Mountain SUV Tailgate Camping
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
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Happy Thanksgiving all my U.S. friends!
I finally got out of the city and drove up a mountain to do some winter weather car camping. A tarp over the tailgate of the SUV was all I needed to form a really nice shelter for the night. It was one of the most comfortable camping situations I've done to date.
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Really like the way you camp in a rental car with a $15 tarp and not an $80,000 SUV and a $30,000 off road camper. 3 thumbs up
Am I the only one concerned where he got the 3rd thumb?
Gotta have son expenses at tax time, he's probably already made 2k of this video.
@@CmdrTom The third thumb is brown .
@@leeinwiseh what? 👁👄👁
Today is American Thanksgiving, and I'm thankful for a lot of things. But at this exact moment, I'm super thankful for Steve and this channel. Love the content, man. Thanks a million.
I second that. Always look forward to your content, Steve! You’re a treasure!
I third that
One of my favorite RUclips vlogs.
Thanks!
Looks great 👍🏼
Steve has one of the most positive comment sections on youtube. Loving it
This reminds me of making a little tent with blankets off the edge of a couch as a kid
@@classyviper1one and a phone isn't for typing
Here in the UK a coach is a bus. I was about to ask What happens when the coach drives off but you wouldnt get that .....erg
@@Anon.G I feel ya on that won. :P
@@clairecadoux471 we have coach buses in Canada but I've only ever heard the full name used
I just did that tonight with the grandkids.
“Tarps, they come the size of an envelope, then when you roll them back up they’re the size of a raft”
Truer words have not been spoken.
But when you fold it up its size of a large suitcase
I'd buy a shirt with that sentence...:)
@@yonojolt1627 no no it sounds llegal 🤣🤣🤣
I can relate. Like trying to get a tent back in its original bag.
Even worst is the pop up tent i got a pop toilet tent 2 years later it was still up it ended up down the local tip longest erection ive had
I SEE WHY ITS YOUR FAVORITE ROAD IN THE WORLD ITS BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
This is just the grown up version of putting blankets over some chairs in your room when you’re a kid
Totally!!!! Isn't it just fantastic? I love this channel. It's one of the most honest channels out here on YT; no fake bull poo.
Yes!!! Fun times!!
To be fair all camping is is grown up fort time
I still build forts in the living room :D
Haha how fun was that
Steve inspired me to start taking my family camping 6 months ago and now we love it.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺🎄
Couldn't imagine camping in Australia. The wildlife there is crazy
@@kiethj7yeah the funny thing is me and my wife couldn't imagine camping over there due to bears..
@@ryanlad1299 Yea we always carry bear mace on us. Always on the back of our minds
@@kiethj7 so ironic id rather camp in aus with the snakes and spiders than knowing full well a bear three times the size of me can come and tear me apart. Much love from the land down under 🇦🇺
@@patrickwinn2389 Camping is always an adventure, especially when one forgets the can opener! LOL!
This is a better hyundai advertisement than anything their marketing department can do
Yeah Braves Hyundai Sunday is lame
I learned something new I never knew there were Kentucky Fried Chicken scented logs
Drink a beer steve
They have one of the best warranties in the business
That thing sounded like a POS...
I got the privilege of getting to meet Steve in person this week! Even masked I could recognize that voice. Nice to see you in my neck of the woods.
I'm gonna guess somewhere on the west side of e town.
@Pat The Patriot?
For some reason you are so relaxing to watch. The way you talk, manurisms, humor, etc are just so relaxing and feels like I'm watching one of my friends just talk about their experience.
exactly wat i was going to say👍
Yes, I rotate between Steve's videos and Heavy Thunderstorm videos depending on my mood when I go to sleep here in NYC!
I just spit out my coffee when he said, "It's not too cold right now. It's probably around 32°F..." I'm from sunny South Florida where anything below 60°F is get out your parka weather. 😆 Thanks for showing us all the different kinds of camping for those times that we leave our little corner of paradise.
Lol some of us prey for this weather for camping on ice while fishing cooking and eating the same way he is
I’m from Vermont and even I was like “god damn man” lol
Baby , don't say bad word, He exists, & it doesn't warm His heart to see or hear it , but sweet music does , if it's nice , 💖🐕
Lmao Haha
I am in Georgia and he has on what I wear inside my house. Also the windows down in his car while he was driving. He really is cold acclimated like we are to heat.
I'm not a camper or an out doors person but Steve has the best channel on RUclips, Nothing makes me more warm inside than watching Steve live his best life, Love you man
I am not either but it's nice going around different states in either a pop up camper or RV to new places to see. I have a couple upcoming trips at nice state and national parks in America and Canada that provides electric , showers, bathrooms all the recreational things and with tables, stove beds on the inside, it really is not all that bad. But I won't go off grid until my new 1200 solar panel system with 16 hour battery bank is installed in the months to come. We use it to escape Hurricanes more so these days then actual camping though.
Never thought I'd see you here Dave!
@@johnrowan5722 oh I love camping and stuff like wild living, I want to travel and live in a van someday
@@SlothyVlogs Same! The great outdoors!
Wow I am subscriber of yours as well
This is my new favorite channel on RUclips. What a wholesome cool guy.
Tell me about it man. I'd love to camp a weekend or two with this dude!
Same
He seems like a really nice guy. The Camping Mr. Rogers.
You're so soothing. I really appreciate you. No politics, no agenda, just this. Thank you.
If you haven’t already given it thought, a Hunker Down Cookbook sounds like a money making project.
True lol.
id buy
🇬🇧 Hunker down with Steve! 😁 cookbook and stealth camping.
I would buy
That's a fantastic idea!
Tarps: they come in the size of an envelope and when rolled up they're the size of a raft. That's how it works for me. First time seeing this gentleman; very agreeable personality.
Steve you've just lowered my blood pressure by a third, that video is so relaxing.....! I think you've invented something here....!
I was feeling that until I saw the gravy. Now I can’t settle.
Bro I watch his videos to sleep 😂😂
I watch his videos late at night to relax... and enjoy
Fight that blood pressure 💪
Between him and Foresty Forest my nights are complete🥰
"They can probably smell what I'm thinking right now" - brilliant!
LOL!
The best quote since "Mouth-watering water."
Steve your enthusiasm for the outdoors is amazing.
So pleased you have continued posting over the last few months.
Always makes me smile and laugh watching your adventures.
Respect from the UK
@@liamashby8937 why do people from the UK always feel the need to proclaim they are from the uk in social media comments sections?
@@themudstar4999 I was unaware they did. My reason for it was that Steve is obviously from Canada and I thought it would be good that he knew people in the UK are big fans
That OK with you?
1,600 views in 7 minutes! You’re killing it Steve! Happy T-day fellow Americans. Happy Thursday Steve.
Just wanted to say how much I love your videos Steve. I desperately wish I could experience winters like that still the way I remember them in my childhood. Also wanted to mention how much I love that there is no music in your videos. The silence really allows me to imagine myself in your shoes out enjoying the season and the scenes. Love your channel Steve!
*Happy Thanksgiving from America to Steve and Beautiful Wife!*
Omg! Why does Steve pop up with a baller video right when you need it? Right on.
I'm just discovering Steve, and I absolutely love him...I noticed immediately a soothing quality about him. And then read the comments, and found out I'm clearly not the only one. 🤣
I love how he explains where he is and what he is doing by saying we and us. Involving us kinda makes us feel more with ya!
I always tell the wife "honey I'm not drinking alone while watching RUclips. I'm camping with Steve. We are cracking some step 2's together".
I always wonder if he means us or him and wife. Until he went to bed, I thought she was there, just off camera🤷♀️
Was glad to see that your battery was not dead in the morning.
I had a wonderful system for tarp camping out of the back of my old Volvo Cross Country Station wagon for the entirety of my undergrad years. I kayaked a lot and camped by the rivers I floated. Most kayak rental places would also have a riverside campground. I had mud tires on that car which got a lot of sideways looks, and a Thule roof rack that would hold my kayak, and on those weekends where I'd rent a boat instead of brining my own, a Thule car topper cargo box. I had 10 powerful neodymium magnets I used with a 20x12 tarp that attached to my roof rack with lumber clamps and the sides of the car with the magnets. The raised rear hatch was aluminum so the magnets didn't work on it, but that was OK. The fold flat seats gave me an outstanding place to sleep.
I don't have any intest in camping or stealth camping, really jsut here cuz this mans gives off superior vibes
But arm chair camping in the snow...while enduring the first summer heat wave? Sweet.
What a beautiful part of the world. I love that you were wearing your colour blind glasses to fully enjoy the view too.
One thing I’ve learned when it comes to living in a shelter, there is no bad shelter. I’ve been houseless for a period of time in my life, and let me tell you any shelter is good shelter. Keep on hunkering down!
Next guy who rents the car: “Why does it smell like smoke, propane, beer, fried chicken and feet in here?”
Same reason as anyplace else - it's a rental car.
Smells like feet. LMAO!!
You forgot turkey farts...😉
Soccer moms...
Literally laughed out loud 😆
Finally, someone who understands the correct ratio of whipped cream to pumpkin pie!!
*sigh*
I'm so happy right now.
It's good he had a little pumpkin pie to go with the whipped cream. 😂
But watch out for diabeters. It can sneak up on you.
Better more cream than pie! Stop them diabeters sneaking up on Ya so quick!
I'm like my grandma was. I like a little pumpkin pie with my whipped cream.
He always makes me laugh and leaves a smile on my face!!!
Thanks for bringing us along on another adventure.
Full stop at the stop sign with no other vehicles. This is one of the many reasons I enjoy your channel! Safe yet adventurous! Keep being safe and keep tracking and camping!
We are all thankful for being apart of all your adventures Steve stay safe and well
Happy Thanksgiving from the States!
Steve doing Steve things thankful for this simple yet amazing channel
Steve I just want to say thank you for being you, you just being yourself and showing us all you know and don't know is so humbling, I love your videos and I get so excited to watch every new one that comes out! You have given a light in my life that I didn't think someone over the internet could, thank you!
Throws the blue tarp over the rental car hatch and calls it done...Now you’re camping with Steve!
Throws a whole can of gravy over the food and calls it done. Now you're cooking with Steve!
Y’all leave Steve alone. I’ll kill for Steve
I have that exact same car. It's perfect size for to camp in. Can't bring a buddy though.
"Time to bushcraft a shelter...."
Lol, love it! 😂
The snowy mountains are so wonderful. This is a place I definitely want to go to someday... I hope you always have a fun and safe camping..
Don't say you are a Korean. you don't need to introduce yourself. No one appreciates that.
@@seoilkim Sorry. I erased it.
Awesome view at the end of the snowy trees and river
24:55 I'm 6'3" and built a sleeping platform for my old Subaru Forester. It takes up the entire passenger side with all the seats folded down, but I can get in and close the hatch to have a comfy nights sleep.
Great camping setup! 👍
The car rental company should definitely put a sticker of “Officially Hunkered Down” by Steve Willis.
they would rather sue for unlawful use of their vehicle and soak what they can from people.
Steve takes "Drive it like you rented it" to a whole new level. :)
The scented log was a surreal plot twist.
For sure! I wasn't ever expecting to see something like that in my lifetime, let alone in a camping with Steve. I might now have seen it all.... And then he released a camping in a body bag video. Love this channel.
Steve the enjoyment you get out of doing this is contagious. On a whim I drove out on a mountain road and started a fire using deadfall and a Timmies cup/lighter.
Your videos always make me feel so cozy in the weirdest of situations. Thanks Steve your a wonderful human being thanks for sharing the love.
Steve, The bears are "Hunkered down" for the season.
Absolutely breathtaking mountain shots, awesome!
That was a BIG kitty kitty Steve, I'd lay off the chicken logs.
Honestly, mountain lions don't normally attack adult humans. Cats don't like to pick fights with things that look like they can fight back. However, you wouldn't want to catch a mother with her cubs off-guard. When I'm camping deep woods, I'm far more worried about canine packs or bears that have become used to the presence of humans.
STEVE!
Stealth Camp Challenge!
Very Limited budget.
Let’s say $50-75.
Thrift store camping gear plus step 2’s.
Shelter.
Sleeping bag / blankets
Cookware & utensils.
All from goodwill or value village same day.
Then stealth camp.
I’d love to see the vid of the shopping experience then going to camp with the gear!
Great show and good luck!
Thanksgiving and Steve, today is a good day indeed.
Awesome. I was having a boring Thanksgiving until this
Now my Thanksgiving is complete
It's really the perfect way to cap off a perfect day.
Darn, I was going to say the same thing!
Happy thanksgiving!
"I didn't anticipate it would be that much trickier in the winter, but
the weather outside IS frightful" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
"Bears...they can probably smell what i'm thinking right now!" - made me laugh so hard. Can't stop watching your videos, you gave YT a meaning back.
This is what Thursdays are all about. Step 2 engaged!
You are probably the most entertaining camping channel on RUclips.
Thanks for making interesting content.
Honestly not sure how anyone could ever put the thumbs down button on any of Steve’s videos! They are so amazing! And genuine!
I know right?! How could anyone give Steve a thumbs down?! That is just wrong!! Steve is so awesome!
So wholesome. I opened a can of baked beans and sausages on my couch in Australia while I watched
“He enjoyed a few beers yesterday and is sleepy now” 😳🤣🤣
I’m not a camper, but I love your videos, Steve! You have such a gentle spirit and a delightful sense of humor. Thanks for making us all smile and for encouraging people to treat the planet and each other with kindness!
I wouldn’t call it the worst shelter in existence. I mean hey, I’ve heard some people camp under shower curtains.
Steve has done that
@@chuckycheese84 SARCASM lol that’s why he said that
bahahahah! i see what you did there. :P
🤣🤣🤣🤣
On a beach chair
Now I'm having a happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you Steve for your time and effort to make individuals like myself..
Feel good. And you sir...
Have a great holiday.
Godspeed brother.
Your chill vibe helps me fall asleep after only being able to do so super high, thank you steve, i love your cocking and you sitting by the fire, really relaxing
Junkie
That makes me sad to read. I was that way too. I’ve been sober from cannabis for about two years now. It’s hard to explain to people who currently smoke how damaging it can be when doing it persistently, or even just using it to sleep. I hope you can get passed it…if you haven’t already. Love from the Southwest US ❤
@@freeman7079 thanks fam all good, its nothing bad, my worst symptom of withdrawal is just some twisting and turning before i fall asleep with some extra heat and sweat for a night. Nothing steve wallis and a open window cant take care off
Wow. The fire almost made it through the night
saturated in oil.
Fr
That's usually how fires work.
oh hey, i know your channel. how cool.
Thats notoriously how fires don't work @@BluntSmokeTrauma
When you pulled into the spot it looked like a car commercial lol....so beautiful
Your videos bring this disabled American veteran so much comfort in my mind!!!
You are the Bob Ross of camping Steve
Steve makes me wanna visit canada and shop at canadian tire!! I have mentioned it to my girlfriend for months thanks steve!!
What does the gf think of that?
Don't worry Jay, ct has alot of girly stuff. It used to be a man's only type store,now they sell everything.
I love Steve's personality! Wholesome individual.
Almost 600 likes with 0 dislikes. Steve is doing something right with his channel.
The dislikes are just jealous peeps of Steve!
Now 109 idiots. Why watch if you don’t like?? Get lost!
It’s people who work at rental car places
Yep, looks like Lynx. You should bring a trail camera the next time you’re in the Crown Land to see what visits your camp overnight. You might be surprised. Bears aren’t the only thing intrigued by the Colonel’s secret recipe!
Im surrounded by crown land,,it means no fish, no wildlife, no old trees,it is a baren wasteland for the most part, as all the valuable natural resources has been used up,now everything is scarce,,,new-Brunswick has 1-3% of natural untouched forest,in 40 years i haven't seen anything old,big plenty full wildlife exist in pictures only
@@unfairfight3625 most of the the crown land in Ontario is most definitely pristine
@@bwyyy7306,almost everything is cut to a sickening degree the rest is taiga and mined to a point it affected the weather locally, its a drought now 20+ years and it affected the weather permanently year round, where it used to be wetlands for 100s of miles,, behind the national park they dump extremely toxic materials that are 100s of feet high, right behind the national park line, their dirty little secret, seeping deep underground
@@unfairfight3625 dont the Irvings own most of the land?
@@mrbillmacneill crown land gives monopoly to Irving to cut wood,,only Irving cuts wood, the land is in extreme mismanaged from methods used,as it kills nature and dries the land,,it is cut to kill and off,all animals and nature goes away as it becomes unlivable,,the reclaimed areas are void of life,except one tree,+lots of poison,,the forest and nature here takes 100s of years to grow,,
This guy makes me happy just seeing him enjoy nature.
Leave it to you, a fellow Canadian to celebrate an American Thanksgiving also to pay honor to our neighbors down South, Plus an excuse to cook & eat again , Hahaha, your the best.
I didn't know if you'd post or not, but since you have thank you! Your channel rocks!
This is the most beautiful spot you’ve ever used (that I have seen)!! Just gorgeous!
someone in my office had a candle that used to smell like sugar cookies when lit... every time it was burning i would find my self starving and craving cookies. I have camped like this in my jeep a few time. thanks for a great video on a thanksgiving weekend here in the US.
"This thing smells almost pharmaceutical ". Quote of the day right there Steve!
I might have to steal that one!
So apt for the current climate.
And he knows this how?
Nailed It
Your videos are so awesome!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾
The fact that there are thumbs down just goes to prove that people will hate on practically ANYTHING and its disgusting but anyway your videos are appreciated. Thank you
👍👍👍👍👍👍
North America’s leading Hunkerologist.
Hey Steve, even with having lots of ventilation, you need to have an CO detector. It's not about keeping O2 in the air, it's keeping CO out of your lungs. As you breathe in even low amounts of CO, it semi-permanently binds to your red blood cells and doesn't allow O2 to be carried by the affected cells. You could suffocate yourself in an O2 rich environment due to long-term (overnight, or maybe a couple days depending on the concentration in the air) continuous inhaling of CO.
He has one.
Would it be a painful death?
The camp beds were high off the ground, doesn't that sort it.
Im very thankfull for you Steve. Thank you so much. So many laughs and countless hour of Joy. From the bottom of my heart thank you Steve.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING STEVE, BEAUTIFUL WIFE & CRAZY NEIGHBOR!!
Early gang!!!! Steve, Thanksgiving and a few Step 2's are a perfect combination. Cheers
Thank you for providing a momentary respite from current events, it was a welcome break and sorely needed. Looking forward to more of your adventures :)
3:25 - gorgeous shot of the vehicle in a winter wonderland setting. Your favorite road is breathtaking.
About twenty years ago, I bought this kettle from Canadian tire, it's a Woods brand. That thing is worth its weight in gold. Perfect for boiling over a fire, I haven't had one bad cup of coffee out of it
I just love the combination of camping and cosy cooking. Thanks Steve
Steve camping in a small suv. Me eyeballing my wife’s small suv 🤔
I have been looking to replace my present veh. This is the best review I have seen for a poss replacement.
After I finish perusing the comments I'm legit going to check out Santa Fe's due to Steve's comments in this vid and the last one.
Yep I'm thinking about using my wife's Nissan
Well, today I test fit myself in the back of her Equinox, this is gonna happen now. It’s small, but easily doable. She not amused with my sudden interest in her ride. I can’t believe I never thought of it.
My Honda Pilot was used for stealthy and not so stealthy camping plenty of times. Before my sons were teenagers we all fit in it nicely. Now they're too tall (and stinky) to share the car camping with mom.
Still waiting for "Stealth camping inside a random person's house"
Now that would be awesome!
😂 😂 😂 😂 I'm dead. This needs more likes
Bahahaha! YES!
Dammit Steve that a kitchen oven not a buddy heater!!!!
ROFL
The joy in Steve’s face when he said let’s go lol watching Steve do this makes me want to do this
Happy American Thanksgiving brother, thanks for all the countless hours of entertainment.
My lord that is beautiful, the geography of Canada is absolutely amazing !
Oh, the weather outside is frightful
And the beers are quite delightful
Since we've no place to go
Hunker down
Hunker down
In the snow
Funny
Seeing this upload reminded me it's Thursday and not Sunday.
That was a good one if you don’t like camping just close the door and drive back to your warm home and loving family
Your videos are a refreshing alternative to so much crap that's everywhere. Appreciate it. I had to give up the step 2s but cheers to you no matter.
Happy Thanksgiving buddy back at you and all our friends in the north.
I had an old 4 man tent (7' x 7' maybe), that had broken poles. I bought a replacement tent and was just going to toss the old one but then I had an idea. I decided to cut the bottom bathtub out of the tent, cutting it right beneath the seam. I then threw the tent over the rear hatch of my car, a Mazda 9-3, and secured it on the top to my roof rack bars, then attached the bottom to parts of the undercarriage. It worked great! I could position the tent door right at the back of the car, so I could get in and out through the tents door. It seals very nicely around the vehicle and provides the bug netting for air flow and insect control. If it were to rain, I could throw the rain fly on but if its left off, you get great visibility and air flow. It's better than a tarp.
I love to unwind after a long day at work by just watching your videos! So relaxing and the food you make looks delicious all the time! Thanks a lot Steve!
Always a good day when steve drops a new vid " lets hunker down "