First Time Tent Camping in 20 Years No Electricity
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- In this #camping vlog, we'll be #tent camping. We haven't done this in 20 years. We want to see if we'll like it better than before. We have more conveniences than we had then. We're going to use some #solar to charge our Bluetti, show you our new camp stools, new camp pans and dishes, new grill set up, cook up some yummy food and check out the campground. Hang around to see what we experienced and what we liked and didn't. Song used in the beginning and body of the video was obtained through the RUclips music library: Just Breathing by Neffix
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It's been at least 20 years for us too. Kathy and I used to go before the boys and then brought them along till the got older. We didn't quite have all the conveniences you have here though. Beautiful lakefront site and sunset too! Don't think we'd care for tent camping anymore. Thanks for bringing us along.
Yeah we didn’t have nearly these conveniences when we used this tent 20 years ago. Maybe that’s why I did mine it so much 😂. Did you guys make it south?
Awesome! Looks like you had a wonderful camp night! Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY
Thank you. It was a good weekend.
How sweet ! Gettin lovie dovie at the picnic table !!
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We like your logo. Now that's the kind of lunch that we would make and enjoy! We're always opening up cans of chili. And we just had burritos for dinner. As for tent camping; you have to do whatever is necessary to get out while these gas prices are so outrageous, but I hate sleeping on the ground anymore and my trailer bunk is so comfortable. You guys are cool.
Haha we actually did talk about this as an alternative to pulling the camper when gas prices aren’t reasonable. We can do this in our little gas sipper if need be. But we also want to do some overlanding in Colorado, but aren’t really wanting to sleep in the hummer for several days. So trying out this tent thing to see if we think that might work. But we still will get out in the cargo as much as possible. We camped the last couple weekends in it. And I kept thinking how much I really do enjoy it. I’m kind of attached to it lol. Thanks so much for watching 😊
Darby is so sweet. We lost Leven this past Friday and I’m just heartbroken. Nice griddle setup and nice cooking set. We use to stay in a tent until one night it came a flood and we was floating in the tent when we woke up on the air mattresses. Have a great day
I do hope to never encounter crazy rain while tent camping. So sorry you lost your fur baby. I know how hard that is. I’m sad for you 😢
@@HappyPlaceCamping Thank you ❤
Poor man's Blackstone... LOL!! Love it! I haven't been tent camping in years, but I remember always liking it. However, now that I'm older who knows if that's the same... Lol! Looks like you got a really great spot.
It was a great spot. And we had a great time. I actually think I like it better now than I did when we tent camped before. But we have a lot more amenities than we used to. It’s not nearly as roughing it as it used to be lol
I hope your still camping I enjoyed your videos such a cute fur baby
Camping as much as we can. We alternate between tent and camper. Just a few weeks ago we did over a week in Colorado tent camping. Those videos are yet to come.
I am digging your outfit and loving the crocs :) I am a croc lover :) Enjoyed seeing all your new gadgets. The grill looks great !! Like your spot by the water :) I never thought about the climbing in and out. My biggest worry would be a rain storm. Oh I remember the nightmare of a night we all had in the tent some 19 years ago. In the middle of the night the came first that caused the tent to pop in and out with a huge pop noise and then the rushing loud sounding rain that came in the tent in what seemed like buckets full. When all done everything was soaked, very cold and we could not wait to leave, lol It was so fun up until that happened 😊
Ugh! I really hope we never get caught in a storm like that. I would just want to pack up and go home.
Pretty cool camping trip. Nice camping spot with a view too. This is starting to look like a Packs-a-lot camp. Lots of amenities to help make the stay comfortable. I agree with you on the tent height though. That was definitely one of my most important requirements of when I purchased my tent earlier in the year. I wanted to be sure I could stand up, move around, and get in or out easy. My bones are achy these days too. Great experiment camp. Looked like you had fun and ate well too. Have a great day.
Thanks. It was a good weekend. We’re hoping to get out and go for another weekend before the weather turns nasty. But even if we do, it’ll be a while before that video is out. We have South Dakota vids to start pumping out 😁
Welcome to the tent life! I only camp in tents. Make sure you tuck the ground cloth/tent footprint under the tent, otherwise, if it does rain it will collect the rain and funnel it under the tent instead of acting as a buffer between ground water and the tent bottom. Those bacon burritos looked amazing. That collapsible stool is awesome. I need one.
Found that collapsible stool at Menards. End of season close out. Got them for $7 each. At that price, I just couldn’t pass them up. Thanks for the tip on the footprint. We’ll have to start doing that. Really hope to never get caught in rain.
You have a great setup and looks like y’all had great weather for your maiden no electricity journey. Understand the issues with the tent so I hope y’all can find one that works better for y’all.
We’re hoping to go out again before the silly weather turns nasty. Just want to be darn sure I want to do this once in a while and when we overland before investing in a different tent. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. It was beautiful the whole weekend. Thanks so much for watching.
Great campground, that's the type of pitch Coral and I would love especially if it comes with those wraps 😂. Those stalls look neat but I might need two, one for each cheek🤣. Great pair of climbing Crocs😁. That's one big spider😲Great video guys👍
Thank you so much for watching. It was a pretty great weekend. We had a good time. Well maybe except for Darbi 😂
I wish I could do more camping this summer I really enjoy camping, seems like you 3 did well and those breakfast tacos looked amazing.
You totally should. Take the kiddos. I’m sure they love it too. You probably have at least a two week span of good weather up there, right? 🤣
@@HappyPlaceCamping 🤣🤣🤣 be happy if 4 days are predictable
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boy that brings back memories, its nice an roomy.sounds of the forest when your in the forest lol. Darby is like you want me to sleep on the ground? those wraps look tasty. Hiking crocs!!! Ricky loves his Cheeto mack an cheese it is so good I eat a little just so he doesn't eat the whole box LOL its so good, try it with a sprinkle of garlic powder,
Hmm I’ll have to give that a try.
Coffee !! Yes coffee !!
Yea lots of coffee!
Wow, not electric camping. Yeah, I need to be in an enclosed area like at least a cabin. Stay safe my friends. LIKE 23. 👍👍👍👍
😂🤣 thanks for watching
What to what! This is so awesome! We love tenting!!! You got an awesome view! All your food looked yummy 😋 Looks like a beautiful campground and we would definitely have to get electric since we are spoiled to that now 😂 Ok that spider makes me never want to camp again 😂 So you don’t enjoy sleeping on the ground??? 😂 high maintenance 😂 We enjoy tent camping besides the noises as well! Glad you had a great time! 😁
We did have a great time and we’re actually hoping to do it at least once more before the weather turns.
A new experience 😀
It was a good one. I think we want to do some more.
Lovely spot you are at there it’s always lovely to be by the water 😊
Well done for giving a tent a go after so long and we’ll done to Darbi for doing so well!!! Also liked the collapsing stools we actually saw them at a trade show we where at recently band thought they where a great space saving idea!!!
They really are a great space saver. We found them on clearance so decided why not lol
Wonderful video guys!! great job ❤
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Oh my !! BACON 🥓 !
Gotta have bacon, I guess lol
Nice set up with the grill an Walmart pot. Love the cooking. Tent camping but not completely rough. We mostly do an air mattress in the back of the SOV now that the kids don’t go to set up the tent. Kind of like the idea of cot so don’t have to get up off floor. Beautiful camp site. Great video and channel. New fan and sub. 👍Thanks 🤠
We do have our hummer set up to sleep in and it does work. But it’s not nearly as comfortable as the tent. We were hoping to go out in the tent again before the weather took a turn but don’t think we’re going to get to. So maybe come spring we can get out there some more. We would like to incorporate the tent camping with overlanding. Wanted a bit more runs at the tent before taking off somewhere in the back country. But we may end of winging it a little lol. Thanks so much for watching and joining us 😁
Nice set-up, great views. I've been wondering what to do with all my tent camping stuff. I don't know if I will ever use it again, but you have me thinking about that.
I wouldn’t want to do it on every trip, but I really did enjoy it. And really hope it works out for when we overland.
Cool tent camping set up.
Thank you very much 😊
@@HappyPlaceCamping you're welcome
Writing this as I watch - Did you forget Darbi’s Tent Camping Bed? What a nice view of the Lake! Nice Breakfast wraps/tacos and breakfast next to the Lake = awesome! Those adjustable stools look good. Poor mans Blackstone looked like it worked good! You guys grow some big ole spiders! The thing I don’t like about tent camping is when it’s windy the tent makes noise and wakes us up. Those inflatable mattresses work pretty well until they deflate lol. Last word from me - IMO Tent camping is inexpensive and is mostly for young folks with good backs and limber muscles!
😂🤣you are so right! We’re kinda hoping to incorporate tent camping with overlanding. I didn’t bother to bring Darbi’s bed. I knew she would sleep in mine with me. And she did lol. We do have some big stupid spiders. So nasty. Spiders really creep me out lol.
It's been 22 years since rose and I went tent camping we drove 12 hours to North Carolina mountains I forgot the name of where we were at but it rained the whole weekend, I guess if you are gonna tent camp almost cold would be the perfect temperature LOL, but you guys did have and awesome campsite, looks like you guys had a great time we had a great time watching it, great video guys keep it up
It was a pretty good weekend. I really hope to never get caught in rain in any tent. Think it would be miserable. Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
How cool. I have never tent camp please don't hate on me. Im sure I will try it someday. If y'all decide to do more Im definitely gonna be paying attention lol Maybe y'all convince me. The site looks very nice and good score on the dumpster dive. Spider NOPE! That noise is straight out of a scary movie. No snakes no Spiders for me too. I feel y'all on the height. Im 6feet tall. Very cool of y'all sharing this experience and being truthful.
It was a great weekend. We wanted to go out again but the weather is already turning cold so looks like we may be back to the camper already.
Wonderful video guys 😊we’re thinking of getting a tent so we can further into the wilderness 😊❤
Awesome! We love having different camping options. We can choose what works best for us in whatever situation.
It has been 35 years or more since I slept in a civilian tent. Same for Lindsay. I can just imagine what she would say if I suggested going back to a tent, even just for a night or two.
Twin beds would put me off LOL.
😂🤣 you should totally suggest it just to see the look on her face. But be sure to have video rolling. Cuz I wanna see it too lol
Nice trip! We haven't tent camped in at least 15 years. The kids still prefer the tent, but they are grown up an can do whatever they want LOL Love the camper, but do miss the nighttime bug frog bird owl critter sounds.
It is definitely a different experience. Really the main tent camping I remember was the one we did in South Dakota years ago. It ended up being record lows when we were there and we all froze. The kids were so little then. I remember being awake almost all night giggling and laughing with them. Miserable as it was, it’s a good memory for me.
Looks like a nice setup. Not sure my old body would do for tent camping anymore. I use to enjoy it a lot though. Feed that man. He is starving. Yes give that pup some to. You gots to slam it shut. lol Looks like a nice park. Reach down there and grab that spider. lol That black out and the sounds are great for sleeping. That would be nice. Good honest feedback about your experience. It's nice to have options on camping so you are knocking that out. Tenting is for sure different. Something to get used to. I understand the being old part for sure.
Thank you. We’re hoping to go again before weather gets nasty. I want to be sure I will want to do this overlanding. Then I can decide for sure on a tent for that purpose 😊
Really great video 🙂 without electricity 😜
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Nice video. Wow 20 years! At one point Darby looked like "Mom, Dad, what's going on?" She is so cute. I tent camped in 2021 because the trailer was out of commission. The first couple of times I was a little scared but got used to it. Used a Coleman 6 person instant tent most of the time but had a chance to borrow a Gazelle T4. I liked it so much that I bought one when it went on sale. I didn't have issues with critters (that I am aware of). Glad you liked tent camping though. It is nice to have options especially for those times when there are only tent sites available when you want to go. Like the poor-man's Blackstone. Nice idea. Take care.
Thanks so much for watching. Also appreciate your opinion on the t4. The gazelle was initially the tent I wanted to get. Still in the air about it, but it’s nice to hear someone’s experience with a product.
Great video !
Thanks, Boss 😁
Oh I bet this will be good 😂
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I used to go camping all the time..we had a big queen air mattress..I have a tent it's a big two room with a divider for the rooms it can hold more then 10 people lol. we've had 8 in it once 😏.. stay safe out there ❤️ sound's like a tree 🦉🦉 spiders don't bother me I used to have a big tarantula the size of your hand had it for 13 years 😉I keep coming back saying something lol.. I wish I had a way to send you this big two room tent I have you can stand up in it
Aww that’s very sweet of you. We actually have one that a friend passed along to us that’s much bigger than the one in this vid. Hope to try it out soon. But we’ll probably still invest in one of the east up hub tents. Be much easier when overlanding.
I think the big thing with tent camping is rain and wind. If you are in a camper of some sort you are protected for some of that. I love tent camping but it’s a lot of work 😂
It is work. But we’re kind of hoping to add it to our overlanding. We needed to really see how it went before we made another costly investment in a better tent.
Really good video
Thanks bunches 😁
I had this on the entire time, but got a phone call, so I will watch it again.
Oh thank you. I kind of figured since you weren’t chatting. 😁
@@HappyPlaceCamping Right. You know I'm a chatter. Haha.
@@LuckyDawgProductionsModerator yup! But that’s a good thing. Helps keep the conversation moving along.
I see the deer 🦌
I didn’t at first while watching the premiere 🤣
Hey guys I thought this video was excellent! I don’t know if I could do the tent thing but kudos to you all for sure! And Darby as well! I really like that pan and pot kit you showed and cooked on. Grill set up looks really cool. Did you all use very many of those 1 pound propane bottles during this trip? I heard those spiders are harmless but they definitely look intimidating to me! I’ve seen them every so often in our garden. Talk about an awesome view to wake up to every morning!🍻
Yeah supposedly the spiders are harmless, but they still creep me out lol. We had a partial propane bottle hooked up to the camp stove. It finally ran out. Believe the grill took around 1/3 to half of a full bottle. We would have cooked over a fire, but we wanted the easy way lol. We were hoping to go out again before the weather turned, but think that may be too late. Lows are supposed to be pretty cold starting later this week. It’s hard to catch perfect weather for tent camping. Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I grew up camping in the woods almost every weekend for years. I wouldn’t recommend using a sound machine here in the Rockies, because you want to hear that grizzly approaching lol.
😂🤣 seriously though, that thought has crossed my mind. Was kinda hoping it might scare wild animals away lol
@@HappyPlaceCamping grizzlies are curious and will investigate strange sounds. It was nice knowing you 🤣🤣. Just joking.
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Awesome Video Felicity ,Whats Darbie Think Of It? Awesome lucky Dumpster Find
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Tent camping is still fun! That little BBQ looks amazing! We had a nice little unit that attached to the propane outlet on our (stolen) trailer. It was called an RVQ. Of course, it was stolen with the trailer, and wasn't in the trailer when we eventually tracked it down. Poop! So, we are in the market for a new one.Would this one connect to a full size propane bottle??
You know, I’m not sure. I imagine so but might require an additional or alternative attachment. It was sold by Lowes. Might be able to go on their website and find it and find out if it can. We really enjoyed the trip. Thanks so much for watching.
@@HappyPlaceCamping I'll go take a look! Thanks, Felicity!
@@HappyPlaceCamping The Canadian Lowes doesn't seem to carry them, but I checked the US one and see them there. I think we'll pick one up when we head south. Great price! And I'm pretty sure I can attach it to the adapter I have for the onboard tank on Honey that I use for the firepit. It's a 1 pound to 20 pound connector. Woohoo! Thanks for the info!
The food looked delicious- I am with you all though about going in and out of a tent. But the tent sites are often the closest to lakes for example and they have more space between the sites. So you know pros and cons are always in play aren’t they? Oh man that spider 🕷 creeped me out 😊
That spider was gross! Then later I caught a couple up in the trees. I was sure to keep an eye on all of them! Lol.
Love those nesting pots from Walmart. Did you find them in the camping section?
What is it with dogs putting their butts on pillows? LOL Our little one (Roscoe) also likes to kick them across the bed. (Little stinker)
OMG I'd feel like things were crawling on me too with that spider. Do you happen to know what kind it was?
Good to know about your pro's and con's.
Yes camping section. Um we just call them garden spiders. They get pretty big. I’ve seen them bigger than this one. Don’t seem like they are around as much as they used to be. Supposedly harmless, but they still creep me out lol
Hello Team HPC i hope everything is good with you all. I watched this last night but could not comment so I'm back this morning. I like the wood burning of HPC in the hummer that's cool. Nothing wrong with being cheap why spend the big bucks if you can get by on less. I like that pot set with the deep dishes where did you get that I don't see it in your store? lol It looks like Darbi is walking Jessie. What a laugh you have after Jessie says it's funny when the fat guy falls. it's like the evil laugh in a scary movie lol. That Spider will be sleeping with you tonight you'll wake up and he'll be looking you in the face. So you two don't like ( spiders and snakes ) you know that sounds like a hit song lol. Jessie don't feel bad about having trouble getting in that tent there is no way with my back that I could get in it it hurts me just thinking about it. This is my out look on camping I have slept in tents cars boat on the ground with nothing but a thin sleeping bag and in RV's even in APC's when I was in the army in the snow but now I'm older and hurt way to much to do all that so it'll be cargo trailer and van for me for now on for how ever long I can do it. You all take care and stay safe and Give Darbi a hug for me because I miss my pup and don't have one to hug anymore.
That awesome pan set came from Walmart. $26. Can you believe it? I like the one I have in the cargo better, but I also want it to stay in there. Thought this was such a great deal that it made sense to get it for the hummer/tent camping stuff. We’re hoping the weather holds and we can get at least one more tent camping trip in. It was fun, but would like to be darn sure it’s something I feel I want to do. Good tents aren’t exactly cheap.
@@HappyPlaceCamping I heard that nothing cheap but Jessie and myself lol.
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🙋♂️ I don’t like snakes 🐍
I don’t mind them, but not in my tent with me lol
Ok I think that short comment was meant for me ……. 🤔
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Zip that tent door up before a snake gets in there!!
😂🤣 right! I was more thinking about that big nasty spider. I checked in it several times to make sure it was still in its web lol
Be there🐻🐻😱😱No bear?
No bear 😂
@@HappyPlaceCamping Glad to hear.
@@HappyPlaceCamping Outstanding review of the tent and camping gear.
First I didn't expect pet owners must know how the environment at campgrounds impacts their pets. I do agree that stools are sturdy enough for large-built bodies. Appreciate your honesty about the tent.
Well done, Felix and Jesse.Thank you very much.
@@ms.kayak7seas thank you so much for being at the premiere. You ROCK!!!
Looks like it needs more bacon 🥓 just saying 😂
Haha I have Jessie most of it. I can only eat so much bacon.
Awesome! Looks like you had a wonderful camp night! Keep making memories & adventure on! ~Karen & Shannon WOY
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