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We took a quick overnight trip near Big Bear, CA on October 6th, 2023. It was an introduction backpacking trip a high schooler. He did great! We did about 7 miles round trip and 1100ft of...

This is my journey on getting back on the trail. I had not done a multiple day trip in a few years due to me having a heart attack back in 2018. So this is my first big trip out.

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This is a road trip my son and I took when I picked him up from college. I flew into Seattle and we drove down the coast highway, and hammock camped down to Monterey, CA.

The trip was...

I used a Sony RX100. Too bad I went through a dust storm and now I have dust on the sensor.




There is probably about enough spaces for maybe 40-50 cars. I got the permits from the Idyllwild...

My son and I went on an 16 mile overnight trip with our hammocks up to Mt. San Jacinto, the 2nd highest peak in Southern California.

We started at the trailhead from Humber Park in Idyllwild, CA...

Love that hike. The Narrows is a great hike too. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

The first lake, Eagle Lake, was about 7000ft and the water temp was about 66-68 degrees. The second lake, Upper Velma is at 7950 ft, and the water temperature was 64-65. The last lake, Fontanellis...

Last year we went in from Echo Lake and went as far as Gilmore. We still encounter winds but not as much as this trip. If you look at the trees trees in the videos, it seems like all the branches...

My son and I went camping in the Desolation Wilderness near Lake Tahoe. We did a loop trail starting near Emerald Bay. During the trek we intersected a section of the PCT.

We encountered some...

Over Memorial weekend, my friends and I made a quick trip to Zion with the goal of hiking Angels Landing and The Narrows-- a 4 mile hike through a slot canyon ,in water, in the Virgin River. We did...

Thanks for sharing. Nice video!

Brought back great memories from my trip a few years ago. Too bad you didn't bring your hammock. I had permits to do the same hike and we were going to go to Rae Lakes but with all the smoke, I...

A most interesting video. Thanks!

Our original trip was planned for the Rae Lakes area via the Kearsarge Pass, but due to the smoke, we were able to get permits for the DW.

Thanks for all the kind comments!

Hi all,

I have two videos to share with you. One of the actual trip showing the hammock set up, and one of some time lapse photography I did of the Milky Way.

My son and I went hiking in the...

We had an amazing day of hiking. The wild flowers were in full bloom and I was quite amazed at the colors you can see in the desert. We did a 16.5 mile day hike down to the Colorado River, via the...

Sorry, no hammocks on this trip. I did try out my new Sony RX 100 M3 camera. I got this camera to take on the backcountry because it was lightweight and takes great pictures.

On this trip we...

I've had some good times on Palamar. I hope it snows up there this year!

I checked with my friend who has been to Vogelsang and he said that there are trees near the HSC but in the camp. So it looks like it would be possible to hang on the entire loop. As far as tree...

Thanks for the birthday wishes, OutandBack! In a round about way, I am familiar with YES.



Thanks TallPaul!



bghiker, when we left, there fire had burned over 4500 acres. Clouds Rest is...

My friend and I had planned on camping on the High Sierra Loop Camps in Yosemite for 6 nights. The day before we got there, a smoldering fire in the backcountry got bigger due to high winds. We...

Thanks for the adventure! I love my GoPro!

Always love your videos. Thanks for sharing!

It was a dead tree. If you look at the branches above, there was a nice widow maker. I was worried about that dead branch and the wind, but it was pretty thick. Fortunately nothing fell down.

Thanks for the tips on the twists on the straps. Next time there is wind in the forecast I will have to do that. The humming and vibration on the entire hammock did wake me up.

Agent00111 and I went on a last minute overnighter up to Mt. San Jacinto, the 2nd highest peak in Southern California.

We did the 16 mile hike, starting in Idyllwild, CA at Humber Park. This is...

Sorry, no hammocks, but I just wanted to share my wonderful experience hiking up Angels Landing in Zion National Park, UT. I did talk to a backpacker and he did mention that above the canyon there...

Thanks for the pictures! I used to live on Andersen for 2 years back in the early 80s. I don't miss the humidity at all.

Outstanding! I enjoyed the pix and video!

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

I was hoping that someone would invent a lighter weight stand.



I think from Palos Verdes to Catalina is 21 miles but from the harbor in San Pedro it is 24. I may be wrong.



The picnic...

My friend who owns an airplane called me at the last minute to go airplane camping. This has been on our wish list for a while. We are always looking for new ways to go camping with the airplane. ...

It is called a Jo!e Small Frying Pan. Not the lightest frying pan but it is a luxury item that I bring on trips to cook the eggs in.

Here is a link to where you can get it:
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Nice job on the video! Can't wait to see the next part!

Beautiful country in the winter. Isn't winter camping fun? Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for all the kind comments!



Hiking above the clouds was awesome!



The snake skins are a must for deploying the Superfly in high winds! The stakes kept getting pulled out so we...

Here is a link of a video that I posted on "Trip Reports." The Superfly did quite well in high winds! The Blackbird and Yeti also performed quite well!

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This last weekend, agent00111 and I met up to do an overnighter on Mt. Baldy, one of the peaks over 10k in SoCal.

The weather called for winds and a dusting of snow. We figured it was a good...

It's a Warbonnet Blackbird 1.1 dl. It's probably the angle of the camera that makes it look huge.

Yes it is a Superfly that is camo. This is only about an hour away from L.A and San Diego.

Where else in the world can you be in snow and go surfing on the same day! (Shhhhhh. Don't tell...

Here's SoCal in the snow at Palomar Mountain.

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I love the fall colors. Thanks for the great video!

Color of the water is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for another great video! Can't wait to see the winter stuff. Not much snow around these parts!

Yes, the minute my son volunteered to go backpacking with me, I jumped to it. Life is too short!

Sidewinder, we did make reservations. We had previously flown over the campgrounds to scout it out on a previous flight. We saw palm trees thinking that we could hang from them, but when we...

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing!

This was the 2nd part of my week of hammock camping. The first part was at the Kearsarge Lakes with my son in the High Sierras at over 10,700 ft....

My original goal was to make it up to Glenn Pass to get a view or Rae Lakes but my son did well just making it over Kearsarge Pass. I ran across quite a few backpackers who had spent some time at...

Thanks! It was an awesome trip and the weather was great!