DIY E-Bike Stealth Camping
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2024
- I picked up an electric bike conversion kit on amazon and slapped it on an old mountain bike with a trailer to try it out for stealth camping. There was a little rain, a few mishaps, but a bad day camping is better than a good day at work. Big potential for stealth camping transportation to get into the camping spots I can't access with a vehicle.
The e-bike conversion kit is a Ebikeling model from amazon, I wouldn't recommend picking one up at this point due to my initial results. Hoping to work out the bugs.
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You take that bike off any sweet jumps?
I got like 3 feet of air
@@campingwithsteve 100% wasn't expecting anyone to catch the reference.
Man I love you even more each day
It's a sledgehammer
🧨
@@campingwithsteve "its got shocks....pegs....lucky!"
This man has a channel with nearly 1M subscribers and he opts to get a DIY e-bike kit over an expensive new one, what a legend.
I like to keep it real
@@campingwithsteve You are one of the most "real" youtubers out there good sir!
Hes staying true to himself which is awesome. His videos have always been about camping/enjoying the outdoors at a minimal cost.
@@campingwithsteve that's what I love about your videos, a true man of the people
He is jus normal bad A## dude. That is a simple feller. Im proud of him making his on bike shows his knowledge. Love you man been hear long time. The last recent video of you stealth camping at a Round about that was epic. Steve is defiantly the G.O.A.T💯💯💯💯💯
As the truck drives away, the driver is thinking, "Is that Steve Wallis? Nah, couldn't be, he's on a bike."
😂😂
Yup must be he's gone
Ahahahah
Doubt it
my whole family watches this channel and it’s to the point where my 8 year old daughter asks to watch camping with steve for bedtime almost every night
Wow! Thats great. Really appreciate the support.
Steve, no ads or other normal TH-cam nonsense is part of what makes your videos so enjoyable. You're not trying to sell me anything. Not promoting something because someone paid you to. No cookie cutter script. No annoying and generic opening or closing. Your videos are simply 100% Steve and your fans appreciate it!
The bike needs a sidecar for Crazy Neighbor
Oh. My. God.
MAKE IT SO
Yes lol
Side car for crazy neighbor and a step 2 holder. Is it legal to drink step 2’s in a sidecar on a bicycle? 🤔 need to look into it.
@@dicklarge1901 Not legal in Oregon.
I like to pretend there is one officer out there trying to find where Steve will camp next. His White Whale
Canadian Captain Ahab
Now I'm imagining Les Miserables with Steve as valjean lol amazing
or Yogi Bear is looking to steal a meal!
Dudley is too busy satisfying Nell. Look instead to Snidley Whiplash and his network of spies posing as Canadian Tire Store employees.
Being Stalked By A Fully Robotic Steve Austin
Steve's quip, "... I'm not doing anything wrong - yet ..." is absolutely classic. Cheers!
I read this literally as he said it lol. Legend
2 years ago he said in a video that he was getting close to 500k subs and he thought the channel would max out around 300k. I have no doubt in my mind that he will reach 2mil in the next year or two. He’s the realest guy on TH-cam with the craziest adventures. Mark my words.
Can we all just appreciate how he was like "no, y'all don't watch my channel"
And the part about "what am I supposed to say if it doesn't work?"
We need more genuine content creators like this 🖤.
Keep it up man!
Agreed, I skip past all the phony infomercial speeches on other channels, it's so fake. We're here to relax and watch something we have a common interest in. We're bombarded with enough commercialism in our daily lives.
say it doesn't work and throw the piece of crap out. he gets free stuff and gets to warn people about junk goods without having to pay for them
Heck yes!!!!
It will be a sad day if/when a Steve sells out.
@@clintonlied will never happen
Steves fan base is so amazing and wholesome. who could hate steve ? Nobody
I love Steve, not suppose to be jealous. With all the fun he has, it would never seem like "work", sorry for the 4 letter word.
@@ERRATAS-hc6tjkeem who? Exactlyyyy, my man Steve has all my youtube love.
You've inspired me Steve thank you. I'm English but live in Norway but have never appreciated the nature like I should. Been watching your videos and just packed my bag last night with minimal things and went out and camped on my own. Watched the most amazing sunrise 👌 great to hunker down
That's why I love your channel you do simple things for the simple person and have fun I love it!!
Nice one Matt, Hunker Down buddy
Being in nature is the best, except for the heat and mosquitoes lol but nothing like it
@@sherryjohnson3804 well done Sherry
Where in Norway do you live Matt?
Steve: Stealth Camp
Also Steve: Wearings a reflective safety vest 😄
Hi-vis is the ultimate in stealth technology
🙃
Good on you for wearing a high vis vest on your bike. It really really helps drivers spot ebikes.
Is it just me or if Steve had 4 million subscribers for eg he would still be the same down to earth humble guy. Thats one of the things i appreciate about this guy, always makes for a satisfying video no matter that subject. Keep up the good work Steve been watching you for about 1.5 years now and love when i get a notification about a new video!
I’m the same person I was with 10 subscribers as I am now at 500. 😁
But seriously..
I don’t think he’ll ever change- he’s honest to the bone.
What about 4.1 m
"but a bad day camping is better than a good day at work" - truer words never spoken 🙂
Camping with Steve kept me going on my hike across America now this is the first one I get to see as I thru hike the PNT. Another 11 episodes and I should be hitting the Pacific ocean. Thanks Steve
Both of you guys were a big influence on my decision to hike the AT. Sitting in my tent by a creek in PA mile 1112 watching Steve on his bike. Thanks to you both!
@@gettyhike That's awesome bro! I'll be out on the AT next year. I'll also have new videos coming out here soon
Whats the pnt? I know about the pct I've hiked part of it. Welcome to the wild west.
@@adventureswiththecrazyvet looking forward to it man!
@@dustinh4175 Pacific Northwest Trail. Glacier National Park to the Pacific ocean. 1,200 miles loosely following the Canadian boarder
The most respectable youtuber out there. Can't even be bothered to lie about or hype up an inferior product that would sponsor him. Steve, an honest man of integrity
And not filled with the Sponsor Bs most channels are getting filled with these days.
Love this, Steve! In my younger days, I did a fair amount of bike camping. I've slept in vineyards, pull outs, and anywhere else I could unroll my sleeping bag. In those days, I just strapped my sleeping bag onto my bike rack and carried everything else, which wasn't much, in my backpack. It was AWESOME! My first solo trip was San Francisco to Yosemite, and back, with no tent. Fun times!
Been a fan for almost a year now and it still amazes me just how down to earth & genuine you are.
As someone from a working class family, it's wonderful to see content from someone as humble & relatable as yourself.
I love that you continue to test things within the range of my meagre budget, and I've loved seeing you live out personal dreams of mine like getting the Acreage going and that DIY Solar Raft you & Crazy Neighbour made!
Like you, I also struggle to hike.
A couple of major accidents left me with chronic pain in both knees. This E-bike seems like a great solution & I'm really grateful you've made me aware of DIY kits! I could never afford the fancy stuff haha
Cheers for all the fantastic videos & makin me wanna camp out again 😁
Really appreciate the comment. Thanks so much. Sorry to hear about the knees. I have a bad hip so I can somewhat relate. Hope you get out camping soon. Cheers
@@campingwithsteve Thanks so much for replying, seeing a notification from you while I was camping got me feeling so buzzed, honestly 😅
Just got back from building a silly lil fort outta twigs & camo-netting to camp in! It's tucked away on the local canal banks out of sight, you'd be proud of it if you found it 😁
@@campingwithsteve
Steve it's time for another e bike challenge the last one was fantastic even though it didn't finish well in the end . ☺️👍
Greetings from Sydney Australia 🦘🦘🦘
I don't watch TH-cam for outdoor or camping things, I just stumbled upon Steve's channel and now I'm hooked. Really relaxing and interesting content here
Hi there. Consider yourself welcome.
So true! 👍👍
Yes the same here
Wish they was kinda longer for nature
Watch @myselfreliance for some good nature too
Well, of course, the guy who rescues Steve from his latest misadventure is called 'Dave'. I have a theory that everyone knows at least one Dave, and that person is often among their most capable friends...😂💪⛺🇦🇺
One of the features of LifePo4 batteries is that they have a very flat discharge curve. They maintain a constant voltage through about 90% of their capacity and then drop off very sharply. For this reason, you usually have to measure consumption via monitoring current through a shunt rather than monitoring voltage. I expect your batteries will be fine, they'll have an internal BMS which will have shut off the power before you over discharged them.
Just to let you know; Whenever I get too stressed, I say, “I need my Steve,” and summarily follow you on one of your adventures. I guarantee that you don’t realize how many of us you affect. Godspeed.
Steve, your front forks will probably fail before your trailer does. Take my advice and exchange that front hub motor with a mid or rear wheel kit. The forks aren't designed to handle the torque of that motor. A mid drive also allows you to use the gears for climbing steep hills.
This sounds like great advice. I hope Steve sees it.
This man should have more than a million subscribers. And Steve is the best just being Steve. Me and my buddy Kevin go out to the woods. And we make a day and night of it. We call it wallising
I 3rd the motion.
Do you sing, "Here we come a wallising" while you do it?
@@BrianRRenfro in sorts yes. It's more like Snowwhite and the seven dwarfs the hiho song but it's off to camp we we go
Wallising
Mav has 2 Million Subs and he is a slob that owns 2 houses and numerous vehicles. Go figure 🤔
Steve will bike out to the middle of absolute nowhere and still be nervous he’ll get caught. What a legend
Can I just say how much I appreciate the way Steve approaches things? Thanks for always keeping it real Steve! #hunkerdown
Yeah. He approaches it with bear spray and mosquito repellant. :D:D:D
He got rained on, lost a stove part, and had his batteries die, yet kept tugging along like it was nothing
I wonder if that's the same Hi-Vis vest Steve used when cleverly disguised as a construction worker a while back. Great video, as always. I look forward to Thursday.
Same thing I was wandering
It looks like the one from the roundabout video.
Sure it is!
Man sitting through a few 100 degree days in Chicago and then watching you wear a jacket, sweater, and hat is just wild. Chicago is already considered North, but Canada is a whole other level.
This is my favorite person on TH-cam, hands down. I wish he’d get some ad deals though because I would sit through a couple ads to know he’s getting paid well (sometimes just one ad for this size channel is $5-10k per ad). He deserves it and from a viewer’s perspective, it only costs me 30 seconds of my time. It’s the least we could do for this wild specimen of a man lol.
Steve is always paranoid, like he’s on a wanted poster somewhere. 😆 Love the content mate.
He camped in my brothers town Langford, it was on the local news he was camping in strange places😂 so yeah he has wanted posters around.
@@JB-hs6km 😆
@@JB-hs6km no way, really?
@@NoahCanFB 100%
I LOOK FORWARD TO THURSDAYS ON TH-cam BECAUSE OF YOU STEVE. I AM A TRINIDADIAN 🇹🇹 WOMAN LIVING IN THE US AND I LOVE CAMPING. LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.
WHY ARE YOU YELLING
@@famouslyunheardof8169 WHY ARE YOU YELLING BACK
This comment got me hype
I love Bubblez's 😁
@@devind6020 lol
Why...
I think it would be interesting to see you try to stealth camp with just what you can fit in cargo pants and a cargo jacket or vest cuz I think you can get pretty creative with that
Great idea
There's no real freedom without danger and vulnerability.. Kind of the whole point I think, another great vid Steve, good stuff
22:58
Woah, Wait a minute there.
That tent camo is the legendary Carl Spackler CaddyShack pattern.
Excellent for blending into the rough along fairways and greens. Also great for stalking small game and varmints
I love my e-bike, it's an extension of my own body. Which is useful given the arm and leg I had to pay for it!
Lol, at least you've got your third leg as a spare, right? :)
YES! Finally some bike episodes! This is the golden nugget right here folks
Steve, I don’t know if you’ll read this. But man, you are one of my favorite creators on this platform. It’s like hanging out with my uncle, or older brother. Sitting around the fire, shooting the shit. You’re a really great guy with a great heart.
Over a quarter million view in less than a day. That’s more than the national news outlets get. That’s what I’m talking about Steve!
Your by far one of the most down to earth genuine content creators out there, i feel like even when you're a millionaire you'd still still stick by the comman man, because it's who you are. your awesome Steve, keep em coming.
Thanks so much for the wonderful message cheers
Preach
Hey Steve. The old man here in beautiful West Virginia. Couple weeks ago I finally went on my first solo camping trip. I'll be 60 in July. I used a tee pee tent. Was very on alert 1st night. Got rained on both nights I stayed. Like Corporal says if it ain't raining we ain't training. Lol.. I hope to be able to do more camping in the future. Stay safe Steve.
Lol I subscribe to him to
This episode is the closest yet to my type of experience in stealth camping.
The presence of the bike is the thing.
I've never ridden an e bike but probably the day is coming, as body parts begin to decommission. Way to go Steve. I hope you try more bike tripping in future.
Steve, if you run into a situation where your stove doesn't work or its broke. A stealthy kind of fire is called a Dakota fire hole. Most of the fire is below ground. You may want to consider adding that to your stealth camping skills.
A good fire pit, but leaves a lot more trace than Steve likes. It's not just not getting caught, but not leaving a mess to encourage camping restrictions.
@@hanelyp1 true
This vid dropped at a perfect time...a cozy stealth camp is exactly what I needed to watch tonight!
I agree perfect timing. Helps me fall asleep !!!
One amazing thing I have learned from Steve is to always be positive, things really are not that bad.
Nothing better than when you are out on an adventure are thinking... this is either the best or the worst idea.
"Looks like a curling rink or community hall up there" That's such a bizarre statement if you're not from Canada.🤣 Love you Steve!
Steve is so close to 1 million subscribers and does a diy bike project. Makes it more realistic for the rest of us.
Most realistic would be Steve taking a $20-100 mountain 🚴 like the rest of us. He would've gotten through that tall ass grass just fine lmao xD
It's official. Steve is my spirit animal.
Nice hair cut. Those lithium ion batteries are NOT cheap. Love the fact that you keep the channel, and suggestions affordable, within reach for the average Joe. Great trip.
Oh wow! Those planes were C130’s. My dad was a US Air Force 130 pilot and in the seventies when I was two years old we spent a couple of years in Edmonton, Alberta on an exchange tour with the Canadian Air Force. It was supper cool for me to see those planes still flying the skies. Thanks Steve!
I knew those were c130s! Love those planes. Wonder what they were doing. Just general transporting between bases I think.
No apostrophe for plurals. C130s
Hub drive has one issue you must address. Because of the torque the spokes loosen. After each trip give them an inspection. On the trailer, with all the weight, do the same. Lift the wheel, lay your fingers inside the spokes close to the axle and then with your fingers move the rim back and forth. You'll feel it if the spoke nipples are loose.
@messin with mikeyup. just like a guitar string!
Also, make sure you have zip ties and practice using them to true a wheel with junk wheels ahead of time. You can look it up, but you wrap it around a fork leg and cut the ends to a point and set the tip just touching the rim. You do need to learn which spoke to tighten to pull the rim the direction you want, but never loosen if you screw up. If you check it daily at least, they shouldn't get too out of wack to fix. As a back up to the back up, zip ties shouldn't be the primary tool, a brake pad can be rigged to do the same with less precision. Oh also, brake disks should be checked! They can be straightened with channel locks and you can use the zip ties to check. I am a wheel builder.
Batteries need a suspension with shock absorbers, or the terminals separate from the plates they are soldered to.
Interesting video Steve, as always! I have watched a lot of videos concerning travel trailer LiFePO4 battery conversions. One thing that they always include is NOT a voltage meter, but a state of charge/battery monitor meter. Something like the RBM500-CA from Renology. When you charge them up, it shows how many Amp hours are left available, instead of volts. As some of other comments have said, LiFePO4 batteries can show 100% and then 0% with no in between. If you get yourself a BMS, and that battery monitor, you should have a more accurate view of what you have left. The BMS will allow all batteries to charge equally so they all have the same charge. Cheers!
I have the Victron BMV-712 bluetooth model. Works well in my camper van. I guess it wouldn’t add to much weight to a e-bike scenario.
As someone who loves the show corner gas it’s nice to see those places are real. 👍🏻
I am still addicted to Corner Gas.
We know you will get the kinks ironed out, Steve. Keep on keeping on.
I think you could probably stick a 440 on there for me Nick!
@Nick's Garage Hey there, Kowalski! ;-)
Nearly 1 million subscribers and he opts for a DIY e-bike kit, truly one of the realest youtubers ever!
Steve is a Canadian national treasure. Just such an awesome, down to earth guy. ❤️
Also, he has an even better "pretend to be on the phone so you don't look like a weirdo" game than I do. 🤣
It's been a really rough couple of days for me. This video was the simple, calm fun I needed to keep my sanity intact. Thank you for that.
Same. Had to get the house ready for a realtor to sell soon. Lots of little things all over, walking in circles only to find more to do. Glad it's basically done now.
It is crazy how therapeutic it is just watching somebody doing interesting things
Any company that sends you a product expecting a 100% positive review doesn't really understand what a "review" is
Finally went camping for the first time last weekend. Ended up being a stealth camp, absolute backwoods stuff, hammocks only and fighting off bugs most of the night. Can’t wait to do it again.
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Steve my man you literally have no fear, I tip my hat to you
I swear to god..bears keep me from doing this. How you do it is beyond my capabilities steve. Bless u
I love Thursday nights because they're Camping With Steve nights!!!
Watching this while stealth camping in my own garden 😻
😎
I have been watching your video's for a few years now and am a BIG fan, love them all!
In the last year I have learned loads about LiFe PO4 batteries in trying to equip my little RV correctly. While I could be wrong, I think you ran into a couple of the more complex issues I have learned about these batteries:
A) LiFe PO4 batteries have a different discharge profile then the older LeadAcid/AGM/Gel batteries. LeadAcid/AGM/Gel batteries will slowly loose voltage allow you to easily check the output voltage to figure out the state of charge. On the other hand, LiFe PO4 batteries hold their voltage really well and drop so little it is hard to tell what the state of charge is. I have shunt in my RV that is designed to be calibrated to the battery bank and actually counts the current used to determine the actual state of charge and is accurate to about 1%.
I know you like to operate with less expensive equipment (which I think is great), but I don't know how accurate that reading was you gave us as you left the camp. I am wondering if maybe the battery was actually a lot lower than you realized...
But there is another issue, which I think might have been a bigger cause for things not working out:
B) LiFe PO4 batteries in series
While LiFe PO4 batteries can be put in parallel to increase the current, most cannot be wired series to up the voltage. The reason is about balancing the batteries correctly. Inside a 12v LiFe PO4 battery there are four individual cells AND a Battery Management System (BMS). The BMS monitors the voltage across the four cells to keep them consistent. I don't know exactly how it does that, but I know it is really important. I know of one company that sells 12v LiFe PO4 batteries which CAN be run in series. They are very expensive batteries in general and when run in series REQUIRE an external BMS to keep all the different v12 balanced. I am sure they have BMS's inside too. I don't know, but guess somehow (more then likely via Bluetooth or something) the external BMS is able to communicate with the internal BMS so the whole battery system acts as one big BMS. All in all, a very expensive setup. I think each of their 12v 100Ah batteries is around 1000 USD, so I am thinking a 2000 USD eBike and an extra battery or two might be the cheaper chicken ;)
"...I'm definitely not going to cook by that explosive-looking shack over there..." LOL. Great to see you! 👍😎🇨🇦🚲🐻
Steve you are amazing. This trip went real rough. But even Hangry you still had such a good attitude. It so refreshing to see. Thanks for the entertainment
hey thanks Derek
That looked like alot fun except for the battery issues. Probably it pulled alot more power than you thought. Give us an update when you know for sure. :)
Will do!
As a DIY e-bike builder I can assume what went wrong. The bikes display / controller probably doesn't have a setting for LiFePo4 chemistry batteries. Setting it to 36v probably 'tells it' that you have 10 LiIon cells (10x3.7v) which is fully charged at 10x4.2v (42v). Each of Steve's 12v LiFe is 4s, so he's got 12s LiFe, which is 3.2 nominal, and 3.6 fully charged. Fully charged (43.2v) is very close to the 10s LiIon (42v) setting. The issue is that LiFe has an extremely flat discharge curve. LiIon has a slight, but gradual decline in voltage during discharge. This could keep the display reading abnormally high. The ebike display is expecting the gradual reduction in voltage in order to display an accurate battery percent, in addition to being set to the wrong style battery.
Setting the display back to 24v (probably of a LiIon chemistry still) temporarily works around the problem.
That being said, 36v at 100ah (3.6kwh) is a lot. I've got a (non trailer) DIY e-bike that has 52v (14s LiIon) at 34ah for about 1.8 kwh and can get 80 km riding at 40-50 km/h, or probably 120km at a moderate 30-40 km/h. That was the most amount of 21700 cells I could fit in the triangle of the bike.
There are channels on my subscription list that sometimes I second guess. Basically all channels at some point I question how much ill actually watch them. Or if its even worth subscribing. But with Steve. Never. I would never second guess my subscription to this channel. If steve stopped making vids millions of peoples lives would take a hit. A monumental blow to the mental health of the masses. Hope u understand truly how loved you are steve.
The fault is more likely the batteries than the ebike kit, since it worked on 24v after you disconnected a cell. The BMS in one battery probably hit the low volt cutoff.
I just tested the batteries and they check out ok, time for an amazon warranty claim I think
@@campingwithsteve LiFePO cells also normally read lower than Li-ion - 3.2v per cell vs 3.7v per cell (nominal, not full charge). There may be something kooky in how the eBike controller is reading those voltages. But still, I saw the meter at the start there reading 100% charge, when you'd think it'd read 90-something percent if that were the difference. Look forward to the result on this one, that's interesting.
@@campingwithsteve Have a look at what Keith Maclean said up above Steve.. technology... you know its not going to be straight forward!
We love stealth camping. It’s comforting
I see a beautiful green landscape in the middle of the Canadian wilderness, Steve sees a hunkering down place, where he can have a nice sleep.
We just spent 6 days wild camping in Scotland, they have bad midgy problem, so I took an all in one midgy/mosquito suit. Very good, could even drink my beer through the net. 😆
Next time camp in Fife, no midges and less rain!
I agree you shouldnt do sponsorships, but you should let companies sending you stuff to review. Letiing them know of course that you will be honest about your review.
That's a sponsorship homie.
@@Ozmandius no, a sponsorship is when they pay you to show their product and say it a good product. A review is when they only send you a product to test and give your honest opinion. Sponsorship = a commercial for said product. A review is an honest test and opinion.
Your videos make me want to go out and purchase a tent and just spend my weekend in some random place 😂
Hi Steve I'm new to ur chanel it's great keep the vids coming ur a star ✨✨
Raisins could give or take so glad your precious furbaby is safe
This has got to be my favorite youtube channel. Just consistent, entertaining, down-to-earth hunkering down. Keep it up, Steve.
Heck yeah! Every Thursday takes me by surprise when Steve’s videos pop up.
Smart man, wearing a hi-vis vest when biking. Props
It's good timing that you posted this as I've been planning a cross country (N->S, not quite xc but from Wichita KS to Oshkosh WI for next July) trip for next year w/ my e-bike towing a small trailer with a solar setup on it. Been following the channel for a while now but somehow missed this latest episode and didn't see it until I searched "bike stealth camping" and it popped up lol. I'm planning on having a little over 2000WH total (42AH 52V) for a 100 mile range, which is about all I'd want to do in a day in the saddle anyways.
I had a pretty crappy end to a pretty good day today, things got bogus. Was preoccupied.
Now I'm not, thanks Steve. You rule!
Awesome video thanks for letting me camp with ya! Cheers!
12:49 It's nice to see someone practicing catch and release.
That dig at the unsolicited sponsorship requests was spot on. They lie through their teeth being all "we're a big fan" etc
The most Steve thing ever, not even 30 seconds into the video, a simple full frame shot of him lifting the bike straight up to show it aside from the entire rig. Love ya Steve.
Stealth camp suggestion: I passed a large sports outlet, they had setup all their tents outside in the car park for display. It stays like this all summer. Might give it a go. Maybe even do a few nights for choices of tents. 🤔🤣Unless you make it over to N. Ireland and try it yourself!!
E-bike stealth camping is a great addition to the channel -- I hope you get a rig working reliably so you can go on more ebike adventures.
Love your videos, man. I got caught once because, at night, a flashlight on that tall grass shows the path I trod through to my camp. From the road right to my tent. I walk the the tree line now even if it takes a little longer! Have fun, Steve!!
Was just think that as well. I always walk an indirect route through tall grass. Or just stick close to the tree line as you say. MUCH less obvious that way.
What happened when you were caught? Do tell. 😳
@@nevaehmorgan4030 They tore my pack and tent apart looking for anything illegal and found nothing. They told me I better have everything packed up (after they threw all of my camp gear, clothing, and supplies all over the ground and put several holes in my tent) and gone before they came back. So I haphazardly stuffed everything back onto my bike and was gone in minutes. This was in the middle of the night. It was a scary ride down the highway until the sun came up. I took a nap in a local park and was back on the road to freedom.
@@complementarychaos WOW! Glad nothing terrible happened. I often think about some type of Smith and Wesson protection....
Your channel really has this great ability to pull me back from dark places, love every minute of these videos, hope you are safe and well Steve!
Thanks for the support and the message. Cheers
One thing I really like about you: you share both your successes, and failures. You're as real as people get. Also, I like to learn, and there's always something to glean from your adventures. Cheers. And thank you.
Such a genuine person!
I absolutely love your idea with having 3, over sized, over the top batteries in tow! lol Nothing better than using what you have!
Although I'll warn that you're likely going to run into issues with this setup because they're LFP batteries... Nearly all e-Bike battery controllers expect to be using NMC or NCA chemistry cells. Nickel based cells have a much higher nominal voltage (3.6-7v vs 3.2) and have a very different voltage curve. You may find yourself in a sudden power loss scenario. Just something to keep in mind.
(Edit) I should learn to not comment before watching the end LOL.
Honestly, I you'll probably need to bite the bullet and purchase a normal 36V e-Bike battery. Most commonly you'd mount one on a sled in the middle of the bike. It just sucks because battery prices have risen significantly..
Hell yeah brother, the best part of my Thursday! Keep up the hard work and awesome content Steve! By far the best channel on the tube!
I totally agree! I watch this channel like a tv show. Thanks for the great content, Steve!
It really is a nice break from all the doomer channels.
I always turned my nose up to E-bikes....until I tried one. HEAVEN!
A million people appreciate you and what you do. That makes me feel like the there is hope for humanity. Keep on keepin' on Steve.
The planes look like they might be the CL-215 Superscoopers (or something similar) that our local agencies here in southern California lease out from Canada every year during fire season. They pretty much always fly in pairs (I'm not sure why, but they do). And they are yellow and red like the ones you're showing.
They Looked like C-130’s to me. The wings high up on the fuselage and the nose are the giveaway. . Hercs have a massive tail which I think is what we can see on the second plane.
@@markpowell8922 my old eyes just yellow aircraft shaped objects flying in tandem and took a WAG. You're probably right.