Great experiment on the ice cream transport. I have cravings for coffee ice cream when I go camping. Will definitely try your method for my next trip because not all,the stores near camp grounds carry coffee ice cream. Thank you.
Yum! Coffee is one of my favorite ice cream flavors. I cannot recommend enough creating some sort of hammock (like a strip of plastic) for pulling the ice cream out of the container. The first time I put it in there, it got stuck, and I had a heck of a time retrieving it! 😂
Maybe I'm just imagining it, but Gunther is looking a bit trimmer than when he first came to live with you. I do enjoy your creative problem solving techniques- a mini freezer for the ice cream, your sugar substitute...also kudos for the black adder reference...one of my favorite british comedies.
Good catch -- both on the reference and Gunther's weight! With his new diet and increased exercise, he lost his little potbelly. Losing the extra weight is so much better for his troublesome foreleg and liver, and he even seems happier 😁
Oh I just love Gunther ❤ I have the same type backpack for my Yorkie. Put a deposit on a new 4Runner today 👍🏻 I’ll have to go back and watch your videos on that bed frame you made 😊
I was literally snacking on dried Lucky Charms (🤪) while watching the video….then BOOM! Dessert! 😂😂 Love it!! Then, when you didn’t have sugar I KNEW what to do!! I enjoyed the Cracker Barrel camping and always love seeing Gunther on a hike! Thanks for sharing. ❤🥾🏜️🎒🐶🐾
I grew up in AZ mostly in Prescott. I wish I had a dime for every time I went up or down Black Canyon highway. The 4Runner looks like a good fit for you and your sidekick.
Hello, I recently found your channel. First, I’m a big fan of Gunther. What a great travel buddy. I also have a 4runner and have to set up to sleep in the back, although our setups are very different. Businesses allowing people to camp in their parking lots can be very convenient but has its draw backs. Mostly, it’s loud and lots of traffic coming in and out. Also, need to be a little more heads up about the risks. Seems like you have that covered. Keep up with the great content.
I think you may be the only person (including Asian's) that pronounce pho correctly ("fhu"). I will explore further "flameless meals" as I am always looking at innovative camping meals. Thanks for your channel - I am a Toyota 4 Runner TRD Off Road Premium/KDSS owner, with a wanna-be micro-camper, and I love the way you make use of the space.
This one was interesting. Good to know that no one knocked on your truck in the middle of the night. Happy St Patrick's Day to you and Little Man. Also, hope he's doing better. Stay cool, Kimbo
@@ShoestringMartha There’s not one thing healthy about them, but I love Lucky Charms. I’ve added the charms as decorations on treats many times. They’re just so dang cheerful!
Well that was different. At least you can say you did it. As kids we thought it was funny that my full blooded German Dad had his birthday on St. Patrick's day (miss him). Interesting food combining there! Glad to see you got out for a walk after being scrunched up in the car for many hours.
Questions, what is that you cooked in? Where did you get your container for your small camp kitchen? It's good to do dry runs, see what works and what can be improved. Thank you for sharing this.. Happy camping.😊
Thank you! It was a TrekMates flameless cooker, but ended up using a Barocook flameless cooking pouch, instead of their brand. This is the crate: amzn.to/3noAOaG
at my walmart today. found a cup of noodles breakfast cup. 2 flavors, cream cheese & bagel, maple syrup, pancake, egg & sausage grabbed a maple too try.
Martha, I enjoyed the video, the pho (Yummy), but for some odd reason. I thought you might partake of the Cracker Barrel Chicken and dumplings.. Cheers, Mate.
Hey Martha, I had the same Ecoflow battery from Costco, but I had to return it because when I used the AC plugs, it had a nauseating electrical smell! It also smelled when I plugged into the wall to charge. Does yours have that smell too? Cus it gave me headache and I couldn’t stand it.
I've never stayed at Cracker Barrel. But, as a true blue Southerner I can answer the question of "Why Cracker Barrel?" For the proximity of the biscuits and gravy, of course. I usually order biscuits and gravy with bacon plus extra bacon. Other wise it's country fried steak. Don't hate on me, this is only a three or four time per year treat.
No hate here! Also a Southerner, I appreciate some biscuits and gravy, but am super finicky and only happy with my own and my mom’s 😂 However I’m not great at CFS. I’ll have to try CB’s 🤔
My partner is a bit of a car detailing nerd, so we have a hoard of fancy chemicals and cleaners. I "borrow" them to detail the interior fairly regularly (not nearly often enough), but I don't use anything preventative.
The pho concentrate packets link isn't working. 😢 I had no idea Guinness had a non-alcoholic version! Where was THAT when I was pregnant eleventy-billion years ago? Now I'm going to need to try a Guinness float (+alcohol version, of course). Enjoyed the video!
okay , another item to look for, a xl pie iron. just did rome's website. their camp skillet correct size, but angled handle. the xl is too small. a double might do it, but it has ribs. a waffle iron on the to get list. measured my single size skillet (6.5 inches) & flat. overfire crepe pan. ah the newest coffee fad, sweetened with lucky charms. 😉😋😋😋😋
Good to know! The 4Runner has a 110v port in the back, but it's my understanding that it is incompatible with the EcoFlow (something about pure sinewaves or something). So I too would have to get a separate inverter.
Cheers! I get that a lot, but am not 😅 I’m just a weekend warrior, not a full-timer, so I do my laundry the boring ol traditional, yet convenient way. 🧺
3 qt plastic canister with a screw cap lid, from Dollar Tree. For this trip, if anything beyond that was needed (it's typically not), there were convenience stores nearby.
Hi Miss Martha👋, this video was a bit out of ur usual🤣, 🏕,, I no that ur very good with Gunther, but i just want to share this- I seen on another ch# that I've watched for some time now, that their little doggie got bit by a Rattlesnake last week🐍its poor face was sooooo swollen!! Lots of $$ later & a stay at the vet, it survived🐶, please dont let ur dog go anywhere near bushes or rock piles where those snakes are hidden😱, or just keep him in his l'il backpack, for his safety where the area on the trail is to narrow for a snake to strike him or you, be SAFE🐍👍, HAPPY CAMPING🤗, here in Calif, still having rains, floods & TONS OF SNOW!!❄❄ALL the lakes, resivors & rivers are FULL!!👍🏞 Lake Tahoe, Ca & all mountain towns are just COVERED in snow, homes & Buisnesses are collapsing Everywhere in Calif., it's been good for the severe dry yrs we'v had, but man so much devastation came along with it😟, Stay Safe🌻
Oh yes, rattlesnakes are a real threat out here! You can even get snake aversion training for your dog. I'm grateful that Gunther isn't too curious, when it comes to shrubs and rock piles, and also that he's a bit lazy, and loves riding in his backpack. Stay safe, and please don't get washed away! 😔
Gunther needs his own channel
That is an amazing sketch of your grandmother. Camping at the Cracker Barrel is good in a pinch if you’re traveling.
Thanks so much! I always keep nearby CBs pinned on my maps, as backups... just in case.
Gunther is so cute and quite the little camping trooper.
My first Martha and Gunther video. This is like finding a deep cut in music. Now I have to hit the back catalog! 😊
Welcome aboard, and I love that analogy! The early works are definitely *rough*. 😂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMOTHER...ETERNAL RESPECT..gone but never forgotten
I think she really disliked that her birthday was on St Paddy’s Day, but every year I think of Nanny Patty on that day 🥰
Great experiment on the ice cream transport. I have cravings for coffee ice cream when I go camping. Will definitely try your method for my next trip because not all,the stores near camp grounds carry coffee ice cream. Thank you.
Yum! Coffee is one of my favorite ice cream flavors. I cannot recommend enough creating some sort of hammock (like a strip of plastic) for pulling the ice cream out of the container. The first time I put it in there, it got stuck, and I had a heck of a time retrieving it! 😂
I hope you’ll do a food review when you get the pho broth in the little packets. They seem like a good way to make soup for one while car camping.
I most definitely will! 😁👍🏼
The little sheet gards are a great idea.
Maybe I'm just imagining it, but Gunther is looking a bit trimmer than when he first came to live with you. I do enjoy your creative problem solving techniques- a mini freezer for the ice cream, your sugar substitute...also kudos for the black adder reference...one of my favorite british comedies.
Good catch -- both on the reference and Gunther's weight! With his new diet and increased exercise, he lost his little potbelly. Losing the extra weight is so much better for his troublesome foreleg and liver, and he even seems happier 😁
Oh I just love Gunther ❤
I have the same type backpack for my Yorkie.
Put a deposit on a new 4Runner today 👍🏻
I’ll have to go back and watch your videos on that bed frame you made 😊
Congratulations! You’ll love it 🥰
I was literally snacking on dried Lucky Charms (🤪) while watching the video….then BOOM! Dessert! 😂😂 Love it!! Then, when you didn’t have sugar I KNEW what to do!! I enjoyed the Cracker Barrel camping and always love seeing Gunther on a hike! Thanks for sharing. ❤🥾🏜️🎒🐶🐾
I *had* to buy an entire box of the cereal for the sake of this video. Well, it didn’t last long. 😂
I grew up in AZ mostly in Prescott. I wish I had a dime for every time I went up or down Black Canyon highway. The 4Runner looks like a good fit for you and your sidekick.
We'd both be kajillionaires! 😂
Hello, I recently found your channel. First, I’m a big fan of Gunther. What a great travel buddy. I also have a 4runner and have to set up to sleep in the back, although our setups are very different. Businesses allowing people to camp in their parking lots can be very convenient but has its draw backs. Mostly, it’s loud and lots of traffic coming in and out. Also, need to be a little more heads up about the risks. Seems like you have that covered. Keep up with the great content.
Hi and welcome! For sure gotta keep an eye on those risks -- both 4-legged and 2-legged. 😒
Lucky charms sugar substitute..brilliant and hilarious! Gunther is such a good little camper 😍
It was sweet, but also slightly bitter. 😦 Did the job though. Any port in a storm 😂
Great video, Gunther is looking good ❤
I think you may be the only person (including Asian's) that pronounce pho correctly ("fhu"). I will explore further "flameless meals" as I am always looking at innovative camping meals. Thanks for your channel - I am a Toyota 4 Runner TRD Off Road Premium/KDSS owner, with a wanna-be micro-camper, and I love the way you make use of the space.
Not only correct, but how else can one make f-word puns? Always happy to make 4Runner frenz! ☺️
This one was interesting. Good to know that no one knocked on your truck in the middle of the night. Happy St Patrick's Day to you and Little Man. Also, hope he's doing better. Stay cool, Kimbo
I’ll never be as cool as you! 😏👉🏼👉🏼
Interesting camping trip! Your reaction to the float had me busting up! Great video 😊
Ah, a Lucky Charms fan! I thought I was the only one. You gave me a ton of ideas for my future 4Runner. Love your channel.
Thank you! They're so unnatural, but I adore them so much! 😂
Enjoyed the vlog from the pho to the breakfast biscuit. Love the Cracker Barrel as we don’t have them in Canada. Chicken fried everythang! 🥾🏔🇨🇦❤️
Stomping around my old neighborhood from many, many moons ago! I grew up on 39th and Thunderbird not so far from the conservation.
No way! It was really pretty there. Popular, yet not crowded, somehow.
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed this very much
😂😅😁😅🤣😂 The dessert is an excellent idea!! Can’t help but chuckle a bit.
Spooning out the soggy Lucky Charms at the bottom was the best 😄
@@ShoestringMartha There’s not one thing healthy about them, but I love Lucky Charms. I’ve added the charms as decorations on treats many times. They’re just so dang cheerful!
Great hike location.it’s beautiful. Gunther is awesome.
Well that was different. At least you can say you did it. As kids we thought it was funny that my full blooded German Dad had his birthday on St. Patrick's day (miss him). Interesting food combining there! Glad to see you got out for a walk after being scrunched up in the car for many hours.
Yep, that box is CHECKED!
My gramma *hated* sharing her birthday with St Patrick’s Day, and even the color green. 😂
interesting camping option... Gunther is so darn cute.
Questions, what is that you cooked in?
Where did you get your container for your small camp kitchen?
It's good to do dry runs, see what works and what can be improved.
Thank you for sharing this.. Happy camping.😊
Thank you! It was a TrekMates flameless cooker, but ended up using a Barocook flameless cooking pouch, instead of their brand. This is the crate:
amzn.to/3noAOaG
These are the Barocook pouches
amzn.to/3LSpRbL
Very cool, thank you..🙂
This actually seemed like fun. A quick get away with yummy biscuits 😉🌻
I am so I stumbled upon your video. I have since subscribed and enjoy your videos. Blessings to you and Gunther;he is a cutie.
Thank you so much and welcome!
at my walmart today. found a cup of noodles breakfast cup. 2 flavors, cream cheese & bagel, maple syrup, pancake, egg & sausage grabbed a maple too try.
Something that helps me during the night to block out the noise is a fan
Ya know, I had one on board, and didn't even think to deploy it for the white noise factor!
Love your channel!! Thank you❤
Thank YOU! 😊
Great video! And beautiful sketch. ❤
Thank you, and thank you for my sticker! I love it! I should have yours in the mail this weekend. 😊
@@ShoestringMartha yay! You’re very welcome! And thank you! I can’t wait to add it to my cargo box. :)
Martha, I enjoyed the video, the pho (Yummy), but for some odd reason. I thought you might partake of the Cracker Barrel Chicken and dumplings.. Cheers, Mate.
lol I’m funny about chicken and dumplings. I only like my mom’s and my own. 😂 Cheers to you!
@@ShoestringMartha Good on your Mum and you, too.
I WILL TRY THE ICE CREAM TRANSPORT TRICK❤ i have a thermos food jar or 2
Thanks!
You da best!
Hey Martha, I had the same Ecoflow battery from Costco, but I had to return it because when I used the AC plugs, it had a nauseating electrical smell! It also smelled when I plugged into the wall to charge. Does yours have that smell too? Cus it gave me headache and I couldn’t stand it.
Yikes! No I’ve never had that happen, but it sounds awful. Hopefully just a dud, and glad that Costco is good about returns, at least.
Loved this!!! ❤❤❤
If there is a larger Asian market in the area…..they usually have the larger pie iron in the pots and pans area ❤❤and they have shorter handles 😊
One of those style sandwich makers has also been on my list for a while. Sounds like an excuse for an H-Mart trip to me! 😄💸
@@ShoestringMartha that’s funny the one in my area is called E mart 🤣🤣
@@ShoestringMartha H-Mart! They need to expand in the Valley for sure.
I've never stayed at Cracker Barrel. But, as a true blue Southerner I can answer the question of "Why Cracker Barrel?" For the proximity of the biscuits and gravy, of course. I usually order biscuits and gravy with bacon plus extra bacon. Other wise it's country fried steak. Don't hate on me, this is only a three or four time per year treat.
No hate here! Also a Southerner, I appreciate some biscuits and gravy, but am super finicky and only happy with my own and my mom’s 😂
However I’m not great at CFS. I’ll have to try CB’s 🤔
YUM!
Do you use anything special to protect your seats? I feel like your car is never dirty
My partner is a bit of a car detailing nerd, so we have a hoard of fancy chemicals and cleaners. I "borrow" them to detail the interior fairly regularly (not nearly often enough), but I don't use anything preventative.
@@ShoestringMarthacan i borrow your partner? Lol. Sand dirt dog hair..😂
The pho concentrate packets link isn't working. 😢
I had no idea Guinness had a non-alcoholic version! Where was THAT when I was pregnant eleventy-billion years ago? Now I'm going to need to try a Guinness float (+alcohol version, of course). Enjoyed the video!
The link should be fixed now! I think the NA Guinness was only released about a year ago 😄
amzn.to/3KbpRSM
I would have liked to see how u cleaned up the kitchen after dinner
If I remember, I just sealed everything up best I could, and washed it at home.
Gunther is so darn cute
Anywhere is better than that traffic!!!!! 😢 that "helicopter" light is cute
Yet another Klarus light!
okay , another item to look for, a xl pie iron. just did rome's website. their camp skillet correct size, but angled handle. the xl is too small. a double might do it, but it has ribs. a waffle iron on the to get list. measured my single size skillet (6.5 inches) & flat. overfire crepe pan. ah the newest coffee fad, sweetened with lucky charms. 😉😋😋😋😋
I stayed there recently. Every night for a week. 😊
Guy had a contractor generator running when I was there. Didn’t bother me tho.
I was shocked I slept so soundly and comfortably there. I don't know about with a gen running though. Ear plugs would definitely have to be deployed!
@@ShoestringMartha I’m a new fan😊 see ya down the road I hope!
I charge my ecoflo Delta with a Bestek inverter in the 12v port in the tear of my Jeep Commander.. The battery charges much faster on 110v than 12..
Good to know! The 4Runner has a 110v port in the back, but it's my understanding that it is incompatible with the EcoFlow (something about pure sinewaves or something). So I too would have to get a separate inverter.
You are so neat...you look military.
Have you done a video on washing bedding and clothes?
Cheers! I get that a lot, but am not 😅 I’m just a weekend warrior, not a full-timer, so I do my laundry the boring ol traditional, yet convenient way. 🧺
White Tanks is a good park for viewing wildflowers
I have heard that! Since I am a lazy bum, as Thunderbird was close and convenient, it was fine -- not great, but fine. 😂
@@ShoestringMartha Usery Mountain would be a good one too. :)
Dumb question..bathroom during night?.
3 qt plastic canister with a screw cap lid, from Dollar Tree. For this trip, if anything beyond that was needed (it's typically not), there were convenience stores nearby.
I love your videos, but gotta tell ya; that is about the worst looking dessert I have ever seen!
It’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea -I mean- milky beer 😂
Hi Miss Martha👋, this video was a bit out of ur usual🤣, 🏕,, I no that ur very good with Gunther, but i just want to share this- I seen on another ch# that I've watched for some time now, that their little doggie got bit by a Rattlesnake last week🐍its poor face was sooooo swollen!! Lots of $$ later & a stay at the vet, it survived🐶, please dont let ur dog go anywhere near bushes or rock piles where those snakes are hidden😱, or just keep him in his l'il backpack, for his safety where the area on the trail is to narrow for a snake to strike him or you, be SAFE🐍👍, HAPPY CAMPING🤗, here in Calif, still having rains, floods & TONS OF SNOW!!❄❄ALL the lakes, resivors & rivers are FULL!!👍🏞 Lake Tahoe, Ca & all mountain towns are just COVERED in snow, homes & Buisnesses are collapsing Everywhere in Calif., it's been good for the severe dry yrs we'v had, but man so much devastation came along with it😟, Stay Safe🌻
Oh yes, rattlesnakes are a real threat out here! You can even get snake aversion training for your dog. I'm grateful that Gunther isn't too curious, when it comes to shrubs and rock piles, and also that he's a bit lazy, and loves riding in his backpack.
Stay safe, and please don't get washed away! 😔