Campfire Chat: Off Grid Camping
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Why do you enjoy off-grid camping? - hear what our friends have to say.
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Matt, I’d be curious to hear/see about construction issues that you or others have dealt with.Also what maintenance steps you take regularly
I am super excited about off grid camping with my Hiker trailer. I don’t know what I am doing yet and I think many people like myself are nervous about what pitfalls you might run into when choosing where to camp. If you are looking for more video ideas, any content on off grid camping site selection would be awesome.
I agree with the pro-solitude comment so much. I love off-grid camping for that reason and for being much closer to nature. Campgrounds feel more like just a location change. I slightly less roomy version of a subdivision. I want to be closer to nature but have the ease of not having all the prep, set up, and tear down of tent camping.
living in Canada, we always went camping for a vacation, we had our share of lousy weather, waking up in a pool of water at the foot of your bed, air mattress deflated, in the end it was an experience. When we settled down and had kids....we went camping with others who had kids, always a great time. Once the kids left, we dug out the old tent and went to see if we could ignite the ole camping spark again, we did, but we were getting too old to be sleeping on the ground. We ended up buy a trailer from OffGrid Trailers made in Canada. It is only 16 feet long, fits in our garage and is very similar to the Hiker setup you guys have. Most of the equipment I have bought has been from your reviews. I added 200 watts of solar last year and it was a game changer for being off grid, wouldnt want it any other way.
Great video guys, see ya on the road one day.
Thanks for sharing!
I have a 2006 Coachman 32’ fifth wheel and a 2023 Hiker. We love both campers and they both have a purpose but… the Hiker is our favorite. The fifth wheel sees one or two trips per year , one local and one beach trip where it’s parked , family comes and goes then it’s towed back home and parked . The Coachman is built somewhat better than the newer models but still we have had our share of repairs that add up to thousands over the years. This is simply not true with the Hiker . Although it’s new I can see that the build quality is much better. The fate of the Coachman is still unknown, we may be getting rid of it if it’s not used this year . So far we have planned to use the hiker on our beach trip this year and we will see how that works. Our family has evolved over the years from tent camping to owning a fishing cabin , travel trailer, fifth wheel then Hiker . There’s something to love about all of it but you can’t beat going back to basics and having the comfort of the Hiker that’s appreciated at age 50 .
I feel like there are evolutions of camping with different phases of family life. Glad you are enjoying the Hiker at this stage :-)
Great video with great friends
We sold our 30’ TT and bought a Hiker. It will make it possible to camp simple and enjoy the great outdoors and be a lot less work. And we can park it in our daughters driveway in the smokies which is a huge plus, we could never do that with the travel trailer.
2023 i did over 60 nights and about 90 % of that was off Grid . Just relaxing and not dealing with the stress
That is a lot of camping - you are definitely getting out and doing some camping
I’ve had motorcycling has a hobby for over 20 years and I keep finding myself watching more & more videos like yours and you are probably the single biggest reason I have an interest in Hiker trailers. So, it might be time for a hobby change.
What I am most interested in knowing is how these things hold up off-road vs other options out there. I have a Power Wagon and live in the SE which is where I’d like to pull around a trailer. It’s like a Jeep Rubicon in a 3/4 ton truck package, very capable.
People out west definitely go off road with these - we don't have those kind of trails around us.
I like our GA state parks in the winter because of power for heat source. No people. Very nice parks. I don't use any water hookups. T@G xl Boondock. Working on my off grid power source. Not quite there yet. I don't camp July 1 - Sept 1. Too many ppl. Too much noise.
We like both camping styles, grid and off grid. Did BLM lands seeping in the car and roof top tent with a great success, no stress, piece. With hiker, we are ready for both...but with an electric car we just got, we will be staying mostly on campsites with electric, this year traveling with hiker and electric car will be a new learning curve, but when we nail that down we will try to stay off grid whenever is possible.
Off grid with an electric car definitely adds additional complexity to planning. Enjoy your learning curve :-)
Really enjoyed this piece. Off grid / boon docking is one of the primary reasons I wanted a Hiker. I would enjoy more videos on the subject. 😊🏕
The camping options when going Off Grid are much more numerous in the Western US. Agree with the folks in the video the peace and quiet (No generators) is so much better. When we go car/tent camping every summer we tend to stay in either State Parks or National Parks and for the most part you meet great people and occasionally you meet some not so great people. The few times we have done Off Grin camping we have met the most awesome folks.
I think it is partly impacted by the "ages and stages" of our lives. I grew up primitive camping in the Rockies, followed by some EXTREMELY primitive camping in the military. When I could afford more I bought "bigger and bigger" and eventually found myself in an F250 diesel pulling an Airstream. Was it nice? Sure. Was it so much work I stopped enjoying myself? YES!!!!!! Now I have a Jeep Gladiator towing a Teardrop. So much easier to manage and, as one of the folks said, I'm sleeping on a mattress out of the rain. I'm in my 60s and have nothing left to prove to anyone. I hook up my teardrop and I'm gone!
Great video !!
Great video. I'm working on a new video highlighting the top five reasons we love tiny trailer camping. Many of the sentiments shared echo our feelings as well. Happy camping.
I am new to the tiny camper world but one of my reasons for buying the Hiker trailer was to go more places and stop along the way if I wanted to. The problem with our fifth wheel for me is the worry of pulling, turning around and maneuvering. Although I am good at pulling the big guy I tend to bypass stuff that I wouldn’t with the tiny camper. Back in the Fall we traveled the entire length of the Natchez trace and stopped at the sites that we wanted to see . I can’t imagine maneuvering 56 feet of truck and trailer trying to make stops at sites. People do it but they do not have the freedom of choosing their stops , some are too tight. Off Grid camping has been a breath of fresh air compared to campgrounds, again easier in the smaller trailer . One last thing, a Jeep pulling a Hiker is 10x more fun than any big rig set up .
We will have to look for that video - happy camping :-)
Thanks for sharing!
I use established campgrounds (Nat'l Park/COE), and I've found that in order to avoid the people-up-all-night/partiers, is to not go on major holidays, and during Spring Break, etc. 99% of the time I do not have electical hookup, but a water spigot is close-by in the campground. I always have my generator with me...just in case I need to charge my portable battery source. I guess I do what would be called semi-off grid. 😉
I think it is a different crowd that camps without electricity :-)
@@MWDAdventures I rely on an EcoFlow Delta 2 Max, and a couple of River 2's. My Hiker has a 100ah LFP battery, but rarely use it, except for Maxxair fan on warm nights.
I love the campfire talk of this video. Very well done.
don't like getting Ice. but other that that I enjoy off grid camping.
At the beginning we started out with a tent camping but after a couple years my body reminded me that I am in my 40’s and not in my 20’s anymore. So we decided to move up to a 28’ travel trailer that I was told I could pull with my Tahoe. But after replacing the rear end 3 times, I sold the Tahoe and had to buy a 3/4 ton truck, (8 mpg). Sold that truck and bought a 1 ton diesel. Now I thought I had everything to camp with. But 3 times we drove up to Oregon where our family and friends are, 3 times my truck broke down with the same problem. Each breakdown cost me $8k out of my pocket. The travel trailer is still working great for a 20 year old trailer. We gave it to our daughter who is currently living in it. And I traded the truck in for a Toyota Highlander Hybrid that gets 36 mpg. I’ve decided that I don’t need a heavy duty vehicle that sits 300 days a year. So when I came across your channel and have probably watched every video, you make perfect sense on what we do with our camping. We mostly slept in the trailer and sat outside to experience Nature. So what do I like about the Hiker…1-you can start out with a little bit of stuff and can add on without having to buy another trailer to move up. 2-I don’t have to buy another vehicle to tow it. My Highlander can tow up to 3,500 lbs. but the Hiker doesn’t need to be weighed down to get the most out of camping. You can keep the weight down as your friend said you need to keep the weight down for steep grades. 3-Here in Arizona you find a TON of desert dry camp areas. Sometimes you drive by an area and you can see tons of RV’s and off road vehicles out in the desert. But I like to go up north in the woods and dry camp. Hiker fits!!!! Thanks for sharing your experiences and friends.
Retired last year, bought a Hiker..taken 3 trips.. Me myself and I are ..still learning how to be retired.. I told my son everyone has a animal or another with them..he said I needed a Pet Rock.. I said … perfect!!
The friends we camp with all have dogs - we took a stuffed Boston Terrier "Rex" along to feel like we fit in :-)
Love our state parks but and have taken our Hiker camping. I feel the way many of you do they are way over crowded. How do you find your off grid camping areas?
We have done some HipCamps (this video was shot at one). We also use The Dyrt, Campendium and iOverlander for camping locations
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Rustic and offgrid isn't that the same thing? My idea of camping at 62 years old is Hotel, Motel Holiday Inn. Ben they're done that in my younger day camping.
Stages and Phases for everyone :-)