Linville Gorge 2012 PART 3 with the Hickery Brothers & Stormcrows

[@Weskanoy]

A memorable day was back in 1999 when me and three buddies went climbing up at Sitting Bear. We climbed to the top, not only was it one of the most fun and strenuous climbs I've ever done, but the view up there was awesome. Whoooooooo buddddddyyyy!!!

[@guyfihi]

God bless yah Shug. This is one heck of an entertaining series. Didn't even turn the television on tonight. Great to see what hiking is like in North Carolina. You got more trees than we do in Northern California. I'll bet that's why there are so many hammock hangers there. We have plenty of Turkey Vultures though. I call 'em the California Air Force. Hope you get to backpack in my neck of the woods some day. We got some nice spots too!!

[@neverevermoregrey]

That hoverfly shot was awesome. Good series of videos, great job.

[@shugemery]

Mucho obligato.

[@nohill4climber]

I just happen to be off today, so I caught this right away. 'Nuther great episode folks! Whipoorwill: I'd have to move, or not sleep. I might be able to tolerate Hickery's snoring. Bean Camp is greening up looks like. Fire ring showed up last winter. Thanks for the show!!

[@K7SJA]

DARN KIDS - Get off my lawn! Yes,I just had my 56th this year - AND can still do a few miles (as long as it's downhill). . . I was worried there for a minute, thought I'd have to witness a cat-ass-trophy at the cathole. ANOTHER well-done series Shug. Thank you.

[@alphagrendel]

Barcelona has the running of the bulls, the Linville gorge has the running of the gingers! Great trip report.

[@ErlefromVa]

Got to love them Whippoorwills early in the morning and late in the evening. On a frosty morning, a few years back, I had one dive bomb me and struck me in the head at a ridge top adirondack campsitesite. Funny as heck.

[@garyg763]

You crazy kids at 54.....I just started backpacking at 60...love it. By the way, my wife makes me wear the same designer hat......NEVER GROW UP!

[@gumms1978]

Great stuff man :-) Lightning,snoring & redheads climbing. Who could want for more

[@CampfireTalk]

underware drying? I took you more as a "commando camper" mmmmm sardines, brother Hickory was livin' high on the hog : ) I am loving all the footage from this years trip and more to come! Thanks Shug

[@Jeanne2120]

love ur video. first time i ever saw them. very nice. thank u 4 sharing.

[@EatCarbs]

Most excellent video..thanks so much for sharing your trip. I'm finally heading out this upcoming weekend.. some woods time is just what I need right now.

[@TomsBackwoods]

Random running! Lol Great series Shug! Nice to see you guys back at it having fun in the gorge. oh and umm...Keep it on the down low.. But I think that tall dude made my hammock gear!!! Lol ... See ya on the next vid!

[@mat-ventures]

Love the lightning and thunder at 00:46 Whoooooo buddy!

[@biggiefrye45]

Hopped down to the river this week via the pinch in trail there.. sure will put a number on your legs. mighty steep.. walked around and back out rock jock where y'all came in.. even got to see a few snow flurries.. what a wonderful place

[@shugemery]

Oh yessir...the Pinchin is quite cruel. But also wonderful!

[@sgthardass]

love your vids shug! long live the Hickory Brothers!

[@1sgbrewer]

The constant struggle for survival. Extreme willpower.

[@triviumlambofgod]

the part with the Bee was awesome! cool video

[@TheTonyjara]

Awesome been waiting for video for awhile .....heading to Colorado in June hope to see your show @ state fair...may even bring my pack and show you my hammock gear...it's good for you to protect yourself from the sun and the storm always in two separate ways!!!

[@drlouierocco]

Soo glad to see your PF not slowing u down. Rock on Shug!

[@mat-ventures]

I love the setup timelapse at 4:00, you should made them more often! I also loved the close-up of the bee at 7:00

[@shugemery]

I will.

[@madmodifier]

Thanks for another great vid shug! I ordered on of the ursacks as well. Hopefully I will get up to the boundry waters this year to test it out.

[@crazybear357]

Good Times! i will have to check out that place someday

[@cmargheimable]

I enjoyed the vid, as always. Looking forward to trying out a cheap ham-hock...er...hammock set up later this month. I'll be using a pad and some thermal layers and an emergency blanket with a 20 degree bag. Hope she'll work. Hoo buddy!

[@shugemery]

...kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5bOmYyfiMaBsJY Have fun in the Gorge!

[@caseyd65]

Shug, I recognize that bird at 1:00. He must travel around a lot!

[@mtlyb]

Love your videos! Especially The Flight of the Bumble Bee at 6:42.

[@stonybrokebushcraf]

cool one shug and thank you Hickory Brothers

[@RicMor200]

Awesome video, a big Whoooo Buddy for Shug... shug... shuggidy... shug... shug... shug!!!

[@thompsond9]

SOOOOOOO Can't wait for my LG trip in 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great vid Shug. I was cracking up at the whip poor will...At first I was thinking you should be happy to hear such a soothing country sound as I really miss that up here (DC - there aint none!) - but then the thing kept going...and going...and going...and I thought, yea, I'd probably try to shoot that thing! Haha!

[@Pawoodsman]

Sweet liked how to edited the bee hovering .

[@TheTonyjara]

No ...I ment that when you have your show @ the Mn state fair I'll bring my gear to show a fellow backpacker...anyway live long and prosper!!!!

[@HillbillyD]

I used ti here the whooperwills when I was a kid at my cabin, for some reason they scared the heck outta me, Hikingdad and I took a couple new comers to hammock forums out on the SHT (Castle Danger to Gooseberry) last weekend had a blast and great weather you should check out the vids pretty neat stuff. See ya on the trail Shug!

[@ssiewnad]

Love the running sections

[@shugemery]

That was fun.

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

That sitting bear camp appears to be a hangers paradise...

[@shugemery]

Truly!

[@we95h]

Shug Great video !!! I LOL over "Stormcrew"

[@Grubkat]

I miss home! Did I already say that? Plenty of land to be had in that area. Save your money Shuggery!

[@ScoutsNOA]

Best thing about nature is you can't control it.......but sometimes that's the bad part too

[@KevinLizAndLife]

Whoa. That bee was Epic : )

[@tullysika]

Fantastic!!

[@AshleyBoyd308]

Cool video....you gotta tell me how you have the camera on the string setup though.

[@SecurityPro2704]

I noticed that you did not use water purification before drinking from the water source you found. I know you said it was a natural spring but you never can be sure.

[@jstep100]

Good stuff!

[@leetshots]

i done missed part 2 buddy! brb!

[@steintanz]

Hm, gotta be a real tiny cat to fit in that hole ... maybe a gorge rat yes, but a gorge cat, I don't know?? Greetings from Europe's first and only officially appointed gorge rat :o)

[@mikitta47]

[@shugemery]

Fun times.

[@AshleyBoyd308]

Ah, I see...can't blame ya! I think I have it all worked out anyway...should make for some cool video on my next outing.....

[@2010whiteman]

Awesome

[@curbshoppin]

love all your videos .......now for the dumb question i just have to ask.......do you have to worry about bears in that area or anywhere you hike and camp?......it just kinda hit me yer hanging head high to a bear.......im live in Iowa ....no bears .....maybe a mean bull or a onery pig but no bears

[@canesser1]

Awesome video Shug, you were just getting warmed up with parts 1 & 2 lol. Is that one and same Stormcrow who made my 20F Incubator with 1 oz of overfill for the Great White North? I have not seen such quality on store shelves in my many wanderings! Hoping to take her on my maiden voyage of the season next week out into the back country. Together with my Blackbird hammock we are ready to fly (but I'll leave the camera throwing to you Budddyyyy!)

[@twagn]

Love whippoorwills

[@shugemery]

+Mr M I little whipper goes a long way!

[@beeman715]

eeewww!! At 2:54 I think Hickery drank his sardine juice!!!

[@starshipfantastica]

Thanks for posting these videos, lots of fun. Ok I have to ask, so what does "those with no shoulders" mean? I tried googling it and nothin'

[@JustinMcKinneyhiker]

excellent vid Shug, so happy there's another coming! Did you have problems with ticks on your trip? Great trickery with the camera!! Thanks Shug

[@blakek7234]

How do you know what water to drink straight vs. water you have to boil? What Linville trail do you recommend on the first time out in the gorge?

[@artistabigailmarie]

If you either find the head of the spring(one of the holes in the ground), or find the highest point of a stream, the water is safe to drink. I am pretty sure they were at the top of the mountain when they found that spring flowing over the side, which means no bad runoff from houses or dead things, etc. If you are ever downhill from a town/city or even a few houses, you will want to at least boil the water, but i recommend filtering as well. Make sure the water smells clean, or doesn't smell bad or "off". you can't boil out pollution from city/household chemicals and you need a special filter for that as well. running water is better than still water, and smaller, higher altitude water sources are better than lower, larger water sources(larger water sources have runoff from who knows where or what)

[@yacrafter]

Whipperwills....once they get going....for the love of god!!!...would you let me sleep!!!!...been there

[@mat-ventures]

"I warn you all: do not stay behind the Hickery today" Hahaha sardine farts?

[@James3of3]

I like the cut of your jib.

[@shugemery]

+James Flannery Thankee! I got a good spinnaker also.

[@MrHatManS]

Cheers BudBudBuddy

[@Weskanoy]

(We were using rope and harnesses.)

[@canesser1]

And his ginger children ;)

[@SecurityPro2704]

On average how long does it take you to set up your gear?

[@Rhino10e]

How big is sector 7?

[@johniac7078]

hmmmm.....my wife claims sardines give me gas but it's actually the onions I eat them with......goes to show ya what she knows.

[@samuel97355]

Ginger in training...hahahahaha

[@mikeman230]

Is that your new RC Bumble Bee?

[@shugemery]

Bumble Rumble Drone

[@MeanOldMatt]

DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR DUR

[@LukeWarmHand]

15:37 thats what she said.

[@guitstikkustoms4448]

Do they call it a cat hole because it is big enough to bury a cat in?

[@shugemery]

At least his body in the hole!

[@guitstikkustoms4448]

You might want to get checked out then LOL

[@19leon73]

Gonna tell you something nasty now about flies that looks like the one you filmed in slowmo. In sweden we have a fly (Cephenemyia ulrichii) what it does is that it hovers in front of an animal, elk or moose and spits larvae into the animals nostrils, and to prevent to be sneezed out the larvae has hooks on its head and attaches in the nostrils. It has happened that the mistake human eyes for nostrils and spits the larvae into human eyes, it hurts like a mother*******... true story.

[@KevinLizAndLife]

DERR DERR DERR.....DERR DERR DERR DERR.....DERR DERR ^V^

[@paulwastaken]

a woodpecker wood peck as much wood as a woodpecker could peck if a woodpecker could peck wood?

[@johniac7078]

@shugemery Mmmm....mmmm. Add a hard boiled egg and wash that baby down with a glass of milk and you become a methane generator.

[@kyletango]

At 6:26. Looks like a booby trap if I ever saw one.

[@leetshots]

found it, got too much random poop appearing in my subs! i'd remove everybody else but you dont make a vid often enough for my liking! :P