A friend and I get together a few times a year and opted to meet “halfway” to camp. The “halfway” point was really an additional hour for both of us since I was coming from the Portland, OR area; he was coming from the Salt Lake City, UT area. The start of my trip was […]

After traveling from Camas, WA to Goose Lake, my fishing buddy and I setup camp. Who, what, when, and where were completed as follows. Once we setup there was time to explore around the local area, start a fire, and relax after hours of driving. We had a great setup near the lake 20-30′ away […]

Initially I had purchased a Roofnest Sparrow 2 but the for the same amount of money I could get a tent and a roof rack. So, I started to investigate what other tents were out there on the cheap and ran across Naturnest. There are three versions of the tent I looked at-clamshell, wedge without […]

I realized that the weight of any tent given the height of the 4Runner wouldn’t matter. This is especially pronounced since my shoulder strength isn’t all that AND the type of tent I was thinking about is bulky, to say the least. (I am edging toward a Naturnest Rooftop Tent (RTT) that is the wedge […]

Wife and I had been wanting a TRD OR for a while now and waited till end of year. When we went they had one but not in the color we preferred. They did have the color in a ORP but wasn’t too keen on some of the items. However, when they drove it out […]

My wife and I decided to invest in a hobby and something that gets us outdoors more. It had been a goal to get a vehicle that provided as much clearance if not more than our 2014 Subaru Outback, 8.6″. We were also looking for something with 4-wheel drive that was able to do 4 […]