Doing a quick 24-hour camping trip, supposed to get down to around 36
degrees Fahrenheit tonight, so I brought along in the hot tent just for fun. Getting
ready for snow camping season, so we'll see what happens,
might run into some animals, I don't know. I was hoping to run into some mushrooms
in the forest, but they've been picked over pretty good, the area that I was in.
So let's go out and get set up for the night.
Alright, got the Hexpeak XL set up, got the groundsheet, going floorless
tonight, since the bugs aren't bad, it's gonna be
cold, so don't want to worry about the critters.
I put rocks around the perimeter, so if any breeze picks it up, it won't make any
noise while I'm sleeping, and since I'm on the gravel bar, cannot use tent stakes, so I
just did dead man's anchor on all corners, using big rocks, as you can see
there and then got the stove jack, now I'm ready to build the wood stove and
onto the next step of setting up camp. Alright, brought 3W Titanium Tent Stove
along, inside always carry gloves, for putting together this stove, because it
is sharp titanium and also for handling the red-hot stove, you don't want to burn
yourself.
All the pieces, the chimney parts put together. Alright, got the wood stove set
up, if you want to see details on how to set it up, I'll put a link in the
description of this video, that goes over specifically the stove and setting it up,
there it is it gonna be terribly cold, so there's a groundsheet, a foam pad, a
Klymit sleeping pad, which I sell in the physical store in Washington state, but I
do not have it online, still if you ever in the area, feel free to swing by check
it out, but anyways, I'll get this bad boy fire it up here, as you can see
the sun's starting to go down so pretty quick
the temperatures should be dropping here, especially by the river front door view
here. Alright, on to the next step. Got the fire going, feel the heat, oh yeah.
Took me some time process a little wood, that I'll keep safe tonight, so I can have my
coffee and my breakfast. Supposed to rain starting around midnight, so I gotta make
sure I protect my dry wood and make sure I stock up a little bit more before bed,
cuz this won't be enough to last me all night, so I think I'm gonna start
gathering water,
and then head down to the river grab some water, and then boil some water
and start cooking me some dinner. I want to make sure get that done before dark.
Alright, on to the next step.
Suns starting to go down here, just have my pot on the stovetop, waiting for water
to boil. You can see these awesome colors starting to happen, we'll see if we get a
sunset or not. Alright, let's see if waters done.
Boil-on, big-time, let me put the camera down, so I don't burn myself.
Alright, got nature's TV go on here, it's already after sunset, some Twilight
action going, it's almost time to lay down catch up on some sleep, you guys
have a good night, and I'll probably see you in the morning,
with the sounds of raindrops, pitter patter pitter patter on the tent.
Well, as you can see it is raining now, it's pretty wet out there, I stepped out to go
to the bathroom, everything's pretty socked in, so I'm gonna get a fire going
and made some coffee. Nothing better than seeing a nice hot fire, when its
pouring down rain outside.
Going to go see if I can gather more wood, because I
burnt through more than I thought I did wood last night, didn't prepare enough so,
there's a little lesson for you, make sure you have a little bit extra wood
case the weather turns.
Got to start packing up, cuz I don't think the rains gonna back
off, I don't think it is one bit. Let's see how it looks outside. Yep.
Alright, breaking camp, got a little break in the weather. I want to thank you
guys for watching and hopefully next time then we go out together.
it'll be snow and take care.