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타프가 필요 없는 영월의 아름다운 계곡 캠핑장 3곳에서 캠핑하기 | 5년째 기변 없는 미니멀 세팅 소개

Yes~ Yes, hello, manager. I heard we need to call ahead if we’re bringing a dog. Regardless of weight? Yes. If they bark a lot, we ask them to leave. That’s why we ask you to call. When dogs come to a new place, they can keep barking and keep neighbors from sleeping. Well-managed dogs, even if they’re 100 kg, can come. Ah, got it. Thank you. When you make the reservation, you can just leave a note in the memo section. Okay. I’ll write it down. Since you’re coming on a weekday, it shouldn’t really be an issue. Okay, thank you. Sure. Our family loves camping with our kids— and with our lovely dog, Dooly. If possible, we always want to go all together, but in Korea there aren’t many good campgrounds that allow both kids and dogs. So every time I end up spending a lot of time searching for places the whole family can go. And I often feel worn out even before the trip begins. Then it hit me: there must be many families like us—raising kids and dogs together, who also love camping. Since a lot of you probably have the same dilemma, this time I personally searched, booked, visited, and even camped there. I found the campgrounds on Campit and read tons of blog reviews. It’s hard to carve out time in a busy life, so we used the kids’ vacation, and camped for four days and three nights, moving to a new campground each day. Alright, let’s head out together on our 3-nights-4-days camping trip to Yeongwol. We live in South Chungcheong, and it takes about two and a half hours to Yeongwol in Gangwon-do. Since we’d be camping at a different site each day, I wanted to make full use of the official check-in and check-out times. And because we’re traveling with Dooly, instead of eating at restaurants, we decided to cook our meals at the campsite. On the way to Yeongwol, we just grabbed a quick bite at a highway rest area. Dooly is 12 now, and as a senior dog she has more aches and pains. She recently had enteritis for a while, which worried us, and just as that got better, her eyes started troubling her. I’m hoping a few days of rest in Yeongwol’s fresh air will help her bounce back healthier. Anyway, moving every day for 3 nights and 4 days and doing teardown and setup isn’t easy, but with these rascals, I’m sure today’s hassle will become tomorrow’s great memory, so I’d like to share our itinerary with you from start to finish. We come to Yeongwol often, but Sillim IC—it’s been ages. Are you open on weekdays too? Yes. Are you here on weekdays as well? When we come this way, there’s some familiar corn we used to enjoy. Thank you. I wonder if it tastes just like before… How is it? Exactly the same. This Hanaro Mart is a bit small. Excuse me—just passing through. Dooly! Stay here for a bit. We’ll do the groceries and be right back. At the Anheung Hanaro Mart—we haven’t been in a while—we buy food for camping. I used to plan camping meals in advance and order from Market Kurly or Coupang, but these days I prefer stopping by a nearby Hanaro Mart on the way and shopping myself. It’s fun to pick whatever food or snacks we’re craving in the moment, and since the kids choose for themselves, there’s no forcing them to eat—and no getting upset when they don’t. So, with everything we need for camping ready, let’s enjoy the great weather and head to the campground. (The weather is insanely good.) What was the number again? / Your name? Yunseok Jang. A11. Oh, no—this isn’t it. Hold on, sorry. A02. Site A2. That’s the pet-friendly site, right? Yes. The water supply’s a bit short—could you move to E site? This site here? This one’s nice. If you want the front area, take a look and pick any site you like. No one’s checked in today? Right.
Got it. Okay. You can head to the next block. Okay. Oh, it’s all shade here. Nice. Yeah. Where should we set up? So many trees. We’re… Let’s do here—here! It’s all in the shade. Let’s park here and pitch the tent. (Dooly’s waste goes in the shared bin) (Jane has tons of “knowledge,” but the execution isn’t there) (Camp chair assembly that never progresses no matter how much I explain) I can’t—please help. Okay, I’ll help you with that part—try inserting at least one yourself. Today we brought the TFS Wooden House. As you can see, it’s all shade, so we probably don’t need a tarp. (It can make you underestimate camping—so not a tent to start with as a beginner) Today we’re at a place in Yeongwol called “Gil Camp.” Dogs are allowed, and it’s a spot where kids can camp too, and I heard there’s a creek out front with plenty of shade, so we chose it as the first stop for this Dooly-along trip. We originally reserved a site in Zone A, but they said there were issues from the recent heavy rain, so they guided us to E Site instead. What surprised me right away about E Site is how lush the trees are— the sky is bright blue, but down here it’s quite shady. Are you cool? / Totally. Really that cool? Once I laid out a spot for Dooly, she fell asleep early while I was pitching the tent. And tonight our family will all sleep in the TFS Wooden House. It’s been with us for about four years now—going into our fourth season. It was pricey when we bought it—and it still is, especially for its size. But I still haven’t found another tent that pitches this fast in summer. When you unzip all the doors and run it fully open, under shade like this it becomes an incredibly cozy home base. On dry days or in naturally shady places like today, it’s great to pitch it solo, so I often use it for outdoor no-tarp, open setups. It’s a good tent— the price… …… The clouds drifting between the trees are gorgeous, and although summer isn’t fully over yet, the shade feels wonderfully refreshing. Wow… There really are so many great campgrounds out there. I’ll start setting up the bedding now. We’ve had these Sparrow self-inflating pads for about five years? Technically we’re in our fifth year of use, and something like this has gone wrong. It’s been almost two years since the issue started, but finding a shipping box this big is really hard, and while it’d be best to get a faulty item fixed fast, we camp nearly every week or have other plans, so we’ve just kept using it as is. Still, it’s not unusable, and people often ask me about our bedding and pad sizes. For us, that’s one double-size Sparrow pad and one single-size, used side by side. Since the kids are still small, this much is enough for now, but once they grow a bit more, this size will be tough. For the moment, though, this coverage works. This is the Nordisk “Almond” sleeping bag, and although it’s a sleeping bag by name, we use it like a blanket laid over the pads. Every trip reminds me: when you’re sleeping with kids, ease of setup and teardown beats ultimate comfort, even if it’s a bit less cozy. I’m not sure how low it’ll get tonight, but usually this one blanket is enough. It’s a two-person bag, but I often use it with the kids—three of us together. This is Nanga’s Rabaima double sleeping bag, which is decent for three seasons, and we’re on our second year with it— it’s been a solid all-rounder. This item is “Be My Shelf” by NAP Studio, a compact mini shelf that uses IKEA’s LÄMPLIG as its base. This one’s Won’s table. This is his sister’s table. !@#@$%#@% Huh? Dad, sit down now. Alright, I’ll sit too. This mini table isn’t something NAP Studio sells— they once made one for me, and since it has hinges, the legs fold and unfold super easily. Usually it’s a small side table in front of the kids, or an auxiliary table next to the main table, but today I’m going to use it as a stand for the cooler, right next to the Be My Shelf. On one side is our well-used GoBox, which, for reference, holds most of the dishware we use when camping. Honestly, camping starts to feel tedious for me right about here— after finishing all the setup, I have to take out the cook kit and fix something for the kids, and even for a quick break coffee I need to pull out the camp stove. Since I’m the type who finds that a hassle, for about an hour after finishing the setup, I try to do almost nothing and just zone out. Kids need their dopamine time, and I need a cooling-off time too. Here—one each. Orange juice. Won, have one too. I picked this up at MUJI on a recent shopping trip— a vacuum-insulated mug that looked good. Later I’ll brew an iced coffee in it and test how well it performs. How is it being out camping? I like it! How about you, Won? I like it! Is it fun to watch at home? Or more fun to come out and see it? Coming out to see it. Let’s go—if we go up to the second utility pole in front of that car, I heard they’ve made a path going down. This is a really good spot because there’s tons of shade. And to keep some water pooled, they’ve stacked rocks across the front. So with the depth coming up to just below my chest, it’s perfect for kids around Jane and Won’s size to play. People here… Campers at the campground put life vests on their kids like this and bring them down in simple life vests to play. Wow—the water is really clear. Clear water, just-right depth, and plenty of shade, and the water isn’t too cold—unlike Pyeongchang. Next time I really want to come with Sooma, all together. Dooly actually injured her right eye, and she’s having trouble opening that eye. We tried staying home for a few days, with medicine and eye drops, but she wasn’t improving much at home. So we came out as well, hoping she’d do better out here… Won caught more than twenty. Really? Yeah. I caught about forty. Let’s go. I doubt it was forty. Nooo. Dad, I caught forty. Dad’s forty years of life… Dad’s not forty. Hey—wait a second~ Stop, stop, stop, stop. Jane. Change into these clothes, your underwear is in here too, okay? If you read it—this one’s shampoo, this one’s conditioner, and this is body wash. Shower gel? Okay? I’ll walk you up to the front. Dad, does “body” mean it’s for washing your body? Yeah. Just like this? / Yeah. It’s coming out, right? / Yeah—what? Cool, huh? / Yeah. Just hold it like a dog’s tail. You shouldn’t grab a dog’s tail. It really feels like dog fur. What happens if you pet it? Hehe—how does it feel? Like petting a real dog. Dad, it’s like wagging a dog’s tail—look. Smells really familiar. Yeah? You spilled your juice—look, Won. Ants are (swarming). You wipe it all up. Wipe it clean. Brush the ants off. Flick them off—outside. Done! / Yup, all done. Dad, look. One, two, three! You’ll eat kimchi, right? / Yeah. It’s not spicy, is it? Not spicy—this is mild kimchi. Mild kimchi isn’t spicy. Your lip color is really pretty. It’s exactly the shade I like—orange mixed with pink. Dad’s is like pink mixed with purple. Won’s lip color is pretty. Jane, did you not bring any hair ties at all? / No. Please let it down. Won, you’ll finish it, right? Yeah. This keeps swelling—the ramen. It’s good even when it swells. Alright, eat up. That was delicious. We checked out the dishwashing station here. And before that, we’d already visited the showers and the restrooms. Gil Camp turns out to be a fairly old campground. Even though it shows its age, I really felt it’s being maintained with great care. It’s old, but they’re preserving it well. Newer campgrounds often have young trees, so you don’t get a full canopy over the sites yet, but here the trees are lush—you can feel the years just by looking up. And it seems the managers actually live right in front of the admin building. So any issues around the campground are handled right away. What impressed me earlier was that when we arrived, it already looked spotless, but the manager said they hadn’t cleaned yet and would need to do it later. It was already as clean as if they had. It made me think: because they keep it so tidy on their own, visitors also tend to use it carefully. That’s the feeling I got. Those of you watching this video—yes, we “consume” campgrounds, but keeping good campgrounds usable into the future shouldn’t be seen as the sole responsibility of the managers. At the best campgrounds I’ve visited, the people staying there camp with really good manners and attitude. Have you two ever thought about that? When a campground is clean, the families camping there are tidy too, right? So what should you do? Use it cleanly, of course. Once I set up the site, let the kids play in the water, and feed everyone, finally my favorite time begins… the time when I can truly do nothing. I sink all my weight into the camp chair, stretch my legs, and slowly take in the blue sky and the green around me— it feels like nature’s gift for the hard work. (Firing up the camp stove at full power for the first time in a while—no noise worries today) I always say this: my favorite time— I hope it becomes the kids’ favorite time too. Even if a day like this grows hazy in their memory, I hope camping with Dad lingers on as a long, long good feeling. Now we’re getting ready to eat sweet potatoes later. Set them up here on top. Wrap each sweet potato like this—nice and snug. We’ll prep them like this, then once the firewood turns to embers, we’ll bury them to make roasted sweet potatoes. Here… Dad, this is the non-shiny side, right? Yeah. Staaaaa— rt! Do you smell the sweet potatoes yet? Probably not quite yet. Kkwabaegi! (twisted donut) Train! Road! “Do”? Doraji! (bellflower root) Earth! Boa! “Ee”? Teeth! Red! Puppy! “Ji”? Earthworm! I— Is it good? Blow on it while you eat. It’s too hot. I don’t need to blow. You don’t? How is it—good? It’s good. Roasted sweet potatoes are the best, right? We’re making some for Dooly too—wait a bit. Dooly, you’ll get some too. Let’s have it with your medicine. I hope you eat up and get better soon, okay? What? Dooly’s eye. Yeah. Dad, but now she can open it really well! She can, but right now… there’s some tearing. Jane, Mom gave you something to drink too— for you to have. Wasn’t it kombucha? Iced tea? Iced tea! Wanna drink it? I’ll try it. Want it cold? Ugh—why am I so weak at opening this? Guess we’ll need to buy ice today too? For Jane’s iced tea, just add a little water— about this much— and mix it well. Stir it up. Oh—mosquito! Mosquitoes! I’ve gotten even more bites since we came here. Dad, look here— I got bitten twice in the same spot. I’ll put ointment on later. There weren’t many mosquitoes until yesterday. It’s good. Is it? Mmm, it’s good! Cheers. Mmm~ nice! Dooly, want to come out? Looks like she can open her eye better than yesterday, right? But her eye looks blue. That’s because it hurts. Where is it—show me. Where you got bitten. Ouch. Why do mosquitoes love you so much, Jane? This one looks like a fresh bite, huh? Dooly! We have to watch her—make sure she doesn’t scavenge anything. These days, Jane seems to grow by the day. Sometimes I look back at videos and photos from when the kids were smaller, those chubbier cheeks than now, when Jane’s speech wasn’t so crisp— and I already get choked up with nostalgia. This morning I especially wanted to keep my child close, so I offered my lap to Jane for the first time in a while. At least while Won is still fast asleep, I wanted moments like this. It’s a cliché I’ve heard countless times, but time never waits for us. We know all too well how precious today—this very moment—is, yet the truth is, we’re too busy just getting through the day to really see it. Whenever we can catch our breath… for as much of that rest as we’re given, how about taking what we take for granted, dusting it off, and tending to it? Spending more time looking, and more time listening— I don’t think there’s a better hobby than camping for that. (Choosing Jolly Pong over Corn Flakes—you really are my kids.) As I tidy up the camp, I’m gradually packing up to leave. To sum up our one night at Gil Camp— it was excellent, really good all around. Of course, that might be because it was a weekday and we had it almost to ourselves. We haven’t stayed here on a busy weekend, have we? When I imagine every site filled, it’d surely be less pleasant than now, that much seems clear. Even so, being able to enjoy deep shade without a tarp— in midsummer, no less— having a lovely creek nearby, and the campground being so well maintained overall— just these three make it extremely good. Add to that the merit of being pet-friendly— that’s the icing on the cake. That’s it. Period. I truly want to recommend Gil Camp. If the chance comes, before summer fully ends— say, until the last week of September— it’s not peak summer anymore, but the days are still quite hot, so I hope you visit here and have a wonderful time. Dooly? Jane, doesn’t Dooly’s eye look a bit better? Look. Dooly? Look at Dad. Dooly? (chuckles) The sun’s out. Kids, look—look— the sun’s out. It was cloudy a moment ago, we should move the tent over there. It’s shady here. Cold? Not cold—just not drying well. It rained briefly at dawn yesterday, so we dried the tent a bit. We’re moving to the next campground and pitching this tent again anyway, and it’s 10:50 now. The next destination is only about 20 minutes from here, and check-in there is at 1 p.m., so we’ve got some time to spare. I think I forgot to mention one perk of Gil Camp: the Wi-Fi is insanely strong. I was honestly surprised—I’ve never been to a campground with Wi-Fi this good. Well, it’s a good thing—yeah. Is it good? If you eat Jolly Pong one piece at a time, you won’t finish it today. This campground was nice, wasn’t it? Let’s come again with Mom next time. Okay. Ouch, hot. See? It’s not hot if you do this. Open it just a little like this. Like this, Dad? / Yeah. Looks good, right? Kids, look—the sky’s blue again. Mom, I love you! Love you! Hehe—me too, Mom! Mom, see you on Wednesday. Okay—have fun. Have tons and tons of fun. Why didn’t you pick up this morning? I just woke up. You slept till now? Yeah. It’s noon. If a car comes down here, we’ll… Reverse—no, we can’t reverse. The road’s too narrow. Yeah, and it climbs at this angle again. Give me a “let’s go” cheer—it’s been a while. Let’s go! Fighting! You gotta cheer me on! After driving hard along this narrow, steep road, we’ll reach the second campground of this trip—deeper in the mountains. Hello? Yes, hello. Hi, I’m Yunseok Jang—I have a check-in reservation for today. Hello. We’ve arrived a bit early— how should we proceed? I’m calling from right out front. Why did you come so early? Well, we came straight over from another campground last night, so we got here early. Head inside and back into a spot, don’t go down the slope—unload and then pitch. Huh? What are you two— is this your welcome for me? Dad assist! Dad assist! A squirrel! Dad, don’t step on the (bug) corpse! Okay, okay. Sis, when there’s a bee you have to stay still. No, a squirrel came down here and left. Looks like the owner isn’t here? Manager! Guess they’re not here. If you don’t see the manager, the unmanned store… Maybe we should call. No—Dad, look here. Oh, unmanned store. Okay, okay, okay. All we need right now are mosquito coils, so mosquito coils first (buy). (Getting blasted by direct sun for the first time in a while—I’m out of it.) We’ve arrived at our second campsite. This campground is called “A Little House in the Forest,” and it’s not far from Gil Camp where we stayed yesterday. When I told the Gil Camp manager yesterday that we’d be moving to a place called “A Little House in the Forest” today, he put it like this: “If this place is the town, that one is deep countryside.” Now that we’re here, that sounds exactly right. Woooow~~~ It’s so overgrown! The trees? Not just trees—grass too. It feels like a wild site, true dispersed camping. So dense. Too… too much, even? We left the camera for just ten or fifteen minutes to move some gear, and a spiderweb formed here. And even during that short move with the bags, a pretty big mosquito bit us. You can tell by how the bite swells and spreads. It spreads wide like on a map—mountain mosquitoes balloon up even from a brush. But at Gil Camp yesterday, there were basically no mosquitoes. Almost none—there were a few, but Jane only got two bites. Here, we should be a bit more careful. And at this site there’s a patch of canopy open above us. So as the sun moves, the sun and shade will shift quite a bit. See how it suddenly gets dark when a little shade rolls in? Anyway, this is Site 1 right at the entrance, and we mistakenly thought Site 2 was Site 1 and moved all our gear there. Then the manager passed by—“That’s 2; this is 1!”—so we moved everything back to our original, reserved Site 1. I think I’ll have a glass of non-alcoholic beer to wet my throat, then pitch the tent again. I’m wiped out right now… (Pitch the tent in a rush and hurry down to the creek.) (A creek with a different vibe from yesterday.) There’s a creek right below the sites at this campground. I brought a camp chair down and dipped my feet in the cold water— the heat, the setup stress, and the fatigue ease off a bit. The kids are playing happily up above. The water isn’t deep— knee-deep at most at the deepest spots around here, so we let the kids play within sight with some peace of mind. It’s not that far from the campground we stayed at yesterday, but the sense of space looks so different that it feels like we’re in a totally different region. I haven’t checked the other sites yet, but there are Sites 1 and 2 near the entrance here, and across there it runs from Site 3 on down. I haven’t been over yet—planning to take a look later. For the kids’ late lunch/early dinner, I’ll make Seokgwan-dong Rosé Tteokbokki. I’ve never cooked it before, but Sooma said the kids love it and told me to bring some. About this much is 200 ml. Wheat cheese tteok. They said to thaw the wheat tteok under running water, but it actually thawed fine in the icebox. How should I add the eomuk (fish cake)? I should cut it up first… Oh—rosé sauce. It says to stir these over high heat while cooking, so they don’t burn. Water, please. It was mildly spicy, but it suddenly got super spicy. Tomorrow, instead of eating breakfast here, let’s head out early and eat at a restaurant. Have you two never tried this before? Rosé tteokbokki? Jane eats it a lot at school. It’s spicy though. But it’s supposed to be spicy—that’s the point. You’re drinking more water than tteokbokki, kids. One bite of tteokbokki, one sip of water? You played in the water a lot—take a break and relax. Let’s go check out the other site sizes up there. If it’s too spicy to eat, just stop. Have something else—your stomach might hurt later. Hey, want to try that “Achim Hetsal” Morning Rice drink you bought? Why all of a sudden? Not “suddenly”—it’s just the only thing we can drink nice and cold right now. Dad, I’ve had it at daycare too. Bring a cup each. Everyone grab a cup. Kinda feels like drinking makgeolli. Dad, this tastes like makgeolli too. Right? Like makgeolli? No toast before we drink? We should toast. Cheers~ No, with Dad together. Got it. Cheers~ To get to the amenities building, you go up this path, and there’s the office where the manager stays, then you go up another floor to find the dishwashing sinks, toilets, and showers. There’s one shower room each for men and women, and one restroom each for men and women, plus two dishwashing stations. There’s a communal refrigerator, but… we’ve been using a soft-sided cooler—this is day two since yesterday— and most of the ice inside has melted, so it’s barely keeping things cold. We had no choice but to put our perishables in the fridge, and I’ve gone back and forth to the amenities building four times. After about four trips like this— I don’t feel like climbing again. And we’re the only guests here. So it’s honestly a bit spooky. Back in the day, haha— when I was little there was this TV show, “Haunted Mountain Lodge” with Im Ha-ryong and Lee Hong-ryeol— it kind of has that vibe. Feels like the manager might suddenly appear and ask, “Need anything?” It’s not like I’m saying “I’ll never come back,” but I don’t feel like coming here with Sooma. The creek is right below, the water sounds great, the kids had fun—everything was nice, but… Ah, so the whole campground is terraced like this. Looks like she needs to poop. She’s going! Don’t stare—wait for Dooly. Turn your head—turn away. There’s a creek running right beside each campsite here. All the sites are laid out so the creek flows right alongside. Then it must be the same up there too. There’s a vehicle road, terraced sites to the side, and the creek running along next to that. Got it now. Let’s head down—I’m beat. (Couldn’t eat much tteokbokki, so whipping up emergency bulgogi fried rice) (Feels like someone’s watching me while I’m doing the dishes…) (Maybe it’s just me… but it’s a bit scary even in broad daylight.) Of all the private campgrounds I’ve visited, this one is the most… the most likely to make you keep glancing around. Even if the kids sleep well tonight, I probably won’t. First off, the fact it’s just the four of us as the only guests is a bit… yeah, a bit much… So I’m thinking we won’t burn any firewood tonight— I’ll use the sounds of insects and the creek in front as… background. Hey, Dad’s talking—are you voice-chatting again? I’m not chatting—if I say it like this, the game starts, so, uh… Your audio’s overlapping with mine. Then hurry and do it, okay? You go first then. Surviving 99 days in the Arctic. Done. Where was I? Anyway, we’ll go to sleep early tonight, and since we’ve used up most of the groceries we bought on the way, tomorrow we’ll skip breakfast and break camp as quickly as possible. Yeah—so tonight, we won’t be staying out late. Yes, as I mentioned yesterday, we plan to break camp early this morning before it gets hotter. I had a brief chat with the manager yesterday, and it turns out the upper sites already have restrooms, dishwashing sinks, and those amenities in place. As for the amenities set up on the second floor above the manager’s office here, they said they prepared them so guests on Sites 1 and 2 wouldn’t have to trek all the way up to the upper area. Whoa—it suddenly got super bright. And they said some people who come to this section even turn back because it feels spooky. So it’s not just me being a bit of a scaredy-cat. (Next time we’ll come on a busier weekend.) It’s not even 9 a.m. yet. We’ll head out to the next campground now. When you pack up early and drive to the next site in the morning, you can truly savor Yeongwol’s quiet roads. That relaxed, romantic drive made me feel like I finally slipped out of the tight 3-day camping schedule and could breathe. (An impossibly blue summer sky with cotton-white clouds.) We had quite a bit of time before check-in at our next stop, so we made a brief stop at Yeongwol Camp—a place that feels like visiting relatives in the country. After days of camping while caring for the kids and our dog, I was a bit worn out, and there’s no better, warmer, more familiar place to recharge than Yeongwol Camp. (Laura welcomed Dooly before she even greeted us at the entrance.) (Trying to re-freeze our completely melted ice packs—just a little!) (Our real lifesaver—japchae.) Once you step into a space this comfortable, you don’t want to go back to the campground. We tried moving from campground to campground, and with Dooly we didn’t stop at restaurants in between. (The YeongCamp family kindly listened to my grumbling.) Hello. Is it just us today? / Yes. So you’re keeping the campground open just for our one party? No—we keep it open regardless. Just one adult? No—it’s me and two kids, and a friend who runs a campground nearby, their kid came over to play for a bit too. So it’s me with three kids altogether. Firewood is only 8,000 won? / Yes. Why is the firewood so cheap? Go down to the creek this way, if you head down here, the creek’s right there. Play only here—Dad will be setting up camp. Today at this campground, it’s just our family. So I think we can use it pretty comfortably. It’s still a relatively new campground, so there aren’t big, mature trees yet, but the creek-zone sites— those trees are a bit bigger. So we’ll pitch in the creek zone, right by the path down to the water, and stay a night. Of all the campgrounds we’ve visited, the creek here is the best. It’s all connected like this, and farther down is the Camp Ours creek site where we stayed before. Hey kids—hi. Today… even though Sooma said it’s useless in the peak summer sun, we pitched the preTents “Biryak” (tarp shelter). That wraps up the setup for our last day of the Yeongwol camping tour. From here, I’m jumping in the creek to cool off and wash away the sweat. (Family dropped by—it’s five minutes from Yeongwol Camp.) (Of all the places we’ve been, Baengnyeon Valley here is the best.) This is the campground you and I came to together. Do you remember? I kind of did—when we came in I thought, “Feels familiar…” Yeah—just the two of us pitched the black tent, you and Dad together. Up here, look up here. Honestly, Jane probably doesn’t remember. That was three years ago already. But it’s okay—I remember it all. I hope the kids keep only the little shards of the happy memories. As always, Dad will do the record-keeping. (The buckwheat crepes and cabbage jeon were so good I almost passed out.) (Thanks for making time to come hang out!!!) (Too tired to film in the evening… at least a little fire-gazing.) Over these four days and three nights, we lived pretty wonderfully out in Yeongwol. Summer isn’t over, and it’s still hot enough to test your patience, but that feeling will linger a bit and then fade from our minds. As always, someday this very summer will be nothing but romance. I hustled to capture another memory with the kids on one camera, and I wrapped it up with care as a small gift for you watching. I hope our summer— our Yeongwol—was a joy for you to share. And I hope you’re hearing my thanks now. After spending a night and a day here at Blooming Campground, among the three campgrounds we visited, access to the creek—and the creek’s quality— were best here at Blooming Campground. If you want a water-play-focused camp, this Baengnyeon Valley/Blooming Campground stretch is your best bet. The downside is, since it’s new, there isn’t much tree shade. When the clouds clear and the sun beats down, it gets really hot. Overall, I was satisfied. The kids said they liked Gil Camp from day one, and this Blooming Campground the most. Those two— Yep, I’ve finished breaking camp. It’s time to head home now. Over four days and three nights, we had a great time with the kids and our dog, Dooly. Of course there were tough moments, and I did get snappy with the kids here and there, but our whole family made tons of memories visiting three different campgrounds around Yeongwol, we played in the water to our hearts’ content, and slept cool and comfortably. Summer’s almost over now—though last year it stayed hot all the way through Chuseok. I hope you enjoy the rest of summer with safe, happy camping, and stay happy with your families, always. Recently, Junseok—who camped with me—said this too: that it’s way lower than he expected, that the views are too low—it’s a shame. He said things like that. To be honest, when a video I film and edit with all my effort doesn’t get many views, and when subscribers don’t grow as much as I hoped, it’s true my channel’s been in a bit of a plateau lately. As a camping YouTuber, I think we should introduce good gear to newcomers, recommend good campgrounds, and, to a degree, act as a guide with useful information. Objectively, I know my videos are pretty lacking in that respect. When you say “YouTuber,” when you say “a video on YouTube,” it should give viewers a bit of a dopamine hit, and share experiences they haven’t had themselves. But at the core—call it my channel’s identity— I don’t want to lose that. I still believe it’s really important to record my kids’ lives together with me. To make my channel more solid as a camping channel, I also think I should make videos that fit what YouTube viewers want rather than only those personal-record videos. Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know how consistently I can keep making and uploading videos here, or how well I’ll tailor them to the tastes and needs of subscribers who love this channel, or whether I can reach and appeal to people who still don’t know this channel. Someday I believe these records of mine will be, for my kids or for people who enjoy the outdoors with their kids, a positive influence. And for me, filming and editing helps me think about how to grow in a better direction— as a dad—which makes it hard to take lightly. If you’re watching this part right now, please know that the ACAM channel is what gives me the drive to try new challenges and actually act on them. Your support already means a lot and gives me strength, and I hope you’ll keep watching with good feelings. However long it ends up being, I hope you’ll watch with the heart of joining my journey—joining my record. Please keep watching the videos. Today there’s no one around, just the sound of insects all around, so I’m feeling a little soft and sentimental. And reading the long comments from those who cheered for my son Won in a recent video update— as I read each one, a lot of thoughts came at once. I’m not sure if this talk will make it into the final edit, but I wanted to speak from the heart.

아이들과 함께 영월의 캠핑장 세 곳을 3박 4일 일정으로 다녀왔습니다.
(모두 반려견 동반이 가능한 캠핑장입니다)
이번 영상은 러닝타임이 많이 깁니다.
여유있는 시간에 즐겨주셔도 좋고, 보다가 지루하면 끊어 보셔도 좋습니다.
늘 감사합니다.

Day 1
Campground : 길캠프
Tent : TFS 우든하우스

Day 2
Campground : 숲속의 작은 집
Tent : TFS 우든하우스

Day 3
Campground : 블루밍 캠프
Tent : 프리텐트 비락

📷 Camera
Fujifilm X-H2S
XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
F-Log2C

🎵 Music
Paper Planes by Steven Gutheinz
Milestone by Steven Gutheinz
Lost My Baby feat. BigBreeze by Zach Paradis
Open the Door by N. Sherman
Electric Car by Bright Pilot
Again by Hannah Parrott
Morning Heat by Mountain Boy
Otherdays by The Field Tapes
Permission by Maya Manuela
When We Were Stars by Guster
all in good Time, by Torri Weidinger
summer friends by andrews’
Carry by Future of Forestry

Music via Musicbed.

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