Van Camping Nomad Ep 1

Welcome to Season two, Episode one of Van Camping. In this episode of Van Camping called Nomad, we take our camper van and explore the beautiful Strawberry wilderness, where we encounter mountain goats, overgrown roads, awesome fly fishing, and a man who truly lives a nomadic existence, traveling and living off horseback.
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[@freeravenadventures6925]

All the inter video ads and sponsorship interruptions kinda ruin the peace of the videos. 😂

[@vancamping]

That's why you should watch them at www.van-camping.com🤣 there are no ads and it's in 4k👍

[@EdgeOfNowhere2024]

The man has to make some $ He can’t just roam around the wilderness making beautiful videos on thin air

[@benp5424]

I don't think so, he has to make money to bring us this content, and the products he promotes are quality

[@SoloHiker1]

Just drag the scroll bar to the end of the video and hit the 10 second fast forward... When you see the little circle replay button, hit it. And you won't have as many commercials..

[@TucsonJohn]

The short ad format isn’t bad at all… I get it. It’s the host of other channels that are overly sponsored and go on for 5 minutes with the ads- those are the channels that don’t get my view. This format I can get behind ….2 thumbs up!

[@The_Evolved67]

Woke up, got coffee, watching this while I water the grass. Press play, drink coffee, sip water, dream of fishing, watch someone else doing what I would love to do. Awesome presentation as always...

[@TheWoodensong]

Most excellent Goat footage…

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@martynhughes8305]

I can't understand how 2.8k people can spend the time to watch this video but lest than 400 can be bothered to hit the like button. It takes a milli second. Show you appreciation folks.

[@vancamping]

I very much appreciate that you took the time. Thank you

[@jeepdriver6496]

That is so cool with the Mountain Goats. You have the best job in the world. Please keep sharing so we can experience it through you. Be safe my friend.

[@keysonthego3663]

Awesome episode Jason, the mountain goats, Michael w/ his horses is something else. Thank you for the inspiration. Bless you!!

[@over_and_out_gary]

Nice video. That Strawberry area looks like a place I need to explore. That was pretty cool you meeting Michael and his horses and Mule.

[@vancamping]

You should! Gary.

[@davidmutschler9418]

Don't put it off! Been wishing to go there all my life. Not able to anymore! Just do it!

[@over_and_out_gary]

@@davidmutschler9418 I will. Just have to get all my other trips out of the way.

[@markevans506]

Probably your greatest video yet. One word sums it up “Harmony “.

[@denisgauthier3375]

Wow! No words can say how beautiful is that video. Thank you. ✌️

[@BirdPhish]

Movie time...pour some coffee and enjoy....thank you Jason for sharing!

[@vancamping]

You're welcome thanks for watching

[@debjukes5548]

What a perfect little spot to get water! As always a great video! I think your van is well set up,the ad wasn’t even that bad as you made it interesting.

[@theadventuresofsaltyjrover]

My wife’s been laid up from surgery, so getting to go camping just by watching you is really helping out here

[@robedmunds7163]

Fantastic photography. They are sturdy looking animals.

[@miguelgallardo4504]

One of your best yet!

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@SoloHiker1]

Aloha, Great video, Mahalo for sharing. I've been waiting for you to get back into why I subscribed.

[@dukewanders]

Jason, well done!! the flow, the story, the music...all excellent.. I don't usually like long format videos... this is an exception... Great work!!!

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@davidmayle6103]

Just beautiful

[@BigV96220]

I am a new subscriber, absolutely hooked😊loved when you spent time with the goats 🐐, they are alot bigger than I thought, nearly the size of a cow 🐄, or maybe they are 😂anyways can't wait to see more of your channel sending ❤😊from WA Australia stay safe

[@tuckerg1975]

Really nice one, Jason!

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@gerryhartung736]

The video of a lifetime. Your a lucky man. I was camping up by Parish Campground, looked out my window....6 deer in my "yard". Right up next to my R Pod trailer. Watch them as i drank my morning coffee. 🎉

[@lessiewood5812]

A little bit of the new with some of the old style camping . Awesome thank you.

[@dalehamelin9538]

Lucky to in the midst of those goats. Awesome 👍

[@vancamping]

I definitely was very 🍀

[@Blackopsmechanic338]

Beautiful. Nature is absolutely amazing. Peace

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@tfcooks]

Excellent episode , loved it.

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@alpin2007]

Michael is great and inspiring! Living at its fullest!

[@Pondsofpurple]

In awe right now of the gift of getting time to observe mountain sheep...so glad you experienced it. You deserve it...just getting out there is nature and seeing the beauty in everything. Thank you so much Jason🙏🏾✨ Michael the mountain man part was truly inspiring and enjoyable to meet such a person who truly relies on the land to feed himself...and touching how nurturing he is to his beautiful horses.

[@vancamping]

Thank you for the wonderful comment

[@DanKeeley]

This is interesting you'd thing for one of the high quality videos you'd have to get a LOT of footage but this day in a life is brilliant

[@jeffkuust1662]

What an awesome experience with those mountain goats! 👍

[@slyflea]

Refreshing. Relaxing. Informative. Deliberate. Agreeable.

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@lucasjedwards]

You're like some sort of a Disney princess with all that wildlife coming up to you! Lol 🤣 just kidding, Jason. I love your videos. Keep up the good work! 👍🏼

[@vancamping]

Haha, I have been called worse things than a Disney Princess so I will take it🤣. I am glad you enjoyed the video.

[@gerald4nomads]

Great video, Jason. I do have to admit I wish the dogs were still around

[@Desertfox92308]

Very cool episode Jason! Loved the Mountain Goats and Michael was a modern Jeremiah Johnson 👍

[@annnaegele1846]

Just found you!!! Subscribed for sure!!!❤

[@dedwin8930]

No mosquitos? Short pants...You answered this in the end!

[@ACfly]

Longtime viewer here. I don’t comment very often but this video was one of the best you’ve put out imo. Great shots of the goats and the section on Micheal was amazing as well. I didn’t even know there were still people out there in the lower 48 living like that. Very inspiring!!! Love it man! And keep ‘em coming! Unlike most overlanding channels I watch I notice that you take the time to give back to the land. Most don’t post that type of content and I love it. 👏🏼👏🏼💯🔥

[@larrymcmakin1153]

Probably the best video I've seen you make. I truly enjoyed it. Mountain goats near by, trout fishing, and chipmonks pestering you. Fun to watch. Thank you for sharing.

[@BigV96220]

Oops I must have stepped out for the introduction of Michael, His nomad life style would suite me big time love hores love nature ❤❤❤❤

[@northcoastoutdoorchannel]

Great experience and footage! Fantastic job capturing the goats!

[@mangaraskas7058]

I would but like that campervan

[@rayleo529]

Heck yeh. Stellar day. Accepted by a herd of Mtn Goats, loads of fish on the fly....can't beat that with a Cottonwood branch. Cheers.

[@YeshuBenPandera]

very cool experience with the mountain goats

[@stphns1737]

Dude, I don't mind the ads because you are making these videos FOR US FOR FREE. Thank you! And I have a little ICECO fridge that I was worried wouldn't last bumpy washboard forest service roads and it is awesome! And their customer service is great.

[@michaeldunn150]

What such a GREAT video....... That awesome that the nature could hang out with you...

[@stevehori673]

Great video Jason, really captures the spirit of being outside. Love the mountain goats hanging out with you. Very calming to watch your channel.

[@mikebagg9155]

Once again, majestic footage without the need of the newest camping must-haves. Thank you Jason. With only a lifetime to enjoy this beauty, it begs the question, which you hinted at in regards to the fire devastation. Without an eternal afterlife, these fleeting moments here can be interpreted in so many ways--most of them depressing. I hope you found the truth. The truth of the trinity and the gospel.

[@uTubeNoITube]

Wow, I never thought I would think of mountain goats as being 'majestic' but you captured them in a way I've never seen before. So beautiful to just watch them live their little lives. 🐐 Thank you for sharing, you've earned a new subscriber. ❤

[@theadventuresofsaltyjrover]

It’s so much more fun catching than fishing ( doesn’t hurt having such beautiful scenery)

[@WisdomInTheWoods]

I saw this guy when on my way to the Sycan river to catch crawfish and hammock camp

[@dthomas3065]

Experience of a life time

[@BrienWood7.3]

Another beautifully done video and adventure.... they just keep getting better.and.better... thank you!

[@samsona7826]

Those running water sound green surrounding is a enjoyable one.

[@24Alisonall]

Ahhhh, love it! So inspiring to watch and dream. I have horse camped in central oregon several times. Nothing quite like it, being with the horses 24/7 like that.

[@warcraftwow5943]

Camera work to editing is among some of the best I’ve seen. Looking forward to more videos!!!

[@HardscapePro]

Man what great video Being In touch with nature is more than just a moment of peace It takes you beyond to even appreciate more life

[@visamedic]

What a life. I ran across his channel by accident a week or two ago, and kinda lost it. Jumped over for a minute and subscribed. Again…excellent, excellent video as always. I think it’s the best one on the Van channel to date. Keep up the practice, fly fishing only looks hard. Once you get the hang, it a blast. Even the tiniest fish feel like monsters 🤣😂. I really need to break mine out, restring it, and throw around a few flies. Safe travels 😁👍

[@vancamping]

The fly fishing has been fun I look forward to diving into it deeper

[@slyflea]

Fly fishing is an endeavor one must dedicate time to. Worthwhile endeavor. Jason, not sure what weight rod/reel you have, but for those small cutthroat (or any small panfish) a 2/3 wt. is truly a blast!! As mentioned above, the tiniest fish feel like record breakers. 😀

[@visamedic]

LOL. Watching this again, found myself thinking a 1/8 oz Yellow Panther Martin with Red spots and a silver blade on some 4lb test would be perfect 😅. I am counting the days till I go up deer hunting. Hoping my lungs will hold out. Ever since COVID I have issues off and on with altitudes over 6-7k. Did ok this last spring, hoping I can do as well in a few weeks.

[@wanderingcrowe]

Listen, for some one who watches a lot of adventure channels, I am an adventurer myself, and am working on getting on the road to Nomad life, i love your content, and have for a long while. If you have a sponsor and feature their content. Sponsor away! I actually have found some great products and learn from those sponsor sections. I guess if a viewer doesn't like it, they can FWD.

[@Thesaltymedic36]

The goats and chipmunks 🐿️ are cool. Aggressive little guys 😂 So this guy lives on horses and travels the back country of the US 😮 that’s wild 👍🏼

[@thomasquigley7040]

Thanks for another great video Jason. A cup of coffee and a little me-time while the rest of the house is still asleep.

[@kingrafa3938]

Thanks for the video Jason!

[@thomaslindh9971]

Wow!

[@skyepilotte11]

Awesome being around close to those goats...scenery. the lakes just gorgeous. Michael got it going on...man what a spirit. Well done Jason.

[@swampfox72]

Amazing video! You were given some great wildlife opportunities there!

[@vancamping]

Was I ever not sure I will ever see a moment like that again

[@ChambersFamilyOverland]

Wow what a picturesque spot! Really cool seeing the mountain goats and so close! The beef stroganoff is Marshall’s go to camp meal. Horseback would be quite the adventure! Great episode as always, Jason! -Courtney

[@vancamping]

Thanks Chambers❤️

[@DanitaReynolds]

Thanks for sharing the adventure! We've been wanting to check out that area. We seem to only make it as far as the Ochocos. Those lakes are beautiful. You can see that Michael really does care for his horses. They are in fantastic shape. No saddle or pack sores and they all look well fed.

[@bagualoutdoor]

Amazing camping! Awesome images! Inspiration to my car camping e overlander channel! 🤩🤩🤩

[@richardthomas1743]

Thumbs UP!

[@stephaniemcbroom9615]

Omg...i love the mountain goats...ive got to get on the road...im so excited..im a van dweller as well...what a beautiful experience for you and for us to see..thankyou so much...your voice is perfect...so calming to me...😊❤ oh im a new subscriber too..just found you...

[@christopheranderson8619]

Now that's days done right!

[@vancamping]

Thank you

[@kensiebert7418]

Thank you!

[@pnwusa]

wow!!! what an amazing, interesting share. thank you. you being surrounded by the mountain goats was rad. visiting michael, his horses, mule, hearing about his nomadic life was extremely epic, beautiful and awe inspiring. continued travel mercies and blessings. 🕊

[@terrorbulyfe]

Another great escape for me! And thanks for turning me onto Michael’s channel. I just hit the sub button on him!

[@KevinRoss-tw6dk]

Another awesome video. You’re like a male Snow White with animals running all over you. Lol.

[@vancamping]

Maybe they will make a Disney movie about me someday😅

[@kerkleblanc7690]

Outstanding video, Thanks

[@vancamping]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@gerryhartung736]

Jason pour the goats a shot of Pendleton whiskey!

[@michael6095]

Those mountain goats!! Great video as usual!👍

[@vancamping]

Thank you 😃

[@broswhoknowstuff]

Your videos are so awesome.

[@leapinlizard9487]

I was hiking once in the Grand Canyon and as I was coming up from the bottom of the canyon into the Indian Gardens area i had a large Big Horn Sheep Ram following me for about a mile on a ridge across from the trail I was hiking on. Occasionally I would stop to take a photo of him & he would turn his side to me. Another trip into the Grand Canyon with my son who was 13 at the time we came upon a Big Horn Sheep ewe with her young kid. The kid ate some dead dry brush from my son's hand. They see a lot of hikers so they get pretty use to people. I was impressed by how much care Michael used in placing the saddles on his horse's backs & the pack/panniers on his mule. I have had 6 horses thru the years & always tried to gently place their saddles on their backs rather than sling in on. A good horseman respects their animal's overall welfare.

[@outlandharry]

Woke up made a coffee and enjoyed my morning watching this amazing episode. I admire you're videography skills Jason. Excited for some winter episodes.

[@visamedic]

Kind of a weird analogy, but very accurate. Beautiful area. Pretty cool with the goats chillin with you. Thank you for the work you put into these videos. 😁👍

[@vancamping]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@SoloHiker1]

I thought it was pretty accurate.

[@davidmutschler9418]

That's the one trip probably a good thing you didn't have dogs with you around those goats.

[@visamedic]

@@davidmutschler9418. My German Shepard would have had a field day, and probably would have ended up skewered. He’s big dork. 😬 🤣😂😅

[@garyharnish2395]

Keep up the content. Miss Oregon.🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙

[@vancamping]

I have never been called Miss Oregon before😅JK.

[@ericdanielson4177]

Be careful around those mountain goats. They can be territorial. A number of years ago, near where I live, a hiker got gored in the thigh. The goat hit the femoral artery and the hiker bled out and died on the trail.

[@reidcrosby6241]

Never hurts to hear, wild animals.....are...well , WILD.

[@Tyr-r3u]

Do you have a video where you talk about the equipment youve used? I love your set up so much and i also want to build something based on the sportsmobile econoline; they were never imported to the UK so im having to work with a 2wd VW T5. Thank you for providing this amazing content brother 🙏🏻

[@jimn4607]

Awesome video as usual. Really liked the fly fishing too. Would love to see more of that in more Oregon locations. Thanks for sharing. Peace and safe travels.

[@vancamping]

We will see what we can do on that fly fishing. Thank you

[@philgrizzlyadams]

Great show tonite Jason..:-) While the goats were near you I subconsciously moved slowly to grab my beer or scratch my nose, so they didnt bolt. And a nice meet up with Michael and his horses. They are so calming....And a top session on the fly rod. An excellent video mate, well done...

[@georgestark4100]

I have spent a bit of time in the strawberry wilderness myself. Have backpacked into strawberry lake and just had a blast catching trout on fly gear

[@softroadingthewest]

Wow, really enjoyable episode, insanely beautiful country plus so many interesting surprises with the mountain goats and the fellow with the horses. The only thing I don't understand is how you can sit in such a crappy, uncomfortable looking chair. We gotta get you something better than that.

[@vancamping]

If its so crappy and uncomfortable why did you take from me. I feel so lost without it😂🪑. Glad you enjoyed the episode

[@theadventuretank5812]

Love my Iceco JP50. Comes in clutch for so many reasons. Even at home in my backyard when I’m grilling I can keep some drinks on chill and not have to go back and forth inside the house.

[@davidpatrick1813]

I also have an iceco and quite pleased for how it hold up. I picked up another brand for exact size I need ... and can make it as a dedicated freezer ..

[@clifford_overland]

Great video buddy!

[@DanKeeley]

Listen to this video on headphones!

[@safeatlife]

Doing great for a "beginner" the river I fish has trees on both sides, let's just say I have my challenges. Really enjoy your videos.

[@vancamping]

I am going fish a small creek in a couple of days I am sure I will have many of the same issues😅

[@ianbds6436]

God’s amazing beauty 🙏

[@johnnyandrews6206]

Hit the thumbs down by mistake, sorry, where is this strawberry lake? Love ur video! Thanks

[@vancamping]

No worries! I am glad you enjoyed the video.

[@jensan8651]

Really like the boots you wear. Do you have a link for them?

[@Datzneat]

Did you make the ladder yourself? I like how tucked in it is.

[@vancamping]

No that ladder was made by AJs 4x4 vans

[@RangerLadyGillman]

Curious what happened to your wood stove idea? Loving the vids and the van set up.

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

HI JASON 👋 IF YOU WEREN'T NEEDING A BATTERY STATION FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE , CAMERAS , DRONE , LAPTOP , ETC . JUST NEED FOR SAY FRIDGE / FREEZER SETUP WHICH ONE SIZE WOULD YOU GET NEED LET"S SAY FOR A WEEK AT THE MOST IF CAMPING IN 🏕 THE SAME CAMPSITE ?

[@vancamping]

There are a lot of factors to sizing a battery, but I probably would want a minimum of a 100ah’s.

[@Shawn-s8o]

Excellent chapter in your vanlife endeavors did Michael say he had his own KZbin channel I did not pick up the name for that channel I have been watching a KZbin channel called Born 100 years ago but this man is or may be retiring due to health and I really got hooked on it but that just happened less than a month ago and now it's more than likely he's going to retire and I really enjoyed the outback on horses and mules aspect still appreciate the channel you have and put out to us KZbin watchers what though was Michael's KZbin channel call if you would please 🥺

[@Leebeaux1]

Where did you get your French press for your coffee Thanks

[@TheLukaszpg]

Shop

[@milesj179]

🤣🤣🤣🤣, this dude with that outro song…🪕🎼🎼🎼🎼 “Like a bird on a tree…