Great Smoky Mountains of NC : Plus Jeff's Spyder Camper!

[@dianasmith6040]

That's a Tulip Poplar tree flower you found there!

[@kimprocarione5473]

That's the name! I feel so silly! 😂

[@EmptyEnigma]

Yep 👍🏼

[@garykoblitz4932]

Got a lot of them here in Northern Virginia.

[@caroljs6975]

We have them in Louisiana!

[@susanpremo8068]

Thanks for telling us that, pretty.

[@Onlypeachy]

You camped at my all time favorite place, Deep Creek Federal Campground. I spent almost every summer with my aunt and uncle in Bryson City hence my profound fondness for such a magical place. When my sister and I got too rowdy, my uncle would get a couple of old inner tubes and dump us out at Deep Creek to ride the rapids. That was long before tubing became popular. Once he decided we had burned off enough energy and were literally blue from the icy water, he would take us back home. To this day, I make an annual pilgrimage to Deep Creek before the fair weather campers move in. Oh and by the way, that flower you picked is from a poplar tree. Some people refer to it as a tulip tree.

[@pinkladybikermamma3603]

JEFF'S SET UP WAS NEAT!

[@chrism9294]

The waterfalls, butterflies, and Jeff’s spider web were nice. Thanks for sharing them with us Slim.

[@hollyphillips563]

Drinks the water…. “And no, there were no after-effects!” 🤣🤣 You know we were all wondering! Haha!

[@johnswof]

Slim, The quality of your videos has little to do with your effects as much as it does with the heart we all see in them. I feel spiritual renewal just from watching your adventures in nature few of us will ever get to see otherwise.

[@SolarSailor1967]

It's fun seeing nature through Slims perspective again.

[@stevebailey7633]

Not the only U.S. Nat'l Park with no showers, Acadia in Maine, same thing. You drive to a private facility just outside the park, bring quarters.

[@michael1326]

Great little spiderweb trailer

[@rumrun11]

Foresty Forest, Steve Wallis and Slim Potatohead…..three reasons I’m proud to be Canadian.

[@hindegarrison970]

Dear Slim, the flower at 2:18 is a tulip poplar! It's ne of our favorite harbingers of spring here in the south. Hope we'll see you in SC - so many beautiful places to camp here. Safe travels!

[@barbsteward5166]

The tulip poplar is our state tree in Tennessee.. we have 2 on our property.

[@francesca-loves-2-hike]

That flower at 6:08 is dog hobble and the butterflies are red spotted purples enjoying the mud! Thanks for visiting our neck of the woods and showing it so beautifully!

[@SlimPotatohead]

Actually, at 6:08 it is dog hobble. The tulip tree bloom was earlier in the video. Thanks! SP

[@cillaloves2fish688]

That lil Spyder Web was cool!!!

[@sober6411]

That flower is lovely. That man did a fantastic job on his camper. Falls beautiful. Thanks for sharing 😊❤😊

[@donnasnorthernlights2089]

Way to go, Jeff!!! American ingenuity!!!

[@MTisOnly1]

My hat off to Jeff for his creativity.

[@debra-vs]

Jeff's Spider Web was really ingenious. I loved the water falls.

[@tubularap]

Jeff made himself a very nice 1-person camping trailer. Nice to see Slim running into other interesting travellers..

[@joycecaudell6047]

Your nature always brings a gentle smile and appreciation for your efforts!

[@Judy-fi7ce]

The waterfalls were very pretty. $30 was a bit much for the site with no showers. Jeff's Spyder camper was nice. Being the owner of a teardrop Little Guy, I could appreciate his self built camper. Happy camping!

[@JeffBelk-spyderweb]

Slim I really enjoyed meeting you and showing the camper thanks for your time. I will keep in touch as I travel out to the PCH Hwy in a few weeks. Enjoy all your videos

[@SlimPotatohead]

Hi Jeff! Lots of people really love your camper! Thanks for letting me share it with them. Happy Travels! SP

[@nzdatsports9659]

that spyder web is so cool .

[@mikitrip9455]

The spider web is sick

[@tracynorris355]

Tulip popular tree flower...smell it! It's wonderful..

[@tracker5849]

My favorite place in the world..Great Smokey Mountains. AWESOME..SPYDER WEB!!! LOVE IT!! BEST OF LUCK MR JEFF

[@5argetech56]

That Flower is a "Tulip Tree Flower" 🌻 Yellow-poplar Magnoliaceae Liriodendron

[@АлексейЗахаров-ц2и4с]

Slim отлично выглядишь, давно тебя не было, переживал что с тобой случилось???! Наконец ты вновь на связи. Хороший 👍друг, хороший велосипед с коляской, для сна, пищи, трейлер. У тебя тоже трейлер не хуже, даже лучше, на все случаи жизни. Береги себя для нас и своих друзей.

[@MajorWeakness]

The Spider Web was way cool!

[@robynvirts1387]

Thank you so much for your videos! My long hiking days are behind me and now I enjoy your filming and travels in nature! Your filming is incredible with thoughtful dialog! Safe travels

[@CampMymy]

That little camper is amazing!

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

YAY!!! OH YAY!!!

[@kathlucy603]

Love Jeff’s Spyder Web!

[@derekneumann]

The forest smell you are referencing is known as PETRICHOR..... and it is indeed one of the best experiences ever. :)

[@redstone5149]

Jeff has it figured out! Great video!

[@AlFonso-p6p]

I love it when slim shows off other camper builds. Hope he does more of these. Always fascinating to see what people have setup for camping. Also great fix on the vent. Caulking gun might also help to. I fix almost everything with that stuff.

[@Agent_Starling]

Slim, I live full time in my rv and I LOVE your helpful tips. Taping up that vent was just so smart!

[@PurpleOnThree]

Very cool trailer Jeff made there!! Very clever .. Thanks for sharing the Spyder web!

[@karlbaschal3245]

The cinematography was just beautiful. So thanks for finding those places that look the most beautiful.

[@wthurman5910]

It's a bloom off the Popular Tree. They are beautiful. Your in "Going No Where Fast" territory's. Hope you get to meet up with Rick. North Carolina is beautiful.🙏❤️👍☕

[@SlimPotatohead]

I did! Great to finally shake his hand! SP

[@contrafax]

I love the way a forest smells after a rain.

[@keithbrookshire]

Slim, consider adding a propane camp shower. I have been using one regularly for about three years. It's easy on propane and wonderful.

[@SlimPotatohead]

But I already have a propane shower. I heat up water on the propane stove and pump it into the indoor shower. Dual use stove! SP

[@keithbrookshire]

@@SlimPotatohead :-)

[@peterrabbitroberts4469]

Welcome to my home state NC./thanks for the video and have a safe trip

[@championslayers]

Jeff is a genius.

[@antigoogleman1135]

Spyder camper is just brilliant..hat off to that chap.!

[@suzmaca650]

Holy moly! That’s a cool lil trailer

[@impressionsfromthegarden1915]

👍 before watching always

[@JanelleVocate-Ames]

always, we know he never disappoints!

[@user-Bee3939]

That little trailer is super cool!

[@MXguy95]

Ahh Slim! Your in my neck of the woods! I wish I would have known, loved to have said Hi!

[@sylviajones4907]

Thanks, Slim, for taking us along. Really enjoy those water falls. Jeff's rig is really something.

[@copious_amounts-unknown8897]

Slim! We were there too! So close to you, bummed we didn't know, would have loved to meet you in person and hang out! April is NC rainy season, as you know and we found out 😅. I hope you enjoyed your stay. We were there looking for a new home, perhaps when we get settled, you could be our guest, break bread & tell stories around the campfire? 🙏 praying for your safe travels!

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Slim came by my Camper van, knocked on the door but I was out hiking. So disappointed that I had missed him. We eventually met on Canada Day in Ottawa a few years later.

[@ArronLorenz]

Love that little camper!

[@eileeninmaine333]

I love this camper that Jeff builit, it's marvelous!!! Thanks for sharing it with us, Slim!

[@64TMS]

Very poetic. I like the way you describe the scenery.

[@SaulTPokit]

Good to see you out on your travels and your advice is very helpful. I'm off on a 2 week trip from home in Glasgow, Scotland to Gothenburg in Sweden to see Metallica. In my VW Camper- going via the Channel Tunnel, via Amsterdam Holland, Hamburg Germany, Copenhagen Denmark, then back via Brugges in Belgium. 3200 mile round-trip to see the greatest live band I've ever seen again 🤘

[@Elizabeth-rq1vi]

Sounds like a great trip…fond memories of doing a road trip or two to see bands. Not Metallica (not my taste but Hubs would do it) but ABBA & Bay City Rollers were great! LOL guess you can guess how long ago it was! Rock on!

[@JessieMekeel7777]

Great video Slim, such a beautiful part of the country. Jeff your camper is wonderful, an ingenious design and has everything needed to make camping a breeze!

[@2krain22]

Its a bloom from a tulip tree

[@beingvishaal5122]

Love and respect from India,🙏👏

[@debbie3576]

The flower is of the tulip poplar tree.

[@blackbear7792]

Love your trailer. And Jeff's spider and spider webb.

[@maxinemccartney5284]

This is like a day out of my childhood spent exploring the woods down home. Wish I could smell the fresh spring air heavy with leaf mold, soil, water, trees, and wild azaleas, honesuckle, and jasmine! TY!

[@janohare916]

I would love to smell that air!

[@lizsteilkie]

When I was a little girl in NC the tulip poplar in our backyard was alight with fireflies when it bloomed, it was magic magic!

[@One4UT]

I live nearby and love the beauty. And it’s spelled SMOKY.

[@SlimPotatohead]

Corrected. Thanks!

[@volvo09]

This looks like it'll be good! I like seeing motorcycle camp trailer setups. I saw a COOL camper some guy had once that was a tow behind box, but it folded out into a rectangular tent with a porch section. It was really cool. Whole thing was elevated off the ground about 2ft.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Yeah, I saw one dimilar to that near Calgary, Alberta. He was on a slope so disconnected the trailer and levelled it.

[@wthurman5910]

Coolest little camper I've ever seen. Awesome 😎 20:44

[@thrivingnow7843]

Tulip poplar flower. I love those trees. I think it's my favorite tree.

[@Yatri234]

07:23 Wow, amazing view of waterfall.

[@lindawoods6841]

Always love your narration of your video's. beautiful scenery,, awesome waterfalls~ I love spring~ awesome video,, thank you Slim for sharing.

[@robhackett6421]

Spyder Jeff's camper and slick AC mod are the coolest things. Thanks for sharing. 🤠👍

[@ncwomanparker1708]

I really enjoy your videos. I went back and binged watched a lot of them. I like how you give some helpful advice and show how you fix things. Thanks for all the videos, can't wait till the next ones.

[@richardthomas1743]

Hello Slim , I like Jeff's Can Am Spyder and his Spyder Web Camper Trailer! That was a pretty neat set up! Good job Jeff! And thank you Slim for the awesome video! 👍

[@flywiseman]

Great vid and love that spider web

[@tony-kj5mc]

I know you don't do tours very much , But that was nice to see his home made trailer . Thanks !

[@lifeofriley8160]

So you are making inventive new friends! The Spiderweb very cozy. The Smoky Mountains just gorgeous.

[@mjb2416]

Every video I am watching today shows rain. In Warsaw is raining so is in London. Nice trip with rainy days and water all over - good for nature, waterfalls are beautiful :)))

[@lancerevell5979]

Years ago my riding buddies and I did some multistate motorcycle roadtrips, from home in Florida up to NC. We stayed at a couple motorcycle-only campgrounds, and used small tents. One morning it rained... then hailed! A buddy came to the pavillion later, saying he was in his tent during that hailstorm! Luckily our tents survived, no leaks in mine at least. Truly beautiful area.

[@jamesjamesd9556]

When I was a kid we came to the Smokies every year, always the first week in June. Deep Creek was always our base camp from which we ventured out. I've been there several times as an adult, but it's been far too long since my last visit. Thanks for refreshing some wonderful memories. BTW, after a long day of hiking, swimming and tubing the frigid waters we would get a hot coin-op shower at the vendors just outside the park entrance.

[@magnusb6311]

That home built spyder trailer was awesome

[@tracker5849]

My son recently got a Spyder. Gotta show him this camper

[@TexCynRVLife]

What a cool little camper that he built. That's inspiring. I'm with you on the campsite cost. A little pricey. The butterflies & flower were beautiful though! I had that same step stool...I ran over it one time too many. Broke it, it was a really tough stool! RIP little stool...😮

[@larrymiller8210]

Enjoyed! Thanks

[@bettybrigance6784]

Thanks Slim...its beautifl there...spiderweb was cool..👍

[@bpalpha]

Some beautiful nature shots Slim! Thanks!

[@markattardo]

Awesome camper Jeff! Enjoyed the video. Content and audio are more important than image quality. I noticed image clarity looked different but it did not detract from the overall viewing.

[@eutimiochavez415]

That’s all a person needs ❤

[@originalsixx]

Thanks for the video, Slim. I hope you enjoy your travels.

[@sassymama9364]

Welcome to NC. I live in the mountains at the foot of the smokies, born and bred. I wouldn't care to live anywhere else, but I do like to visit. Have a wonderful trip. I will be watching all of it, as usual.

[@danperreault9966]

My favorite was the Tom Branch falls. A good thing for your videos Slim as I can see the "world" from my chair. Amazing scenes as usual. Thank you

[@carmenreed2260]

Jeff!!!!❤❤

[@nickboucher1884]

Hey Slim love the channel please keep it up

[@rogue0921]

Beautiful yellow poplar!

[@tinaprice6180]

Hey Slim!! Glad to see you have made into North Carolina we do have some beautiful mountains. Hope you checked out the swinging bridge at Grandfather Mountain. Prayers for continued safe travels 😊

[@micheleaday3902]

Beautiful Flower. Thank You For Sharing It❤

[@angelapietras1235]

Really enjoyed those beautiful waterfalls loved the luscious greenery too.

[@jdbmoto]

The intro alone deserves a like! Thanks for sharing Slim!

[@debbiemeyer6396]

One of my favorite haunts....

[@sheilabundren2037]

Finally. Come on over to the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mtns. Great video.

[@AverageBud]

Thanks for inadvertently brightening my day with your wonderful content. That homemade spider camper was really cool, too. That guy did a great job on that!

[@MapleMarmite]

Looks a nice place to stay. That little camper on the back of the bike is fantastic. 👍🏻

[@buzzlightyear8507]

I'm glad to hear you pronounce Appalachia correctly. Most Americans have difficulty with that. Great video! Can't wait to get back on the road again myself.

[@ftkinsella]

I can always get my mornings nature hit from Slim. Hey Slim keep them coming buddy. Cheers brother.

[@chuckwilson2301]

I am Spyder rider, and I liked Jeff’s trailer. Neat design and would be fun to have a similar type trailer. Thanks for sharing this info with everyone.

[@o.smallwood4268]

Love the waterfalls, gonna have to look that one up. Jeff and his Spyder Web trailer was one kool way to travel. Thanks for sharing Slim!