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hey everybody and happy New Year this is my first video of 2023. I'm coming to you from my family's
rural property in the mountains of Utah and it's a beautiful morning believe it or not this whole
yard was covered in snow yesterday however today it is uh warmed up this is birdie she's
gonna steal the show today I think anyway today it's warmed up and created a little bit of ice
and mud but I have got a project to do today if you have been following the channel for a while
you know that I am living full time in a travel trailer a 21 foot travel trailer however I wanted
to set up my truck for camping in case there are places that I'd rather not take the trailer I've
been talking about it for a long time and today is the day that we're going to do it as you can
see right now I'm using it for extra storage that I don't have room for things in the trailer and
I don't want to necessarily store in the cab of the truck which is what I used to do so I will be
storing all of this junk in a storage area here on my family's property however when I'm on the road
I will make room for it in the cab of the truck and then in the trailer if I'm if I have a base
camp and I'm just going to take this out into some more remote locations but let's quit talking and
get to it first of all we got to clean this mess out this is going to be a no build build meaning
that everything is going to compact down fairly small be lightweight and be removable because I
still want to utilize this as a storage area when when needed which is most of the time [Music]
inflatable kayak I don't think I'll be needing that this winter [Music]
it's getting a little windy out here this container here has a lot of my
backpacking gear so I'm gonna go ahead and put that in the cap of the truck
because you never know what I might need to utilize from it
laughs getting there almost done
is that when are you enjoying the breeze birdie
a couple things that I will keep around are a extra gas container and a tarp I don't know I
think this thing might have a little bit of a leak because I've seen water in it
before so just in case and then some leveling blocks just in case my campsite is not level
this is what it's looking like right now just need to sweep it out
it's all swept out it's pretty clean a good power
washing probably would have been best but it's going to do for now [Music]
all right so these are most of the items that are going to make this all possible and I'll kind of
explain what I've got here I'm still waiting on some things but this is the majority of the items
I will start over here this is an arctic ice chest this is the less expensive version of a
Yeti it's got insulated walls and it says that it keeps ice ice up to 10 days I don't need
a refrigerator because this is for like a one to three day situation it's not a full-time situation
so I think this is going to work out we will see time will tell next I have my anchor power bank
here for any electrical needs I have charging my camera gear all of that stuff it also has a
light bar on it in case I need extra light this is going to be more than sufficient for multiple
day camping trips here is an interesting item and kind of an idea I had in a hack I am very
concerned about trash storage if you know I've had problems with rodents in the past so I wanted to
make sure that my trash was secured and I found this pet food container this lid twists off it's
airtight I'll put a trash bag in here and keep my trash in the cab of the truck and out of the bed
of the truck so I don't have it right near me and we'll see how that all works out I'll let
you know but it was just a two pack and I think it'll be good trash storage up here I just have
your Coleman camp stove I think everybody knows what one of those are two burner stove for now
for warmth I will carry my Mr Heater Buddy I used it in the truck camper and as long as you
leave the space ventilated it is safe and it does a great job keeping small spaces warm I have a LED
Lantern here and here is something interesting and I have not tried it out yet so I don't know
whether it's going to fit but this is a truck bed let's see what it's actually called it is called a
bed rug mat so it's a rug that fits right into the bed of the truck apparently it's supposed to fit
my truck and we'll see I hope so because this is what's going to be under my feet finally over here
I have my cot this cot I wanted a small cot I saw some nicer ones but I wanted a small cut that only
had two legs because I wanted it to be able to fit over the wheel well I haven't tried it yet so you
all will be trying all of these things for the first time with me lastly I have my Coleman camp
table I've had this for a while now so I think this will do for an outdoor table [Music] I've
got the bed rug out it does require some Fasteners but I think I'm going to save that
for another day I just want to get everything laid out and make sure everything fits properly
this thing is proving to be a little bit of a challenge [Music]
it doesn't say which is the top or the bottom so [Music]
all right so it fits perfectly however it's been rolled up for so long it's going to need
to flatten out but once I get some weight on it I'm sure that'll help it out okay now I'm
going to attempt to put together this cot like I said I've never done it before so wish me luck
this I bought from a company called Camp time and based out of Oregon I believe and
I saw somebody else that was utilizing their truck bed as a camper that had
this and I specifically wanted it because it fits over the wheel well so we'll see
all right it says I need to do it on the ground so already I'm doing it wrong
this is called a roller coat [Music]
I think I'm doing this right birdie has already christened my cot with her muddy footprint she
walked across it I can't get mad at her though she's too beautiful too sweet oh geez [Music]
it's an interesting design for this part but let's see
maybe this will be easier the second or third time around
one of the features that I really liked about this cot and a very cool feature is that it can
slip your sleeping pad in here it's made for that specific purpose so they've left it open so you
could slide in your sleeping pad I also got a cool camping memory foam pillow which I'll show you
later as well now comes the moment of truth will this fit over the wheel well of the truck foreign
here we go and I also have to hope it's not too long
I'm really stoked it's perfect and there's lots of room for storage under here as well
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by the way this rug feels very cushy on the knees crawling around in here so that's awesome
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my sister had a good point she said this could also be a toilet you just take the lid off
and sit on it which I did try I tried sitting on it
and put a bag in there it's potentially a portable toilet foreign
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setting this up and just in time because it's getting very windy I got this cool memory foam
pillow from Amazon uh I have not tried sleeping on it yet but it feels really cushy to the touch
it folds up small and it can be carried in this little pouch and it even comes with its own little
pillowcase I do have a wool blanket on order which is not here yet so this is my sister's
wool blanket and I will be utilizing my zero degree sleeping bag that I take backpacking okay
this is definitely gonna work I'm super excited can't wait to add some
more embellishments like some really nice mood lighting and cozy it up like I always
do it's going to evolve as we go and I am so stoked I cannot wait to get out in it
well I'd say I am pretty stoked on this this is the basic setup for my winter camping Adventures
this year and also for any time that I want to get into a more remote location when I have the travel
trailer as I said I've been wanting to do it for a long time and it's done I do have some other
things on order that are going to make life more comfortable in here I have an organizational unit
as I mentioned a wool blanket and I have to add in all my regular camping gear my you know pots
and pans and all that kind of stuff I'm looking forward to getting out in this thing cooking some
great meals out in the back country and in nature and I think it's going to be so much fun I can't
believe we are in 2023 already again I want to wish you all a very happy New Year I'm looking
forward to these winter Adventures I very much shied away from driving in Winter conditions in
the past I had a bad experience on black ice but this year with the truck four-wheel drive I've
been driving around in the snow quite a bit over this holiday period that I've been with my family
which has been amazing getting more comfortable with it again getting past my fears of driving
in the snow or in you know winter type weather and I'm excited to get on some new adventures
look for my first Adventure out in this thing where I put everything to the test and I will
show you all of the new items that I'm getting coming very soon thank you so much everybody I
appreciate your support as always please stick with me in 2023 it's going to be an awesome year
thank you again and I will see you all on the next adventure see you soon bye-bye