Meetup at Mark Twain National Forest

[@EmmanuelMachler]

Love it!! Great work Bob, I really enjoyed this adventure. Your tent on the rocks was very well set up. I wanna do similar now! Thanks for sharing! Atb!

[@Bob808Knight]

Emmanuel Machler thanks brother I'm glad you enjoyed the video. when you do set your tent up on a rock.. take some pictures I'd like to check it out..

[@EmmanuelMachler]

Will do Bob, I know a place near by where I can try this. Atb

[@kullcraven]

Sounds like a great time, and thanks for taking us along, i'll have to watch the other guys vids as well. Take care buddy.

[@Bob808Knight]

Kullcraven Bushcraft I'm glad you enjoyed the video Kull.we really did have a great time and a lot of laughs. I can't wait for our spring Meetup. I wish you could come down. I know it's awful far though..

[@RiverBendSurvival]

Great video Bob! Wish I had been able to go. You guys are awesome!

[@Bob808Knight]

RiverBendSurvival thanks Darby...I wish you could have came too..We had one hell of a time a lot of laughs too...a lot of it we could not show on video lol so I have a feeling you know what I'm talking about...but there's always the spring meet up :-)I hope you can make it to that one....

[@PitFireOutdoors]

Looked like it was another successful mission! That area also looks like it has some great hiking, perfect for a "bonding" trip! Love the POV stuff!

[@Bob808Knight]

PitFireOutdoors thanks Josh. Yes it was a really interesting trip for us we've known each other for a year now. so everybody was more at ease.. we had a lot of laughs lol. yes we're doing it again this spring. You're more than welcome to attend.

[@grizzly22485]

How great is it that you guys can get together and share the experiences with us? How great is our great outdoors and how great is this GREAT country of ours! Thanks for the trip, Bob and Ken......................Ross

[@Bob808Knight]

Ross Sullivan thanks Ross. We will get have a good time. This is a meet up for me and Ken and a second meet up for me and Billy Joe. We are planning one for this spring you are more than welcome to attend it.thanks again for your comment

[@KennethKramm]

Thumbs up Bob... Nice POV footage. I remember every minute and had a blast. It's interesting to see what each of us filmed. Can't wait until our next adventure.

[@Bob808Knight]

KennethKramm thanks Ken...I sure wish we had more time out there to explore. I know we could have found a couple good places to hang are hammocks off of.. you're right it was very interesting to see both points of view.you should be getting a package Monday. Let me know if you get it..and yes I'm expecting a phone call from you tomorrow night :-)so I shall talk to you then....

[@KennethKramm]

Bob808Knight Thanks bob. I may need to delay the call tomorrow night. I'm not yet sure....

[@Bob808Knight]

No problem ken... Everything okay?

[@KennethKramm]

Bob808Knight Yep, everything AOK. I'll call you this evening.....

[@karenchakey]

Wow Bob this video was just packed with neat stuff and we could tell you had so much FUN! First awesome place to hike with nice scenery to look at, love all the rocks! It was cool that you slept on the river bed and glad that no flood came! How was your back in the morning really, I bet that slight angle kinda helped tho! Loved the buddy burner! I think I will teach the kids how to make that and make a project out of that one for them! Nice video as always! Blessings and Take Care

[@Bob808Knight]

karenchakey thank you Karen.we really did have a great time in a lot of laughs..it was awesome seeing all the rock structures I'm not used to seeing them here where I live...I just wish I had a couple more days to do some more exploring...I slept really well on the rocks surprisingly.I took him by 50 gallon drum liners and fill them full of pine needles.it really made an excellent mattress... sounds like you got a video in mind for the near future...did you guys get a chance to do any fishing yet?I'm sure hope so looks like winter is right around the corner...I really hate winter...thanks for your comment. It's always a joy to hear from you have a great week

[@karenchakey]

Yup I got a video up of Georges first fish, haven't done one for Katelyn yet, but we had a blast the night went we went out.

[@MeetMeOutside]

Looks like you guys had a blast ! Thanks for sharing man,Peace

[@Bob808Knight]

Cragdwella we really did have a great time. Unfortunately a lot of things we couldn't put on film. They were just too funny lol. Thanks for watching my friend..

[@themiwoodsman7222]

Awesome adventure Bob , i'm Jealous , some day Bob we will meet my friend and would love to join all you guys on a trip out ! great video well done Bob and the Rocks were the best place ever to camp ! take care atb john

[@Bob808Knight]

the mi woodsman thanks John . you know you're more than welcome to come to this spring meet up. It would be great to meet you.we do have a location but we do not have the dates yet. I'll send you a PM on Facebook when we get the dates locked in.

[@themiwoodsman7222]

thanks Bob !

[@SmellNRoses]

Wow Bob this was a great video! Looks like you guys had a really nice time, great looking trail! I especially enjoyed seeing that creek and gorge that you and Ken checked out in the second part of the video. Awesome location there. Oh, did Little Bear enjoy the adventure? Great video, thanks for sharing the trip!

[@Bob808Knight]

Smell N Roses brother glad you enjoyed the video. Yes help me had a great time. He can't wait for the spring meet up now and neither can I.I talked to Ken today and the second half of his video should be up tomorrow. if you get a chance check it out it'll definitely be more detailed than mine...I was mostly doing POV working and enjoying myself. Lol.. thanks for watching brother have a great evening

[@marshalljimduncan]

Great video, thanks for sharing it with us! I'll take a video like this over cable T.V any day. Well done Bob!

[@Bob808Knight]

Marshal Jim Duncan thanks Marshal...I agree with you I hate TV. a lot of the time . I go on a KZbin marathon. Best entertainment ever .

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

Great video Bob but now I'm not to sure about camping with you two lol. 40 something degrees was cold now come on we need to do some winter hiking. I had one trip earlier this year where it got down to the mid 20's and I really didn't want to get up. Loved the camp on the rocks.

[@Bob808Knight]

Caveman Outdoors hey bud. You're safe as long as you don't have any olive oil lol..we do have to meet up and do some camping. I just check the dates on your trip to Mark Twain National Forest unfortunately it is a Friday and Saturday..I don't think I can get off work on a Friday and Saturday for a while now..it just sucks being self employed. Have you thought about coming to the spring meet up?

[@ireland66613]

Awsome video brother looked like great time .You guys had a blast thanks for taking us along .

[@Bob808Knight]

ireland66613 thanks for coming along brother ..we really did have a great time and a lot of laughs.

[@LeeRalph100]

Bob, looks you guys had a great time. Nothing like meeting up with some of the guys here on youtube. Look like a great place! As the mi woodsman said, I am a bit jealous! Lee

[@Bob808Knight]

Lee Ralph we really did have a great time in a lot of laughs.are doing a spring meet up you are more than welcome to come to it..we got the location picked the campsite picked now we're trying to narrow it down to what week in May .as soon as I find out more information I will let you know.

[@LeeRalph100]

Bob808Knight Thank You for the invite! That would be so cool! I look forward to hearing more details!! Plenty of time to plan and plenty of time to ask off from work lol. Thanks again, Lee

[@Bob808Knight]

We should have something in about a month of two. Hopefully sooner. So there will be a video posted when it happens

[@ShazBookOwl]

That was an awesome overnight hike and camping experience. Always enjoy the fun that you guys get up to. I was wondering why you didn't camp higher up on the bank, so I'm glad that you explained that for us. Have managed to get out there a lot myself lately too, but am still a wee bit jealous of the adventures that you guys have. Stay safe / Have fun Cheers & atb Shaz

[@Bob808Knight]

ShazBoo BookOwl hi ShazBoo. .I'm glad you enjoyed our outing. Make sure you go bye ken's and Billy Joe's channel too ...to see additional footage...I know you would enjoy thare videos too...I seen that rock and thought to myself that be a great place to set up my tent. + I don't think anybody else would do it..lol.I've seen you been out and about you have quite a few new videos up..It will definitely keep me busy on my Sunday night marathon :-)

[@rizelnc]

Luv it, nice filmimg and music...

[@Bob808Knight]

rizelnc I'm glad you enjoyed it thank you so much for watching...

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Bob, thanks for returning my post. I like the Walmart comment, half my paycheck goes there every two weeks! Lol. All my gear, except for my pack, is from there so I know what you mean brother. There are videos where people rig up a sleeping bag for the purpose. I used para cord to string up a bag myself last weekend but I've not tried it out yet. I am planning an overnighter, my first with a hammock, for mid October. So, I'm gonna try it out this weekend. I got out of the ice dumping. My wife and the fifth grade teachers all did it though! Then they challenged the principal. She made a fundraiser out of it and whichever grade level raised the most got to drop the buckets on her. They raised about 400 bucks for ALS and donated it in the name of the school. Pretty cool! Peace brother.

[@Bob808Knight]

jhiestand1 $400 for the fundraiser not bad...another place to check for a used gear would be thrift stores and flea markets. I found quite a few things here too. And sometimes Amazon runs good special. But I do have a sleeping bag idea...I'll be posting pictures of it on my Facebook page. Swing by if you get a chance

[@pathfinderfergusfilms6630]

A thoroughly cracking adventure Bob. Genius on the rocks by the way and yes check the weather forecast beforehand before you do such things. Great video Bob. Going to check out Kens.

[@Bob808Knight]

Sinclair Fergus Smith thanks brother. I checked the forecast and there was zero percent chance of rain. So I just had to set up on that rock. SurprisinglyI slept really great that night. Yes definitely check out Kens video it is more detailed than mine.thanks for your comment...

[@terryteague164]

i thought you guys were in mark twain instead of on broke back mountain! bwahhahah! loved the hike, don't know that part of twain but the big rocks in the river bed were awesome.

[@Bob808Knight]

Terry Teague Brokeback Mountain love it.lol one of these days I really got to watch that movie. Not lol. that rock riverbed was really cool I've never seen anything like that before ...I really want to go back and spend a lot more time exploring it...maybe find some caves check out to.....thanks for watching terry have a great week

[@opalprestonshirley1700]

Another great adventure. I see that the Texsport tent is still going strong. The area you all were in looked great I'm not to sure about sleeping in the middle of a large stream but why not you only live once. Thanks for sharing. atb

[@Bob808Knight]

Opal Preston Shirley Thanks Opal..I can't believe how well that tent has held up. Especially with all the abuse I put it through...not bad for a $25 tent...you're right you only live once. For the most part we were safe camping there. I check the forecast before we headed in. The only bad thing I could think of bad happening is breaking lol...you're right you only live once. :)

[@lawtonmurrey8601]

Great vid bob, just loved the location and hiking. afraid I'm not much on hammock camping though. oh and I quit putting out camp fires that way ! lol I couldn't get pass the smell ! thanks for sharing !

[@Bob808Knight]

***** thanks brother. I alternate between my hammock , tent and my half shelter.of course I'm the type of person that can sleep anywhere lol...I know what you mean by the smell lol. Have a great evening brother.

[@gregsmit7280]

Hey Bob, looks like you had a great trip on the Ozark Trail. I look forward to getting my own dirt time in this year as soon as I can free up my schedule and arrange it with some friends. In the meantime, I have to rely on videos like yours to scratch that itch. Thank you.

[@Bob808Knight]

greg smit I'm glad you enjoyed the video Greg. We really did have a great time out there. we are doing a spring meet up you are more than welcome to come..if you get a chance stop by Kenneth channel and see his point of view of our trip I think you'll enjoy it..have a great week brother and thanks for your comment

[@SamiPekkarinen]

That was a great tent site. How that sleepin pad in hammock worked for you? I wasnt happy using a pad in my hammock, seemed to move around too much.

[@Bob808Knight]

Sami Pekkarinen hi Sami....the sleeping pad did move a little bit in my hammock. (I'm seriously considering getting a under quilt(.But If it wasn't for my wool blanket are probably would have froze to death that night...that was a really cool tent site. Surprisingly I slept great. Probably cuz I made a pine needle mattress out of one of my 50 gallon drum liner bags.hey I noticed you uploaded a video I'll be watching that tonight :-)

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Bob, another fantastic video! Great scenery, lots of fun, and that unique 808knight ingenuity! Question for you. I have been experimenting with hammocking in my back yard. I tried a sunshade/reflectix pad with some success. However, it's a pain in the arse cause it moves all over. How does that ridge rest work for you and what brand of hammock do you use?

[@Bob808Knight]

jhiestand1 thanks brother..the hammock I use is a ENO double nested. I really do not have a problem with the therm-a-rest slipping out..it did slide down a little bit but not too bad..the problem I encountered was the therm-a-rest did not protect my sides from getting cold...so I think I'm going to check in to using a under quilt should solve that problem.I really hope that answered your question if you have any more feel free to ask..

[@waterman717]

Hey bob loved the video as always. Just curious as to what kind of tent that was you were using on the rocks. Thanks and be safe out there.

[@Bob808Knight]

RedNinja2012 thanks brother. the tent I use is the texsport two man camo tent. You usually can find them on Amazon for 25.00.dollars..I thought I'd only get one season out of it. I'm going on my third now. I was surprised.

[@karenlee2807]

Looks like ya had fun keep going more videos

[@Bob808Knight]

Karen Lee thanks Karen Lee. Make sure you go by Ken's channel and check out his videos too. I think you will enjoy them.

[@karenlee2807]

Bob808Knight I do go to his channel you him are favored with me love ya all subcribed to you doing this by phone sorry if ya wasn't far off ide love to go camping not no cold now ny state burr so wana freeze lol

[@survivewithout]

man you guys look like you had fun. I feel like I sure did miss out

[@Bob808Knight]

Survive Without Travis you'll definitely have to make the spring meet up. We really do have a great time..

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Bob, I did check out your facebook page. We may be on similar paths here brother. I have one of those ozark trail bags as my regular bag. I too was thinking of making an underquilt out of one. Primarily because they are so compressible. I have been experimenting with a regular sleeping bag to see what works, then I thought I could pick up an ozark trail 40 degree bag in a rectangle shape to copy my experiments to a more compressible option....we shall see.

[@Bob808Knight]

jhiestand1 cool brother. It's nice to have somebody else working on the same project.I haven't decided if I want to cut a 2 inch in diameter hole in the end of the bag or a 2 inch slit.of course I'm sew the seams up..then make a little pocket to put some 550 or shock cord in there. you want you are more than welcome to take pictures of your project and put them on my Facebook page. I'll be interesting ti see how you solve the problem with the end.. (hope that made sense)of course when I get mine done. I will post pictures of mine so you can take a look at it.a great evening and thank you for your comment.

[@MrFullautoak47]

you took a ozark trail to the ozark trail? you rock bob !

[@Bob808Knight]

***** I didn't think about that one lol. you can say it was a Ozark kind of weekend...

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

Hey Bob I have every intention to go to the spring meet up

[@Bob808Knight]

Caveman Outdoors that's excellent bud .we have a location .we're still working out the days. I can tell you it will be in May.

[@CavemanOutdoorsMissouri]

good deal just keep me updated

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Ok, so after flopping around for twenty minutes I managed to get the sunshade to be where I needed it....then I was going to just relax for a few. Then I fell asleep until after midnight and the chill had set in. I primarily felt it up around the sides of my shoulders. So I am looking for options. You tube is full of super expensive underquilt setups. I generally live by econo-me standards, so I have been looking into diy poncho liners. When you get your set up all together can you put together a video? Fyi, I had never heard of the bucket challenge thing until I saw your vid. The following week the entire school, where my wife and I teach, is dumping ice on themselves!

[@Bob808Knight]

jhiestand1 something I've been thinking about trying is getting a sleeping by unzipping it and using it as an under quilt...I know what you mean by being on a budget...I was saying if I can't find it at Walmart I don't need it lol...yes I will be doing a video of mine when I get it all set up the way I want it. But I'm still working out the bugs I'm sure you know how that is..oh yes. Ice bucket challenge lol. Shane called me and said he tagged me and he was uploading the video in 2 hours. So I had to come up with something in that time.. It did work out quite well though. + it is a worthy cause...have you done the challenge yet?

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Sounds good in theory bob, but I'm working from an iPad here and haven't even been able to figure out how to put a picture of me on my you tube account. :( I probably would start posting pics and videos of things if I had a computer. Ours got old and went to computer heaven. We, of course, have computers- but they are school issue so we keep those for work etc. About the UQ, I zipped the bag shut and tied out four corners with zip ties and paracord. It worked but just wasn't wide enough. I then folded in half the other way because it gave me a few extra inches that way. I have not tried it out yet. No sewing yet. I'm a little fearful of my wife's semi antique sewing machine. If I mess it up I'm in big doo doo! Lol.

[@Bob808Knight]

jhiestand1 I know what you mean I do everything from my cell phone and it's taking forever to figure everything out.. that's one thing I do not know how to do yet is sew lol but I've been watching a lot of KZbin videos and I recently purchased the sewing machine from the thrift store..I'll definitely do some tests sewing before I do it on the bag. Lol so wish me luck.

[@DannyWalker1949]

I Don't Believe I would have said That! Bob. or Ken. hee-he. ; - ]

[@Bob808Knight]

Lol you wouldn't believe some of the things we don't show on camera. I really need to start an uncensored Channel. It would be an invite-only Channel

[@DannyWalker1949]

Man, Ya Might get into Big Trouble with that one. he-he.

[@ChannelTheron]

I understand a lot of water(plastic) bottles screw onto the sawyer.Since its easier to fill a bottle,I wonder if itd be best to just carry a bottle? Banana bread yum.Ws the pad doing it for ya at 40 ish temps in the hammock?I like that second place you went,canal lake,with the cliffs and rocks!Looked like an awesome campsite too!If it wasn't gonna rain I'd not even done a tent there!I like the Ozark Trail bag...it is warm...but 32 degrees is pushing it a bit.Quit with the sexy olive oil talk man.I'm afraid of what kinda camping tips vids this is gonna lead to.

[@Bob808Knight]

Theron Miller Hi Theron. ...yes this order will accept plastic water bottles. The only problem yes I was carrying the great value water bottles and they are cheaply made. I'm afraid it wouldn't thread onwithout leaking..the banana bread was freaking excellent. That's the first time I've had an oven on an overnight. :-)the pad work out pretty well...it really help that I had the wool blankets though. I really want to get a under quilt for my hammock....I've got an idea of something I want to try for the next couple weeks that might work. I'm sure we'll see if you post it on Facebook lol.if it was going to rain I would not have camp on in the middle of the creek on that rock. Knowing my luck I'd wake up downstream 10 miles lol..what do olive oil lol. I'll leave it at that lol ..thanks for the comment brother...

[@Vx777infonet]

Like the POV to a point but after about 10 mins it is a little drunken kungfu master LOL I made it though, looks like you guys got some good trekking, How many miles did you go? Also on ground like that its not the same a flatland, how were bugs?? Ken can put some of us younger guys to shame on a trail, I am walking everyday but not adding a pack yet, I carry a haversack type bag.

[@Bob808Knight]

Vx777infonet drinking kung-fu master love it...I'm glad you made it your brother. Sometimes I find a couple shots of Jack Daniels helps. Lolhonestly I'm not really sure on the miles I think 6 on the first dayand 7 on the second day...but don't quote me on that.there really was no bugs I think it's because I got in the forties that night. I'm sure that helps out quite a bit.yes ken is an Ironman. He is a definitely hard one to keep up with lol..that's is one item id really like to get. is a haversack..I'm not sure if I'm going to make one or purchase one ..who knows:). Thanks for your comment brother and have a great evening...

[@WoodsTrekkinAdventures]

Bob, check out this channel on you tube " Ryan Viney" he has a way to rig up a sleeping bag that looks pretty simple and effective. It seems to solve the problem of the ends and also looks easy to get into and out of. Might be worth experimenting with.

[@Bob808Knight]

jhiestand1 cool I'll swing by and check out his channel...thanks for the tip