Montana Style Camping - Taking the weather in stride

[@aztrails1]

Seeing you pass on your woodcraft knowledge to the next generation is a wonderful thing.

[@johnswof]

My dad was a fanatic about leaving every campsite in better shape than when we got there. With four boys to straw-boss, we'd get them policed up well at his direction. Once a lifer Army Officer, always a lifer Army Officer.

[@gonesideways6621]

My dad use to tell me same thing son we are going to Police up theses grounds and if it don't grow pick it up.

[@MountainGirlwIPA]

You have / had a good dad.

[@Blackopsmechanic338]

Family, what a blessing. Your grandchildren are making memories. Peace 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@williambingham2459]

Linda is an amazing carver 😅. Love this video. You guys are something.

[@Steve-Goff]

The spatula turned out amazing. Great job Linda. I love that your granddaughter is so interested in learning about survival skills

[@ronvalderrama5765]

What's awesome? Camping with family and the way you and Mrs. Gonagain teach the kids/grandgals about camping. Blessed indeed.

[@robhoffman510]

Family in the mountains, Nothing Better! 😎

[@JesusisMySavior581]

Beautiful Linda the spatula and you-

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Great video. Glad to see your granddaughter learning skills. Beautiful spatula Linda. 🐾🙏🏻✌🏻🤙🏻

[@NelloCambelli]

Back in the early 1980s there was a huge construction job near Chimney Rock & Westheimer in Houston, TX. Across from my home 2 workers enjoyed$ playing loud music and drinking beers. When they were ready to go, they emptied their cans & trash in the gutter. I calmly walked across the street. Asked these young men where they lived so that I could return their trashy gift to them. They responded by policing their parking space & surround, Too bad camping isolation does not provide a similar opportunity to return trash to its low life owners.

[@Tom-xp7dl]

Another great video, super scenery, but when I saw that finished spatula? WOW. GREAT job.

[@henryfownes1201]

Great spatula, Linda!

[@lucindasutherland1073]

I LOVE how patient, instructive, and encouraging you were with your granddaughter and daughter! That made this such an amazing video!

[@skyepilotte11]

Nice carving Linda...good to see young people interested in the outdoors and building survival skills. Good campsite...

[@gonagain]

Yes, we may have to rely on the younger ones someday.

[@Go4Corvette]

Grizzly bears love to have campers over for dinner 🤣

[@gonagain]

We had a moose and calf go through camp yesterday and that can be dangerous too.

[@badgerpa9]

I was told never get more than one hundred feet from your coat, hat and gloves. Your granddaughter sounds so much like Linda. You have a beautiful family Sir. Nice place to hang out with family and enjoy nature. Stay safe and healthy. I made scrapers from sticks for scraping the pan, nothing that nice as Linda's spatula, very nice job Linda.

[@gonagain]

She sure had fun making it. Right now she's working on a large fork and she keeps threatening me with it.

[@badgerpa9]

@gonagain Maybe she will make a large spoon next? (Everybody loves Raymond joke)

[@stevertherver3887]

It's great to see you passing on the tradition of real camping to your kids and grand kids! You guys are the most down to earth folks!

[@gonagain]

Thank you!

[@charlesglandon7840]

What I remember about Great Falls, if you don't like the weather... wait a minute. I didn't camp any while I was there 50 + years ago but it sure looks a great spot where you were. I remember looking out from the base and seeing the mountains so clear no smog.

[@gonagain]

Thank you for your service, Charles.

[@rendezvous5784]

Nice camp get-together and a little bushcraft too... 👍

[@justmona9647]

Oh my, your granddaughters are growing like weeds❤ Linda, I love how you took a nice chunk of wood and turned it into kindling + a spatula😊 My mom wasn't very appreciative of carving or whittling, but Dad was always impressed. Trash left at a campsite drives me crazy🤨; especially, cigarette butts! As a smoker, butts on the ground (anywhere) have me cursing- not usually under my breath! It's wonderful y'all get to spend time as a family unit who enjoy spending time together☆

[@1954shadow]

Campfire, beers and a good cigar.

[@gonagain]

Exactly!

[@deeanderson5670]

It is sad to see the way some people leave camp sites. Pack it in pack it out. Thank for sharing. Good work Linda.

[@abeautifullife5303]

👋🏻♥️Living loving laughing learning...with family!♥️👋🏻

[@1954shadow]

Wow, if Linda makes any more, I’d like to buy one.

[@gonagain]

I get her on it.

[@nancyst.john-smith3891]

What a great video! Rikki (just guessing at the spelling of her adorable name) is a chip off the ole block! Knives are very important. Our grandson is 10 and made his first mammal kill while we were on a trip in Alaska a couple of weeks ago, at our friend’s place. Someone set domestic rabbits free and they are reproducing like mad. Our grandson has been with the men in the family on deer hunts but had only shot at targets so far. He was allowed to hunt with a pellet gun and got his rabbit with one shot. My daughter showed him how to skin, clean and butcher the rabbit and we all had Kentucky Fried Rabbit for dinner. It’s a recipe they had eaten in New Zealand, of all places. It was delicious! Our friend gifted our grandson a new bush knife in honor of his first kill. He taught him to be reverent and thankful for the animal’s sacrifice of its life. It was such a great experience for our grandson. Our friend is a retired park ranger and our grandson is a great listener.

[@gonagain]

Your grandson is fortunate to be surrounded by good teachers.

[@teresaf5480]

Totally enjoyed this video...family time is the Best time

[@seymourrivers6169]

Great job making the Spatula Linda 🎉

[@RockymountainRobert]

I lived in butte as a kid, back in the 90s, then lived in Washington and Idaho, I sure miss the pacific northwest, can't wait to get back up there.

[@deniseday8188]

that makes me angry as well...Pack it in...PACK IT OUT! It's so easy! Be safe Linda and Rick! Happy camping!

[@WEHenry]

It just hit me funny Linda, but I've never seen a fish "runaway" before 😂. Great yalls family can get together like that👍✌

[@badgerpa9]

Google walking fish running away and you can watch a couple videos of it.

[@gonagain]

I need to look that up!

[@jerrycollison3929]

Oh man, that was funny, Linda!😂

[@gsp49]

I like it when they leave firewood.

[@alisonguinn7358]

Loved the comment about "They are big sites but it's a single site" The last time we were up in the north Cascades, people kept pulling into our site, getting out of their cars, looking around, one even walked down to the river for a while. It was so obviously a campsite, not a public park 🤣🤣🤣

[@gonagain]

The most ridiculous case was when camped in a national forest, a guy in a pick up camper set up parked/camped right in front of our Yukon like he was purposely blocking us in. We could hear him chewing his food!

[@thevideostump46239]

Just a AWESOME all-around job on this video as mentioned on other posts! Thank you...

[@gladegoodrich2297]

Our ATV club had a clean up contest on the mountain. Knowing where all the camping areas were, I easily gathered the most trash. While they were riding up and down the roads, I was getting the trash left in the fire pits. 🤗

[@gonagain]

Sad that it happens. Thank you to your club for the clean up.

[@pureblood2020]

Good stuff.

[@GypsyJvan]

thanks, rick n linda..

[@williambingham2459]

On my second $19 Walmart k-cup coffee maker. So much more economical than you know who. 😊

[@gonagain]

Having a cup right now!

[@sandygannon8552]

Boy that is a beautiful campsite, watch out for ticks

[@cowboyscoffee]

What beautiful lessons to teach grandchildren and Linda making a splashlaaaa. More Montana trips with family would be nice. By the way how's that Hover camera doing?

[@gonagain]

The Hover Camera is working great and I keep looking for opportunities to use it.

[@DannyB-cs9vx]

AeroPress coffee maker works good. Easy to clean. Paper filter helps remove bitter oils.

[@gonagain]

I have one and haven't used it in years, time to get it out again.

[@malindawray8769]

Beautiful there enjoy

[@jlm97]

For camp coffee you might consider the Clever Dripper. Excellent coffee with minimal cleaning. Great video.

[@dougblalock5175]

Excellent video as always guys. I thought about you the other day when I saw Jim Tweto had crashed. Great man lost doing what he loved. My brother in law is 72 and still flying mail in Alaska. Thanks again and Godspeed.

[@gonagain]

Sad news about Jim Tweto, we sent prayers to his family as soon as we heard.

[@alanjackson4646]

What a great way to pass a weekend with your family. Regards from UK. AJ

[@gonagain]

Hi AJ! Nice to "see" you! Hope you're enjoying summer over there!

[@freeandhappy8562]

Thanks!

[@gonagain]

Thank you very much for your donation!

[@lynn9122]

Loved the spatula, will have to try that, your all awesome, thanks for all the cool info❤

[@vester681]

Beautiful country, my son has been foraging chicken of the woods mushrooms their texture and meatiness are alot like chicken, but a great flavor, he has gotten around 30 lbs so far we wash an vacuum sealed them and freeze, we also foraged about 8 gallons of wild red raspberry, Linda nice work, my 17 yr. Old son makes wooden utensils, handles for hatchet, axe, hammers ect.,great job on the fire skills, awesome family, have a blessed day, thanks for sharing.

[@gonagain]

That is awesome!

[@GypsyJvan]

I wanna hear ur "Hank Hill" voice..lol..

[@makalapuamegs1056]

Rick you are one akamai tutukane! Love your teaching skills!

[@irbfenian2594]

Nice vid, thanks

[@dorothywells7089]

Hi, Linda and Rick. Remember us? Phil and Dorothy. We met you at Valley of Fires campground in Carrizozo New Mexico. We’re still watching all of your videos and wishing we were out there with you but we’ve had things to take care of here at home in San Angelo, Tx. Enjoy your travels and stay safe. Hopefully we’ll meet up again soon 😊

[@gonagain]

Of course we remember and hopefully we'll run into each other again. Arizona this winter?

[@CITAP1]

That was a great spot for a family gathering. My guess is the grizzlies will take one look at Linda with that spatula and head for the hills though I don't recommend testing that hypothesis. Oops forgot to start boiling my pour over coffee water. Take care.

[@glynnpennington2008]

Wife and I LOVE your videos. We watch every one and take notes for our adventures to MT, ID and NV. For your coffee, may we suggest the AeroPress, best coffee and easy clean up with no water if desired. Thanks so much for taking us along on your travels. We truly hope to meet you some day! Glynn and Lorelei.

[@gonagain]

I have an Aeropress and need to get it out again. I ready for a second cup this morning.

[@huckleberrychris]

My favorite campsites are always near a river or chrick

[@johnathanstheater]

Great memories being made with family ! Nice work on the spatula Linda I'm impressed ! Did you insert a clip from you flying camera looked great !

[@wandacraig8286]

Lovely area, worth waiting for! I know the infuriation over a camp area being left like that! The choice words I know well, but it always takes me back the the cartoon where I think it was a bear or a dog that would say, rass-a-frass and rass-a-frass, when he was aggravated 😅. Cool spatula Linda!!!

[@gonagain]

I remember that dog, but I can't remember his name.

[@Mary-yu3sn]

Easy safe mushroom's to research is #1 Chicken of woods #2 Morel's #3 Chanterelle and basic after cooking test: eat about thumb nail size piece wait and hour to make sure you don't have allegory to them....always look up the mushroom's look alike with Morel's the difference is solid stem and hollow stem....

[@gonagain]

Thanks, Mary!

[@peterpowell6168]

Old saying on east coast, if you don't like the weather, just wait a minute 😁

[@deniseday8188]

Linda - your spatula came out so nice! Bravo!

[@gonagain]

Thank you so much! I use it all the time too!

[@deniseday8188]

@@gonagain Good for you! I'm impressed!🥰

[@Chad-gr3rz]

Good luck on hoping folks will keep things clean...trash everywhere...

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, and a very nice camping area. Good to have a family gettogether.

[@gonagain]

Thanks for checking in!

[@shopart1488]

Rick, I purchased one of the single cup K Cup coffee makers years ago, use it everyday and it’s still going strong.

[@gonesideways6621]

Wow nice job on spatula great camping spot hate bugs, I pour on Deet!

[@mycocoaone]

Nice job Linda on the carved spatula!

[@gonagain]

Thank you! I've used it‐‐and it works!

[@scenicdriveways6708]

Nice video guys. Looks like a great place to camp. It really irks me to pull into a campsite and find someone's trash in it. Slobs like that shouldn't go camping, they should stay home where mommy can clean up after them. Great water filter system, I like it! Great job on the spatula Linda. You got some mean Bushcrafting skills! 😁

[@gonagain]

We hope you guys are doing well, JT.

[@MQ-cw9qx]

Beautiful campsite. Very nice spatula. Treen (tree-en) ware...when you need a new one, you just make one! I have a few 'stirrin' sticks' of various sizes and shapes that my husband has made me. I learned something about knives that I hadn't known. I knew about the different uses, but hadn't known what to call them.

[@gonagain]

Treen ware, I like that!

[@foottv5134]

K cups are gross! Plus there are chemicals in the plastic cups that you are heating up. I'm 100% cowboy coffee all the way! Thank You for all the videos.

[@gonagain]

Yeah, you're right about that and we prefer cowboy coffee too, but K cups are ok once in awhile.

[@johncrosio4380]

Thanks for the video!

[@tangobravo8889]

Rick! K-cup!? There are just some things in life a man shouldn’t change! 😂 I agree with you on the campfire trash, the people who did that probably live the same way.

[@GraceCook-g1l]

Sadly they don't. They think the whole 🌎 is their garbage can.😮

[@warsurplus]

Nice job on the spatula. May I suggest mineral oil instead of coconut oil. Mineral oil will not go rancid and is better for food sanitation and preparation.

[@gonagain]

Thank you gor the suggestion, coconut oil was all I had then. I did use better oil when I got home.

[@victorperreault217]

Beautiful spatule ! ❤

[@gonagain]

Thank you! 😊

[@darrylk808]

Someone tell Linda that Walmart or Target sells spatulas for about a buck.😂

[@COGirl444]

Great job on the spatula!

[@gonagain]

Thank you!

[@astrobob9432]

I have been using a cheap single-serve coffee maker while camping for about a year and a half. It only draws 700 watts, so I use it with the bluetti eb70. I do also take my percolator though.

[@jacquelynzajac1570]

We like to watch your videos as we have converted a 6x12x 6 1/2.

[@gonagain]

Thats a nice size in a cargo trailer!

[@QuitKickingTheCan]

Just went camping in Dale Hollow Lake and what a mess at the primitive campsite. I couldn’t believe people would leave a mess like this, we have always respected the lake and other people here but it’s getting hard to get respect from anyone now days. As I was taught we did have all cleaned up before we left the site.

[@Go4Corvette]

For that water pump, make sure the top is dry, take some Glad plastic cling wrap to cover the switch, and make it long enough to zip tie it around the neck, then you can still push the button and not need to remove it when traveling down the road. Also for better weather sealing and antifreeze on car and trailer door seals use a silicon spray or paste lube on all rubber parts, and wipe it with a rag. For locks and latches use graphite but sparingly and wipe away any excess, it will not freeze and does not attract dust like grease or other wet lubes that may cause wear. Take care, Mike

[@gonagain]

Thank you, Mike, those are really good tips! We have to use the silicone on our car door seals every winter or there are days when it will rain and then freeze and you can't get the door open! I'm going to use you plastic bag idea, because we keep forgetting to put the cup back on top of that pump.

[@peterpowell6168]

Funny I used Cutters repellent in Maine, I swear it attracted more than repelled 🤪

[@gonagain]

Lately we've been using the repellents that have picaridin and it works great.

[@boscodog4358]

Need to have shavings

[@zoik2420]

Those campfire slobs were from Illinois. A lot of them come to Wisconsin also.

[@zoik2420]

Sorry I was wrong. Illinois slobs are much worse.

[@zoik2420]

One thing good about them is they don't go far off the road.

[@paulhunter546]

Hey guys.. beautiful country there in Montana ! Lots of people are just slobs.. leave trash everywhere. Seems almost every time I stop at a rest area there's usually trash lying around and there are trash cans all over ! One time I was up in Craggy Wash some people had left toilet paper everywhere and it wasn't clean either 😳😡

[@gonagain]

Hello Paul! We've seen that type of filth up Craggy Wash too and it can be bad. Unreal.

[@Mary-yu3sn]

burn old coffee grinds helps with bugs and uses old grinds....if parents caught kids littering and made them pick up all litter around woods ,would prevent it in future and makes them realize how bad it is when every one litter's...

[@gonagain]

Poor parenting is a huge problem these days. Linda brought along dried, used coffee grounds on our current trip, but hasn't tried them yet.

[@mycocoaone]

I traded in my silver Jeep and I bought a 136 Ram Promaster. Decided not to pull anything. Real comfort for me and Angel Bear.

[@gonagain]

Very nice and cozy.

[@seymourwrasse3321]

you can get reusable K cups

[@garretlewis4103]

Some four letter words were probably going through your head when people leave their trash. Slob. 😀

[@vencenzodemarco4393]

Nice Video With Good Content as Always. And Yes, we have to pick-up after the weekend warriors who don't know common decency. Boy oh boy, did I get the Best education regarding camping n hunting when growing up. No nonsense tips on how Not to get shot by bungling into a campsite ya don't belong in. That and a ton of real life mountain man rules in being a good steward of the land and how Not to be eaten by a bear. Montana is really a beautiful state, reminds me of the Olympic Nat. Forrest. And to have a morning @ 32° would be a welcomed gift right about now.. Rick, if ya do learn about mushrooms 🍄 be careful as some will make you Take-Off & Fly Away. Looks like you are having a Fantastic Time with your family. Nice big time. Hi Linda. (Soon, I'm behind schedule with torn rotator cuff unable to use my left arm. Don't get Hurt)

[@gonagain]

I remember those mushrooms from my early days before Linda. Wishing you the best with your torn rotator cuff. I just saw the Dr for the same thing and need to get it looked at again soon.

[@larryhbvphillips8410]

What about damage to your solar panels from hail?

[@gonagain]

They're made to stand up to most hail.

[@morphergaming0531]

Curious how to measure the propane, did you cover this in a previous video

[@gonagain]

I never did! Looks like I better.

[@eileenallemm1835]

What kind of wood is that I carved too tough finding greenwood

[@gonagain]

I think it's just pine, she whittled it out of a piece of firewood that was laying around.

[@garyschoenthal91]

It would be nice to know the time of year (assuming Spring time) and a rough idea of where you were camping (which forest).

[@gonagain]

Sorry if we didn't mention that in this video, we usually give an idea of where the video took place. In this video we were in the Little Belt Mountains in the Lewis and Clark NF.

[@nodescriptionavailable3842]

When I camp Im always hoping for a spot exactly Ike this one, I live in the Sonoran desert so it's extra special to go to lush green areas with streams, especially without people near by lol I bet you've mentioned it in one of your videos but do you guys bring guns for bear protection? Bear signs make me anxious as heck now that my dogs are too old to be much protection, 10mm makes me feel a lot better though lol

[@gonagain]

We all carry bear protection, 10mm.

[@jeffwarren8154]

Wife and I enjoy your videos. You have caused me to buy a collection of stuff which we use and are happy with. A question about the Membrane Solutions water filter; is the 0.1 micron filter value rated as “Absolute”, which is a specific technical term in the filter industry? I could not find that information on their website. Perhaps you have a MS contact that can answer the question? Thanks.

[@gonagain]

The only contact for them that I have is with their sales department, but they may be able to transfer you over to their technical department: [e-mail]

[@curtsweet2581]

Since grizzlies have expanded across most of Montana, how do you two ensure camp safety in brushy areas like what surround your site on this video.

[@gonagain]

We make a lot of noise and keep our food away from where we sleep. We also look for bear signs and always carry bear protection.

[@curtsweet2581]

@@gonagain Rick, thanks for the response. I live and camp in the adirondacks of upstate New York. I have had a Black Bear brush my shoulder as it walked between me and our camper at a state site as I sat by the dying embers of a fire. It's shoulder was higher then mine as I sat in a folding camp chair, and I am 6foot 2inches tall. He was looking for food, and in NY, we can't carry a handgun in state camp grounds...Thanks for all the wonderful videos, you two are great to watch..

[@CMC61]

Boy, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed !

[@paulcurtis5496]

Like# 460 - man that looks like mosquito territory (Michigander in me)

[@gonagain]

It hasn't been bad this year, but it can be!

[@jacquelynzajac1570]

Do you need to vent those batteries outside seeing as your sleeping in there ?

[@gonagain]

Lithium iron phosphate batteries do not emit anything like lead acid batteries do.

[@jeffcindybrett8007]

How do you mount the level onthe trailer?

[@gonagain]

You can use a 3M double sided tape.

[@garyzimmerman3648]

So does the k cup measure up ?!!

[@gonagain]

It works great and no clean up requiring water which is a big deal for us in the desert.

[@garyzimmerman3648]

@@gonagain how much power does it use ?

[@dakotafisher6874]

Now that’s the kind of campsite we would like to go to when we go through Montana. But not necessarily when we’re buzzing through to get to Idaho fast. May be on our way back or some other time we’ll take the time to find those places!