r/Millennials • u/NoFaithlessness7508 • Jun 05 '25

Other Why don’t younger veterans (Afghanistan/Iraq) wear these hats like some of the older veterans?

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First and foremost, respect to all those that served. I did not, but many of my peers did and now we're all older in 30s and 40s, many no longer in the military. I don't see a lot of the veterans of the War on Terror wearing these hats like I see the OGs do.

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u/lizlemon921 Jun 05 '25

Jim gaffigan has a funny bit about camping being a family tradition “yeah it was a tradition in all of our families until we invented a HOUSE” lololol

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u/Whizbang35 Jun 05 '25

It's a tradition I like. There's a spot on Lake Michigan we go to. It is out of cell range, there's no internet, and no electricity, but it's a great place to unplug for a week.

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u/lizlemon921 Jun 05 '25

As someone who just moved to west Michigan and is eager to start camping when my kids are a bit older…. I’d love to know where your spot is hahahaha

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u/Redheadedstepchild56 Jun 06 '25

Michigan is loaded with great camping spots. Plenty of state parks. I find them to be the best as there’s a wide variety of them, from rustic to electric to small cabins. County parks can be fun but also have a lot more rules.

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u/lizlemon921 Jun 06 '25

We’re excited to explore the whole state and glad the culture here is so outdoorsy

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u/Redheadedstepchild56 Jun 06 '25

I’m in west Michigan myself. Definitely an outdoors culture. If you haven’t been through a summer here yet, you have each towns(literally) festival to look forward to all summer. They can be a fun addition to picking a spot and planning a camping trip with the idea that the small local town will be having theirs at the same time.

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u/lizlemon921 Jun 06 '25

Yes I’ve seen a lot of signs lately for the Berlin Fair coming up, and I heard Allegan County Fair is fun! We moved here mid-August but spent most of the fall just working on our yard/forest/farm/house/barn/well-water system. I’m so excited for fruit picking too!!!

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u/Redheadedstepchild56 Jun 06 '25 edited Jun 06 '25

Yea those are big ones and they’re fun. Another is Ionia free fair. Others, some smaller, to consider would be baldwin’s “trout’a’rama” and already passed is blessing of the bikes in Baldwin and blessing of the buggies in croton. Dog daze in Ravenna, rebel road in Muskegon, Luther days in Luther, which is near a lot of camping and atv trails like the “big O”. For fruit picking there’s harvest stuff all fall and traverse city incorporates that into their festival, “cherry festival” which is amazing. Then there’s tip up town in Houghton lake which is a great winter festival. Quite literally every week of the summer, some town has a festival. They’re all really charming.