This is how I've always camped. Minimal gear, good food, fine arms in an historic location. I appreciate you taking the time to document your adventures.
Oh man that’s what I hope for. To bring you guys some enjoyment when you can’t get out on your own trips! Glad you enjoyed! I do the same thing. In between my own trips I always enjoy watching a few videos of some of you guys trips on RU-vid. Cheers!
As a newly wed, my father in law would take me fishing along the Colorado River for 3 - 4 days with his son and friend and who ever else wanter to tag along. We slept in a large canvas tent and cooked every meal on the fire. When we had enough catfish we would clean them and have them with old fashion potto wedges. It was a great time to be alive. Thanks for stirring those memories and many more.
Those sound like some great times! Glad you got to have those experiences. Those times are some of the best memories for all of us for sure. Take care my friend!
I hadn’t been excited for winter camping until rewatching these truck camping videos from last year. Can’t wait to get out in some snow now! Thanks for sharing
Nothing better than being able to stand up in a shelter when camping, especially as you get older with bad knees. Roof tops tents just don't work for us old guys. Had grandpa's old rifle along to? I often have my grandpa's old Ithaca double barrel 20 with me. Thanks for taking us along. Really enjoyed the trip.
You know i was thinking about that when I found that one. I have made them and cooked on tham but it’s been many years. That’s an awesome idea. I think people would enjoy seeing that. Cheers!
For sure my friend. It’s my pleasure to have you guys along. You;ve all been awesome to be on this journey with. I couldn’t ask for a better group of people to be sharing my adventures with. Cheers!.
Even though things don't always go like we planned just being out doing a little testing of some new gear and enjoying the time to relax with nature is still wonderful thanks for the trip my friend it was enjoyable take care
Yeah my friend I agree 100 percent with that. No matter what happens its’ just alway nice to get away and be out there for a few days. Thank you. Take care and stay safe out there.
... Have rolled out to many high country truck camping trips , mostly to fishing spots and trying to find a little seclusion... Not much for the a winter months anymore but never say never .... A couple days of personal time with Nature can reset the mind to handle the crazy days of the world we live in .. ..... Stay Safe and God Bless.....
Ha! Yeah always makes the heart sink a bit for a minute! I’ve had that happen when I ended up on the axles. Luckily this time it wasn’t bad. But I bet if I would have continued spinning my wheels trying to go forward I would have sunk pretty deep! Cheers!
Looked like a perfect relaxing evening. The gazelle and buddy heater work great together. I soooo love mine. I have 3 winter camp trips set for the next 6 weeks. So excited to get out and get my camping season started this year. The truck looked good with some mud on it! Cheers my friend! ❤️❤️❤️
Oh that’s awesome Jaqui. Yeah it’s a really nice combo. That Big Buddy heater works great in there but it’s almost more than needed. I think I’m going to stick with the regular buddy heater. Cheers!
I looked at your channel, same stomping ground as mine. Benzie, Leelanau, and GT are a MI paradise. I envy you live there. I've been fly fishing, hiking, and 2 tracking those counties for 30 years now. I've got land in the Beulah area, hope to be up there fulltime in the next couple of years.
@@flyfish6473 It is truly a paradise. I am really blessed to live here and I never take it for granted. Thanks for checking out the video. Check out my Instagram page I post a lot of pictures of this area. Buttigiegjacqueline.
Being about 15 years older than you, with severe arthritis in the knees and ankles, I can say I really am an 'old school' camper. I can't manage climbing in and out of a rooftop tent and sleeping on the ground is for youngsters, so I compromised with a Kodiak Canvas truck bed tent. Best of both worlds, I think. Room to stand up and move around and my buddy heater keeps it almost too warm. I just wish we had the juniper trees out here along the Idaho/Oregon border. Have to bring our own firewood in most cases. Keep on truckin' Casey! :-)
That’s a pretty nice set up you’ve got too. I like those truck bed tents. And I love that area on the OR/ID border. I want to get into that area more this next year. Cheers!
You really are becoming quite the story teller Casey. That’s what videos are about, there should be a story to go with the journey. Thanks for the trip! Cheers
@@CoyoteWorks01 Thanks Casey. it's awesome to see you honor your Grandpops memory using his old truck for some new adventures. Well executed man, thanks again.
THANK YOU CASEY FOR GETTING BACK TO ME ! I'LL HAVE TO CHECK THE TABLE OUT & MAYBE AN ELECTRIC CHAINSAW , & SEE IF THE BATTERIES CAN GET CHARGED FROM THE TRUCK . BE SAFE !
Nothing like Lodge Cast iron for cooking over a camp fire, very versatile. Also love the old school lever action. I've got a Marlin 30-30, 22 LR and on my shopping list a .357 magnum lever action. Safe Travels and God Bless!
Cheers my friend! Yeah it was nice but I’m really hoping we’ll get some serious snow soon. I really want to test out my truck camping set up in a serious snow! Cheers!
Looking at the shrub steppe covered in snow reminds me I never got out for Coyotes this year like I keep meaning to. REALLY want enough squared pelts to make the ultimate camp blanket. Probably wouldn't suck for a Winter Sunday on the couch, either. Glad someone is getting out and about and I can watch. Spending all my time in a truck lately. Kinda like camping, only it sucks.
Very nice video. Nice to see truck plus gear in use. My wife tells me to tell you to use garlic powder instead of garlic salt when already using regular salt, and she would like to see you cooking ribs in your ditch oven. I’m here to tell you...they are delicious!!! We can send you recipe. Take care.
Thank you my friend. Your wife makes a great point and tell her I just replaced the garlic salt in my cooking kit with garlic powder. So next time it will be right! I’ve never done ribs but I’m thinking I’ll give that a try. I love them when other people make them I’ve just never gotten around to trying to cook them myself. Cheers!
@@CoyoteWorks01 here’s my wife’s recipe for ribs in the Dutch oven Cut slab of ribs into thirds. Layer in the Dutch oven the first layer of ribs. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, bbq sauce, and sliced onions. Do the same layering with the remaining cuts of ribs, for a total of three layers. Cover. Cook long and slow. Approximately 2 hours at around 250 degrees. Lots of YT videos on how to arrange coals on bottom and top of Dutch oven to regulate desired temp. After 2 hours, remove ribs out of Dutch oven and place on hot grill, add more bbq sauce, and continue cooking on grill for another 10 to 15 minutes, until sauce is glazed. Enjoy!
Casey the first time you brought out that battery powered saw I loved that thing , so I went out a bought the same one. Best new tool I got for my camping gear ......
Have you considered sleeping in the bed of the truck? I have a drawer system and sleep on top that with a memory foam a mattress. Add a tarp off the end when I'm dealing with wet weather. I appreciate your filming of the old homestead sites. I deal with limited mobility and don't get far from camp.
I have slept in the back of a truck in a canopy before but it’s been a long time. I will probably do that on my next trip out in the truck just to give it a try and see if it’s a direction I may want to go. I am seriously thinking about getting a Decked drawer system for the bed of the truck either way. Seems like a great way to keep a lot of gear organized. Cheers!
love that table i could of used that the other day. l bought one from a yard sale last year its a bit flimsy but suppose it done the job for $5.00 cant complain.
Ha! Yeah for 5 bucks if it worked once or twice you I would say you got your money’s worth! Lol. Yeah a good solid table isn’t always easy to come by. This one seems like it’s going to hold up well though. Cheers!
I bought a compact Milwaukee M12, electeic chainsaw. I throw it in when i go offroad from time to time. Its about 1/2 the size of yours, doesnt seem to cut quite as fast but works like a champ. Really comes in handy!
Thank you. Yes it’s definitely a comfortable space. And tents have come a long ways since the ones I used when I was young. I remember when they took 15-20 minutes to set up or even more. So I’m really enjoying having the space and comfort of a tent but being able to set it up in under 5 minutes. Cheers!
Always enjoy your videos as they give me lots ideas to incorporate into my own rig. I am currently in the process of sliming down my set up from my van into a Tacoma for more remote overlanding. Your vids with your Grandpa's truck are quite timely in that regard. I will probably go with a RTT on top of some sort of a shell as I'm not too fond of ground tents after a close encounter with a bear in Wyoming.
Thanks. Hope you got a few ideas from it. Yeah that’s one really nice thing about the roof top tents is being up off the ground and pretty much safe from any critters large or small. Have fun with your new set up!
Casey I like the truck camping thing, I use an old cracked fiberglass shell. I can't find a soft-topper for my Toyota t100 with a 8 foot bed. But I can haul tents and such and set up the tent nearby. I will have to use that tent for a family reunion this summer because Washington motels are now using motels for long-term housing. The housing crisis on West Coast absolutely sucks. Love your videos, man.
Thank you. Yeah I enjoy the winter trips too. They end up being a bit different. With shorter days I get to spend a bit more time around the fire and around camp relaxing, cooking, etc. Enjoyable in a different way than the exploration focused summer season trips. Cheers!
A wonderful video! It's fun to think about the very tough people out there who originally homesteaded and could not even conceive of you out there 150 years later.... You with your 4wd horseless carriage, your 500 lumen lights using no oil or gas, and your many-megapixel camera recording your entire adventure. I appreciate that you respect their struggles, and give us all a glimpse of what they built with their hands so long ago. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Love the old school pickup/tent camping. You’re spot on with your pros and cons. A rooftop tent certainly provides greater flexibility and maneuverability for overlanding. To get around the lack of flexibility a ground tent inhibits you with, I’ve camped by rolling out a tarp for ground cover, placed a heavy sleeping bag and sleeping pad on top of that and slept in a second bag. The most comfortable camps I’ve ever used involved a canvas wall tent and a wood stove. These are awesome on late season deer and elk hunts. EDIT: The Winchester’92 really adds an extra cool old school factor!
