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Fickle Weather

Tennessee Weather No One Knows!!

I have lived in Tennessee all of my life and one thing you can count on is the weather is never going to be the same from one weekend to another. Just two weeks ago I went camping and the temps got down into the low thirties that night and dropped down to 31 degrees at daybreak.

Cold Weather

Fast forward two weeks and headed out again and check the forecast as you should before you head out yet going to be another beautiful weekend with one exception lows in the 50s, so once again adjust gear for the temps and be ready for much warmer weather.

Warm Weather

The most important thing is to have the gear for the weather, a warmer sleeping bag for cold weather, and a cooler sleeping bag for warm weather. Also, go from layers of clothing to a lot fewer layers of clothing. You even can change your food between the two campouts. When it is cold you want foods that will warm the body like chili or a stew. In warm weather, I am more likely to fix a burger or something liter like fajitas. So always planing my sleeping bag, clothes, and food too the weather. Bring it on Tennessee, I got you either way.

Can’t Do it!!

Camping in Bear Country

Camping in Bear Country

I head up to Big South Fork for this Tuesday’s video for what turned out to be a very fantastic Overlanding/camping trip. Would I see a bear camping in bear country? Come along and find out in part one of a two-part video. Testing more new equipment and not going the way I hoped.

Best Way to Get Camera Equipment, KEH

So here is my video on a used online camera equipment store, that goes above them all. KEH is an online seller that is based in Smyrna, GA. They offer used camera equipment for sale, also buy old camera equipment and take trade-ins. They also do repairs. Here is my video review on KEH.

KEH Video

Garmin vs Apple Watch SE

In this Tuesday’s YouTube video, we compare Garmin Instinct and the Apple Watch SE. Let’s look at the features and battery life. I will tell you which I think is better for you.

Gear I use

I am going to drop some links to Amazon for gear I use for camping and filming my trips. If you buy anything off these lists I will get a small bonus from the sale and it will not cost you any extra.

The first list link is for camping gear I use and have reviewed on my YouTube Channel. http://a.co/dejW6IM

The second link is to camera gear I use to film my trips and adventures. https://a.co/5jUq0yG

Big South Fork Trek

Wanted to share my Big South Fork Trek with everyone. If you want to see the sites I found and check them out here you go. All of this trek can be done with a two-wheel drive vehicle without any trouble. I will note I was driving my two-wheel drive Nissan Titan.

Farmstead
https://www.gaiagps.com/map/?loc=10.6/-84.7618/36.4407&pubLink=TNJ2d4BhnRkz81g1teaY7dMe&trackId=b20740dafd1a423b5c90806d8f6668c1

Over-landing on a Budget

By Patrick Kingcaid w/Mid Tn Outdoors

Let’s start with the word Budget first. Budget the amount of money needed or available for a purpose. So yes you can overland on a budget. The question is what is the budget that you can spend on your over-landing gear and rig? In a past post, I said overland what you have rather than a four-wheel drive beast or sub-compact car. Just know you’re limitations with your rig. We also talked about shelters in past posts.

So now let’s talk about the rest of the gear you are going to need. Sleeping gear, food prep, camp furniture, and lighting are the basics needed for car camping or Over-landing. So before you blow your wad on this and please don’t load up your credit card trying to do this. Let’s lay out what I think is important.

  Your first concern is sleeping gear. Let’s start with the area you will be camping in. Spend your money wisely here and get a good sleeping bag, pad, or cot. Let’s face it, if we don’t get a good night’s sleep or stay warm enough at night, the trip will suck. 

Your next concern should be food prep. In another area, you’re going to spend your money wisely and just get what you need. Come up with one pot or pan meals so you are not packing the kitchen. I had a video out over on YouTube about my what I call chuck box. It has changed dramatically since that video. 

So let’s set our budget and let’s don’t break the bank and get out there. As far as the rest of the gear I talked about above camp furniture, get a chair at Walmart or even Big Lots to get you started. Lighting well I used an Everyready handheld for years and an Energizer headlamp for years. So that is all that is really needed to get out there. Once you have a few nights under your belt you will see what you really need and what you prefer out there. So set your budget and get started and most of all have fun.