Boondocking in the Truck Camper.

A weekend on Minnesota's North Shore without year long reservations is impossible, unless you don't mind stretching your legs to find the hidden jem's. They are still out there, you just have to look.

[@dennisshulaw6131]

I've been following you and your adventures but this video was an eye opener for me. When you stated you wouldn't share the locations well as for me not being from Minnesota do you really think I would want to spend all my vacation time trying to find these places?? I think not.. So much for watching your videos in hopes of being able to see a place and being able to just head there and start enjoying my vacation.... Thanks again for NOTHING but when you've got your own youtube channel I guess you get the feeling your BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE!!!!#

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

If you watch my videos, you may have seen how badly some of the spots get TRASHED!!! A lot of people watch these types of videos. I'm a tiny channel, but I have close to 2 million views. If I gave away the locations to every spot, some of them would absolutely get trashed. I find these spots on my own. It's not hard, and half the fun of remote camping is finding the spots. Many years back, I used to visit a little known beautiful spot outside of Wall South Dakota. Then, it started showing up on KZbin channels. Last year, I went back and counted over 100 campers. It will be gated as soon as the trash shows up. I don't want to be the reason for places getting shut down here. I love the outdoors too much to them get trashed by lazy irresponsible people looking for free camping. Like you said, it's my channel. You can start a channel and give way all the locations to every beautiful remote spot you find.

[@IggnantOG]

You haven't been watching enough. I'm sure if you weren't an aholes and got ahold of Kenny, he would have told you. We don't want aholes in our woods anyway. Kenny would probably end up picking up your trash

[@richgreiner8965]

It is not hard to find the area from the video clues, if you apply yourself a little. Kenny, I get your sentiment for showcasing and protecting Minnesota.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

You are right. There are clues dropped all over in the videos. You can clearly see what county I'm in and what this campsite is listed as.

[@shanehanson7514]

O dear ... you know he gives you a ton of information to find these places... he showed you signs which are huge indicators. Then all you have to do is spend a little time on Google earth and you will find them. There's also a couple apps that help you find them to. Part of the fun of boondocking is the adventure of finding these places.

[@richardtaylor2973]

I noticed that two people gave this video a thumbs down, how could anyone possibly give one of Kenny’s videos a thumbs down? They’re probably is not a more kind person on planet earth than Kenny.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thanks Richard! I appreciate the comment. Oddly enough, I have two people who must have the notifications to my channel turned on. I always get two thumbs down within the first hour. It's like clock work. It's all good, a little obsessive.....but what ever floats their boat.

[@timthompson8297]

Aw, there’s always a few haters who live to piss in the punch bowl. I try to ignore them because that is what they hate the most.

[@didibolter9362]

Kenny, you are truly a wonderful guy, you care about the environment, people and you are NICE, I am so glad that I found you and your incredible channel, thank you my friend!!! 👍🤗👍 Keep Camping 🌲 🏞 🐟 🐠 🐡 Your friend, Didi 👋 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲

[@mcspin50]

That lake is pronounced cah-WISH-ee-we. It’s an entry point into the Boundary Waters. My sons and I (and various friends) have paddled into the wilderness from there at least twice. I enjoy your videos very much. Thank you for all the hard work you put into producing them.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thanks!

[@terrymathis4213]

That water is so crystal clear. I couldn't even figure out where the water was till u stepped in it. The drone footage up above is outstanding. Such beautiful views.

[@joelbaker156]

Hey Kenny - I discovered you a few days ago, and watched all your vids. You do a great job, and have an easygoing delivery. I hope you keep going and stick this out, because the truck camping community will love you when they see you!

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

That is one of the nicest things I have heard lately! I will absolutely try my hardest to keep it up! Thanks for watching :)

[@50spudman]

I’ll second that

[@IggnantOG]

I'll third that.

[@MartinWilsey]

I love my eBike, too. It makes exploring so much easier. I go places I'd otherwise never see!

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Absolutely agree, plus riding it is super fun!

[@carolleginus2036]

@@KennyOfAllTrades Do you have a link to the type of e-bike you have?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

@Carol Leginus I didn't see my model on their website. I have a Rad Mini Model 4. Here is a link to the new Rad folding bike. www.radpowerbikes.com/collections/electric-folding-bikes I have reviewed another Ebike recently. Here is a link to that video. The link to that bike is in the video description. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHOoZhsqLZ8nqM

[@MartinWilsey]

@@KennyOfAllTrades Be careful. I crashed mine bad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6qQfZ6fbrljd8U

[@susanhill9166]

Hi Kenny, great video, beautiful flowers in this video, Spooky story. ❤

[@tysc95]

Love Toohey Lake campground site number five. Thanks for the entertainment and the positivity!

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thanks for checking out the video Ty

[@shanehanson7514]

Nice! Just started watching these old videos. You came a long way with your video editing... love seeing the growth with video content creators. ❤

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thank you! I will go back and watch some of the old videos every once in a while. Some of them are cringy. But like you said, it's fun to recognize the learning curve and growth creating content. Thanks for going back and checking out the older videos.

[@user-pd3vg3nn3y]

Hi Kenny food 🥘 is Awesome Amazing Delicious mmmmmmmm so good 😊

[@user-pd3vg3nn3y]

Hi Kenny that’s is something no.homes there they should have turned it in a Park What a Beautiful Awesome Amazing Scenery 😊

[@nickchernoby1508]

Good job I call it going up north trout fishing deer hunting pier fishing enjoying nature thank you

[@coonlakebackwoods]

I've always also wanted to check out the abandoned town. I've read about it but haven't seen in person.

[@goober9983]

Thanks for the ending message 😁. That sums it up

[@kthom89]

Thanks for sharing I'm glad you showed the quick way on how you cook I always like watching these and people show the the trails and scenery where they're camping which is nice and beautiful but you never see how they actually live inside their camper or RV and it was nice to see how you cook and you're very organized

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thanks for the suggestion. I have a few more videos coming up. But on the new ones I shoot, I will get some more footage of inside the camper.

[@stephaniesimmons-ashorobi3314]

This vid is so much fun. You do find awesome areas.

[@stephaniesimmons-ashorobi3314]

That drone is a phenomenal tool.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

It really is!

[@ontariotrailcameras6619]

Great video Ken. We really enjoy your channel. Keep up the great adventures

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thanks 👍

[@bobbleheadwil5400]

Loved this video, great job.👍👍👍

[@timthompson8297]

Really nice video, Kenny. Bravo.

[@scottstevens6380]

Thanks

[@ShadowWolf3030]

Great video, cool drone footage,

[@MikeL-vu7jo]

Great job Ken thanks

[@MonacoRocha]

Love your vids brother,

[@mandib757]

Great job!

[@markhicks118]

thanks Kenny

[@coonlakebackwoods]

I've driven by that road a few times. Always wondered about it.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

It's pretty cool. I watched a documentary of the town while sitting at the boat landing, then bike down the old road. It was really neat.

[@allenmccarriston5834]

Hi Kenny, my family are Rv.ers for about a dozen years now. I'm interested in a TC and specifically an Arctic Fox 811. I'm at home recovering from shoulder surgery. I found you and your adventures. Great job! Thank you.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

I love my camper. It's old, a 2004 model, it is comparable to the 811. Hopefully you heal quickly. Good luck with finding your camper, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

[@allenmccarriston5834]

@@KennyOfAllTrades hello again. We found a 2016 AR 811 in VT. An older couple has it but there not ready to sell it. It really clean and well cared for. Still working on them.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

That's a great year, it's relatively new. But not so new that it will have the issues of poor quality controll seeing how fast companies have been pumping out the campers the last 2.5 years.

[@kthom89]

That's why I've been watching these videos on KZbin on the camper truck for the class B four-wheel van life cuz I'm a single person what would be convenient for me and how much off-roading I would do if you have a van how far can you go Boondock in an off-roading like you can with a truck

[@grayroadadventures985]

Well done Kenny. New to your channel and on the road FT. Be visiting that area late August thru September. Plowing thru the wet northeast right now. Enjoy your travels and maybe we might cross paths one day.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

That's a great time of year to visit. A little secret......November the north shore is a ghost town, not much going on but deer hunting, and has slowed down considerably over the last few years. Lake Superior has huge waves crashig the shores during the early winter storms. It is so beautiful to witness in person. Watching the power of the lake gives me much more respect for mother nature. There is a song called The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald that talks about a ship that was sunk in a November storm. Thanks for watching!!!

[@janetalberico]

Gordy!@@KennyOfAllTrades

[@mkredenbaugh6322]

😂 thank you.

[@blackincawston]

Just found your channel. So cool and subscribed. How does your truck handle the weight and the front çargo carrier? I am looking to do same for my 1995 Chevy 6.5 truck

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

It has no issues with the front carrier. I think it is rated for 500 pounds. I picked up the front receiver from E-trailer. I would recommend a front carrier for adding additional space to the setup. The SWR 3500 HD handles the camper great to. I did some upgrades that made for better handling. But nothing that was absolutely required to carry the camper. I have a suspension video showing the upgrades done to the truck. It goes into detail of what I did. Thanks for watching!!

[@blackincawston]

@@KennyOfAllTrades thank you. Loving all your videos and gonna take my time to watch them all. Hope you visit BC , Canada one day

[@mikehendrix6558]

Bac egg and cheese sandwich. A BLT sounds great also. Hey Kenny what type if electric bike do you have and what is its Cost. I want one. I Love it

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

The bike in this video is the Rad Mini 4. I thunk this bike was discontinued. I paid 1699 for it. I stuck another 700 bucks into upgrading all the components. The other bike I've been riding mire recently is the Engwe Pro 2. That bike is 1099. I have done any upgrades to that bike. I love both of them. I like that the Engwe folds up smaller than the Rad, which is nice. I can give you the link to Engwe's websight. engwe-bikes.com/products/engwe-ep-2-pro-750w-folding-electric-mountain-bike

[@lynncleveland3323]

Love the videos I have the same truck and almost the same camper. I have questions about your setup.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

I'll try to answer any questions you have. I'm not a professional RV tech or mechanic by any means. Most my knowledge is from trial and error.

[@lynncleveland3323]

@@KennyOfAllTrades Can we talk on the phone? It would be easier than texting.

[@lynncleveland3323]

Kenny the episode Arctic Fox Truck camper/Silverado tour you said you replaced plywood in side shirts of the camper. Do you have a video on how it was done?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

You can reach me through the channels email. [e-mail] I replaced the rear wing a few years ago, before I ever dreamed of starting a KZbin channel. Unfortunately I did not take any pictures.

[@mikeszyperski6717]

Hey like your adventures just wondering what the clearance of your camper is

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Thanks! I think the camper is 12'9. When I see 13'6 bridges, I use extreme caution.

[@kittyshacktracks8808]

Going back watching your first videos, where is the spot you ran into the kid (spook), or is that one of your secret spots? 😊

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Nope, it's not a secret but there are so many rivers and streams off of highway 61 that we have hiked, I don't want to get it wrong. I went back and looked on the map and I think it might have been near Beaver Bay. I think we stopped and walked up Beaver River from the wayside rest.

[@50spudman]

🥓👍✌️

[@slmjake]

Kenny and fellow fans...i want to get a truck like yours but a smaller four season camper and tow a Lund 16 foit boat. Thinking Lance 825 or something narrow and not much rear overhang. Any suggestions?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

The Lance is a great camper. Also check out the Wolf Creek 840 or 850. They are manufactured by the same company making the Arctic Fox. Cirrus nucamp has the 620, it's made for a heavy half ton. The 825 is larger inside and comparable to the Lance 825 or Wolf Creek 820. The Arctic Fox 865 is a non slide unit so it will save a little weight but still built with the interior quailty that Arctic Fox is known for.

[@slmjake]

@@KennyOfAllTrades thanks sir! Any thoughts on Alaskans?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Unfortunately I don't have any input on them. I have not seen one in person or seen a video tour of them.

[@jameswynkoop8095]

If you bike in the town of Taconite Harbor on the little streets whete the houses once stood, can you park in there for a night or two? I noticed the blacktop for the most part is still there.

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

It's all owned by the plant. They allow people to walk the old roads. There was an area where people used the overnight, but they don't allow that more. It's now blocked off with huge boulders. I think they were getting fed up with trash being left behind. The boulders went up about 4 years ago.

[@jameswynkoop8095]

@@KennyOfAllTrades leave it to inconsiderate people to ruin something.

[@davidleggitt4687]

Kenny is this video in Minnesota?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Yes it is. That is up off Hwy 61 about an hour and a half north of Duluth.

[@alb6434]

How many gallons is the fuel tank on your 2015 chevy 3500?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

It's a 36 gallon tank from the factory.

[@its_hammer_time3694]

What’s the make/model of the drone?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

It's a DJI Mavic Mini or Mini 3 depending on which one grabbed.

[@MonacoRocha]

Do u live in the camper full time ?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

Nope, not yet. I still got two kids at home. One in college and one in high school.

[@MonacoRocha]

@@KennyOfAllTrades I'm looking for a new high top van to do the van life... canada in the summer then when it gets cold up here head down to the southern states for the winter....get my pension next sept....love your videos...thanks

[@reneeguertin6257]

Can you give the coordinates of where you are?

[@KennyOfAllTrades]

I have put a lot of thought into whether or not I give out the GPS coordinates. I have been boondocking for many years. I found the last few years, because of KZbin and online apps, a lot of these places are getting trashed. I do share the names of towns and campground near all the Boondocking spots. You can email me Kennyofalltradeschannel@gmail if you are planning a trip to the area. I can help you find a few hidden gems.

[@reneeguertin6257]

@@KennyOfAllTrades Thank you! Good Call! People Suck!

[@noworriesmate5903]

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[@IggnantOG]

I made my cargo trailer into my home. Having to back up like you did made me stay away from roads like that. You cant steer trailer tires no matter how good you can back up.