Stealth Winter Camping in a Honda Element on the Oregon Coast
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- Tour the Oregon Coast with me in my 2011 Honda Element E-CAMPER.
I attempt to Stealth Camp during Winter in my SUV in a Tiny Coastal Town.
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I think you would love a van you can stand in with a comfortable table to do hobbies on. We have a tall van but we don't have a table. We are looking for one so we can enjoy our camping trips more. Good luck on planning your trips!
I am trying to lean into a van, but I still LOVE my Honda Elements. Happy Trails to you, Cheers!
So lovely to see you on the road again. I, too, would love to be as bendy as Rosa again. 🤣 You will find your groove. It may be a little different, however it will be just as wonderful once you figure it out. It was great to experience the coast with you. Thank you!❤️
Michele thank you for this comment. There are so many days that I feel like my Honda Element travel life is over, yet I persevere. Day by Day, mile by mile I will return. Cheers!
Great video Mindy. The scenery was incredible ❤
Thank you for watching, it was a beautiful spot. Cheers!
Just subscribed after seeing your interview and showing of 9th Element. This is the second video I've seen and im very impressed! The gorgeous tour, eateries and your wonderful personality! Keep up the amazing adventure!
Attitude of Gratitude!!! Enjoy 😊
Totally, and I hope that life is beautiful for you as well Lindz. Cheers!
@@NinthElement… Thanks Mindy 🧚Always the Best! I got a 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE CREW CAB !!! Will be SELLING my ‘08SC… ROOTBEER with a COMPLETE FEC (fifth element camping)… installed by NICK in North Carolina price $12,500 car & original interior/TRIBAL… ❤
WOW! I love the upgrade. I hope that this change matches your joy. I had no idea that you bought the 5th Element Camper kit. Was the furniture worth the price? It is nice to change lanes and have a new view through our windshields. I miss Florida, Cheers!
Thanks for taking us to the ocean. Ive been to those places a lot in the past and loved inhaling that ocean air and watching the waves. What more could you ask for? Hope you can find "comfy" eventually in your Element❣❣❣
Hi Colleen, I too hope that I can figure this build out and find my comfy too. Thanks for riding along, Cheers!
Hi Mindy 🙋♀️ Beautiful scenery, enjoyed the video, safe travels ❤❤😊
I hope you have the opportunity to explore the Oregon Coast someday! Cheers!
Hello lovely lady it’s so amazing to see back on the road again. This is a start of amazing year. Happy trails.
You are the prize for 2025! Thanks for being here, Cheers!
Mindy, I’m so excited for you. The coast is beautiful. 🥂
Thank you Douglas, this was a great getaway and reset. I feel renewed. Happiest New Year to you, Cheers!
Nice to see you out traveling about the coast is so pretty, with the hills and water.. You can do so much more as well as have a lot more room in a van Ex. Ford transit or the like , You can stand in them have your bed with actual mattress/ storage across the back as the ladies on Butterfly Track's on RUclips do. ( They have a group of older ladies) all have van's they live in. You can get ideas how you would do up yours if you bought one . They come with AWD too. ( not that you would live in it). Amazing shots of how the road along the coast is collapsing Yikes. Thanks for the costal tour Mindy this was enjoyable .
I have a lot of fun in my little Element, but thanks for the tip! Cheers!
We love the Oregon coast and the little seaside towns like Cannon Beach. Sunriver is also a favorite place that we have been going to for years. We live in Washington state, so we aren’t too far from these places.
Sunriver is beautiful too. I like to noodle around the La Pine & Bend areas as well. Cheers!
I enjoyed your excursion to the coast... I remember seeing some of the places when I toured...
Sure was chilly there 🥶... Nice to have a home base!
I miss you and I miss Florida, Beam me Up Meow! Cheers!
Awww...you visited all my favorites on the coast! love all those places...and only live a couple of hours from there myself. We've been talking about taking a trip to the beach this year...maybe we should do so sooner vs. later! lol. That's crazy how much the old road has sunk...I hadn't heard about the sinking issues! I know about the seismic activity and the potentials with that...but wow! I'm glad you got to get away for a mini trip!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I hope you get to make your beach trip this year! Cheers!
The Oregon coast is definitely on my bucket list.
You're going to love it! Cheers!
I'm really enjoying your videos. Yours are unique.
Thank you, I appreciate you. Cheers!
I so love and enjoy your videos! You bring so much joy to people. This video was so very interesting and enjoyable. Your amazing & such a beautiful soul. My hubby & I watch your videos all the time. Thank you for being you & taking us all along on this journey! :)
You guys are the best! Thanks for sharing this journey with me. Cheers!
great little trip! you are so right about just getting out, even if it is close to home. If you only waited for perfect weather, you’re missing out on a lot of time… safe travels❣️
No Bad Days, Only Bad Gear...and a bad Attitude. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing the Oregon Coast with us Mindy. I didnt go that far south on my last visit on the coastline. Have you made a video on Coos Bay? The traffic was just too congested on my last visit. Not fond of state hwys. Even the interstate was packed the last time from Eugene to north of Seattle. I car camped for 10 years when I traveled. Back issues, blood clots, and getting old require us to improvise. Those thin mattresses just dont cut it anymore Mindy.
I really need to travel the stretch of highway South of Florence. I have not been down that way for 15 years. Road Trip! Cheers!
Thank you Mindy. Great to see you back at the wheel! Gorgeous surroundings. That road!! My goodness!! So much like NZ in parts where we have had some severe earthquakes around our coast. Not good!
Hope Tank got his undercarriage showered after his christening 😊. Salty muddy sandy splashes may want to stick around and cause him some corrosive strife!! 😉 Take care there! 👍🏻 😊 🫠 🙋🏻♀️ 💜 🚙 🌏 🧭 🗺
Thank you for the reminder, I will do that today. Tank does have more rust underneath him than 9th. I am glad that you got to ride along with me and see our PNW coast. I hope that you are fining peace and joy this year so far, Cheers!
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How fun! I think i was at the coast around the same time as you, but in was at Beverly beach (newport) I did my first solo car camp at 65! In my suv. It was so fun! I have not tried stealth camping yet. I stayed in a camp ground, but I will definitely do next time!
Happy exploring!
Solo car camping is the best. I hope you're having many fun adventures! Cheers!
I lived in Florence several years. Coos Bay till I was 30 something.. it is beautiful there❤
The Oregon Coast is magical! Cheers!
Love to see you out in the elements in your element!!!
Peace, Love & Elements. Until the wheels fall off. Cheers!
You will still have struggles in the van. You'll just have more space! LOL. Travel life isn't over, just adapting to your needs as you age. Nothing wrong with that. I am 68. You do what you have to do.
Debi thank you for this kind reminder. My mind refuses to age lol! Cheers!
What a fun adventure! I am able to get 277 out of a tank of gas when commuting, I am sure a tourist drive would lower the mph. Be Well!
The roof top tent mod reduces the gas mileage, as we can all see. I will have to pack extra gas for those long highway trips with fewer gas stations. Cheers!
@Ninth - thanks for the adventure at the Oregon Coast. Haven't been for awhile! But soon I will be back❤
The Oregon Coast is waiting for you, Cheers!
Nice little break-n venture, although too cold for me. Brrrr. Thanks for letting me tag along from my warm living room. ✌️❤️🚐
32 was not that bad, and I had plenty of warm blankets. The bed on the other hand was not so good. Thanks for being my Copilot. Cheers!
Arhhhhhh there's nothing like a fresh breath of much needed "AIR" to spread your "WINGS"🎢🚙🦭🏖🏕
Breathe in, Breathe out, and come alive! Cheers!
You just popped up on my youtube and oh my gosh, You sound so much like me. I camped in my element for 10 years.Longest trip was six weeks, And I loved it. Last year my son surprised me with a Chevy astro Van conversion.And it's wonderful I love it, But I must say.
I was never more sad when I watched a car drive away with its new owner.Then I was my element. Where do you live?
I'm in portland oregon, And i'm seventy five year old grandma. I'll find out the facts of
P Town in the house! Cheers!
@@NinthElement ?
@terizumbusch8408 go back through Mindys videos and catch up on her home etc 🕊
You sure you're not giving the same vehicle stickers? Thanks for your video!
I think that I have dome that once or twice. Good to see you Bert. Cheers!
Loved this video Mindy! Thank you for taking us with you to see the Oregon coast - so beautiful😊❤️ My son is heading to college in the fall. No decision yet, but he did get accepted to Oregon State University in Corvalis. We live in Western New York state near the Canadian border. We know nothing about Oregon or the West coast.
Libby congratulations to your son, he is going to LOVE Oregon. The coast has so many spots that I have not seen, more to explore. Cheers!
Thanks for the beauty of the ocean
Vitamin Sea. Feel better Debbie, Hugs & Cheers!
Utah Jeff …. Born and raised in Oregon … well done video…. Miss and love the Oregon coast …. Had a 2007 Element for about 4 years until it was totaled by a lady who ran into the back of me looking for a pizza place …, loved that little SAV … sports activity vehicle …. I am considering buying another one … currently recovering from a neck surgery so it may be awhile ?
May your recovery be speedy, and YES! Get a Honda Element, they ROCK! Cheers!
So you are following the rules when you park next to another element, I suppose you already know that 🙂 Also, when you place the decals of the windows, place them higher up the side of the window, because the decals can easy slip down the widow well. Learned this info from a PNW organizer
I am a Wild Child that does not follow "Honda Element Rules". lol! Cheers!
@ okay you be that wild child then
How fun!!
You know it all to well. Hope all is awesome with you, big hugs! Cheers!
We have family land my nephew just got near MT Rainer is just drove from Georgia to see thats why I am but I have never been to the Oregon coast, not sure when I will go
👋 from Las Vegas ❤
woo hoo! I love Nevada! Cheers!
@Mindy - 😮 no on 9 point earthquake!! That would be a disaster for our lovely Oregon.❤
The writing is on the ground. Enjoy all of it, change it inevitable. Cheers!
@NinthElement I hope it doesn't happen for another 100yrs.🤞
Nice vido
Thank you, Cheers!
Girl, where are you getting all those cute eyeglasses frames?
My optometrist. He has the cutest glasses. Cheers!
Happy travelling. What do you do with your dog?
The fluffy pup belongs to my land-mate. I pet sit him when she goes out of town, and he has become very fond of me too. Cheers!
I have 6500 on my jeep i also go to the same place get my oil done
Im 53 I live out of my 2020 jeep wrangler and I cook in it. I was not going to do it if I could not cook in it due to weather change i have a tailgate table if I want to cook out of it I love it I love being up high. I didn't know i was going to be doing this definitely not out of a jeep but I love it. I thought about turning it into poo-up, but naw just more space to deal with for mold issues and I just don't want to deal with it. I have a build bed that's it the rest is no build my bed is very big
6feetx 25 I can sleep on my stomach or my side. I have a fridge and a 2048 power station and 200w solar on my roof thinking about getting the charger 1 not sure yet my.power station weight about 75pounds lolololol it's huge I didn't no about power when I started so I have way to much in my jeep lololol
It’s so great to hear about your adventures in your Jeep! Cheers!
What is the max you think you could travel now?🐸
Still to be determined. Cheers!
I'm thinking you're somewhere near Gresham based on your tire And mechanic place, please message me.I would love to get together with you.Maybe we could even do something together this summer.
Hi Teri, I am in Central Oregon about 3 hours from Gresham. I LOVE that you still travel in an Astro Van, a great platform. Cheers!
@NinthElement HI, I used to come over there.My kids lived in prineville , but they've now moved to this side of the mountain. If you find yourself in the portland area get a hold of me and if you messenger me I'll give you my phone number. You've made a nice life for yourself. I'm living in my home that we had before.I was divorced and I now ran out rooms to ladies and I have a wonderful Number of ladies live in here with me and it really is wonderful. I've been gone for up 6 weeks and everything just carries on. Anyway look forward to your next posting, Blessings.
@NinthElement All my kids used to live in prineville but now they're on this side of the mountain. I'm in Southeast Portland if you find yourself headed this way.Get a hold of me message me and I'll send you my phone number, Would love to buy you lunch.
Yachats my fav! Every year camp there for 2 weeks for the last 33 yrs. What is restore Pyrex?
Why are businesses closed on Wednesdays there? What’s so special about Wednesdays? Is it like hair salons being closed on Mondays?🤣
Right? The Oregon Coast is a ghost town in the Winter months, and the locals take advantage of this time to go away and such. Cheers!