I agree 💯👍. I'm 62 year old lady and until 2012 when I fell and damaged both hips, I was camping, hiking and fishing. I miss it so very much. I live vicariously through the videos I have subscribed to. 😊😮. Stay safe and warm.
I feel you, When you do get outside in any form just let the show go with you it will help. I broke L5 24 years ago and sometimes it just goes out. Not totally disabled but I can imagine and my heart goes out for you. Wishing you the best and I will be enjoying Luke's trips also. Be well...
As a pre-teen I was hiking in woods acroos the lake from where we lived in Connectticut. Walking slowly along a stone wall a Bobcat suddenly appeared on it after jumping up from the other side. He probably heard me and thought I might have been prey. We both stood still, checked each othet out, and after maybe 5 seconds in went back from where it came. That was maybe 60 years ago, and I still remember those 5 seconds very well!
Full-time job + adventuring + editing. Luke has unlimited energy and a time machine. Inspiring. If anyone knows anything about editing quality content, then you know that it's not 10 minutes. Keep up the great work, Sir.
I grew up in rural Virginia. One night when I was about 12 I woke up and saw a man standing in our driveway. It had snowed so all I could see was his dark outline against the white snow. I got scared and woke my mom up. When she looked he was gone. She thought I imagined it. Then next day a man came to the house and told us he had been outside our house the night before. He said his dogs had gotten loose and ran away. They had been chasing something. We started looking and we found some cat prints bigger than a dinner plate. I guess a mountain lion had been through our area and the dogs were after it. He had finally caught them but he never saw the cat. I heard a mountain lion scream one night. I’ll never forget that sound.
I have friends that refuse to come back to my house at night after hearing the local bobcat screaming. Funny how something I love, some others find so frightening.
I was hunting with my Dad at age 9 when I heard my first Bobcat scream. My Vietnam vet father looked at me while we were moving up wind. I clicked the safety off of my .223 rifle and he told me to safety it and we stopped, he laughed real big and the bobcat screamed again. It was about 50 yards away and I remember my hair literally standing on end under my hat.😂😂🤣
Externally, high humidity. Internally, sweat. It makes wearing those performance fabrics as opposed to cotton so important. Thank you for always listing your gear selection so thoroughly.
Kind of scary walking back @night! Be safe out there. Thank you for your honesty when it comes to reviewing products! You’re not bought & sold, this is the main reason I follow you here on UA-cam!
Whoa.. now that’s what I call brave.. trekking through forest at night with snow and rain, and a stalker kitty.. lol.. that’s adventure. As always loved it👍👍
Hi Luke Susie, Yes Your right i hear it clearly on the tube. safe journeys my friend Hear it yes your hearing it. Love & GOD BLESS You Susie and Family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🥰🌹
I support you because of what you do. Your agenda free. No other on YT does that. At least not that I know of. And that truely makes you a Lone Wolfe. And this is why your channel is the only one I support. Thanks Luke.
I like how you don't make the vehicle a big part of the show...but it kind of is. Big part of your daily survival gear. Can't wait to see what you buy. You deserve a good truck or SUV.
Oh my. That last turn I saw the bobcat behind you. Another joyous adventure Thank you. I always learn from your channel. Quite a neat Transgia stove holder
Luke the man! - This is why i LOVE your channel.... you do this for our sake so we can be informed of what is good and what is not.... thats why you have SO much succes with your channel here.... keep it up.... i LOVE what you do here!!!! best regards from Denmark!
A friend Mike was in a tree stand deer hunting and a bob cat came up the tree after him, he killed it and said it was the biggest Bob Cat he has ever seen in his life. I did not think they were mean but I guess they can be. Love your show Luke keep safe.
Luke, just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your site. You're reviews on products are one of the best around. I've actually bought a few items you've reviewed and am planning on more. Thank you for your awesome videos. Be safe
Had my fox terrier with me. It was about 3 am. He wouldn't let me set him down with good reason. There was a bobcat following us on an old logging road. right at the end of the trail, it screamed. I turned around and my little brother 8 years old had jumped up in my other brother's arms. VERY VERY FUNNY!
PS. I’m also very glad you told that company, that basically wanted you too say what they wanted you to say, to you know off. Well Done Luke. Thank you 🙏 for that. 👍🙏❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I thought the same thing. I don't mind hiking in the dark with my headlamp for an hour or so when I miscalculated my hike time a bit. But hiking out for hours and hours in the dark walking on icy ground (and he didn't even have microspikes) doesn't sound like a lot of fun. He mentionned he knew a shorter way out but in the dark like that I wouldn't be surprised if he was forced to hike out the long way around following the same trail he came in.
Thank you Luke for being human and not afraid to say” it was a little spooky” especially with a murder in those woods. I hope you made it out safely. I misunderstood I thought you was camping for the night!! It’s ok …. the hike up to that spot was very nice. Stay safe and take care.
When you said "you take one step forward, half a step back" it must be doubly so for you recording the adventure. Setting the camera, going back to record yourself walking toward it. Flipping it and walking away from it. And then going back again to get the camera. I imagine doing all that probably at least doubles the time of your hikes. Really appreciate all the work you put into the adventures for us.
I love your integrity... a dying trait these days... Enjoyed this 1 very much. We dont seem to get the snowy winters here anymore..the seasons are not defined as much as they used to be🇬🇧
Looks like what we call Locust trees! Those thorns cause SUPER painful wounds...kind of like the fins on a catfish, or will swell up red and throb for hours. Also have to watch for fallen ones on the ground, they will go right through a shoe or boot.
Hey Luke Nice lunch spot! Maybe wear some clear eye protection glasses when hiking at night to protect against those thorns, and limbs in general. In military training, we use them when night hiking.
That's why I love watching your channel for the honest reviews. Because of your good reviews on certain products. I have bought them and have had no problems with any of them. Thank you for what you do.
Sounds like a bobcat to me the high pitch scream I work in a wild life sanctuary here in the UK 🇬🇧 & bobcats make that kinda sound all the time specially around feeding time where I work
I was solo camping a hand full of years ago and as I was climbing into my tent I noticed a bobcat about 6 feet from my tent . I proceeded into the tent and listened to him within feet of me digging something up and eating and while he was eating I could hear him purring . He dug in about 8 areas within a few feet of my tent . Interesting encounter for sure .
Most likely becase the trees were bare of leaves, i could not”see’ the wind you were describing. it was not until yo set up the tarp, that the full force of it was visible Yikes, you were under full sail!! When it. got dark so suddenly, I could not imagine how you planned to. sleep out there in that gale. . i kept waiting for the Bobcat to walk up to your camp and beg for diinner. lol. I almost did not watch , because the beginning of your hike was through that windswept stretch of barren landscape. that brought to mind a JRR Tolkien poem: “when winter first begins to bite, and stones crack in the frosty night, when pools are black and trees are bare,,,’tis evil in the wild to fare” However, the title read “Followed by a Bobcat.” and i am glad i stayed to enjoy the adventure. i wish we knew why the Bobcat followed you. That forest in winter just “felt” so sad and old and tired. i have seen places that have lost thier sense of mystery and wildness, due to too many people using the area for too many years But you said not many folks visit that area.. Your camera caught something, a Spirit. of watchful awareness of being observed and disturbed.. The camera often sees things the human eye cannot.. i could see it,, with my “spidey senses” The forest was aware of you passing through. Maybe the Bobcat decided you were not easy prey and gave up the chase.?, i very much enjoyed the adventure after i made hot coffee and put on a jacket and wrapped a blanket around my legs and feet. , so i could stay warm, that wind was cold.❤
Omg i miss ur videos luke i was watching ur videos every Thursday waiting for u to put a new adventure i miss every second watching you i was in jail for 6 months by mistake i was in bad location at bad time but its fine thank god for everything im glad to see u again and i will start watching every one of them again strength and honor brother
I appreciate channels like yours that don't promote fear and, all of a sudden feel like I'm watching a commercial. UA-cam has gotten really bad with this sort of thing. Or maybe it's the UA-camrs, but I skip over the sections where they promote a product. It's fine to mention it and like you do,and give an honest review with reasons why you like or dislike it. I can formulate my own opinion on why I might like the product because I've got a lot of experience in the woods and camping. I'll know if the product will work for me or not. As for that sound, I have heard and seen what that was when I was little and played in the woods around my home. I saw one one time and slowly, quietly, made my way back down the hill towards my home.a
The weather reminds me of here in Scotland . We have the same problem with inexperienced people needing rescued . Even in summer you can die of exposure . The drizzle will soak you to the bone and the wind will drain every little bit of heat out of you .
Dear Luke and the beautiful Susie 😊 agenda free for ever 🎉 do not change, keep going! Love what you do, I‘ve been watching probably every single video since the first Hilleberg Akto upload. Yes, that’s how long I’ve been stickig around. Your Agenda free reviews are so helpful for every one of us, big big thank you! Looking forward to your longterm Akto review. 😉 Love mine, except the condensation, that‘s a bit of a pain. Cheers and honor from Switzerland.
Was solo car camping at Wallowa State Park 20 years ago in the fall. Was at the top of a loop, on a trail towards the lake. Deer casually walked by. Elk. Raccoons. I mean casually. And then this cute little cat with a bobtail walked by. All of them walking like they were shopping in a grocery store. It was hunting season, and the park was a safety zone. At 10pm sitting by the fire, neighbor's dog went crazy. They shone a light right behind the picnic table I was sitting at. There were at least 20 huge elk with racks standing waiting their turn to walk by. I slept with a light on in my small tent so they wouldn't trip over the tent, lol!
Luke…I enjoy your adventures and gear reviews…I know I’m getting an honest review versus the marketing hype. Also…question for you…on those icy and slippery hikes, why don’t you use some mini spikes so you don’t slide all over the place and risk a back country injury? Slipping and correcting your balance for miles must be a back killer.
Luke parked in the elk garden parking lot, took the horse trail to deep gap, and crossed over to walk back on the AT super crowded on the weekends unless the weather is terrible and he ate his lunch a mile or so from the parking lot just off the AT
Hi Luke. let me say that I really enjoy these videos and please keep them coming. I would also like to say congratulations on your stand to not become a slave to corporate America by giving honest and trustworthy reviews and not being bought out by suppliers who only want you to say what they want you to say and misleading the people who rely on these reviews when purchasing new equipment. Also I am 69 years old and my mobility isn't as good as it was so at my age camping isn't an option, so at this point I am camping vicariously through you and really enjoy your many adventures. Thanks again and keep these videos coming our way. As a side note, I will be watching your videos and a lot of times it will be later in the evening and you will make some coffee and at that point all I can think of is, OK now I want coffee.
Micro Spikes!!! Are you sure the screaming is not a bobcat? You're 100% correct, you can always tell when someone is bought and paid for. I like your style!
Luke, on the Tundra, it’s a good truck. I know you get bored with your vehicles; but, the Tundra you have is a good one to hang on to. Sounded like a Bobcat to me. It won’t bother you. Thanks for sharing, from East Tennessee.
Friend Luke, you did it again. Another masterful film you’ve made. I always, always look out for your quiet and talkies video. Soooo worth watching in YT. I’m old and had backpacked to various places. Thank you for taking me with you. It became personal. Wish I can hit the like button a million times. - Strength and honor from NorCal.
Thanks for your position toward your channel Luke. I'm right with you, mainly because of the growing integrity issues we keep observing which stem from a mindset ... that the means, including fraud and misrepresentation (false advertising), justifies the end (making a buck). We need more people like you. So keep on brother.
Thank you for this video. Very nice hike in uncommon conditions. I agree that hiking in less-than-perfect weather does reduce the number of of people you are likely to see, and that is a good thing.
Those sounds remind me a lot of the sounds the squirrels make in my neighborhood on many an afternoon. I've never heard them make that sound after dark however. Some days they seem to get into a shouting match with the large crow population who can make similar sounding calls but distinct in their own way. ... Also on another note, it sounds like you did well on that vehicle purchase situation. I suspect you struggle to make decisions at times, or to know that you've made the right call all the time, so taking that situation as a sign probably works out for the best. Don't be shy of asking for the opinions of others that you trust, and consider them well in such matters. We all have strengths and weaknesses and that's ok. I appreciate what you do, and especially look forward to seeing this camp area again in the future!
Mad respect for you not giving in to these companies who want to pay someone to make their product look good. Like you said, there’s very very few streamers who do this. Your channel may grow slower than other ls but that’s because you’re not bought and paid for. Kudos to you man. 🤘
The deep forests here in Alberta are not the same, different tree species with bush and undergrowth. My daughter bushwacks year round for her job, lots of deadfall, peat pits. Beautiful and lots of wildlife.
It’s so great that you don’t sponsor any company, it makes your thoughts and recommendations on products credible. I would buy gear that you recommend, so thank you for your honesty. I have a question for you, I have wondered what emergency plan you have for yourself in the event of an accident or other misfortunes. I have to admit there’s times I’m a bit worried for you, even though we know you’re a pro at hiking and camping out in the wild. Stay safe!
So glad you found a good camping site in those woods. Yes do stay far from the thorn trees. I have seen Lynx in Wyoming, Bobcats in the Sierra Nevadas and in Southern Mexico in a tree on the banks of a remote river, a Jaguar. So, encounters with big cats is very dramatic I think (not up super close with any myself) but have seen each I mention in the wild along roads, in the brush and up that river bank tree (we were in a motorized canoe boat with a guide and it was in 1960 with my folks).
Growing up next to the west coast, all true about humidity. Friends visited and we sat outside to have lunch at a local fair. They complained that they couldn't get comfortable, (in the low 70's),. Sat in the shade under a tree in light breeze and it got chilly needing a sweater. Move a few inches into the sun and bake, lol. I always bring a light jacket when mountain biking as a result. As for the bobcat,...this seems to be the season. Almost hit one out driving at night and also saw one up real close biking a couple weeks ago. Seemed a bit weird to see one in the afternoon paying little mind to me or anyone else. It slowly crossed the street in front of me so I stopped about fifty feet back. It stopped,..looked back at me then slowly continued on. Big too. Big as a medium size dog. Not a cuddly kitty. Cheers. 👍
That woods looks very erie looking and why is it so clean too !!! And seems to be a lot of new growth !!! But doesn't look like it's been cut !!! Just say'n!!!
Hi Luke, I am one of your subscribers. You recommended a Forclaz 70L backpack to me which I purchased and use. I don't know if I am your only subscriber from New Mexico but there are darned few of us. As a westerner, I wanted to relate an incident about traveling back East in early Spring. I visited my sister who lived in Atlanta. I watched the temperatures in Albuquerque and Atlanta and looked forward to warmer temps there. I consider myself a pretty hardy guy but when I got there I was cold and could not warm up. First time in my life I had to ask someone to turn up the temperature in the house. Humidity is important. I have been out only twice this year, both times to the Jemez mountains to fish the Jemez river. Water temperature was 38 degrees and fish were not active. I asked the ranger and she recommended that I fish behind the hot springs up there. Went down the bank and started fishing. Had a strike and moved downstream. Found that the hot springs are used year round. I decided not to approach the people there. I did not want to watch your videos from a jail cell. The temperature that day was 44 degrees. I have always found you amazing that you could camp in freezing weather but those people who go down to the water in the buff and then come out wet, they have my respect.
24:53 wind and tree dangers it's been better than 20 years. and i of course didn't have any recording equipment with me. i was in a mixed mainly oak and silver maple forest, a very cold day and early evening (teens to sub zero temps). so yeah, i wanted to go camping in the weather. found a place i thought was good, flat ground semi-sheltered from the breeze, lots of hardwood littered the ground for a fire to last the night. while i was setting up, i heard a loud crack, then what sounded like someone splitting a large board in half... that's when it fell. a huge branch off an oak. it was at least 10" in diameter maybe a little more. the whole thing had to weigh 800-1000 pounds. it hit the ground and more of it's branches broke making loud cracking sounds. this was a mostly living limb, it still had greenish parts on the off shoot branches. if i had been under it i would definitely have been killed or at least severely injured to a point of not being able to save myself. there was no visible sign the limb was damaged before it fell. i've never trusted a space below a large oak since. those things are great stick factories for firewood but wow, dangerous to sleep under.
Yet another great video...... In UK can't wait for winter snow in our National Parks with a good old wild camp. Purchasing the KUIU Storm Star 2P for that adventure. Normally use my Fjallraven Abisko Lite 1 but at 62 need a little extra room for those long nights on a mountain.
I'm 68 and disabled. I wish I could go in the woods like I did when I was a kid but ISO enjoy watching you do. It brings back memories.
I agree 💯👍. I'm 62 year old lady and until 2012 when I fell and damaged both hips, I was camping, hiking and fishing. I miss it so very much. I live vicariously through the videos I have subscribed to. 😊😮. Stay safe and warm.
Yes sir its wonderful to see new places I'm house bound so I hear.ya
I feel you, When you do get outside in any form just let the show go with you it will help. I broke L5 24 years ago and sometimes it just goes out. Not totally disabled but I can imagine and my heart goes out for you. Wishing you the best and I will be enjoying Luke's trips also. Be well...
As a pre-teen I was hiking in woods acroos the lake from where we lived in Connectticut. Walking slowly along a stone wall a Bobcat suddenly appeared on it after jumping up from the other side. He probably heard me and thought I might have been prey. We both stood still, checked each othet out, and after maybe 5 seconds in went back from where it came. That was maybe 60 years ago, and I still remember those 5 seconds very well!
Comments like yours are the reason I enjoy reading 'em as much as watching the video.
Wow, that’s 5 seconds, I wouldn’t forget either… You were very lucky it left…..🙏
Right on, have u ever heard a cougar scream? At dusk....in a forested campground....in central BC.....sends shivers down ur spine, u won't forget.
@@lorishelstad5968Like a woman in distress
Luke, I’ve really come to appreciate your down-home, straight shooting approach. So few people out there just speak from a place of common sense.
Full-time job + adventuring + editing. Luke has unlimited energy and a time machine. Inspiring. If anyone knows anything about editing quality content, then you know that it's not 10 minutes. Keep up the great work, Sir.
I really appreciate your straight up no agenda reviews, Luke. Invaluable for so many of us seeking hiking, camping and outdoor gear. ❤👍🏻
I grew up in rural Virginia. One night when I was about 12 I woke up and saw a man standing in our driveway. It had snowed so all I could see was his dark outline against the white snow.
I got scared and woke my mom up. When she looked he was gone. She thought I imagined it.
Then next day a man came to the house and told us he had been outside our house the night before. He said his dogs had gotten loose and ran away. They had been chasing something. We started looking and we found some cat prints bigger than a dinner plate. I guess a mountain lion had been through our area and the dogs were after it. He had finally caught them but he never saw the cat.
I heard a mountain lion scream one night. I’ll never forget that sound.
That screaming is the truck salesman stalking you!
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Be afraid….be very afraid!👹
Only if it is Ford or a GM salesperson. Lol
Trying to reach him about the extended warranty
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Every time Luke gets the fire going to make coffee, I feel the need to go fire up my Kuerig. He makes coffee time seem like an event, very cool….
Definitely a sign - don't ignore it. Hopefully you find the right vehicle for your future needs. A lovely place to hike in the snow :)
I have friends that refuse to come back to my house at night after hearing the local bobcat screaming. Funny how something I love, some others find so frightening.
I was hunting with my Dad at age 9 when I heard my first Bobcat scream. My Vietnam vet father looked at me while we were moving up wind. I clicked the safety off of my .223 rifle and he told me to safety it and we stopped, he laughed real big and the bobcat screamed again. It was about 50 yards away and I remember my hair literally standing on end under my hat.😂😂🤣
@@moosespeak6140 the first time you hear one can be pretty creepy for sure!
You Must Have All Female Friends
😂😂 can't blame them. 😂😂😂
That is the new meaning of a scary cat. Lol I included myself.
A slight eeriness to this video, loved it and your honesty about everything , take care out there Luke, thanks 👍🏻⛺️
Everything happens for a reason ❤
The weather made this one especially cool to watch.
Love the walk through the woods and the camping. I'm 73 and my knees just don't let me walk like that any more
Externally, high humidity. Internally, sweat. It makes wearing those performance fabrics as opposed to cotton so important. Thank you for always listing your gear selection so thoroughly.
Kind of scary walking back @night! Be safe out there. Thank you for your honesty when it comes to reviewing products! You’re not bought & sold, this is the main reason I follow you here on UA-cam!
Whoa.. now that’s what I call brave.. trekking through forest at night with snow and rain, and a stalker kitty.. lol.. that’s adventure. As always loved it👍👍
Hi Luke Susie, Yes Your right i hear it clearly on the tube. safe journeys my friend Hear it yes your hearing it. Love & GOD BLESS You Susie and Family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙🥰🌹
I can't believe you hiked back out in the dark. Awesome stuff.
I support you because of what you do. Your agenda free. No other on YT does that. At least not that I know of. And that truely makes you a Lone Wolfe. And this is why your channel is the only one I support. Thanks Luke.
Channel is ok but the guy never replies to questions or any type of comments. There are UA-camrs that participate much more than this.
I heard the Bobcat screaming. Your channel is one off the information awesome chart Luke. Thanks for sharing.
I personally applaud you for being so truthful. There's not much in this world now days. Love this channel.
I like how you don't make the vehicle a big part of the show...but it kind of is. Big part of your daily survival gear. Can't wait to see what you buy. You deserve a good truck or SUV.
I am very happy that you made it back safely. I love your videos. I can’t wait for your next adventure
That's the way to do it Luke! The honest way is the ONLY way !!!! I just love your channel. Especially all your fun adventures 💯
Oh my. That last turn I saw the bobcat behind you.
Another joyous adventure
Thank you. I always learn from your channel.
Quite a neat Transgia stove holder
Luke the man! - This is why i LOVE your channel.... you do this for our sake so we can be informed of what is good and what is not.... thats why you have SO much succes with your channel here.... keep it up.... i LOVE what you do here!!!! best regards from Denmark!
A friend Mike was in a tree stand deer hunting and a bob cat came up the tree after him, he killed it and said it was the biggest Bob Cat he has ever seen in his life. I did not think they were mean but I guess they can be. Love your show Luke keep safe.
This looks like a intro to a scary movie.....with something following you 😢😮
Luke, just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy your site. You're reviews on products are one of the best around. I've actually bought a few items you've reviewed and am planning on more. Thank you for your awesome videos. Be safe
As far as the new truck is concerned..... Definitely a sign. Steo back and wait a bit and see what pops up. 👍
I am toward the end of a day of fasting...then I watch Luke eat a delicious meal in the forest... Im starving!
The truck being damaged before you purchased it, was Devine intervention, that's what that was. And I think that was a bobcat. Stay safe my Friend.
Had my fox terrier with me. It was about 3 am. He wouldn't let me set him down with good reason. There was a bobcat following us on an old logging road. right at the end of the trail, it screamed. I turned around and my little brother 8 years old had jumped up in my other brother's arms. VERY VERY FUNNY!
PS. I’m also very glad you told that company, that basically wanted you too say what they wanted you to say, to you know off. Well Done Luke. Thank you 🙏 for that. 👍🙏❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Wow, that is a long walk at night time when it's totally dark, raining, and the path is slick
I thought the same thing. I don't mind hiking in the dark with my headlamp for an hour or so when I miscalculated my hike time a bit. But hiking out for hours and hours in the dark walking on icy ground (and he didn't even have microspikes) doesn't sound like a lot of fun. He mentionned he knew a shorter way out but in the dark like that I wouldn't be surprised if he was forced to hike out the long way around following the same trail he came in.
The reason I watch is because you are agenda free, and I like your videos, keep on keeping on, for the love🥾🥾
Hello! My only comment this time is, there is no problem hearing you speak. I can hear you loud and clear at all times!
Thank you Luke for being human and not afraid to say” it was a little spooky” especially with a murder in those woods. I hope you made it out safely. I misunderstood I thought you was camping for the night!! It’s ok …. the hike up to that spot was very nice. Stay safe and take care.
Luke be careful there was a murder in the wood long time ago. Hope you make out safe.
Thank you for being HONEST in a day and age where everyone can be bought and sold.
When you said "you take one step forward, half a step back" it must be doubly so for you recording the adventure. Setting the camera, going back to record yourself walking toward it. Flipping it and walking away from it. And then going back again to get the camera. I imagine doing all that probably at least doubles the time of your hikes. Really appreciate all the work you put into the adventures for us.
I love your integrity... a dying trait these days...
Enjoyed this 1 very much. We dont seem to get the snowy winters here anymore..the seasons are not defined as much as they used to be🇬🇧
Beautiful place ❤Gods got urback. Glad Your safe Luke.
Looks like what we call Locust trees! Those thorns cause SUPER painful wounds...kind of like the fins on a catfish, or will swell up red and throb for hours. Also have to watch for fallen ones on the ground, they will go right through a shoe or boot.
Hey Luke
Nice lunch spot!
Maybe wear some clear eye protection glasses when hiking at night to protect against those thorns, and limbs in general.
In military training, we use them when night hiking.
That's why I love watching your channel for the honest reviews. Because of your good reviews on certain products. I have bought them and have had no problems with any of them. Thank you for what you do.
Sounds like a bobcat to me the high pitch scream I work in a wild life sanctuary here in the UK 🇬🇧 & bobcats make that kinda sound all the time specially around feeding time where I work
I was solo camping a hand full of years ago and as I was climbing into my tent I noticed a bobcat about 6 feet from my tent . I proceeded into the tent and listened to him within feet of me digging something up and eating and while he was eating I could hear him purring . He dug in about 8 areas within a few feet of my tent . Interesting encounter for sure .
Stay Safe Luke, whooooooo that wind is Kicking it. Yes its still following You i hear withvYou. Lord Jesus keep You safe. Aloha🥰🌹🌹🌹
Most likely becase the trees were bare of leaves, i could not”see’ the wind you were describing. it was not until yo set up the tarp, that the full force of it was visible Yikes, you were under full sail!! When it. got dark so suddenly, I could not imagine how you planned to. sleep out there in that gale. . i kept waiting for the Bobcat to walk up to your camp and beg for diinner. lol. I almost did not watch , because the beginning of your hike was through that windswept stretch of barren landscape. that brought to mind a JRR Tolkien poem: “when winter first begins to bite, and stones crack in the frosty night, when pools are black and trees are bare,,,’tis evil in the wild to fare” However, the title read “Followed by a Bobcat.” and i am glad i stayed to enjoy the adventure. i wish we knew why the Bobcat followed you. That forest in winter just “felt” so sad and old and tired. i have seen places that have lost thier sense of mystery and wildness, due to too many people using the area for too many years But you said not many folks visit that area.. Your camera caught something, a Spirit. of watchful awareness of being observed and disturbed.. The camera often sees things the human eye cannot.. i could see it,, with my “spidey senses” The forest was aware of you passing through. Maybe the Bobcat decided you were not easy prey and gave up the chase.?, i very much enjoyed the adventure after i made hot coffee and put on a jacket and wrapped a blanket around my legs and feet. , so i could stay warm, that wind was cold.❤
Omg i miss ur videos luke i was watching ur videos every Thursday waiting for u to put a new adventure i miss every second watching you i was in jail for 6 months by mistake i was in bad location at bad time but its fine thank god for everything im glad to see u again and i will start watching every one of them again strength and honor brother
I appreciate channels like yours that don't promote fear and, all of a sudden feel like I'm watching a commercial. UA-cam has gotten really bad with this sort of thing. Or maybe it's the UA-camrs, but I skip over the sections where they promote a product. It's fine to mention it and like you do,and give an honest review with reasons why you like or dislike it. I can formulate my own opinion on why I might like the product because I've got a lot of experience in the woods and camping. I'll know if the product will work for me or not. As for that sound, I have heard and seen what that was when I was little and played in the woods around my home. I saw one one time and slowly, quietly, made my way back down the hill towards my home.a
The weather reminds me of here in Scotland . We have the same problem with inexperienced people needing rescued . Even in summer you can die of exposure . The drizzle will soak you to the bone and the wind will drain every little bit of heat out of you .
Dear Luke and the beautiful Susie 😊 agenda free for ever 🎉 do not change, keep going! Love what you do, I‘ve been watching probably every single video since the first Hilleberg Akto upload. Yes, that’s how long I’ve been stickig around. Your Agenda free reviews are so helpful for every one of us, big big thank you! Looking forward to your longterm Akto review. 😉 Love mine, except the condensation, that‘s a bit of a pain.
Cheers and honor from Switzerland.
Hahaha the first minute or so I had flash back to watching
American Werewolf in London 🐺😋
Creepy
Thanks for mentioning gaiters. I forgot to pack mine in my backpack. Agenda free...that's why we love your channel.
Hi Luke. I love your channel. Glad that bobcat did not get you! Becareful out there. 😊❤
It was hungry stalking you.. seem like thus trip was a scary one! Can sense fear .. especially unsure of something stalking you! BigFoot?
Was solo car camping at Wallowa State Park 20 years ago in the fall. Was at the top of a loop, on a trail towards the lake. Deer casually walked by. Elk. Raccoons. I mean casually. And then this cute little cat with a bobtail walked by. All of them walking like they were shopping in a grocery store. It was hunting season, and the park was a safety zone. At 10pm sitting by the fire, neighbor's dog went crazy. They shone a light right behind the picnic table I was sitting at. There were at least 20 huge elk with racks standing waiting their turn to walk by. I slept with a light on in my small tent so they wouldn't trip over the tent, lol!
OMG you’re so melodramatic! All those footprints show it’s a popular path
I agree! More people have walked that trail that day than I see in a whole day in the small town I live in! 😂
Plot twist, those are all him walking back and forth placing the camera then walking by it.
At the beginning there were a lot but if you noticed the further he went the fewer they became. His final setup location had no tracks leading to it.
Luke…I enjoy your adventures and gear reviews…I know I’m getting an honest review versus the marketing hype. Also…question for you…on those icy and slippery hikes, why don’t you use some mini spikes so you don’t slide all over the place and risk a back country injury? Slipping and correcting your balance for miles must be a back killer.
Luke parked in the elk garden parking lot, took the horse trail to deep gap, and crossed over to walk back on the AT super crowded on the weekends unless the weather is terrible and he ate his lunch a mile or so from the parking lot just off the AT
Thank you for exlporing this part of the forrest for a new camp. Love these walks.
It looks like a well traveled trail.❤
Hi Luke. let me say that I really enjoy these videos and please keep them coming. I would also like to say congratulations on your stand to not become a slave to corporate America by giving honest and trustworthy reviews and not being bought out by suppliers who only want you to say what they want you to say and misleading the people who rely on these reviews when purchasing new equipment. Also I am 69 years old and my mobility isn't as good as it was so at my age camping isn't an option, so at this point I am camping vicariously through you and really enjoy your many adventures. Thanks again and keep these videos coming our way. As a side note, I will be watching your videos and a lot of times it will be later in the evening and you will make some coffee
and at that point all I can think of is, OK now I want coffee.
Micro Spikes!!! Are you sure the screaming is not a bobcat? You're 100% correct, you can always tell when someone is bought and paid for. I like your style!
Luke, on the Tundra, it’s a good truck. I know you get bored with your vehicles; but, the Tundra you have is a good one to hang on to. Sounded like a Bobcat to me. It won’t bother you. Thanks for sharing, from East Tennessee.
Friend Luke, you did it again. Another masterful film you’ve made.
I always, always look out for your quiet and talkies video. Soooo worth watching in YT.
I’m old and had backpacked to various places. Thank you for taking me with you. It became personal.
Wish I can hit the like button a million times. - Strength and honor from NorCal.
You are legit brother.
Thanks for your position toward your channel Luke. I'm right with you, mainly because of the growing integrity issues we keep observing which stem from a mindset ... that the means, including fraud and misrepresentation (false advertising), justifies the end (making a buck). We need more people like you. So keep on brother.
By all the foot prints, that’s a popular trail.
Luke, your "agenda free" stance is why I love your channel. Honesty is, in fact, the best policy! Keep on keepin on my friend!!!😊
No agenda! Right on! Love this
I think all things happen for a reason, your Rav4 you got into is super awesome and it fits you Luke!!
Thank you for this video. Very nice hike in uncommon conditions. I agree that hiking in less-than-perfect weather does reduce the number of of people you are likely to see, and that is a good thing.
I appreciate You and Susie 😊 ❤
Just simple, and yet again: Thank you Luke!
Those sounds remind me a lot of the sounds the squirrels make in my neighborhood on many an afternoon. I've never heard them make that sound after dark however. Some days they seem to get into a shouting match with the large crow population who can make similar sounding calls but distinct in their own way. ... Also on another note, it sounds like you did well on that vehicle purchase situation. I suspect you struggle to make decisions at times, or to know that you've made the right call all the time, so taking that situation as a sign probably works out for the best. Don't be shy of asking for the opinions of others that you trust, and consider them well in such matters. We all have strengths and weaknesses and that's ok. I appreciate what you do, and especially look forward to seeing this camp area again in the future!
Hi Luke, I enjoy watching your adventures.
I respect that you can't be bought & we can trust your honest opinions! Thx 😊
Love the small deciduous trees in the mist with the snow on the ground. Definitely one of your better hikes. Thanks for sharing.
Love the fact that your agenda free..you look out for the consumer and your content is very informative and entertaining!!!!
Loving your videos, thank you so much, I'm getting up in years and envy your adventures, stay safe out n about
Loving hearing your kitty companion on this trip.
Luke I watch you because of your honesty and skill and when you and Susie would go on trips with you and she would give us information
Nice looking backpack
The music he chooses to use for this is quite epic! It makes it very cinematic
Mad respect for you not giving in to these companies who want to pay someone to make their product look good. Like you said, there’s very very few streamers who do this. Your channel may grow slower than other ls but that’s because you’re not bought and paid for. Kudos to you man. 🤘
You’re your own man Luke !good for you ,I’ve watched you for a long time!love what you do x
Some of those shots down the trail have a real Legend of Sleepy Hollow feel to them.
We'll just call you Ichabod for this episode.
Can you do an excursion into the deep woods of Canada for something a little different? That would be an awesome trip!
The deep forests here in Alberta are not the same, different tree species with bush and undergrowth. My daughter bushwacks year round for her job, lots of deadfall, peat pits. Beautiful and lots of wildlife.
Cause you are an honest person 👍
Great camp out lunch. I enjoyed the video , and have a good week ahead
It’s so great that you don’t sponsor any company, it makes your thoughts and recommendations on products credible. I would buy gear that you recommend, so thank you for your honesty. I have a question for you, I have wondered what emergency plan you have for yourself in the event of an accident or other misfortunes. I have to admit there’s times I’m a bit worried for you, even though we know you’re a pro at hiking and camping out in the wild. Stay safe!
So glad you found a good camping site in those woods. Yes do stay far from the thorn trees. I have seen Lynx in Wyoming, Bobcats in the Sierra Nevadas and in Southern Mexico in a tree on the banks of a remote river, a Jaguar. So, encounters with big cats is very dramatic I think (not up super close with any myself) but have seen each I mention in the wild along roads, in the brush and up that river bank tree (we were in a motorized canoe boat with a guide and it was in 1960 with my folks).
Growing up next to the west coast, all true about humidity. Friends visited and we sat outside to have lunch at a local fair. They complained that they couldn't get comfortable, (in the low 70's),. Sat in the shade under a tree in light breeze and it got chilly needing a sweater. Move a few inches into the sun and bake, lol. I always bring a light jacket when mountain biking as a result. As for the bobcat,...this seems to be the season. Almost hit one out driving at night and also saw one up real close biking a couple weeks ago. Seemed a bit weird to see one in the afternoon paying little mind to me or anyone else. It slowly crossed the street in front of me so I stopped about fifty feet back. It stopped,..looked back at me then slowly continued on. Big too. Big as a medium size dog. Not a cuddly kitty. Cheers. 👍
That woods looks very erie looking and why is it so clean too !!! And seems to be a lot of new growth !!! But doesn't look like it's been cut !!! Just say'n!!!
Hi Luke, I am one of your subscribers. You recommended a Forclaz 70L backpack to me which I purchased and use. I don't know if I am your only subscriber from New Mexico but there are darned few of us. As a westerner, I wanted to relate an incident about traveling back East in early Spring. I visited my sister who lived in Atlanta. I watched the temperatures in Albuquerque and Atlanta and looked forward to warmer temps there. I consider myself a pretty hardy guy but when I got there I was cold and could not warm up. First time in my life I had to ask someone to turn up the temperature in the house. Humidity is important. I have been out only twice this year, both times to the Jemez mountains to fish the Jemez river. Water temperature was 38 degrees and fish were not active. I asked the ranger and she recommended that I fish behind the hot springs up there. Went down the bank and started fishing. Had a strike and moved downstream. Found that the hot springs are used year round. I decided not to approach the people there. I did not want to watch your videos from a jail cell. The temperature that day was 44 degrees. I have always found you amazing that you could camp in freezing weather but those people who go down to the water in the buff and then come out wet, they have my respect.
Can just imagine the windchill temperature with the sun going down and evening upon you.
This is an awesome episode✌️🤙!
Anyone else find it super interesting how even though the trees are bare, the ground underneath them is snow free?
With the truth it's whatever you want to make of it, your good at making the best of the circumstances
24:53 wind and tree dangers
it's been better than 20 years. and i of course didn't have any recording equipment with me.
i was in a mixed mainly oak and silver maple forest, a very cold day and early evening (teens to sub zero temps). so yeah, i wanted to go camping in the weather.
found a place i thought was good, flat ground semi-sheltered from the breeze, lots of hardwood littered the ground for a fire to last the night.
while i was setting up, i heard a loud crack, then what sounded like someone splitting a large board in half... that's when it fell. a huge branch off an oak. it was at least 10" in diameter maybe a little more. the whole thing had to weigh 800-1000 pounds. it hit the ground and more of it's branches broke making loud cracking sounds. this was a mostly living limb, it still had greenish parts on the off shoot branches. if i had been under it i would definitely have been killed or at least severely injured to a point of not being able to save myself.
there was no visible sign the limb was damaged before it fell. i've never trusted a space below a large oak since. those things are great stick factories for firewood but wow, dangerous to sleep under.
Yet another great video...... In UK can't wait for winter snow in our National Parks with a good old wild camp. Purchasing the KUIU Storm Star 2P for that adventure. Normally use my Fjallraven Abisko Lite 1 but at 62 need a little extra room for those long nights on a mountain.