OK, so a long time ago I posted about my Vango tent...

Well, what I didn't say was the big reason I was shopping for a backpacking tent was I had a dream.  A dream of my son and I getting a chance to go to the Boy Scout's Philmont ranch in New Mexico. A dream to spend 2 weeks backpacking in the mountains with just a few friends.   Well, that dream became a reality last summer.

Two years of planning, saving, training, and testing gear all culminated in a life changing experience.  Me, my son, and a group from the might BSA troop 179 got our chance.  This video does a far better job of what we experienced then meager words could ever do.  

I'm not lazy. just busy...But i'm still here

and hard at work.   One of the things that has take up the most of my free time (what little I actually have) is my camping trailer.  I get out and camp in it. I modify and work on it.   According to my wife, "I'm just a big kid and I play with it".

Its gone through a lot of small improvements since I picked it up.  Vanity got the best of me so it got a wrap to match my truck.  it got the off road lift kit to better match the ride hight, and the off road capabilities of the truck.   I lot of little inside stuff to make it more livable when camping, and better serve as a bug out trailer.


The roof top tent was a huge addition.  The CVT Mt Shasta gives me room for 2 plus on top, and the annex creates a lot of enclosed room off the back.  With the read barn doors open, it all works together as one big space.

I upgraded the onboard battery to a 200 amp hour deep cycle, and with my solar gear, I can run indefinitely off grid, and that includes running the fridge.

I added a bike rack up front to carry my trail bikes.  I already talked about how they fit into my plan in another post.  The trailer has been my biggest investment to date,  and I must say in extremely happy with how it fits into my recreational life, and my bug out plan.