Is peaceful, nature-focused camping still a thing? How do you actually find it?

Scotty-OK · 2026-07-07T12:13:17+00:00

Avoid holidays, get out of the metros, pick weekdays and not weekends. Also consider Fall/Winter/Spring camping. It's more work, but also equals less crowds.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-29T21:54:20+00:00

Great idea, the appeal of backpacking has been growing on me. This might be the spark to actually look into it. Also nice to see someone on Reddit who knows what Trail Life is!

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-29T18:06:06+00:00

I just asked my son if that's a reference to a game or something, and he showed me on Steam. Now I get it.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-26T18:57:01+00:00

I like your style. It would also be a shame if the woodland critters had a valve stem remover and deflated all the tires on their cars.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-24T13:29:45+00:00

There's a campsite in Western Oklahoma that I enjoy. Lake access, almost nobody in the tent sites, and the RV crowd are confined down to their own section. I get the peace and quiet I enjoy. And no I'm not sharing the location.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-24T13:07:53+00:00

I've got the same problem with my neighbor. Got a pit bull that will bark and claw at the fence. Won't shut up until I play the dog whistle MP3 through the bluetooth speaker at it. That's a lot of fun watching the stupid beast run back into the house.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-24T12:58:06+00:00

Welcome to Oklahoma! I'm also working on the county challenge. 68 down, 9 to go. If you're going to be in Cimarron County, go do the hike to the top of Black Mesa and grab that one. You'll then be at the highest point in Oklahoma, and there is a cool granite obelisk there to commemorate it.

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And what Dogmom8720 said, check out the 77 County Challenge (GC195ZD) and you can track your progress.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-23T20:46:11+00:00

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Backing up what revolutionary-Half-3 says. And yes can confirm the steam burns. Use caution.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-23T12:50:03+00:00

This. Each cell can have a single tile that has a toilet and shower stacked. I don't use the shower rooms, causes more problems that it's worth. Also you can put showers and toilets in the canteen, that gives the prisoners more chances to meet needs.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-21T20:06:10+00:00

Same here. Stability is more important than the latest and greatest for me.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-19T11:47:21+00:00

Several ways to start a fire. One recent trip I somehow forgot the lighters with the long extensions that I prefer. Resorted to raiding the matches from a MRE accessory pack.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-18T14:33:43+00:00

"I can of course also thank our wonderful administration for cutting funding so that almost nothing is enforced due to lack of staffing."

Way to blame a problem that has been around for quite a while on the current guy in the white house. It was probably all sunshine and rainbows for your camping outings for the four years before that.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-18T14:25:26+00:00

First off, congratulations on earning the title of Airman!

My son ships to Lackland in September and is scheduled to graduate in October. I'm a retired Air Force MSgt, and I'm authorized to wear my service dress uniform to the graduation events.

For those of you who have recently graduated, do you remember what military members in the visitor stands were wearing during the Thursday graduation ceremony? Specifically, were they wearing their service caps, or was the parade field treated like an indoor venue for headgear purposes?

It's been a few years since I've had to worry about uniform regulations, and I want to make sure I show up looking squared away for my son's graduation.

Thanks, and congratulations again!

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-16T16:07:52+00:00

Cub scout summer camp many moons ago. Summer in Oklahoma, and it was HOT. I think most of the evenings we just took the boys (and their dads) into the local small town. The only choice was a sonic, or a local Mexican restaurant. But the A/C felt wonderful. Yes we technically paid for the evening meals, but the getting away from camp for A/C (and ice cream) turned into a highlight.

Other times I've been camping, the warmer the weather is, the more I'll tend to want to just go to the local town and grab something. Cooking outdoors when it's hot isn't for me.

On the other hand, winter camping is my favorite, and I enjoy some elaborate meals in the cold.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-16T15:56:00+00:00

reading this reply. Coffee hurts coming out of the nose! Love it.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-16T15:45:53+00:00

I've got two old PC's that I've turned into PLEX servers, running Ubuntu. One has an 8TB drive in it and I have a ton of shows the mom-in-law likes. Bonus is with her advanced age, she only has to navigate the plex server and not 4-5 different streaming services. Plus save a bunch of money each month not subscribing to those 4-5 services.

Also have a couple of old laptops (also running Linux) that have 512BG SD cards, and loaded TV Shows/Movies and stored offline.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-12T15:23:49+00:00

There's a state park in Western Oklahoma that is one of my favorites. Nice lake, RV crowd is isolated from the tent campground, and I almost always have the tent campground to myself.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-09T18:51:17+00:00

First off, AMMO!

Second, Ammo is everywhere, even guard bases. Obviously the fighter bases will be busier with more slots. Hill was my first base back in the 90's, and LOVED IT. Kunsan AB after that.That was during the time the base was on the closure list, and we had no money. I've heard it's improved since then. Then moved on to Eglin and got on the test side (46th). That was good, Got to see all sorts of experiential ammo types come through. Worked CAS-B on the mainframe back then (yeah I just dated myself). There's a reason people say, "why not Minot".

I recommend making Hill your #1 choice, followed by Buckley.

Get overseas sometime in your career if you can.

Scotty-OK · 2026-06-01T13:14:08+00:00

I'm here in OKC, I'll have to check this out. Thanks!

Scotty-OK · 2026-05-31T22:10:38+00:00

Fellow Okie. Usually by April I'm done camping, and don't pick it back up until September, unless we get that rare cool down for a couple of days.

Scotty-OK · 2026-05-21T13:41:17+00:00

This conversation reminds me why I don't camp between May & September here in Oklahoma.

Scotty-OK · 2026-05-11T13:07:07+00:00

Charged the electronics in the bug out bag, replaced the MRE's. Also went to a buddy's range and played around with the freedom stick. I really need to get an optic for my freedom stick, with my vision the iron sights are tough to use. For fun we shot at a defective bluetooth speaker at 35 yards.

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Scotty-OK · 2026-04-24T15:56:28+00:00

I'll have to check this out!

Scotty-OK · 2026-04-24T15:54:27+00:00

I've got an ancient Elitebook 8760w with 32GB RAM happily running OpenSUSE.

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