Urban Roadside Stealth Camping

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  • Опубликовано: 2 апр 2022
  • Gear I use available on Amazon - www.amazon.com/shop/stevewallis
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    Beautiful wife found the best sign to camp behind I've ever seen in my life. I headed out to camp behind the welcome to Nanaimo sign and set up my small bivy tent for a night of camping. It was a blast as always, and a very good camping test for the tent.
    The tent I'm using is a GearTop 1 Person tent, I only have the Canadian amazon link (I'm not sure how to find the US one or international) but here it is if anyone is interested.
    www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01N...
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Комментарии • 4 тыс.

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify 2 года назад +1451

    "Thats crime. I prefer bylaw infractions"
    Never change, Steve

    • @TheUncommonKIBBLES
      @TheUncommonKIBBLES 2 года назад +3

    • @betweensirachahardplace8812
      @betweensirachahardplace8812 2 года назад +4

    • @micahned
      @micahned 2 года назад +26

      "But, that's getting into full-blown crime territory, and I'm just more comfortable with minor bylaw infractions" is what he said around 8:40. You butchered the quote.

    • @weedlordbonerhitler9614
      @weedlordbonerhitler9614 2 года назад +30

      @@micahned no that's called paraphrasing and it's still a quote of the literal sentence

    • @seanlamar29
      @seanlamar29 2 года назад +6

      @@micahned 🙄

  • @StrangeScaryNewEngland
    @StrangeScaryNewEngland 2 года назад +3873

    Watching you running across the road like a sasquatch in the dark with a rice cooker made me have a laughing fit. You never let us down

    • @mistermindahenziandalasnus3754
      @mistermindahenziandalasnus3754 2 года назад +182

      Maybe some of the Bigfoot sightings are just stealth campers? 😅

    • @dawktrix20
      @dawktrix20 2 года назад +44

      Agreed. That was hilarious.

    • @guttormgray7011
      @guttormgray7011 2 года назад +25

      I really liked that too lol

    • @JelloFluoride
      @JelloFluoride 2 года назад +61

      There's going to be Steve sightings for a couple hundred years now.

    • @DoctorOfSpice
      @DoctorOfSpice 2 года назад

      @@JelloFluoride You've heard of the Skunk Ape? This is his cousin, the Hunker (Down) Ape

  • @smass9
    @smass9 Год назад +823

    Steve “lawless” Wallis running with leftovers through the woods, plugging rice cookers into flagpoles, and almost setting himself on fire. All with a completely calm demeanor, this dude is a rockstar.

    • @sECUREij
      @sECUREij 2 месяца назад +7

      Hes a truly hardened criminal. can you immagine the shear callousness needed to steal power from the city!!!

    • @goodtimeeric
      @goodtimeeric Месяц назад +1

      By-lawless

  • @kdemarco2010
    @kdemarco2010 Год назад +218

    "My wife found the most tantalizing sign to sleep behind" 😂😂😂
    Now that's a quote I've never expected to hear in my lifetime 🤣

    • @swirlytwirl1089
      @swirlytwirl1089 Год назад +21

      "I'm just more comfortable with minor by-law infractions." !!! 😅

  • @Perceptious37
    @Perceptious37 2 года назад +297

    "where's wallis" is such a great name for stealth camping.

    • @liamholcroft7212
      @liamholcroft7212 2 года назад +17

      He'll be wearing red and white stripes in his next vid

    • @TCY-jn9nw
      @TCY-jn9nw 2 года назад +7

      @@liamholcroft7212 if he did that. Glasses, cane, and hat. I would die of laughter.

    • @dannyp1928
      @dannyp1928 2 года назад +11

      That would be a great outfit for a Halloween episode.

    • @liamholcroft7212
      @liamholcroft7212 2 года назад +2

      @@TCY-jn9nw don't think he'd be so stealthy but it would be funny

    • @jbsully2864
      @jbsully2864 2 года назад +1

      Reminds me of the wire.

  • @PsRohrbaugh
    @PsRohrbaugh 2 года назад +760

    I like to envision Canada as one small town where everyone knows everyone else. You're pretending to be sneaky but everyone sees you - and they're like "oh look it's Steve again... Camping behind a sign thinking he's being sneaky!"

    • @bdbcamping7480
      @bdbcamping7480 2 года назад +15

      Lmao!!!!

    • @PsRohrbaugh
      @PsRohrbaugh 2 года назад +122

      Police see Steve trying to nonchalantly carry a rice cooker across a road and think "I'll have to make sure to watch that episode to see whet he was cooking..."

    • @HelloKittyFanMan.
      @HelloKittyFanMan. 2 года назад +9

      Nice: trying to envision a country as a whole different level of community (a town) than it actually is.

    • @HelloKittyFanMan.
      @HelloKittyFanMan. 2 года назад +5

      @@BoyBlunder66: A "joke" but he doesn't know the difference between a country and a town?
      Was I even talking to you?

    • @mattsammi4143
      @mattsammi4143 2 года назад +2

      LOL

  • @Glub2
    @Glub2 2 года назад +174

    * portable stove literally catches on fire *
    * throws stove onto ground *
    “okay, don’t mind about that”
    lmao I love him

  • @friedreeftv7512
    @friedreeftv7512 Год назад +274

    It comforts me knowing that somewhere out there in the woods or under the highway Steve is camping

    • @brickch4pel
      @brickch4pel Год назад +18

      Rare D&D encounter: if you roll a 15+ on a perception check whilst roaming, you may find Steve, and gain a +10 bonus to your health and a temporary +10 boost to wisdom.

    • @toker_poker420
      @toker_poker420 10 месяцев назад +5

      ​@@brickch4pelyesss😂😂😂😂 this is the comment I didn't expect but it's funny asffff

  • @paulgarcia8345
    @paulgarcia8345 2 года назад +457

    “Tent pegs are a thing.. whatever that means.” -Steve Wallis
    Words of wisdom to live by

    • @karendunn8055
      @karendunn8055 2 года назад +2

      I think I know you!...lol I was a stealth camper in my youth...to get away from family and friends. So close and no one knew my spot🤣

  • @rippedalbertan
    @rippedalbertan 2 года назад +653

    *steve almost lights his face on fire* says “don’t mind about that” lol he’s awesome

    • @andrewlisenby9693
      @andrewlisenby9693 2 года назад +19

      When the gas hissed for more than a few seconds I thought, uh-oh, then almost woof! Please be careful, Steve!

    • @wuffos
      @wuffos 2 года назад +10

      10:10

    • @Chris.D
      @Chris.D 2 года назад +18

      I don't think I've ever seen a person crazy enough to light one of those on their lap lol

    • @StealthyyyHD
      @StealthyyyHD 2 года назад +9

      I'm dead that was hilarious 🤣

    • @420trippyhippie
      @420trippyhippie 2 года назад +4

      Lol nothing to see here folks, move along kinda moment

  • @humdingermusic23
    @humdingermusic23 2 года назад +303

    You bring back memories of me on the road in the 70s and 80s in the Welsh mountains, cooked a meal on the side of the road on an open fire and a police officer drove past, stopped and came over to me and told me to put the fire out, I explained that I wasn't breaking any laws and was, in fact, perfectly allowed to feed myself on the public highway, he radioed back to his superior who told him I was correct, he then made sure I was ok, asked if I needed anything and then wished me all the best and drove off with a smile. I lived rough for over 6 months but loved every minute of it. Thanks for your videos 🙂 x

    • @thehypest6118
      @thehypest6118 Год назад +24

      This might sound stupid but I genuinely miss being homeless, it's the only time I've ever felt alive and at peace with life,
      Obviously it's not so easy to make the decision to just quit society and be homeless by choice despite how much my heart yearns for it and I hate that

    • @dmitri2046
      @dmitri2046 Год назад +5

      ​@@thehypest6118 i feel you.

    • @stevegarvey5607
      @stevegarvey5607 Год назад +5

      @@thehypest6118 it doesn't sound stupid. Humans were hunter gatherers once. Maybe that instinct made you feel at ease?

    • @ernestjonesjr2330
      @ernestjonesjr2330 11 месяцев назад

      Awesome

  • @abrown4green
    @abrown4green 2 года назад +162

    Steve is making better meals behind a sign than I am on a Friday night at home ahah

    • @nikkiwilder660
      @nikkiwilder660 2 года назад +12

      Me too. I ate a can of pinto beans while watching him talking about making a roux behind a sign.

    • @ericdietz2605
      @ericdietz2605 Год назад +2

      He is truly an inspiration

    • @roguetheotter
      @roguetheotter 2 месяца назад +1

      he has honestly inspired me to make better food at home bc i literally just think "if steve can make this while camping... i can make it at home.

  • @P_RO_
    @P_RO_ 2 года назад +449

    How many others yelled "Don't light it!" when we heard that huge gush of butane escape from the stove? 😂
    Anyone but Steve would have edited that out. Gotta love Steve for being so real!

    • @llorylloyd
      @llorylloyd 2 года назад +35

      Definitely one of my favorite reasons for watching him. He's a genuine guy.

    • @SchlockticAvenger
      @SchlockticAvenger 2 года назад +11

      I think Steve took some inspiration from ElectroBOOM there

    • @jasonduvall6565
      @jasonduvall6565 2 года назад

      I nevermind Ed that

    • @donalddraper4443
      @donalddraper4443 2 года назад +10

      What's that Glow behind the sign. LOL God I loved that.....

    • @johnraypatterson6141
      @johnraypatterson6141 2 года назад +9

      Hell, I jump when the darn thing lite up like flame thrower, i bet the Bewitched neighbors Gladys and Abner Kravitz loved watching from there windows as well...Abner theirs some crazy creature throwing fireball behind the sigh.... I think he stole someone's rice cooker for a cauldron.

  • @theresamariegoesplaces9688
    @theresamariegoesplaces9688 2 года назад +466

    "He still wanders the woods today, carrying a rice cooker searching for that step 2" - The Legend of Steve Wallis
    I absolutely love everything about this channel. Another great adventure, Steve!

    • @zonacrs
      @zonacrs 2 года назад +9

      Legend has it that the rice cooker doubles as a step 2 carrier, in order to not upset Alton Brown for using a uni-tasker.

    • @LLthereistome2024
      @LLthereistome2024 2 года назад +4

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 right on...

    • @Perktube1
      @Perktube1 2 года назад +1

      Also searching for a working outlet.

    • @Perktube1
      @Perktube1 2 года назад +2

      I could see this re-imagined as a scooby doo episode.

  • @hiddencities481
    @hiddencities481 2 года назад +139

    Steve, you are such a legend. If you just woke up, and heard a remix of some of the stuff he says, you would think he is from another planet. "It's almost twilight here, so i'll just sneak over and grab that rice cooker and see if we have power in the flag pole." Literal comedy genius hiding in plain sight.

    • @shawntco
      @shawntco 2 года назад +11

      The deadpan way he says it just makes things even better

    • @chriserickson7559
      @chriserickson7559 Год назад +8

      Right. That is the first time anyone in history has ever put that string of words together in that particular order. haha

  • @paddybpaddyb9940
    @paddybpaddyb9940 День назад

    I love the sign behind you when you're getting comfortable, ''Hunker Down''

  • @OR2891
    @OR2891 2 года назад +54

    Portable stove bursts into flames and your reaction is, "okay no need to worry about that." Steve, you're an absolute legend!

    • @llorylloyd
      @llorylloyd 2 года назад +3

      🤣😂

    • @sahamal_savu
      @sahamal_savu 2 года назад +4

      I know right, butane explodes, no need to worry lol

  • @heidia6270
    @heidia6270 2 года назад +432

    “I just don’t know how I would explain walking in the woods with a rice cooker!” That made me laugh!!! Content is the best!! Steve is one of my favorite humans!!

    • @karladelman6289
      @karladelman6289 2 года назад +12

      Imagine seeing Steve drop his leftovers in the middle of the offramp!

    • @preppingforprophecy7680
      @preppingforprophecy7680 2 года назад +10

      It will be much easier explaining walking out of the woods with leftovers?

    • @heidia6270
      @heidia6270 2 года назад +1

      @@karladelman6289 right?! 😂

    • @heidia6270
      @heidia6270 2 года назад +1

      @@preppingforprophecy7680 😂

    • @marilynrenaud1892
      @marilynrenaud1892 2 года назад +4

      Definitely one of my favorite humans too.👍

  • @aesohs
    @aesohs Год назад +83

    Steve is a Canadian national treasure...he should be protected. I've never been to Canada but knowing there are people like Steve up there makes me want to go.

    • @davidcarothers3311
      @davidcarothers3311 10 месяцев назад +1

      Huh? What? I Won't Let You Go!!

    • @lleoleoll
      @lleoleoll 7 месяцев назад

      @@okayegg4597canadas really that small?

    • @creepingaround3714
      @creepingaround3714 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@lleoleollKind of, most of the population of Canada is around or under where the 49th parallel would be if it were continued east past the Great Lakes. I don’t know where exactly Steve is, but he’s probably somewhere near Quebec. I’m American btw.

    • @tinamasse4314
      @tinamasse4314 3 месяца назад

      He is on the other end of Canada.. Quebec is like New York is to California....that far away

  • @ashmullahey3065
    @ashmullahey3065 2 года назад +43

    I'm amazed at how encapsulating it is watching another adult male cook a meal, make a bed, and cross a road. Riveting! Subscribed

  • @prosandkhans4998
    @prosandkhans4998 2 года назад +286

    My family and I have really gotten into hiking lately. While we're trecking around we love to point out places where "Steve could stealth there."

    • @TCY-jn9nw
      @TCY-jn9nw 2 года назад +6

      That's really funny 😁

    • @llorylloyd
      @llorylloyd 2 года назад +6

      😂 I thought I was the only one.

    • @Favorite-catNip
      @Favorite-catNip 2 года назад +3

      Ja. Buy signage ^Camp Here Steve^ 👍😂🤣👏🍻

    • @robcharters2645
      @robcharters2645 2 года назад +1

      Overnight hike from Edmonton to wetaskawin,most routs you will take have good overnight camp spots and you can get some good Chinese food journeys end if roses is still there,miss that hike

    • @bryanhauer
      @bryanhauer 2 года назад

      I do the same 😀

  • @RANDOMPLANET
    @RANDOMPLANET 2 года назад +138

    Temporary fireball behind sign from butane, “I just don’t know how I would explain walking in the woods with a rice cooker”.
    Steve, just glad you are okay man. The world need more good people like you who simply enjoy the simple things in life.

    • @MrBiggysmalls87
      @MrBiggysmalls87 2 года назад +1

      Simply Blimpy.

    • @TKHub48
      @TKHub48 2 года назад

      Love it

    • @jmmcgee3509
      @jmmcgee3509 2 года назад

      I’d love to know if that couple across the street saw that!

  • @davidrobinson9507
    @davidrobinson9507 Год назад +29

    Been watching a few episodes man.
    I guess I started stealth camping a few years after I started bike tripping. At first it was just regular campgrounds and provincial parks but then, by about 1977 I started venturing into random woods. Almost 50 years later I'd say I'm a seasoned expert. I watch your dinner making scenes with great fondness for years of amazing feasts in secret places. I love the coffee in the morning even more than dinner.
    One inspiration to stealth camping by bicycle was the book, Bike Tripping, by a Cuthbertson, out of ten-speed press, which went on to be a pretty hip publisher. He suggested camping at cemeteries. Nobody writes youth literature like that anymore. So I've become a bit of an expert in cemetery camping. Often, just immediately behind a cemetery there's a fence, a tree line, maybe some rocks. Usually great neutral ground where nobody goes.
    I like communication towers also. There's usually a fence around them so you go far side of the fence. Often handy bush and trees, and often a fence post to string the hammock.
    Love railroad sides, little low spots beside the tracks, often again with a fence. I have had a whole closed campground on Lake Superior all to myself. I've camouflaged myself as wrapped firewood beside a park building. I've hidden in the groupings of landscaped conifers at tourist information centres in Quebec. Countless picnic shelters, hydro properties, behind dumpsters at industrial parks, liminal shrubland in parks, on gas station properties, beside monuments, like the Terry Fox monument in Thunder Bay. That night was special. East of Sudbury we slept in Mennonite built sheds that were arranged for sale in a large grouping. My brother took one shack and I took another, bike and everything.
    I love stealth camping. It's a real rush. And it makes bike tripping super cheap, when you consider that it basically reduces the cost of living on the road, getting in great shape and losing weight and seeing beautiful parts of the world down to groceries and booze while on the road. Without the cost of accommodation, a cyclist on the road can live on $20 per day, assuming you're carrying staples like coffee, oats, dry soup mix, etc on your bike. You can lounge at restaurant breakfasts, buy fresh fruit for lunch and a couple cans of beer for supper. Well, maybe $30 per day. It depends. But it's definitely the cheapest way to go free for a while. I've done months on the road many times, crossed Canada many times. It's a subculture of life that I love and know and I know that there are many out there who adventure like this.
    Onward, comrades!

  • @RamblinAround
    @RamblinAround 2 года назад +56

    The stove lighting was very stealthy :)

  • @DavidHowell09
    @DavidHowell09 2 года назад +106

    “It’s not large, but it is stealthy.”
    same Steve, same…

    • @markhowell9440
      @markhowell9440 2 года назад +7

      We Howells must be all the same
      Edit: Funnily enough my dad is also called David 😂

  • @cooperlambert9621
    @cooperlambert9621 2 года назад +173

    Steve you are literally the best in the RUclips business ..you’re soft tone, genuine kindness and humor make it a must see every week! The world could use more guys like Steve Wallis.

  • @mattchildress1460
    @mattchildress1460 Год назад +50

    Steve goes from almost catching himself on fire to immediately back to the normal chill Steve.

    • @Blarsen780
      @Blarsen780 Год назад +5

      "Okay, don't mind about that." 🤣

    • @sctmcg
      @sctmcg 5 месяцев назад

      He carefully edited out the 3 weeks he spent in hospital with severe burns

  • @docbrown6797
    @docbrown6797 4 месяца назад

    This guy popped up in my algorithm the other day and I'm so glad he did. Endlessly entertaining.

  • @travellingmojo
    @travellingmojo 2 года назад +184

    "Camping behind signs with Steve." Now that's something I can get behind, Steve. Keep up the great work.

    • @geniebison
      @geniebison 2 года назад +3

      LOL very clever: "get behind"

  • @Spawn303
    @Spawn303 2 года назад +206

    Steve is a bright light in todays world. His soft spoken voice in all types of situations, his great attitude in all situations, is why I will always support him and always have his back. You can go all the way back to him being down on his luck or in a tough situation and there’s Steve always moving forward and keeping a positive attitude. Steve I know you are very humble and don’t ask for anything, but you need to know that you have changed, entertained, and saved people from you choosing to be a kind and nice person. Keep up your great work! I would tell you to never change, but that is a part of your character already and you are a unique and amazing person! Much love brother!

  • @metroman2034
    @metroman2034 Год назад +81

    Hey Steve, it’s Steve here. I’m having lots of trouble with anxiety lately and your videos and your commentary really helps me to calm down and fall asleep. I hope you‘re well and we will be seeing lots of stealthy camping and your lovely humor in the future! Greetings from Germany

    • @jr3503
      @jr3503 Год назад +2

      Get better!

    • @carynmartin6053
      @carynmartin6053 Год назад +2

      Stay warm this winter! We need to band together and fight the powers that be trying to take our freedoms and control every aspect of our lives

    • @ProtoMan137
      @ProtoMan137 Год назад

      @@willoughby1888 hello you guys, another person from Germany here, we're good, hope you're doing great too! There will be good times and bad times in life, but don't give up!

    • @irisjanemay1903
      @irisjanemay1903 Год назад +1

      If you're still having problems with anxiety and sleep try magnesium. It helps and is good for all sorts of health issues.

    • @sleepless9994
      @sleepless9994 10 месяцев назад

      Hey Steve, Steve here as well

  • @PlaneJaned
    @PlaneJaned Год назад +190

    I’m dying at the idea of Beautiful Wife wanting some time to herself and trawling the highway for signs for you to sleep behind 💀💀💀
    Edited: this didn’t age great 😬
    I hope anyone reading this knows it was a joke (made before her passing) and that Steve & his wife were obviously deeply in love. Beautiful Wife was a loving soul who brightened her family & friends’ lives and cared for those who society often turns a blind eye to. RIP, Beautiful Wife.

  • @birbeyboop
    @birbeyboop 2 года назад +50

    Steve I really hate laughing at people's misfortune, but that moment with the butane stove gave me a good chuckle!

  • @darylthomas4676
    @darylthomas4676 2 года назад +64

    If you ever find a back pack hidden in the trees..........LEAVE IT CAUSE STEVE IS COMING BACK!

    • @akanzeki
      @akanzeki 2 года назад +3

      Puahhahahaaaa

  • @officialhobane2139
    @officialhobane2139 Год назад +6

    I love how Steve put up a cheeky "HUNKER DOWN" sticker on the box 9:34 right before he blew his hands up.

  • @JM-tn8xx
    @JM-tn8xx Год назад +9

    I have driven by that sign 1000 times in my life, and I always wondered what it was like behind it. Turns out, it's exactly as I expected, except for the one time a guy was sleeping there. Thanks for another great video!

  • @sharmaineburnside9154
    @sharmaineburnside9154 2 года назад +66

    “Nothing to see here”, as he stumbles out from behind the sign carrying a pot of leftovers.....😂😂😂😂😂

    • @llorylloyd
      @llorylloyd 2 года назад +3

      Nothing to see here just going for a walk. With my 50 pound backpack and pot of food.

  • @terrancemolitor7226
    @terrancemolitor7226 2 года назад +120

    When (If) you ever get tired of stealth camping, you can always produce, "Cooking and Dining with Steve!".
    Loved this episode!

    • @lisasharinglifestorieswith4182
      @lisasharinglifestorieswith4182 2 года назад +2

      Wouldn't THAT B GREAT HE DOES HAVE A COUPLE RECIPE VIDEOS WAY BACK WHEN GE WAS A KID THEY ARE VERY GOOD RECIPE TRY THEM

    • @shawnnorman3822
      @shawnnorman3822 2 года назад +1

      I always think the same and cannot believe noone has made a cooking with steve video compilation.

    • @kinketsu9103
      @kinketsu9103 2 года назад +1

      I never have and never will go proprer stealth camping, although this channel made me try "camping" in my car a couple of times. But part of the reason I love watching Steve is the cooking, it might be my highlight of an episode, even when it is hot dogs or whatever.

    • @davidrofulowitz7538
      @davidrofulowitz7538 2 года назад +1

      I was thinking almost the same thing...."Camping and Cooking with Steve!"

    • @funonvancouverisland
      @funonvancouverisland 2 года назад

      He used to make those videos years ago. If you go waaaaay back in his vids you'll see some. Wild to see how he has grown over the years ☺️

  • @theminutehour
    @theminutehour 2 года назад +125

    camping behind signs is my favorite content from you. this vid was excellent.

  • @melissahyatt9626
    @melissahyatt9626 Месяц назад +2

    Love how you left the Hunker Down sticker on the box…. 😂

  • @SpaghettiShaq
    @SpaghettiShaq 2 года назад +242

    No matter how popular this man has become, the tone of his videos never changed. Just great content.

  • @annaamigut
    @annaamigut 2 года назад +77

    I will never look at that NANAIMO sign the same way 😂 Thanks, Steve! You always know how to make a day brighter!

    • @user-bw3fl7fj9w
      @user-bw3fl7fj9w 2 года назад +4

      T least they put the graffiti on the back side

    • @TexasbyStorm
      @TexasbyStorm 2 года назад

      @@user-bw3fl7fj9w Canadians are the most gratuitous people! Free art for the back of signs.

    • @CANControlGRAFFITI
      @CANControlGRAFFITI 2 года назад +2

      @@user-bw3fl7fj9w because the only buff the front. Nanaimo is a sketchy city, let’s be real !

    • @barrybogart5436
      @barrybogart5436 2 года назад +2

      @@CANControlGRAFFITI If there was power, there's be a homeless camp there for sure.

  • @alecule
    @alecule Год назад +3

    comedy gold man, the butane stove accident, the broccoli, it's so funny. I actually prefer watching Steve camping than the other uptight bunch of youtube campers.

  • @Confusious666
    @Confusious666 5 месяцев назад

    I am American, and I will say, Canada is absolutely gorgeous!

  • @bonniepelletier9990
    @bonniepelletier9990 2 года назад +97

    The last bit about the couple watching you stumble out of woods with a backpack and a pot of leftovers had me 😂😂😂 Great video as always Steve!!

    • @Kronos0999
      @Kronos0999 2 года назад +6

      Nobody wants a serial camper around, I guess

    • @saginawdan
      @saginawdan 2 года назад +3

      It's the pot of leftovers that is suspicious. 😱

    • @wwcwcp09
      @wwcwcp09 2 года назад +1

      I'll bet they would recognize you, Steve if they got a closer look and would offer you breakfast! ❤ Do you think so?

    • @noyopacific
      @noyopacific 2 года назад +3

      At 8:36 I found a classic type of "Steve-ism: "I just don't know how I would explain walking into the woods with a rice cooker." 😂

  • @macthemarine2253
    @macthemarine2253 2 года назад +493

    Hey Steve. Just want to thank you for your videos. I'm a Marine Veteran down here in Kentucky and I got smashed up pretty good in a car wreck back in November. I can't get out and do much while I'm recovering so your videos help raise my spirits.
    Best wishes Man

    • @neustif
      @neustif 2 года назад +22

      From one Marine to another, get well soon Bro

    • @randomrussianguy603
      @randomrussianguy603 2 года назад +7

      Hope you're doing well mate

    • @fennecrvrs8370
      @fennecrvrs8370 2 года назад +8

      must be sucks, I'll hope you recover quickly

    • @codymarkley8372
      @codymarkley8372 2 года назад +7

      Ah man that stinks, praying for a speedy recovery, there are some great roads I'm Kentucky, stay safe.

    • @friendlyreptile9931
      @friendlyreptile9931 2 года назад +16

      The information that u are a Marine Veteran is not important in any way but i wish u a speedy recovery sir :)

  • @jeffkelly636
    @jeffkelly636 2 года назад +5

    Steve pops out from behind the sign at 8am and runs across the road with a rice cooker under his arm. "Nothing to see here folks". 😆 Another fun adventure Steve - stay safe out there!

  • @AvengingFade
    @AvengingFade 2 года назад

    I really like that you leave some of your mishaps in the videos! No one is perfect and it’s good for normal people to see! Thx for that! Slainte!

  • @Lucysmom26
    @Lucysmom26 2 года назад +8

    That welcome sign (the one Steve camped behind) was pretty controversial at the time it was built. Some people felt it was an extravagant expense for a town that has a lot of pressing problems to take care of. Of course, Nanaimo gonna Nanaimo so the flashy sign got built, Nanaimo got to pretend it was a Big Boy City and now, after all these years, it looks like it was all worth it for the Steve Wallis stealth camp!

  • @nyrhkyfan
    @nyrhkyfan 2 года назад +106

    “I’m just more comfortable with minor bylaw infractions”. Steve that was classic, just classic 👏👍

  • @DandA604
    @DandA604 2 года назад +1

    Stealth.
    Walking around…
    Rice cooker. Pot lid, etc.
    Filming coverage.
    Never change, Steve. 😁👍🏼🍺

  • @kishwaukeebandconcerts1744
    @kishwaukeebandconcerts1744 Год назад +12

    As someone who has made many boundary waters trips I have come to be fascinated by your adventures. I have slept in a hammock, back packing tent, and have been run out of a campsite by a bear. I even spent a night under an overturned canoe one time. Age and some health issues have slowed me down a bit, so your videos have become bright spots in my life. Thanks and keep them coming Denny V

  • @jaynorthpen
    @jaynorthpen 2 года назад +38

    Just a small tip. In pretty much any bag I have (hiking, work, overnight) I like to keep a few salt, pepper, sugar, & single serving tea packets from fast food joints in a small ziploc for occasions like that. Weighs next to nothing and doesn't take up any appreciable space. Everything in the baggie does end up smelling like pepper but so far has never affected the taste.

    • @jaynorthpen
      @jaynorthpen 2 года назад +7

      Secondary tip. The vinegar packets usually leak after a while and ketchup tends to get squashed so they make a poor addition, lol.

    • @lonetrader1
      @lonetrader1 2 года назад +4

      Empty chap stick tubes!

    • @lonetrader1
      @lonetrader1 2 года назад +1

      Promethus design werx
      Makes these tough silicone jars that don't leak!

  • @gnollman
    @gnollman 2 года назад +60

    Ah, the stove blowout. Anyone who says they've never had that happen to them hasn't spent enough time camping. Great video, as always.

    • @jwc3o2
      @jwc3o2 2 года назад +2

      untrue call: i was a vagrant for years &'ve done lots more stealth camping on & off the freights, plus lotsa urban stealthing, &'ve never had a stove blow on me because of never having used a stove but always found a place to cook on a fire or just made sandwiches. 'course, i've had a few campfires go into the "uh-oh!" stage, thankfully never beyond ability to get control over...

    • @jandl1jph766
      @jandl1jph766 2 года назад +2

      Never had a blowout - that would be hard to achieve with unpressurized fuel... A toppled alcohol stove makes for an excellent way to wake you up in the morning, though. Beats any amount of caffeine for sure!

  • @Martinique_beach
    @Martinique_beach Год назад +2

    One time in the early 90’s my vw van broke down on Friday afternoon in Nanaimo and couldn’t get it fixed till Monday..stealth camped in a random old school 70’s wagon abandoned in the woods I found for the weekend. Good memories! Hope you’re hanging in there Steve ☮️💟

  • @Firefly-trike
    @Firefly-trike Год назад +1

    Steve, I always enjoy your nervous "I don't want to get caught" casual dry humor.
    Apart from the...parking your car in front of a house that you are visible from, that was a good stealth camp.

  • @matt_queso
    @matt_queso 2 года назад +173

    Awesome episode! The stove malfunction, "don't mind about that" and "that looks a little more reasonable" combo had me belly laughing. Steve, your "always chill" attitude, no matter the situation, is what draws me to these videos.

    • @vp5
      @vp5 2 года назад +4

      That stove bit was truly funny

    • @linedanzer4302
      @linedanzer4302 2 года назад +3

      I laughed out loud and was still laughing when he dropped the broccoli picked it up *shook it off* and tossed it in the pot. That started up a whole 'nother round of laughter. Love Steve's channel!

    • @jlem1877
      @jlem1877 2 года назад +2

      Same man. He would have dropped a few notches if he threw those away.

    • @bodeanreedy9398
      @bodeanreedy9398 2 года назад

      Classic :)

    • @maximilianrpm2927
      @maximilianrpm2927 2 года назад

      "now you're camping with Steve"

  • @MrCarlwiggins
    @MrCarlwiggins 2 года назад +73

    Yes been waiting for another stealth Camp behind a sign, we need more like this

    • @jcolo3487
      @jcolo3487 2 года назад

      Long Overdue!

    • @campingwithsteve
      @campingwithsteve  2 года назад +14

      I have been searching for one since I did the last one! They're few and far between, but I've always got my eyes peeled for a good sign.

    • @karladelman6289
      @karladelman6289 2 года назад +6

      @@campingwithsteve should do a stealth camp at one of the ferry terminals in your car like you did at the Airport that one time. Parking is controlled by Robbins not BC Ferries but I don't think they patrol overnight. We have a park across the street from us I could just pic Steve stealth camping there on the outskirts of Victoria.

    • @DoctorOfSpice
      @DoctorOfSpice 2 года назад

      @@campingwithsteve If you find the perfect sign would you consider it a sign from the heavens?

    • @barrybogart5436
      @barrybogart5436 2 года назад

      @@campingwithsteve I still think the glade between the Canadian Tire and the highway is better.

  • @browningcq
    @browningcq Год назад

    I can’t stop watching this guy.

  • @matthewmolloy6803
    @matthewmolloy6803 Год назад +1

    i have no idea why i love these videos so much but my goodness. never stop sir

  • @Matthiascosta2006
    @Matthiascosta2006 2 года назад +76

    Thanks for all the videos Steve. I'm just a humble subscriber going through a rough patch, and your videos shed just enough light to help me know things will work out! Keep hunkerin'.

    • @campingwithsteve
      @campingwithsteve  2 года назад +36

      Thanks so much, I really hope your rough patch smooths out soon. Cheers!

    • @mattbatesteacher
      @mattbatesteacher 2 года назад +10

      We have all been there man. Stay strong!

    • @Matthiascosta2006
      @Matthiascosta2006 2 года назад +4

      Thank you ❤

    • @duxdawg
      @duxdawg 2 года назад +4

      @@Matthiascosta2006
      I stealth camped on the regular (aka was homeless) on and off for a total of 14 years of the past four decades.
      In a good situation now.
      Hang in there, you'll find your good spot soon.
      By the way, I still stealth camp.
      It's just for fun and peace of mind these days. Since I can bail if ever I choose to, it's MUCH more enjoyable now.
      Cheers and ATB!

  • @grrrlygirls
    @grrrlygirls 2 года назад +36

    Hey Steve, I love your adventures! Just watched this vid... and I have commentary... My first reaction is, I am no Canadian but I live close to the border and I'm pretty good at getting out of trouble. Here are some suggestions based on strategic planning: When walking through the woods with a high end camera and a comfy chair, think, "I want to get some great photos of birds." Similarly, camping behind a road sign and even cooking dinner there, have a reason... such as, set up a slow exposure of the road. Maybe you want to get an all-night traffic photo but don't want to leave your equipment out there alone. If neighbors actually approach you, be honest within the motto of one controversial American arts collective; "Trust me. I'm an artist." If you believe you need to be there, in my experience, others will be less likely to question your motives.

    • @campingwithsteve
      @campingwithsteve  2 года назад +22

      Oh, that's brilliant! thanks for the idea! I'm going to put that in my list of excuses.

    • @LeviathanRX
      @LeviathanRX 2 года назад +3

      Even better is that Steve has "collaborated" with other artists who do cool camera stuff... in caves.

    • @johnsonnewman6067
      @johnsonnewman6067 2 года назад +1

      Good idea, but I honestly think the way Steve comes across, if he actually did get busted, with nerves and how suspicious he acts, not to mention, being a law-abiding citizen; I think the truth would come out. haha

  • @Ben-rj7xs
    @Ben-rj7xs 2 года назад +2

    I love watching people who enjoy living life and your one of those people.. we are only on this earth for a very short time and we need to enjoy every second we have and live it to the fullest.. and you are and your helping others along the way by sharing your videos with us.. thank you..

  • @the1andonly
    @the1andonly 2 года назад +43

    Pretty cool spot. It actually brings back memories of 2017, when I camped really close to that spot, just off the ramp there. It was part of my across Canada bicycle tour that had me stealth camping a lot.

  • @daveedson32
    @daveedson32 2 года назад +13

    When your butane stove erupted, my wife (who was across the room and only heard it) said, “What happened?! Did he get electrocuted?” Glad you’re OK!

  • @kathyrobert9859
    @kathyrobert9859 2 года назад +20

    Where’s Wallis is the perfect name for this channel! Love this week’s stealth camp! Thank you for sharing! Made my week!

  • @dirtbikemoan2124
    @dirtbikemoan2124 2 года назад +3

    10:15 I laughed so hard 😂. You waving your arms 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @fpadventures1801
    @fpadventures1801 Год назад +3

    Anyone else notice he tagged the spot with the “hunker down” sticker

  • @michaelessig6376
    @michaelessig6376 2 года назад +76

    Steve, have you thought about turning the bivy rainfly inside out? the gray with shadows may look closer to the concrete and the waterproofing should work just as well

  • @ACIverson1987
    @ACIverson1987 2 года назад +22

    I drive past that sign a couple times a week. If you knew a little more about Nanaimo you would realize it’s quite a stealth camping town. I’m surprised you didn’t come back to someone in your tent. Favourite episode, thank you for bringing your show to our town.

    • @mayhembeading3737
      @mayhembeading3737 2 года назад +1

      If he came back to find someone in his spot, I'd say it's a two-fer-one roadside special episode. Lol

    • @trudiswanson9855
      @trudiswanson9855 2 года назад

      That's pretty cool 👍

  • @StealthyyyHD
    @StealthyyyHD 2 года назад +1

    One of the best channels on RUclips 🤣

  • @Phenotypek
    @Phenotypek Год назад +4

    I straight up love Steve Wallis. I always look forward too Thursdays, out of every RUclips channel I’m subscribed too this is the only one I make sure to watch. As a Canadian Steve is on the same level as red green, les stroud and the trailer park boys for me. I’m going backcountry camping next weekend and feel fully prepared from watching this channel. Thanks Steve! The modern mr.dress up

  • @matthewfischer9983
    @matthewfischer9983 2 года назад +29

    Steve cooks better behind a sign with a nearly exploding camp stove than I do in a full kitchen.... squeezing lemons, making a roux. Apparently I need more camping to improve my culinary skills.

    • @satvindersingh1506
      @satvindersingh1506 2 года назад +1

      @HKJ Gordon Ramsay makes excellent grilled cheese sandwiches over and open fire as well.

  • @jeph9466
    @jeph9466 2 года назад +22

    anyone notice the hunker down sticker that appears at 9:33?? i love it. cool (and not that vandalize-y) way of leaving a little mark everywhere you go

    • @Gappasaurus
      @Gappasaurus 2 года назад +3

      It’s the “Steve slept here” calling card 😄

  • @YourGuyDan
    @YourGuyDan 11 месяцев назад +2

    You carrying a whole rice cooker on a random busy road and being all calm after the fire nearly hit your face is pure hilarity

  • @nseifner
    @nseifner Год назад +4

    "Tent pegs are one of those things.....whatever what means" 😂 Man when your out filming by yourself all time talking to a camera you bound to say something dumb. I love how Steve instantly catches it. Love you man never change.

    • @johncarter256
      @johncarter256 Год назад

      He may have been referring to how often he loses the tent pegs. Lol

  • @johnkelly1083
    @johnkelly1083 2 года назад +26

    I lost it with the shot of Steve running across the road and back into the woods armed with a rice cooker.

  • @beethimbles8801
    @beethimbles8801 2 года назад +10

    That moment where you realise you’re starting to take meal ideas from stealth camping… you are such a light in the worlds darkness xx

    • @zoompatrol
      @zoompatrol 2 года назад +1

      Exactly! I'm thinking the same as he cooks too. Recipes with Steve. 🥰

  • @Russpilot
    @Russpilot Год назад

    Love the addition of the "Hunker Down" decal!

  • @jackdeidolci
    @jackdeidolci 2 года назад +3

    As an Italian I absolutely disapprove the horrendous fettucine crime you committed. XD But hey, they nourished you, it seems you've enjoyed your meal and that's the most important thing. Greetings from Italy!

  • @StonayBalogna
    @StonayBalogna 2 года назад +8

    Things seem to always be spiraling downwards for me but your channel brings comfort in being somewhat prepared for if I ever have to live like this.

  • @atb1325
    @atb1325 2 года назад +35

    That flame up on the cooker almost took Steve out!! He is a trooper for sure!! The behind the signs stealth vids are awesome!!

  • @habowtat3576
    @habowtat3576 Год назад +3

    RUclips algorithm knows me better than I know myself. They recommended this to me one day and I have never seen anything like this before I don't even watch camping stuff.... But boy oh boy do I look forward to every hunkering down! Much love Steve! Keep it up! Love this channel so much

  • @MrDWat3
    @MrDWat3 Год назад +2

    Gotta love the HUNKER DOWN sticker Steve neatly placed there behind the sign. Just a man marking his territory. :)

  • @mattbatesteacher
    @mattbatesteacher 2 года назад +28

    Steve sneaks out to see how hidden he is, just to step on the loudest rocks on the planet.

  • @MrStopsrust
    @MrStopsrust 2 года назад +54

    Steve Wallis running across a highway with a pot of leftovers=priceless

  • @robertsophiea05
    @robertsophiea05 Год назад

    This guy makes the internet better.

  • @badguy1481
    @badguy1481 2 года назад +2

    The cracking of the beer can is the best part of his videos. I've been to Victoria several times. It's worth the ride over, on the Canadian ferry, just to see it. What a lucky guy to have the natural beauty so close.

  • @kevinlackey5663
    @kevinlackey5663 2 года назад +107

    Just went camping last night for the first time in years. Even though it was in my backyard, it was so much fun. Can’t wait to go hiking with my gear. Thanks for the inspiration Steve! New summer hobby! (Along with kayaking)

    • @eventsotherthingswithchris9019
      @eventsotherthingswithchris9019 2 года назад +1

      @ Kevin Lackey
      My ex GF got me into kayaking although I haven't been for awhile.
      One place for pretty serene water is out nearby my area @ a place called Lake Tulley in Royalton MA..
      It has islands you can pull up on & explore which's fun; just if you go when it's really warm, the tallest peaked one be careful exploring the top of!
      There's biting ants up there which my ex & I while still dating encountered.
      She lost a pair of ray bans up there & the still to this day going joke is how the ants are using them for solar tech.

    • @TheJulioGulio
      @TheJulioGulio 2 года назад +2

      Start packy Lacky

    • @kevinlackey5663
      @kevinlackey5663 2 года назад

      @@eventsotherthingswithchris9019 I live in Virginia. ‘Not too far. Sounds like an awesome place!

    • @michaelbruchas6663
      @michaelbruchas6663 2 года назад +2

      Yep - started rebuilding my camping gear since I started watching Steve.
      I need a power pack to power my in-tent CPAP gear - can’t sleep without it…

    • @doublezero7850
      @doublezero7850 2 года назад +1

      Steve got me inspired to pick camping back up after 25 years, and so far I've been on two camping trips, and have two more coming up in the next few weeks/months. But I definitely want to pull a backyard camp sometime soon! It sounds like it would make you feel like a kid again!

  • @trunkb73625
    @trunkb73625 2 года назад +107

    Been going through a hard time lately, but your videos are keeping my spirits up and making me smile! Thanks for the content. Its awesome to see someone who breaks the rules in the most polite and acceptable way lol

    • @smiley9872
      @smiley9872 2 года назад +2

      Awh! wishing you well! It will get better Sara

    • @idlibenglish6789
      @idlibenglish6789 2 года назад +4

      If God brought you to it, He'll get you through it! Keep your head up!

    • @chazmichaelmichaels88
      @chazmichaelmichaels88 2 года назад

      🙏🏻

  • @DadeOG
    @DadeOG 2 года назад +1

    14:52 “it’s not large, but it is stealthy” might make a really good men’s t-shirt design.

  • @olderandwiser333
    @olderandwiser333 2 года назад +5

    It has been quite a while since I was on 'the Island' but I have to tell you that I'll never look at that Welcome to Nanaimo sign the same way ever again. Thanks Steve. You never fail to make me smile.

  • @buzz1843
    @buzz1843 2 года назад +43

    10:10 Steve nearly manages to burn his hands, his face and tent all at the same time. He is classic!

    • @Obirascor
      @Obirascor 2 года назад +3

      Ok. Don't mind about that! We'll figure this out.

    • @r1a1p1AllenPogue
      @r1a1p1AllenPogue 2 года назад +3

      Steve "Super Dave" Wallis - if you are old enough to remember Super Dave.

    • @r1a1p1AllenPogue
      @r1a1p1AllenPogue 2 года назад

      @Monkey_Shines Twitch He had a TV show on Canadian television. I think I first saw him on cable syndication back in the late '80s in the States. He was on David Letterman's show sometimes.

    • @krendilsshieldheart6344
      @krendilsshieldheart6344 2 года назад

      Right i actually let out a yelp when he did it then said "Steve really?! Stealth man stealth lol big fireball is not stealth"

  • @gh0st0ft0m
    @gh0st0ft0m 2 года назад +58

    Am I the only one who looks into wooded areas when driving thinking Steve might be hiding out

    • @katrinafarmer207
      @katrinafarmer207 2 года назад +4

      Every culvert for me lol

    • @BetweenTheBuriedAndD
      @BetweenTheBuriedAndD 2 года назад +3

      I look at small patches of woods to see if they're campable or not, knowing that I'm not going to go camping in any of them lol

    • @heidia6270
      @heidia6270 2 года назад

      @@katrinafarmer207 good one! 😂😂

    • @gh0st0ft0m
      @gh0st0ft0m 2 года назад +1

      @@katrinafarmer207 You never know where he might set up camp

    • @phantom1439
      @phantom1439 2 года назад +2

      Omy gosh...I do the same thing. I'll be driving and think to myself that would be a good place for Steve to stealth camp😆😆😆

  • @gibblesfx
    @gibblesfx Год назад +5

    Make sure the little notch on the butane canister is lined up properly and not leaking before ignition. I’ve been using those types of stoves for 15 years or more and never had an issue. Stay safe Steve.

  • @littlecitygreen
    @littlecitygreen Год назад +3

    Shaking the broccoli like a pair of dice really solidified the good mood your videos put me in. Thank you Steve. Good vibes being beamed your way from Michigan ❤️❤️❤️

  • @mattyice1718
    @mattyice1718 2 года назад +3

    "I just don't know how I would explain walking into the woods with a rice cooker." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @Kessie4102
    @Kessie4102 2 года назад +59

    “I just don’t know how I would explain walking into the woods with a rice cooker.” You’re the best Steve and I have a difficult time imagining anyone getting really worked up about you taking a snooze behind the Nanaimo sign. But I guess you just never know. Thanks for once again giving me something to chuckle about and helping to calm my world-weary nerves. As many before me have already said, this is by far the best channel on RUclips!

    • @amicaninetyfour8838
      @amicaninetyfour8838 2 года назад +2

      The real question is why he would have thought to bring a rice cooker for stealth camping in the first place!

  • @macgyver2169
    @macgyver2169 Год назад

    As an Italian, I'm appalled at your meal. As an American, I salute you, brother! Looks delicious!

  • @Riverboat374
    @Riverboat374 2 года назад

    My new favorite chill channel.