Time Sipping Away: Boondocking BC

[@CampandCamera]

With all the foraging for plants and berries, this episode should have been titled “Slim Pickings.” Lol!

[@xlerate8488]

Hahaha

[@johnpaulgarcia6906]

Lmao!!!

[@Sebastian_Dinwiddie]

Bravo!

[@rjt67]

Good one!

[@KristoferTravelsHomesteading]

ohh yes... perfect... so funny.

[@jeffreypreston7675]

Slim posts a video, and I stop whatever I'm doing at that moment to watch it

[@rosiebateson4498]

Ha! Me too 😂

[@cyndifoore7743]

Same here

[@joegouveia952]

Cyndi Foore he’s the piper

[@subreniajohnson4509]

Me too

[@cindynelson3668]

We have been watching you for almost a year. You bring abundant joy to our home. Your videos are in a class called “EXCELLENT”! Thank you for all of you teach and share. We love love you Slim❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stevecolby6505]

Slim, I love your creativity in your videos. I find myself getting tired of watching other KZbin RV channels, but not yours. You keep things interesting both visually and verbally....plus you are not always trying to sell something. It is refreshing and relaxing. Thanks for what you do. It is great for those of us stuck in the house during these times.....

[@tubularap]

Yes, I follow some RV channels too, and they all have their adorable things, and are good channels. But ... Slim Potatohead is unique, in exactly the ways you describe.

[@Esther-ps3vx]

So True! I love his videos.

[@benguenther1162]

I just learn so much from your videos. I keep watching them over and over again. Thanks Slim

[@katherinewillie9776]

Slim, I love your voice so much that I let you put me to sleep at night. Not saying that you're boring. I'm saying it's very soothing. I also just love Learning new things from you. I've lived off grid in Trapper Creek Alaska for 17 years now and I recently ordered cheap solar panels from harbor freight and now I can get internet access to be able to watch your Channel. I've been able to utilize KZbin for so many helpful things. Last summer I finally put down my septic tank system after 16 years of outhouse!!! Thank you Slim!!! I'll be watching and listening. 💋

[@BeyondAIMan]

Mr. Potatohead the fuel pump is in the gas tank and it depends on fuel in the tank to keep it cool don't drive with low fuel often or you will pay big when fuel pump craps out. It happened to me years ago no more running with low fuel for me.✌👍

[@sylviajones4907]

Rootin' tootin' good time! ☺ Thank you for the peacefulness of this video. May God bless you abundantly.

[@CR25325]

You’re so fortunate to have such beautiful campsites to yourself. Thanks for the tip about the Canadian “Bible”. That tea looks delicious!

[@carolyncolinhogarth8732]

Slim thank you for sharing your tea recipe. We also have had bog teas and enjoy them immensely. We quite often have made rose hip teas for the very fact they are filled with Vitamin C and ever so healthy. Your pictures were beautiful and calm. The north suits you as you look happy. Thanks for sharing the gorgeous country of Canada with us your viewers. We will be watching. I especially enjoyed the calm of the north. We truly are so lucky to live here. CDH

[@theresadupuis8475]

SLIM 😀 YOUR A REAL NATURE GUY FINDING BEAUTY IN ALL! !! STAY SAFE AND GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS 💖

[@tnxjesus]

As usual like clockwork slim you deliver. Damn i wish i was where you are right now. Amazing how you do it slim. You my friend inspire more than you know. Awesome video.

[@Wagons-Rule]

One of the best Vlog videos I have seen, absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much for this, your videos highlight my week. Peace, calm, nature, foraging, Van living etc, love it.

[@OoavastoO]

The entire Dandelion plant is edible, from blossom to root. The flowers can be eaten cooked or raw, (there is a YT video of a bush crafter I follow from the UK who makes battered and deep fried dandelion flowers. They looked delicious!) The stems and leaves made a great salad green and the roots can be cleaned and cooked like a root veggie or dried, roasted and ground into a fantastic coffee substitute. I tried my hand at making some dandelion coffee for the first time this year, with some roots I picked out of my backyard. I actually quite liked it. Very close in flavour to coffee but with more of a fruity flavour. Quite delicious and easy to process. It would make a great evening-around-the-fire "mug-up" drink just before hitting the sack as there is no caffeine.

[@AlexC-ed1yy]

Thank you for respecting nature and animals. Your videos give me hope that not all humanity is lost. Thank you Slim!

[@leedanielson7452]

What a soothing pleasant video to watch! Thanks Slim!😊👍🌲⛰🐻🦌🗻🏕🌲🗻🦌🏕🌲⛰

[@bettybrigance6784]

Slim....You are indeed a natural nature person.....great informed videos Always take care of yourself and keep going.....and thanks....

[@aletageer6911]

Yes, I agree! That is an awesome campsite! How beautiful with the trees laying in the water probably right where they fell!

[@tubularap]

18:30 - Slim offers me a sip of his tea. For a second I was ready to drink, but then quickly realised that I was looking at a screen. Still, I almost tasted it. I'm gonna try it out myself soon, in the woods. Thanks for taking us along, Slim, and inspiring.

[@mwolfer1]

19:05 Blazing Saddles - Good thing you had the place to yourself. Safe travels!

[@amylouava5134]

I love how you appreciate our beautiful planet slim. The earth is so unique and beautiful🌍🌎🌏❣, just for us. We need to be more appreciative.

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

very good video yes back roads maps are awesome thanks I use them all the time 🛠️🛠️🇨🇦🇨🇦👍👍

[@singhthe_king9558]

Thank you, botanist Slim for all the information about the herbs and plants 😁 👍.

[@susancoleman3587]

I'm living vicariously through your videos, stuck in HOT South Texas. Thank you!

[@charlesknight3204]

Another excellent video from Slim Potatohead!!! Very well done, kind sir!!! I wish I was there with you!!!! Take care, be safe, all my best and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from , Texas, USA. 🤠🐩🖖✝️

[@bodean5163]

For those traveling in the US, Rand McNally Road Atlas offers a series of State Gazettes for each state. These are highly detailed maps covering most backwood roads, trails and camping areas for that given state. Most state gazettes are currently available for download to your phone, iPad or other electronic device from Rand McNally.

[@ncc74656m]

Slim, I'm so proud of you for not missing an opportunity for a Blazing Saddles reference!

[@ronmexxxico7]

I feel like I’m watching the “Hinterland Who’s Who” commercials and these are great! The ASMR sounds of nature along with the educational aspects you put in make these videos worth watching, and listening to!

[@OoavastoO]

I loved those Hinterland video shorts growing up. I wish they would bring them back. "For more information about the "XXXXX", please visit the Canadian Wildlife Service, 56 Sparks Street, Ottawa." Classic. (Funny I can remember a vague address for a federal dept. from decades ago but have a hard time remembering what I had for breakfast some days!)

[@bartmanpoet9067]

Hello Slim, you were smart to not let your gas tank run dry. The fuel pump uses the gas in your tank for cooling, with these in tank fuel pumps. Thanks for the campsite book tips. Great foraging tips! Mother Nature provides! Looking forward to your next video. Blazing Saddles and Happy Trails to you my friend.

[@richi4521]

I would've been happy with just being by the water, but the dock was a pleasant bonus. One of my best loved videos. You covered things that your everyday camper or hiker needs to know in a survival atmosphere. Great videos. Please do more.

[@cyndifoore7743]

Great video Slim. What a gift to have the lake and a dock. Too bad you didn’t have a kayak.

[@azclaimjumper]

Too bad he didn't have & use a fishing pole.

[@annekramer6740]

Too bad he didn’t even know a lake to himself would be there. Best just to have a portable kayak and pole with you as a camper just to magnify the experience.

[@tia2211]

Kind of glad you are having to stay in Canada so your southern cousins can tour your beautiful Canadian wilderness...loved the useful plants edition!

[@PitbullSoco]

Always get excited when I open youtube and see there's a new Slim Potatohead video to watch lol

[@jonathantitus2629]

I love your sense of adventure as well as your cinematic talents.

[@baileydillion9331]

Nice relaxing morning. Thanks for the foraging info the tea looks Delicious. I swear I can smell the spruce.

[@sharonsmith583]

Love your videos! Beautiful scenery and you have such a great attitude about everything! When you were gathering your berries and pine needles I couldn't help think of Euell Gibbons tho, ever eat a pine tree? And you didn't forget Mel Brooks either!

[@user-nv3kv2ir8s]

Thank you for what you do letting me know al of all the stuff you show me we love you be safe Bonnie Dozier calera al

[@PeaceChanel]

Peace… Shalom… Salam... Namaste and Thank You so much for All that you are doing to Help our Mother Earth 🙏🏻 😊 🌈 ✌ 🌷 ❤

[@petefrost1787]

Hi , Just found your channel. Great to have camping videos in BC. The edible plants segment was very interesting. Also love the absence of pounding music that so many youtubers feel the need to use. You are out in the peace and quiet and the lack of a soundtrack allows you to share this. thanks so much!

[@rich0laskin664]

Beautiful videos. Love Natural Geographic, love your videos beautiful look forward to more.. thanks brings me to a calm sadate place..

[@Guyson80]

Slim! Always fill up when you are going out into the woods like that!

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

OK Mom...will do

[@christopherbennett4559]

Yes i did enjoy it. Whats not to enjoy. Beautiful camp and nature. 👍

[@jamesmoore3346]

I've gotten to the point where I do look forward to Slim's video's. So mellow, well edited and Slim seems to have a batural knack for finding the best and beautiful camping sites I've ever seen. Just leatning as much as I can until my home is paid off in just over three years. I'm a 6 yr lung cancer. I defeated the cancer but the chemo and radiation beat me, lol. I'm very thankful to be alive. After all, in the beginning the doctor told me, 'I ggive you about 90 days', thank you Lord Jesus! Plans are to pay house off, buy a small travel rig and then pickba direction and camp wherever the road leads me. Haven't been camping in way too many years so I'm dreaming and looking forward to it.... I live in the far south area of the U.S. would love to one day maybe meet Slim on the road and sit back and drink a cup of coffee with him. Love his style, so laid back. Just enjoying life as it should be. Wishing you nothing less than the best on your adventures Slim. Keep on doing what you do, you cannot imagine how many you have inspired.

[@talldude5841]

Another great video Slim. I like your easy going style..

[@chriswallace8398]

After watching videos of huge 5th wheelers, probably not far off the square feet of my house, it's great it watch you and where you go with your rig. More my style and you visit the most beautiful countryside. Thanks from Scotland.

[@montananomad5382]

Another great and informative video Slim! You encourage me to get out into nature more. Thank you.

[@lindawoods6841]

Hi Slim, great camping site...great little book for northern BC. great video,,thank you

[@ftkinsella]

Herbal tea and beans? Your saddle may just be blazing tonight. Hahahahaha Cheers!!!

[@richardradillo9779]

Nice video Slim!

[@shantolion1576]

fart night

[@jonnycando]

Shanto Lion if you are quite used to beans they are not so likely to put you in a windy state....

[@noddybrown6281]

@@jonnycando I can vouch for that.

[@JohnSmith-qd8po]

Slim must be "loose as a goose" eating raisin bran, beans and drinking herbal tea. 😁

[@ExtraordinaryLiving]

Speaking of "loose as a goose", apparently some dogs find goose poopies a ravishing delicacy. 😁

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

@@ExtraordinaryLiving carnivorous animals who eat the feces of others are trying to supplement a deficient die-it, blame Purina GMO cornfields for that.

[@davidandingem.644]

@@ExtraordinaryLiving If anyone's dog does that...off to the vet it is to find out what is missing!

[@johndouma7344]

Thanks Slim, you always keep it interesting.

[@WildWestGal]

Dandelion also makes an excellent herbal tea and all parts of the plant can be used, root, leaf, and flower with each having a different taste. Beautiful camp spot you found there, Slim, and I enjoyed the botany lesson.

[@caroletomlinson5480]

I drove 4200 miles through and around U.S. Rockies in July with tent and sleeping bags staying in trunk. With coronavirus issue, most places were packed-and I can’t cross into Canada where I usually camp north of Lake Superior. Thanks for helping us dream, breathe and relax vicariously in the woods.👍

[@susanhewitt3855]

BRMB map books are great, I agree. We started with all 4 Alberta books and have found them very useful.

[@mikeramsay5964]

I like that you don't pollute your videos with music. Nature is its own music.

[@SlimPotatohead]

Sometimes nature has its own music, I agree. Other times man's engine noise destroys a scene. I use both depending on mood. Thanks! SP

[@wendyfountain2958]

Once again, loved it. Happy journeys.

[@johnswof]

Slim's adventure videos are always a treat. I think Slim is a lucky guy to see such beauty as he does.

[@davidhowell2456]

"Want some more beans, Mr Taggart!?" "I'd say you boys have had ENOUGH!!" LOVE Mel Brooks! ♥️😂🤣😂♥️

[@bustershaw9230]

Blazing saddles 💣

[@OutdoorsandCountryLiving]

Beautiful area for sure. Stay safe! - Tom “Outdoors and Country Living”

[@cherylfarrell1638]

Very interesting video. Keep up the good work.

[@jan6293]

Thanks Slim!👍

[@janohare916]

Great video, and I can't wait to try the tea. The quiet lake I hope to keep in my memory always.

[@andrewfeaver2805]

Thanks for replying. I really enjoy your videos. My wife and I hired a motor home last year and toured Scotland and a couple of islands, I totally get the isolation thing . Nothing like waking up somewhere remote , quite and scenic. We hope to do something similar after we get rid of this pesky pandemic!!!!.Thanks very much for the entertaining videos, kind regards Andy. ( From the UK )

[@sharonnorris4258]

Another great video, Slim! I have no idea how anyone can click a thumbs-down on any of your videos. I wait on the edge of my seat for every new one, and I re-watch your previous videos in the meantime! Always so informative and entertaining. Keep them coming!

[@patrickfort4467]

If you're going as far as Watson Lake, get gas at the pumps in front of Watson Lake Motors, by far the cheapest in town. It's just east of the Sign Post Forest. It's not well marked, but that's where the locals get their gas.

[@sueg2658]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻Whooohooo score on great a camp site! So relaxing. Mel Brooks “Blazing Saddles” had very funny campfire scene. Thank you for the plant identification, that was terrific!

[@daisymae3511]

Just teasing you, Slim... What a great pick you made... nice place!

[@AVENTURASTOTALES]

Great video! Like always. He is my inspiration and my mentor without even knowing... 😊

[@janebray9392]

I knew an oldtimer, he would tell me about his trapping days and how he would make moonshine out of pine needles!😂🤣

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

Spruce beer is full of vitamin c, cheers!

[@margarethughes3763]

I am watching this, sitting in the front room with my windows open, blue skies and sun, but I have traffic speeding up and down the dual carriageway, watching your videos take me to the quiet and tranquillity of nature.

[@cherriemckinstry131]

Mr too Margaret.... sigh... what a difference.. and its like im there just listening and not a care in the world.

[@victormashatt6358]

Exactly what I like to do. Just sit and enjoy. I don’t need to do anything.

[@thewitmerexcursion]

I get ridiculously excited when I see you post a video, and so impatient for my work day to be over so I can watch it! Thank you for letting us tag along on your adventures. You camp in the most sublime spots.

[@katemartin8402]

Slim, I have not watched you for awhile, and your trailer is not the A-liner... The peacefulness of this video is appreciated and thanks. I often worry about you getting lonely, as you do not even have a dog.. Lately, there is so much uncertainty in the world, and I realize there is absolutely no one I trust anymore, and I feel my attitudes changing.. Lots of things that used to be important to me are no longer integral to my peace and joy. Today, I feel lonely, and so disappointed in others, and am just looking to spend a little time in the company of someone who is gentle and kind. Which is why I’ve come to you. It feels just like coming home. There is an innocence and quietness about your lifestyle, refreshing.. I have never watched one of your videos without learning something valuable.. Staying on the move like you do does not keep one safe from predators, and I will never forget how the Mexican cop extorted you for cash. Stay well, stay safe, and try to drive with a full tank of fuel if you can.. Thanks for everything, my friend...I wish I were traveling with you.. You are a blessing.. xxoo

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

Just beyond Fort Nelson you may see black bears near the side of the highway! And, you're now entering some of the most scenic areas of northern B.C. Cheers, Steve Edit: Do not rely on the printed maps for seeing where the gas stations are - I made that mistake and was relying on a gasoline station being open ... it wasn't, and was out of business. Then I had to make a tough decision to turn back or go forward not knowing if I had enough gas for either direction. The good news is, you will see pick up trucks carrying large external tanks for stranded motorists - the bad news is the price you'd have to pay for such a service and the time you'd have to wait for one to show up.

[@daveoverton4319]

I loved the subtle reference to Blazing Saddles!

[@eileentascioglu5249]

Mesmerizing video. Thanks so much for showing plants that can be eaten in the wilderness. Great information to have.

[@ladydi1875]

I always enjoy your videos and your humor!!

[@wescam2958]

I love all your videos, old and new. You do a fine job of video making. Best on the Internet, for me. Hope you are doing well.

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO COLORS BEAUTY VIEWS & SCENERY ! THANK YOU! GLAD YOU ARE SAFE & SOUND ! GORGEOUS AREA ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR JOURNEYS NEAR & FAR ! ENJOYED !

[@eirika2001]

I do love your videos Slim, makes me really appreciate the beauty of our provinces' (BC&AB) have to offer. Thanks for the book tip - going to look for it!

[@carolynromero4462]

This has to be one of your most relaxing videos to watch Slim. I'm into eating/drinking whats found in nature and that tea of yours sounded so good. please do more on whats edible out wherever you may be. My cup of tea LOL

[@daisymae3511]

Wow!! How convenient!! Right next to the dock another log to walk .... [ 😃 ]

[@debbiea6782]

I would love to kayak on that pond. 💕. Another good one Slim, thanks!

[@cocochanel9291]

The soothing and dulcet tones of Slim in the Wild. Perfect way to enjoy my evening tea!

[@robarerobare]

I love it, I can't wait to get back out on the road in my Grand Caravan!!

[@patobrien1460]

Slim, you mentioned a kayak, but an inflatable one would be wonderful for visits like these. You should publish a guide book/pamphlet of all the edibles you mention in your vids. Well done, thanks for the trip.

[@marilynrenaud1892]

Your videos never disappoint! Excellent once again! Thank you for sharing your life with us all. We learn so much from you. Safe travels! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁

[@katherinewillie9776]

My mom was an old hippy. While I was growing up she always traveled with 4 of us kids by hitch hiking across the USA. As I got older, I continued to travel, but by vehicle. Mostly Van's. I've lived in them until I finally moved to Alaska 22 years ago. I still travel around my state and am always learning new things.✌🏻❤🌻

[@mazecentric4124]

I carried a plastic jerry can in my van on my trip across canada.. the seem busted and gas dumped everywhere. Of course, I spent several hours in an icestorm before i got to the nearest town and cut out all the interior carpet. Had a migraine for days. Jerry can is now only carried outside my vehicle/trailer.

[@noahcount7132]

Another good one, Slim. When you began demonstrating survival foods there were some fireweed plants visible beyond your right shoulder. People who are not in survival mode make delicious salads featuring the tender growth at the top of fireweed plants. Agreed that it's good to know how many miles/kilometers you can expect from a tank of gas, and I have a hunch you also know (but are keeping to yourself) how much of another kind of gas you can expect to from a can of beans. ;^)

[@johnringoo756]

What a phenomenal cup of tea..

[@cenedraleaheldra5275]

Love your vids. Great footage. Very calming.

[@gloriagodfrey3899]

Thank you. Take care.

[@charlespowell5877]

Always enjoy your reports.

[@tlb2753]

Love this video! Such a beautiful setting and great cinematography. Thank you 🙏

[@cornishviewnorth8994]

Some very beautiful shots of reflections in this video, perfectly composed. You have such a good eye.

[@maryvought8495]

Loved your campsite and the river. Way to go Slim! Also, I am so fascinated by the " free food" that nature provides. No tilling,, planting or sowing seeds and it hasn't been genetically modified! Thank you!

[@rrr_rozell7992]

So glad to get to see some of Canada this season! The wild edible discussion was fun

[@marianfrances4959]

The best things in life are definitely free! Your tea looked amazing. Nice to see you heading north. Old sourdough here...😉🇨🇦🌲

[@markswarbrick9052]

OK Yule Gibbons! too funny..... thanks for sharing...

[@rlsingle00]

Thanks for sharing your journey. I look forward to your videos.