Tarp & Bivy Summer Solo Overnight Backpacking Trip
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- 6/30/2024 - 7/1/2024 Henry W. Coe State Park - Hunting Hollow - Redfern Pond
Made it out to Redfern Pond after work. Decided take a quick overnight trip before it gets extremely hot this week. It's going to reach 100 degF in the Bay Area. Stay safe out there!
Henry W. Coe State Park Map With Water Conditions:
coepark.net/map/water.php
AllTrails Route:
www.alltrails.com/explore/tra...
AllTrails Recording:
www.alltrails.com/explore/rec...
Gear loadout:
lighterpack.com/r/zfd41y
Tenkara Line Keeper - amzn.to/4bIAmrD
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Henry W. Coe State Park Map With Water Conditions:
coepark.net/map/water.php
AllTrails Route:
www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/california/redfern-pond-from-hunting-hollow-trail
AllTrails Recording:
www.alltrails.com/explore/recording/redfern-pond-summer-backpacking-trip-9396347
Gear loadout:
lighterpack.com/r/zfd41y
Great video! Tarp and bivy camping looks like fun!
Thanks! I'm still getting used to it but gaining confidence with each trip.
Great video as always! I can totally understand choosing the heat over people haha. Sometimes you just gotta escape.
Haha yeah. That short amount of time does wonders. Just being out there and hearing nothing. The mornings are the best.
Nice video man, very cool setup too. That long grass looked so dry, was crunching underfoot. HCoe pretty spectacular in the golden hour on the hike in too 👌🏻 🌅 Good stuff Rod
There's not a lot of water around this time of year too. Kind of worried about brush fires. I'm glad I got a trip in then. It was really hot the weeks following. Thanks for watching!
Nice vid. I love the solitude!
Yeah I needed it
Such a beautiful filming and editing style man! 👏👏
Thanks! I have a lot of fun editing.
Great video! I love your statement “there’s always another hill”. So true. Really nice campsite and great astrophotography. With that thermacell thing, how much fuel does it use? I was looking at different options and was wondering about the ones that use a fuel canister. The Tenkara rod looks really fun and easy to pack down.
Thanks! The Pixel phone has a really cool Astrophotography mode. For each shot it needs around 4 minutes to complete and gives a short animation. Comes out way better than expected.
I used the patio version of the Thermacell and it seems like it always used up the fuel a lot faster than the pads. I just read the cartridges contain 4 oz of butane and lasts around 12 hours but it's probably less. The backpacker version works the same essentially. Really came in handy at Emigrant Wilderness.
There's new battery operated models from Nitecore that look interesting. One doesn't come with a battery and relies on your powerbank. I looked into the Flextail but it's expensive. I'm not sure how effective the battery operated ones are. If they produce enough heat, etc.
Tenkara fishing is so much fun. I want to head to the Sierra with it 😀Thanks for watching!
@@rodoutdoorsthanks!
Pretty nice ditty bag, going to copy a few items into my first aid kit. Also, recall seeing a headlamp post you made - have you looked into Vont headlamps powered by AAA batteries? Saw a YTer talking about the pros of it vs say Nu25 or other rechargeable headlamps. They did a comprehensive field test comparing different headlamps (including battery powered & rechargeable) - the Vont ones lasted the longest while still weighing less (even with the batteries in). Not looking to upgrade myself but thought that was interesting - better performance while still being as light
Thanks! I also carry some gear repair tape in there. I've mostly been looking at rechargeable headlamps. I've been reading a lot of praise for Zebralight headlamps on Reddit. They are similar in design to the Fenix HM50R but uses a larger 18650 battery. Skilhunt is mentioned a lot. I might end up getting one of the heaver 18650 Fenix headlamps for the longer battery life. The Emisar DW4 looks interesting if I were a flashlight nerd. You can choose which LED you want.
@@rodoutdoors nice, keep us posted on which headlamp you land on. Stay cool, going to be a hot few days.
Good suff. How's that Thermacell? Bugs don't get too bad down here in SoCal because we don't have any water 😂 but every time I head north in the summer I have problems.
Thanks! I've used it a few times on trips and it works great. Especially during a really buggy time in Emigrant Wilderness. I've used the patio version in the past for car camping trips but got sick of spending so much on the replacement fuel. I've thought about picking up a battery version from Nitecore or Flextail. I saw a few new models from Nitecore that looks interesting.
Really like your Henry Coe videos. Thinking of doing the Hunting Hallow trail, is there still water in the creek? Anyways I have a CZcams channel Too "Fat Guy and His Backpack. Would like to do Henry Coe just wondering about the water situation.
Thanks! I just got back from another trip. The creeks are pretty much dried up. The smaller ponds like Redfern, Tule, Rodeo, and Wasno still have water. Willson Camp has water year round.
Damn. I really want to try backpack camping. Henry W. Coe is so close too. But I have no idea what to expect and what proper protocols are (where it's ok to camp, etc). I'm going to check out that AllTrails link you have in the doobly-doo. Any tips for someone looking to try this out?
You should! For the main entrance it's designated spots where it's first come first serve. It's not too hard to find a spot during the week or shoulder seasons. If you show up after hours, there's a dry erase board where you can reserve a spot yourself. There's a pay station there to drop the fees.
On the east side of the park from the the Hunting Hollow entrance you can pretty much camp anywhere but have to be a certain amount of distance from the trailhead. I forget the exact details.
It might be brutal going out during the Summer, but I started off doing easy trips at the main entrance. Ridge View camp is only a few miles from the lot so you can bring whatever or head back to the car if anything happens. I just keep going all the time and figure it out. Every trip is like a shakedown trip and I learn something each time.
You can check out my previous backpacking videos. I usually put the Alltrails recording and gear loadout for each trips in the description.
Thanks for watching!
I just started going to Henry Coe earlier this year. Just started doing day hikes in order to get a feel for what the park is like that would be my recommendation. I’ve always started from the hunting Hollow parking lot. Soon as it cools down a little bit I’ll be doing some overnighters. Thanks rod for your videos. Great job.
@@dirtridergrandpa5873 That's awesome. Glad you're getting out there. Great advice. Come to think of it, I did some scouting around before doing my first short trip there. Did a day hike around the Springs Trail and Forest Trail Loop. Then an overnight trip at Ridge View. That was around Fall some years back.