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BUSSEY'S GARAGE
United States
Приєднався 23 кві 2019
Welcome to BUSSEY'S GARAGE.
Why the name "BUSSEY'S GARAGE"? Well, I've been working at BUSSEY'S GARAGE in Oceanside California, repairing vehicles for over 40 years. The definition of "GARAGE" is "A building for housing motor vehicles." Of course cars come in many shapes and sizes. Ironically, this UA-cam channel is a GARAGE for a variety of video content. Recently hiking has been the passion. Eventually there will be videos on many topics here. I will try to include useful information in some of the videos an develop playlists to organize the vehicles er, videos. I'm new to UA-cam so I hope you visit again to see what I might be up to. I hope you find the videos interesting and enjoyable. More on the way. Thanks, from Dan at BUSSEY'S GARAGE!
Why the name "BUSSEY'S GARAGE"? Well, I've been working at BUSSEY'S GARAGE in Oceanside California, repairing vehicles for over 40 years. The definition of "GARAGE" is "A building for housing motor vehicles." Of course cars come in many shapes and sizes. Ironically, this UA-cam channel is a GARAGE for a variety of video content. Recently hiking has been the passion. Eventually there will be videos on many topics here. I will try to include useful information in some of the videos an develop playlists to organize the vehicles er, videos. I'm new to UA-cam so I hope you visit again to see what I might be up to. I hope you find the videos interesting and enjoyable. More on the way. Thanks, from Dan at BUSSEY'S GARAGE!
Visiting the Miter Basin in the Eastern Sierra
Snow prevented me from achieving this hike earlier in the year but good weather this time allowed me to get up into the Miter Basin on this trip. My goal was to see Sky Blue Lake. From the parking lot at Horseshoe meadow I hiked through the Cottonwood lakes, ascended Army pass, and camped at Lower Soldier lake. The next day I hiked to the Miter basin and visited Sky Blue lake. Leaving camp in the Miter Basin I hiked to upper Soldier lake and up to the base of Mt Langley where I turned and descended New Army pass. Leaving camp the following morning in the Cottonwood lakes area I returned to Horseshoe meadow via the south fork of the Cottonwood creek trail.
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Відео
Sierra Hike 4 day pack Load
Переглядів 572 роки тому
I just returned from an eastern Sierra trip to the Miter Basin and this is what I took. Conditions described in the video. It is my hope that it can help others decide what they will actually need to be safe and comfortable on a multi day hike.
San Gorgonio two day hike 2022
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Another training hike as I like to call them. Actually it's just hiking, right? I managed to ditch 2/3 of the footage and added music to make the video a little more tolerable. This is a good one for reference if you want to do San Bernardino peak! Onward and upward!
san jacinto spring training 2022
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Yea, another too long docu-hike. If you just like to watch people hiking or need a look around at a place you may want to hike, then this video is for you! Otherwise you will probably be board to tears. This day hike covers about 16 miles of on and off trail and took us around 13 hours. It was well worth the trip as the Sierra hike that followed was a blast. Check out the video on this channel.
Sierra Soldier Lake Hike
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After weeks of planning and a long drive to the trail head I learned the weather would get bad. I hiked anyway and it was well worth the lost 36 hours spent waiting out the snow storm in the tent. The views were stunning and the hike was wonderful. I highly recommend this loop as an easy two to three day hike. The Cottonwood Lakes area offers a diversity of trails that can be taken, so return t...
Blackbird Hammock Tips
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This Video shows my weekend home setup of my Warbonnet Blackbird XLC hammock. These are a few tips for using the hammock and setting it up that I have found to be important and may be helpful to you. Hammock stand is shown in depth in another video. Tarp is generic sil nylon. Hammock consists of bug net top cover zipped to underquilt protector. Hammock is inside with underquilt installed. Whoop...
LIGHTNING STORM IN OCEANSIDE
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Heavy strike lightning storm in San Diego north county beginning of October 2021.
Horseshoe Meadow to Rocky Basin Lakes
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Three day camping hike from Horseshoe Meadow near Lone Pine California to Rocky Basin Lakes and back. Our original plan to hike a longer route was changed due to fatigue and AMS. Good choices were made and it was a great learning experience for us. Ready to go back soon. Many thanks to the young ranger at the visitor center that helped us procure last minute passes as everything is on line now ...
ride with the boys
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The guys and I bicycle riding from Oceanside across Camp Pendleton to San Clemente, stopping for burgers, and returning fast home. I left it all on the road because I got dropped on the way back. Didn't have enough gas to finish the last lap!
Hidden Lake Look 2019
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Fascinated by the incredible beauty of this hidden gem near Mt. San Jacinto, which goes through a remarkable transformation throughout the year, I visited after years of waiting for the area to be opened. Truly a sight to behold in spring you might think you were in the high Sierra. The breathtaking view of the desert from the eastern edge of the lake basin is worth the journey as well.
St Ellens Snow Challenge
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Wanting to repeat a hike to Marion Mountain this time in snow, I simply ran out of time to summit the target peak due to slow travel caused by the sheer depth of the snow and the steepness of the off trail climb. The hike was most enjoyable though because of the serenity of the mountain and the great company.
Hammock Stand
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Hammock stand for car camping. This rig requires only one tree or your pickup truck to anchor one end of the system. Very simple with the fewest pieces needed and very low cost.
To San Jacinto Peak in the snow
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I decided to just shut up and capture the wonder of the absolute quiet and the dreamlike atmosphere of this hike from Humber park to the summit of Mt. San Jacinto only hours after a snowfall. Amazingly only two weeks later and almost all of this snow is gone!
Register Ridge Trail to Mt. Baldy
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This is an early spring hike to the summit of snowy Mt. Baldy via the Register Ridge trail. It shows some great vistas and describes some of the nearby peaks.
Hidden Lake via Devil's Slide Trail June 2018
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Hidden Lake via Devil's Slide Trail June 2018
Glad this popped up in my feed. Nice to see the footage of the South Fork Cottonwood Creek Trail. A few years ago, I took that up to Cirque Lake. Great trail.
Oops, structure was at minute 45…was it a ranger station?
We just got back from Soldier Lake…we chickened out on Old Army Pass and had to add mileage and elevation to get to New Army Pass. Stayed at Long Lake. We had an extra day on our trip to do a day hike to Upper Soldier Lake. Gorgeous loop and it was fun reliving it through your video, thank you! Were you nervous about bears while eating in your tent? Also, we saw a structure at minute 52, not sure what it was? Great video, you are an inspiration! 💪🏻
its better to just make a free standing pipe frame... Easier to pick, rigid top rail, less ropes. Its overengineered and not very simple, still takes a lot of place in transport.
Beautiful video. I concur with the Southfork Trail. The rock section is pretty annoying. Was hoping for more footage from top of the drainage into Miter Basin.
I know this video is very old haha, but what month did you go up? I just want some reference as I plan on doing C2C soon. Thanks!
Howdy! I honestly do not remember however the best reference for when to go and what it will be like is San Jacinto trail report by SanJacJon. I check his trail report before I go every time. Safe hiking!
Like the trick of using the height related to body part . Quick and easy. Have a Hennessy and looking at a blackbird. Nice video
Thank you sir for sharing this beautiful preserve. I was there yesterday hiking and exploring the preserve. 🏞️🏃
A little history for you. In the early 70's you were not allowed to fish in Lake Hodges. I had known a local sheriff at the time who had keys to open the gates and get down to the lake by the dam. He took myself and a couple of friends once to fish there. We would catch and release most of the fish which were large mouth bass. No kidding, true story us kids would count how many fish we caught in an 1 hour and it was over 50 each. The sheriff also had keys to enter the dam and he took us in there. We found massive amounts of survival food and 55 gallon barrels of water inside.
I am so happy to have discovered your channel !
I d/n understand how the ABS pipe d/n fall-over, dropping you and hammock to ground.
Hi! The tie off point (Tree or other similar) must be as high as the ABS pipe on that end or yes you fall down.
tons of good info, sir! honestly one of the better, if not the best, xlc hammock i've seen - andi 've watched a bunch!
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Liked and subscribed fer shure.
I am curious for a relatively skinny little guy why John packed so much stuff on a 3 day hike.
From germany i like to say thats awesome and Great idea!wish you good hanging!
Thanx, some good tips here.
GREAT advice. thank you. Can you give a name/source on those pillows?
Hi, those are sea to summit pillows.
What’s the hammock stand you’re using?
Good briefing - straight to the point, no waffle. The rubber glove over the GoPro is a great idea.
That was fun to watch! You did a great job putting all the footage together. The "log" rule is very important, glad you followed it. I was cowboy camping at Chicken Spring Lake the exact same night, June 22nd. Garmin weather forecasting isn't that great. You remember those trips the best though.
Great tips. Thanks for sharing.
You learned the hard way: New Army Pass - maintained. Old Army Pass - not maintained. Great videos.
I love that miter basin area. I went the same way you went but not all the way to sky blue. I went to Erin and primrose lakes. I came out new army and fished at long lake as well. beautiful country.
Great minds think alike. I love coming up from SD to Horseshoe Meadow a day early to acclimate at 10k and to spend a night at altitude. Wondering a few miles around the meadow at sunset is so peaceful and a great way to mentally prepare for the kickoff of a trip into the Sierra!
same here. I stay in Tijuana and one time I arrived two days early and stayed at horseshoe two nights before heading up to Langley, staying at cottonwood lake #3. I felt great hiking with 2 days. after that I do at least one night there before going higher.
Arent the 2x4s too long to carry? Any idea to control the transportation length to 5ft and below?
Hi! I admit I just throw them in the back of the pick up and let them stick out however I guess you could tie them to a roof rack but that's just me.
@@busseysgarage2485 haha ok, I'd like to keep my tonneau cover closed and I only have a 5.5 short bed
Yes they are long and stick out the back of my pickup. You could easily cut smaller lengths and sister them together with some eye bolts.
Love tips gained through personal experience. (Ouch!) It's those little things that make the huge difference. Thx, top shelf video.
Well thank you, I need to retire and spend more time replying to these great comments.
Good video!!! Have been thinking about purchasing one… great demo👍thank you! B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
What is your sleeping shelter? Looks like some kind of hammock? Thanks for the video. Gorgeous photography. Blue Sky Lake is certainly well named!
Hi, it's a Warbonnet Blackbird XLC. There is a video on this channel with more info.
Well I guess this reply would be considered a bit late. Covid gave me a swift kick in the cajones and put me out for a while. I use a Blackbird hammock. It's OK if you have trees but if you want to be able to go and then just crash wherever then I take my cubin fiber tent.
Nice work
Awesome video; love the sound track; I felt like I was there with you.
Glad you enjoyed it
Great hike must try...beautiful plants what time of year was it ?
Hi. Late April or early June as I recall.
nice video
Thanks
I really enjoyed your video. Nice photography, easy going pace and the acoustic music really complimented that beautiful Sierra scenery. I think it was well worth enduring that storm at Soldier Lake just to be able to experience that beautiful, peaceful snowfall. I dig it! See ya on the trail.
Nice, worth it 🙌
Hola amigo, nice hike great work glad to see a vidio with elders of our age wow some storm you got into use to backpack decades ago maybe I should get back into it, if you can do it I will try 😃🤠 we'll see ya around amigo
Thank you, sir. Well done.
appreciate the tips, just bought the xlc waiting for it to be delivered
Great video, really nicely shot and some great tips for the XLC. You have a very natural and relaxed style which I appreciate. Thanks
How tall are you ? I like your idea of using your best hammock angle idea. Foot end by your shoulder and head end about belt high. I want a flat lay. I am 6’0” tall
Please accept my apology for the very late reply. By now I'm sure you have an answer. I don't work my channel I just post the videos and move on. Sorry. For what it's worth I am also 6'0". As you may know, flat lay is never dead flat, buy the comfort level in this hammock is tops. Big foot box and plenty of head room. The trick is getting the angle right. This all happens with experimentation. But I will tell you the bottom line and save you some time. #1 Get the under quilt made for this hammock. #2 make sure the ridgeline is not loose. #3 (and this is the secret) Lay down and position yourself so that the under quilt covers your shoulders not your head. (stops at your neck). Go to sleep. When you wake up, if you have slid toward the foot end, raise the foot end. If you have slid toward the head end, raise the head end. Get that right and you will wake up where you went to sleep. I wear a detachable hood to keep my neck and head warm (if needed) and enjoy the light weight and flexibility of a modular sleep setup. My 5 day pack total weight is between 35 and 38 lbs.
@@busseysgarage2485 make a vid on this
This is genius! Two questions: 1. Can I use dynama instead of rope? 2. Could I use some other material than 2x4 for an A-frame? Maybe something shorter than 7' ? I'd like to know how light and small I could make this an attack a hammock from the A-frame to a door frame on any car
The best stuff on the planet would be wench cord line. Overkill. Smaller dynema would be even better. I just happend to have the rope. Door frame might bew a little low. Tie point for my hang needs to be about 6 feet up. Back door of a van or raised pickup would be great.
I went up for the first time this June. Beautiful place. My hat is off to you guys. I'm 68 but in pretty good shape. I went up Cottonwood Pass to Chicken Springs Lake and back to the trailhead on a day hike. My GPS logged almost 10 miles round trip. I was done when I got back. My goal is to get down to Big Whitney Meadow for a night and at least have the strength to get back the next day. I was wondering if you guys acclimated at the trailhead before your hike? I didn't which I probably should have.
Please forgive the late reply. Yep! Spent the night in the parking lot. It helps. Most do it. I'll be 70 in Dec and heat and altitude get me easily. Go easy but go for it!
How long did it take to get there? Awesome video!
Accessible from many trails. Our hike from Idyllwild took about 3 hours to get there.
@@busseysgarage2485 thanks 🙏🏻
I love your knot tying with explainations about each. clever rigging , going to try it with an additional perpendicular line on the stiiff leg then stake it to the ground on each side for no-swing in the wind. Great video!!!
Go Dan go! Did you snack on “ham & cheese” at the top...ala Paloma Mtn. cycle ride many moons ago? Randorides, Avery, TX
Spam, baby! The new Ham and Cheese.
Just did this hike yesterday. You're right, the trail wasn't bad at all after the rains.
Holy crap, you guys are maniacs! Best Baldy video I've ever seen by far! So well done. I loved the footage, the information, and the humor.
Hey, thanks! I've got to get out more videos. Just getting started.