Never boring Rick! There is nothing better in life than doing exactly what you cover in this video! I thoroughly enjoyed it. See ya next adventure! OH, I really laughed when you zipped the tent up, and the goose sounded off 😂.
Your night shots with the sounds of frogs and crickets got me super excited for the official start of camping season. Your Chanel also inspired me to do my own 6x12’ cargo to camper build can’t wait to break the champagne against the bow and take it out in May.
Looks like a very suitable tent! Sad your granddaughter isn't feeling well and hope she feels better soon. Thanks for showing us the things you take along. Michelle
Hi Rick. Gee, what a Groovy overnighter. And the perfect spot too. Amazing how much gear you trekked in on your e-bike. Never a dull moment, you Always Deliver. Soon, the Desert Awaits. Say hello to Linda & hoping your granddaughter perks up ok. Great Footage, and Where are you getting all this energy from??? Vincenzo here.
@gonagain Funny Rick, you and me both. Currently I'm stealing energy from my over-active imagination and the desire to turn back the hands of time. Plus, anywhere else I can cop a batch of pure honest energy from vitamins and good food and a solid night's sleep. All too often, we never get enough of any of these necessary things, but I'm Not Giving Up. Looks like we are on the same team. 👊
Thank you for sharing your adventure, Rick ❤ missed seeing Linda on this trip, but still so much fun to listen to you and enjoy the beauty of nature. ❤ btw... have you tried 4Patriots prep food yet? They are really good, as well. ❤ safe travels 🙏 ❤️
I did some mountain biking yesterday and the days of Spring are getting better. Good to see you out on your e-bike! I was out on I15 today and saw some trailers headed north back to Montana and Canada so Spring is in full swing. Take care and enjoy those warm days! 😎
That's what I really call stealth camping in Montana especially where you are at and i really liked the bike. this is another awesome video of your great camping trips and travels around the country have a wonderful weekend and thank you.🇺🇲🤠🤠🇺🇲
I loved this trip. I hope one of your granddaughters can go with you soon. Plus of course Linda is back soon too. Praying ll goes well for her and her eye issues. BTW, my wife and I are impressed with the fantastic views and your camera quality. Godspeed, have a great weekend.
Enjoyed the trip, Rick! Always appreciate your opinions on the gear that you use. I've got to look for one of those tents. Looks ideal for some backcountry overnight flyfishing adventures. Thanks for sharing your home territory with us. We are blessed to have good friends who have ranched for generations in that area. We used to help them on the fall gather pushing cows down off Square Butte through the breaks to the home ranch. Some of the best days of my life and "Beautiful" doesn't begin to describe that country! Hello to Linda! Jim & Karen
Thanks for watching! Linda's father was a paniolo (Hawaiian for cowboy). She and her cousins grew up pushing cattle out of the mountains of east Molokai but she was usually on foot. Fun times.
Terrific Video about E-bike Camping! What fun you have... Really loved the Tent as well. Way to take advantage of the Spring-like weather before the next flurries arrive!
Wow, what an awesome spot. Really enjoyed the commentary about the Missouri, you testing equipment, not to mention the scenery. Hopefully we have some pleasant weather here next to Lake Erie soon. Hope Linda's medical issues are resolved. As always, looking forward to your next video. Be well.
Just a nice relaxing video. I too have low sodium at times, primarily due to the large amount of water I drink each day. So, I add salt to my diet. Agree, the Chili Mac and Chicken and Dumplings are actually pretty good.
Good adventure Rick, good that you can get out and have some time alone to just relax and ponder. I am one week away from finally putting my railcar on the tracks. About 28 of us are going to Warden Washington and going to Set on Friday the 26th and spend Saturday and Sundy riding the rails. I have an empty seat if you would like to come along.
@@gonagain Will see what happens, If I get's some vedio I would like to send to you so you can do a follow up video. If you are intrested we can figure out the details then. Possibly mail a thumb drive to you with video on it. Will see what happens. All the best.
Thank you, Rick for the images of the camouflage tent. There are worldwide only a few with a camouflage design and I bought the only one available in Europe for 200 bugs from a Taiwanese company. This Üpon-Tent was horrible. Good to see, that meanwhile there are more on the market.
This is my third tent and, believe it or not, a decent 1 person tent is available at Walmart. I have one and the quality is pretty good. I just don't like it's bright red color.
@@gonagain We do not have Walmart here in Germany, but Decathlon with sometimes similar cheap prices. Most of the tents are too easy to recognize in the woods and wildcamping is strictly forbitten in Germany. There are meanwhile since the gravel biking rend several good single person tents available. But non of these in a camou-design.
I loved this video, from the intro music to the hike out from camp. Not boring...history lessons, cuisine critique, scenery, tan pouch essential tool. That tiny stove looks like a good deal, even if the piezo system gave out--why you always have multiple ways to start fires, right? I especially loved that even if Linda wasn't there in person, she was in your thoughts.
16:30 That "specialty burger place" you mentioned is really good! They're at 2319 10th Ave S, Great Falls, MT if anyone's curious. (Pretty convenient if you happen to be going to the Verizon store, next door.)
So many cool little mountain ranges out west. I was looking at a couple in Wyoming. The one south east of Casper looks secluded and kind of like the Black Hills. We could spend every summer out there just meandering around. Next time bring a collapsible fishing rod and some spoons, spinners or crank baits and try your luck on some of your trips. It would be really interesting to see what you catch!
I have seen folks buy the freeze dried foods and make their own meals from it they buy chicken or beef or eggs or pork and different vegetables and mix up their own meals to pack in their kit and rehydrate the same as the mountain house, Thrive Life comes to mind or Emergency Essentials is another brand all good stuff. Its already been in the 80's here in Texas but pretty nice compared to August
The only thing that the commercial freeze dried meals have going for them is the convenience of not have to wash any pots afterward, but they are way too expensive for sure. I just ordered 1qt. mylar baggie's so that I can make my own quick meals. Your comment gave me the idea of looking for those bags!
I don't know if you know this but you can strap that tent to a large cot. When a scout gets a new member to join I buy them one of those tents... they absolutely love them 🤩
Just what I needed, another new video from gonagain. Always a bright spot in my week. BTW in case you haven't seen it, there's a new family video update about Shoestring. Would love an e bike but I'm like Linda--fall off or at best dizzy when riding.
We are going to try to make it to Britt, IA for his memorial this August. Some people aren't able to ride bikes and it's because of their inner ear, like Linda.
Thank you. Will you be filming if allowed? Would love to go but CT is a long way from IA and funds are low as I have been living off my savings due to a medical issue. Been cross country years back and always planned to do it again but life happened.
Stretch cargo netting might be a useful addition to your bungee cords. If you'll be doing much solo camping, maybe consider a small, hardy dog such as Foresty Forest's Rocco?
Good morning from Barren County, Kentucky Rick, Nice video. That little e-bike seems to handle the terrain with easy, and climbs hills very good too. Pretty nice tent. I really enjoyed this video, I love checking out what camping gadgets other people are using. I rarely ever touch a salt shaker. No special reason why, I just hardly ever use it. Thanks for sharing this video. JT
you can put something under the feet of your chair to stop from sinking, a small disk from plywood or even a flattened aluminum soda can smashed flat by stepping on it a beer can works too, or I bet a lid cut from the top of a can of vegetables or soup or if you took a can of soup camping the can would work just stick the foot of the chair inside the can or a rock but the problem there is finding four rocks that match , if you cut a small disc or flattened can etc can be packed with your chair and reused each time, we used the flat cans under the kickstand on our motorcycles because even on asphalt a heavy bike can sink in and turn over at least on a hot August day here in Texas that can happen as the asphalt can get soft if gets hot enough especially in a parking lot , does not happen on an matured road but a parking lot it has happened to me so I carried a smashed beer can for that reason
Hope your granddaughter is better. I like the little stove, did you find the problem? I can't stand most of the camp foods, but keep some for emergencies. I like PEAK camp food. I think I am too old for those kid military tents,🤣 I need some standing room but my van is even better. My Dad smoked cigars when fishing to keep the mosquitoes away and it seemed to work along with a pint of whiskey to keep warm. Have fun, Mike in Oregon.
@@gonagain When my Dad was still living in Texas born in 1921 and moved to California in 1958 he was a Farmer and rancher, he said in the Texas panhandle you fix it, build it or it doesn't get done. He and one of my mother's 8-bothers built a six-foot-tall fence around her brother's 2000-acre Texas ranch out of used oil drilling pipe and welded it all together around the entire property. I remember seeing it as a boy and finding out what it felt like to touch the electric fence that was behind it, lol. When standing on the dirt road looking at the fence you could not see the end of it. It was like the earth curved before you could see the last poll. On my mother's side of the family, they had Bonnie and Clyde stay with them for a while. Because of the depression, people didn't like the banks so they supported what they did and at the time didn't believe the law about the murders. I know many stories about them.
What drush406 said! Since there was no trailer involved in this episode I thought I might not like it as much as I do the others... but, boy was I wrong. I was compelled to watch the whole thing and I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. In fact, several times I just broke into a smile... Tell you what, too, even though I'll have 300 amp hours of AGM and 1500W (12.5A) of inverter power installed in the trailer, I'm looking forward to using my little OUPES Exodus 600 to power a little rice cooker I saw, and a neat little electric skillet... to whip up some Spam-N-eggs! for breakfast first time out camping in my trailer. Should be a few more weeks. Running power forward to the head of the bunk area (120V, 12V and the control wiring loom for a Webasto AirTop 2000 STC D)... and though the galley isn't yet complete with the bunk roughed in it'll finally be campable! I did use the trailer last month as a tool hauler to get up to visit family and completed a 700-mile round trip with it. Nothing fell off! Safe travels to you. Thanks again for your efforts in bringing us these great videos.
Was that a seegar? Looked like your cargo ebike pulled all those hills. Definitely a nice personal adventure for you, and those dehydrated meals, the only thing missing was a tablecloth and candlelight, perhaps a singing waiter for the lasagne. Good show Rick, take care and best wishes to all...
Camping with only a fabric tent for cover at such a wilderness area seems dangerous, considering the size of the bears that are also attracted to watering sites! I suspect I would not sleep a wink!
Nice to see your video Rick, I also have a t1 pro, it's long range and high cargo capacity made me think about trying to go camping with it's, but never had the time, seeing your video inspired me to camp, I think I'm going to do a camping trip this month!
I keep modifying my gear to be smaller and lighter where possible. On a longer trip I'd leave a few more things at home and would choose a very lightweight tent.
I hope the weather cooperates with you. It's usually nice in June but Montana's weather is never boring; it changes from hour to hour! Give us a shout when you're in MT.
Boy, that bike looks just right. Can you keep us posted on your experiences with it? I have no idea where I'd put it - I travel with a Tacoma pickup with a Four Wheel camper in the bed - space is LIMITED!
Hi Rick, I just wanted to tell you how much I liked this video and all of them! I have an e-bike similar to yours and set up like yours also. I would love to be doing what you are doing but I need someone to do things with. I don’t enjoy doing things alone. Why don’t you take a ride to Maine and I’ll go camping with you on our bikes. Talk to you later.
I always enjoy your videos Rick. I find you articulate and engaging and I know how how much work goes into producing one of those videos. Btw, was all of your drone footage with that small drone that you had on your table?
@@gonagain thanks, I bought a dated DJI drone so it will not follow me but that may be the solution is to get a second little inexpensive drone like that one.
Loved your trip......I eat those Mountain House Meals every once in a while, but I don't camp. They make a nice, quick meal. How high can your little drone fly?
You know why I don't wear them? I can't operate the cameras with them on, but I do wear them when I'm just out riding for fun. Thanks for watching, Trish!
In a past video you talked about what you thought may have been a Bigfoot encounter you had. I can't find that video. Could you put a link or the title of that video for me? Thanks.
I think the only time that I mentioned Bigfoot in one of my videos was when telling about a film that I had watched back in 1970 or so that was about a man who lived in a cabin in the mountains. It was a documentary and it showed how he had taken in a female Bigfoot and her baby. The film was clear (no Bigfoot camera lens!) and it showed her features in good detail. She looked like a cross between a human and an ape. I saw it on one of Seattle's tv stations at the time and have never been able to find it since, even though I've looked for it often.
Did Lewis and Clark come up the Missouri back in 1803? Sorry, I asked my dumb question before I listened to all of your story. I read the book about the Great adventure of L &C.
This where L&C spent the most time on their trip west on the Missouri. Sacagawea was treated with sulfur water from a spring near here, they shot a grizzly near here and more. There's a great visitor center all about them right here in town along the Missouri.
Rick what are the dimensions of the tent. Can't do crawl as the knees don't work right. Reposting this q per suggestion of jimv661. I use approximately a 20" airbed so I'm off the ground.
Before you leave, purchase the DeLorme maps for each state that you intend to travel through. That way it will be easy for you to locate the BLM, National Forest and other public lands along your route. You can find those map books on Amazon.
There's a channel that specializes in videos of lightweight and inexpensive meals that you put together yourself that I think is interesting. But with freeze dried meals like this we're paying for the convenience I guess. The only thing I had to clean was my spoon.
It was too early for most rattlers, going down below freezing at night still, but not impossible though. Grizzlies are now a concern out on the plains here an I may have to curtail future campouts like this one. The zip-up tent keeps the snakes out though.
