👍👍👍 .. good ideas, especially for the newbies. To add .. site selection .. do NOT set up your tent in a depression, however slight it may appear to be (I've seen the outcome with someone who chose to do so, contrary to advice from surrounding campers .. and it rained). Also .. at sites without drinking water, instead of using those 'cool box freeze bags' to keep stuff cold, replace them with deep-frozen boxed wine bladders filled with water. The bladders are tough, reusable and, if kept in an insulated box, stay cold for an appreciable length of time. When thawed, the water comes in handy.
Hey! Video suggestion here. Can you do a real-time campfire build, showing how to get the campfire going faster naturally without any lighter fluid? I would love to get good at this. I'd also love to see exactly how you do it and how long it realistically takes. Just an idea!
That’s a good idea. I’m planning something similar where I walk through common campfire building mistakes. Not exactly a real time build, but would probably still help with growing a fire well and without lighter fluid. And here’s a quick tip for growing a fire fast: fan it with a frisbee a cooler lid or something similar. A common issue that people have when building fires is smothering it with too much wood, and not allowing enough airflow to allow oxygen to reach the flames.
This is a great video for beginning camping. Very informative, in my Camping Groups on social media...and new campers I will direct them for this video
Super helpful. Going camping soon and just wondered about pots and pans. I know you mention in your other video about what to take but say you want to cook on an open fire or briquettes what’s the best material that your pots and pans should be made of to make cooking easier. Thank.
Just a tip for the instant oatmeal. You can actually mix up the hot water those in the packets. Works really well to reduce dirty dishes and doubles as a handwarmer on cooler mornings. Just be mindful not to burn yourself.
After leaving the poles at my last camp, I highly recommend doing the walkabout to check for left items!!! Don't trust the kids to pack things up either!!! Lessons learned the hard way. FYI, had to buy a new tent today.
I need to know the bathroom situation. If there are no bathrooms, do u take a plastic bag with u to throw away the toilet paper? Lmao what do u do if ur a female on ur period??!!!
As a former Scoutmaster and dad of 2 Eagle Scouts I approve this video. You captured all the right marks for proper camp planning. We used to have the older scouts show the younger scouts how to plan food (what do you want? what are the ingredients needed to make that? how much do you need? what tools/utilities are needed to cook/eat that meal? etc). Of course when the scouts were cooking hot dogs the "adult leaders" always ended up with steak dinners....because we took a different approach to meal planning. Congrats on a great video. Once and Eagle Scout ALWAYS and Eagle Scout!
I am considering camping instead of RV( maintenance, breakdowns, towing, storage, costs etc), any safety tips? Going to bathroom at night(developed camp) scary? thanks!
Never count on drinking water, always bring enough for your trip as well as something for if that runs out and there’s no other choice, the first thing you’d need in survival situations and all campers ik are interested in survival, the more the merrier and never to much unless you have to carry it on your back
Some locations - e.g. Fort Stevens, at the Oregon coast, near Astoria - need reservation several months in advance, as well as prepaying while reserving.
@@laurie6837 I don’t know. I’m from Argentina. The classic one is with shoestring fries on top. But in US I do crushed Lay’s since they are easier to find in a hot dog shop
Very late to this comment, but I highly recommend hipcamp. Think Airbnb but without the home. You’ll pay to stay on someone’s property. In exchange you get access to their land and more privacy than most campsites. There’s a review system to vet good places. Of course, the agreement is that you don’t enter their home. You’re on your own.
