2024 Bag Night Challenge

[DAA]

I haven't been keeping track and wasn't really expecting to get out much this year. But my wife and daughter informed me that I had 13 bag nights in April. This was in the context of me informing them of the ten nights I know so far I'll be gone in May.

Makes me nervous knowing that they are keeping score like that...

- DAA

 

[moab_cj5]

I am at 15 so far for the year and a little behind for my 60 night stretch goal. I will get several in June and July, but need to come up with some in May.

 

[TRD270]

April killed me unless sleeping in my bag at the Moab KOA counts . Super busy month and May isn’t looking much better which sucks because they’re two great desert months.

 

[TRD270]

One more night in the swell, cut short by Mother Nature and all the allergens she kicked up. 6 total

Uno mas with Kevin and family. 7 total 5 in the trd townhome.

 

[DesertRam]

One more easy night in the Kodiak Swag. I love this thing, especially up on the cot like this.

 

[DesertRam]

Five nights in July on a backpacking trip to Colorado.

 

[DAA]

Still not keeping track. But I've been out a good bit more than I was expecting. Backpacking trip to fish in the Uintas with my daughter next weekend. Gold prospecting trip in three weeks. I'm pretty happy with whatever my bag nights are this year.

When coyote hunting kicks in next month I'll start really piling up the bag nights. 2024 Might end up pretty good.

- DAA

 

[DesertRam]

When coyote hunting kicks in next month I'll start really piling up the bag nights. 2024 Might end up pretty good.

- DAA

Excellent. I need more overnight coyote hunting trips.

 

[nnnnnate]

I got 1 night last weekend in Ophir with some young men. There was 18-24" of snow and I forgot the bin with all the utensils and cooking stuff so I had to do a run into Tooele for supplies. It was 18° when I got back to camp at 9:30 pm. The camp fire kept us warm. It was a good night.

April, another night with YM at ophir. Took my boys as well.

June, two night at a friend's property in manorlands by Christmas meadows.

Another night off mirror lake highway.

July, Clyde lake backpacking with YM and the rest of Northern Utah. Got rained out for the second night. I was still dry and didn't want to leave...

Three nights at Washington Lake with my family.

Total: 9. This is actually a decent year considering the past few.

 

[DesertRam]

Chocked up another single while out scouting for pronghorn.

 

[moab_cj5]

I am sitting at 38 nights right now with 4 being last week. Good times with good people so far!

 

[Houndoc]

Added 5 nights at Lake Powell earlier this month.

 

[Tonkaman]

2- nights in sprinter. Cherry creek for NHHA round 3

2- nights in sprinter. Price for USRA

2- nights in sprinter. Cherry creek for NHHA round 4

Total nights = 18

Wow I’ve gotten behind on this!

1- Night in sprinter. Juab extreme enduro

4- Nights under the stars at Lake Powell

2- Nights in sprinter. Hard enduro knockout and Umora round 7

Total Nights: 25

 

[Rot Box]

I haven’t been keeping track of numbers or anything but I challenged myself last year in August to go camping at least once a month for an entire year. Was doing great until this July where I didn’t get to go out once haha dang. Still pretty good I think for me anyway

 

[iceaxe]

Since I started it, I suppose I'll finish my 2024 count.

previously reported:
Feb 16-19 Pahroc & Pahranagat Valley area NV = 3 nights
Mar 21-24 Backpacking Grand Gulch = 4 nights
April 4-7 Backpacking Salt Creek = 4 nights

adding:
May 26-27 Nine Mile Canyon = 1 night
June 20-23 2024 Ghost Town Tour, BFEly Nevada = 3 nights
Sept 28-Oct 4 Grand Canyon / Arizona Strip = 6 nights
Nov 1-2 The V Road = 1 night
Nov 14-17 Cedar Mesa = 3 nights

A modest though fairly high quality total of 25 nights.


9M24 04 on Flickr




GTT24 06 on Flickr


GTT24 10 on Flickr


GTT24 13 on Flickr




Oct24 01 on Flickr


Oct24 22 on Flickr


Oct24 39 on Flickr


Oct24 53 on Flickr


Oct24 63 on Flickr


Oct24 69 on Flickr




V Road Sunrise on Flickr




Steak n Mushrooms on Flickr (thanks Alan!)


2nd Night Meal on Flickr (thanks again Alan!)


A Quiet Autumn Canyon on Flickr


Goals for 2025:
1 "month" in the sleeping bag (28 to 31 nights)
Put to use new camp stove and cast iron

 

[Tonkaman]

Wow I’ve gotten behind on this!

1- Night in sprinter. Juab extreme enduro

4- Nights under the stars at Lake Powell

2- Nights in sprinter. Hard enduro knockout and Umora round 7

Total Nights: 25

I forgot to update this as well. I’m mostly doing this because I was curious if getting my sprinter van would encourage us to camp out more often. I’d say it’s working!

2- nights in sprinter. Umora Preston
1- Night in sprinter. NHHA round 5
2- Nights in sprinter. RMX Offroad round 5
1- Night in sprinter. Umora Chimney rock
1- Night in sprinter. Umora Lindl
3- Nights in sprinter. NHHA round 6
2- Nights in sprinter. RMX Offroad round 6

That’s a total of 37 nights! Wow I would have never guessed. I’m glad I kept track in here.

 

[DAA]

"BFEly Nevada"



- DAA

 

[DesertRam]

I'm pretty sure I ended up with "not enough" bag nights, but probably a couple dozen nights in the fifth wheel on hunting trips, so at least that's something. I'll try harder in 2025.