Name: Camping Overnight in an Old Abandoned Homestead
Uploaded: 2020-12-18T13:54:12+00:00
Duration: 17 min 47 s
Description: I am very fortunate to have been allowed to explore, play and camp on private land for the past three years. The sixty acre parcel is owned by my Dad's cousin. The land has been in her family for at l

3 years ago

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I am very fortunate to have been allowed to explore, play and camp on private land for the past three years. The sixty acre parcel is owned by my Dad's cousin. The land has been in her family for at least one hundred years and then some. That explains why I see junk and continue to find it in the woods. I have walked by the old #abandoned #homestead countless times and have never bothered to explore it because of a vulture family that nests in the upper loft. In recent weeks I haven't seen the vultures in or near the building. It was time to seize the opportunity to get in an overnighter and do some winter #camping.

I construct a bushcraft style raised bed, or bench, out of piles of scrap lumber that I found. Also, I built a little table that worked out as a nice spot for my Helikon-Tex Matilda backpack to sit. I was very concerned about having a campfire under the shed but managed to safely have a fire with no issues. It was very cool to discover the old tools and vintage soda cans and bottles. The place just smelt old and the firewood I found smelt even worse when burning. Smoke lingered under the shed and made me cough a lot. I eventually kept to the side away from the fire until the fire burned down to nothing but coals. A good night sleep in my US Military gortex bivvy and Snugpak sleeping bag led to a crisp, cold morning where I moved camp from the building to the woods.

Once I laid down for bed, If you listen closely over the hot coals, you can hear the howls from a pack of coyotes off in the distance. They were probably missing me down at Camp Coyote.

It was still a great time despite the old stinky wood and smoke issues. Sometimes a guy is just better off in the woods!

I hope you enjoy this adventure in the old homestead barn.
Thanks for watching!

Burnwood

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