I Went to the Biggest ADV Rally in America Then I Camped Alone

[@Crittermoto]

Great to have met you in person at Touratech. It’s not often we get to meet our inspirations. Great presentation. Looking forward to this next series! Shrimp and rice….deelish!

[@SterlingNoren]

Nice meeting you too! Enjoy the new videos!

[@spaztech]

I knew I recognized that beard at 03:30. 👊🍺

[@Crittermoto]

@@spaztech 👊🏼✌🏻

[@kennethvernonprivate]

Thank you Sterling....its always a treat when your videos pop up....All the best from Canada...

[@SterlingNoren]

Thank you kindly

[@Graybeard_]

I live right on the US/CA border in North Central WA at 4,000' el. I got a Norden 901 Exp this year and a Colorado Off Road trailer I specially ordered gutted so that I can do the build out on it. Hopefully I will bring both to the Touratech Rally next year.

[@dirkdetrou7563]

Living vicariously. Thx Sterling.

[@rodholmes57]

Thanks for stopping by and the mention of the Pasq ADV1! We need to talk about getting you a demo trailer!

[@Besty66]

A new short series Mr. Noren? WOW! I was expecting a hiatus for a while. Major bonus! 👍

[@samhill3496]

What in the Sam Hill. He did some railways as well. With a name like Sam Hill you never meet a stranger. Good to see some more quality vids on your channel. Somewhere you will cross my footsteps. See you on the road. Be safe

[@twowheelrodeo]

I see your idea of camping and cooking and I know that is how I would want to eat out. Increadable life, best fresh air anywhere, anywhere. 👍

[@JohnDoe-xm9ql]

Great video Sterling.. I like the cooler. Thank you

[@detch5307]

Sterling's on the road again! Love the strap around the tree device. On your BC adventure I noticed how you created a working platform off one of the panniers...which gave me a great idea. I use a GIVI top case that snaps into a mounting baseplate bolted to my bike. Along with my metal fabricator down the street, we made an aluminum worktop that snaps into the baseplate. The material was cut from an old highway sign that is perfect thickness and the backside of the worktop is the bright red reflective material that will be a great night time warning sign if needed. I slip the worktop between top case and luggage. Thank you Sterling for the idea.

[@SterlingNoren]

Awesome, that’s good to hear!

[@F1Supremo1]

Yay for a new adventure

[@intersections420]

Looking forward to this series. 👀

[@bmwlane8834]

Nice Sterling! I always enjoy your camping and cooking the best!

[@JeffreysGrabItAndGrowl]

Looking good! I live off my bike and hammock camp all summer in oregon and love it!!! Looking forward to seeing the northern california bdr this summer too!!!

[@gregc6661]

Very happy to see your new series starting, thank you

[@markchristianson8178]

Thanks for putting all these awesome trips and events on they look like so much fun . It is great to see woman getting into ADV riding good on them so much fun !!

[@petebrons8513]

So good!!! You do such a great job with these

[@matt-roden]

After AZ to BC wrapped up I was content with waiting a year for the next project. Pleasantly surprised to say the least. As always, thanks for taking us along.

[@LucianoFelis]

happy see ya again mate.

[@scoutadv4568]

Great to be back with you on another adventure, Sterling! Thanks for taking us along!

[@Liberty4Ever]

Other ADV riders made a huge deal of the big rally. It was their destination and they made multiple videos. Sterling stopped by for a visit, showed us the event and then went camping. That's more my style. I have nothing bad to say about rallies but there are too many people for me. Solo camping is more my style.

[@SterlingNoren]

Me too 👍

[@Solderpro_1]

I went tot his rally and probably saw you! this was definitely an epic experience

[@helpfulcommenter]

I recognize the GSI Backpackers Mug, stripped of its jacket

[@marcoluoma3770]

I’m just delighted to see this new series. The time and trouble you take to get every shot just perfect never ceases to amaze me. (Also nice to see Eva, even just for a few moments.) thanks.

[@dragonflymedia3979]

Totally agree, the video work is great

[@johnpiegzik1947]

Hi Sterling as always I look to your new content absolutely loved it. I really like when you cook and show new gear. Nice to see Eva in the background she still puts up with you lol. Regards John from Gold Coast Australia

[@SterlingNoren]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Alpha-bb1wl]

Still love this channel just as much as when I first found it and started binging it haha thxs for showing the beauty of ADV throughout the western US coming from someone from the midwest🙁

[@SterlingNoren]

I'm so glad to hear that, thank you!

[@BigRigRich]

Misssed you sir. Looking forward to this next adventure.

[@wanderingastred1919]

Skull Hollow is one of my favorite places to camp in that part of Oregon. I've been camping there since the mid-90's when it was just a spot where us climbers would go to camp for free. No facilities, no water, nothing. If you keep going NW on NF-1395, there are some really fun roads to ride. Not particularly technical but loads of fun. Also you can head up to Prineville and there is some fun riding in the Ochocos as well. Windy is normal there, particularly in summer. I can only remember a handful of nights I've been there where it wasn't at least a bit windy.

[@David..]

Damn. Can’t say I wouldn’t have wanted to buy a harbor freight bolt cutter and take a swing at that road. Looks like a track of the gods.

[@russpaton8877]

Great vid Sterling, the presentation at TY Rally was great, too.

[@johnsaranchuk]

Looking forward to your new journey. Enjoyed watching the meal prep and new gear you are trying out.

[@SterlingNoren]

More to come!

[@BlackThor15]

Great video Sterling, the drone footage was awesome. Thanks for sharing! 👍👍

[@glennsmith1040]

Hey Sterling god man you're inspiring. We're on Vancouver Island. Eva and yourself are alway welcome. You guy's want see my island? Anytime!

[@mikekearsley2407]

Another great vid. I enjoyed your talk at the 2023 touratech rally. Thanks from Woodinville WA

[@SterlingNoren]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@westhovland4189]

It was great to meet you and Eva at the rally! We share a passion for remote campsites and good eatin'. Keep up the good work!

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks! You too!

[@dragonflymedia3979]

Great video, just started watching you and loving it, thanks

[@wirnet2084]

Hello Sterling. They say that those that can't do, teach. You're pretty damn good at doing both! I've learned so much from your videos that I'm gonna give it go next year. At 65 years old it may be a bit tougher but I'm game. Some of the gear you are using I already have. The rest will come off of your Amazon Store. Thanks for bringing us along on these adventures! Stay safe and thanks again!!

[@Raykenn1]

Enjoyed your video thanks for posting 👍

[@dankorolyk5917]

It was great to talk at the TT Rally,I think you’ve convinced some of us Canadians to come down for the Rally next year in your town!

[@SterlingNoren]

Love it!

[@btfeltcher]

Love the vibe and videography. You really capture the spirit of what we love to do. Thank you.

[@laurieberg2880]

Thank you

[@masonstruckadventure9368]

I was camping in sister's a few weeks ago, thought it was a good idea to turn one of panniers into a ice box by dumping a bag of ice. Well be the time I got to camp all the ice melted but still had box of cold beers! Lol

[@pacopetepnw3434]

Yay! A new series from you! Thanks for spending a few minutes with me at the rally.

[@pkuudsk9927]

Can tuna and rice might be one you want to try. I use the little plastic bags of soya, sweet and sour you get with takeout Chinese dried onions, mushrooms all packs super small. Switch it up for canned chicken or ham. Wild carrots grow just about everywhere. And when all else fails a can of chili or stew, paper label removed, with a small hole poked in it fits nicely on the motor about 1/2 hr ride and warm to eat.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks for the tips!

[@alfrancegalvez7521]

Thanks, sir...

[@matt281075]

Hey from the uk loving then videos👌👍

[@BillReitz]

This was a well shot vlog ! Thanks for taking me along. Poor Uncle Ben, he's been demoted to just Ben and his rice.

[@osimnod]

Glad to see you back on the road again and providing useful tips along the way. Seems like we all should be proficient at tying about 6-8 essential knots for various situations. When you cook a special meal, please include what spices you add to make it complete ("Complete" is one of my favorite do-all spices, BTW - kind of like "Mrs. Dash"). We are blessed with having so many great camping-specific tools to make our journeys more pleasant than just a few years ago. Safe travels and anticipating your next episode.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks - I usually just have salt and pepper but ill let you know if I have others too!

[@djwatson]

Great camera work Sterling!

[@SterlingNoren]

Many thanks!

[@theadventuresofkennydebbie]

This was so cool run across your channel. I was just in Goldendale at a friend's house over the 4th of July weekend. First time there and we went to a meeting in Maryhill. That's so cool. New stop to your channel now.

[@SterlingNoren]

Welcome aboard!

[@gioscervelo]

Big group crowded adventures are okay I guess but nature gets it the way.

[@brucechilders1319]

Glad I tuned in, I have a new 1200 Triumph rally Pro and will be looking at the Mosko luggage Eva had. Thanks for your time and effort on these videos.

[@markgatward8765]

Sterling, I love your videos. Stuck in a work camp in northern Ontario to 14 days and look forward for the next adventure ! Can't wait to get home and go on my own adventure too. Look forward to see Eva's Triumph 1200.

[@Heatsauce70506]

I'm going to enjoy this series I can already tell. the hammock is a great idea. I never liked sleeping on the ground. Keep us UTD on how it held up.

[@SterlingNoren]

Well, I have been using it for about four years now and it’s doing just fine so far

[@paullaverty3038]

I was just thinking about you the other day I have not seen a lot of your videos. I don't know what's going on with u tube.. Maybe it's the algorithms maybe just haven't been doing as much as you used to. But really look forward to watching your videos. This was interesting. I wish I had a known about this event. I'd like some of that gear you had. I'm gonna check your video description to see what you had and what you were using. My plans and getting some of that for my future trips. Would like to see more video of Oregon that road was totally amazing never knew about it thanks for educating us?.

[@johncummins3860]

Great content with lots of tips and thinking out of the box - I have the same cooler and use it as a pannier in its own right ! Cheap too - greetings from the UK !

[@SterlingNoren]

Very cool!

[@onerider808]

Glad WA has one; I’d like to see more regional rallies, and a big national one in a centrally located place full of great rides (which would mean Sturgis SD).

[@peterhewitson71]

AS always a great video and place to camp , I have the same cooler and love it , Cheers Pete Western Australia

[@SterlingNoren]

Cool! Literally.

[@alexmacdonald258]

We REALLY enjoy watching your videos, especially the BDR previews! We live only a few miles from the start of sec. 4 (WABDR), and know it well, but your films give us the chance to see what the others might be like as well. Wonderful work! One thing on hammocks though-I learned that some campgrounds don't want you hanging from their trees (Farragut State Park in Idaho, for example). That's strange given the wide straps we use, but a Yobo Freedom hammock stand is a solution.

[@davidrodgers8398]

Greeting Sterling, I'm rewatching your west coast videos to pickup some ideas for my summer trips. planning on the Moto Guzzi rally in Oregon, then the Touratech in Washington on my way home to Vancouver Island. Maybe see you in WA?

[@SterlingNoren]

We should be at the TT rally, see you there!

[@jetskiaddict]

Awesome, great idea with that cooler. I figured if it works for you, it'll work for me, so I ordered one. Thanks

[@SterlingNoren]

Hope you like it!

[@wanderlpnw]

They used to open Maryhill Loops Rd for Rally in the Gorge. I never had the chance to ride it, unfortunately.

[@rosscoyates]

With all the things you carry I often wonder why not a hammer to drive the tent pegs or a small hatchet? I'm no better I drive them with a rock as well.

[@SterlingNoren]

I try to minimize the things I carry with me and a rock works fine.

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@SterlingNoren - I find a larger rock and tie the guy line to that. 😛

[@ianferrier235]

Very nice Sterling

[@papadougpapadougsadventures]

I went to this Rally last year Abad its a great event. Work schedule didn’t allow for it this year.

[@scudrunneradv3269]

Phew thought I’d have to watch a boring channel on Sundays after you finished your last series. Hoping to make it to Bisbee next spring. My wife just retired and I’m semi retired. Going to start traveling the US and Canada. Building up a 300 size dual sport to do side trips on while we travel.

[@Liberty4Ever]

I bought a 2.9 liter titanium pot with the intention of doing serious motorcycle camp cooking. It's large, but not much of an extravagance because I fill it with the stove, fuel and my camp kitchen and I'm carrying that volume of stuff anyway, and now it's all in one protected location. My extravagance is the 32 ounce HydroFlask. I like getting a cold beverage at lunch that I can enjoy in camp with dinner.

[@SterlingNoren]

It’s really nice when you can fit a bunch of stuff into a container like that

[@nateklinner9780]

Nice

[@fredshwiller4703]

I noticed when you were screwing your MSR burner into the fuel canister the canister vents fuel as you screw it on. I found that the Colman canisters are designed to not vent when you attach the burner.

[@SterlingNoren]

yeah i noticed that always happens too.

[@TrailBreak-Travel]

What size are your wolfman roll bags on top of you panniers! TIA. Great video, show the knot skills😂

[@SterlingNoren]

Medium?

[@shopteach56]

Hey Sterling, do you post a map to the roads you travel on?

[@SterlingNoren]

I have a lot of them on my website.

[@allantrips]

What's the height you keep your drone at when tracking the bike ??

[@helpfulcommenter]

I was surprised to see so many cars parked in the big lot next to the ADV camping rally

[@byever1]

Sponsors can't setup their booths with motorcycles.

[@helpfulcommenter]

@@byever1 Well they should try!

[@keithqueen3554]

Where do you get magic towels? Not amazon😜

[@nightheron714]

The food and sleeping looked good. It wasn't clear to me from what you said, but it seemed you could only stand at the gate and look at the Maryhill Loops Road, that you couldn't ride it. I looked it up, the website says it's open to drive twice a year.

[@SterlingNoren]

Thats correct.

[@adventurechannel67]

I was planning to go to the Fest, but a tree fell on my Sprinter Van and I didn't want to drive alone without a place go sleep 😢

[@thatguy8005]

I don’t know of any in the SouthEast.

[@Cycleit]

Love your work. What is the brand of the gear sling?

[@SterlingNoren]

amzn.to/3Ovh9Ba

[@MotoActionADV]

We really enjoyed the presentation you gave about what it means to be a motorcycle film maker. You talked about your experience having a stroke and by some strange coincidence my Dad had a stroke the day after we got home to Canada from the Touratech Rally. Hopefully he'll be back on the bike soon - how long did it take you to recover enough to get riding again?

[@SterlingNoren]

Sorry to hear that. I was really lucky to be back on the bike and making videos about one month later.

[@Liberty4Ever]

Have you tried the Hennessy hammock? I love mine. It's the integrated lay-flat version of the fly and separate hammock you used. It also has mosquito netting which I consider to be essential equipment. I can also sit on it and use it as a rocking recliner underneath the rain fly so I don't carry a camp chair. The larger and heavier Haven can also be pitched as a tent when there are no trees. I converted my Hennessy to pitch as a tent, but it's not the best.

[@SterlingNoren]

I'll check it out!

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@SterlingNoren - I posted a "Solo Motorcycle Camping In The Daniel Boone National Forest" video to my Ultralight Motorcycle Camping channel. You can scrub through until you see the brown rain fly at the 9 minute point for a quick intro to the Hennessy hammock. I'll make a full video on it later, as well as a short video on motorcycle camp cooking, etc. My goal is short informative videos but I have no aspiration to the gorgeous artful videos that you make. I don't have the artistic skill for that, but you have encouraged me to suck less when making videos.

[@BTimmer]

I've used a Hennessy Ultralight hammock for about 14 years. It's the most comfortable sleeping on the road I've ever had. Thanks for the new series. I might just have to head on out after I shake this Covid.

[@Liberty4Ever]

@@BTimmer - I'm waiting for the oppressive summer heat to end so I can moto-camp and enjoy it. Good luck recovering from COVID. A friend caught a bad case a month ago and is just now getting back to normal.

[@1motomanic]

Lots of women learning new skills, it's about time some of these events started to have cooking classes.

[@walkerskii]

Is access blocked to the maryhill historical road?

[@illiyakuryakin3092]

What brand of lantern was that you were using at the end of this video?

[@SterlingNoren]

amzn.to/3OcHfY6

[@offthebeatenpath9144]

1,700…….😬😬.

[@thirdcoastvolkswerks2195]

What gear did you have to give up in order to fit the cooler in your pannier?

[@SterlingNoren]

Good question - Im not really sure! I did put all of my kitchen kit into a smaller container than the nice bag I have been using, which I really like but it takes up a lot of space. I aslo had a smaller summer sleeping bag with me.

[@richardsalsman1069]

Sterling is that cooler the 9 can size?

[@SterlingNoren]

amzn.to/44HVfQN

[@chonkyb3134]

Any bears out there?

[@butcherknife59knife46]

Great video.. I was out myself but missed both of the Rallies in Leavenworth WA and John Day Oregon. But I did have a good time out on the KTM 690 hitting some backroads . Meet people from both Rallies out exploring. . Left the BWW F800GSA on the stall. Stay safe and I’m out on 2 wheels around Bend Oregon

[@badsport2008]

Does the cooler plug in?

[@SterlingNoren]

No

[@arai4176]

Does anyone have any experience with Rider Justice Moto Lawyers? Its bare minimum 3 times a month (sometimes more) that I'm finding myself dodging more traffic or having to move between traffic at stop lights because of hard breaking drivers. I've got a 58 litter top box on a GSA so its not like I blend in with the vehicle in front of me. Just Friday morning, Mr F-250 decided to cross from the fast lane into my (slow lane) AND into the Right turning lane all while taking me with him due to me being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Its time for me to be a bit more concerned with having a lawyer on retainer I suppose. Safe travels in your journey gentleman and as always... hope ya get laid tonight.

[@javierurbanovillaescusa8783]

Great video again. I really appreciate the teaching side

[@gcprost]

That is is a super cool little stove. I wish that I had that in my backpacking and mountaineering days. It looks like that little stove needs a wind break. My stoves don't get much use anymore. I had one for backpacking and another for winter camping where I would have to melt snow for water. I don't take camping gear with me on my ADV rides unless I have to, I loads up the bike so much it takes a lot of the fun out of it. I took camping gear on my recent trip to Bella Coola because it is pretty remote and I wanted to give myself lots of flexibility. Bella Coola is on the edge of the Great Bear Rain Forest, home of the Spirit Bear. It is accessed from the steepest road in Canada and it is gravel. Look it up.

[@SterlingNoren]

It’s a nice little stove. I’ve been using it for a couple of years now. When you have a chance check out the video I made about Bella Coola in the road. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppfZZHShnJVgmbc

[@knappdaddy]

Wow what a great trip, again I wish I had made the rally this year !!

[@SterlingNoren]

Next time!

[@keekwai2]

Camping ... a great way for individuals to get away from the crowded hive like city and it's teeming drone-like inhabitants. Now check out these dreary drones who still need the support of a hive. LOL

[@lonely_trans_girl]

Ohhhh! Can't wait to see! Want to do the Pacific coast from BC to hopefully as far as the Mexican border. Not gonna make a plan tho and just get as far as I get in the time I have. I usually overplan but have been inspired to cold turkey that habit next time. ❤️🏍️⛺

[@SterlingNoren]

Good luck on the new unplanned way of doing the trip. I'm sure you will have a great time!

[@JCrozier1]

Excited to see another series so soon! looks like a great time as always.

[@lifesjourneyat50]

I think we all enjoy your adventures...always a great story and insights...keep it coming!!!

[@SterlingNoren]

Thanks, will do!

[@hrimfaxi1]

I've never seen so many slicks in my life ...

[@1bike2up]

Hello, was it at that rally that you met Lavi & Ollie ?

[@SterlingNoren]

No, that was Overland Expo in Arizona!