Join Kenny of All Trades as he embarks on a solo camping adventure in heavy winds. Experience the thrill of truck camping and dry camping while braving the elements. Watch as Kenny navigates through strong winds, creepy sounds, and the possibility of encountering Bigfoot.
I hope you don't mind that generic 1st paragraph. It's important to get all those keywords in the right places. Now for the real description.
First off, Toby's neuter went great. You wouldn't even know he saw the vet today. I'm confident he will be out camping next week.
This weekend started out Friday after work. I headed into Cass County looking for a remote dispersed campsite. I was talking with Jack, from Tiny Cabin Life. He was telling me about an area with major historical significance. I had done some research and was excited to share the story. However, I found some literature that said the area was closed to the public. I contacted the National Forest to inquire about the property. Initially they said the land was off limits because it was no longer public, however I have plate maps that showed differently. So now I'm waiting on the Forest Curator to get back to me. I completely understand how significant and important this land is, and I know they don't want it to be disrupted in any way. I hope they understand that I would be nothing but respectful and I think it's important that we don't forget the history. The story of these forests goes back many, many, years. Wars have been won and lost on this soil. It important we don't forget how we got to where we are today. Unfortunately, the Chippawa National Forest took the location off their website, it now says the location is unavailable. Maybe one day I'll be able to share the story with you.
After finding occupied campsites I decided to continue north. I ended up at a dispersed campsite near the Lost 40. This campsite is not easy to use. It nowhere close to level, and the actual site is on top of a hill. But if you can manage those issues the payoff is fantastic. The site from the hill is beautiful. This place is really remote. I found it a few years ago. It was once listed on the Forest website as a dispersed campsite, but not any longer. They also took sign that says it's a Dispersed site. There is no cell service in this area so doing research online while driving through the forest is impossible. Toby and I went on a hike Saturday, and I found another old campsite. This one would be even better then where I was. I think I'll go back there with a tent on day.
This site was the location of the "Whoop, Whoop" sound. It was almost 2 years ago when I heard it. It came from across the trail. Oddly enough, Toby was staring across the trail for a good part of the weekend. You can see it often on camera. I bet he spent hours with all his attention focused on the woods across the trail.
I had one weird experience. I didn't talk about it on camera. I didn't want to think about it or give it any attention. I knew that it would go to my head and id want to leave early.
Here is what happened. Saturday night I went to bed late. I tried to get all the footage uploaded and put in order for editing. It was around 1am when I started to wind down. I went to the lake to set up the camera for the shot of the stars, nothing seemed out of place and i didn't get any creepy vibes. I had no problem falling asleep that night. It was about 430am when I woke up. I was really cold. I reached for more blankets and looked up to see if Toby looked cold. That is when I noticed my camper door was hanging completely open. Toby was sleeping at the dinette, that's where he always lays. The wired thing is the screen door was closed but the main door was open. If you know about camper doors, you know the main door and the screen door are attached together. I still don't know how the two doors became separated. Both doors were closed when i went to bed......I don't know... But I do need to get the lock fixed sooner than later.
Its Monday Night at 1230 and I'm just getting the description done for this video...I don't have the thumbnail made yet and I have to leave for work in 6 hours...I'm not getting a Patreon account set up for this video. But hopefully this week I'll find time.
Thanks for following along. Toby and I will see you again next week!
This last paragraph is also for the search results. I want to go full time truck camper living so one day I can go camping in the worst snow storm. But even though camping in an extreme blizzard can be fun, its nothing compared to the excitement of camping in abandoned places. The bottom line is whether I'm camping in winter snow storm, trying to figure out how to stay cool truck camping, or solo camping in heavy rain I'm doing what I love.