not that I don't enjoy all your videos, but there was something about the simplicity of this one that I especially liked. back to basics - scout a site, choose a site, enjoy the site.
I'm retired and love exploring the backcountry in my SxS (I'm slow, quiet and polite). It's my hobby to keep adding to the tracks I've saved in GAIA. From the desert to 13k elevation in the Colorado Rockies.
Fun video. I like the simple almost normal feeling of the time in the trees. Feels like something I would do on a Sunday afternoon. Just get out of town for a few hours. Thanks for sharing.
HI DONALD 👋 THANK YOU, DONALD THIS IS WHAT I ❤ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURES , FINDIND PLACES / CAMPSITES THAT HAVE NATURE, WILDLIFE, & A STREAM ☺️ 🙏 PLUS SOME WHAT QUIET / JUST NATURAL NOISES 😊 ☺️ 🙏ENJOYED 😊 ☺️ 🙏 BE SAFE 😊 ☺️ 🙏 HAVE FUN 😊 ☺️ 🙏GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 😊 ☺️ 🙏
Perfect scouting video. This is how it’s done. If you don’t go and explore you’ll never find great camping spots. We love exploring like this with no destination or expectations and know we can stop anywhere at any time for however long (we are retired).
Success! Nobody seems to appreciate the slog you must go through in order to find a campsite over there with actual trees, a creek, and solitude. The amount of work involved in finding such a place in Oregon is just mind boggling! 🤣
Just getting out and enjoying the scenery and the serenity is reward enough. I am heading to Oregon next week to visit my son and his family. On the way home my wife and I plan on exploring, too. First stop will be Christmas Valley. Next stop is in limbo because of the fires. But I have a backup plan. I know I will enjoy our days exploring central and eastern Oregon. Thanks for setting the mood for me.
Got hooked from the title. Love the intro 😅. I encourage anone to explore, never know what you'll find... Campsite, waterfall, beach, fauna, flora, previous homestead, etc
Seriously, of all your adventures and videos, it’s these videos is what keeps us loving your channel! Especially when I’ve spent the entire summer canceling our trips like this to fight forest fires all around the state! I’ve got some good new camp spots though😅
I randomly had time to watch a youtube which is rare these days. What a coincidence it was a perfect video for me. Nothing better than just doing exactly what you want regardless of popular opinion. Of course the algorithm will hate it cause no buzzwords. But you like it and thats most important.
It becomes a tricky balance to strike when getting the bills paid every month relies upon convincing people to click on my videos. 😏 My goal is to get this channel to where I can at least squeak by month to month only filming what I want to film. I guess if I can't make that work, it'll time to start looking for a job. 😄
The drop zone in the new Nicolai OHV park was my father in law's hunting camp for at least 30 years before I met him 30+ years ago ;-) The workers were heard to gossip about how nice the little crapper was (removable bucket, but real toilet seat), giving it much use before finally destroying it too. All singletrack/quad trails were re-routed and the old ones blocked off with boulders and scree, though. All our scouting was made very difficult and everyone sort of gave up, as people don't quit riding during hunting season.
For some reason RUclips related, I did not see this till tonight. It was a great video for me because this is what I do quite a bit. Look for places to camp and mark them on my map software. I am a soft roader too and always watch your videos. Thanks.
get a used gopro for almost nothing and get another used gopro for almost nothing when you destroy that one why risk your 600 USD phone (on average) when you can get a good enough action cam for random footage for like 40 bucks USD you'll want a cheap usb drive of sufficient performance and size to back up the vids you want to keep and YT is free so you can upload straight up garbage and deal with it there, using their storage (you can always download it if you want to save or edit it). Since the camera I have rn already pumps out a standard movie file along with the raw output file for every video (I'm sure there's some way to suppress it and I'll probably do that when it gobbles up all the camera storage) I see people smashing cameras all the time in Clatsop/Tillamook forest videos and while the footage is not the latest and greatest it all has image stabilization, etc, now so it at least looks okay in playback on pretty much anyone's videos no matter if you just threw the camera on the dash and didn't know it was on. I finally got one and just riding around in Oregon you're almost guaranteed nice visual footage, city or wilds. I tested it yesterday out of the box in the parking lot of the dutch bros here in halloweentown and all I got was mostly clouds but man they looked REALLY good lol Post all your videos to your own social media profiles, including linked in and reddit, nobody obeys the rules anymore and free publishing is free publishing ;-)
The exploration for a camp site is just as enjoyable as the camp itself. In normal circumstances, the drive from point A to point B we developed tunnel vision. Occupied with driving the rig can't really look at everything. I, I stop and get out and walk around. That allows me to view areas that I would .
Not sure when you are planning your get together, you said a couple months. If it is during hunting season there is a good possibility that all those places will be filled up with hunting camps. When I use to hunt years ago, it was always a challenge to find a camp site. Even a few days before hunting can be difficult. Fun riding along looking at sites though. Good luck and thanks for the video! George.
I found out literally on the morning I was headed home from this excursion that yes, it will in fact be just after the start of hunting season. 🤦♂ And unfortunately the date is set in stone at this point. I will be heading out midweek before the weekend of the gathering in hopes of snagging one of these sites, but I'm now also working on some backup plans in case I am unable to score anything in this area. 😬
I need to get out to the PNW. Being a born & raised Bama Boy in the southern Appalachians, the whole environment is just amazing and interesting to me. I watch your channel and Jason's channel and know that the chances of ever getting to camp in those area with my rig are astronomically low, so I guess that I live vicariously through you guys. It would take close to a week. each way, to drive out. Then I would want at least a week to explore, and even then, I feel like I would leave, wanting more. Thanks for sharing, Even though you feel like there won't be many views, I enjoyed seeing the scenery.
I feel you on those distant destinations. Even just getting to someplace like Arizona or Colorado for me, with two full days of driving both ways, makes it extremely difficult to carve out enough time to spend enough time actually there exploring. Thanks for watching!
@@softroadingthewest You should try being on the East side of the Mississippi River! Very few places left over here that are public land with enough gravel roads to even consider it worthy of overlanding. We have the Georgia Traverse that runs all the way across North Georgia. We also have the Smoky Mountain 1000 and the Smoky Mountain 500. Other than that, there are not a lot of options for overlanding. I am currently working on the transformation of my hand-me-down GMC Yukon from a "mom-mobile grocery getter" to a mildly capable overlanding rig. I have to keep several things in mind. I cannot take away too much from highway performance, as I have to drive this truck a lot to haul kids for my job as a high school Agriscience teacher. Yet, I need it to be comfortable for camping.
Donnie, I enjoyed the ride about... I find it amusing that each time I see the inside of your vehicle. I come to seeing and referring to it as "Pig Pen" of the "Peanuts" series. Cheers, Mate.
The struggle I have with spending time cleaning is that it just gets dirty again, and I already work long long hours as it is...it's just a lower priority than everything else I need to stay on top of (like replying to comments heh heh ). I'm currently due to change my oil, so next time I'm able to fiddle with the truck, that has to be the priority. And then in a few weeks I'm leaving on a weeklong expedition and it's just going to get dirty, so I definitely will not be wasting any time cleaning it before that trip. 😏 Look for it to be clean sometime in 2025 at this point. 😂
Looks like Sisters area. Love it there! I have a big dually and camper so I could not go on those little narrow, low roads. Fun to see what I am missing!
Nice video, Donald. It always amazes me the negative comments that people make about other peoples videos. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. I found it pleasant and enjoyable. By the way, I must say that I appreciate the effort you put into your commercial breaks. They always seem to be timed perfectly, great job.
Glad to hear, I genuinely have so much fun on little trips like this. Takes me back to the earliest days of exploring in my Forester when simply driving off pavement was new to me. 😄
Donald, how is the setup working out for you? I enjoyed the build series, and looking forward to hear changes you will/might be making. Loved the video, keep them coming! 👍🏻
I can't begin to express how happy I have been with this setup. It works so so well for me for so many reasons. It's funny you ask, because while hanging out at this campsite, I also filmed a video about the things I wish I had done differently with the camper build, so you will see that soon. 😄 It's all pretty minor and superficial though, and just a few bad/cheaping out choices on my part vs anything inherently wrong with the setup overall. For what I do, it's really about as close to ideal as I could hope for. I'm actually currently more focused on making a few changes in the cab of the truck, it's been a complicated summer and I haven't got as far along on that project as I hoped, but might have something to show in a couple of months. 🙂
Enjoyed the vid, per usual. But, don't forget to let your guests know there are no facilities out there. Some people don't dig that, if you get my drift!
By what you are saying, it looks like you're looking for a big campsite either for your cousins? Or a bunch of your viewers to get together for a big Pow wow. Hi, from your neighbor in Springfield, Oregon p.s. funny beginning with flames and the speech that interrupted
Music at beginning reminds me of... Eddie Rabbitt...Drivin My Life Away "Those windshield wipers slappin' out a tempo Keepin' perfect rhythm with the song on the radio But I gotta keep rollin"
I was a little kid when that song was new, but I remember it well because it was frequently on the radio right when my mom and I were on a road trip from Oregon to Illinois and back. Spending entire days crossing the plains, we loved it when this song came on, it felt perfect as we were clicking off the miles. 😄
Hey Donald what is that pressure you went down to? I'm asking because early October I am going down to South east oregon and going to Leslie Gultch, and Steens Mountain area and will be off road and on road through out the day. I'm looking for that "happy medium". Thanks! BTW enjoy your videos!
I think I went to 34 here. Which I believe is technically the stock street pressure for this truck, though I normally run at 44 on pavement. That will all depend on the specific vehicle, weight, the tires themselves, etc. I more typically go down to the low to mid 20s when I'm going to spend all day on forest roads, and drop further when traction is an issue. Enjoy SE Oregon, it's a truly wonderful area!
Heh, funny you should ask, I've had some kind of coast trip on my list for a summer video for months. My summer got complicated and I haven't been able to make it happen, but we may yet get there... 🙂
This content is why I subscribed...had to skip the last 5 videos because they just don't interest me. I love the process of searching for the perfect campsites!
Yeah I hear you. Summer is doubly tricky because I just don't enjoy being out in summer PLUS I like to take advantage of our few non-rain months here to work on truck projects, since I don't have cover the truck can fit under...once the rains come, it's really a headache to work on the truck. In fact I just spent this entire weekend working on the truck, yet more days I didn't get out and explore. 😏 RUclips is punishing however if I don't get at least one video out per week. I can't afford to just skip weeks I'm unable to get out of town, I have to get _something_ released weekly. But I certainly don't expect everyone to watch every video. 🙂 The good news is: I'm headed out soon on an interesting weeklong adventure, which should yield a nice series of episodes in new places. The bad news (for you 😆) is: I definitely will need to make one more video about Lucie's car quest as I keep getting questions about it 😄 and I have already filmed at least one other non-adventure video in order to have enough content until I return from my the next trip. Fall/winter videos should be largely much more out in nature! Thanks for watching whatever you watch!
@@softroadingthewest Thanks for the reply! I'll be looking forward to your next week long adventure! I totally get that you have to put up something to keep the algorithm happy. Next time you need one of those, could you do something with camp cooking? Haha...I know that's another topic you probably get hated on for posting, but you cook more interesting meals than most overlander-style camping folks!
I actually don't usually have a problem with the handle on mine, the little silicone sheath is adequate, but here I was f*rting around with the camera and it sat there boiling for a few minutes and gave the handle a chance to heat up. That's why I was surprised and had to go looking for some additional protection. I normally grab it bare-handed with no issues. The really weird thing is that for all the incredible tech we now have, we still rely an awful lot on plain ol' fire LOL
For a while, I was listing music credits in the description of each video, but I forgot a few times and no one complained...seemed like no one was even looking at that information so I stopped messing with it. 😏 It's kind of a cumbersome extra step right when I'm usually pressed for time with other tasks trying to get the video uploaded and ready for release. I license all my music via a service called Epidemic Sound, and I don't know how widely available the music is via other platforms, though often these artists can be found on Spotify. I've gone back and added the music credits for this video, you'll find them in the description above ^ (expand the description and scroll to the bottom). I can try to start doing this again. No promises, but I'll _try_ to remember to get that added each week. Thanks for watching! 🙂
June 2023, before going to Overland Expo PNW 2023. 😆 On the plus side, I *did* just wash the truck exterior a couple of weeks ago. That was the first time since August 2023, just before going to Overland Expo Mtn West. 😂 The struggle I have with spending time cleaning is that it just gets dirty again, and I already work long long hours as it is...it's just a lower priority than everything else I need to stay on top of (like replying to comments heh heh 🙂). I'm currently due to change my oil, so next time I'm able to fiddle with the truck, that has to be the priority. And then in a few weeks I'm leaving on a weeklong expedition and it's just going to get dirty, so I definitely will not be cleaning it before that trip. 😄 Look for it to be clean sometime in 2025 at this point. 😂
@softroadingthewest haha, just thought all the dust couldn't be good on the electronic devices. I'm due for an oil change too, still have oe brakes and shocks on my 07 frontier 98k, did do plugs and belts early. Enjoy watching your adventures in the frontier, Donald.😀
You just saw it...pick an area of National Forest and start exploring. 🙂 I often do some pre-scouting using maps and satellite imagery so I have at least a few specific spots I'm guessing might pay off, but I still never really know until I actually just drive and see with my eyes. I do have a dedicated video about how I approach this: ruclips.net/video/ZJUcf8NY9MA/видео.html
Yep, that's why I had the camera out at that moment. There was actually a doe and two fawns. Unfortunately I had the wrong camera with me for capturing wildlife and it's so close to invisible in the footage (and virtually impossible to see watching this on a phone) that it was just pointless to mention. I still needed a driving shot for that moment of the story though, so I was happy I had that clip. 😄 Thanks for watching (and watching carefully! 😄)
Something I've noticed in your last few videos is that they all seem washed out. A lack of color depth. You might check your camera settings or your color curves. Although, it does look like you are working in bright daylight and it might be a challenge, understandably. ::this is not a large complaint, more like a small artistic recommendation, or a nitpick::
Ok, maybe it is only is the high contrast portion, like in your truck while bright outside. Not sure. Don't spend too much time on it! Keeping hunting instead.
So the weird thing is that I actually pushed the saturation and contrast MUCH harder than usual on this video. The original rendered video file I uploaded looks MUCH more punchy and vivid. I really noticed this time around how much flatter it looks on RUclips. I know RUclips processes and compresses the uploads (my original files look MUCH MUCH cleaner and sharper than than the mushy compressed garbage RUclips churns them into) but I do think the color is indeed taking a hit as well. I'll keep fiddling with it.
not that I don't enjoy all your videos, but there was something about the simplicity of this one that I especially liked. back to basics - scout a site, choose a site, enjoy the site.
I'm retired and love exploring the backcountry in my SxS (I'm slow, quiet and polite). It's my hobby to keep adding to the tracks I've saved in GAIA. From the desert to 13k elevation in the Colorado Rockies.
For me when I'm out exploring for a camp site I explore a different part of me. The trail to your soul with no directions. Thanks for sharing.
Fun video. I like the simple almost normal feeling of the time in the trees. Feels like something I would do on a Sunday afternoon. Just get out of town for a few hours. Thanks for sharing.
HI DONALD 👋
THANK YOU, DONALD THIS IS WHAT I ❤ABOUT YOUR ADVENTURES , FINDIND PLACES / CAMPSITES THAT HAVE NATURE, WILDLIFE, & A STREAM ☺️ 🙏 PLUS SOME WHAT QUIET / JUST NATURAL NOISES 😊 ☺️ 🙏ENJOYED 😊 ☺️ 🙏 BE SAFE 😊 ☺️ 🙏 HAVE FUN 😊 ☺️ 🙏GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 😊 ☺️ 🙏
What quiet? 😆
Having a creek or other water source near a campsite is such a big priority for me. Love seeing you finding those spots.
Great scouting video! You found some great places I think. Loved the intro! ☺
I loved this one! Showed the truck and topo, some cooking, nice camp and setup, and some exploring. Perfect!
Perfect scouting video. This is how it’s done. If you don’t go and explore you’ll never find great camping spots. We love exploring like this with no destination or expectations and know we can stop anywhere at any time for however long (we are retired).
Hi from Australia, enjoyed watching ur videos over ur journey, thanks for sharing.
Love this one Donald, especially the opening poetry. More videos like this please.
Success! Nobody seems to appreciate the slog you must go through in order to find a campsite over there with actual trees, a creek, and solitude. The amount of work involved in finding such a place in Oregon is just mind boggling! 🤣
Just getting out and enjoying the scenery and the serenity is reward enough. I am heading to Oregon next week to visit my son and his family. On the way home my wife and I plan on exploring, too. First stop will be Christmas Valley. Next stop is in limbo because of the fires. But I have a backup plan. I know I will enjoy our days exploring central and eastern Oregon. Thanks for setting the mood for me.
It turns out that in order to find good campsites, you have to do some exploring. That’s what makes it fun and rewarding. Great video!
Loved the video Donald ! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us !
Got hooked from the title. Love the intro 😅.
I encourage anone to explore, never know what you'll find... Campsite, waterfall, beach, fauna, flora, previous homestead, etc
I absolutely like such videos - process of exploring and discovery is why I love to go out :)
Seriously, of all your adventures and videos, it’s these videos is what keeps us loving your channel! Especially when I’ve spent the entire summer canceling our trips like this to fight forest fires all around the state! I’ve got some good new camp spots though😅
I have enjoyed the previous years videos of your camping trips with your cousins. They always look like a truly good time!
I randomly had time to watch a youtube which is rare these days. What a coincidence it was a perfect video for me. Nothing better than just doing exactly what you want regardless of popular opinion. Of course the algorithm will hate it cause no buzzwords. But you like it and thats most important.
It becomes a tricky balance to strike when getting the bills paid every month relies upon convincing people to click on my videos. 😏 My goal is to get this channel to where I can at least squeak by month to month only filming what I want to film. I guess if I can't make that work, it'll time to start looking for a job. 😄
Very nice video, as always!! Thanks!
Always enjoy these, Donald. Lovely spots, all.
The drop zone in the new Nicolai OHV park was my father in law's hunting camp for at least 30 years before I met him 30+ years ago ;-)
The workers were heard to gossip about how nice the little crapper was (removable bucket, but real toilet seat), giving it much use before finally destroying it too.
All singletrack/quad trails were re-routed and the old ones blocked off with boulders and scree, though. All our scouting was made very difficult and everyone sort of gave up, as people don't quit riding during hunting season.
Exploring and discovering is what it's all about.....
For some reason RUclips related, I did not see this till tonight. It was a great video for me because this is what I do quite a bit. Look for places to camp and mark them on my map software. I am a soft roader too and always watch your videos. Thanks.
Same thing I do every weekend! Only difference is Jefferson is in my Southern view, and I roll in an Xterra
get a used gopro for almost nothing and get another used gopro for almost nothing when you destroy that one
why risk your 600 USD phone (on average) when you can get a good enough action cam for random footage for like 40 bucks USD
you'll want a cheap usb drive of sufficient performance and size to back up the vids you want to keep and YT is free so you can upload straight up garbage and deal with it there, using their storage (you can always download it if you want to save or edit it). Since the camera I have rn already pumps out a standard movie file along with the raw output file for every video (I'm sure there's some way to suppress it and I'll probably do that when it gobbles up all the camera storage)
I see people smashing cameras all the time in Clatsop/Tillamook forest videos and while the footage is not the latest and greatest it all has image stabilization, etc, now so it at least looks okay in playback on pretty much anyone's videos no matter if you just threw the camera on the dash and didn't know it was on.
I finally got one and just riding around in Oregon you're almost guaranteed nice visual footage, city or wilds. I tested it yesterday out of the box in the parking lot of the dutch bros here in halloweentown and all I got was mostly clouds but man they looked REALLY good lol
Post all your videos to your own social media profiles, including linked in and reddit, nobody obeys the rules anymore and free publishing is free publishing ;-)
Always good videos. Exploring is half the fun.
Very nice video and especially love the campsite😂
I'm sorry that you could never possibly find a campsite like this. 😂
Great video as always Donald. You are making miss the west more and more now that I'm in Texas.😞
I like your tire table with the integrated burner. What a great idea.
Great video , Donald.😊
The title had me laughing. It was a very nice video, i love finding the perfect camp site, so i enjoyed the hunt.
I'd say be glad it was rain and not snow!
Beautiful ❤ awesome spots
The exploration for a camp site is just as enjoyable as the camp itself. In normal circumstances, the drive from point A to point B we developed tunnel vision. Occupied with driving the rig can't really look at everything. I, I stop and get out and walk around. That allows me to view areas that I would .
Not sure when you are planning your get together, you said a couple months. If it is during hunting season there is a good possibility that all those places will be filled up with hunting camps. When I use to hunt years ago, it was always a challenge to find a camp site. Even a few days before hunting can be difficult. Fun riding along looking at sites though. Good luck and thanks for the video! George.
I found out literally on the morning I was headed home from this excursion that yes, it will in fact be just after the start of hunting season. 🤦♂ And unfortunately the date is set in stone at this point. I will be heading out midweek before the weekend of the gathering in hopes of snagging one of these sites, but I'm now also working on some backup plans in case I am unable to score anything in this area. 😬
Enjoy these the most
Nice video Donald looking to scout the Mt Jefferson area myself, I have not camped there yet. 👍 God Bless
I need to get out to the PNW. Being a born & raised Bama Boy in the southern Appalachians, the whole environment is just amazing and interesting to me. I watch your channel and Jason's channel and know that the chances of ever getting to camp in those area with my rig are astronomically low, so I guess that I live vicariously through you guys. It would take close to a week. each way, to drive out. Then I would want at least a week to explore, and even then, I feel like I would leave, wanting more.
Thanks for sharing, Even though you feel like there won't be many views, I enjoyed seeing the scenery.
I feel you on those distant destinations. Even just getting to someplace like Arizona or Colorado for me, with two full days of driving both ways, makes it extremely difficult to carve out enough time to spend enough time actually there exploring. Thanks for watching!
@@softroadingthewest You should try being on the East side of the Mississippi River! Very few places left over here that are public land with enough gravel roads to even consider it worthy of overlanding. We have the Georgia Traverse that runs all the way across North Georgia. We also have the Smoky Mountain 1000 and the Smoky Mountain 500. Other than that, there are not a lot of options for overlanding.
I am currently working on the transformation of my hand-me-down GMC Yukon from a "mom-mobile grocery getter" to a mildly capable overlanding rig. I have to keep several things in mind. I cannot take away too much from highway performance, as I have to drive this truck a lot to haul kids for my job as a high school Agriscience teacher. Yet, I need it to be comfortable for camping.
Donnie, I enjoyed the ride about... I find it amusing that each time I see the inside of your vehicle.
I come to seeing and referring to it as "Pig Pen" of the "Peanuts" series. Cheers, Mate.
The struggle I have with spending time cleaning is that it just gets dirty again, and I already work long long hours as it is...it's just a lower priority than everything else I need to stay on top of (like replying to comments heh heh ). I'm currently due to change my oil, so next time I'm able to fiddle with the truck, that has to be the priority. And then in a few weeks I'm leaving on a weeklong expedition and it's just going to get dirty, so I definitely will not be wasting any time cleaning it before that trip. 😏 Look for it to be clean sometime in 2025 at this point. 😂
@@softroadingthewest Understood Donnie!! Cheers, Mate.
Looks like Sisters area. Love it there! I have a big dually and camper so I could not go on those little narrow, low roads. Fun to see what I am missing!
Nice video, Donald. It always amazes me the negative comments that people make about other peoples videos. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. I found it pleasant and enjoyable. By the way, I must say that I appreciate the effort you put into your commercial breaks. They always seem to be timed perfectly, great job.
you are my idol donald. you are ma man
Seems like a great spot👍
No drama , no trauma, but a realistic subject for a Diorama..
🤣👏👏
Really like this ep 👍
FWIW, this is my favorite content
Glad to hear, I genuinely have so much fun on little trips like this. Takes me back to the earliest days of exploring in my Forester when simply driving off pavement was new to me. 😄
very cool camp spot, especially because of the bats 🍻
Donald, how is the setup working out for you? I enjoyed the build series, and looking forward to hear changes you will/might be making. Loved the video, keep them coming! 👍🏻
I can't begin to express how happy I have been with this setup. It works so so well for me for so many reasons. It's funny you ask, because while hanging out at this campsite, I also filmed a video about the things I wish I had done differently with the camper build, so you will see that soon. 😄 It's all pretty minor and superficial though, and just a few bad/cheaping out choices on my part vs anything inherently wrong with the setup overall. For what I do, it's really about as close to ideal as I could hope for.
I'm actually currently more focused on making a few changes in the cab of the truck, it's been a complicated summer and I haven't got as far along on that project as I hoped, but might have something to show in a couple of months. 🙂
Enjoyed the vid, per usual. But, don't forget to let your guests know there are no facilities out there. Some people don't dig that, if you get my drift!
Yes, everyone is well aware. 😄
By what you are saying, it looks like you're looking for a big campsite either for your cousins? Or a bunch of your viewers to get together for a big Pow wow. Hi, from your neighbor in Springfield, Oregon p.s. funny beginning with flames and the speech that interrupted
I spot you camped is so sweet! What forest was it in if you don't mind me asking. Would love to check it out!
Very nice
Music at beginning reminds me of...
Eddie Rabbitt...Drivin My Life Away
"Those windshield wipers slappin' out a tempo
Keepin' perfect rhythm with the song on the radio
But I gotta keep rollin"
I was a little kid when that song was new, but I remember it well because it was frequently on the radio right when my mom and I were on a road trip from Oregon to Illinois and back. Spending entire days crossing the plains, we loved it when this song came on, it felt perfect as we were clicking off the miles. 😄
Hey Donald what is that pressure you went down to? I'm asking because early October I am going down to South east oregon and going to Leslie Gultch, and Steens Mountain area and will be off road and on road through out the day. I'm looking for that "happy medium". Thanks! BTW enjoy your videos!
I think I went to 34 here. Which I believe is technically the stock street pressure for this truck, though I normally run at 44 on pavement. That will all depend on the specific vehicle, weight, the tires themselves, etc. I more typically go down to the low to mid 20s when I'm going to spend all day on forest roads, and drop further when traction is an issue. Enjoy SE Oregon, it's a truly wonderful area!
HI DONALD 👋
L.O.L.
ENJOYED ❤
Nice to ride with you on this discovery trip! Did Lucy find a vehicle?
We'll have an update on that coming very soon! 🙂
some people watch for the scenery ;-)
Guess I’ll just have to watch it twice as many times then.
Before summers over can you do a trip to the coast ? I'd love to see it 😍 through your lense
Heh, funny you should ask, I've had some kind of coast trip on my list for a summer video for months. My summer got complicated and I haven't been able to make it happen, but we may yet get there... 🙂
This content is why I subscribed...had to skip the last 5 videos because they just don't interest me. I love the process of searching for the perfect campsites!
Yeah I hear you. Summer is doubly tricky because I just don't enjoy being out in summer PLUS I like to take advantage of our few non-rain months here to work on truck projects, since I don't have cover the truck can fit under...once the rains come, it's really a headache to work on the truck. In fact I just spent this entire weekend working on the truck, yet more days I didn't get out and explore. 😏 RUclips is punishing however if I don't get at least one video out per week. I can't afford to just skip weeks I'm unable to get out of town, I have to get _something_ released weekly. But I certainly don't expect everyone to watch every video. 🙂 The good news is: I'm headed out soon on an interesting weeklong adventure, which should yield a nice series of episodes in new places. The bad news (for you 😆) is: I definitely will need to make one more video about Lucie's car quest as I keep getting questions about it 😄 and I have already filmed at least one other non-adventure video in order to have enough content until I return from my the next trip. Fall/winter videos should be largely much more out in nature! Thanks for watching whatever you watch!
@@softroadingthewest Thanks for the reply! I'll be looking forward to your next week long adventure! I totally get that you have to put up something to keep the algorithm happy. Next time you need one of those, could you do something with camp cooking? Haha...I know that's another topic you probably get hated on for posting, but you cook more interesting meals than most overlander-style camping folks!
good vid
Nice
Adventure!! How does the handle on those little kettles stay so hot? Harder to use in the summer because I don't have a long sleeve shirt on. ehehe
I actually don't usually have a problem with the handle on mine, the little silicone sheath is adequate, but here I was f*rting around with the camera and it sat there boiling for a few minutes and gave the handle a chance to heat up. That's why I was surprised and had to go looking for some additional protection. I normally grab it bare-handed with no issues. The really weird thing is that for all the incredible tech we now have, we still rely an awful lot on plain ol' fire LOL
Horse camps..packsaddle camps..offer larger size area's
I really wish you would credit the music you use in your videos. It’s great.
For a while, I was listing music credits in the description of each video, but I forgot a few times and no one complained...seemed like no one was even looking at that information so I stopped messing with it. 😏 It's kind of a cumbersome extra step right when I'm usually pressed for time with other tasks trying to get the video uploaded and ready for release. I license all my music via a service called Epidemic Sound, and I don't know how widely available the music is via other platforms, though often these artists can be found on Spotify. I've gone back and added the music credits for this video, you'll find them in the description above ^ (expand the description and scroll to the bottom). I can try to start doing this again. No promises, but I'll _try_ to remember to get that added each week. Thanks for watching! 🙂
Thanks! Appreciate the effort !
When was the last time you cleaned the dust off your dashboard and interior? 😊
June 2023, before going to Overland Expo PNW 2023. 😆 On the plus side, I *did* just wash the truck exterior a couple of weeks ago. That was the first time since August 2023, just before going to Overland Expo Mtn West. 😂 The struggle I have with spending time cleaning is that it just gets dirty again, and I already work long long hours as it is...it's just a lower priority than everything else I need to stay on top of (like replying to comments heh heh 🙂). I'm currently due to change my oil, so next time I'm able to fiddle with the truck, that has to be the priority. And then in a few weeks I'm leaving on a weeklong expedition and it's just going to get dirty, so I definitely will not be cleaning it before that trip. 😄 Look for it to be clean sometime in 2025 at this point. 😂
@softroadingthewest haha, just thought all the dust couldn't be good on the electronic devices. I'm due for an oil change too, still have oe brakes and shocks on my 07 frontier 98k, did do plugs and belts early. Enjoy watching your adventures in the frontier, Donald.😀
got any tips on how to find these camp spots? i'm fromt portland oregon. always find it difficult to find something like this
You just saw it...pick an area of National Forest and start exploring. 🙂 I often do some pre-scouting using maps and satellite imagery so I have at least a few specific spots I'm guessing might pay off, but I still never really know until I actually just drive and see with my eyes. I do have a dedicated video about how I approach this:
ruclips.net/video/ZJUcf8NY9MA/видео.html
Did you see the deer?
Yep, that's why I had the camera out at that moment. There was actually a doe and two fawns. Unfortunately I had the wrong camera with me for capturing wildlife and it's so close to invisible in the footage (and virtually impossible to see watching this on a phone) that it was just pointless to mention. I still needed a driving shot for that moment of the story though, so I was happy I had that clip. 😄 Thanks for watching (and watching carefully! 😄)
Something I've noticed in your last few videos is that they all seem washed out. A lack of color depth.
You might check your camera settings or your color curves.
Although, it does look like you are working in bright daylight and it might be a challenge, understandably.
::this is not a large complaint, more like a small artistic recommendation, or a nitpick::
Ok, maybe it is only is the high contrast portion, like in your truck while bright outside.
Not sure.
Don't spend too much time on it! Keeping hunting instead.
So the weird thing is that I actually pushed the saturation and contrast MUCH harder than usual on this video. The original rendered video file I uploaded looks MUCH more punchy and vivid. I really noticed this time around how much flatter it looks on RUclips. I know RUclips processes and compresses the uploads (my original files look MUCH MUCH cleaner and sharper than than the mushy compressed garbage RUclips churns them into) but I do think the color is indeed taking a hit as well. I'll keep fiddling with it.
No snark?
Snark THIS zackdemundo!! 🤣 I'll see what I can rustle up for you in coming episodes. 😂
How uneventful and boring and meaningless and peaceful and serene and…. Needed. 😊
The audio is always terrible when you’re in the cab of your truck. Couldn’t continue watching.