Campsite Selection Based on Years of Wilderness Guiding
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Cliff covers the critical things to consider when deciding where to camp. From geographical factors like water sources and wind protection to ensuring a flat surface for your tent, Cliff covers each detail in this video. Along the way, he gives out some low-hassle tips that will save you a ton of time and improve your camp setup drastically.
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Please do a campsite selection Part 2 to cover campsite location with respect to glassing spots, expected game locations, etc.
Widowmakers and going to bed clean are some I really identify with. We walk into the upper Selway and its thick and lots of it has burned so theres blowdown and standing widowmakers everywhere. Lotsnof firewood but those darn widowmakers are common
I totally hear ya! If they don’t kill ya, they will at least keep you awake!
Gorgeous area there man! That lil' tip about marking your sleeping area before setting up was awesome! Definitely gonna be using that from now on 👍 Thanks Cliff!
Thanks man! Hope all is well. I’m waiting for a new video on your channel man!
@@CliffGray Anytime brother! All's well over this way (thanks)... Hope all is well over your way too man. New vids should be coming soon 👍 Appreciate the encouragement and support by the way... means a lot Cliff!
Cliff you are the best. To the point with the information and with insight from a true outdoorsman. Would love to see you on JRE again.
Thanks Joe. I really appreciate it 👍
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Rod Harrison Kent City , Michigan
Have slept in places where annual rain fall is 3+meters a year, and one tool that is invaluable is a small trenching tool(hand grubber,folding spade, hand trowel,etc).Once you're tent/shelter tarp is up, dig a drain around the drip line that will drain water away from the tent! Before going to bed!!! Nothing worse than try to dig trenches in 25mm/hr down pours!!!!
Ok... I've been camping for years. I have noticed the movement to tents with no floor. What is the advantage to this? I feel like an open air tent has to be an issue with bugs. So I guess I'd be curious to hear more about why go this route with the sleeping roll instead of a tent with floor.
It’s mostly correlated to the use of stoves in tents, wood burning stoves. That use case is in slightly colder temps, less bugs. Lighter weight option.
I still use a lot of shelters/tents with floors in the earlier seasons
Thanks mate! Awesome tips.
Such an important topic for a video that anyone who loves being in the outdoors can learn from.
I will be going to Utah on my first ever western hunting adventure where I have the tag 🏷️ in my pocket.
My cousin and her husband say that I can stay that I can stay in their house 🏠 but I am sure that their could be a couple nights in the 8-9 days that I would want to camp 🏕️ and then hike from there instead. These tips are invaluable. Thanks for sharing Cliff. 🤠
For sure! Good luck!
@@CliffGray thank you 🙏 I am sure that I will need a little bit of Lady Luck 🍀 on my side. I am pumped for this experience
Had a healthy aspen blow over onto the side of my tent during a wind storm, im talking a BIG aspen...barely slept that night but made for a nice seat the rest of the week 😂
Ha! Yikes
Once again YT didn't notify me of the new video. Luckily I saw it. Great stuff as always Cliff!
Glad you saw it man! 👊🏻
A video of stories from the past mistakes like having a tent get flooded before you learned where to put it etc would be cool
Can confirm lack of sleep on windy night under dead branches lol!
You’re so right about the widowmakers and sleep!
Bwhaha… they will keep a guy up for hours!
Thanks Cliff. Great stuff as always.
Cliff, I love your videos man. So glad you are posting on this topic.
thanks Gus. appreciate it.
Thanks for the vid! All great advice. 🙏🏼
Do you have any advice about caching gear/supplies/food?
I have always packed in and packed out EVERYTHING each scouting and hunting trip. But now that I have a few hard to get to and choice areas, I’d love to pack in some gear and leave it for the next years (and obeying all laws, no littering, etc….)
I’m thinking camp chairs, stoves, cooking/eating gear, maybe even canned food? It would save my back and add a lot of comfort for sure if I could do it correctly.
Thanks
Most folks that cache gear just find and old down stump and shove it in there. Reality is it has to be things rodent proof and mildew resistant… anything fabric, etc would get destroyed. Most common things I see are wood stoves, dishes, etc… most wilderness areas it is prohibited but many folks have done it over the years.
Hey there Cliff, I’ve just started to prepare for my first Elk Hunting trip and I cannot possibly express to you how helpful and informative your videos have been! Such a valuable perspective and skillset man. Thank you for what you’re doing brotha, keep it up. Here’s a video topic idea for you: footwear.
Thanks man! I’ll try to do some boot content. Appreciate the comment 👊🏻👍
Great information. Thanks!
Love the info - good stuff you can't find anywhere else! If you're backpacking in or bivy hunting, do you prefer making camp high on the mountain or down low?
If at all possible and I can find water nearby, I like to camp up high near my first couple glassing spots
Right on Cliff
Thanks james
More great tips Cliff. Especially the one about being clean before bed. Cold plunge for the win.
Nate
Thanks Nate!
It always surprises me when I see Widowmakers inside National Forest campgrounds 😮
When back pack hunting for elk, how far away from your target area do you recommend setting up your tent?
Would you have problem camping near trees when there’s chance for thunderstorm?
Sometimes it’s unavoidable. If I’m camping right at timberline, I usually won’t camp next to the tallest trees, for this reason.
@@CliffGraythanks for that great tidbit! Glad dsdssdsd283 asked that! You really care about us!! Thanks brother!
So helpful..! It's very similar to what we teach in Boyscout. You would be an awesome scoutmaster!
Good tips! Hopefully people take your advice. It took me years of doing it the hard way to pull my head out of my a55.
Good tips! What calliper is your rifle in the background? Looks like gun works?
Yes those are gun werks rifles. Both of those are 7PRC
Great tips, thanks! @@CliffGraydid you outgrow your .308 ruger American?
@@yungskullivan no sir, that is still a great, economical gun. Gun werks provides those rifles for my courses and seminars. Phenomenal rifles at a higher price point. I'll try to do a video on my thoughts on that front.
I struggle with the cold air and high humidity in my tent. For basecamp I use a cabela's instinct 6 man tent. The tent is great but I need to figure out the humidity part.
Not sure how effective it would be in a tent but I use charcoal dehumidifiers in my cabover camper to draw the moisture out when storing it. They definitely work for that application but could be worth a try in a tent. You can get them online for $6-$7 each.
@@cameronbrownjr.9369 thanks! I'm definitely trying this.
Great video. I always learn something
Hey Cliff! Could you comment on the rifle you have there? Model and chambering?
Appreciate you brother!
That's a gunwerks Magnus 7prc. He let me know in another video comment section.
Great stuff, Cliff! Beautiful spot!