Escaping The Desert Heat Into The Cool Mountains! -Grilled Kebabs, Cold Beer Camping! 

My Dad trained at Ft. Bliss in El Paso prior to shipping over seas where he served in WWII for 3 yrs. He always liked to tell my brother & I how he could write his initials in the wooden target board with his .50 cal. machine gun. One year we stopped in El Paso and my parents took us across the border into Juárez, Mexico. This was in the early '60's and I was about 10 yrs. old & my brother was 7 yrs. old. As we were shopping we briefly got separated from our parents and wandered into a market place were a lot of people were gathering in a circle. A couple of guys lead a sheep into the circle, slit its throat, picked it up briefly to let it bleed out, then started cutting it up as people from the crowd moved in to purchase their desired piece of meat. Needless to say my brother & I were wide-eyed and a little startled when my dad came up & said where have you guys been? Each piece of the slaughtered sheep was wrapped up in newspaper & handed to the buyer. I also remember one guy was swatting flies away with a severed cow's tail. The last time my brother & I were in El Paso was when we took my Dad to his annual Army reunion. He was 97 years old and lived to be 100 yrs. & 4 mo. greatest man I have ever known!

Cuervo’s dry sense of humor is classic. Hilarious. Another good one gentleman.

Cuervo should be the gold-standard musician for Western overlanders/campers/outdoorsmen. Simply beautiful.

Best camping music ever. Could listen to it all night. Thanks Cuervo & James

I'm glad to see people out enjoying the outdoors. Ya'll got your priorities right!

You had me at campfires and Coors Banquet.

Good times! What a treat to have that elk running around so close, too!

Another great adventure guys! The perfect way to escape that hot Summer. Thank you for letting us tag along!

We were camping a few months ago, and it was getting late so we had just put the fire out and we’re sitting quietly in the dark getting ready for bed when a small herd of elk came right into our camp and then spooked and ran when they realized we were there. It also scared us just bad because we didn’t know the elk were there until the spooked and ran. That was an adrenaline rush!

Very cool channel, glad I found you guys. Cheers 🍺🍻

Hey James, Cuervo.. Great camp as always. Either way you go, it's only a couple hours or so to the mountains, perfect get-a-way location. Good times, good food and drink, life is good. Thanks for the trip, work and Cuervo's music, well done gentlemen. See ya next time.

We’ve hit our favorite spots in the Lincoln Nat Forest a couple of times during this brutal heatwave, Las Cruces isn’t much cooler than El Paso right now. Based on the forecast we’ll probably be heading up again soon, I love seeing the elk, hearing them bugle from a distance, echoing through the valley is enchanting. It’s been a while since we’ve had kebabs too, I might just have to make them. I like to put them on a bed of rice (premade), I sprinkle some ghost pepper salt on the rice before topping with the kebabs, then a squirt of lime and cilantro if I’m feeling it. That’s THE most gourmet bologna sandwich ever! Thanks for another good video and music.

Hello 👋 my outdoors friend greetings from Northern California. Thank you for sharing another outdoor adventure. It's good that you were able to escape the heat 🔥 of El Paso and escape to the mountains of New Mexico. Those kabobs looked very tasty. Stay safe out there. 🤗 👋

Very interesting show, as usual . Hot in central Texas as well and I too would welcome the cool pine and sage scented mountains of Cloud Croft . Enjoyed the good looking food . Good show and many thanks.

Good to see you guys out! I need to get myself somewhere with some 68° weather. Burning up in my area too. Watching as my house is out of power too. I know what you mean about filming in the heat. Miserable! Take care, guys!

It really makes me happy to see cuervo becoming one with nature. As I said before I really enjoy watching you guys. Great episode 😁

We are over 100 degrees here too... Phoenix area... It's not fun to be in the heat! I almost went to Flagstaff but stayed home, ha! Trying to save some money n pay off bills... such is life! Good to see you guys out in the woods! Kebobs n bologna sandwiches looked good! And I love the smell of sage...

Nothing wrong with a quick vid glad yall got the break from the heat

Beautiful mountains, love it, Thank you for sharing.!

Just returned to Central Tex from a stay in Ruidoso. Watching that temp rise by a degree every five minutes on the way back down was hard to stomach. Really enjoying your vids!

Excellent choice of beer!!! I definitely like my Coors while relaxing in the wilderness with good friends.

Dude!!! Awesome! Your channel has come far; it’s been great watch!

I may do another "cooling off" trip to Cloudcroft this week. Very short drive for me. The kebabs are a good idea, never think of it while camping. I usually do bacon and eggs for breakfast, with fried potatoes and onions (and green chili if I have it). But not over a fire, too lazy in the morning and eager to get coffee! I use 2 burner Coleman stove. I have a 1 once titanium stove like yours for backpacking though. I have some new knives and an LED lantern I want to test, so another excuse to get up there...

Great trip to the woods. Looking forward to your review of the Forester. Thanks for sharing James

I love your videos guys Always so fun. Positive and interesting. I love the food prep, gets me hungry and this was really nice to see more of Cuervo’s additions to this video. Loved the cool ritual/sage and burning in the campground. Just nice to see that half and half mixture of both your personalities mesh in these videos. As always top notch music 😁 thanks for the fun videos!

Going camping it's supposed to be about you guys I used to do pretty easy meals just so I could get out there plus what you can afford. I'd rather eat sandwiches and be somewhere awesome and nature then eating steak and being broke and barley having gas money haha. It looked like a super fun time!

This is really awesome. The kebabs look so good. I've heard about the heatwave down there. I hope it cools off for everyone in Texas, and in the other places where there is a heatwave. Cheers, James, and Cuevro! ✌️

Looks like you guys had an awesome time out there 👍 Thank you for featuring the Forester 🙏

Great video dear brothers!! Thank you both so very much!! ❤

Love Cuervo’s guitar playing.Really nice. That Elk was kool !!! Nice camp site,kabobs looked tasty. Sure enjoy your videos James,Cuervo 👍

I feel y'all on that heat wave, in Phoenix we had 31 days straight over 110° this summer. Brutal.

Thank You James and Cuervo, for this PEACEFUL and RELAXING VIDEO! REALLY ENJOYED IT and ALL YOUR VIDEOS!!!

Looks like a fun trip and an excellent way to cool off!

Love the video and personally I’m jealous of the sandwiches and kabobs lol. God bless you brothers.

I'm in South Texas and it's been quite hot here too. I'm so ready for fall. We are also making our annual trip to Marfa Texas. We will be there for the Marfa lights Festival

Nice. Out here in San Diego urban camping with my dog where we can find shade too

James, Don’t be stingy with the bologna!

Another great video, it doesn’t matter what you cook or do as I just enjoy watching your adventures. Thank you⚜️

Luckily less mosquitoes and bugs outdoors even in hot climates. In Thailand, summer is really really hot and humid on rainy season and tons of bugs and insects.

Cuervo Negro blessed the campsite which brought up on good spirits. Maybe that's why an elk visited you guys? In many Native American cultures, the presence of an elk is a good omen.

Aussie here - Love the appearance of the Akubra in other continents...

Man that looks peaceful.

Thanks!

Hells yah!! Good to see you out and kicking ass🤘

You go Cuervo my man with the chips on the sandwich yes sir 🤙🏼 great choice guy’s 😎🇺🇸🤙🏼

Sandwiches looked great, this is a great channel love the content and music I live in the land of enchantment it's more beautiful in person around a campfire with friends and family and some good ole Jim beam

Another great video and as always, killer music! That trip looked so fun!

Great video, James! Great tracks, Cuervo! take care, guys!

Another excellent video. I really enjoy your channel, keep up the good work.

Great Trip Guys ! TAKE CARE..

Nice to get out to the mountains to camp HellToTheYeah them Kabobs delicious 😋 cool camping spot it sure is nice to have some cooler weather in the mountains. Breakfast sandwich HellToTheYeah 😊

Cuervo knows how to make a Sarnie!

As a chef I've kept my Green River hunter in my knife roll pretty much since I first saw yours in a video & had to order my own, it finds use every day in the kitchen

Howdy from corpus christi. We are feeling the heat too. Stay cool fellas

Very nice gentlemen! Thanks for sharing 🤠

Envy you guys in the cool weather. ❤

James. You guys eat what you want. No apology’s. I enjoy new ideas for food around camp. Just my thoughts. Thx

I know it has been so hot .. I'm not far from you .. Kabobs made me hungry and the sandwiches looked good too .. wish I could get out maybe this week .. Thanks

Oh oh Cuervo is doing that santeria and brujería stuff I see going on down here in Florida.

Never would’ve thought of bologna and pickles and avocado being good together on a sandwich but I’ve never tried it either

Coolers beer outstanding 👌

If anyone is wondering I’m wearing socks with bears eating trout 17:48 lol

Cuervo is a pretty cool dude I like him 👍

Maybes keep an opinel carbon size 8 for the food prep and fish cleaning? Slice like the dickens, and easy to sharpen.

Good stuff

you know how to cook good food I'll say that! look's great

Idk man those sandwiches looked amazing & that was pretty entertaining 🤣 couldn’t wait to hear the crunch bite from the chips lol

Yeah, same over here in AZ. Over 110 for over 30 days, luckily we got some rain, cooled things off just a bit 🥵

Another great video thanks guys

Cowboy coffee Cuervo❤

Thank you for sharing . We are going to the Chirchaouas on Labor Day weekend for 2 nights 3 days. You all are welcome to join us.

Cool adventure 68° very nice. I understand the heat day time Temps here in the socal desert over 100° it's 9pm and it is 93°. Stay safe my friend the food looks amazing.

I'll watch a good sandwich ny day. Thanks for taking us along for a little relief in the mountains.

sage blessing... Cuervo gives the kabobs a thumbs up... cool camping trip in N Mexico

I tried coors banquet for the first time ever. Pretty good stuff

Great video.

Some good lookin kebabs, just missing the pineapple for added sweetness!

Life In The Slow Lane. Food and Friends.

Thanks for taking us along , the kabobs and sandwiches look mouthwatering, stay safe

Great vid!

I need to get out camping.

😊nice camp. Good fire and knife. Good Medicine. Thanks

it has been hotter than usual out on the planes of colorado too. no trees, just rolling grassy hills. but it's still beautiful. love the forest and the mountains. imo your videos are entertaining. i really like the blessings and rituals that Cuervo does. kinda gives you a connection and shows respect to mother nature. so Cuervo, i'm wondering are you continuing a tradition of your ancestors? no disrespect, i'd like to see more.

I'm with Cuervo on the no tomatoes! They make everything mushy.

Fantastic video gentlemen!!! Keep up the great work!

You can parboil chunks of chicken at home in crab boil and then take them camping for kabobs too.

Thank you for sharing another great video.

Dang. Great content guys.

Nice observing someone who knows how to handle an Akubra properly. Most deform theirs by pinching the crown which sharpens the front of the crown which eventually causes that tell,tale hole.

Another great video brother. Thanks for sharing 👍

Nice video . Thank you from France .

Great video. Now I’m in the mood for a kebab. The Doritos was a nice add on to the sandwich.

Damn, those sandwiches made me hungry. Glad you escaped the heat.

Cant believe you didn't fry the bologna

That's cool you got to use your thermal to see that elk. The only thing I would have done differently on the bologna sandwich is I would have used Lays BBQ chips instead of the Doritos.

The knife looks great!

Nice to escape the heat. No fishing? I'm surprised there isn't a burn ban. Are they getting evening rains? Enjoyed, keep em coming.

👍 Very nice video. You should move sandwich prep higher up on your list of food preparation. Sorry to see you each only had 1 slice of bologna and pickle. As you instructed I purchased some coffee mugs from your store and helpfully next time you will have 2 slices. 😂😂😂 I could not make out the label on your bread, what brand is it?

This trip felt a little short and uneventful,usually you guys would go out and explore the surroundings etc. But i get it,this is just a cooling off trip from the heat,everyone's lazy. You just want to eat camp cooking and chill. Looking forward to the monsoon season and more trips👍🏻👍🏻

We’re at 117 in SoCal. 100 sounds sweet😊