Lol! "Bushcraft Moto Camping Catch & Cook"... Anyone heard of such a thing?" Was one of the thoughts I had when first considering getting an adventure bike. I figured, with moto camping, the only thing that changes is the mode of transportation. (If you were to title your camping experience, how would it read? Or, if you have title ideas for this video please share them in the comments below.
On this camp, I enjoyed setting up & sleeping under an oil skin tarp for the first time--finding and fashioning my tent stakes was fun. I carried water in a traditional goat skin bota (made in Spain.) I didn't use a hatchet or my Bush craft knife to process my firewood...It was lying around everywhere. I do enjoy that process (maybe I need to figure out a way to mount a hatchet on my motorcycle?) My experience was a hybrid of camping styles. I used some ultralight gear along with classic, old fashioned, kit. Do you enjoy using classic camping gear? I find it adds to an authentic camping ambience and blends into its surroundings a little better than the hi tech modern stuff.
Getting there is at least half the fun when you're riding a motorcycle! Talk about living in the moment! It's like flying really close to the ground but you're not in a plane or a car--you are out in the elements exposed, at high speed, riding a big engine on two wheels. Mine is a 2020 Husqvarna Enduro LR--which is a big dirt-bike that I've been tweaking into an adventure-worthy overlanding machine. I look forward to many more adventures on this beast.
This video was shot on a 360° camera. I like the immersive feel of the footage but the quality is not as good as I had hoped. For those of you watching this on a big screen TV I apologize. This video is best watched on a mobile device. I would appreciate your feedback. Is the immersive feel of the moving shots worth the compromise picture quality?
I believe, the best time you can spend in this life is spent in the wilderness! It takes time to unwind and start soaking in some of that mother-nature goodness! I've been known to lay down in the shade with my dogs but I generally keep myself busy fishing, setting up camp, maybe some bushcraft tinkering. Then there's the all important camp cooking. I figure, If everything taste better when you're camping, I'm going to take advantage of that and make the best food I can. It's like icing on the cake of our camping experience and it makes every camp memorable.
As many of you know, I am an inventor and much of the gear I enjoy in my video is of my own design. Firebox Outdoors LLC produces and or sources, the gear I want and use for my own adventures. Then we make it all available to our beloved customers who seem to enjoy it as much as my family and I. I prefer elegant high-quality camping kit that I know I can rely on to function well and enhance my camping experience. I enjoy luxuries but I've learned that gear needs to be efficient to transport, easy to deploy, and enjoyable to use, or it will get left behind. I also like my gear to contribute to an authentic camping experience. Please take a minute to visit my web store. I have an A-Team of very good people to take care of your customer service needs and get your order shipped, accurately, same or next day. I stand behind all the products we offer. Thanks in advance! Here's a direct link: https://www.fireboxstove.com/
The original music featured in this video was written, composed and performed by Chris Murphy (all rights reserved) Learn more about Chris Murphy, and his music at: http://chrismurphymusic.com/ Thanks Chris!
This looks nice.
There's a great big fish.
Right there.
It's like right off shore.
Get a snag.
Oh, felt like a bite, but it might have been a snag.
It's going to be so hard to not get snagged.
I would have taken it.
If it was going to work, it would have worked.
Oh, got one.
Just a little tiny guy.
Oh, he got off.
One jumped right there.
I might have to put a fly on him.
I'll show you what this looks like in the water.
There you go.
Maybe I'll even catch a fish.
Got one.
I think. Yeah.
Oh yeah.
Nice.
Holy smokes.
Come on.
Come on, buddy.
Oh, man.
That's a nice fish.
Oh, where the heck.
He doesn't get off.
Oh, wow.
Beautiful tiger trout.
Holy smokes.
Wow.
Come on, buddy.
Come on.
Almost there.
Oh, jeez.
Oh.
Wow.
Look at
that.
Woo.
I'll put it over here on the ice.
Look at that beauty.
I got to pump it.
Get back there before it gets dark.
Woo hoo. I made it.
My bike's still here.
Oh, my bag's in the sunshine, though.
I meant to keep that in the shade.
Well, I'm going to get a fire going
and I'm going to cook this thing right now
before I run out of light.
How does that look?
This will speed things up a little bit
since we're running out of daylight.
My butter's actually still frozen, but
what the heck.
Let's just split it between breakfast.
You guys can tease me about it later.
Skin down.
That's what I'm talking about.
Plenty of heat.
Just try to crisp up that skin.
Woo.
This fire should be dying down a little bit
here pretty quick.
Let's see what these look like on the other side.
See, now I need to put some wood in now.
If I wait until it
dies down all the way,
then I'll have a hard time getting more wood to start.
Get a nice, kind of similar temperature.
It'll be perfect for finishing these off.
Oh, look at that crispy skin.
Woo hoo.
Perfection.
I'm thinking I probably should have let that fire go out.
Wow.
That looks perfect.
I think I can take these off the heat.
Look at that skin.
Nice and crispy.
Let me just turn these back.
Oh yeah, they're perfect.
Slightly pink in the very middle.
Absolutely
perfection.
It was a big day getting here.
Lovely ambiance
of the firebox.
Wow.
Holy smokes.
That is delicious.
Crispy skin.
Wow.
When you get that skin crispy like that,
it sure is good.
Is that a mosquito?
In April?
There's no way.
Well, this moto camping thing is
all new to me,
but so far so good.
I really like this bike so far.
I like it a lot.
Oopsie.
I'm going to sit down and enjoy this sunset.
That sun is just
going behind the hill
as we speak.
It'll be light for quite a bit longer.
Pretty nice spot.
These botabags are really cool.
Goat skin.
Traditional botabags
made in Spain the same way they've been
making them for who knows how long.
A little bit of a
breeze this morning,
but considering it's April,
it's very warm.
Here I am, I don't have a coat on,
and it's April,
and I'm in the mountains.
I'm just going to make
bacon and eggs this morning.
You can never go wrong with bacon
and eggs.
I know you guys have seen me make it about a million
times, but I don't really eat it all that
often, mostly just when I'm camping.
I really enjoy it.
It's nice
of everybody to
leave all these
little pieces of wood laying around
for me.
Let's see if I can sit here.
Put a bigger piece of wood in there, and then
it'll help it carry
a little longer.
The breeze is a little bit cool, but
some cloud cover moved in.
I guess that's why
it stayed so warm.
It doesn't look threatening at all,
but maybe something's blowing in here.
I'm going to get my lid
on. I'll tell you what,
the pinion pine up here
just burns like crazy.
Look at that.
It's a lot different than the
white pine
that you find in some of the forests here in Utah.
This pinion pine
smells really good, too.
It's really nice.
Breakfast is served.
I met up with my family,
and we're going to go on a little hike.
Then we're going to spend the night here
tonight. We're going to load up
in the truck and drive down to the trailhead.
Oh, I see.
That's pretty good.
You got the right idea, son.
Then you put your hat
over your face like that.
Just take your time going down.
We can get a mule, and then
we can raise it, and then I can also
ride it sometimes.
Go for it, son.
Careful, don't hit your sister.
You want to try this one?
Nice! A double!
There we go.
Look at these old pinion
pines.
Everybody's hungry, so we're just going to
make some hot dogs real quick.
It's windy here, too, but
we'll give it a try.
This feels a little better.
Wind block.
That's a good idea.
Now you're thinking.
Put a wire on top to
keep most of the heat
in one place.
Sizzle.
That way.
You didn't want yours very brown, huh?
That's the least brown of them all.
You want this one, then?
There you go.
Isla set up her little tent.
We got her for backpacking.
She's pretty excited about it.
So that is the best place?
Look at mine.
Old and brown already.
I'm taking your place.
Okay.
Looks best.
Look at that beauty.
I'm going to let it
sit for a minute and get that chocolate
to melt. I don't think it was worth it.
Yeah?
Now the sun is setting.
I found a really good spot.
Have you ever seen the sunrise before?
Alright, love you guys.
