Full Time RV FAMILY goes REAL CAMPING!

But the kids don't have sleeping pads because they need to learn some life lessons, you know, and I feel like Sleeping on the ground The cold hard ground is just something you need to experience as a kid Makes a man out of you. Makes a man out of him. Hey guys So it is time for us to go overnight backpacking for the very first time ever We're gonna be taking it really slow though since we have never done this and since we have small children we are wanting to make sure we feel confident and comfortable before we actually like go out into the middle of the wilderness and do That on our own so we are getting to experience this for the first time with the Republic of Nomads with their Yosemite Expedition event so we are going to be with a group of people We are going to be staying at a campsite with water and toilets We are not having to hike very long to get to our destination But it's gonna be a great trail run to start to use some of the equipment that we got get familiar with it and Just kind of see how it feels to unpack ourselves and sleep overnight with just carrying things on our backs Even though we do have a little bit of leeway But let us show you what we got and what we're gonna be using and then we'll be sharing where we actually camped at So we are taking the Ozark Trails trekking poles. We got the 55 liter Teton sports Backpacking backpack. We got the River Country Trekker tent. These are only 3.4 pounds and you actually use your trekking poles to set them up. We got the EcoPro lightweight sleeping bag. They pack up so tiny and I'm hoping we can recreate this when we're done We've got the sleep and go Sleeping pads, that is the equipment that we got for the backpacking trip. Everything else we're bringing is just our Supplies, we've got some headlamps lantern speaker Walkie-talkies, we got our Yetis for tea in the morning Just one change of clothes for everyone our toiletries and since we are not actually overnight backpacking We are bringing our electric tea kettle and we have a portable battery And that's how we're gonna be making our tea in the morning So that is one of the examples of how this is not really an actual overnight backpacking trip But just a really awesome first trial run Ready to rock and roll Ready to go camping bug Yeah My I'm really lucky. I got really lucky because the only snacks that we got are chips and candy Yelling at our friends who we're gonna go camping with. Are you guys ready for tent camping? Yeah Did we get a new tent? Yeah, we're gonna be sleeping in new tents tonight For it here That is way too long. I do not suggest going that long without going on a family camping trip What we're gonna show us Your first aid kit Cade you decorated and made your own first aid kit That's so cool We got and that was one of the crafts you guys did with the Republic of Nomads, right? Band-aid that's alcohol wipes and Antibiotic ointment and bug defense so cool And you decorated yours minecraft and you decorated yours dinosaur. All right So is there anything you want to say before we go camping camping's intense? So we are getting to do this with five other families, so there's six families total getting to do this overnight Backpacking adventure, which is really really rad. So we have 12 adults and then how many kids there's more four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen Wait fourteen fifteen sixteen so it's going to be twelve adults and Sixteen kids and I think that's like all of us already live in RVs and now we're going camping Well, these are like this is like these are your real friends You know like to organize to have this many families getting together to go tent camping is just so awesome It's cool. I'm excited Let's go camping to the campsite Okay, where should we set up where are you guys gonna go where are you guys gonna go do you like that spot? Let's get camp set up Working and now we can take these guys on the side Yeah, okay Which one do you want? You can have that one This one first Show us our tent show us so We have our Trekking poles holding up this tent True backpacking tent. Yes It only weighs 3.4 pounds. Yeah, the package is actually smaller than our really small We've got two Sleeping pads so we don't have to sleep on the hard ground with our sleeping bags over it nature For now This is what the tent that Chris and I will sleep in with forest and then the boys are gonna sleep in their own tent But the kids don't have sleeping pads because they need to learn some life lessons, you know, and I feel like Sleeping on the ground The cold hard ground is just something you need to experience as a kid. Makes a man out of you. Makes a man out of him Sit. Hello Roll it in Hey I need those and I have more This is nice I mean it's really not bad Considering how small this thing packs down to So we're gonna be sleeping in this tonight with our dog and The boy is going to be sleeping in the tent next to us. We think it may end up being mommy and Cade and Daddy and Casey and forest but the plan is for us and the dog to sleep in this tent and the kids right next to us in the other tent Can you pass the barbecue trap We did it. It's not pretty good actually AC though when I push it. Did you sleep good? Sure little sleeping bug in here Blankets right there. Oh God vicious animals the best part of camping Overnight backpacking success Did you guys have fun yeah, what was your favorite part football football There was a lot of football these kids organized an amazing football team, right, but it was good The tent worked out. Perfect. The sleeping pad and the sleeping bag were so nice. So nice Now we just have to get down to the point where we can Maybe get another backpack. We could totally do it. Yeah, that was easy. We could do it We just need a few more supplies, but a few more things It's doable if we weren't right next to our truck we still could have been fine. Yeah Back to the regular campground Where are we going now? Mountain sage coffee so we made it home and I gotta say it is a weird feeling to go camping for a night and then come home to Your RV at another campground Yeah, this feels like home now. It's gonna feel like we're staying in a five-star hotel tonight. So it's all good But it's good to get out and actually get in nature. Even though we're doing this. It's still really fun to camp and Kind of rough it a little bit. So Yeah You're going to be home bug