20 Car Camping Tips

I was camp-working for the week on Old NC105 and filmed a lot of camping content. When I was editing I thought it would make a great camping tip video, so I melded both together into a camping and tip video. I hope you find some of the things helpful. If you have any tips you find useful please share them in the comments. I am always on the lookout for new ideas. This is not set up to be a review video, but I put links to the specific items I use if you are interested in adding to your collection. If you have any questions feel free to ask in the comments.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:18 Tip #1 Coffee Grinder
05:32 Tip #2 Walmart for steak
05:48 Tip #3 Paper towel holder
06:09 Tip #4 Level stove
06:34 Tip #5 Dishes in daylight
07:23 Tip #6 Tinfoil lids
08:53 Tip #7 Firestarter
09:30 Tip #8 Good Silverware
11:00 Tip #9 Cookpot sink
11:16 Tip #10 Hot water
11:32 Tip #11 Wipe before rinse
12:41 Tip #12 Best camp blanket
13:27 Tip #13 Heating blanket
13:38 Tip #14 Headboard
14:34 Tip #15 Scissors for cooking
15:48 Tip #16 Rig for heavy weather
16:20 Tip #17 Water drainage
17:00 Tip #18 Umbrella
17:55 Tip #19 Lighting
19:17 Tip #20 TP storage
21:10 NC 105 trail summary
21:33 Linville Falls
21:50 Wrap-up

[@ursrohrbach4583]

Thanks for that great relaxing Video!

[@OverlandCalling]

you are most welcome. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kennethboatner8611]

Consider supporting your awning poles with a paint roller stick in the middle. We have an Ironman awning and room . Ours collapsed under the weight of a heavy downpour even with our roof slanted at an extreme angle. It bent both support poles . Now we support it in the middle of the awning with a tennis ball attached to the paint pole and we have ones that we put outside of the awning in the middle of the support poles . We attach by sliding a 1 1/2 “ PVC Tee fitting over the support pole while setting up . Don’t make out mistake and ruin both poles. The awning room is a fair amount of weight for those poles to support. My favorite awning is my 23zero 270 with tent walls . Now that’s a huge space , we love it We have a Hiker overland trailer and a Jeep CJ . I really want to get to NC 105 , that looks fun .

[@OverlandCalling]

Awesome idea! I have some extra awning poles from before I converted to attached awnings. I will give it a shot for my next trip out!

[@sai9196]

I couldn't get any mobile signal when i was camping on 105 back in march. what are you using for internet connectivity? starlink?

[@OverlandCalling]

I have a peplink cell setup. signal on the 105 was pretty spotty though decent signal on Verizon at the camp site with the view, but it dropped off pretty quick after that. that valley opened things up from the town off in the distance.

[@kennethboatner8611]

Protect them at all cost , they are not available as of now and IM said they are at least 60-90 days out.

[@OverlandCalling]

Dang I guess I got lucky last time. Lucked out and only a week last year. Thanks again for the tip

[@OverlandCalling]

I just weathered a heck of a rainstorm out camping in the George Washington National Forest and added in the supports. I forgot to dip my awning for the first bit of the storm and your tip saved my support bars. Thanks!

[@kennethboatner8611]

You’re welcome, I’m glad that there was no damage . We camped at Merriweather Lewis campground in TN on the Natchez trace and a massive storm got it the first time . The second time was in Pensacola Florida at Ft. Pickens . The storm bent poles even with the supports in place . Fl storms are so bad and intense, we took cover that day in the truck . The 23zero 270 acted like nothing happened… what storm . The straight pull awning was destroyed with the room attached. Just know that even with supports extreme storms takes their toll. Going forward I will only own 23Zero or a handful of other high end models. Ironman and ARB are out

[@OverlandCalling]

dang you have had some bad luck with storms. My worst was camping on the beach at Cape lookout. Had a nasty one roll through. I lucked into a site with 10-15 filled sandbags already there and tied it off with 6 lines and tossed the rest of the sand bags inside the awning. Me and my pup weathered that one in the awning, but probably should have slept in the truck.