We Slept in an Abandoned Campground | Trans-Labrador Highway Remote Overlanding Adventure - E.5

#JimBairdAdventurer #outdoors #overlanding
We Slept in an Abandoned Campground | Trans-Labrador Highway Remote Overlanding Adventure - E.5
Driving away from our overland camping site on a forest access road, we took the ZR2, hauling our off-road teardrop trailer back to the Trans Labrador Highway proper. We left early in the morning so we could eat breakfast on the remote road and save time breaking camp that morning. It wasn’t long before we were in Happy Valley-Goose Bay where we did laundry and went hiking with kids. We drove out of town towards Northwest River and found a place to call home for the night at an abandoned campground where we pulled up right on Gosling Lake. I set up the Tapui rooftop tent and then used my STIHL chainsaw to cut up firewood for our wood stove. Country food of Arctic Char was for dinner that night along with salad using lettuce, we grew in our vegetable garden.
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro & Early Departure from Overland Camp
0:03 Overview of the Trip so Far
4:46 Forest Access Road in the Dark
5:33 Hiking with Kids Near Goose Bay, Labrador
6:41 Abandoned Campground
9:12 India Beer Review, Fish Fry & Wood Stove
17:10 Morning, Breaking Camp
20:40 What's Next For the Adventure - Route Maps & Plans
23:40 Packing Up & Driving on Bumpy Dirt Rd.
25:39 Up Next

[@zachdurrett1357]

Tori is a champ at breaking down camp! Jim & the boys just sleeping away while she’s filming, cooking, & packing! Champ.

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

This is true here! Thanks Tori :)

[@deniseseguin3076]

you are the best Tori..laundry ,set up camp, chopping wood, cooking...and the babies...great mom ...

[@livin_life_321]

LOVE LOVE LOVE your adventures! I think Huddy is going to be a mini Jim! The kids are sooo cute!

[@Castorguy123]

You know it's a great holiday when you forget what day it is.

[@marygordon3032]

Hey y’all are the best and great parents! ❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯😎😎😎

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

I've enjoyed watching your Labrador adventure with your family. I love the scenery. I love how nice your camp set up is with the kitchen in back. So nice. I'm looking forward to next week. I hope you have a good week. Happy New Year Jim, Tori, Wesley, Hudson, & North!

[@CreationDust777]

Fun adventure. You're blessed to live in canada with so much unspoiled wilderness. Cant wait to see the moose hunt. I took a woodland caribou in Newfoundland probably 15 years ago or a little more. Beautiful country. caught my best brooktrout ever while there. (Not as big as big daddy Baird's brooktrouts, but pretty good) Be blessed and thanks for sharing

[@chrisblack8390]

Another great video! Just love Huddy! He needs his own show.

[@mattsflytying2816]

You two are giving those littles a wonderful life love your adventures

[@mattphillips6578]

I freaking love how the little guy copied everything u did while you were prepping and starting the fire. So cute!!!

[@suezaple4950]

Yay, another video up on your beautiful family adventure . Tori is such a great mom and such a hard worker around camp, loved the views of the lake from your camp sooo pretty with the fall colours , looking forward to seeing the flight over to the cabin thinking it will be the continuation of an already spectacular family adventure . Boys are so sweet and North so well behaved .

[@clifffawcett]

My wife and I are following along the series. Really enjoying it.

[@tWoforgamenot1]

Jim as a grandad . i see a little Jim In Your Young ! hug :)

[@kevingates8339]

Took my first trip to canada this weekend. Made it all the way up near Baie-Comeau. Was incredibly to see some of the country I get to watch you explore on a weekly basis. Excited for this episode

[@GreybeardAdventures]

Too funny to see Jim cutting up veggies for a salad with his giant bushman’s knife! Enjoying the series guys!

[@sherrierifenberg2199]

Another grand adventure!!!

[@tangowiskey4740]

You guys have the coolest familia

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Thanks very much 👍

[@marianfrances4959]

Huddy and the Blowouts...wait, isn't that name of a band?! Wesman's happiness just warms my heart ❤ Love you all. 👍🇨🇦😎🌲🔥🌊🙏

[@judyrobinson9556]

made me laugh...hooty and the blowfish. good one!

[@bloodyeyeful]

Atlantic Salmon is THE best fish there is. Fresh and Organic of course. Blessings all.

[@stuartkcalvin]

Great piece Jim and family, thank you.

[@MAJJJJJJ]

Oh man you guys I love these videos. I love both your kids especially Wesley he is so smart and getting so big. And also the new addition to the BAIRD family .he is so cute when he yells out oh yeah just like his dad raising his arm in the air just like Jim. Do cute. And also the person that holds the family all together the lady of the house TORI.

[@richardsolomon8076]

Haven't communicated for a long while Jim ❤ Happy New year from New Zealand. So good to see your out there and Momma T ❤ 💕 keeping the boys clean and safe ❤🕊🍕🍻

[@user-to1to7ck8v]

Salmon is my all time favorite food too 😋

[@Dude62682]

Beautiful country!!

[@DimensionalHorse]

Omg...ur boys r so cute just want to give em hugs!! Great video!! Nice truck & trailer 👌

[@michaeldusso6882]

Jim is now a rapper, and he has the pants to prove it !!!

[@dianajones7999]

Huddy is so cute banging on the stove !!!

[@pacificbushcraftandfirecra6358]

What an awesome family adventure! Your really smoothin it and well equipped. Thanks for sharing!

[@mikerattee56]

Labrador is my home & you capture it well. Great vids!!

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Thanks! That means a lot.

[@kbrahmer]

Okay where and how did you get Tori. Does she have a sister. You Jim Baird are blessed with such a competent, beautiful and loving wife and mother.

[@Ray-gf9su]

Tori provides yeoman service for her family! Jim you are so fortunate to have such an incredibly beautiful lady❤️

[@judyschepp8748]

Those boys, Westley and Hudson are soooo cute and sweet. They both seem to be enjoying this trip😉😁😍I know I am!!!!👍👍😍🤗🤗

[@GratefulTrekker]

My dad has an awesome shirt that says ( beer is god's way of saying that he loves us)

[@tWoforgamenot1]

cool i will be looking hug alll ":)

[@mariamuller5081]

I enjoy so much ur trip, thank you so much 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

You are very welcome

[@lindapetersen1800]

Tori & Jimbo you are the best Parents around for the 2 children !!! Just love to see the sights with you 4 and North the puppy !!!

[@PumpkinVillage]

Looks like a great trip so far and you found a great campsite. Looking forward to your next video. Take care, Al

[@davidhindy]

Still can't believe Jim has only 120,000 subs..share with ur friends. I always enjoy the videos,and wish I was able to explore Canada 🇨🇦. Someday maybe until then I'll have to live through the bairds.

[@blacksprucecountry1315]

Hey guys! Have to say what great content and really enjoy your channel. We are very familiar with Labrador as we lived there for 11 years together before moving back to Newfoundland. I hope you get back there again and can experience a little more of the amazing aboriginal culture there, if you haven’t already. We frequented Gosling Lake several times a week with our kayaks and to bring our dogs for a cool down in the summer, as we lived in the area with our dogs and horses. We are both from Newfoundland, but was so connected there, that we also feel Labrador is a close second home. Your video actually made us both feel very “homesick” for Goose Bay. Some beautiful people and beautiful surroundings there. If you happen to get back to Newfoundland, look us up, we can show you a few gems around the West Coast that you may find awesome. Keep up the great work! My husband and I are hooked on your channel now! We cant wait to see what you guys do next. Happy and safe adventures guys and hugs for the kiddos. Tina and Jim

[@tWoforgamenot1]

cool ....

[@lucproulx2855]

Montage exlent et j'aime bien comment vous introduisez vos enfants avec la nature vraiment félicitation

[@coryrouse969]

Very enjoyable to watch, awesome trip.

[@MountainMoonAdventures.]

You folks are so cool.😊I mean it.👍😊❤

[@patbeaudoin4237]

I miss camping when I see this can't wait for summer.Tori you are so organized I love it.Beautiful country we live in. 🙂🇨🇦❤👍👍👍👍

[@janasunnarborg8525]

At 11:49 we see Hudson picking up a chonk of fire wood as a 1 year old! What kind of strength will he have as a 5 year old or 10 year old. No body else has videos of their 1 year old picking up chonks of fire wood like that. I know you did not try for the shot. He just did it. That makes it even more impressive. He wants to do all the things. So cool to see your family adventure.

[@stuartkcalvin]

10:00 IPA = Indian Pale Ale - very popular in Australia. Beer on, mate.

[@chadbarrett4134]

Jim’s belch while Torie was discussing laundry was my favorite. 😂 Sorry Torie, love ya!

[@norco4life518]

Tori is a great mom, you and your boys are lucky men! I envy that type of family bond… loving this series with the whole family, and just like all the others, I’m getting a kick of mapping out the route you take.. I’m mapped out everything from the Arctic Watershed trip where you travelled the North French River, to where you and Ted travelled from the barrington to the mouth of the seal river… I love following your adventures and this is no exception, other than the fact that this trip is wholesome as any adventure can be! The reason I follow along on the map, is because sometimes the video doesn’t do it Justice. When you actually map out the routes you’ve taken, it makes me respect these trips on an entirely new level!

[@kjames8299]

As usual love music

[@monkeymanyoung6153]

Jim, you and your family are awesome! Great couple. Very special. Thanks for sharing your life with us.

[@billfreeman7770]

Great video. Very well edited. FYI: Cooking with canola oil is very unhealthy. Coconut oil or some grass fed butter are much better options.

[@johngotti8403]

Awesome you do this with the family big dog. God bless y’all an a healthy new year

[@dedwin8930]

My dog always has to go!!! Or I dont.....

[@lindadonahue9279]

These family adventures are the BEST!

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Glad you like them! Thanks

[@Traveling_with_FIVE_Cats]

Well alright 🥰!! Nice dream gift for you guys! Major rant below: Our first TearDrop trailer was pulled by a Toyota 4Runner. The manufacturer CampInn Trailers in Necedah, WI. custom built it to our trailer to our needs (being minimalists) for our first fulltime RV adventure in 2001 (Odyssey I). Not a Space Ody.. Our very first adventure together in 1993(24/7) was a perimeter bicycle fully loaded tour in the USA! ..over 2800 road bicycle miles ridden to end up in LA. It morphed into a stint working, at Sequoia National Park, CA. We did phone interviews for our jobs working at Sequoia N.P. Me, I, as a Chef (my first pro job in fine cooking) for me. And my wife, was accepted as the Executive Housekeeping/ Cabin Manager. At the start/ prepping for the tourist season mid-March 1995 was interesting, snow wall/ tunnels; buried cabin needed digging out.. There were huge "Cinnamon" Black Bears emerging from their winter hibernation with hungary cubs. Oh boy!! We did long snowshoe hikes without our Black Bear/ Cougar training. The Sequoia National Park officials were surprised and concerned, about our undocumented trip, that we didn't have a negative bear encounter.. We saw plenty of scat and prints but our only encounter was a single male feeding lazily in a meadow, near the end of our 7 hour hike. We were planning on staying overnight at an ol hunters cabin located at the halfway point but it was still buried in snow. We almost missed seeing it as we passed by.. Great experiences!! My only scary experience while there at SNP was taking the trash out to locked dumpsters at the end of a restaurant cooking shift. We (the executive chef & I) were bluff charged by a repeat pesky black bear who frequently visited that dumpster. Heart be still!! We both stood our ground; banged pots and opened our jackets screaming at him! (both of us were big guys but the EC was 6'6') The male black bear was captured the next day and dropped off/ transported 50 miles away. This was his 3rd strike and the NPS euthanizes repeaters. The bear in question's first encounter was breaking into an SUV that had toothpaste in the vehicle, we heard. The door was ripped open like nothing. This one bear knew how to break into vehicles that even had empty coolers inside!?! In all, we have been lucky avoiding animal encounters, 2 & 4 legged! Sleeping with alligators under a bridge in Miss, drunk sheriff harassments because I carried mace, pack of coyotes devouring a locally sourced chicken. While she sleeps, I should add, in our 3 person SerriaDesigns tent.. to Tundra Swan attacks kayaking, dolphin prodding our kayaks on the east coast intercoastal waterway, fishing for Bull Redfish with an alligator stealing it from us!! (southeast Texas/ Gulf of Mexico), and EF1 while tornadoe(s) close encounters made us scream in our tent (in our 30+ years of adventures..) The stories we could share!! Stay Safe!

[@judyrobinson9556]

Just loved this video! Huddy has a few blowouts, Mom insists on trip to laundromat to wash "soggy" jacket, et al. Good food, campfires, hikes, fun times with kids. What a great family adventure in the great outdoors! Looking forward to the float plane ride and moose hunting. This overlander trip is epic!

[@elaineoutdoors9581]

What an awesome trip to go with your whole family!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

I am loving this series! It makes me want to visit Labrador again with the family really soon! Looking forward to the island portion of the trip as well!

[@sommerketola4861]

Jim I’m new to watching Utube (BIG fan of Alone) but I’m watching other Utubers and still you, Tori, and your family are my absolute favorite👍 thanks for the videos guys❤️ hope the kids are well🙏

[@sommerketola4861]

Omg I love it when Huddy puts his arm up and says “yyyyeeeaaaaaa” I laugh out loud every time!! So cute, and Wesley seems so happy all the time!! Love it

[@diag1054]

You guys are amazing 💕❤️ both of you are the best father and mothers for the kids I salute you 100%🥰 I wish I do those things for my kids when they're young

[@kjames8299]

Home base always easier

[@kjames8299]

I don't know how respond but if you get this..how did dick pronekke make his pancakes.

[@kevinstromquist5954]

your truck looks awfully clean for a week in Labrador! Loving the content

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

The rain helped! Thanks a lot

[@evanhammond7305]

Stihl??? Husqvarna is the only saw Jim lol great vid as usual

[@loridavis-sandoval2878]

Thanks! We love your content. What a sweet family and your hard working wife♥️♥️ Lori and David

[@jackgwaltney6578]

We are really enjoying this family video. After watching Jim in the wilderness and the two of you canoeing, it is great watching you with your family getting a look at loving parents giving 2 little boys an experience in the outdoors. We love those boys and love watching them respond to the experience. As always, we can hardly wait for the next episode.

[@bonnieconley1057]

Love your family adventures... OMG those two children will be so fun to watch grow up!!! North is the guardian...he is always near to Huddie in these shots... on duty! LOL Oh didn't that salmon (Arctic Char) and salad look scrumdillyicious!!!

[@Evanbarr2]

Great video! I’m pretty sure that Gosling Lake isn’t abandoned lol that looks the way it did 20 years ago

[@TheYukonnahanni]

This Beautiful Country & You Beautiful People, are Why Many of Us, Served & Continue too !! Thank-you for your Valiancy, in Living/Showing & Sharing IT & Her Natural Beauty with Others !!! :)))))

[@kjames8299]

You answered my question on truck size engine and such

[@young-soonkim6730]

This is a great family adventure in the Labrador. Your little guys and North are so cute and adorable. I had Hudson's exact hair do when I was one year old. It bring the smile every time I look at that cute Hudson's hair do.😁 👍🏞🌄🌅🌌🏕

[@pastorshaunokeefe6851]

You an tori make an excellent team

[@MountainMoonAdventures.]

The babies turn me to pudding😊👵❤

[@philphilison1623]

Atlantic salmon in olive oil is delicious. I really enjoyed the camera work in this video. Three cheers. Hip Hip YEAHHHH! 🥳

[@ckalnicki]

Great video brother! Jim, if you are an IPA fan, I can send you a couple of 4 pks from Vermont. 2 of the greatest tasting IPA’s you’ll ever have. Best, Chris.

[@garyblack2858]

Awesome family adventure! Big fan of all your solo adventures, but I am digging these family outings. 😊 The boys look like they're having a fun time. 😊

[@JasonMcCannLover]

Jim in bed, Tori breaking camp. No wonder he is so relaxed. 😉. Thanks for another great video guys.

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Haha, she crushed it that morning and even filmed everything while I snoozed.

[@georgethorne6818]

Loving the series Jim and family. India is a fine beer. Even better on tap! Thatès a Newfoundland dog on the can Btw 😉

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

It is, I noticed that the next day, not a black Lab but I left my bungle in the edit anyways.

[@lewisgardner1660]

Thank you guys for the video, that trailer sure is like a space ship.

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Thanks and ya irs pretty awesome!

[@gerrythorne3641]

no mosquuitos nicest time in labby

[@shayetanner6431]

My husband and I talk about doing that same trip someday! You guys rock!

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Thanks a lot! Ya, you should definitely do it.

[@arbdapeish]

Well done series. Look forward to each episode.

[@thedriftingspore]

The Big Land! Can't wait to get back. Next episode your going to be going by my In Laws place. Looking forward to it!

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Nice! Ya, the best episode we get to Port Hope Simpson and see some cool stuff on the way.

[@thedriftingspore]

@@JimBairdAdventurer awesome, they’re the next community south of Port Hope in St Lewis. Been lucky enough to get up there 5 times since 2007. Being from Nova Scotia you can imagine how astonishing the fishing was to me. Salmon, Cod, Char and the huge brook trout man oh man. Was up this past summer for a couple weeks. Labrador really is something else altogether.

[@karenw8481]

It must have been exhausting driving, setting up camp, and picking up camp everyday with two little ones to care for. Laundromats are the best, you can put your laundry in several machines at the same time and then dry. Two hours, your done. At home, with only one machine, it can take many, many hours. It will be nice when you can set up camp in one location. Love this trip. Beautiful land.

[@barbmcnaughton6119]

Loving this series Jim! What an adventure! Looking forward to the upcoming episodes!

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Thanks a lot!

[@montybarbee8128]

Hello brother. Again you make me jealous. Love seeing the kids, watching them grow up . I’m not a salmon fan at all so you can have my share😜 Anyhow after watching your last episode, had to get out, so I broke out the backpack and zero degree sleeping bag and headed out for a overnight hike in and hike out . Temps lows were around 25 Fahrenheit so I think my dog Frodo was colder than myself. I ended up taking my jacket off and covered him because he was shivering. Anyhow, enjoyed the video. Keep up the good work.

[@leoniemusgrave9322]

Dig a hole under the high side tyre of the trailer. Let the tyre drop down into hole. Sure beats jacking the low side of trailer up. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

You guys invented this stuff!

[@taureanwilliams4626]

My favorite part was my little guy see Mom and Dad chopping wood do you want to chop wood to I like it that part thanks for the video

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

Fantastic - I'm loving this trip already. The camping rig is amazing. I started building these back in the 1980's. My first rig had started life as a 1970 Apache folding camper. I think it caught on in the 90's when I took a brand new top of the line and made it off road capable. It wasn't long before more capable people were displaying them at the international sportsman's shows in major cities. These type rigs are the way to go where the pavement ends and the trails begin. No cotton, cotton blend, cotton denim, or canvas fabrics for me. Fast drying quick rinsing is choice. Base layers have tended to mimick the soft poly cotton but that's not ideal. The quick dry polyester base and mid layer should have a visible weave with a slightly coarse texture. These woven plastics speed dry in seconds compared to the thin silky smooth polyfiber materials so popular today. You want to see and feel the weave. These also last forever - super tough. Polyester fleece did the same stupid thing - fashion popularity consumer demand. However, the fluffy soft poly fleece isn't good. It holds dirt and water and hair while letting the wind blow through. Originally, polartec 500 fleece was pretty good - new high tech but it got better quickly - it got thicker and more compact - so compact that it became smooth not fluffy. These are the best of the best - they don't hold hair, dirt, water or let any wind through. Microfiber towels from the automotive section are perfect for everything in my opinion. They are my bath towel, kitchen and hand towel and car towel. Coarse visible weave on base and mid layer. Smooth hard tight polar fleece. No cotton denim canvases. I'm old so I have to speak. ✌️♥️👍👍

[@lorilove4706]

How fun, yummo salmon and great company.

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

We've really been enjoying this 👍🏻

[@Mike-iv3hy]

I like Torries muck boots , I haven't seen those since I left the mines ! Very durable ! Mike .

[@AmericanPatriot1776AP]

Beautiful family Jim. Stay safe

[@elizabethwhite6364]

So much fun and adventure! Thank you two! Beautiful country - wow!

[@Broenss]

Such a cool adventure!

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Thanks a lot

[@tara6664]

What was around Jim's neck at the camp ground . Was it a tracking collar or a shock collar so Tori can keep him in line ?

[@adrianrobins5313]

Love the truck { 6.2 ya} and trailer, nice trip so far keep going.

[@zeldarobinson3382]

Thank you enjoyed the show .looks like your in for snow in the next episode.

[@markasiala6355]

The camper has some some nice ground clearance to go wherever you need. All it needs is some built in leveling jacks so you wouldn't need to use the scissor jack.

[@bradsaunders3471]

Awesome video. I’m from Goose Bay originally. I Hope you guys enjoyed your stay there.

[@JimBairdAdventurer]

Nice, ya man it was great

[@kristingrounds4163]

The kids look like they are having so much fun.....i know this was way before new years but happy new year to you and your lovely family!

[@toddrohrlach8336]

Mate just a tip . Have a few different sized pieces of wood to put under tire to level it. Love your part of the world guys.

[@arlenefrancis2791]

Hello! Happy New Year to the family. Loving the trip so far. Happy adventuring! Safe travels! ❤️🐶