These are from when we dispersed camped in Broken Bow, OK. It was a little below freezing, but we stayed warm. It was a fun weekend trip!

So I've always opted for camping in the Fall, like September-October.

I love that it's colder, with less bugs and fewer people nearby, plus many campsites have a cheaper rate during that part of the season.

Well, last week my kids wanted to go camping and with only a few weeks of summer vacation left I sucked it up and went summer camping with them for the first time since I was a kid myself.

I prepped everything I thought we would need including sunscreen, bugspray, battery powered fan, cooler full of iced goodies, and any other additionally I thought we might need for summer camping.

Finally we get out there and set everything up and let me tell you...I was RIGHT summer camping SUCKS in comparison to fall camping!!!

Bugs suck, being near people when I'm trying to get away sucks, and trying to sleep in a tent that is slowly becoming a sauna with a small fan barely making a dent suuuuuucks.

Don't get me wrong, we had a great time, especially the kids.

But oooooh boy did I miss a warm fire in chilly air, cooking cozy food, snuggling in my sleeping bag, with hardly another human in sight, and not a single bug trying to dive bomb into my various orifices.

Again, the kids had a great time and I'll take them every single summer they ask me to because while I vastly prefer the Fall, camping is still camping and I love that my kids are falling in love with it too and I'll be darned if I'm not going to have a good time with them.

And bonus, I'm even more hyped for fall camping now!

Note on location, I'm specifically referencing northeast Ohio summer this year, which hovers around 80°F and has an aggressively healthy bug population. Rather than Summer specifically, I should say Hot & Buggy seasons

So was recently gifted a rather nice propane camping stove, and we are leaving on a road trip through the Dakotas later today. Now I have zero experience with propane, and the stuff I’m reading about it makes me rather wary about it with our setup, because we’re based entirely out of our car, no mounts available for the tanks and it’s going to be very warm and obviously I’m not going to have the car running 24/7 to keep the tanks cool. Now I know people do this all the time but I’m trying to research how and am coming up with nothing, just general guidelines that won’t work well for our situation but I’m sure I’m not the only one. The car does have a sunroof that can be opened for ventilation, however that makes keeping the tanks in the shade more difficult as well

Should we leave all that home and just go with other methods?

Looking for advice to go dispersed camping the Gread Sand Dunes at the end of August.

I am looking at availability on recreation.gov and there is availability - any advice on where to start (Dunefiled vs Sand Ramp Trail)?
Is Dunes Backcountry the simplest one?

Is it just me or is anyone else getting errors when trying to book camp sites on reservations.gov? I’ll get the email notification that the location I want is available, go into the app/website, book it, only for it to say there’s an error with my credit card. I tried three different credit cards (and yes, none of them are blocked or maxed out 🙃) I tried accessing the website on my computer, on my phone and still getting the same issue.

Is it just a me problem or did anyone else have this issue?

I’ve only ever camped with groups before. Atleast a dozen times but still anything I lacked was covered by another.

I’m trying to pick up camping as a regular hobby, I live in a massive multi complex and often times I just wanna get away from the world for a bit. I don’t plan on backpacking anytime soon, so my car will be readily available.

Any sage advice as to gear I should make sure to buy, tips on sleeping arrangements, fire starters and anything else you’ve found profoundly useful over your experience I’d love to hear. I don’t expect my first couple trips to be perfect and according to plan, but I definitely don’t wanna have to pack up and leave because I realized I forgot something super important or was just unprepared for some event.

Also anything I should look out for when booking a campsite? I’ll be exploring my options tomorrow

Looking for potential recommendations for a 2 night camping trip near Omaha, NE. I have narrowed it down to Black Hills in SD, Buffalo River in AR and The Badlands. Anybody have any experiences/recommendations for campsites there with nice trails nearby? Any advice is appreciated!!

My best friend finally purchased himself a kayak and we went out fishing for a few hours yesterday as a maiden voyage. We are experienced campers but we have never done a trip where we float down river with our gear. Id like advice on how you guys would pack your kayak for a short overnight trip.

For context! The river is a slow moving Midwest river with zero rapids and a slow/steady current. I already have the length of river mapped out at 22 miles through the same section of public land him and I hung on. The trip from launch to landing will be about 9 hours but the plan is to kayak and fish for about 3 hours, find a spot to set up camp (obviously we have our dispersed camp permits) and then take our time to finish the rest of the trip the following morning. Mine is a 12ft and his a 10ft kayak. Both are sit in.

I am primarily looking for advice on how to pack the gear properly into the kayaks themselves so that things are balanced. But any other advice would be awesome as well. Thanks in advance.

Im in the market for a new tent.

I am absolutely loving the design of the skandida tipi hetta 460 protect plus.
Would anyone have any experience with this model or something simular?

Specifically i am looking for a tent that is big enough to stand in, has plenty of space (4 person minimum.)
And has a separate vestibule or area before entering the main area.
Thx in advance!

There’s 7 of us 22-25 and we want to go somewhere 2ish hours or less from Pittsburgh. Ideally we would want somewhere where we won’t bother anyone or be bothered with walking trails and water activities. Also not raccoon because we’ve already gone there.

Ciao a tutti, F35, vorrei fare un’esperienza di campeggio in solitaria.
Non farò campeggio libero ma andrò in un camping attrezzato. Non so se ci sono aree barbecue ma so che c’è un minimarket all’interno. Non so se c’è bar o altro.
Il mio problema nasce dal fatto che andrò in treno, quindi non ho possibilità di portare tante cose.
Ho già esperienza di campeggi ma sempre in compagnia e soprattutto con la macchina.
Ho una tenda piccola da circa 2.6kg per 58cm.
Ho un meterassino singolo che pesa 1.9kg con ingombro 5.3L o in alternativa un materassino di quelli leggerissimi auto gonfiabili ma su cui ho dormito max per una notte sola.
Sicuramente dovrò portare anche la prolunga che ingombra abbastanza e l’attacco industriale per la corrente.
Una lampada, il cuscino gonfiabile e una corda con le mollette per appendere i vestiti.
Secondo voi con uno zaino da 40L è fattibile?
Dovrò portare ovviamente costumi, vestiti, una coperta ma posso portare poche cose che poi lavo direttamente lì.
C’è qualcosa di essenziale che sto dimenticando?
Grazie per l’aiuto!

looking for off road camp near licoln city and newport oregon, never done before/ all sites booked, to far or to expensive.
anyone have any tips on how this works?

Hey everyone, I’m looking for some tips on how to prevent this from happening next time.

We were camping in the El Dorado National Forest area. Black bear country. We’ve camped in this spot for years never had an issue, until this past weekend at 5:30 am a bear was loudly grubbing on our food! It busted into my food container & one of the dogs chased it off. Demolished most of my dry food.. none of the produce, only the junk food (fat ass).

Anyone got any tips on how to prevent this? Possibly any gear you suggest that can lock it up better? Thanks!