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@@ElectricDanielBoone Yes sir, when I think things might get a bit sketchy I throw the chains on. It’s good practice to chain up every once in a while.

Yup, kitty always makes it a bit more challenging but he has fun adventuring.

@@alison5009 Thank you, I appreciate it.

@@vickiemartineau9425 It was a great trip.

@@vickiemartineau9425 Thanks, I try to plan my spots so I’m not in line with big trees and I’m away from avalanches dangers. Plus on days where there may be hazardous windy conditions in the woods I generally stay home.

@ im sure your well prepared just if i hear of storms up your way I like to check on ya and let you know what I hear. Lol who knows may not even be relevant. Lol

@ Thanks, I appreciate it.

@@jakemcclellan8399 Thanks Jake. He was happy to make an appearance and do a little bit of exploring.

@@JenniferLupine It was a great campout, I’m glad I got to that spot before it got snowed out for the season. The pop up canopy I have is from Z Shade. Mine is at least 10 years old but probably closer to 15 years old and is definitely showing the age. I put a link in the description to one of the same size and brand sold at Lowe’s but it may be different since mine is older. It has held up great over the years and would be in better shape but I have not taken care of it like I should have. Leaving the tarp part attached to the frame all the time and going down rough roads has worn some holes in it. And the frame has a broken clip causing some sagging. But it’s definitely held up and come in very handy over the years.

@ Awesome! Thanks! I noticed it seemed to keep you dry in a recent video where it rained a lot!! Ok, pop up canopy- Z Shade- thanks and thanks for the link!!

@ Yup no problem, the one trip where I slept under it as my shelter I had another tarp on top of it but that was due to the holes worn in it over the years. I’m debating replacing it with the same thing or going up in size to a 12x12. I tried an 8x8 but they are too small for a rain shelter. Merry Christmas 🎄

@@scottalpine I’ll definitely check them out- we recently got a small camping trailer, but I still like to cook and eat outside, as long as the bugs are too bad, we’ll remember to take the blue off when we store it. 😉👌

@ Awesome, hopefully we’ll see your trailer on your channel in the future.

@@positiveattitudebymichusa Thank you. I was hoping for more snow but it was nice to have some clear views too.

@@goldfinger180024 There was a couple little slip n slides but fortunately I was able to keep going. Thanks for watching.

@@easycamperdandog I was hoping for a nice time lapse of the clouds flowing over the hills but they didn’t seem to move too much. Drone seems ok, it’s hard to pilot and drive at the same time 🤣.

@scottalpine I was wondering if you were flying that drone or if it was using a follow me automation. Better than crashing the truck

@ Yes definitely better to drop the drone rather than the truck. I’ve thought about getting one with all the fancy tracking and obstacle avoidance features but for how little I use it I can’t justify the expense.

@@scottalpine oh my, I thought that all of them had the tracking and obstacles avoidance ! even the mini one that's just 200$ from DJI. it's not the case apparently so I am not going to buy a cheap one then, like you say I am not going to use it a lot so cannot justify the expense, furthermore in New Jersey where we don't have much places we can fly those

@ Yes some have the avoidance and tracking and some don’t. I use a DJI Mini 2, I believe the newer versions like the mini 3 and 4 have avoidance and tracking capabilities but I get by with my older model. I tend to not use it as much as I thought I would so dropping several hundred dollars on a newer one just doesn’t make sense. I also have a Hoverair X1 that does track a person and is light and easy to use but I still don’t use it much.

@@easycamperdandog It was a bit chilly and very wintery out.

@@campinamerica2469 Nope this is Lost lake near Greenwater. Hike in only.

@@Justusosaa Thank you. There are some very big trees in the forests here but they are small compared to the old trees that used to be here.

@@송철호-u4p Awesome. The gas saws are great but for quick jobs and ease of use the electrics are fantastic.

@@ruggednwexcursions Thanks, frontier has been great so far.

We did part of it once. Next time you’re up here we can do it.

@scottalpine yay

It’s a good one with great views.

Thanks. It’s a great hike to do especially when it’s not too crowded out. I’m glad they finally replaced the bridges, it makes it a lot easier for most people to be able to do the hike.

Once I’ve had the truck for several months I’ll make a quick video on what I like and dislike. It’s still too new to me to make an honest review at this point. I’m hoping for several hot tent camps this season and quit a few hikes as well. I just got a glass door for my Seek Outside wood stove so I’m looking forward to using it.

@@kirklaird5020 I’m not sure. The max setting is 1200 but I was on a lower wider beam setting. It’s a headlamp I’ve had for a few years and they don’t make any more. The brand is Soaraise.

@@kirklaird5020 Thanks.

@@blackfish7163 Yup no problem. The full-size trucks are great for hauling and towing but kinda overkill for a daily especially if they are carrying a camper.

@@nealamesbury7953 Yup that chair in the middle works great except when I bump my head 🤣

@@samueljlarson I hadn’t planned on doing a review of the truck but I may do one of those 5 things I love/hate type of videos. If I do it’ll most likely be after I’ve had it for a year. I currently have no plans to put a camper on it but if I found something dirt cheap I might change my mind.

Thanks. So far it’s been good, we’ll see what the future brings.

It’s a great hike to a beautiful area. I’m glad the fire didn’t totally devastate the place.

@@easycamperdandog The floor in my tent is removable, I had considered getting an ice fishing hut originally but opted for the gazelle since I can remove the floor and I think I’ll be more likely to use it year round. My popup canopy is probably close to 15 years old and has definitely seen better days. I think it’ll be time for a new one after this winter. I have an 8x8 one but it’s not really enough shelter for rainy cold weather so I never use it. I’m thinking another 10x10 or possibly a 12x12 when I go for a new one. I’ll get one with walls like yours cause that is a great set up.

@scottalpine yeah the only thing wrong with my canopy is the velcro is not sticking as well as it used to

@ That’s frustrating, maybe you could add some snaps or some grommets and tie it together.

@@easycamperdandog Thanks Dan. It was a beautiful day to do that hike, it’s funny how even though it was cold it started out with no snow and at the lake it was nearly a foot deep. It’s definitely better to start in the dark as opposed to finishing in the dark, I got a bit of a late start that day and it took me longer to hike out than I had anticipated.

Agreed! That shot was beautiful!!

@ Thanks, it was very cool seeing the icy snow like that.

@@jakemcclellan8399 I may regret getting rid of it. I do miss the power and cargo capacity of the truck and the quicker camping set up that the camper offered but I do enjoy the tent camping too. I may at some point get an older truck with a canopy for a quick simple setup. Hard to say what the future will bring, I tend to never really be satisfied with whatever my current setup is so I’m always looking to change it.

@@rdulaneyjr Yeah it was really cool to see, it stopped me in my tracks to just look around and see it everywhere.

@@onurk759 The pro4x trucks are nice. I’ve seen a few of those slide out things for sleeping in the bed. I hadn’t actually thought about making one but it could be a fun project and make for a quick set up. I might start thinking about doing one of those. Having a hot tent is great. I have 4 hot tents and 3 stoves. So far the mini peak xl is my favorite for a smaller space and quick set up. I have the seek outside large stove that I use in it (I just got the glass door for it). I turned my gazelle t4 tent into a hot tent by cutting out a screen for a window and I run a Winnerwell woodlander large in that. Had to make a few heats out of welding blankets but so far it’s held up. Being able to stand up is great. A pellet stove will probably run much longer than a wood stove, I usually rebuild the fire a couple times on really cold nights. Last trip I burned a couple Tacoma Fire Logs and they burned for hours. Only relit the fire once and it was still coals in there.

@ Your setups look nice and cozy, I used to have a titanium stove from Luxe when I used to live in Colorado. It was kinda small for me, I go to camping with my wife so always need bigger tents. Actually, my pellet stove just arrived a couple hours ago, it is a Greenstove Hori5. It burns wood and pellet both and has a oven in it if you burn in pellet mode. It is 30lb so not a backpacking stove but I’m gonna match with a Naturehike Dune tent for car/canoe campings. I haven’t tried any of these gear in the field yet but I live in WA now and I know finding dry firewood is not gonna be easy as Colorado anymore :) Btw, this brand sells pellet attachment for Winnerwell stoves as well, I love Winnerwell stoves. I ordered this Hori5 from them because price was nice for its features and build quality.

@ Interesting, I’ll have to look into the pellet attachment. Dry wood can be a bit harder to come by in Washington especially on the west side but it’s out there.

@@simcoebackcountry5998 That’s a great combo. I still look on facebook marketplace every once in awhile and see some older used Alaskans on there. Someday I may get an old 3/4 ton truck and get a canopy or an old Alaskan.

Thanks, I appreciate you watching, Jake. It was a really nice day out, a rare clear sunny day in the PNW.

@@RevN3 Your Tacoma still looks fantastic especially after all the adventuring you’ve done with it. Yup the midsize and older full-size trucks are a much better size for the cascades. Sometimes I think about getting another jeep but after having 7 of them I think I’m done…. Maybe. 🤔

@scottalpine My Tacoma looks good from 20 feet away or on video 😆 There is a reason I only wash it once a year!

@@highdesertforester That sounds like a perfect setup. Definitely have saved a ton of money having the same truck for the last 20 years. I wanted to do the WBDR in the big truck but never did get around to it. Some great camping spots and sights to see on that trip.

@@mikes4352 Thanks for watching. Overlanding has definitely become very commercialized. It’s great that it’s become a nice community of people sharing a passion for getting out and exploring but still it’s just going out exploring and camping like has been done for decades. We don’t have to have all the trendy stuff to do that. The big truck was kinda of a blessing and a curse. I’ve had a lot of camping setups over the years and I’m sure this current one will change too. I still think the best setups are just sleeping under the canopy in the back of the truck, nice and simple. I think I might be able to make my diesel heater work in my gazelle tent.

@@OreGUN-316 I don’t remember the exact spot but it was somewhere southwest of Brothers and north of Fort Rock.

@@WheresWiseman Yup moving the fire was convenient. As soon as I saw the tree I thought of you guys and when I saw the second tree I said @#<* 😂. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@Mary-iv3qs Yes it is, I always enjoy my visits to central Oregon.

@@Western-Wild It was a bit chilly. I didn’t venture too far into the cave I forgot to bring my bright headlamp so I’ll have to revisit it next summer.

@@BrianDoherty-e8s It was a rough life back then.

@@rxpusher131 Yup that’s it. I hope to fully explore next summer.

Where did you get the wood stove? How did you vent the smoke out of the tent? That’s burly having a dirt floor in the tent.

@ Tent stove is a Seek Outside large. It has a chimney for the smoke and the tent (Minipeak XL Pro) has a stove jack that is made to hold the chimney and protect the tent material from the heat. The tent also has a removable liner that covers nearly half the floor and I use a small tent foot print to cover part of the other half. Having a dirt floor for the tent can be a blessing and a curse. I don’t have to worry about burning a hole in the floor with the stove and I don’t have to worry about tracking in dirty shoes. But on the other hand it’s a dirt floor.

@@gonearoundthebendPNW I bet it was a great area to grow up in. I always enjoy my trips in that area.

@@ElectricDanielBoone Thanks. So far the frontier is doing pretty good. Definitely doing better on the mpg (averaging in the low 20s and the ford was in the mid teens). Glad I had the 350i for those trees, with the dewalt it would have taken quite a bit longer. I’m surprised to hear the Cherokee is gone, it was a very capable rig, be nice to see how you like the Mazda and 4Runner in comparison.

@ The “new” Cherokees have some serious reliability issues. Transmission went out on our 2017 TH before we got the 2020. 2020’s warranty was almost up, so I was getting nervous it’d go south too! I really liked our Cherokees, but needed a more reliable car for the wife and that’s where the Mazda comes in. No Cherokee, so no woods rig anymore and that’s where the 4Runner comes in. Pre 4Runner (only a month) I did take the Mazda up in the snowy woods a few times and it actually did amazingly well! Wife doesn’t appreciate me “wheeling” her nice new car though. 🤣

@ unfortunate about the reliability issues, new stuff is getting too complicated. Sometimes i think about getting an older truck but I hate to deal with the poor gas mileage. The wives always seem to get a little nervous when the new vehicle heads into the hills 🤣.

@@highdesertforester Thanks. It took several lessons of being unprepared for me to learn the right balance of stuff to bring. It’s a beautiful area that I always enjoy exploring when I can get time to go there.

@@positiveattitudebymichusa Thanks! If I see a cave I must go adventuring in it. Next time I’ll have to bring my brighter headlamp and go all the way to the end.

@@PNWXMATT I keep meaning to explore that area more in the warmer months but somehow just make there in the cold.

@@NatureInspiredSnipsnSnaps Thanks, I try to be prepared for what surprises may come. The deer were awesome to see I think saw at least 20 in that area.

@@goldfinger180024 it’s a great area to explore, definitely need to go back again and again. The Wiseman’s have some great videos especially their goofy Halloween ones.

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@@easycamperdandog Thanks, I usually never run across trees on the way out and here there were two on the same day🤷‍♂️. That cave is huge, I had originally planned on fully exploring it but forgot my really bright headlamp and was wanting to get to a campsite while I still had daylight so next year I’ll plan on revisiting it. That mini splatter cone is something I wish I had in the back yard, it would make an awesome fire pit.