We missed that! Thanks for sharing that!

Thanks for commenting. lol!

Thanks for that explanation - that makes sense.

We will always find a spot for you, lol!

Thank you! We are counting the days, lol! It is definitely a process.

Thank you for that! Really appreciate your kind words. We are working on getting rid of things. We didn't think we had accumulated that much stuff, but we were wrong, lol! Thanks again for your support - we loved Kansas!

Thanks for watching!

We love the cool walls in summer, but we think we will try the carpet for this next winter. We may try to attach it with velcro so we can remove it in the summer and have the best of both worlds, lol! Thanks for sharing your experience!

Good question! It can be difficult to tell sometimes. No permit required. Technically the US Forest service website says you can camp anywhere in Hoosier National Forests but there is a long list of exceptions, like to close to campgrounds or streams, or of course where there is no camping posted. The first thing we look for is fire rings. Often if there is an established fire ring, you are probably ok. The ones we find the most difficult is trailheads - no camping at Trailheads. Sometimes we find a site with a fire ring, but it looks like there may be a trail there too. So then we go to the map and try to figure out if it is actually a Trailhead or just a random or old trail. Someone did post though that they saw that the forest service had started marking some of the dispersed campsites (putting up a marker at the site), which is great because then you know for sure it is a campsite, but it also raises concerns that they may be planning to switch to a reservation system for dispersed camping, or may be closing many of the sites. I haven't seen anything on the website yet though that says you can only camped in marked sites. You can also stop in at one of the headquarters if you want to be really sure, lol! They can often point you to some good spots. I hope that helps. When we visit a new area for the first time, we will often stay in a forest service campground the first time or the first night to scope out the area if possible. Thanks so much for watching - Happy camping!

@@HEKNBAK That’s great info. You beat me to it. I’ve seen some nice places that are really cheap and nice camping areas. That’s great advice to just pay the first time down, and explore. I think I’ll start there to learn and maybe I’ll meet some locals camping who are veterans with advice. I so appreciate your time.

Lol! We're headed up to Manistee NF this week. We've never been there and I'm pouring over maps looking for forest service roads that look like they might have dispersed camping off them. There's a definite chance we could end up in a campground though.

Hey, thanks for watching! Right at the very beginning is "Cooper Island" by Martin Klem, but I think you are probably asking about the one with vocals that starts about a minute in? That one is "Our Own Thing" by Binkley. We get most of our music from Epidemic Sound.

Thanks so much - that's awesome! That roof rack comes in different heights. I think there were 3 options if I remember right. I believe we have the middle one - we wanted to keep it a little lower so the tent wouldn't stick up above the cab too much. The one downside though is that you can't reach into the bed from the side unless you have really skinny arms, lol!

Thanks for watching! While researching I came across some more current info/debates, not sure if that is the right way to say that. I think one was about the moving or selling of the dunes or hills that used to be the islands.

We were so excited to finally make it out there! We pour over maps and sat images when trip planning, and that spot had been on our list for awhile. It's a fun drive, but yes, a little rough. Looks like it could get pretty muddy too. Beautiful spot! We were wishing we had thrown our chairs in the truck.

That's a good idea! We never really thought about stating the type of vehicle before. We'll do that in the future. We wished we lived closer - we'd be out there a lot more, lol! Every time we are there we discover something new. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

Thanks for that!

There were more houses in the area than we expected but I imagine there was a lot more in the 80s still.

Thanks for confirming that! Appreciate the comment!

Thanks for watching and commenting!

Should have kept watching. Rutlander area very close to this. I need to go and check out the Lousiburg Middle Creek State lake soon!

As you were describing it, I was thinking it sounded like it was close. Thanks for sharing that! Since we bought our camper in KC almost 2 years ago now, we have been back to that area a few times and are always looking for new places to camp. Thanks for the heads up about the event too, lol!

Thanks so much for watching and commenting! We will be the first to admit that relationships take work, lol! Having that common interest though helps a lot. We really do enjoy exploring together! Yes, that is Castle Rock - so cool! We never expected to see something like that Kansas. Kansas wasn't at all what we expected - in a good way!

That's a great idea!

That makes sense. I could see these being attractive party spots but that would definitely take away from the peaceful camping experience we had.

There were two of them that hung around for awhile, checking things out, but that was the brave one. I would imagine people have left food in the campground or fed them so they've gotten less afraid, but it was really was cool to see it so up close.

We would say it works great - it will turn that small space into an icebox. If you aren't connected to shore power and are just running off the battery(we only have one), we have been able to run it all night and then charge it during the day. We usually keep the door open, but you don't have too. Our door has a vent cut in for it. We haven't been able to get the remote to work through the door though. Yes, there is a drain tube that goes out through the floor. Hope that helps!

It was an awesome trip. We were so fortunate to be able to take an extended trip like that!

Good to know - thanks for sharing! Google maps can show roads that are no longer there or that the forest service has closed, so always a good idea to check the mvum.

That's exactly it! It sealed the deal, lol!

We're planning a trip to Ohio for the fall but are hoping to take a few shorter ones over the summer. Still planning those, lol! Tim isn't sure the mirrors are going to fit our style mirrors. If they don't, do you want them back or want us to pass them on to someone else?

That is such a beautiful area! That's one of the areas we would love to get back to some day to explore more. We could spend hours just driving around looking at the scenery. Thanks for commenting! So cool that you happened to see the video!

​@HEKNBAK there's some really amazing roads around the red hills plus miles of trails on my ranch.

We'll reach out next time we're in the area, lol!

We really enjoyed it and picked up a couple things in the little market they have too. Good thing we don't live too close, lol!

Thanks for sharing that! I saw the winery on Google maps. We love to check out both wineries and breweries! I don't remember why we didn't stop that day, but we will give them a try next time we are in the area. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and commenting! We were really surprised by Kansas.

There is always a risk anywhere we go, but we try to be prepared for whatever we might encounter.

That would be cool! We would love that!

Thanks so much! We appreciate your support and encouragement!

Lol!

Thank you for watching! We're always surprised by what we discover. There are so many interesting stories out there!

Lol, getting the timing right can be tricky! We have burned our fair share. It takes a liitle bit for the cast iron to heat up so it goes slow at first, but once it gets hot it can burn pretty quickly. The tortillas worked well but they aren't absorbent like bread so if you are putting meat in them they will be a little messy, not too bad though. We haven't tried them with fruit fillng! Thanks for watching!

I wouldn't put it past us, lol!

It really is difficult to get the full sense of how big it is! We had seen videos and pictures before going and were still surprised. Just amazing that something so big could be operated by 3 people.

Thanks for sharing that - we thought the camps were so interesting so it is great to hear from someone who has a history with them. I would imagine these camps are a great place to spend some time!

HekNBak has the 5.0L and 10 speed transmission.

@@HEKNBAKawesome! We’re considering getting a truck again and considered the ecoboost for better MPG but curious how it would do for towing and riding mild trails.

We've never had one with the EcoBoost. If you get one, we would love to hear how it does. We've tossed around the idea of electric even, but have concerns about how we would make that work.

Didn't show that a couple miles back we stopped and topped off our coffee cups from the thermos. Gena has creamer in her coffee, kept in the cooler. She forgot to put it away and close the tailgate, gld we didn't make a tight turn. Thanks for asking.

Glad to be informative. Thanks for watching.

Thank you! We really enjoyed staying at all 3!

I try - The older we get, the more we realize how much we don't know, lol! Thank you!