Finally !!! First ATV / UTV Camping Trip with our Can Am Maverick Trail and Polaris Sportsman 850SP.

This is our first ATV/UTV overnight camping away from home. This is our last gear test/shakedown before our big trip on the Caribou Loop in a few weeks. Just make sure we have everything, everything works, and everything fits.

[@tomashbaugh8891]

Great trip. And I want to personally thank you guys for going commercial free, much more enjoyable to watch! Thank you

[@MyATVlife]

Thank You ! We made the decision not to monetize our videos yet. Too many people monetize as soon as they are eligible, but most people (us included) don't make videos worth forcing people to watch commercials for. One day we will, but we are no where near that point yet. Right now we make these videos for our enjoyment and yours, not for making money. 👍

[@idahoblessing]

I just watched this again. What a perfect trip! And Susan is just AMAZING! Don't let the new job keep you from getting out. Life is to short.

[@MyATVlife]

We're hoping to do several short weekend camping trips like this one this year. Still waiting for all of the snow in the mountains to melt, but we're getting there. 👍

[@idahoblessing]

@@MyATVlife I was able to get up in the mountains here out of Couer d'Alene three weeks ago. But it's been raining alot here.

[@billsearle6907]

That was a dandy camping trip. Beautiful scenery to boot. Looking forward to seeing your Caribou Loop video.

[@StacySalmans]

So glad I happened across your channel. Just starting to get into ATV life. Great camp spot and setup.

[@scottmichelin5697]

Just want to say, it's nice to see people clean up the outdoors. Even though people should be able to clean up after themselves. Thank you!

[@james420james1]

Thank you for cleaning up. Some people are straight up slobs. It makes me so mad to roll up to a garbage mess in camp. I always leave it better than I find it. Thanks again and great job on the video.

[@larryluffel777]

Your video production quality and editing has gone to a new level, nice story telling too. The coffee montage was ‘epic’, and I have to try that campfire dinner. Keep up the great work.

[@MyATVlife]

Thank You !!!

[@tybot_25]

So inspirational! I'm your #1 fan!

[@MyATVlife]

Awwwww

[@daver3778]

Great job. I enjoy your riding videos the most.

[@MyATVlife]

Thank You ! Stay tuned 👍 Lots of rides planned for this year.

[@johnk7093]

first time Sub here.... couple things I saw in this vid 1. yes, hate.. hate people ruining nature with their garbage, thank you for cleaning up after them and making the spot great again. 2. Love seeing the Personal Carry, in Montana, we carry during camping as well.... you NEVER know, normally a shot in the air scares but.... 3. you peaked my interest at the dinner you were making (start at 10:11).. have never seen that.. thats alot of food... I like how you roll. 4. solo cup, thats a party... very cool, yes fat tire.... gross. 5. Epic music during the coffee scene 6. I'll shut up now....... great Vid....

[@MyATVlife]

That's awesome ! Welcome aboard 👍

[@jeffabbott403]

Looked like a fun trip. Cool of your boy to come hang out!

[@MyATVlife]

Yeah, he had to work late, but he made it up. He's doing the Caribou Loop with us so he needed to do a gear shakedown too. I think we're all ready. 👍

[@jeffabbott403]

@@MyATVlife I’m jealous. Was just up there in Libby, Whitefish and Glacier Natl Park MT. Drove thru Bonners Ferry and up 90 to Spokane to fly out. Beautiful country. Lots of rain and mud down here in North Ga. won’t be riding much till later this summer probably .

[@23bowser]

You had all the essentials........loved the brook.

[@MyATVlife]

Yup. I think we're ready. Just need to figure the best way to film these adventures. Stay tuned, and thanks for watching !

[@PAULPINBALL]

Nice vid of camping with the family! The wrap looks great too

[@MyATVlife]

Thank You ! And Thank You ! 👍

[@OutdoorWarrior]

I really enjoyed this episode. I liked how you cooked all your food at once with tinfoil which makes it quick and easy. Looking forward to some more! 😁

[@MyATVlife]

Awesome ! Thank You ! Yeah, gotta eat, but we try to keep it simple, plus no pans to clean 🤣👍

[@OutdoorWarrior]

@@MyATVlife so true cleaning the pots and pans suck lol

[@dgbergan]

So much fun!! :)

[@UtahOutlander]

Good stuff! Looks like a good shakedown run. 👍 The Caribou Loop sounds like a great trip! I might need to check it out.

[@MyATVlife]

Thanks ! The River noise kind of screwed up all of our camp audio, so I had to make due with what I had, so I had a little fun with it. Note to self, when filming near a River, you need to mic up 🤣 We are really looking foreword to the Caribou loop. Should be fun. We will try to do it justice. 👍

[@rockymountainbackcountry1588]

Looks like you all set up. Very nice!

[@MyATVlife]

Thanks !

[@nscanamer9438]

Nice video. The foil dinners are a simple thing but so tasty. Me and my sons did them a lot when we all went camping and they always made their own. Is the site you camped a place you book or just a first come first serve kind of thing? I was wondering what the belt JR was wearing until the end when I could see it was a gun in a holster. I`m not anti-gun trust me but being in Canada it didn`t even occur to me that`s what it was LOL.

[@MyATVlife]

Yeah, it’s a holster 😂 These spots are mostly reservations, but if it’s empty you can just take it (if it’s not reserved). We got lucky. The people that had reserved it, did it for the night before and had just left, so we could just pay and move in. I’ve been surprised at how many people have commented that they’d never seen the tin foil dinner before. It was a staple for camping when I grew up. Easy to make, and easy to cook 👍 Thanks for hanging out with us

[@sandracampbell7459]

Very Well done!!!

[@MyATVlife]

Thank You !

[@carlbeasley2498]

I'm a big outdoorsman and would like to travel around to different camping areas with my UTV after I retire from the military. Would you mind sharing with me the location of this camp site. Thanks!!!

[@MyATVlife]

www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/ctnf/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=53671&actid=29

[@carlbeasley2498]

Thank you! I looks like a really nice place to camp and just enjoy the outdoors, can't wait!!!

[@dennisminter4134]

You must sometimes ask yourself, Is it wort all the time we put into creating these videos and sharing our adventures with others. I share your adventures with family and friends, it gives us ideas on where to go and make our own memories, which are priceless. Your efforts are very much appreciated, THANK YOU. I would like to brand my Maverick with your My ATV Life stickers if they are available for order.

[@MyATVlife]

I ask myself that question all the time. Comments like yours always makes it worth it. We really make these videos for two main reasons. One is just to make memories for us and those who ride with us to look back on. The other is to show people what these areas look like. I know when I've gone some place new I like to look up all the information I can on the area, and one place I look is on KZbin. I like to see what these places look like so I know what to expect. Videos like these helped me in the beginning, so we just want to pay it foreword as others have done. Plus we do enjoy it. We're happy to do it. We don't push ourselves to the point where it feels like "work". We have to remind ourselves that this is suppose to be fun, so we don't push ourselves to produce a ton of content. We just do what we can when we can. Thank you so much for your kind words. It really does mean a lot to us that you watch and share our content with friends and family. It really does help us to stay motivated, and lets us know that it really does make a difference. We appreciate that, we really do. As for stickers, I'm sorry but I don't really have any. I hadn't really thought about selling them, but maybe we may get to that point some day. I just have a local shop make them as I need them, so I don't really have any extras. Im sorry. Maybe it's time to start my "merchandizing" part of our journey 👍 I appreciate the ask. Next time I have some made I'll have a few extras printed up.

[@harleysnuffer3719]

I like the trailer where did you buy it

[@MyATVlife]

bosskibuilt.com/collections/trailers/products/800-aluminum-trailer

[@duanneblouin7148]

Expect to see more trash ever since covid more trash people leaving more trash for others to clean up seeing it in all the so cal. Deserts now pack it in pack it out sorry for venting keep making videos they are awesome take care.

[@timothyhansen7905]

Where was this ride/trail? I live in Brigham City.

[@MyATVlife]

It's at the north end of Franklin Basin Road just before it starts to drop down into Willow Flats. Hillyard Draw to Sugar Creek. It ends in Mapleton on Cub River Rd

[@timothyhansen7905]

@@MyATVlife That what I was thinking. We stay at Beaver Ski resort for a week and ride all over from there. Avoid trail FR304 to Fish Have, lots of boulders and a switch back that caused us to tip over. It’s a 50” trail and needs some work.

[@daniellester4751]

How does the electronic hill decent control work compared to engine braking on my outlander. I need a good hold back on down hill decent. I like the machine but have not rode it or have Any experience with electronic hill decent

[@MyATVlife]

Engine braking is excellent. Seems to be very "linear" in that is doesn't just bang on and off, it comes on smoothly and builds up to strong. I'm not explaining it well, but on my Sportsman if you move the throttle even one millimeter the engine goes from accelerating to engine braking harshly and instantly. The MT does not do that. Smooth engagement and holds very well. I've been down some very steep hills in low gear with only the engine braking holding me back. Big fan of it.

[@daniellester4751]

@@MyATVlife Awesome. Thanks for the response . I have a outlander max xt and want something a little more comfortable and not so big. So we can ride the smaller trails. The Atv is awesome but gets tired after 30-40 mile ride sometimes. I really like the thought of 50 inch size. Just hope it is stable

[@MyATVlife]

We came from ATVs to the Maverick Trail, and it was hard to get used to being strapped into something. With the ATV you can add some "body English", lean uphill or whatever to help keep the machine planted. There is no doing that with a SXS. At first whenever the machine would lean over we would kind of hold our breath, then all was fine. Every time the machine would lean a little farther we would hold our breath. After a while you learn to trust it. I've had it in some pretty sketchy situations and it's never gone over. As long as you stay within the limits of what the machine is designed to do it's very stable.

[@daniellester4751]

@@MyATVlife Thank you.

[@bangWarkop]

🆒

[@nickboucher1884]

Where did you guys get your tow behind Atv trailer ?

[@MyATVlife]

bosskibuilt.com/collections/trailers/products/800-aluminum-trailer

[@woofman4796]

we're in florida,,, our rainy season is well under way

[@MyATVlife]

You guys have been getting hit pretty good. We had a really dry Winter, now a really dry Spring plus temps about 20 degrees above normal. Things are pretty dry around here right now.

[@woofman4796]

@@MyATVlife hopefully you guys get some rain soon, i've been here since the mid 80's , after i got out of the army, i can remember only 1 really severe dry year,, theres been a half a dozen or so "dry " summers,, i.e. not torrential rain every day, but 1 year back in the 90's, things were like a tinder box well into july, ,, anyway,,, be safe,, have fun,, i love your maverick by the way

[@MyATVlife]

Thank You !

[@woofman4796]

@@MyATVlife your welcome,, i think i remember now telling you that we have a 2015 can-am outlander max xt 1000 2up in camo, we ride 2 to 4 times a year, not much i know, but we only ride up in ocala national forest, it's over 100 miles 1 way, about 150 in gas round trip for my truck, plus atv gas,, so,, we save until we can, :),, that's life as they say

[@woofman4796]

us too, we hate seeing trash,, a well maintained camping area or trail system would have employees clean up ,,, we always take our trash with us

[@jeffwhite5813]

what brand of trrailer do you have ????

[@MyATVlife]

It is A Bosski 800AL

[@woofman4796]

call me dumb,, but where did you guys go camping

[@MyATVlife]

Cache National Forest here in SE Idaho

[@woofman4796]

@@MyATVlife lucky you... beautiful country you have out there,, i'm from north central maine,, wife is from new york state,, we hate it here,, but,, wife has great paying job,, when she retires, we plan on moving north, to the center of florida, really small town on the edge of ocala national forest called ft mccoy, we are just north of tampa,, CROWDED,,

[@GR-xl1lk]

Do you have to be street legal to drive from your house

[@MyATVlife]

I do, but in Idaho it's really easy to be street legal.

[@jackhawk8952]

Campground.? That's not real camping...

[@MyATVlife]

Camping in a campground is not real camping ?