Hello!
I am currently driving from one place to another it's a long drive so I'm in search of a camp
for the night I just want to find a little spot to Boondock and I have a place in mind
so keeping fingers crossed that it's open there is some weather moving in it is supposed
to snow overnight I don't think it's going to be a significant amount it may not even
stick that snow is expected it's going to be a little bit of a chilly night but I've
got all the gear to keep me warm
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remember the John Denver song Country Roads when I was growing up I never liked it and
it wasn't a John Denver fan but as I've gotten older it really resonates with me and I've
come to love it I heard it driving home from a corporate job on my final day of work before
I hit the road full time and it brought tears to my eyes happy tears
I don't know about you, but I only like to do a certain amount of driving every day and
I've done already about six hours so taking a little break and having a nice Camp sounds
good to me I think I'm just going to clean up this mess this wood first and then go ahead
and get camp set up
I opted to Boondock instead of grabbing a hotel somewhere I just recently started utilizing
hotels on Quick Trips back to my home state of California and I definitely prefer being
out in nature it was the first time I had used a hotel in years especially since hitting
the road full time and I definitely prefer the Outdoor Experience and the camping experience
over a hotel room any day
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well that's it I am pretty much set up it only took me about 15 minutes which is about
the same length of time it would take you to check into a hotel and carry your bags
in actually probably less time and look at all this beauty I'm surrounded with I feel
so fortunate just feels good to be out camping no snow on the ground at least not for now
I guess it is coming but it feels amazing
if you watched my last video you know that my truck was in for repairs I was telling
you how it would not come out of four-wheel drive I did get it repaired and I brought
the receipt because I wanted to explain to you exactly what it was so I didn't get it
wrong so what it was is they found that the front drive shaft boot had failed and ripped
out encoder motor connector causing the four-wheel drive issue they replaced the front drive
shaft boot removed and rewired new encoder motor connector and all is working okay now
so that sent me back about 815 dollars I am in a rural area currently and I don't have
many options so I did have to take it to a Chevy dealership but I'm just happy to have
it fixed and be back on the road I want to go ahead and get dinner going in just a minute
but before I do I want to talk about the sponsor of today's video and this bad boy the Anker
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now back to the show kind of an ironic story when I first hit the road full time it was
only my third day on the road I drove over that same pass it was the one that goes from
Highway 89 once you get onto Scenic by way 12 going over towards uh Bryce Canyon National
Park when I hit the road for the very first time back in 2019 I was going over that pass
going to Escalante also when I started hearing these horrible noises coming from my truck
and the steering the steering felt completely off and I did not know what was going on I
drove directly to the Philips 66 gas station in Escalante Utah and it wound up being there
for a day or so it was a steering pump and the steering pump had gone out so I learned
quickly that things go wrong on the road on day three and ironically I was on that very
same pass heading the opposite direction when this four-wheel drive issue came up it was
dumping snow I mean it was just it was scary it was sketchy so I had put it in four-wheel
drive and that was after leaving Escalante where it was very spring-like or leaving coyote
Gulch I should say my backpacking trip it was very spring-like and beautiful but going
over that pass man it was dumping snow so yeah I put it in four wheel drive I got down
the mountain into Panguitch and I went to put it back in two-wheel drive and that's
when I noticed it would not go back into two-wheel drive anyway I just thought it was kind of
ironic that both car issues happened on that pass I've been over that pass many times with
no issues so I don't think it's some sort of curse on that pass in this container here
I keep my dry goods don't have a whole lot because it's just a quick overnight layover
and my kitchen is just one of those trunk organizers and in here I keep all my pots
and pans and utensils and of course my coffee kettle [Music] thank you
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[Music] I'm also going to add a slice of cheese to my burger my ciabatta rolls were moldy
so I'm using this French bread as my bun just throw it on the pan for a minute
[Music] I like A1 sauce on my burgers [Music] I must be over a flight path because I've
been hearing a lot of planes going over
so good broccoli is really good it's like a bite into his Burger it's gonna be hard
to bite into thick bread
mmm just wondering when the precipitation is going to start [Music] looks like snow
is on the way it's already snowing at those high peaks this is my super basic setup for
truck camping I want everything to be removable so I can use it as a truck still which I have
been doing lately so it's just a cot and it fits right over the wheel well I've got some
storage underneath here I've got my little portable toilet situation so go back to the
older try camping videos which I'll put down below if you want to see my toilet set up
I've got a sleeping bag a zero degree bag a sleeping pad some lanterns I've got some
sticky lights that all stick up here they don't stay stuck up with the velcro when I'm
driving I found that they fall down so I'll just stick them up when I'm ready to get in
for the night I'll cover the windows with reflectix I have a little heater buddy which
keeps me very warm at night I have a carbon monoxide detector and I'll also make sure
the windows are very well ventilated so don't worry about that it is safe and yeah I love
it it's awesome it's back to basics I'm gonna get some hot tea going and then I'm gonna
crawl inside because that weather is on its way I think I just even saw a little snowflake
[Music] here's my little lights here you stick them up on the ceiling you've got Velcro on
this side battery operated and then I'll put my reflectrics across the window
good thing is I'm not very far from the road the road is pretty close and I did that purposely
because if it gets nasty in here if the ground gets really wet I don't want to get stuck
back here I'm going to be waking up super early pre-dawn to get back on the road so
I would catch up with you in the morning just going to go ahead and watch some movies I
downloaded on Netflix tonight and stay cozy and warm in my little truck camping setup
so I will see you all in the morning good night
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[Music] good morning I've been on the road now for a few hours and they were dead on
about the weather it started snowing and it is snowing it's not sticking too much right
now because it's still kind of warm temperature wise I left pre-dawn so it was dark when I
left but uh I am going to stop for some coffee because I've not had any coffee this morning
more weather is on the way winter is not over it's going to be a few more storms heading
through the West but I think I'll make it safely back to my destination before this
one gets too bad [Music] foreign
I got my coffee I slept pretty well last night it was super super quiet out there peaceful
I was a little worried about the storm so that's why I got up so early I had to make
a quick trip out of state just to take care of some personal stuff and that's why I didn't
take the trailer it's awesome to have my little truck camping set up back there so I can save
money on lodging in hotels hotel prices are pretty pricey so it saves me a lot of money
I can spend time in nature and it's you know good all around anyhow I'm going to go ahead
and finish up my drive I want to thank you all so much for joining me as always I appreciate
having you along I appreciate you all and I'll see you all on the next adventure see
you soon bye [Music] foreign
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