Major snow storm while camping in Napier Truck Tent!

In this short overnight camping adventure, Scott and I encounter a somewhat unexpected snowstorm that made for blizzard conditions much of the day. Tips on how to stay warm and still have fun!
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[@stevebroten9196]

Bought one of these 10 years ago. Love in Florida . Use for hunting. Temps down to 33 in Gainesville and up to 85 in Brooksville. Still have it. Thinking of using it one more time (I'm 65) Money well spent. If you are thinking of one of these go for it 👍

[@jajones43]

As a veteran with some issues going on I have found solace in only one thing here lately, my Son and I fishing and camping. I just traded in my dream car camaro Ss bells and whistles because I wanted an fx4 to do more then what we could. This video is inspirational. Every person that tells you that you have helped with this, that’s real! Thank you Get outside and breath!

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thanks! Best Comment yet!

[@Exe.6000]

planning on trading my camaro next year to hike and camp. what truck did you get?

[@jajones43]

@@Exe.6000 ford f150 fx4 and still going hard camping and trailing

[@ianmangham4570]

To be young again in the great outdoors, AWESOMENESS

[@exploringnext1111]

Just camped in my Napier in 32 degrees and rain in MT....LOVE IT!

[@mistersteve383]

As a truck driver I got to see the run into Phoenix from the North from Flagstaff. Saw the elevations for the first time and literally said this must be where it snows In AZ. It was 105deg everywhere that day

[@NayaAzaret]

i really love it to watch a winter camping and i love nature too, please keep vlogging...

[@frankenstein3163]

same

[@3252fly]

Great video!!= Yep, just like my northern Canada.= Me 76 I still CAP truck camp.= ALWAYS, have CO2 detector just below the head.= Was road Paramedic 1960 / 2000= now 21 yrs. PTSD. This life saves me!!!!!

[@yvanlachance8269]

Thank you!

[@joannedonaldson7928]

Enjoyed seeing your camping in the snow. Brrrr

[@wonsiak1]

Loved your advice at the end! Great vid! 👍

[@carolynpilcher3789]

Great video stay warm and safe on your way back home.

[@OverlandPNW]

Love the intro ! Wow...it was a full on snow survival trip ! Yea to the Mr Buddy heater ! Great video !

[@Regina0964]

Nature is healing for me..

[@hellohellohello6847]

Just watched this, first one of yours Iv watched. Nicely done, no ego or too much face in the camera. Subbed :) peace, Hampshire UK

[@hermiesalud7766]

Very nice words of the day thank you. Nice camping there! Watching here in the Philippines

[@sweetnectar83]

Thank you for the explanation on the buddy heater. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@wendychangfang]

Crazy people do the crazy things, but I love it! Very enjoy the outdoor activity special sitting at home and watching the video feel I’m at the camping area.

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thanks for watching

[@ricksundberg5659]

I have the Napier with the Sportz Link tent for the ground behind the truck and it is well worth it. I have a Ford F-350 with an 8' bed and that Napier tent is almost 10 feet long to where it ends on the tailgate so with the Sportz Link the whole thing is like 18 feet long. I also put an ez up after the Sportz Link for a vestibule so it is closer to 28 feet when all said and done. I have a 30' toy hauler and I prefer going places it can't make it to go hunting and fishing so this is the answer for me.

[@1961markc]

Just found your channel. Keep up the good work. Awesome stuff!!!!!!!

[@sugamamajackson6171]

Y’all did well weathering the snow and coldness.

[@ictpilot]

Scott is definitely prepared! I would like to see his setup.

[@sugamamajackson6171]

Y’all did well weathering the snow and coldness

[@sandratangalin4741]

First time watching your video. I really enjoyed it. Subscribed.

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thanks Sandra!

[@thatotherguygreg]

Love the video!

[@thomashindle3570]

Tom from Quebec Canada Yes we are good camper thank you

[@alexbartlett9396]

Great video man! Would love to see more snow and winter camping vids on your channel man!

[@exploringnext1111]

Couldnt live without my little Buddy Heater but I had a lot of condensation...was sure to ventilate.

[@koalafan1576]

Thanks for letting us know how the tent handled the snow. I am going to be getting that same tent and know it’s a 3 season tent without the covers on the windows.

[@DirtRoadReset]

You betcha! I can't testify as to how it would do in a multi-day heavy snow event, but it certainly outperformed my expectations on this trip.

[@CanadianCampPurr]

-4 C thats summer weather here in canada...lol....great video!!!

[@shaman9628]

I shot off the line with a Kodiak Canvas Truck tent. Just received it. Almost three months waiting. We're going camping out at the swell this weekend.

[@AZDesertExplorer]

Perfect message at the end. 👍🇺🇸

[@BrCarla]

Great video

[@AB-kg6rk]

Thanks, i took your advice. Best 🙏

[@DirtRoadReset]

You're comment speaks volumes of your need for a reset A B. Check back in once you're inner child has been met with kindness.

[@clementwilliam9395]

wow just like in the movie chad..with the sound effect and the snow..awesome..nice music am using earphone ..laying on the bed seeing Chad video..snowing forest amazing..love the video..greetings from Sarawak Malaysian Borneo..enjoy your camping chad and scott..🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾 may i know the temperature in Celsius

[@zombiehunter7264]

That was a great message

[@Danny-ge2my]

Something you might think about 12 volt electric blanket, I've had one for over 14 years and I also have a 12 volt coffee maker which in 7 minutes you got hot water for anything you want.!!!! I have all the goodies I have a Napier backroads camo I have a full size air bed that fits right between the wheel wells queen size sleeping bag also a sleeping bag liner and a 12 volt electric blanket just in case. I'm thinking about getting me a little like 5 ft 1x10 and round all the corners and sand it down and use it for a shelf and just put it up at the far end then you got a shelf and you can set everything on it.

[@DirtRoadReset]

Great suggestion! I'll look into it!

[@JoseSanchez-wh1zb]

Lol I love Arizona and camping here:)

[@diyonhutana7879]

Awesome 🥰

[@drytuna1913]

Still waiting on that pine needle tea!

[@MichaelRoyDuckworth]

I live and camp in north western Canada. Rarely do we experience the common damp cold and wet snow of what the U.S. gets. Damp cold and snow sucks the heat out of beings like jumping into an Arctic Ocean. I feel for your cold. Yes I am Canadian and no we are not the cold lovers and survivors like the myths.

[@act8065]

That is what all of Ontario is like as well. Brutal.

[@lisalee2885]

18:22 was a great piece of Advice 👍💖👍😀

[@bobdaluga418]

Just watched your station for 1st time. Enjoyed it and subscribed to the channel..

[@jsvalina3503]

Winter camping Enjoying the suck and experience lol. Love it.

[@aureliaw3071]

Great video 👍Love the music 🌼

[@paladin11C40]

I always carry a bottle of charcoal lighter fluid with me, it helps to get a fire going.

[@harolynallison6889]

Ya I do the same thing

[@HughWoo]

Always!

[@bilstein2410]

The scene at 1:04 would make an absolutely epic desktop wallpaper

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thanks! Gives me an idea!

[@zainish1122]

Nice keep doing more. All the best subscribed.

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thanks!

[@raymondtrendle9428]

Propane heaters burn clear. Learned that living on a military base and had to call the fire department when my utility room in base housing seemed to hot. They responded and the exhaust from the heater was actually venting into the utility room and the CO2 detector next to it never went off. The FD said its because propane burns clear. (Never defined what that meant)

[@Evosol1]

I've camped in that exact camp site before!

[@danikeebler1662]

My photography buddy and I drove to the Grand Canyon from Lake Haavasu. We had NO IDEA that it snowed. I ended up breaking my ankle with the cah cah shoes I had on the ice. Defiantly know what you are getting into before you get there

[@dotcomsa]

OK! I love your channel! This is rea.... I can't say it enough.

[@DirtRoadReset]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks!

[@darrellrogers3511]

Great video! Please show setup and breakdown of bed tent, doesn't get old even if you show it every time.

[@ReeferNoob23]

Wow almost 900 subs!

[@DirtRoadReset]

Humbled!

[@grubnstuff5928]

We are getting ours out next weekend. Mt. Charleston in Nevada. Too early for snow like that I hope.

[@aaliashafiq9284]

Very nice car ⛺ so beautfull place I love nacher

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thanks for visiting

[@thomashindle3570]

Tom from Quebec Canada You need to buy a trailer Compost heater ( compost heater ) Compost will go up to 140f Put some pipes together and a fan and you will have heat . Put a plastic water pipe in the compost and you will have hot water . Just Think ? You can heat anything if You only think ?

[@Black_wolf2250]

Very good

[@yzuaf15]

Wonderful Indonesia 🏖️🌅🇮🇩👍

[@WillemLuntungan]

Love it

[@DirtRoadReset]

Thank you Willem!

[@harolynallison6889]

I just found your channel and I like the channel. I will subscribe to you this is a very informative video

[@exploringnext1111]

Nice intro!!!!

[@dinasyoyos6384]

I love snow

[@rayleeeastlick3989]

Klamath falls Oregon is watching,and I got a Aunt in Showlow.

[@philipoldham3382]

Was wondering do you have a video on when you first got the tent and set it up, kinda Interested in looking at one for my f150

[@stanw909]

Look for a Coleman Black Cat heater. Much more stable than the Buddy heater.

[@nicoletate6929]

You can’t use a buddy heater in a tent, it causes condensation, this is why you have water inside and everything is wet.

[@DirtRoadReset]

Wrong.

[@mrs.c5471]

@@DirtRoadReset Actually she’s both right and wrong, they can be used in a tent, but propane does cause condensation

[@DirtRoadReset]

@@mrs.c5471 Propane is indeed a wet heat, but absolutely CAN be used in a tent. With proper ventilation, it's usually no big deal. Condensation will always form no matter what depending on the weather and ground conditions. Its an accepted part of winter camping.

[@timothyrenner7216]

I have a Napier truck tent as well, but it is far from water resistant even with the rain fly. That last two times I went camping the Tent was soaked and it didn't even rain....I will throw extra tarps over the tent next time... after watching your video you mentioned condensation. My fiance and myself were in my tent maybe thats why is the tent was soaked...

[@fjb4932]

Correct. Need ventilation ...

[@daleval2182]

Dry in sun well, spray 3 M, water and stain gaurd, it recommend this when you buy new, good insurance from getting wet, you have a broken seam, inspect, if so use a nylon patch kit, but if it didnt rain, ITS CALLED CONDENSATION, CRACK THE WINDOWS

[@danielbourdage5245]

Yes I'm from Quebec and I love winter -40 I don't care . I'm a vanning .

[@jamesmulkey3645]

WOW! Really enjoyed your vlog. I am a lifelong resident of the Deep South so as you might guess my vaca motto is "if it ain't snowin, I ain't goin"! I have a truck bed tent arriving today and your overnight has me super stoked! Unfortunately, I will have about an 11-hour drive from the beach to the Smokies. Your camera work was very good, as was your voice-over. Straight forward, no 50 cent words just gorgeous scenery. Def leaned on the like and subscribe! now for some constructive criticism if I may? I have been a personal witness to how quickly a hatchet can ruin a camping trip, especially in freezing conditions, even while being used by experienced hands. This particular habit keeps the National Guard current on their extractions but it will cost you around $1,500 if conditions force a chopper to come from Knoxville. No matter what one wishes to accomplish with a hatch, there is a MUCH SAFER tool to get it done. Second, I think you might have used the heater only when you were awake and let a good sleeping bag do its thing until morning. Other than that, I cant wait to see (and hear) your next outing! JRM ial (idiot at large)

[@TheSgtk9]

What info do you have for your Columbia jacket. Nice vid.

[@user-gm1ux9gd6r]

سلام خیلی با حال و عالی بود همین طور ادامه بده به زودی تعداد فالوورهاتون بی نهایت میشه Wow very cool very nice

[@gsavedra]

Plumas County!!!

[@KP11520]

Propane heaters that aren't vented outside will off H2O as a waste product, so the tent isn't to blame.

[@maktoobyt2009]

2:02 “come along with me on this advanature haha” sorry, I blame my ears for hearing it, I do this all the time .

[@nledet12]

What’s your fire contraption that you used for your hot water?

[@MichaelRoyDuckworth]

I'm from north western Canada and not boasting about it. The damp/wet snow you are dealing with is absolutely the most uncomfortable and difficult to deal with. Moisture/water sucks heat out of everything faster than anything. I'd rather live or camp at 0F/-18C than in damp conditions. Often I wished it would get colder to have warmer feet.

[@MrRay3801]

Yeah, I live in south MS and we dont get any snow but when it does get down in the teens for that odd day or two, Ive had people from Maine tell me they never felt the cold with 100% humidity. Its a different type of cold that zaps you from the core. I was up in Altoona, PA one Christmas where it snowed 24" one day and I was out walking in it all day and was fine....but in 20 F at 100% humidity, Im running for the heat!!

[@garyb4929]

Question; You have the Backroadz tent? -vs- the Sportz truck tent with awning. wondering the pro/cons between two. I'm pushing 70, but wanting to try truck verse ground tent. Like being of ground idea

[@jpisme9082]

Which ever you buy be sure to upgrade the poles to aluminum. I measured mine and ordered aluminum poles from Amazon. The fiberglass easily shatter because the fit is so tight. I purchased new poles 1" shorter than the original poles.

[@eschneider8799]

Cool lookin twig stove, what kind is it? Good vid Cheers frum Canada eh

[@Gjstone508]

Any chance on getting this camp location ? I saw you go throught the tunnel on the 60 out of superior. Do you turn off before top of the world if so what road.

[@daleval2182]

My advice bring a C02 detector if you use a buddy, or any fuel heater

[@DirtRoadReset]

Always! It's always behind my head above the pillow on the truck bed lip.

[@59plexi]

imagine 150 years ago.....covered wagons....we are all soft compared to people back then....

[@lindamarie6574]

No kidding! We are marshmallows! I agree

[@frankenstein3163]

Is that the best winter camping truck tent ? Thermal wies !?

[@themist18]

10:55 - 11:05 did anyone notice the wolf face in one of the hollow bowls kinda thing??? creepy.awesome video though..where in AZ did you camp if you don't mind me asking

[@keithress]

I live here in Florence AZ. Is that the Pinal Mts. near Globe? If So I love it up there !!! would love to go on a truck tent trip I have the Sportsman "Guide Gear" Truck Tent.

[@dotcomsa]

How do you now feel about the Napier tent?

[@HughWoo]

It’s beautiful, but I still prefer somewhere like Mississippi or Tennessee.

[@Evosol1]

How is the ventilation of the tent, did you get much condensation inside?

[@DirtRoadReset]

As much as can be expected, the fly still keeps airflow throughout and the top vent works well at keeping heat distribution good. Most of the condensation came from the buddy heater.

[@lennygarrison6836]

Stupid question. What Oakley model sunglasses are you wearing in this video?

[@ps3shaun11]

21 degrees! in scotland its illegal to have yer top oan when the weathers anything above 17

[@Gucci_Membrane]

Hard to believe this is Arizona as I’m watching this from Phoenix and it’s 116 outside and in the middle of a desert

[@DirtRoadReset]

Right?!

[@christopherlaboy9377]

Have you considered upgrading to a Kodiak Canvas Truck Tent?

[@shaman9628]

We finally received ours. It took about three months for it's arrival. Damned bullshit Propaganda DIS-EASE.

[@shaman9628]

Realistically if Springbar actually sold a truck tent, I'd of payed more just because China isn't involved. They design their products in Salt Lake City and manufacture them in Salt Lake City as well.

[@billyboblillybob344]

I guess people don't know about garbage bags. They weigh nothing and keep everything dry no matter what.

[@olivialancaster3880]

I have to laugh when you talk about AZ. having snow. We (East coasters) went to the Grand Canyon in mid May, I thought Arizona means lots of shorts and tees… woke up our first morning at the south rim with snow on the RV. Immediately ran to the shops and bought sweat pants and hoodies

[@JoseSanchez-wh1zb]

How u like it?

[@jamesspader85]

What are the GPS cords for that spot?

[@1scottyq]

No cookies? Lol.

[@DirtRoadReset]

The cookies were a rip-off. Lol. Just 2 pre-made cookies in the bag that simply warmed up using the heat packet. Lame.

[@tomconcitis9322]

Is there bacon?

[@mrs.c5471]

Can you use this tent if you have a utility box in the bed of the truck?

[@DirtRoadReset]

I dont think so

[@jezzie1965]

Cual es la coordinación para llegar ahí parce

[@corathekat1898]

Where we're you camping. I live in the White Mountains.

[@luouns]

You should watch the David John Walsh show, he does this stuff too

[@garye3502]

I live in AZ what mountain did you guys camp on?

[@DirtRoadReset]

This was near Pinal Peak, just outside of Globe.