Camping Gear For Seniors, Stay on the Road Longer For Less
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- Camping Gear For Seniors, Stay on the Road longer for less.
Our Asphalt Odyssey continues as we talk about gear to get a good nights sleep when camping. Gear Options, Prices.
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Music: Music Vine and UA-cam Music Library
Gear used:
*Can Am Spyder RT SE6, 2014
*Can Am Freedom Trailer, 2019
*Trailer Hitch: Can Am Spyder Accessories.com
*Cup Holders on Spyder: Drink2go.com
*Dash and Tank Bag:
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Topics Covered:
*Can Am Spyder
*Adventure
*Road Trips
*Touring
*Travel
*Travel Destinations
*Travel Gear
*Motorcycle
*Spyder maintenance
*Couples
Video Gear:
*Canon EOS Rebel T6i DSLR with Rode Mic. (BUY IT NOW on Amazon) amzn.to/2y52V4P
*Go-Pro Hero 7 Black
*Go-Pro Hero 3+, with Movo VXR10 Universal Video Mic with Deadcat windscreen, Artman Protective Houseing Case with Mic mount and GoPro Pro 3.5 Mic Adapter for Hero 7 Black.
*Sena Prism Tube: HD Video Camera, Helmet mounted. (BUY IT NOW on Amazon) amzn.to/2sUAGAI
*Cyclops Gear CGX3, video camera courtesy of All Out Cycles, Chesapeake VA
*Editing software: Movie Studio 17 Platinum
Topics NOT Covered
*Spy’s
*ufo’s
*Kittens
*Religion
*Politics
*Guns
Hi Bucky from ( Dirty Sosks ) Mt Gambier Australia i have been enjoying your videos for some time now, thankyou keep up the good work.
Will you adopt me? I could listen to this all year long.
Really nice watch and very inspiring! Look forward to seeing your next video! Take care and enjoy your day
Great presentation. Yes it is a very great way to save money plus you get some real quality time with your better half to get to know one another again which is always a great fing.🥇🏍🏍🏍
Great start , once on the road it won't take long to see little adjustments needed.
A very informative video John. I love the way you filmed it on the floor, up close and personal. I agree with the choice of the air mattress, you definitely have the room for it in the trailer. I think perhaps the greatest challenge in camping with the Spyder is, where to shower. Now if you are in a camp ground, those facilities may be available, but if you are roughing it on your own, even with a pop-up shower tent, you likely won't have the water available.
All good ideas.. I personally use a 10 x 10 tent (I can stand up in it!!!) with a cot, thermarest, and a regular sleeping bag and a full size pillow.... I lay out a runner on the floor next to cot for the mid-nite pee.. (No cold floor...) Lots of room, and lots of storage space... All this plus more in my small trailer behind me...
I"m fairly confident that power plug connected to your battery is intended for a smart charger, if you keep it plugged in all the time your battery should last a lot longer.... Also having a tent you can stand up in helps a lot too.... The only draw back to air mattress' is that they can get a leak easily.... I tried a couple of different brands of cots, but had to add an AM because they had a slight high spot in the middle. A little hard on the hips... (sigh...) oh the joys of getting older... And I agree with Mr.Higgins, a shower tent would help, but then you have to have a way to heat the water. Cold showers are not fun, ask me how I know...
Looks great. My problem is getting up off the ground. Gravity will get me down, but without something solid to hold on to, I can't get up (bad knees and back).
Looking at a camping trailer to pull behind the Spyder.
Great video. We use to backpack when we were younger,but now we use it for Spyder camping. I'm with you on the mattress selection. I really liked your pump you use.
Thank you, I plan on doing some camping this year and this was a good reminder. I still have to decide on which camp stove to purchase. I always look forward to your videos. 👌
Fantastic job! Maybe before, during or after a few good size trips, you need to do an updated video on "stuff" you need to have and don't need to have while on the road. I follow a few different types of people on the road, mainly two wheel and three wheel, and depending in which part of the world they are travelling, they need different things. Hopefully you'll find time to go over some of this and maybe give some of your insight into what you feel you need on your trips. One of the things I have is a "hotel bag." It's a backpack with the following in it: plates, bowls, napkins, forks, spoons, knives, salt, pepper, sweetener, coffee pods, tea bags, can opener, wet wipes, germ-ex wipes, Band-Aids, Tylenol, ibuprofen, etc. I just grab it and go. I also purchased some of the compressed tablet towels. You just add water and you have a decent face towel. You can also get real size towels and even underwear (LOL). Anyway, thanks for the great video! P.S. - Don't make the mistake with your tent that I did. You need to season it by putting it up and spraying it and then letting it dry to seal the fibers. I always also put seam sealer on it and spray the tent with a waterproofing agent. Truly worth the time.
Good advice
Thanks Eric, I plan on going a gear review once I have all the gear and tested it. Gear organization is an ongoing struggle for me.
I only look for sleeping bags that are flannel lined. I have had both mummy and rectangular that are nylon lined and I sweat too much making me uncomfortable while sleeping. My tent of choice is the Eureka Kohana 6. Takes me about 10 minutes to set up to include the fly. First time, it took me almost 20 minutes reading directions along with some trial and error. In my Scouting days, I only purchased Eureka tents for myself and recommended them for my Scouts. Had a mix of dome, A frame, and bivy in those days. I also did winter camping using only tent flys to show my Scouts you can use other means than a tent. Did this also as a youth in my 7 years of Boy Scouting.
Howdy. Well, I'm still grinning wish you the best in whatever you do. You'll never know if this camping idea will work until you try it. Happy trails to you both. Later.
John, you da man, so very good tips on camping. I'm thinking, I get too old for the Spyder how about using the Prius? Oh well, we shall see.
Bill, you never get too old for a Spyder.
Now your making progress. Time for at least a field sleep test.
Try hammock camping off the ground best sleep ever for camping, no trees get Tensa 4 frames not heavy not bulky. After sleeping in a hammock I just can't go back to ground.
That’s the advice my chiropractor gave. Will have to try it!
Do a little research, I like Dream Hammock, Dutchwears chameleon Superior Hammock and Warbonnet Black Bird, I think watching Shug on UA-cam would be very helpful
Hey John, I know it's been a while since this video but how much of your recent Spyder trips have been camping trips? I saw your videos from last year's cross america trip, as well as your videos about this summer trip to Quebec and you don't talk about camping at all. Have you let camping go completely?
I'm a Goldwing guy thinking about an RT Limited as my next ride. I'm going to demo rides this week in Valcourt Quebec, so it might give me the urge to get one faster than I thought. 😮 Thank you for your channel Miriam and John! 😉
Ah camping,,, that is a segment for this weeks video...
Wow, technology sure has moved ahead. I still own most of my camping gear which has not been used in probably 30 years, including my Eureka 2-man (person?) alpine tent. I used to practice setting the tent up in our living room and had it down to five minutes....handy if it's raining. One of these days I'm going to have to try an overnight just for the fun of it and to find out if these old bones will still take it. Have fun!
We find that the getting up and down can be tricky.
@@JohnMiriamsTravelVlog Yep, I hear you. Me too!
My concern is from people and animals. I am sure that camping is the cheapest route, but maybe not the safest
Our concern,is security.A lot crazy people out there these days.
And that is a great video topic.. Thanks
Hi john ,have you ever heard of the my pod camper ? I’m told it can be pulled by a trike ,check it out I saw it on one of Pierre from canam accessories videos
I love his work as we have the freedom trailer and plan to upgrade to some kind of long duration travel vehicle such as an RV in the next few years,(with spyder in tow) We have not been looking at one for us..
@@JohnMiriamsTravelVlog my wife and I plan on doing the same thing in 3 years when she retires ,we plan on buying a class c a used one from cruise america in manassas va
Why don’t you just get the Lees-ure Lite motorcycle trailer? It’ easier to set up.
John, Good information-thank you. Do you have an opinion about Kompact Kamp trailers?
I bet there are some fine ones out on the market, As we have our Freedom trailer with less than 8000 miles on it. That will need to service us until and if we switch to some kind of RV (Spyder on trailer in tow)
@@JohnMiriamsTravelVlog That's an idea John. I'm also considering something like that but with a toy hauler for a Ryker. As an old bachelor I think something like that would work fine for me. God bless- Rob
@@JohnMiriamsTravelVlog I’m looking at F450 diesel dually pulling Grand Design 397TH toy hauler fifth wheel with Spyder RT Limited in the garage. Woo Hoo!
@@JohnMiriamsTravelVlog What other camping gear do you guys carry? Any cooler or cooking gear? Inflatable kayak?
@@MichaelBrown-kk6ck Hay Mike, We have a full kit, will need to do a video on all the stuff. Yes, we will take a small cooler, No Kayak!
When I suggested this to Liz she said "NO WAY". I suppose the information might be of a great service to my solo trip .... maybe. lol . We're prepping the Spyder and trailer for our May trip to OBX. Sure looking forward to the beach time and hope to see you and Miriam for some chatting and good eats.
John, we are driving to the Outer Banks as I am reading this! Would love to see you and Liz in May.
I switched to a cot last year, and it sits a couple of inches off the ground which allows me space to stuff cloths under for added insulation as needed.
how's the rt holding up? any problems?
Runs and performs like new. Having a few snags during my spring maintenance. Its not the Spyder its the procedures I had to improvise. ,,,, Video topics..
Hay John! I have considering getting spider limited rt deluxe what do I need to do to hook up cell phone ( s10 ) I know that it already comes with USB port I would like to hook up my cellphone?
wow, good question. Let me tell what I do. My spyder does not have a USB port, so I just have the cell phone on my ram mount, and use ear buds, 98% of the time is for music.