HeloJunkie Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Fellow Rotorheads - It's been awhile since I have posted...been putting a bunch of time on my 500 now that I have it back. Thought I would jump back onboard with a great story and some awesome pics of a camping trip I took with our 10 year old and his friend about 50 miles SE of Blythe! You guessed it - our "camper" was the 500. A bit of a challenge to get everything in the bird, but we managed! Enjoy! The whole story and pictures here: http://richard.sears.net/?page_id=507 7 Quote
Whiteshadow Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Now that is the way to go, and what cool memories for the boys! They will never......ever........forget that trip! Quote
HeloJunkie Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 Yea, it was an amazing trip for sure. They have been begging me to schedule the "next" camping trip! Quote
gary-mike Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Wow, you want to adopt a 33 year old boy? That is awesome! 2 Quote
Whistlerpilot Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 That looks like a lot of fun. I went helicopter camping a few summers ago in Alaska. Unfortunately it was unplanned with 8 px at the toe of a glacier when the weather moved in extremely fast. It was an adventure we will all remember too! Fortunately I had a tarp and a pot and we were able to use fuel for the improvised stove. Your camping trip looks way more pleasant. Quote
DS_HMMR Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 "Hold tight to those skids, kids; we'll be there in another 30 minutes!" 1 Quote
gary-mike Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 By the way, good to see you have her back, she is a beautiful bird! Quote
gary-mike Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Did we ever see detailed pictures of the final product... without all the camping gear? I may have missed them but, I would love to see them. Congratulations on all your accomplishments too, you are living my dream life.... one day, one day, hope it's before my boys get much older. Quote
lelebebbel Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) What happened to the old tarp-over-the-tailboom trick? I see the boom is a bit high in the 500, then again with a big enough tarp you could have the luxury of a heated tent.... Hotel Robinson (feral pig shoot, somewhere in very far North Queensland, Australia)No tent needed, but the darn mosquito net had a few holes. Edited December 20, 2012 by lelebebbel Quote
S9coldfire Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 I would definitely love to be able to do some helicopter camping someday! Do you have to have specific permission to land in places like the National Forest or BLM land or are there areas that you're allowed to land wherever it's safe? Quote
gary-mike Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 What happened to the old tarp-over-the-tailboom trick? I see the boom is a bit high in the 500, then again with a big enough tarp you could have the luxury of a heated tent.... Hotel Robinson (feral pig shoot, somewhere in very far North Queensland, Australia)No tent needed, but the darn mosquito net had a few holes. I bet Whistlerpilot wished he had a mosquito net on his camping trip, them Alaskan mosquitoes will either drain you quick or just haul you off for later! Quote
Renaud Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 excellent! I plan to do something like this in...?, Quote
500E Posted December 21, 2012 Posted December 21, 2012 Looks good HJHope all bugs ironed out. Those Alaska Mosquitoes are not a patch on the ones is northern Sweden, those suckers are more 4 engine bombers 1 Quote
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