Airplane camping at Kern Valley, California with gusty winds!
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2021
- I took my Grumman Tiger to go airplane camping at the beautiful campground of Kern Valley, California, located in the lower Sierra Nevada Mountains. The winds were gusty that day, making for a very sporty approach and landing. The airport is located a few miles south of the small town of Kernville and sits right next to the Kern River. It's a short hop from Los Angeles in the plane and feels like a world away. Airplane camping can be.a very rewarding experience and I highly encourage any pilots to go give it a try.
I remember camping by the Kern river with my family when I was a kid. There's something about that place that just calms your nerves and brings peace to your soul.
Up until this very moment, I had no idea that airplane camping was a thing. Very cool!
Ha. It is...and it can be pretty great!
My first experience with landing at Kern Valley was in 1978 before the current runway and campground were built. We rented an old clunker for $10 and camped 10 miles upriver. The last time was July 4, 2019 and felt the Ridgecrest earthquake as we were packing up to go. We were surprised and delighted when we discovered the cafe had vegan options. Thanks for jarring some fond memories.
Kern is one of my favorites!
Great video! It’s good to see an aviator putting effort into their content 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Nice vid. Flown a lot in So Cal including Inyokern, Lone Pine, Bishop and Mammoth but never been into Kern Valley. Cool approach and airport. Camping would be fantastic. Love the scene of you sitting peacefully in your camp chair. And yes don't forget the beer !!
Give Kern a try. It's a hidden gem.
So rad! Definitely on my bucket list
Well there's another experience to add to the flight list! Thanks for sharing this!!
Great! The utility of a Tiger is awesome. I always take off my front wheel and throw my full size bicycle in the back though.
Although my bike folds up pretty small, sometimes it's easier/faster to just lift it and go thru the canopy. When completely folded it BARELY fits thru the baggage door.
Kernville is a wonderful little town.
agree!
Videography is spectacular. Well done!
Thx Paul! Glad you enjoyed it.
That approach was rough, but glad to see you were able to set it down fine.
The belly down cam was really cool.
The history lesson in the middle was really neat.
And the camping trip looked like a lot of fun in a neat location!
Another fantastic video - thanks for sharing!
That approach was definitely sporty. There was a taildragger in the pattern with me who had to go around 2x! (I can't fly a taildragger but those conditions must have been tough for him.) Glad you liked the video!
00:47 LOL!! As always, an awesome video. Big fan of Kern Valley. Thanks. Wayne (DA40 KSBA)
Thx Wayne!!! Yeah it's a nice little SoCal gem
IFR release from God is just *chef's kiss*
I flew in from SDM and camped there last July. Will try to do so again this year, definitely a favorite spot.
As you probably know, it can get a little toasty there in the summertime but there are multiple shaded spots to camp!
They used to have some really cool old beater car rentals. Best scheme I ever saw to make sure people put gas in them....broken gas gauge.
They used to have a crew car back in the day but they still have a beater rental car
Outstanding!!
Glad you like it!
Family camps every year up at kern since the 1960s and today I learned that the airport had a campground. Thanks for the cool info!
My first airplane ride was out of Whiteman in 1953 in a Taylor Craft with a guy named Floyd, I was 5 years old. I knew quite a few folks from San Fernando and Whiteman Airports, great place to grow up. Scout Camp was above Johnsondale on a tributary to the Kern river, your video shows fewer trees. I suppose fire and the Bark Beetle are responsible. Your video brought back many memories. Thank You
Ah...I've heard about the old San Fernando airport. Glad the video brought back some memories for you.
I would love to see a fly over of the kern canyon following the kern river but maybe that is not an allowable flight path? I drive that canyon now and then and it would be cool to see an aerial view of it.
Great stuff, Wolfie! Love your vids!
nice man...i've also camped there before...awesome.
Glad you liked it. I need to get back over there!
Another awesome video!
I finally got around to watching this video, lol. Maybe we can trick Alireza into thinking we're flying to Auburn and just take a detour for a camping trip, lol. I still haven't done that trip to Kern and need to get that under my belt.
I didn't realize he was such a camping-phobe until now. I think that just about anyone with the right gear would enjoy it.
I love Isabella and kernville area lot of out door fun 👍🏼
It gets a little toasty in the summer...but it's a nice little area.
Great video Bryan!
glad you liked it Dan (or Christie). You gotta bring Lola out this way when she's back for some camping.
Great video! Love the intro! I saw your post on FB and knew a video is on the way :).
thx! Yeah this was a video I've been wanting to do for awhile :)
Thanks for the info about L05. Flew there this weekend to check out airport and camping facilities. The camping location is perfect and the 3 showers are an added bonus. Planning our camping trip for early Jan.
It's def a great place to camp. January will probably be quite cold at night, FYI
Definitely a great video! Love camping there by airplane myself. It's such a great experience
yeah I hadn't camped there in a few years so it was nice to get back. The new shower is REALLY great.
@@Wolficorntv Nice - those were down due to COVID when I went but I'll have to go back!
@@AlexKiddo lemme know when you're thinking of going maybe I could make it back up. Bring that steel pedal with you!!
@@Wolficorntv Absolutely! The Skylane can haul it!
Cascades to get it done before then if that's Sea Bass. Hidenick and Dahlmer with Noestra Damas, and Sirhan moved into death valley con divide and sac to Crossville is open at Boise. To white plains
WHAT AN ADVENRURE BRYAN!!!!!!! BUT IT WAS SO SHORT I THINK AT LEAST THREE DAYS NO????
I need to bring Karla next time!
Great video!
thx Mark!
@@Wolficorntv Is that an ebike, you're riding? If so, can you say what kind and what you think of it?
It is and it's great! I will say that my particular ebike is pricey as I had specific needs (lightweight, foldable, good for both traveling and city commuting). It's called GoCycle and made in UK by the one of the former designers of McClaren cars. It only weighs 35 lbs (very light for ebike) and is very portable. I bought it about 4 years ago and the ebike space has blown up...so I'm sure there are probably some cheaper options that may work just as well. Check out electricbikereview.com/ for a very good breakdown of what's out there and in what category.
Hell of a trip brotha! Wish I coulda stayed longer. I’m glad you didn’t include my landing in that mess ;)
If I had a better shot of the landing I would have! Ha. It was totally fine actually given the wind. Thx for coming out!
Great video, I live in Kern County, wish your video was longer cause I just love the aerial view. Your number one airport, I didn't even know existed, I'm next to the new airport.
what new airport?
@@Wolficorntv Well, it's not brand new 2006, but they built a new terminal and entrance to the airport. It's still called Meadows Field. Same Runway.
@@charlestaylor3195 ahh…Bakersfield. I’ve flown into Bakersfield Muni several times but not Meadows.
Wow. This is dope! Makes me miss home. Very well done!!! Thank you for another amazing video of my parents airport. I hope you were able to meet my dad (Rick Lach) this time. ☺️
thx Hasti. I can't remember if I've met you dad before or not. Are they still trying to sell it?
@@Wolficorntv, they found a buyer, but everything is still in process. ☺️
@@Wolficorntv, I just started following you on Insta. Are you on FB? If so, I want to tag you when I repost this but nothing came up when I searched your name...
@@Sapiophile44 Cool. I just followed you back. I am on FB but honestly never post there. For a youtuber...I'm bad with social media, LOL.
Really great video! Loved the timelapse coming back into Whiteman! Is that the Insta360 One X2 you used for the interior shots while flying or a 360 camera with a better name? The Becki and Chris channel make great use of their 360 camera for these sorts of shots from their Robinson R-44. The effect of the inertial stabilization is fantastic.
Thx Thomas! It's a GoPro8 using the timewarp feature. While I find the 360 cameras intriguing, the resolution quality still isn't there yet so I've stayed away from them. The image stabilization of GP8 is pretty fantastic. It's come a long way since the GoPro 5.
Lunch and BEER! You can't camp without BEER!
Couldn't agree more!
love your vids.fly into santa paula airport.fyi its the cheapest place to fuel in all of socal
You kidding me? SZP is my go-to for avgas. Great little airport.
@@Wolficorntv my friend owns a hot air balloon and flyies there love to hook you up with a ride
@@matthewallen1464 Sign me up! That would be epic! Never done that before.
What happened to Shane? Did he "hook up"? Looks like a fun spot.
Haha. As the evening progressed, I drank more beer and filmed less footage. He had to leave early the next day and I just didn't document much of it.
@@Wolficorntv Breakfast outside looked great. Sadly no mimosa before flying.
I think the real question is how the heck you afford a Tiger and a hanger in LA.
I couldn't afford my Tiger in todays market. My hangar isn't too bad compared to surrounding airports.