We often get asked for coordinates to the amazing campsites we find, but I'm a firm believer that it's better to teach someone how to fish than .... well, you know how the saying goes. So, I decided to put together this video sharing all my "secrets" when it comes to how I go about finding epic campsites. Hope you all find this helpful, and if you have any questions ... drop them here in the comments and I'll make sure to answer them!
This is probably one of the best videos I’ve seen that covers how to do your own research on finding a good spot. Very well done sir and thank you for putting this together!
Thanks man, much appreciated! You know as well as anyone that when you post a video at an awesome campsite, people want to know where it is & how you found it. This is my answer to those questions!
Really nice breakdown of how to use some mouse clicks to find some great spots. And some good advice about if people aren’t sure to get out and look ( or pop a drone up if they have one) before proceeding. Definitely need to be comfortable with backing down narrow roads that don’t work out and also doing those mid road turnarounds where panicked passengers shakily jump out of the rig. Also have some alternatives sites picked out cause new gates are getting put up every year due to asshats not respecting the lands.
Oh man, you just DOUBLED the useful advice with this comment. All great tips, from someone who's out exploring just about every weekend (from what I can tell). Thanks for sharing!
For sure! Glad it was helpful. Finding incredible campsites is one of the most enjoyable parts of overlanding for us, so we're always happy to share our methods.
I’m very new to this , would love either an explanation or video on where we can camp I.e you’re always good to camp at xyz places and how to figure that out . For me it’s very tough to know yes I can go overland and camp there or no I cannot
Ahh yes, thanks for bringing this up! That could make a great video topic so perhaps I'll put a video together explaining that. The brief explanation of how I figure it out is by using the 'public lands' map layer in Gaia. Some other mapping softwares have this layer as well....but it's very helpful. Generally speaking, you're good to dispersed camp in national forest land and BLM land ... so I'll usually look at that map layer to get confirmation that the spot we're gonna set up camp is indeed public land.
Thanks for this, very well organized and useful info! Your channel is chock full of quality content and deserves more views and subscribers. I guess you need more clickbait, deceptive titles, thirst traps, dialogue that hurts everyone's ears, annoying music, etc. (\sarcasm)
I agree with you that the last thing I want at a campsite is to be within sight of another human. That said, there is a difference between a designated campsite / campground and a dispersed campsite with a fire-ring. The whole idea of dispersed camping at one of those spots is NOT to see another human, and 99% of the time we don't. The real trick seems to be getting off the "main" gravel roads that anyone in any car can access. As soon as the road gets rough enough that 4WD is needed, it's almost a gaurantee you won't see anyone
We often get asked for coordinates to the amazing campsites we find, but I'm a firm believer that it's better to teach someone how to fish than .... well, you know how the saying goes. So, I decided to put together this video sharing all my "secrets" when it comes to how I go about finding epic campsites. Hope you all find this helpful, and if you have any questions ... drop them here in the comments and I'll make sure to answer them!
This is probably one of the best videos I’ve seen that covers how to do your own research on finding a good spot. Very well done sir and thank you for putting this together!
Thanks man, much appreciated! You know as well as anyone that when you post a video at an awesome campsite, people want to know where it is & how you found it. This is my answer to those questions!
Excellent ideas and info! Thank you for sharing!
Glad you found it helpful!
Really nice breakdown of how to use some mouse clicks to find some great spots. And some good advice about if people aren’t sure to get out and look ( or pop a drone up if they have one) before proceeding. Definitely need to be comfortable with backing down narrow roads that don’t work out and also doing those mid road turnarounds where panicked passengers shakily jump out of the rig. Also have some alternatives sites picked out cause new gates are getting put up every year due to asshats not respecting the lands.
Oh man, you just DOUBLED the useful advice with this comment. All great tips, from someone who's out exploring just about every weekend (from what I can tell). Thanks for sharing!
Nice work...thanks for sharing your ideas.
Thanks! I hope this is helpful for people!
Thanks for this video! I’m glad your channel was recommended to me! I’m happy to be a new subscriber
-with love from Oregon
Hello and welcome to the channel 👋. Glad to have you here! Hope this video was helpful!
Another great videos with great tips, thanks Where to Next Overland !!!!!!!
Hey man, thanks! Hope it was helpful in some way. Cheers.
@@WheretoNextOverland Always helpful, keep up the great videos
Thanks for the info on the linking of Google and Gaia-can be very helpful!
Agreed! Using both together seems to work really well, since they both have their strengths and weaknesses. Glad it was helpful!
Also on Google maps, if you right click the coordinates are on the top of pop-up menu and by left clicking on it will auto copy to clipboard.
Good tip! Thanks for sharing
Such great info! Thank you so much.
Glad you found it helpful!
Thank you for this video. This helps a lot!
For sure! Glad it was helpful. Finding incredible campsites is one of the most enjoyable parts of overlanding for us, so we're always happy to share our methods.
Subbed 5min in! Great tips
Right on, glad those tips were helpful! Thanks for the sub & welcome to the channel.
I’m very new to this , would love either an explanation or video on where we can camp I.e you’re always good to camp at xyz places and how to figure that out . For me it’s very tough to know yes I can go overland and camp there or no I cannot
Ahh yes, thanks for bringing this up! That could make a great video topic so perhaps I'll put a video together explaining that.
The brief explanation of how I figure it out is by using the 'public lands' map layer in Gaia. Some other mapping softwares have this layer as well....but it's very helpful.
Generally speaking, you're good to dispersed camp in national forest land and BLM land ... so I'll usually look at that map layer to get confirmation that the spot we're gonna set up camp is indeed public land.
Amazing tips!
Thank you!!!
Your welcome! Glad you found them helpful
Thanks for this, very well organized and useful info! Your channel is chock full of quality content and deserves more views and subscribers. I guess you need more clickbait, deceptive titles, thirst traps, dialogue that hurts everyone's ears, annoying music, etc. (\sarcasm)
Hahaha, thanks man! Glad you're digging the channel and I'll get to work on those thirst traps immediately! 😄
I gotta be honest - I stopped looking for designated camping spots - I hate humans, so I make my own.
I agree with you that the last thing I want at a campsite is to be within sight of another human.
That said, there is a difference between a designated campsite / campground and a dispersed campsite with a fire-ring.
The whole idea of dispersed camping at one of those spots is NOT to see another human, and 99% of the time we don't.
The real trick seems to be getting off the "main" gravel roads that anyone in any car can access. As soon as the road gets rough enough that 4WD is needed, it's almost a gaurantee you won't see anyone