Truck Camping Alone - Partial Eclipse + Chicken Bacon Ranch Mac & Cheese 

Thursday's used to suck.. then along came Quady.....time to crack a beer. 😂

That’s what we did 60 years ago. I’m 66, so I remember the poking a hole in a box and holding a piece of paper behind it. Worked perfect. We couldn’t afford the glasses for watching all the different eclipses.

I was in the path of totality here in northeast Texas. When it got dark all the street lights and solar lights came on. It got really cool and the birds started landing on the electric lines as if to go to sleep. Im glad i was able to witness this eclipse, it was realy something!🌑

You always seam” two have fun when you are camping. Have a good night.Ms.Vella.I am 86.

I was in the path of totality here in Ohio. It was magnificent and something I will never forget. Keep the great videos coming!

I was driving back to north Texas after car camping in Kentucky, at the LBL with a bunch of my Sasquatch loving, weirdo friends. I always try to stop for gas at Love's along the way. Sure nuff, I see the sign, pull off the highway, and find the most lovely little Love's ever. I was somewhere in Arkansas, the place was well off the highway and surrounded by tall pines. I filled the tank then pulled up to the building to use the facilities, but first, I checked Facebook. Face buried in my device, I started hearing sounds of awe and delight. I looked up to find it completely dark outside! I jumped out of my Honda Element, and what I sight. I had somehow stopped for gas at the perfect time, and was rewarded with a once in a lifetime experience, shared with strangers in a parking lot. It was incredible! Love your stuff! Tell me where you get your sheets! Hard to find them to fit my cot. ❤️🏕🏞🌌👣

Thanks, Mike for all the video content you do. Always fun being along for the ride. I was in the path of totality here in Texas. Like you, I try to avoid big crowds and only had 30-50 people where I was. I drove 243 miles but it was so worth it. Totality was so worth the travel time. The temperature dropped and everything got quiet including the birds. Pictures don't do it justice and the total experience was amazing. A once in a lifetime experience. Keep up the adventures, I am always riding shotgun. G

You saw a Mark 4 tamper roll by. That machine lifts and levels the tracks. I’m sure off camera another machine went by which would have been a ballast regulator which follows the tamper and makes the ballast look good!

Yes, Sonic Drive-thru is the Premier Manufacturer of Precision Eclipse Optometry. 👍 🙂 Good video, thanks!

Was 100% here in Massillon Ohio. Was awesome.

Amazing opportunity and content. Thank you so much!

Morning y'all. Great as usual. Love your shots of the eclipse.

I loved the quarters on the track! Cool Eclipse!

That was a tamper. It tamps the ballast under the ties to adjust the tracks

Loving the close up of the fire kindling

never ever look into the sun without protecting spectacles! great vlog like always

That little trick shot pulling out the beer was a cool idea

I lost it when he said “ I don’t know what that says “ Then BOOM “ OHHHH, BUENO “ 😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀

Hello Mike from Melbourne Australia off the eclipse was a non event downunder thought you did a Sterling job and yes the cardboard and hole trick was a great favorite way to view an eclipse here also keep videos coming most enjoyable.....

quady they dont light meaning the boxes because they are laced with a special liquid that causs them not to be flameable so a fire can spread which is why they dont light they burn but dont light that well. They have to reach a certin temp to get it to burn

Excellent vidja, Mikey

I'm a Railfan Crazy Quady And I love ❤️ hanging around the Railroad Tracks And I Didn't see the Solar Eclipse in Carver Minnesota That Rail Track Machine was a Railroad Tamper Machine Keep the RU-vid videos Coming Crazy Quady 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

I watched it and we had a total eclipse were I live we had so much fun to.

Best coverage of the eclipse on the internet! Great RU-vid! Thanks Mike!

Yep, everytime there was a solar eclipses me and my sisters would make the pin hole viewers we cut a hole in one side of the box and put a sheet of aluminum foil and poked the pin hole in that so you got a clearer projection of the sun.

Good video. I am into model trains so a rail fanning video would be awesome!

We were in the path of totality, but had significant cloud cover. The darkness was neat. The 360° bright horizon was cool, it was like a crazy sunset in every direction.

The equipment that went by before the train is a tamper. It lifts the tracks to level them then tamps ballast under the ties.

We would use a box with a hole and a piece of paper. That was our glasses back then, coolest part was when it almost felt like nighttime

Now that Mike is back to posting twice a week I feel grateful.

Hey Mike, great video. I'm always worried when you use a larger pot to boil water that it might spill and burn you be careful 😊 Food looked great, and I loved the Eclipse footage. TY! I Liked the artwork on the beer box and can too! Loved the Wizard ! Always fun watching! Looking forward to next adventure 😊

That conductor would've been absolutely stoked if you were just waving a huge American flag as he passed ! 🇺🇲

Hey Mike It was my first time looking at solar eclipse..

Classic Movie and Classic Quady. Good times all around. East Bound and Down Brotha. 🤘🤘

Make the quarters a necklace and give it away to a fan that's awesome

I remember My Dad poking holes in a box and watching an eclipse back in 69 .. I was 6 or 7..

Long ago in school I remember watching 1 thru a paper towel tube that was 60 plus years ago.

Thanks Mike love watching 👀 all the time ⏲️ hope you are having fun 😀

Hey, you can be Smoky and I could be your Bandit!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

Man, I can't believe you missed totality because you didn't want to be around people. I hope you get to see it some day. It's a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and partial eclipses don't even come close. Love your stuff man!

I wasn’t too wild about the solar eclipse either. It was a bad omen for me. My truck broke down in Chicago and my con worker driver picked me up and I road back to Milwaukee. They towed the truck. I loved your freight train and eclipse video. The train was so awesome. You had a great spot picked out nice work. I love it. Never gets boaring with you Quady. The food looked really delicious as well. Keep up the good work hoss. Can’t wait for a night of Thunderstorm camping. ⛈️ 🏕️

I don’t remember the exact year, but some time in the late 70s I made a viewing box and got extra credit in my science class. I’ve used the same principle to view other eclipses throughout the years.

I live in Upstate NY and seen 100% totality just walked out my door and looked up to watch. It was the most amazing sighting I’ve ever seen, it’s really hard to find the words to describe other than epic, breathtaking, stunning and amazing!!!

@crazyquady the machine on the tracks is a tamper. It lifts the ties and shakes gravel under to level the track.

Yea here saw the same thing least we know when u filmed this. Thursday is a good day. Really enjoyed this video. ❤😊

In the Silverado you always had bottled water in the door.

Keep them coming. From London Kentucky. ❤

Watched it o. My back deck in Indiana. It was dark enough for my solar lights to go on. Cool

Hey Mike! Fellow railroader here and huge fan of your channel. (Sent you the folding table 😅) That machine was a Tamper. It tamps that rock underneath the ties or timbers as some call it. It’s used to keep the track smooth and in spec! Hopefully he didn’t have his face in his phone, it’s a big no no! 😂 Be careful out there man!

Great video! Can't wait for the next!

Aww Quady, you did it again! Another great video. Thank you!

That would have been great on a tortilla , with Melindas fire roasted garlic habanero sauce ..

Boil Lake water and filter it out and make some coffee ☕️

Always a great spot Mr. Quady❤️👍👍❤️🤎❤️

Mike that was stunning to see th Eclipse, it's always lovely to see something Like this & you're good looks the business. Keep up the good videos Mike & take care 🚐

None too shabby. You can see the parcial eclipse mate nice one . John from Sheffield England UK

It was pretty cool here in Omaha, we had 83% of totality they said. Another top notch video from Mr. Quady himself stay up my friend ✌ O'NE Luv

Relaxing video really appreciate your video 📷

Thanks Mike Always Enjoy Your Camping Videos .

The eclipse here in our state of Maine was very very special. Didn't have to travel at all!! Just drink some beers, and cook foods right here at home. Traffic was horrible for visitors, it was insane!!!

It got completely dark in Texas. Loved it.

Mike,you just generated a new nick name,The Smasher !😁😆🤧✌️

My birthday was April 8th😊 I slept next to tracks across America for many years. Im retired now, but It still always feel like home. Loved Uncle pete pulling a junker on by.. I Always thought them rigs were just line fixers 😂 Cool video

that was an enjoyable video Mike with the eclipse and the delicious meal and the movie and beer 👍

Hey buddy,this is big Scotty enjoying your new video from Rogers Arkansas! We had an awesome eclipse here . My wife and I grilled Carna Asada and Jalapeño sausages....😮Almost totality here.

If you have any sweets you can mix the coffee in the sweets if you have no water eat the coffee

Don't leave no stone unturned Mike Q. This video was profound, and I m glad you did a video on the eclipse. The next one is 2026. I saw it thanks to a friend who gave me glasses.. IInteresting that maybe the next video for any eclipse will be more in-depth. Take care and continue progressing.. See ya .

we went to Texas to View it in totality . Amazing. Glad you got to see it.

Dark grey clouds covered our in southern Arizona .

Lol. Right on cue..theres a whole train comin...whaaaaaaa!!! Im NOT beer ( or alcohol) person BUT hearing you read about them always makes me want to go drink a beer!! Enough to feed 2 people..OR..one hungry Quady!!!! Need garlic bread now...mini baby bell peppers. IM SHOCKED..NO HOT SAUCE..WOW!!!!! GOOD JOB

Did the cardboard box/paper trick with the partial eclipse in Lincoln in ‘94, it definitely works. I looked the event up and it says it was “annular” which is a little different somehow I think.

We got 99.9% totality here in wood river illinois about 20 minutes from downtown stl. Looked like waterworld and it got chilly way cool. We found 6 lbs of morels im cutting them up and soaking them watching you hunt.

Ha i just clicked on one of your old videos when this notification popped up. Nice.

Your videos are always great! Safe travels!!

Those peppers and cream cheese half em put cream cheese mmmm

Hello Mike great camping site chicken Bacon Ranch with Mac&cheese did you enjoy it

I hear the eclipse was tons of fun to see 😊... this looks like it was tons of fun to do congrats 🥳🎉🥳...

Loved the video quady

Coffee beer, lol would be interesting. we watched the eclipse from our back deck. I'm in western Kentucky. I love your episodes. Keep up with your great travels, thanks❤😊

Mac n cheese is the best! Nice camp Quady cheers again 😊

😂😂😂 Dude 😂😂 you are cracking me up. I thought I was watching a stoner with the munchies 😂😂 Love ya, man...safe travels.

Thanks Mike I needed the adventure .

We had 90% coverage here in Virginia, so watched from Winchester VA in my front yard 😊 it was still awesome

Whoop whoop quadys back on a Thursday awesome video Food looked delishious 😋😋😋

Thank god he used a timer...al dente prevails!!

Please do teepee style fire's instead of log cabin. My boy scout days still bug me. Dont light anything till you have built the whole structure. Ball up a bunch of newspapers, put kindling on top, then smaller logs and light

Hello Quazy Quady, thank you for another adventure! Take us fishing and mushroom hunting, I like a mess of crappie and mushrooms.

Way cool vid. Loved the train part, as YT just lost a guy (drowned) named Hobo Shoestring that used to ride the rails. Maybe some hatch green chilies in that meal. Theres a group of folks that are look alikes of characters from the movie, going around to festivals and recreating scenes. They've got the cars and semi too. Eastbound and Down Tribute. When you turned on the movie, i thought of one song, Bandit. Sorta fits you in a way. "They call you the Bandit, an outlaw untamed. Shackled only by freedom, you wear no man's chain. Some say they despise you, well, maybe they do. But deep down inside them, I bet they wish they were you." 😎

I could careless about the eclipse i’m here for the cooking and this one was a good one once again… watching from hawaii

Most definitely need to buy a case of bottled water 12 oz or 16 oz to keep as a backup for the backup 😊

The eclipse was cool. We were 90% here in south west Michigan. Crazy how bright it still was. Great video! Man, I want to go camping. Maybe I should take my wagon and camp in the back of that. 👍

Hey crazy, thanks for showing me the eclipse awesome 💯😎

Happy you are back ! I love watching the food you make love it

That is torsion beam it's for aligning the track.

The Dutch Mantell theme!!

Awesome as always Mike. I thought you said you were cutting back on putting so many videos out. I'm happy to see you still putting them out. I love your videos they are pretty cool. Thank you for sharing and for all the hard work and time you put into these awesome videos. We here in ohio had totality. I did the same thing you did I put my glasses over my camera they turned out pretty cool. Thanks for sharing it with us was awesome. KEEP ADVENTURING GOD BLESS YOU

Odd thing I actually watched smokey and the bandit after watching the eclipse thanks for the upload homie

Thanks for the video!

Yessssir after work Quaddy!!!!

Use a cheese grater on bar of soap pour 3oz of gas mix it into a ball best fire starter