Yosemite Thunder and Hail Storm
A pretty wild storm surprised us and escalated quickly while backpacking along the John Muir Trail in the Yosemite High Country (only 10% chance of rain lol). We barely made it to our campsite in time before it started dumping down hail for hours along with some intense lightning and thunder echoing through Lyell Canyon where we were.
The hail was the largest I've experienced (up to 3/4" in the diameter), but we stayed dry and comfortable in our nice and sturdy MSR tent. The hail ended up staying frozen on the ground until the next morning making it look like it snowed in the middle of summer.
Craziest thing about the whole experience though was the second to last lightning strike of the storm actually hitting ground within a 100 ft. of our tent. Didn't get that on video unfortunately, as it happened as the storm seemed to be fading out, but it sounded like a bomb went off right next to us and blew apart a tree or something like that. Probably the scariest experience of our lives.
Storm ended up clearing out just before dark though and the quality sunset it left behind put us back into high spirits.
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The only problem with these rain storm tent videos is they are usually too short. I love hearing the rain hit the tent when I’m camping!
I am from South, FL and visited Yosemite back in 2012 with my wife and parents. My God, what a majestic place! Only poetry can describe its beauty. We went to Glacier point and Mariposa Grove, can't wait to take my kids there one day.
Saved on my sound fx. Beautiful sunset at the end. Thanks!
There@the end what a magnificent sky !!! And knowing that the camera never does justice to the scene I can only imagine how awesome it really must have been!!
You are living in a beautiful land. I wish i could visit places like that. Bless ya.
Wow! I would have snuggled in a sleeping bag and read a book until I drifted off to a wonderful sleep.
Beautiful scenery and prime time with your kid,can't beat it!
I love the rain.😊🇬🇧
Wow, I would've laid down and had the best sleep in years with that kind of storm.
@rhigel2269
6 жыл бұрын
Or you might have pee-d your pants and shook with fear all night. (smile)
@VangusKhan
6 жыл бұрын
rhi gel Guessing you've never lived in Texas before LOL Talk about storms. This one is child's play
@vermontsmostobesetubaplaye1988
4 жыл бұрын
@@VangusKhan You are the tough guy.
@Erich-Lab
4 жыл бұрын
@morning glory I camped in a hail storm in East Texas and lost two tents to that thing. Also got nifty bruises from the 1-2 inch hail. I have some pictures somewhere if you want to see the damage and injuries ^^ Hail storms are the best storms!
@kalboff1482
4 жыл бұрын
@@Erich-Lab hey, which tent do you use? Do you think there is a tent strong enough? Or can you recommend a tent?
Awsom video,would love to have been there,but I think I would have already been sleeping.Thanks for sharing .
Wow, beautiful sunset!
Stunning sunset
Wow I love these pictures good job
Such a wonderful weather, thank you for sharing :)
@waseemshah3712
4 жыл бұрын
ok thanks you watch
Now that's camping!!🔥🇺🇸😀
Beautiful sunset!
Excellent! My kind of camping.
That was beautiful! Could have been bad without shelter though. What a great experience
Gorgeous sunset! What an experience! :)
Love 😀, it looks a beautiful area xx
wonderful footage, thanks for filming :) Tim
@moorwalkerdaz7111
10 жыл бұрын
CANNOT BEAT M S R TENTS..........
@savedpurplecat
10 жыл бұрын
moorwalker Daz Lol well done Daz, yes mate the proof is in the pudding, they can sure take a hammering alright :) Tim
Yosemite is beautiful. I also love to be in a tent when it rains
Fortunately, an interesting experience and not a tragic or dangerous one - not hit by lightning or a falling tree, not blown over by high winds, not washed away by a flash flood...and all those things do happen!
Great experience beautiful sunset ✌️☮️🕊️ safe travels my friend ✌️
Lol whenever I'm in a rainstorm I don't last more than 5 minutes and then I fall asleep
@adampaul2986
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like my sex life, only without the rainstorm, and the extra 4 minutes
@trakyboy5128
5 жыл бұрын
@@adampaul2986 lol 😃u kill me!!!!:)
@jonothandoeser
4 жыл бұрын
I love when the wind comes in between where the tent stops and the ground begins! It's invigorating!
Absolutely beautiful country and a nice thunderstorm with a awesome sunset as the cherry on top. I grew up in So.Cal and can kick myself for not taking full advantage of what the Sierras can offer. I'm in North Carolina now and occasionally hit the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains but they fail in comparison to the mighty Sierras.
When God gives you ice make some cocktails !
Gorgeous place there, would love to visit someday.
Nice tent
I live in middle east K.S.A i wish if i spend my vacation in such a place like that ! Wo0ow so beautiful weather so romantic so relaxing, i would love to stay there for days as long as i can to enjoy that kind of awesome weather with my friends :D
Nice view at the end of the video
Natures white sound for sleeping. Thanks
Wow. Beautiful sunset at the end.
Great sunset! Funny, we had a similar situation a few years ago in the high country north of Hetch Hetchy. Personally, I can't stand being cooped up like that during a storm. So I ALWAYS carry heavy raingear -- especially a thick rubber sou'wester for hail protection. Find a nice, low-ish grove of trees to minimize lightning risk, stay off the ridgelines, and take in the views most people miss!
Qué lugar más bonito !!!. Me ha gustado mucho vuestro video. Muchas gracias por compartir. Un saludo desde España
@uncatila
5 жыл бұрын
Es la valley de Yossemite
Yay!!! Thankfully your here to tell the story!
Perfect weather for camping lol that is amazing.
I love the sound of hail.
My husband's motto, never camp close to trees when windy & or raining & also lighting
Funny how the stones fall mostly in the lake and around the tent. Lol.
Thnx for share with us
In a good mood
Lyell canyon rocks! Great vid!
Cool video.. thanks for sharin
You guys were brave!!! Thank God, you made it...I have no idea what would happen if lighting hits a tent. Guess it wouldn't end well...
Someone stole the floor of your tent. Don't feel bad, I went out fishing and they stole my entire tent. You only lost half.
@Deeboskim
8 жыл бұрын
+schlaznger Haha it's hard to see in the video, but the tent actually does have a floor. It's a double wall tent and has two doors and vestibule storage areas outside of the inner tent. That's a bummer about your tent getting stolen though. Can't believe some people.
@trakyboy5128
5 жыл бұрын
@Derek Sinclair drinking doesnt pay 'eh????😄
Imagine having no tent for protection. Ouch!
Was it intentional that you camped next to the river? I'm not familiar with the place but there is always dangers of flash flooding.
@Deeboskim
8 жыл бұрын
+Kyle R Normally we camp further away from water for impact reasons, but the storm was coming in fast, we needed to find a nice flat spot to setup quick. Only a 10% chance of thunderstorms that day, so we didn't think flash flooding would be an issue. Definitely learned to be more mindful of that now
that looks like a good tent
Gorgeous area...🙂
@WeatherIsFun
6 жыл бұрын
Indeed
WOW, the reflection is beautiful and,and,and, it's just amazing.GREATE experience.👌👍
Like! Thanks for sharing.
Him 'I hope our tent can handle this!' Me 'I hope lightening doesn't strike the tree we've pitched under!'
I haven't heard thunder like this for years now... where I come from... thunders cracking sound is so extreme it can shake houses... so loud...
awesome video!
Cool Video Sir! Looks chili
All your gear is going to get wet because you have a tent with no bottom. Now all the insects are heading for your tent to get out of the rain and there a little bigger than the ones in the city. Happy camping!
That's quite the hail!
great choice in storing your bear canister in the vestibule :-)
@Deeboskim
9 жыл бұрын
MrGotfast Haha thanks for commenting (trolling maybe?), but don't worry we actually store it outside away from the tent at night when we are done using it. I'd think it would take a pretty eager/desperate bear to want to track down a closed bear canister during the day in a rainstorm that's sitting in a tent with two people in it. ;-)
Sounds like you're frying bacon in your tent.
You are so lucky, it must be feeling so nice . I wish i could do the same, woooow
Nice place!
Fantastic!
excellent tent hah? enjoy
Does anybody know which tent it is? Thanks for sharing.
Hey Dustin, just curious to know if this video is from the month of June. Preparing ourselves for a possible June hike throw Lyell Canyon. :D
@Deeboskim
8 жыл бұрын
+Brian Waddle Yeah this trip was the beginning of June. Any of the spring through summer months you can get thunderstorm activity up there, even if the area's general forecast isn't really predicting them. So best to be prepared for them with at least a rain jacket/shell and fly for your tent. Usually they'll show up early afternoon and don't last long. Good idea to get most of your mileage done in the morning if and when possible, unless you don't mind hiking in the rain. You never know up there though. The weather is highly variable.
@NorCalRecon
8 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you for the insight.
excellent view at 4:32
Don't you guys get feeling scare lightening ? and how could choose a good place for avioce from the bad thing could be happening during raining ?
Opps, you guy's. I don't believe in rain flys, but excellent, light tarps are available. Always carry one.
I love watching this video and their is just something about being in a tent in a storm. check us out we are from the Smokey Mountains in Tennessee area.
Always bring a Tarp! just for extra help.
nice video, good camera
Dont your tent have a floor?
Awesomeness !
3:35 10 ft to the left is completely safe
Awesome
I would have stayed outside and enjoyed the show.
Snap, crackle and plop!
Wow did you survive?
We got hail the size of golf balls with huge pointy spikes on them.
i thoulght someone stole mine once it was 30 feet in a pine tree lol.
this is my asmr
i would have gone fishing
Rain camping shelter super 🏕️🏕️🌧️🌧️👌😍
Why don't u have a bottom on the tent?
The hail didn't tear up your tent? I live in an area notorious for big hail......
@Deeboskim
10 жыл бұрын
I was pretty worried about that, but no it didn't damage the tent at all. This MSR tent has a pretty thick and durable rain fly, but pretty sure some of the Ultra light style tent fabrics I've seen would gotten tore up.
No floor in the tent?
Thats life
What a great trip, and your with your girlfriend.
@uncatila
5 жыл бұрын
The girls friend needs to be in her own tent
04:21 here starts the show.
Which MSR tent was this in your video? -Carl
@Deeboskim
6 жыл бұрын
I can't remember the model and it has since been discontinued. It's a 3 person similar to their Hubba models, but has less mesh on the inner walls and was rated for 3.5 seasons. We mainly use it now for shoulder season camping when temps are cold and rain or snow is in the forecast. It's still as good as new.
@heatherstub
5 жыл бұрын
@@Deeboskim So is the model info not included anywhere on the inside of the tent, or was it only included in the packaging? I thought the manufacturer was supposed to include it on the inside either near a zipper or the inner-most layer where you open and close the entrance. Even if they've discontinued it, I'd like to know in case they have one at a surplus store near me. Sometimes, our local newspaper "Where can I Find It?" section author will look for it if we know exactly what type or model it is. Thank you very much in advance if you find it.
Fun!
Cosy in the tent !
what msr model is that???
@7alya
7 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking the same. I'm looking at 2 tents at the moment and one of them looks to be this one.
what camera did you use thanks
@Deeboskim
8 жыл бұрын
+Solo Bikepacker Canon T2i for this video with kit lens
@heatherstub
5 жыл бұрын
It's got some of the best quality audio! If you go there again and get hit by another storm, could you record the entire thing including the before and after? That would be so nice. @@DeeboskimThank you very much.
@heatherstub
5 жыл бұрын
Were you able to get that? It looked like you only got the second half of my reply that says "Thank you very much." If you didn't, just read my question above that. Sorry about that; I don't know how it wound up like that.
I wonder what make of tent it is
@kevin48800
6 жыл бұрын
sorry msr
and you didn't had sex during the heil.
Mark it's just a Canon Rebel T2i
@ignaciorobledo3702
5 жыл бұрын
Hell with the sunset look at the river rising!
are there no bears?
✌