The Best Place to Sleep is In the Woods Without a Tent
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- One of my favorite places to sleep is outdoors in the open under the stars. Instead of sleeping in some stuffy smelly tent, I prefer the open fresh air. For me the ideal place to camp is in the back of a pickup truck. Instead of making camping complicated, I find it more enjoyable and less of a hassle to do it the simple way.
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As a former US Army 7th ID (L) soldier; ("L" =Light Infantry, means no comfy tents or cots), I had enough deployments and field training (read as: no-shelter camping) to last me two civilian lifetimes.
Y'all can have it.
Don't get me wrong, if this society collapses tomorrow, I know how/what to do to get along, but, I'd rather not.
Y'all can camp under stars, me? I'll sleep in a bed under a roof -- I effing EARNED it.
Cheers from a Thunderstorm-blasted Linn County.
I know someone else who spent a lot of time in the military. He would have a very similar reply. I have heard him say the words “camping is stupid”.
I may not agree with your love of camping; but I'll defend to the death your right to sleep under the stars... (apologies to Voltaire for the paraphrase.) However, to quote the immortal words of Yogi Berra: "Count me out!" @@WilsonForestLands
I still enjoy sleeping out, at 70 years young, on my own land, during the winter.
A nice little fire, a good dog, might bring something to sip on.
I prefer a tarp and military sleep bag with the Gortex bivy.
Really enjoy your forestry management vids…
Do that on my property as well..no sawmill tho.
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The bears say hey great! We don't have to unwrap this dinner.
Just get a tonneau cover then your set for if it rains. I made ladder racks and have a tray on my F250 and I just string up a ridge line and run a HD tarp over it and either weight the corners so I can just pull it as I need/want to be covered or if it's blowing I tie it to the tie bars. I use those elastic loops with a ball and that does the trick
I definitely like the way you think. Simple is better. The more you bring for convince the more you bring that you are trying to escape from- The ever day norm!
Well said.
Yeah, I like trucks. But as a nomad for 3+ years, I've never had to abandon my tent on account of the weather, and I've always been protected from mosquitos. Though I'm stationary now (temporarily?), I still live in my tent. I've got a new one ready to take the place of the old one, with all it's patches from cats climbing on it. It's also got a sky view if I don't put on the rain fly - but usually when I get in the tent I'm ready to snooze anyway.
Oh, and if a bear wants you, it will get you regardless of how you're packaged. 😊
When the dew is measured in inches a tent is great.
or a tarp.
@@mattfleming86 sometimes both lol
Yeah inches would be a problem. Out here it is measured with a micrometer.
No doubt bud
Same system sold is called a canvas cutter. A all in one bed roll
Thx boss
That looks like a good option for areas with nighttime bugs or inclement weather.
I love your camping style!
Those stoves are nice when car camping. Personally I like and have the duel fuel one for my use when using the vehicle. I tried truck camping and the mosquitoes had a feast all night long , the rain was rather moist , almost like a bath tub. In my 60 plus years of camping occasionally it's with a tent but 95% of the time it's in a good ( bug proof ) Jungle Hammock and rain fly. The hammock is ideal for Florida's swamps , rivers and woods. Give me two trees and I will have a happy camp. The hammock I'm up off the ground which is a good thing. I have had snakes under the hammock , Raccoons , Possums , Gators and even Armadillos walking under it during the night but not all on the same night. Hammock camping my stove is a wood burning titanium Fire Box Nano Gen 2 since free fuel is everywhere I camp.
My style of camping is the K.I.S.S. one. ( Keep It Simple Stupid )
I think your bugs in the south are a lot more ruthless than our wimpy Pacific Northwest bugs. I would prefer to use the wood fired stoves but we have wild fire danger here in the summer and they are banned during wildfire season.
LOL I live in NS. Canada. The bugs and heavy dew would make for a terrible night in the open.
LOL Love your attitude. We used to have a large double wall canvas tent with a wood stove in the center. Every winter we would do some hunting trips with the tent, spend 4 or 5 nights. I sure mill those outings.
A tarp could be used to keep the rain off at night.
I prefer vans for camping. A very basic delivery van is better for camping than most other vehicles.
Truckbed camping is excellent. Cookin' on the tailgate, listening to music on the speakers, and enjoying a level, flat-ish surface with few bugs. Sleeping bag, foam pad- gallon of water, can of beans and some jimmy deans sausage. Lovely.
You know all about it. I just have one thing to add, instead of the gallon of water, clean cold spring water right next to camp.
good info and fun to watch.
Hey you forgot the RV/campers crowd. 🤣🤣
what a great set up for someone out by themselves or with maybe their significant other..😁👍
I didn’t forget the RV/campers crowd. I just decided not to mess with them, they get ruthless. 😁
Yes please, more camping videos. 🛻
In my area, I’d be looking up through a cloud of mosquitos.
We think a lot alike on camping. I like that cook stove you got
It’s good to know it’s not just me.
@@WilsonForestLands right. I love camping without a tent. To me it's a lot better that way.
Just add a gortex bivy sack in case it rains and watch the stars!
Those camping stoves are big with the Chinese, so you commonly find them in Chinese supermarkets. Then you make Hot Pot - boil litre or so (bunch, in imperial) of water in a large pot and when boiling drop in chopped up vegetables and thin bits of meat. Pull out after a minute or so and dip in a small bowl of peanut butter and soy sauce mixed together. Tasty
With the mosquitos in Michigan, you would lose 5lbs. with your face exposed all night.
Up here in Ontario too!
In the morning someone might think you had the measles. 😆
I use a tent or hammock in the summer just because of the bugs. During hunting season and in the winter I generally just use a tarp... peg three corners and prop the 4th up with a stick.
A simple cot also works well too, and you can enjoy the stars and fresh air. I built a sleep platform inside my truck, but if it's to warm I leave the tailgate and widow open and all is fine. Animals will leave you alone, your no threat to them. I once fell asleep on my chair watching the stars, yes I had a little too much to drink but nothing happed, except for the dozen rabbits that gathered at my feet. I was told the next morning from a witness who saw the rabbits hopping around my feet. Your right you don't need $10,000 worth of camping equipment to enjoy camping you just need to get out and enjoy nature.
Yep another good variation on simple camping. Some cots probably even fold up smaller than my pad. when I used to have a truck with a canopy, I had a platform in there and it worked very well.
i prefer ground and hoodie
whatever I am wearing and a tarp is all I use. it's a 4 season setup.
I go on my bike, so I rarely take a sleeping bag or pad...
I need the room for beer and cheap cigars.
Same with the mosquitoes here, rarely at night... NOSEEUMS are the thing...
a tiny campfire gets rid of them.
That sounds hard core. We are lucky with the bugs we have, not like they are in the Eastern US.
Citronella candles work well too! For extra fire safety place them under an empty can with vent holes cut at top and bottom and place a large rock on top to help prevent tip-overs!
lol nice, I like my camper 😉 roof top tent or cabin 😄
Campers are another story. If it wasn’t such a perfect weather here in the summer, I would be thinking seriously about an RV trailer or building a cabin.
@@WilsonForestLands Even good in good weather 😉
Side note- one of my favorite books which I had when I was pretty little was John M. Gould's "How To Camp Out". Lots of it is a little bit dated, however, it's solid and enjoyable to read- and offers insights into longer journies which I have not partaken in.
That sounds like a book I would have enjoyed when I was a kid.
Interesting video Michael. I agree on tents, I've never had a good nights sleep in one but perhaps a cap on the pickup up bed. You are 100% correct on the cringiness of the shower video...when I saw it months ago I was thinking...please don't demonstrate. 🤣😂🤣
At least I only demonstrated from the shoulders up.
Keep it simple !
Louisiana.
I wokeup with a 4 foot rat snake in my sleeping bag 😂. I have zero fear of snakes if i can id it. Dark. I couldn't see squat. I just felt it on my legs.
Fastest wakeup ever. Grab flashlights. Rat snake...
Zip tent now with floor. Louisiana mosquitoes don't sleep at night.
No thank you to the snake in the sleeping bag. 😂 From what I hear, it doesn’t sound like very many of the critters in Louisiana sleep at night. Our Pacific Northwest bugs are wimpy.
Wilson, Your not looking UP at the stars ! Your Looking OUT at the stars ! Think about it ! :)
Beans, high octane food, love it 😅😅
The magical fruit!
Jerky is better, except for that vegan crap!
I'm sorry I've been living under a rock, but what is REI ?
An over-priced camping/outdoors store!
If you’re going to be out in “the wild”, why would there be a road for a pickup?
Entire universe ‼️ YUP
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My pickup is too heavy to carry on my back and I much prefer just what I can carry on my back! It lets you go on the no-vehicle trails which IMHO puts you in the arena of 'real' campers. But to each his own!
The best thing about that style of camping is ????
There is a slight chance of not forgetting anything 😂
Yes it’s slight but there is a chance. Let’s just say this year I didn’t forget anything super important.
We have mosquitos..
I prefer to hammock camp under a tarp.
When I have been in a hammock I have
wondered if I would be able to get a good nights sleep in one. I should probably try it sometime.
@@WilsonForestLands There is definitely an art and science to sleeping in hammock. The trick is to lie diagonally across the hammock so you are as flat as possible.
“I keep tools to deal with the situation”. A GUN !!!!!! Talking about animals creeping around at night near your sleeping accommodations.
👌🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Then that 3 a.m. thunderstorm soaks you and you end up curled in fetal position inside truck 😂
Most of the time that never happens here. But it has happened. 😂
Not everyone's life is as simple as being a single dude with a truck. Some have spouses and kids and it takes preparation and some basic comforts to make it enjoyable for them too. Instead of looking down on the REI crowd, give them credit for making the effort to be outdoors.
Thus my statement at the end of the video about not taking things so seriously. We’re just having a little fun here.
@@WilsonForestLands Got it! 🙂
I agree Michael, the REI crowd is the worst😂Tents, we don’t need no stinkin’ tents- plus it takes away the opportunity for a certain Uncle to scare the heck out of his nephews!Take care 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Hmm, maybe that’s where I first started developing a distaste for tents. 😂
If you ain't bleeding, crying or itching...you ain't camping. 😊
I may have to try something more hard core to live up to all of that. 😀 Maybe what I am doing is way too comfortable. 😁
Camping is not a contest to see who can suffer the most.
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You are correct, I am not in a contest and not suffering. Thanks for the comment.
Oh yes it is. He who has the most scratches, welts, burns or mangled limbs wins.
Did mosquitos pay for this video?
I prefer hiking wher no truk can get, and set my camp
That’s taking things to another level. That’s the real deal.
I’d rather have a tent
This should be titled " the things single men do" . Lol
Rather get a suburban in case it rains.
If I didn’t need an open pickup bed for other reasons, that is a good option. I have had some comfortable nights in a suburban.
I prefer a bivy. Bugs,snakes and other crawlers will crawl into your open space if you’re open for them. I respect your opinion tho people who are the glamper types are the ones ruining it for everyone else.
I just had to look up bivy. I can see that being a good option for places where the critters are a problem. They just aren’t a problem here.
Day with bad bugs or rains then what.. I kicked a bear in the face from inside a tent
As I said in the video, in a place where you have bad bugs at night, you might want to use a tent. And like I said, this is for fair weather camping. If there is rain you might want to use a waterproof tent or something that will provide shelter.
Best bear protection is a propane torch modified to the butterfly flame, most bears will stop when their eyes are cauterized or their head has been turned into a shishkabob. The only thing wrong with this guy's camping advice is that he's driving a Ford, he may need to camp there for a long time when that Ford takes a shit.