My good friend Mike from @bnatural2 and I spent 3 days traversing the Golden Road in Maine. I used my DIY Ford Ranger truck bed camper setup for shelter, and it worked perfectly! I also spent some time fishing in my new NRS Pike 126 Inflatable Kayak. With a possible wolf sighting a great time was had exploring and filming the adventure. As usually the camp cooking was a highlight! Below you will find links to my camper build, some gear I used on the trip, as well as a brief history of the Golden Road. I encourage you to dig deeper and explore this gem of the North!

Ford Ranger Truck Bed Camper Build Playlist:
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NRS Boundry Boots
https://amzn.to/48x8Cpa

Magnetic Camera Mount
https://amzn.to/3rvkac8

Portable Stove
https://amzn.to/456G7fo

Fenix HM50R v2.0 Headlamp
https://amzn.to/46cy16k

HelikonTex Chest Pack
https://amzn.to/3PTVOCg
 
"The Golden Road is a 96mile (154 km) private road built by the Great Northern Paper Company that stretches from the St. Zacharie Border Crossing to its former mill at Millinocket, Maine.

The road, which parallels the West Branch of the Penobscot River, was built between 1969 and 1972 to bring raw wood to the mill from the company's 2.1 million acres (8,500 km2) of woodland in the Maine North Woods. Before the road was built logs were floated down the river to the mill.[1]

The 32 miles (51 km) of the road from the Millinocket mill to Ripogenus Dam is partly paved and the remaining 65 miles (105 km) is stone.

Great Northern had always allowed private drivers access to the road (except for the portion next to the mill) and it is a major thoroughfare into the North Woods for sportsmen and whitewater paddlers on the Penobscot. " Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_...)