Solo Car Camping Setup // Subaru Outback Wilderness

I wanted to show how my car camping setup in my Subaru Outback Wilderness looks for shorter and solo missions. This is a no buildout minimal system that had worked for me on many nights.
This video was filmed Colorado near the South Mt. Elbert trailhead
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Some Specific Gear from Video:
Camping Gear:
Roofbox: Thule XT 1100
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[@briantodd4887]

Kudos Jake! Great set up for the OBW. I never thought of using the level in the car information screen. Good stuff! Hope you had a good hike up Albert. Can’t wait to drive my rig out West this summer.

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thanks for watching and the level is such an awesome feature that's way more accurate than eye balling a level spot. Best of luck with the summer trip

[@troutntrails]

Yo I found your channel from the Montana brown trout video! Sweet setup!!

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thanks so much! It's worked well for me on many trips
Looking forward to getting back out to Montana this summer !

[@PerfDayToday]

Donner Party chili. To die for..

[@tomcolls9264]

grab some weather shields and stick those window socks over them - keeps the rain out and the air in when it's a wet night

[@jakekaiser1399]

Great tip and I have looked at buying them but am yet to pull the trigger as where I camp it's rare to have long rains at night.

[@Kad3nSJ]

Really enjoy your videos. Love your no- nonsense way of explaining things and the way you have a minimal set up. Looking forward to more 👍🏼👍🏼 nice not to have loud music in the background or stupid small talk- 😁like and subscribed!

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thanks for watching and the kind words! I have many more camping adventures planned for this summer and am excited to share them

[@sabio2009]

The meal sounded great until I saw the chili had beans. Great video as usual though Jake!

[@Coloradohiker658]

Hi,
I’m new to your channel, love the content. I’m also new to car camping. Have you done any videos on how you find your car camping spots and how to store your food in areas with bears. Thank you

[@jakekaiser1399]

Thanks for watching and I have not done videos talking about this explicitly but ending of following video dives into how I look for spots.ruclips.net/video/iih82tdQX50/видео.html&ab_channel=JakeKaiser
In general for finding spots:
1. iOverlander app has most locations and allows for rating and reviews which is nice
2. The Dyrt app has some locations as well
3. BLM and other local land management websites can be useful for knowing rules and locations where camping is allowed (Example from Moab: www.discovermoab.com/blm-campgrounds/)
3. In less popular places looking for spots on google maps satellite view is still the best and can be the key to finding some awesome locations if you put in the effort.
For bears:
1. Bear-boxes are ideal and in some dense bear population areas (especially with grizzly's) often wind up in campgrounds with boxes for convivence
2. No food or even scented items in car overnight
3. No visible coolers or food containers in car even if empty (more important when parked during the day)
4. If black bear country I will put cooler (supposedly bear resistant) with all food with a lock outside away from car/tent (200ft away)
5. If have extra dry food that wont fit in cooler I sometimes bring a backpacking bear container and stash 200ft away or do a bear hang
Overall I spent more time managing how much food I bring if in heavy bear country.
I hope this helps in the meantime and maybe will make a video on the subject in the future

[@grantskidmore6921]

When going number two do you just trowel a hole and pack TP?

[@jakekaiser1399]

It depends on the area and regulations but usually:
1. Many dispersed camp sites area near trailheads or places with a pit toilet so will use these when convenient
2. When allowed will dig a good ol' cat hole. Make sure you are not near water, far from camp, and pack out your TP
3. Some places require packing out waste (often desert environments) and for these use wag bags or bucket + bag method
I hope this helps

[@grantskidmore6921]

@@jakekaiser1399 thanks a lot! I’ll make sure to do my research before adventuring!