I find it hilarious that you brought your own Solo Stove even with the fire pit available already at the camping site ๐. Honestly though, Solo Stove is dope. It alleviates a lot of the fire smoke and the accessories are brilliant. Wish I had one this past weekend when camping at Devilโs Lake in WI. I ended up smelling like smoked prosciutto by the time everything was said and done ๐ฅ.
@rayejin2 ะฐะน ะฑาฑััะฝ
We bring it because it severely reduces the chance that we're going to get hit by ash/embers. Last year we used the provided fire pit during one of our camping trips and we both got holes in our pants, jackets, and our chairs...not just that, but we like our grill attachment. It works way better!
At least and l hope those aren't dengue mosquitos. Camping is fun without the bugs and mosquitos. Yes, you can grill inside the house. If you have a porch or a small garden. That'll do. ๐โ๏ธ๐๐
Thats really funny that you say that Americans dont come up to you if they dont know you. I find the opposite to be true. I broke my wrist in a car accident and i cant tell you the amount of strangers that wished me a speedy recovery but also felt comfortable enough to ask what happened which i found amusing. So. Many. Ppl. And i took the ferry across the Hudson River the other day in my town and i made conversation with about 8 strangers while i was out and about. And i live in the suburbs of NYC in a notoriously "mind your business" state. During my regular day i can have like 20 convos with ppl ive never met before and well usually bitch about something in common, laugh and wish each other a good day all in 1 short interaction, usually while waiting in line or in the elevator. But maybe its cause were quite blunt and open, and Minnesota is more reserved? I have it in other states i visit as well, like Fl, NJ.... thought it was all of us lol. I dont like camping for all the reasons Raye mentioned, but damn you guys make it look so tempting!! That spot is perfect with that lake view i think you should squat there for a month and give the state a hard time evicting you ;p
@rayejin3 ะฐะน ะฑาฑััะฝ
I'm not sure. I've gone my whole life in Minnesota rarely experiencing local people just randomly talking to me unless we were in a shared space like an elevator, a line, or had some reason to speak to each other. You must have a much friendlier face than I do! haha
Raye, you better tell Jin it's not the bears you gotta be afraid of. It's Bigfoot! (Or Mountain Yeti) ๐
@Cletus_the_Elder3 ะฐะน ะฑาฑััะฝ
Mosquitos are the worst. I think you can find those mosquito coils in US stores now. I remember seeing them in Korea first, many years ago. Otherwise, it's the smelly Off Deep Woods, which is probably better than any repellant that goes into the air. Also, you definitely do not want to burn anything inside a tent. The silver lining is that the Great Lakes have not gotten the tiger mosquitos that attack during broad daylight, are silent, and are carriers of viruses. I just Googled this: Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are moving north into Michigan.
@rayejin3 ะฐะน ะฑาฑััะฝ
Thank goodness we don't have those mosquitos yet! The park ranger told us even DEET wasn't enough to protect against the mosquitos this season. Supposedly they are supposed to be less active in chiller temperatures, but they never gave us a break!
Free camp in Duluth? Where that place? Because we will go camp this July? Please
@rayejin3 ะฐะน ะฑาฑััะฝ
Itโs several hours away from Duluth. Then park is called Temperance River. Last time I checked, there werenโt any available spots there until November. You need to pay for a MN park permit and also the campsite itself in order to stay there!
You know that Jin really loves Raye! When Raye was feeding Jin and she said "i haven't washed my hands in a while" Jin replied with "even better". This is true love โค
When you have us the tour of the tent โฆI was gasping the mosquitoes will come in! Hope they didnโt disturb your sleeping. You can soak your nifty jackets in that special big spray so itโs on the clothes and not much on your skin. That jacket is nifty! North Shore 24:49 fashion is functional! Thanks for the video.
@rayejin3 ะฐะน ะฑาฑััะฝ
We had to hunt down all of the mosquitos in our tent before we could sleep! haha
You can try spraying your tent and clothes with permetherin, a bug repellant. The Chicago JoongBoo sells Berkshire pork samgyeopsal which is similar to the black pig. It was about $10 a pound last time I got it.