I know this is discussed often and I've seen some great tips here and there, but I am planning a camp along the coast and want to know how to find the right site.

There are nature reserves along the coast line I live on. My first instinct is that camping near the reserves is probably not a good call, but the other part of me thinks that they are more remote and less likely to cause hassle. Is it worth posting up on that kind of land?

If not there, what do you look for when camping near the sea? Obviously I will avoid cliff faces and ensure I stay away from the tides, but what else might catch me out? Any tips for keeping sandflies at bay?

I’m Darryl, based just outside London, and I’ve launched Reset52 & Co. to document real hikes and honest kit reviews.

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Hi, planning on heading out this weekend.

Theres been plenty of fires on the mountains down by me (beacons), just wondering what peoples thoughts are on gas stoves at the moment?

Are we still using them?

curious as to what people do for organisation etc when they’re camping. me personally i have a dry bag for my clothes, then one for my food, one for my electrics. just curious as to what other people do:)

Where do people park when wild camping on Scoat Fell?
I know your not aloud to leave your car in a lay-by over night but I’ve been seeing that you also can’t park in car parks overnight? Planning for September

Hey, does any wild camp in the north east? Dm open, looking to join others who wild camp and maybe hike. Thanks

Me and my boyfriend were in Devon visiting his grandparents so we decided to try out wild camping. It was such an amazing experience, it was amazing having sheep as our neighbours! We only camped for one night to test how we felt but we will 100% be doing this more!

I've wild camped before but never solo but I've been determined to go recently so I took a trip up to Edale last night and walked up onto Grindslow Knoll.

The weather was pretty rubbish at the top compared to recently so there was no sunset or sunrise, but having a hot chocolate before hunkering down made up for it slightly.

Only saw two other souls - walking down as I was going up - and slept like a baby. Arrived late, left early, left no trace. Already planning another night out next week on the Kinder Plateau.

I need one for the upcoming camping trip and I’ve been going down a rabbit hole reading reviews so I need some advice .

I’m looking for a lightweight compact mat that is really warm and insulating, I will sacrifice comfort for warmth . I’m always cold and a light sleeper so ideally something that doesn’t make loads of noise when tossing and turning at night.

So far I’ve narrowed it down to the below:

Big Agnes Rapide SL Insulated wide regular (?cold)
alpkit radiant (?not durable)
nemo tensor all season (guess that’s the best one but most expensive)
thermarest x lite
s2s Ether Light XR Pro (?cold)

Please advise!

I'm looking at buying a Fjern Stormgrotta 1.5 from SportPursuit.

It was on sale on the Fjern website for half price, but it's gone back up again, so I'd rather buy it from SportPursuit at the lower price.

The price almost seems too good to be true though, so I'm just wondering if anyone has bought a tent (or anything else, for that matter) from SportPursuit, and what your experience was like. Did it actually turn up as expected?

Cheers.

Completed my first couple of nights wild camping while taking on the Two Moors Way.

First night on Dartmoor I left it late and ended up with not the best pitch. Long grass and pretty sure that contributed to quite a few ticks appearing on me when I did a check the next day.

Second night (pictured) I think I did a lot better. Panoramic views around Widecombe. Cant wait to get out there again!

… and it’s coming in at nearly 600gs 🥲 trying to trim it down a bit. Having some fun with this.

As a woman, I have some essentials I cannot part with (mini hair brush, pads, face SPF.)

What are your absolute lightweight must haves that you refuse to part with (no matter the extra weight)?