Q & A Tuesday | How to find places to camp on Public Land

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This video goes over the 4 resources I use to find places to camp, overland and boondock on public land ( BLM, National Forest, Wilderness and State Land) #OverlandCamping #CarCamping #PublicLand #Boondocking

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[laven]

This is a 5 star video very well done thanks

[SuburbanCamping]

GAS = Great Awesome Source for campsites!Great video. Now subscribed!

[noneshere]

If your in a tight spot in a new town, always head for the railroad tracks.
Its under federal law but usually the local cops don't patrol it and you can get atleast a few days rest with litte or no interruptions.
However, if you do see others there. Dont be friendly. Keep to yourself and be quietly stern about it. If your soft, you'll get stolen from. Stay a potential threat and they'll keep their distance.

[dananderson]

Daisy looks good with her Spring haircut.

[glyngrand]

Usgs (US Geological Survey) mapping, for hard copy out of cell signal delorme and/or benchmark each state is about $20 or so on amazon. Also, you can get area specific maps and regs at the individual unit websites. State and national forests and blm offices.

[precisiont]

Which company do you go through for roadside assistance? Do they go way out there if your vehicle breaks down?

[drragon]

Found your channel recently, and I must have watched at least 30-40 videos of your in the last week. LOVE the videos man! One of the few youtubers I have post notifications on for!

[NUGGETSHOOTER]

Always carry an old school compass, and also new stuff, good video and information and always use all resources available and I also use OnX

[AgileWoodsman]

Excellent info. Back Country navigator is good but you're right, the learning curve is steep. I need to spend more time with it to unlock the potential it seems. :D

[Jackalopestravels]

Give Gaia a shot sometime. Really great app, and really good customer service if you ever need it. I’m sold on them.

[Mogley]

Good info. Still learning back country nav. havent found the map i like best. Thanks Jason.

[TheWodasi]

round mtn campground west of Colorado Springs .. drive thru west past camp spots go into woods.. ( its also near lake George) before you get to top of hill and lookout pullover off hyway ...when your going west ... watch for sign round mountain...north side of road...

[MichiganWildcat]

Excellent job explaining everything. One question I still have is can you camp anywhere on state/federal land or are the rules different from state to state?

[OneManTrail]

Pro tip: when you zoom in on Google Earth and the map is not oriented North up, press the “R” key and it will snap to North up.

[drumbum]

First comment I've wrote before watching a video! Been wishing somebody like yourself would cover this subject in depth. Thanks for posting this video!

[raoulduke]

Thank you so much Jason, that will be very, very useful for my trip to colorado next month !! Great information and very nice from you for sharing. All the best.

[gregparker]

Thanks. It's so overwhelming to pull up public lands in Oregon and see so many. Hard to know where to start.

[prepperjonpnw]

Something people may not be aware of is when using a compass to navigate while traveling the back country is get out of the vehicle. All of the metal and electronics in most vehicles have an effect on a compass. To get an accurate reading on your compass you need to exit your vehicle and step away from it. There are some vehicles that for whatever reason don’t have an effect on a compass. The only way to know for certain is to take readings both in and out of your vehicle multiple times in multiple places. As always it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Cheers mate and happy trails

[salvatorebaleno]

Yes! Thank you for this! Been looking for help finding public land non state park camping here in New York.

[muddytrails]

Thank you. I was just trying to figure out how to find some remote areas and found myself frustrated. These resources will be very helpful.