Boy, those drone shots are awesome. Looks like warm inviting Caribbean turquoise water…with pine trees. Which reminds me how cold the water probably is. One take away is how the zebra mussel filtration has clarified out Great Lakes water. Bad for the ecosystem but Beautiful to look at.
Great video, your drone shots are awesome! be careful, while hiking the NCT side of the Manistee River trail I lost my dji drone. the hills make bad signal hard to predict.👍
thanks for the mini-tour. I got to put an eye on a couple spots I'm hoping to explore and a few I haven't been to in some years. I would love to see more of your camping areas. I come from a tent camping background but I suspect these boondocking sites aren't all filled with humming motors and TVs?
Jordon Buzzy - we hope you get to enjoy a few of these spots, we thought they were pretty amazing. I’m sure there are even more amazing sites we didn’t visit. No, there weren’t any humming motor homes and no tv’s at the sites in this video.
I've been down that 2-track and camped on the shores of tippy dam many times. As of a couple weeks ago, camping directly on the shores is prohibited as noted by the DNR stakes all over the place. Awesome spot down there for sure tho.
😂 Lived in Michigan all my life and had never heard of the Michigan Dogman. He certainly wasn’t there that year. But if encountered by one, believers say clapping your hands will scare him away (according to Wikipedia).
@@HaventSeenItYet ohhhhh! I was wondering if there was tree disease or something. Fascinating to see beneath the water too. I was wondering about some of the underwater patterns in the river - what they were and such. It really got my imagination going. Thanks for "taking me" with you in a sense!
Danielle Thesiger - in our experience, most you do not need permits. We have found some state forest requirements when staying on state land. You will want to check with the forest service rangers or the website in each area to learn all the specific rules and time limits. We have found that the rangers are friendly and will give you answers to any questions asked. You can read about the rules for the Manistee National Forest here: www.fs.usda.gov/activity/hmnf/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=18536&actid=34 Make sure you pickup or print a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) to make sure you're on roads that allow vehicles.
No problems. We’ll usually talk to the rangers at the National Forest office if we have questions. They’re usually pretty helpful. There is a lot of private property intermixed within the National Forest so you’ll want a good map on your phone showing public and private property.
L.A.X L.A.X - just go...no reservations , it’s first come - first serve. If that site is taken, just move on to another site in the Forest. Bring your forest service road map, to help in finding another site, or talk with a forest service Ranger. You can print from their online page. Good luck!
Great Video man. I am inspired to do the same too. But I’m kinda afraid. I’ll be boondocking next week. Any tips? I’m your new subscriber. Hopefully you’ll get to 1k subscribers so that your Ytube videos will be monetize.
Thank you for watching and the HUGE compliment! We’re glad it inspired you to give boondocking a try. As far as tips, we’d suggest have a map app on your phone such as GaiaGPS so you can make sure you’re camping on public land. Also give the ranger of the forest district a call and ask about any specific rules you should know about and if there are any fire bans in effect. Have fun next week boondocking.
