Truck camping by the river (with a gourmet campfire meal)

Some times the best camping trips are where your clothes and your food both smell like the campfire smoke, and the sound of that rive bring back really great memories from camping trips in the past.

"I'm way too lazy of a person... " I don't think many of your subscribers would agree with that (we who watched your very ambitious bus-build and continuing boat-build).

my friday is complete with a visit from emma. hope you have a great weekend!

It's nice when the camp spot is close to home. If you forget something u really need... it's not to faraway. 😊

Hearing Emma mention hauling giant logs out of the forest made me chuckle, because it brought back a memory of another adventurous young lady hauling even gianter logs to a campfire one night in Colorado. Laura, a powerlifter friend, went out to collect firewood. She came back to the campsite flipping a huge log end over end. It was about eight feet long and fully 18 inches thick. She would pick up one end, and keep lifting the log hand over hand until she could push it over. She brought it all the way to our campsite, where we used it mostly as a bench in front of the fire. But Laura needed to show off her muscle after drinking a bit. So she demonstrated for us one last time, lifting the log and flipping it over into the fire this time. I stayed up that night to be sure the fire was dead out after people went to sleep. Thankfully, I didn't have to lift the log and manhandle it like Laura had done. I just rolled it into the creek to put the fire out!

For your wood gathering skills.............You might look into a mini battery power chain saw. Could be a hatchet or large tooth saw. Just a thought.

Emma, good to see your camper isn't leaking also, you got a very relaxing spot. The sounds of the water stream running and the wind in the trees are so refreshing.

I feel the best thing about your campsite , is the sounds of the stream.

luv the video emma!-get yourself a small camping saw-keep it in the truck. also waterproof matches . luv your wood gathering style. that was great breakingthe firewood by hand. also they have mess kits with knife and fork- i guess they still make them. luv your camping outfit always keep it simple and comfortable lol.-luv your campsite choice by the creek!! nobody has the style and grayce like emma -adios senorita-charlie from arkansas. cant wait for the next video!

Your in a good spot for a collapsible camping rocket stove. There cheap, you can boil your tea water with a few twigs and it folds down to almost nothing.

Again, you're so cute. Couldn't of you leak checked your camper at home anytime you wanted to by just spraying it down with the hose? So cute.

So serene and soothing the flow of the creek and also being able to butt up to the waters edge and fire pit, i see the point of the smaller vehicle. Thanks for Sharing Emma and Happy Camping...

I'm a new viewer. You have some good videos.

You should invest in one of those small folding camps saw, then we go to camping trip. You have some thing to cut up branches and stuff.

great! Emma vid! Maybe try putting a tarp over the back of the truck To act as an awning for when it rains Raining is the best part As long as you don't have danergerous weather like large hail and tornadoes You are right very relaxing eating popcorn and watching Emma vids

YOU HAVE A GREAT MOTHER RO SHE TALKS FROM HER HEART AND SOUL!!!

It's good to see you getting that great dose of fresh air, it's a welcome break from the long process of building your houseboat, I guess. I've always loved streams/creeks (ever since I was a little boy fishing for minnows and catching eels hidden under rocks), and you've made me want to wake up with the sound of the water too.

You need an awning of some sort! Especially for this kind of day!

An epiphany. Camping or driving your house around. You may have the perfect mobile set up. Pick-ups can go most anywhere and haul enough stuff. I'm very aged and use a mini van but it is much more fragile than a pick-up. I don't go to those rugged places any longer. Bed in the back means no set up and some security. Put the Monkey on the front. Coleman makes a one burner stove. It is cheap. Like 1/4 the cost of my stone reliable 50 year old Svea 123. If you just need hot water you could use a 12 volt cup heater. I always carry one. make a cuppa as your driving down the road. For rain protection use a blue tarp. Throw it over the camper roof. Anchor the front to the rear tires and roll it out over your tail gate. Tie off to trees or a couple of poles. Go as big as you want. Remember water. A gallon a day plus one for the truck.