vehicle and walked to his trunk, opened it, and pulled out a shotgun. I took off. I never got into a road rage incident again. The crazies are out there.
While traveling west on 80 during a long round trip to the east coast, I was followed by a truck through almost the entire state of Wyoming. When I pulled over and stopped, he did the same thing ahead of me and waited for me to start up again only to start following once more. I finally got tired of it and pulled into a police station in Laramie. He took off from there never to be seen again. Who knows what he was up to?????
Back in the mid-1980s... my sister and I were headed to Boise, in her car. At one point around the Stanley area, we pulled over to stretch our legs and enjoy the fresh mountain air. I was about 23 at the time and my sister was 22 - I'm ok looking, but only 5.2, with light brown hair, decent body...but my sister took after my mom's 'Nordic' side of the family. She's about 5.8, and a gorgeous natural blond, long legs, large breasts almost movie star perfect....we use to tease her and call her "Hollywood" due to her looks. As we were at that rest stop, and just walking around sipping on some sodas and looking at the Sawtooths, this pick-up truck drove by with 2 men in it. They slowed Way Down to take a look at us, and probably realized pretty quickly that we were just two young women and no one else. They slowly drove on after honking the horn on their truck. We left about 10 minutes later...only to find that some 15 miles up this pretty much isolated mountain highway, that they had pulled over, waited until we drove by, then got behind us. They followed us, riding close on our back bumper. If my sister slowed, they would not pass, and if my sister sped up, they maintained that short gap between us. They did this for about 100 miles, with very very little traffic for most of that distance. We finally got into some traffic coming into Eagle Idaho, and they were behind us by alike a 1/2 mile. We pulled into a gas station and my sister ran in and asked the clerk there to call the cops. Long before then, my sister was in tears, stressed because she was driving, and in fear of what those men might do...like maybe actually bump us off the road. I was afraid too...and told my sister to pull over and let me drive, but she was too afraid to stop. I had done a lot more driving than her, and had been on that road many many times and it was only like her 3rd time traveling it. I had decided to stay in the car to see if I could spot the truck once it caught up to us again. And what was funny was a few minutes after my sister ran into that station, here came that truck, and it came right into the parking area and parked about 8 spots down from our car. We just sat and looked at each other, with the two men talking to each other and making gestures like pointing at the station and at me and the car...as they talked. Then suddenly this squad car pulled in between us, this cop jumped out and ran over to the truck with his gun out !!! About 5 minutes later another squad car showed up...and by then I got out and went into the station. It turned out that when the clerk called in to the police there was a squad car literally less than 1/2 a block away and he got there almost immediately. Turns out the truck and license plate number that my sister gave to the dispatcher...was for 2 men with prison records, one who was just released not to long ago and didn't report in to his parole officer. Both men had been in and out of prison for various things, involving beating victims in home robbers and also rape.
@@mariettawinfrey4920 I can remember my sister telling me how shocked she was in seeing a cop pull in, in what felt like just 15 seconds after my sister gave dispatch the license plate number and a description of the truck and the men and said they harassed us for about 100 miles. . But yeah, that officer was already headed towards the station and literally was able to pull in just a few seconds after getting information from dispatch. Another officer took our statement told us how lucky we were. Given the way so many cops showed up and that guns were drawn, it was easy to see they were not going to mess around as they knew those men were dangerous. We just felt such a sense of relief though, knowing those men were not going to be able to follow us to our relative's house nor to the hotel we were going to be staying at.
I drove long haul trucking for 30 years. I remember back in the early 90's, I had a Burton butane one burner stove I took in the truck with me. Loved it. Back then they were like $22.
I wasn't out camping, in fact I was still in town about a mile from home. I had just installed new headlight assemblies on my Tacoma and was in a construction area where it was dark and set my headlights to the correct height. On my way back to the apartment I noticed a car tailing me closely. If I changed lanes they changed lanes. If I turned they turned. If I sped up or slowed down they did too. Finally I got tired of it and made a fast maneuver in my parking lot that allowed me to block their car. They stopped and I got out and yelled at them with my truck between us. All I saw was headlights. I couldn't see the car. Finally one got out of the car and answered me saying they were police. I told the guy to walk forward toward me and hold up his ID then. He asked if I was armed. I told him not to worry about it. He could see me and I couldn't see any of them. He told me to come out from behind the truck and I said not likely. You could be ready to shoot me. He finally approached my truck so I could see him clearly. He identified himself and asked if I was armed. I said only my tire iron. We finally got out of traffic and he started asking me what I was doing behind the stores. I said I wasn't behind the stores, I was in the construction area. Longer story shorter it turned out a store had been robbed while I was back there and they thought I might be the getaway car. Right? I was a quarter mile from the stores, not right behind them with a large cleared field between!. I nearly had to change my pants cause I knew I bit off more than I could chew stopping them like that.
This was so relaxing. Watched it on my lunch break and almost went to sleep. Best night 's sleep is on a rainy night even with thunderstorms. If I am already asleep I will wake up just enough to think rain and just roll over and go back to sleep. Send some of the rain to Texas. We could use it.
Back in the late 80s I combined my love for camping and backpacking with my love for history and became a Civil War reenactor. We drank out of tin cups and in the evenings after all the camp visitors had left events, the beer came out. But we still insisted on period style everything so the beer cans filled up the tin cups and then were placed out of sight from each other. Tin makes all beer taste the same so tens of thousands of reenactors across the east and mid west bought the cheapest beer possible, Schafers. Probably dream years for that beer company!
Yep I had while I was on Leave from Army driving to my Home town in 90s! This car came right up to cars back in this highway (when I was right lane). Luckily a cop saw it and pull that cat over! The cop told me it was local gang bangers looking to screw with solider and pulled those over! Many cops came to seen and took my information and said they even caught a dude with warrants on him!
20'x13' is a big tarp. While in college I kayaked at least two weekends every month. More in the good weather months. I car camped in a Volvo Cross Country with fold-flat seats. I carried a 40'x30' tarp. I rock climb too so I would take a 100' Bluewater rope, stretch it between two big trees, and pitch the tarp on the bias ( diagonally ). It covered my car, a picnic table, and at least 3 tents ( sometimes more depending who came with me ). When it poured, my tent became a hangout spot for many campers close around. Good times. My friends called my tarp "Gigantor".
We are so lucky to have the rain when other states are suffering from drought. I enjoy the rain as well. Hard to get any work done. Enjoy all of your videos. Been watching for years. Thank you.
Thanks for the adventures Luke, I C.C as well. I will never allow anyone to intimidate me again. Had enough abuse growing up. Yes I am responsible but refuse to be a doormat for any weirdos.
When I got my new truck, I was considering installing a platform system but one of the things I want to be sure of is that it needed to be a work truck first. I have designed a collapsible platform that will still still let me lay full sheets of play and gypsum. As soon as I begin the build, I'll start posting content.
Your story of the guy who arrived in middle of night gave me the creeps. Instantly, thought of a reverse situation, where a couple women were camping. Unless they were packing, it might have ended very much differently! 😩
The property you and Susie own is beautiful. What a relaxing video. Nothing better than listening to the rain when you are warm and comfortable. The truck/tarp set up is easy and perfect. Cheers.
I have a question...I'm intrigued...if you did a trip alone with no cameras no intention to create RU-vid or online presence. No IT What do you do... How do you behave differently. For example do you talk to yourself ... I'm intrigued
My scariest moment was after a hike by myself on a night that turned windy, and it was getting too windy to take photos, so I headed back car and put gear in boot, then got into car, I nearly died when I could see a light shining in my rear view mirror like someone was out there shining it in at me, then I realised I still had my head torch on 😂😂😂
Experience: I’ve been solo camping in my RTT in North GA national forest. I had a similar deal where a car passed my site, backed up, drove down the short path and parked 50’ from my truck with high beams on me. I climbed out they turned broadside and said something. Don’t know what it was but they then left. I was between dogs at the time, and I sure did miss having a four legged buddy with me. They sense way more than we do. I did have a concealed Glock 34 on me in case things went sideways.
America answer to everything is guns🤣🤣 where would America be without guns, I don't know how they'd survive they might actually have to use their brain and get creative/ diplomatic
@@jackfender1975 I guess time is getting long sitting in your grandmother's basement with your draws on. You must be one of those that shows up to a gun fight with a blender, God bless you.
@@jackfender1975 the time will come when you’ll eat your own words. Some people don’t care to hear your “diplomacy” and want to hurt you. Try talking your way out of that
I got two stories: First, I was stealth camping in a hammock and a tarp. It was a beautiful summer day in NE Ohio and the inevitable happens. The tornado alarm goes off. Great. I should have packed up then. Then it get's dark and the wind picks up. I'm sitting in the hammock and it starts swaying like a rocking chair. Not too bad, but I should have packed up. Then all hell breaks loose! There was rain of course. Buckets of it. Good thing I was under a canopy of Maple and I know about drip lines. Then of course came the hail. Marble sized. I'm surprised my tarp held up. The only thing that I was worried about was the lightning. Mind you, I'm suspended between two trees. Either one get's hit and I'm toast. The second story is when two dudes came walking up on my campsite. Different location than above. I knew they were out there because I heard the atv's. Okay, it's October and it's full fall foliage. I'm using a huge bright blue tarp. They noticed it and decide to investigate. No, I'm not homeless, just camping. Old dude was cool with that. Younger dude had his fists up like he was ready to fight. I'm like... here have a beer. Old dude was cool with that, young dude was still in a boxing stance. So I casually displayed the array of knives I had on me. Old dude was "let's go" So they left with two beers. I should have packed up but stayed anyways, Nothing deters me from a good camping.
I will make sure to send any rain we get from now through summer your way. I dont mind a little rain every now than but when its raining almost everyday, I get tired of it.
Hey neighbor! I’m in Blairsville Georgia and didn’t know about you until today (7/7/22) while recuperating from pinched nerves and back problems from age (77) and backpacking with too heavy pack. So glad to find reviews from this area and not “out west where it’s dry.” (🥰 the Toyota!) Thank you!
This video made me feel right at home. When i was a child my family used to camp out in the dutch coastal dune forest, and, it being the netherlands, we had rain storms just like this quite often, even in high summer Basically it was one pair of shorts and a summer dress and several long clothes and at least one sweater that got packed, as well as books several games and grid paper to play battleship on... as we were sure to be inside the tent for at least a few days ina 4 week holiday. We used to pre emptively dig a ditch around the tent to take runoff that could be like small streams in the heaviest rain. Days with 28c and mostly sunny were 'lets go to the beach!' days as they were not super common. So yes, i get 'holiday feeling' every time its around 18-25c and moderately cloudy or overcast and intermittent rain or rainstorm. Weather patterns sure have changed. I remember around 86/89 the first real big heat waves of 35+celsius and talk of drought on the news. My elementary school went 'hot weather schedule' where we started early and ended at noon every time the temp got above 28c, and that happened one week a year max. You could basically have that schedule 2 months a year now.
After being wet for over 24 hrs and falling asleep for 10 minutes, I’m now wiped out on body heat and shivering like fool, and get handed a steaming cup of black coffee! God is Great, coffee is good, field is crazy. 🙃
Sure do love these rainy adventures. I am from Oregon and love the rain and the forests. I haven't lived in Oregon in 35 years, and with the politics in Oregon, I won't be going back... but I sure miss the rain and the gorgeous forests and rivers.
yah Luke, was travelling through British Columbia with my then bf in the late 90's. It was close to midnight and several miles before we hit our camp destination. While on this desolate stretch of road we passed a black truck going the opposite direction. It passed and suddenly it stopped turned around and caught up with us and tailed us for several miles. I kept looking back while it's headlight shined into our vehicle, I was angry and asked my bf what do they want! He was quite and nervous, I kept looking back and got a bad feeling, I told my bf, whatever you do "do not stop this car" no matter what! So we just kept going and finally the truck gave up turned around and went back from where it came. All I can say is... trust your instinct, don't stop, leave, basically get out of the situation. It was very creepy to say the least.
I love watching your rain videos! I always make me a cup of coffee and know I’m going to watch a relaxing video. 🤗 We’re not getting much rain here in East Texas, just a lot of heat! 🥵.
I was so relaxed whilst watching this video that, for a split second, I thought the hob was a record player. I forgot that I was watching a camping video, and thought you were about to play some chill music.
Love the rain adventures and that setup is awesome! edit: My only slightly scary experience so far is car camping in a tiny little pull off spot on public lands and at 3am a truck slowly drives by and stops for 10 seconds on the road and then went on. That made me stay awake for quite a while listening for anything and everything.
So I bought a long neck Titanium spoon from Springer Mountain Georgia.. I Sectioned Hiked the mountains ...Anyways, THIS spoon has so much meaning to me about my past adventures & Dreams...It's a Spoon that will not disappoint or fail on you ...I feel naked without this spoon in my bag and life. 12 years later this Spoon is my best friend ....my friends house has 30 utensils...and I told him, this Titanium Spoon is all I need. Safe hiking ,and RESPECT your Spoon!.
Annual precipitation averages for the entire UK are 133 days of rain or snow, totalling 885 millimetres (33.7 inches). Here in the southeast England gets
My grandparents have a permanent trailer at a camp ground in NH on lake Ossipee. I sleep on a screened in porch, I love when it rains. It gets cooler hearing the rain fall threw the trees hitting the metal roof, it's the best sound
I was 22 and moving to FL and had a truck playing leap frog with me in the middle of the night. I had to pull off and wait for a while before I got back on the interstate. Creepy.
Such a beautiful piece of property. I’d love to be able to hike and camp out again, but my body is just a tad broken anymore. I did a lot of camping and wilderness survival with Boy Scouts. It’s nice recalling how much fun and relaxing it can be to enjoy the outdoors without being surrounded by people. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
Best way to do that big tarp is a ridge line to dry it out to pack it up. Stretch up as high as you can and toss it over. Few good shakes and it is dry. I love mine.
Hey Luke. Damn, we have almost the same taste of truck adventures! Setting up camp in a woodland, throw a tarp over the back and relax while hearing the rain dropping on the roof. Nice!!! And as you say ... a car camping is so easy to do. Take some gear, put it in the car and start your next adventure. Best greetings from Germany. Azze
LOL Luke i am shocked. you are not eating from one of those boil bags. On the weird situation i am a wild looking guy so no one messes with me. but i have scared people without meaning to. so i try to smile a lot as a approach someone outdoors.
Luke, I have to agree with you, there is nothing like solo truck camping. I am a 73-year-old female and absolutely love camping in my truck. This past New Year’s Eve I went to the Adirondacks and slept in my truck to bring in the New Year. A friend of mine met me there and she slept in her SUV. We played Christmas music and had a fire; it was unbelievably beautiful with the snow. Fortunately I have a husband that Understands my love for nature and as long as I have a friend with me he does not put up a fuss.
First time commenter I believe lol I've been binge watching your videos since I came across your channel. I've never really been hiking or camping but I find your videos very relaxing and I enjoy that. Great job!! Since everyone is always asking questions, my first one is, where's the absolute worst place you've ever camped at??
I just recently discovered your channel and started watching. After a few videos I decided to subscribe. I'm not a big outdoors person, but I am thoroughly enjoying your videos.
I like how there is no bullsh**. Straight talking. I've watched lots of the content on this channel and it's good. This guy can advise the military, hikers and even hobos on what would be best for their needs. I'm lookin out for one of those helikon fleeces. Good work dude.
I'm setting my minivan up for camping. I'm thinking of getting a screen house/tent that goes on the back of the van. I have a bad back and can't sleep on the ground anymore. I have a fold-away bed mattress that I can make a bed and sofa with it.
I used to get his little 7 oz tubes of sausage at Dollar general they were called Farmer John which were perfect you just squeeze them out you cook the sausage first then get it about half cooked then scramble your eggs in it next thing you know you got sausage and eggs.
They call Glasgow the 'wet city' 48-53'' per year 🙂 ive never felt it was all that bad..just a bit cold with yearly average temp of. 46 degrees...a nice 60-66 in the summer
@@williamsstephens it's been 80 fahreneight these last 2 days but is going to go back to the 70s tommorow...hopefully rest oh uk will not be too much hotter than that...the 70s is warm enough and safer i feel
YOU!!!!....ARE SOOO... EASY/BREEZIE/ALL GOOD/WHAT EVER!!!!! I'M STARTING TO THINK YOUR WAY. CAUGHT MYSELF DOING THAT AT MY JOB LAST WEEK. WOW!!!. WHAT A SHOCK. THANKS!!!!!
Alaska has no duty to retreat. We're a second amendment sanctuary state and constitutional carry (any weapon, any way, any time). The vast majority of carriers carry concealed though, because we also choose to avoid escalation. The situation you described is very touchy but here I would have been within my rights to come out visibly armed. Not sure that's what I would have done but it would be an option.
It looks like you need a battery powdered blower for the truck bed. Remember, if a tree falls in the forest...maybe that applies to seeing it also. I used to have two small empty cans with layered tape around the uncut end rim (less PSI). I would put poles in them under the tarp to protect the material. For minimal camping, an umbrella can be attached to your back/pack to keep your head region pretty dry sitting up in a rain. We knew it would be loud on that hard shell. Mayo OK. I even use it for fry dipping sometimes.
Looks like you have a fairly decent road leading to your location up there, have you ever thought of having a 20' cargo container hauled up, with what you like to do up there the versatility would be never ending (even have a place to store a mower)...
I can't camp any more but your videos give me that feeling again. I could listen to the rain, thunder and wind all night. So if you can keep camping out in the rain, so can I. Thanks.
One of your latest videos you mentioned how much it rains in your area. You've made quit a few recently in the rain. I love day tripping on a coffee adventure but living near Myrtle beach we have not had much rain lately. Do plenty early morning beach coffees. Love your content stay safe and keep up the great videos
Luke :I'm hooked on your videos. You motivated me to gear up and do some winter camping.. Used to camp a lot as a kid, boy scouts, etc. I invested in a Soulo bl and lots of stuff you reviewed. BTW, I always carry titanium chopsticks with my cooking gear since I ea a lot of ramen.
Years ago I heard cowboy coffee was adding egg shells to keep the grounds down. Well I almost choked on egg shells and coffee grounds. I will never listen to my grandfather when it comes to making coffee.
We live in Western Washington and often don't camp because of the constant rain. I REALLY appreciate these videos because I'd like to camp in the rain if I can stay dry. I grew up finding water puddles in my tent too many times to count, and I don't want to go back to that now that I'm an adult. 😅 I'd rather stay dry.
I lived in Everett wash for 9 years and we used to backpack the Olympic penn forest. Sol duc trail was our favorite. Heart lake GORGEOUS. I now am back on the Oregon coast and yes we do live in a RAINFOREST!! But I wouldn’t have it any other way…..
I follow the Mississippi river all the time on vacations . When i set up I put an 8 by 8 sun shelter up then drape my tarp over the truck and sun shelter . Seems when the weather gets nasty it draws people out to visit . Small fire in the rain is like moths to a light for people ! Kitchen is the tail gate an the bed is my truck with a big inflatable and plenty of warm blankets ! Bugs get too bad and I just close the tail gate and topper window and a good nights sleep is had !
