A relaxing solo camping trip on Mount Lemmon, in my 5th gen 4Runner

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  • Опубликовано: 21 дек 2024

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  • @tracker5849
    @tracker5849 Год назад +6

    Gunther living absolutely his BEST life. You too

  • @ChristineD8093
    @ChristineD8093 Год назад +7

    Your videos are so pleasant and relaxing. If I didn’t know better, I would think I was at a fancy cocktail lounge. I’m always sad when your camping adventure comes to an end.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад

      Aww thanks and me too 🥲

    • @nosleeplisa
      @nosleeplisa 5 месяцев назад

      @@ChristineD8093 same! Glad to know it’s not just me 😜

    • @advisepremeds
      @advisepremeds 2 месяца назад

      Agree…and Gunther is the cutest.

  • @BalancedHuman
    @BalancedHuman Год назад +3

    Something I love about your videos is how much I learn! Mushroom names, bird call identification, recipes I’ve never seen or heard of. I love it! Love all the knowledge. Sending lots of love to you and Gunther, and Happy Fall! ✨🍁✨

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Thank you! I do so much research while I’m editing - I’m learning too 😄

  • @tracker5849
    @tracker5849 Год назад +4

    You gave me an idea with your chocolate pastry. I tried it tonight..ok..I had to do it in my kitchen...it's LATE. Lol. Pastry..shredded chocolate..bannana round slices..sliced marachino cherries..and a bunch of tiny marshmellows...yummy

  • @Crap873
    @Crap873 Год назад +2

    Your window invention is genius!! I just got a Toyota 4Runner same colour as yours and have made a set up but never thought you could make that in window area…I look forward to watching your video on the making of it. Cheers 🇨🇦

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I really need to get cracking on that video. I probably have 10 hours of footage to pare down to 20 minutes 😅

    • @Crap873
      @Crap873 Год назад +1

      Lol I am sure editing is a pain but we enjoy your efforts !🙂

    • @cybernixster
      @cybernixster Год назад

      look forward to it!@@ShoestringMartha

  • @ramonapuckett3059
    @ramonapuckett3059 Год назад +2

    Great camping trip, loved the wildlife. Gunther, as always, is a cutie pie!❤

  • @tracker5849
    @tracker5849 Год назад +1

    Love Gunthers big jumps. Too cute

  • @lisamallard
    @lisamallard 8 месяцев назад +1

    You make the most unique food, you should make a camping cookbook.

  • @angelajenkins
    @angelajenkins 3 месяца назад +1

    Girl you chop that wood like a pro!!!!!!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  3 месяца назад

      I'm no @NicoleCoenen, but I'm out there tryin' my best 😅

  • @thatcampingchic3817
    @thatcampingchic3817 Год назад +1

    Love how you have simplify your cooking setup. You inspire me. Thanks for sharing.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I know I said when I first put it together, I’m still going to use my big camp kitchen, but the little one has been so compact and convenient, I’m having second thoughts 😬

  • @NavyAssassinOnBLAST
    @NavyAssassinOnBLAST Год назад +1

    Gorgeous camping 🏕 spot. I am used to watching bushcraft camping where they gather flammable tender & use a ferro rod. I laughed when you just busted out a torch! Gunther is so cute. What a Trooper 😊

    • @tracker5849
      @tracker5849 Год назад

      LOL!!! NO " bird nest" no Farro rod..NO Maya dust..just WHOOSH!!! FIRE!!!! MORS COCHANSKI is rolling...

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      I mean , I *have* a ferro rod, and a magnesium block, and lighters -- as backups -- but when I'm cold and/or hungry, I do not dilly-dally. 😊

  • @breechaudoin8465
    @breechaudoin8465 8 месяцев назад +1

    “This is the only sausage party I want to be invited to.” I. Am. Dead. 💀💀

  • @lynnef3297
    @lynnef3297 Год назад +1

    Thanks for a nice relaxing visit to Mt Lemmon. The pastry and the peach ice cream looked delicious! 😊

  • @moscafroglover2127
    @moscafroglover2127 Год назад +1

    "Only Sausage party I want to be invited to"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 You made me laugh out loud roaring and snort at that one!!!!!

  • @tracker5849
    @tracker5849 Год назад +1

    I like the way you said..theres a camper in the back...could lead one to believe someone is bringing a camper later...lol.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +2

      Intentionally vague, yet not untrue 😏

    • @tracker5849
      @tracker5849 Год назад

      @ShoestringMartha exactly someone asked about my van once and said it's not a camper if there's not a toilet..
      And water....I said it has a toilet ( a luggable loo) and running water ( a big water bottle with battery faucet) glad they didn't look...only because my dog told them to back off my window...lol. maybe not the whole truth but not quite a lie

  • @sandratorchia4803
    @sandratorchia4803 Год назад +1

    Very relaxing to watch. Going to try the pastry AND the ice cream! Yummy!

  • @chingon_grandpa
    @chingon_grandpa 3 месяца назад +1

    Thanks for sharing. Alway enjoy your videos.
    "Only sausage party I want to be invited too"😅😅😅

  • @driveabout1world872
    @driveabout1world872 Год назад +1

    Awesome trip. I like your simple camps.

  • @tracker5849
    @tracker5849 2 месяца назад

    He's always so happy for his food

  • @skybluepink998
    @skybluepink998 Год назад +1

    Finding those mushrooms! I just found a couple puffballs the size of a volleyball and a softball. I've eaten them in the past but this one was on the edge of a yard so I didn't risk the lawn chemical posibility. That frozen peach and codensed milk reminds me of Korean Bingsu without - Yum!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад

      Puffballs-such a lucky find! Too bad about the one.
      I had to look up bingsu and it looks delicious and so complex!

  • @karlcostigan7633
    @karlcostigan7633 2 месяца назад +1

    Thank You!! One of my local spots I haven’t been to in a couple of years due to health issues and you Took me back with you!!!
    Your voice is very soothing, have you ever thought of voice work or a “story” type podcast? Thanks Again and I’m so glad that I found your channel!!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  2 месяца назад

      Thank you so much! That has been suggested to me on occasion. It's unfortunate that I dislike talking so much 😅

  • @-abheda
    @-abheda Год назад

    bear box, gah! 😮

  • @greywolfoutdoors
    @greywolfoutdoors Год назад +2

    Sausage party! Hilarious! Did you make dropdown shelf in your rear window? It's genius!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +2

      I did! It's the mate to the much simpler passenger side panel: ruclips.net/video/i5jqQk3zCW4/видео.html . I only just recently completed the driver's side panel, so 'll be working on the build video shortly.

    • @greywolfoutdoors
      @greywolfoutdoors Год назад +1

      @@ShoestringMartha love your videos and your approach to all.

    • @laurencasapulla5135
      @laurencasapulla5135 Год назад

      We cracked up at sausage party too 😂

  • @YvonneSouto
    @YvonneSouto Год назад

    Your reaction when the cup knocked over was perfect! You just keep sipping your coffee! Thank you for another perfect video! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @William2N
    @William2N Год назад

    Just love your videos! Enjoy!

  • @dancesinmoonbeams
    @dancesinmoonbeams Год назад

    Crumble a gingersnap on top of the peach and OH YUM!

  • @lindahopson5003
    @lindahopson5003 Год назад

    I love your videos. Thanks!

  • @jeniferokeywsu
    @jeniferokeywsu Год назад +2

    I really enjoy these relaxing camps. The hiking looked very enjoyable. Liked the quiet around the fire with the nighttime bug noise. The silver chunks on the rock did look like mica. Was it in flaky layers? If yes then most likely mica. Your “giddy troll noises” (as you dubbed them in a previous video) always tell me everything I need to know about the food haha. Fun to see the hammock out!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Yes! They were flaky! LOL - yes gotta say the food was on point this time, and refreshingly uncomplicated 😄

    • @jeniferokeywsu
      @jeniferokeywsu Год назад

      @@ShoestringMartha based on what you said in the video and the fact that it was all “chill” it sounds like you were able to really take a step back from all the things and just enjoy. Probably a good thing where now you’ve got life and some unexpected stuff keeping you home for a bit.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +2

      Luckily, this snag was expected, so I was able to prepare, and enjoy this last little outdoors hurrah. 😊

  • @kelliecorum5427
    @kelliecorum5427 Год назад

    ❤ TFS

  • @joanndavis4843
    @joanndavis4843 Год назад

    Thanks again for bringing us along with you and Gunther (BTW, you're not really soloing it, and a plus he's such an easy going fella to travel with). A book I'd recommend you take along next time is A Supremely Bad Idea. Non-fiction book of a guy who starts to go on trips with his birdwatching friend's who are a married couple. A very funny book that will keep you entertained, and possibly learn more about migration patterns of the many species that they set out to possibly, not always, maybe, catch a glimpse of. Obviously there is some skepticism of bragger's within that community because some birds are just downright too shy to be seen for the many who've claimed to have seen them. Anyway its a good book that yes, you can take months to finish 😉

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад

      Thanks for the recommendation - I’ll add it to my reading list! 🤓

  • @zealousoutdoors
    @zealousoutdoors Год назад

    The amount of cheap fishing poles I have bought due to not wanting to take my poles, and then seeing fish jump is shocking lol. I finally settled with having a collapsible pole and small tackle kit that stays in the 4runner.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +2

      LOL I didn't show it, but the far shore was speckled with people fishing. I didn't see anyone *catching*, however.
      I have a collapsible pole, and -- if I can condense my tackle into one little box -- I'm going to follow your lead.

  • @michellejohnson-ochoa3100
    @michellejohnson-ochoa3100 8 месяцев назад

    Just wanted to say thank you for creating your channel. You have inspired me to downsize from my class A RV set up, to smaller and waaay easier set up. Can you believe I'm from Tucson and have never camped at Mt. LEMMON. unacceptably. Lol! 🙏🏽👊🏾

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  8 месяцев назад +1

      That's so cool to hear, and yes, you must get up there, when you can! If you stay at Rose Canyon, you might have to argue with them a little to stay in an RV site, but it's possible 😂

    • @michellejohnson-ochoa3100
      @michellejohnson-ochoa3100 7 месяцев назад

      @@ShoestringMartha I just learned how to read comments on RUclips. I can be a very slow learner. Lol! Thanks for the tip when camping at Rose Canyon. I plan on getting up there soon.

  • @dmdavis4551
    @dmdavis4551 9 месяцев назад

    I loved it too, 10 stars. Good video. Especially like you identifying the mushrooms and birds. Cool.

  • @barbarajeanne8351
    @barbarajeanne8351 Год назад +1

    I love what a nerd you are! And I mean that in a I'm a nerd, too way

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      From one proud nerd to another, that is a total compliment! 🤓

  • @roxanes43
    @roxanes43 Год назад

    The people! And the rules! 😂 Glad you got a great spot. This was helpful bc meditative and mushroomy Mt. Lemmon is on my list. Yep, mica in quartz very common at higher elevation there. Pop tarts aren't my thing but you may have just converted me with the homemade version 😋That Gunther is a trooper! Thanks for sharing.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Do recommend site 41, if you don't mind the probing questions 😂 It's so silly. It's not even as if there were electrical hookups, and there were plenty of sites available.

    • @roxanes43
      @roxanes43 Год назад +1

      @@ShoestringMartha Lol good to know! It looked lovely. Thanks!

  • @zeesoutdoors65
    @zeesoutdoors65 Год назад

    I just found your channel new subscriber here I really enjoy your style of camping .Safe travels.

  • @michaelbruchas6663
    @michaelbruchas6663 Год назад

    Thanks!

  • @laurencasapulla5135
    @laurencasapulla5135 Год назад

    Super video. We’ll get over there at some point. Thanks Shoestring Martha & Gunther!

  • @nancyclark8503
    @nancyclark8503 Год назад

    Really enjoy your videos since I have a 2014 Trail 4wd 4 runner that I absolutely love. I watching camping videos bc I am interested, but as a semi retired pharmacist with a heart condition, not sure I’ll ever get to go camping. Gunther is so cute. My 4 runner is silver with black wheels and tires and a black bumper guard, looks a lot like yours. You and Gunther seem to have a great time, good for y’all!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад

      Thanks! You might have the “Pro” package on your 4Runner🤔
      Gunther has a grade 4 heart murmur and recommends only low key, relaxing camping 😉

  • @MaddBaggins
    @MaddBaggins Год назад

    You should have seen Mint Spring trail before the big fire in 2003. It was amazing, so different than now. That first wet spot was not the spring.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      I vaguely recall the guide saying it was a several yards off the trail 🤔 but it's funnier the other way. On the same guide, I saw pics from "before." Devastating to see the damage. I can only imagine comparing the two, in person. 😢
      I was surprised that I saw no evidence of Molino 3. No road closures, no fire crews, no smoke. If you hadn't told me about it, I never would have known.

    • @MaddBaggins
      @MaddBaggins Год назад +1

      @@ShoestringMartha Mint Spring is a good mile from the trail head. You would have come to the top of a ridge then steeply descended into a treeless area. The spring is down there.
      That treeless area used to be covered by some of the biggest ponderosas on the mountain. It was nearly completely shaded.
      Before social media and the internet hiking influence, Mint Spring was a little used trail. I started hiking it in the early 90’s to avoid the people on Marshal Gulch trail. They both end up at Marshal Saddle.

  • @laurencasapulla5135
    @laurencasapulla5135 Год назад

    Tell us about your lightweight hiking boots please. Thanks! Hugs to Mr. Doggo Gunther.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      They are Merrell women's Capra mid sport GTX hiking boots, in Dragonfly. They're pretty old though, so unfortunately, I don't think they sell them anymore. 😔 (Gunther says thanks for the hugs!)

    • @laurencasapulla5135
      @laurencasapulla5135 Год назад +1

      Thanks-I’m asking Merrell what replaced the Capra line. They are more flexible than the Moab line.

  • @nosleeplisa
    @nosleeplisa 5 месяцев назад

    I love your vids. I stopped camping after my husband suddenly died last year and I am starting to miss it. We had a scary run in with a nut job who came into our camp thinking we were gone,probably making the rounds stealing whatever he could get. My 150 pound Akita was tethered but wanting to tear him apart, that stopped him in his tracks-and my husband yelled for him to get out. I’m not sure what I’d have done if alone. This was a regular campsite with neighbors and all…I’m too anxious now to try on my own. So I live vicariously through you.
    What do you do with Gunther when you have to leave to go to the bathroom? Gosh my dogs would be two states away by the time I came back two minutes later 😂

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  5 месяцев назад +2

      Oh geez, sorry to hear about your husband, and that absolute nutter. In the past 3(?) years of doing this, I've only run into one, and that is why I sleep inside my vehicle.
      As far as bathroom trips go, it depends on the campground. Most I go to have a very rustic single room pit toilets, in which case, Gunther goes with me. The ones at the state parks tend to be really nice multi-stall situations, often with showers, and very clear "no dogs allowed" signage. In those cases, I leave him in the 4Runner, windows down. As an anxious dog, he actually prefers to be in his safe space.

  • @dougjohnston156
    @dougjohnston156 Год назад

    Thank you for the beautiful camping trip. Question what happened to the rest of the scrambled egg, did the Junco or Gunther get it ? Peach ice cream sounds great.

  • @MakazHome
    @MakazHome 11 месяцев назад

    New subbie here. Have been binge watching all your videos to catch up to current. lol. I am very much inspired by you and your camping adventures. I live here in AZ in Mesa close to the river. I have an Xterra and would love to build it out a little to go solo camping. Going back to add watch hours for your channel. tfs

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  11 месяцев назад +1

      Welcome aboard! You have great access to lots of awesome outdoor spaces over that way. I’m a lil jelly! 😄

    • @MakazHome
      @MakazHome 11 месяцев назад

      Ikr!!! I need to take advantage more. We go camping a lot with friends mostly at developed campgrounds. But a solo trip in between trips would be good.

  • @kris.creates
    @kris.creates Год назад

    I love all your videos.. I was wondering if you do anything regarding bear safety while camping? I am going on my first van camp in Northern Georgia and I havent heard any topics on this.

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      The places I camp don't tend to have much bear activity, but if a bear locker is available, I will use it -- just in case. I put my food, trash, and used dishes in there. The most common critters I encounter are skunks and raccoons, which will rummage through the site at night. So I latch the camp kitchen, wash my dishes, tie up my trash and stash it in the 4Runner. Try and keep as much as I can in the fridge, as it has a pretty tight seal that keeps smells in. All pretty useless, when it comes to bears, I think. 😬

  • @michaelbruchas6663
    @michaelbruchas6663 Год назад +1

    Do folks use ThermaCels out there to keep skeeters at bay?

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      I've seen them at the hardware store, but haven't tried one out yet. Turns out, the skeeters weren't much of a bother after all. A couple buzzed by my head as I was getting ready to relax by the fire, but after that, they disappeared!

    • @laurencasapulla5135
      @laurencasapulla5135 Год назад

      My partner and I love our small Thermocell. Kind of expensive but worth it. We’re in Ventura, CA with few bugs so like to chase ’em off when in buggier areas.

  • @tjfm59
    @tjfm59 8 месяцев назад

    i know what you need to add to the vehicle gear. 2 rv leveling blocks. the ones you can park on. i only get after rain toad stools at the house. morels should be coming in soon. for decades have hated fungus. my only experience with them has been campbells fungus soup. one of my local grocers had some baby buttons on sale. got a couple. found they are not bad raw. while brussel sprouts are very bitter cabbages raw. now broccilli is on the list. i keep getting those 2 mixed up. it is due to sprout in the name of one. you think sprout, you think the little yellow flowers. lol oooh, i did what you did for breakfast. puff pastry shell- butterflied open. filling was 1 square lindt excellence intense orange dark chocolate. ooppps i forgot the powder!!! now i am with gunther both of us droolling over desert. would it work with an apple? a sorbey?? decades ago, did up a apple one. 6 granny smiths - diced. cinnamon & sugar to taste. about a quart of apple juice / cider. put a;; in a 13 x 9 pan put in freezer. about every half you pull out an mix the fixings around. ready after about 4 hours or overnight. an should cover so it does not pick freezer orders. dinner time this way. just thought up another one. chocolate covered covered raisins, milk or dark as the filling in some puff pastry.🤔🤔🤔

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  8 месяцев назад

      I think it would work with plums and pears (anything soft). I don’t know about apples 🤔

  • @tracker5849
    @tracker5849 Год назад

    Zipper and tent wont keep bear out

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Nope! That’s why all the food is in the locker

    • @tracker5849
      @tracker5849 Год назад

      @@ShoestringMartha lol...but your not!!!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      lol true true 😵

    • @tracker5849
      @tracker5849 2 месяца назад

      @@ShoestringMartha your worth far more than a pie iron sandwich.

  • @wendyjo9267
    @wendyjo9267 Год назад

    Can you tell me that backpack you used for Gunther and how much does he weigh? Thank you so much. My old guy weighs about 13lbs and can’t walk a long ways

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Gunther weighs 12lbs, and he has a K9 Sport Sack, Plus 2 model, size small. amzn.to/3Zw7lLd
      Before that, he had the Trainer model ( amzn.to/464jh9i ), which worked fine, but I found I needed some place to put his leash, emergency stuff, and a water bottle, so I upgraded to the Plus 2.
      Sometimes you can find closeouts for less on their site: www.k9sportsack.com/collections/klearance

    • @wendyjo9267
      @wendyjo9267 Год назад +1

      @@ShoestringMartha thank you so much!!! I appreciate it

  • @nursebabs
    @nursebabs Год назад

    Ok the sausage party was comical. Btw my chiweenie is 10 did ur pup adjust to the backpack well? Which one do u have?

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +2

      Gunther had no problem with his backpack. He actually looks forward to getting in -- but he's a pretty mellow dude. He has a K9 Sport Sack, Plus 2 model, size small. amzn.to/3Zw7lLd Before that, he had the Trainer model ( amzn.to/464jh9i ), which worked fine, but I found I needed some place to put his leash, emergency stuff, and a water bottle, so I upgraded to the Plus 2. Sometimes you can find closeouts for less on their site: www.k9sportsack.com/collections/klearance

  • @southerngirlyall6497
    @southerngirlyall6497 Год назад

    Do you have a link to that torch?

  • @wendywitzig119
    @wendywitzig119 Год назад

    Sausage party 🤣

  • @herdingdog1
    @herdingdog1 Год назад

    Love your videos! I see you have some great legs on that little table. Where can you get those legs? Thanks!

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      They were the cheapest ones I could find 😄 amzn.to/3ES7xLl

    • @herdingdog1
      @herdingdog1 Год назад

      Perfect, thank you!! Much cheaper than what I was finding!
      @@ShoestringMartha

  • @Jacqueline-e1j
    @Jacqueline-e1j 3 месяца назад

    Is that a gps watch your wearing Martha

  • @A-K_Rambler
    @A-K_Rambler Год назад

    34.88098° N, 111.91179° W Try this one, pretty quite, a few folks in the area, note look a the Apple Maps aerial there are many van lifers, perhaps reason why to rules change…. I have the Joolca and water for 4 showers!, and solar which I can use the microwave I have the goal zero 1500, love it. Domestic and a transit midroof, A few dollars for research…….

    • @ShoestringMartha
      @ShoestringMartha  Год назад +1

      Thank you so much ❤️ Your setup sounds like it has absolutely everything that one could wish for!
      I was up on FR 25 back in December, and they had just buttoned it up. All the side shoots and pull-off are blocked by boulders. You can now only stay in specific, group areas, and fires are banned. I guess that's what happens when humans get a hold of something beautiful. 😑