Thanks for this thread, I've been wanting
specific pointers, as summer has been cranking up.
Of the legitimate places mentioned, which have
good quiet oriented dispersed camping?
eDJ_:
Would you pull out some screen captures of that YT vid, for those of us without YT? Thanks in advance, my Cheese Sibling!
General Tips:
Check the (current) monthly weather forecast for candidate spots.
Even if there's a few hot days, if most are in your comfort zone, it may work for you.
Check Wikipedia for average & extreme monthly weather ranges.
Nothing beats first hand endorsements, from
reliable people.
Spaceman Spiff said:
Superior National Forest surrounding the wilderness has a lot of great boondocking but will be hot and buggy (mosquitoes, ticks, and biting black flies) in June, July and August. Great place to be in September and October; November starts to get cold.
There, fixed that for ya!
Other than the omission of June,
absolutely perfect description, Spiff!
For more than a month, I've been dispersed camping in northern Michigan, and today the max temp inside my van was
102F. The mosquitoes are out in near full force, black flies are still very low, and I'm not sure about the ticks (I'm 100%
working inside my van - I'm not doing that "living out of" thing). Granted, I'm camped right beside a
swamp (good wildlife!), so that tends to mean more bugs, particularly mosquitoes.
Nights have been fine (except for mosquito infiltrators).
Most days have been ok, and I'm getting a lot of work done.
On very warm days, I've been taking a long siesta mid-day, mixed with DVD watching, then staying up late and rising at the crack of dawn.
On hot days (like today), I'm parked at a Library, getting my 'net fix.
Tomorrow's also supposed to be hot, so I'm thinking of doing a grocery run (~20 miles away), and staying overnight to fulfill my National Forest movement requirement, a week early.
The next two weeks are looking good, weather wise .
I'm expecting some baby birds & mammals to start showing up.