When my twin sister and I were pretty young, daddy would take us fishing at a creek in Bloomfield, Kentucky. Lots of bluegill and bass. I remember being cold and daddy building a good warm fire. Seeing the peaceful expression on his face was mesmerizing. The glow of the light from the fire, and the smells from the water, grass, and coffee was so wonderful. That is what started my absolute love of the outdoors. I’m 63 and still love camping, campfires, cooking on the fire. I love the peace and quiet!

Your pride for your kids shines bright,my friend. That is delightful to see

For anyone thinking about this tent and out off by this review. I bit the bullet and got one anyway. And it was performed perfectly. It's been up for about 2 weeks straight outside through all weather conditions and I've not had any problems or leaks whatsoever.

My passion for hiking came when I was a Youngster. My family is one of the largest free range, grass-fed, cattle producers in Washington State. So we used to build and fix a lot of fence. I found out really early that I didn't like horses at all. So I would hike fence line with what I needed to do the initial fix if I could and if I couldn't I would tell my cousin's where everything was at. I was hiking five or six miles in a day with 30 or 40 pounds or gear as a twelve-year-old kid. And that spurned my love of hiking. After I got older I would do overnights out in the field fixing fence by myself at like 15 16 years old in the middle of nowhere in South Central Washington state. In the foothills of the Cascades. I have hiked Hundreds and hundreds of miles in those mountains. And I love hiking to this day. I am 45 years old. So basically my dislike of horses is what gave me the love of hiking. So many awesome trips by myself in the middle of nowhere scared to death cuz of coyotes, wolves, and many other things that go bump or howl in the night. Taught me the meaning of bravery, self-sufficiency, and just what a man, or in my case, a young boy can do on his own.

Luke: " I have done it! My kids are all grown up." Luke walks in the door from this trip, Susie: " Luke, Honey, I have some news for you." 😂

Another great outdoor adventure Luke. One of the things I like about your channel is every adventure suitable for entry level outdoors people but yet advanced enough to hold the interest of experienced hikers/campers.

And happy birthday little Luke 🎂

Great video again, thank you. I had to remember how we were as children, first pioneers and later, after Velvet revolution, because we just enjoyed going to hike around the ruins of old castles. I send many greetings from the Czech Republic. When I was a boy, country was called Czechoslovakia.

Happy birthday Luke 18 wow your journey has just begun, enjoy the ride. Thanks luke i appreciate you and your honest reviews. Other youtubers push junk and do not do true test before they give reviews. Onetigris as a whole love it. They have unique tent designs which i love . I absolutely love my bushcraft bungalow 2 for the price it was a win win

This has been a great adventure. I really enjoyed seeing all of the products you tested and your initial comments on each.

Thorough and enjoyable. thanks Luke, you do a great job.

Love watching this kind of videos. Especially when there’s rain...the sound of the rain, there’s something about it...relaxing of some sort...

Violence is NEVER the best solution, agree, you are a good man. Happy birthday Luke and congrats to you and your Daughter. 🇺🇸👍

I'm always lying and listening to your rainstorm nights before bedtime. So tonight it will be this .. thanks

Good speech Luke! My 18th birthday is almost exactly 6 months after this video was published. I feel like what you had to say about advocating for yourself applies to me a lot, and it's a lesson I'm learning quickly.

I'm glad I bought front Runner flip pop tent. I've been some good rain storms, and never got wet. Up on White Top Mountain on Labor day weekend, high winds and driving rain. It is one awesome tent, I just love.😎😊😁 Dennis from Delaware

Luke, you are awesome. I enjoy everything you do. I'm entertained and gain knowledge. Thank you.

I've never seen anyone's hair be in such perfect condition after waking up at 7:00 ;-).

Watching your videos is making me want to go camping. Gear is important when wanting to venture out like this, even if I have not done it for a very long time. Thanks for showing us about great gear and recommendations for our trips. This is really what is needed.

I love the saw! P purchased one about a year ago. It has been absolutely amazing for camping trips!

I get my passion for the outdoors from my grandfather and my father. My dad passed away a few months ago and so next year I'm taking my 17 year old son to hike the windrivers in my dads honor. It was the first hike he ever took me on at just 8 years old. The trail is part of the CDT, but we are only doing about 6 miles to Dads Lake (yes that's the name of the lake) because my health isn't what it used to be and that was my dads "secret" fishing spot. ❤

I think it would be great to see an adventure with you and your brother! You could def outfit him with some gear for an overnight trip to lonewolf mtn!! I think that would be fun if he's cool with it ever.

Love your family camping stories and your equipment reviews are fantastic 😃

good for Lucas for standing up for himself. i loved the Colorado road trip I watched it twice, thanks for the nice pictures and the beautiful views.

The adventures is why I watch! Really liked this video !!! Thanks for all you do Luke! Can’t wait for the next one!

Very informative and entertaining. I've owned a Soto stove for years and it's always been reliable. Good stuff 👍

I love the "easy to be satisfied" comment. When I was a kid I only really got to go camping in the winter. So even if you didn't like oatmeal or spam on a day when its cold (coldest we camped was I think -18 degrees f) anything warm tastes great.

Happy Birthday Lucus 🔥☕️🎂, Luke thank you for your honest reviews an hard work, much appreciated, take care, stay healthy an God bless you and your Family always. 👼🏻🇺🇸🔥☕️🇺🇸👼🏻👼🏻

My love of the outdoors came from growing up with a big backyard where I caught bees and grasshoppers. Oh, I collected worms when r was little too. 😀We also rode bikes all summer. Hiking on trails just came naturally from that.

Really full episode. Thanks Luke. Some very interesting items reviewed

My old man wanted to be Grizzly Addams, so he took me to the mountains all the time when I was a kid. My favorite TV show growing up was Wild America with Marty Stouffer. Nowadays I live in an RV so I can camp full time.

Thanks for this I will be looking at different options. Had high hopes for this tent

If it is made out of canvas then you need to season it. Set it up, then get a garden hose and get it soaking wet. Let it dry completely in sunlight. Repeat process 2 more times! What you are doing is the same as washing and drying a pair of denim jeans. You are shrinking the fabric. A properly seasoned tent,swag WILL NOT LEAK OR WICK WATER. Enjoy many excellent reviews and info from you. I enjoy your channel very much!

Luke you and your family are awesome and your vids are inspiring. It’s really a sad situation here in Northern California between the pandemic and all the fires, but I always feel better after watching one of your vids.

Cheers to you and congratulations for rising up your kids successfully! Great! So, a lot of other guys and I are looking forward to new multi day overnight adventures! Keep on Hiking, we all love you and your family, have a good time, greetings to you and all the other ones from good old Germany, Wolfgang.

Thanks for taking the trouble to make this video for us. Appreciate your straight forward honesty

I LOVE Frailty! Great movie. Love both actors. Great choice!

Happy birthday Lucas. Keeping your daughter in my prayers. My nephew is in the Navy. He's on his way to Bahrain. Keep up the great work on the reviews.

My passion for camping and hiking came from my dad. My mom was always with us too she enjoyed going camping and hiking also. I have spent most of my life camping and hiking and I always enjoyed it.

Luke my friend, the first leg of your mission with your kids may be accomplished, but make no mistake, you will continue to feel, worry and share in every ache, pain, success, failures, joys, happiness, sadness until you take your last hike. It isn’t over until it’s over. As a matter of fact, it’s now when all of your teaching will be tested. But not to fear of losing the past cause when the grandkids come it all starts over again. Circle of life. I have raise 2 sons and a daughter, now have 4 grandkids. I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Blessings. 😁

Happy birthday to your son. Love your work thanks for the info. Love tent and gear reviews. If you have time a overland trip with setup and gear review would be nice to see.

And heck yeah, happy bday! That's awesome!!! Sounds like a great kiddo!

Thanks for always converting the temp for us canadians, really helpful 👍

Thank you for providing honest and unbiased gear reviews, and not thinly veiled infomercials unlike so many other "gear reviewers" on youtube.

Grew up on the family’s 115 acre farm surrounded by woods and other farms. I’m also an Eagle Scout......so I spent a lot of time outdoors growing up. Got away from it all once I got married, with only a few camping trips. Really only started getting back into it, now that I’m single, in the past few years (now 48 yrs old). The thing I have to get over is the noises. Every little twig dropping and my over active mind goes crazy. Found I love hiking recently with family located near the Superstitions. It ruins it for me coming back to Michigan after a vacation. I did a 10 day back packing trip when I was 15 in New Mexico. What an awesome time.

I have to say, OneTigris is a pretty good company. Over the last couple years I have purchased their down patrol bag, Roamer backpack and Tangram tent and have only had one small issue with a half inch stitch. I used all three for a fishing trip last week and my only problems were the size of the fish I caught and that they didn't bite more often! There is a possibility of the chair and table making a return. On the co-op and testing site they will poll opinions on past products to bring back to market occasionally. Really is a shame about the lemon you got, looking forward to vigorous testing of its replacement.

Fishing/Camping adventures with dad spurred an interest in outdoors ... always enjoy your vlog in midst of my immobility.

Hi Luke , I remember as a 12 year old going for an overnight tramp ( hike) and we were so deep in the bush , awesome bird life, the views would take your breath away. A song we would sing was... Away away with Billy and pack , we are folioing on the mountain track, we all will get lost and never come back in the Tararua ranges. The tararuas are the mountains at the back of Levin , in the north Island of New Zealand were I live. People have died as the weather can change very quickly, and as with all hicking , people dont prepare enough , they dont take extra cloths just in case and if they get lost they suffer from hypothermia and some die or have to be rescued by our search and rescue

You sound like you and Susie are great parents and that's awesome 👌

Thanks luke!

Growing up there were 6 of us that hung around together, there were woods in our neighborhood we would pack up and spend the day. There was a spot i think about to this day, it was a creek bed that had maybe 20 yards on each side and it sloped up hill both sides. You couldn't see what was past the slope. This creek bed cut through alot of farm land. I just remember how wide open it was and you felt like you were in the middle of no where. It was the type of woods you could see forever tons of vines to swing on. Very fond memories.

Cub Scouts. Finding arow heads and geodes. Got my knife patch and held the ceremony at the Wilson school gym when I was 6 years old when the Cub master handed me my Cub scout knife. I still have it to this day. Been hiking and camping ever since. Born in 63.

I had hopes for that tent. Total bummer though. I will pass on the saw, but the Soto pot set and that multi-function quilt/poncho are things I want to look at.

Great trip and video. Like you, my love for hiking and camping started when I was young, around 12, I think. My adventures started with my best friend who also enjoyed the woods and hiking. We read survival books voraciously and made a lot of our own gear, including a dryer that worked with light bulbs to dry fruit for trail mix. We had a permanent camp in a farmers woods (with permission) and we had a lean to, a cache and even a latrine away from camp. Great times. I was too long away from camping but have started again and have once again accessed private land with permission and started building a camp. Reliving my childhood lol. Keep up the great work thank you

Luke, I knew you would be out testing gear in the rain. Great job.

Luke I'm injoying the rain 🌧️ with you and tell big luke happy birthday 🎂🎁🥳🎇💐 and many more to come

Luke you always have a great attitude! I still want to buy one of these!

A leaking tent is an absolute no-go. A good tent has to be a good shelter at bad weather too. With large space, good vestibules and good air circulation. Making of tough material, easy to setup, and reliable.

Rain videos are the best videos

My passion for hiking and camping came from UKposts, believe it or not... When I was a kid, me and my family went camping just one time. That's because both my father and mother had back issues since they were young adults. They both were in so much pain the next morning, we never went camping again. I went on a 5 day hiking trip with a friend of mine when I was 16 years old. But that was about it. Then, some years ago, I stumbled across channels like Joe Robinet, The Wooded Beardsman etc and that really flared up my passion! I went ahead and bought me a full set of hiking gear and started to go out. Small trips at first. Overnight in a local forest and stuff like that. To test out my gear and my abilities to set up camp, start a cozy fire, cook on a fire, you know... By now I go on hiking trips 2-6 times a year and I am absolutely in love with it! Wouldn't want to miss it! I came across your channel just a few day ago, when I searched for reviews of a tent a was considering to buy. One of your videos was in the recommended section. I like your videos. You're doing some good and honest testing and I like your casual way of doing it. Casual, yet professional. You've got yourself a new subscriber! Cheers mate.

Hi Luke! Better days ahead my friend! I love the storms and the night life...another great video. New gear is great. Happy Birthday Luke!

Thanks again!

Thanks so much for including the Dewalt chainsaw in this video! I didn't know it existed until I watched this video. I purchased one & the double battery pack with charger & carry bag. Last weekend I cut up a fallen oak tree trunk 10.5 inches to 10 inches diameter & 20 fee long into 1 foot logs along with a bunch of dead & seasoned branches that fell during a recent storm. I used one battery for approximately 3 1/2 hours until it ran out of power. I had to refill the bar oil tank once during that time. The clean up was a breeze & and the chain was still nice & sharp. I was amazed at how easily it worked through that oak log & how it made short work of the branches. This little wonder is now my go to chainsaw for the tree parts that fall after storms in the yard & for cutting back lower branches. I'm very impressed! Keep up the great work on your videos.

Luke thank you again for this adventure. I was planning to buy this but again great review. Am jealous everytime i see your smile and face of fulfillment everytime your outdoor😄hope this pandemic will end soon. Again strength & honor brother. God bless

That stove is awesome btw. I love mine and it’s so nice not being stacked on top of the canister. It is so much more stable being separate and it works great. It’s a no brainer for $20

Reading all these brilliant, idyllic stories has me so envious. Despite being a Reservist, my Dad never really took my sister & I out camping as kids; I had to discover my love of the bush well into adulthood. I always used to think I hated it, but it turned out I just hated being freezing + hungry + sleeping straight on the ground, which was the only way that my friends who had tried to get me involved always did it. Once I later discovered the existence of sleeping pads & that it wasn't a moral sin to bring whatever you needed to be actually _comfortable_ (I now own a Zero Gravity chair), I fell in love. I have different tents + gear ensembles for different durations + types of camp (my hike-in camping kit, my just-1-night car camping kit, my weekend car camping kit, & my 4-days-or-more car camping kit - as well as my expecting-a-storm camping kit). All my gear is colour coordinated + I'm unreasonably proud of it. I'm a foodie at home, so natch I'm obsessed with camp cooking; my Dutch oven skills are first-rate, if I do say so - & I also love playing trail chef, having fun with the challenge of coming up with properly complex + satisfying dishes within the confines of weight limits + lack of refrigeration. I love everything about being in the wild, & I only wish my good memories of it had started in my childhood, rather than my 30s. My Dad + I were super-close, & I wish we could have shared that together. (A moment of silence for the ex who tried _really_ hard to get me into it with him, as it was a large part of his life, + I did give it a go - but that was unfortunately _festival_ camping, & thus not my thing.)

Thank you for your reviews and your wonderful personality. Fun to watch

I love your channel. You tell it like it is. Nice job. Thank you for being honest.

I love the camp outs in the rear of the truck

Good video as always brother Luke stay safe out there

My passion came from you and Suzy, for real, didn't ever think about it until I watched one of your videos then I was hooked, now I have most of the gear and I'm still collecting, thanks Luke

my hatchet use to look like that... 40 yrs ago! the leather is well worn... but it is indestructible/bulletproof! Happy Birthday Lil' Luke! (little no more!!) And Luke, you think you've made it?? My dad is 89, and at 58, I'm still his baby, lol! Too bad about the tent. I love the configuration possibilities but I'll sleep under a tarp before I go swimming against my will. Thanks for the vid.. sry you take the misery for us, but we appreciate it!

You appreciate us, we appreciate you. Sounds like a win win to me. As always great video Luke.

The eye of hurricane Sally passed over us. Man at the rain. I'm still working at getting the basement dry. I would much rather be camping. Lol

Great insight thanks for sharing

I watch you and Susie all the time I watched almost every video you put out! I love the reviews that you do it tells me a lot about equipment. When I was growing up I was raised not quite rural but sticks and I can't all the time when I was about 13 to when I was 17 I lived under the oil road with big chuck holes in we had a small orchard which was about 15 trees. I am now 63 and I'm going to start camping again you inspire me and many others inspire me as well keep up the great work Luke

Congratulations with raising great kids! Please greet your son a happy birthday. I appreciate the precious content you share with us. Strength and honor!

"Mission accomplished!" Congratulations! I would like a see the review on the chainsaw, it looks perfect for an old man. Thanks for all the reviews. Your a good man!

My first outdoor hike was in the gatlinburg area and I was about 10 years old and I slipped on a mossy rock and it knocked me out cold! Been doing it ever since.

Love the trips you take and use the tarp. Great video and best to your family and Happy Birthday Lucas.

Another great adventure! It's so refreshing to see a dad that is so proud of their kids! Kudos to your for raising them the right way! I would really like to see reviews on hiking/adventure pants. Do you have a brand/s that you prefer? I'm not going to be hiking the PCT, just going on car camping / week long backpacking trips. Keep up the gear reviews and say hi to Susie!

Thanks for sacrificing your dryness for us

Thanks for the review, Luke. I was considering buying one of these and now I reckon I'll hold back until your second review on its replacement. Tony (UK)

Another awesome review and adventure. I love the echo sound as you split wood. Sounds of silence.

Happy birthday Lucas

I vicariously enjoyed your campout and gear testing. That Soto lantern... I must have one. Thanks for putting a lot of gear through the wringer and giving us your honest opinions.

When I was very young there was one time I remember staying in a camper with my whole family while my dad was following the seasonal need to sheer sheep. Later, I spent some time at an aunt's house up in the mountains of Idaho, just chasing lizards and playing with clay. Basically running wild. All this before I even started kindergarten.

Hi Luke, the noodles you've eaten is indomee. An Indonesia brand of instant noodle that are meant to be eaten like a fried noodles. After you boil it for about 3 mins, you pour away the water, add in the seasoning, stir and enjoy.

My love of the outdoors started before I was even a month old. My parents took me camping when I was only a couple weeks old. My mom told me that I cried unless I was outside in my cradle, under the tarp, in the rain. That was the start of a lifelong love. My family spent every weekend in the Coast Range mountains, camping. My dad would come home from work on Friday night, and the whole family would head up to the mountains for the weekend. We'd be back for school and work on Monday. It didn't matter the weather. There's a hilarious commercial, "Pemco, Blue Tarp Campers" and that was us. Haha. All my parents' friends were also outdoors people, so we would often meet up with them for camping. We spent many holidays camping. During the summer we spent most of the time outdoors also, in the Coast Range and Cascades, and also on road trips, camping throughout the Pacific Northwest, in the mountains, deserts, and rainforest. (Most of Oregon and Washington are desert, a lot of people don't realize.) My dad had catamarans (and a Snark, lawl) and my mom and dad both had dirt bikes, so we also hung out with friends sailing on lakes and rivers, and with their motorcycle buddies. My mom had had horses before I was born, and then later in life she got horses again, so then trail riding and horse camping was a part of my life! We never "traveled" like other people did, with vacations to Hawai'i, or Europe... but I wouldn't have traded camping for anything. I feel more at home in the mountains than in my house, and I get homesick for them.

I'm really glad you posted this video I was actually going to order this tend today but after watching your video now I'm gonna wait and see if anyone else has the same issues you had thank you again for what you do it gets me through the long over nights at work

EXCELLENT, Luke. I have that same ax, I polished both sides & sharpened it which improved its cutting ability. I have the Soto Windmaster Stove & have known about Soto cooksets. I'm quite pleased to see you use & review the set; looks like that is a complete cookset in every respect. Thank you for using & reviewing the Soto Cookset, & lantern. I didn't know electric chainsaws existed; thanks for showing & using the Dewalt electric chainsaw. I'll be looking forward to your use & review of the Helikon Swagman Roll. Corporals Corner channel uses that product on most of his outdoor adventures.

Great video Luke, it’s the best channel of its type on UKposts... been following you for years now, happy birthday to Lucas, 18 years ... time fly’s .... Didn’t think the Tigris would be good, the idea is good, but let down in construction and materials... love the Soto gear .. Japanese quality...

Great video! Its. Really like the style of it. A lot of little reviews and it was nice hanging out with you on a Saturday morning.

LOL, sure sound like a proud dad, way to go!

Happy 18th birthday Lukas. 🎁🎊🎈🎉🎂🥳🏕⛰

Personally always appreciated an additional layer for rain.

Happy birthday young man and I hope you're daughter stays safe in her deployment

thanx Luke. I will wait for the new tent test.

Keep up the good work.

Bought a OneTigris Outback Retreat recently so I'm very excited to see you retest this tent. I hope this one is just a lemon!