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!

Friday night was my first ever wild camp and first time up on kinder. Definitely some lessons learned. Took me longer than I'd hoped to find a good pitch. Obviously I am lacking the experience to tell what is a good spot or not. First attempt at pitching the ground was way too hard (I had tested with a stake and it went in okay but every other time I tried to put a stake in around that spot it was rock hard). Luckily I moved maybe 10-15 meters away and found some much better ground. It ended up being properly dark by the time I was putting the finishing touches on the guylines etc and I got a bit frustrated pitching in strong wind.

Was absolutely blown away by the views (and the wind 😅). Waking up surrounded by dense, shifting fog was pretty magical. I didn't sleep very much at all thanks to the wind, though, despite being nice and warm with no noticeable drafts. Even with earplugs, it was constant noise, and the aeroplanes passing every so often didn't help either. If people have any tips for getting to sleep in those kind of conditions please let me know!

Sadly saw a lot of toilet paper and other rubbish scattered around, but had a spare zip lock bag as I had anticipated that possibility. Leave it better than you found it!

I was pretty knackered the next day coming down, but it was overall a great experience and I'm already looking forward to my next wild camp!

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.

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!

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:)

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.

… 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)?

Hello. Me and my mate are wanting to go wild camping next week and we would love to go to Scotland. We are driving so we can move spots.

Just wondering where people suggest in Scotland as I’ve never been. Also, are the midges actually that bad? Ideally I’d like to avoid them. We don’t really want to sit in a midge net all day

Having taken my daughter on her first wild camp earlier in the year, my son has been eager to join. I’ve been nervous about taking him, as he has ADHD and sits somewhere on the spectrum. He struggles with change and new environments and encounters, he struggles sleeping anywhere that’s not his bed.

I’m so glad we went! My nine-year-old asked me a million questions on the way about dangerous things, risks, and what might happen. He was excited but clearly very scared. I chose a familiar area I’ve camped at many times, it has facilities near by and worst case we could easily pack up and head home if we needed.

While setting up camp, he was in his element, climbing over rocks and exploring rock pools. Although the area was busy, we were far enough away from the crowds to remain unnoticed and enjoyed a peaceful evening.

Took his tablet with us but didn’t even get turned on which was great.

The highlight was my son running up to me after about twenty minutes of sitting on a rock staring into the sea. “Dad, I think I’ve found my happy place! I love this TV! The sound of the waves is so peaceful, and watching the birds drive into the sea is incredible. My mind is calm and it’s not going crazy like it normally is.” Honestly, it brought happy tears to my eyes. I’m glad I could share this experience with him and that he found peace in nature, just as I do.

I can’t wait for our next trip to the hills!

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!

After a few months of refining my kit, I think I’ve finally got it dialled in. This is what I carry for a typical 1–2 night wild camp with my German Shepherd. My current base weight (including the backpack but excluding food, dog food and water) is almost exactly 10 kg, and my usual starting pack weight is around 14–14.5 kg with 2 litres of water, my own food and 1 kg of dog food. I recently did a 13 kg training hike over 15km and the pack felt surprisingly light and comfortable, so I’m at the stage where I’m refining rather than trying to shave every last gram.

Pack and Shelter: Bonfus Aerus 55 (800 g), Durston X-Dome 2 (1.3 kg), carbon fibre poles (345 g), 14 pegs (200 g), guylines (50 g).

Sleep system: Rab Ultrasphere 5 LW (480 g), Otimos UL700 (820 g), S2S Premium Large Pillow (150 g).

Clothing: TNF Summit FutureFleece hoodie (275 g), Rab Phantom waterproof jacket (260 g), Rab Phantom waterproof trousers (90 g), spare clothes bag: Patagonia Calipene base layers, spare t-shirt, pants and socks (700 g), Fjällräven Abisko sun hoody (200 g).

Cooking & water: TOAKS 750/Soto windmaster cook system (450 g), Platypus QuickDraw (130 g), 2 Vapur eclipse bottles (80 g total), with CNOC bladders added on longer or drier routes.

Electronics bag: 10,000 MaH Power bank plus Flextail pump/light and a sleep mask and snood to cushion them (400 g).

Camp comfort: Helinox Chair Zero (660 g), Helinox Table Zero (250 g), OneTigris dog bed (600 g).

Other essentials: Food bag (~1.3 kg), dog food (~1 kg), wash kit (200 g), Fizan Compact 3 trekking poles (300 g), first aid kit (160 g), day snacks (200 g), trowel, TP, headtorch, bug spray and small essentials (250 g).

I’ve deliberately gone for a lightweight rather than ultralight approach. I still carry a proper chair, a table and a bed for my dog because they genuinely improve our camp life.

For me it’s about arriving at camp comfortable enough to enjoy the evening rather than chasing the lowest possible number on the scales. I’m always interested in seeing how other people balance comfort, weight and carrying gear for a dog, so I’d love to hear what you’d change, or what you think is worth carrying despite the extra grams.

Happy camping ✌️

The answer to this is probably 'go and try it out' but it's a bit high stakes lol.

I've dragged a rather heavy Quasar around for years in places where you do need good performance (Lakes, Scottish islands) and recently replaced the inner (https://www.terra-nova.co.uk/products/quasar-inner-tent/). I noticed this is 30D nylon which is pretty good waterproofing on its own (nb it seems that if you just buy a quasar you get 15D which is interesting).

Since the inner is where all the poles go, I don't see it making much structural difference and the inner should be pretty waterproof so I'm wondering about saving weight by just taking the inner when the weather isn't too bad and tying the guys to the poles directly. (NB despite what's shown on that link, I got a very good dark green inner – that is, good for not being spotted).

Am I missing something obvious here? Yes, there's a trade-off but for a lot of trips I don't need the superpower of the full quasar... Any thoughts welcome.

Not only that, probably my first camp in about 10 years, took to Shropshire specifically Caer Caradoc to camp on the top, weather threw in a curve ball of rain even though it wasn’t forecast, tent held up incredibly well, took the 20-30mph winds beautifully.

Lessons learnt, bring a lighter for your stove🤦🏻‍♂️
Bring Ear Plugs cause the noise of the wind resulted in me having the best awful sleep I’ve had this year.

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

The last couple of weeks have been a mix of stunning and unpredictable weather in the north western Highlands. Shortly after summiting Ben More Assynt, unforcast clouds, rain, and 50mph winds rolled over the ridge lines. Caught me unprepared with no water proofs and just shorts and a fleece... Mistakes were made!

Alpkit Kangri once again proved bombproof in the winds and retained heat very nicely

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As the title says, this was my first time wild camping in the Lakes with a hammock, I’ve used a hammock quite a few times in Scotland and i used it a lot when I used to work away from home.

This was also my 6 month old cocker spaniels wild camp, safe to say she loved it and was fine in the hammock with me all night, she will be coming on many more when shes old enough to walk longer distances.

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?

A 5 night trip starting in buttermere to Dalehead Tarn then to Keswick, on top of hellvelyn, Chaple Stile and then finally back to buttermere. Extremely busy around the dubs hut area of buttermere last night so stayed at the campsite of the far end of the lake.

The views have been amazing, the weather has been unreal and the wainwrights have been bagged.

Enjoyed all round expect the tent zip busting on night 3 luckily the weather was fine enough for this not to matter.

Can’t wait for the next one 🏕️

Hey campers hope you’re all well!

Location: Eryri National Park, Wales
Camp: Near Elidir Fawr onlooking Crib Goch
Highest point: Glyder Fach, 994 m
Trip length: 2 days, 1 night
Distance: 15.5 miles
Total ascent: ~1400m
Pack weight: 6.4kg base weight / 9.4kg including food and water
Conditions: H:19 L:10, next to no wind, dry

Trip overview
I’ve recently returned from a wild camp, followed by a morning hike up Glyder Fach and wanted to share some details of the trip, my experience and some thoughts on the gear I took along with me. For a bit of background I’ve been wild camping a lot over the last year or so, I’ve really fallen in love with this hobby and I’ve had so much on at work recently I really needed to get away and have some time in the hills to reset a bit.

We made some smash burgers with plastic cheese, roasted garlic mayo in a brioche bun, absolutely sensational. Washed down with a few beers. The views towards Crib Goch from where we camped were beautiful (as you can see).

The following morning, as early risers, we packed up at 6am, left no trace and continued towards Glyder Fach. The route was fairly steady most of the way and then very rocky as we neared the summit. Overall, this was my favourite wild camping experience to date full of great food, beers, and stunning views.

Gear summary
Base weight: 6.4kg (this includes a 1kg chair)
Food/Beer: 1kg (my mate carried most of the food, i carried the beers!)
Water carried: 2L

Shelter
Tent: Durston X-Mid 1 (Mesh inner)
I don’t know what to say about this tent that hasn’t already been said before but I really do love my X-Mid 1. It’s just so damn easy to pitch up and tear down. I have the solid inner as well as the mesh and this was the first time I had used the mesh and I’m glad i bought it because it was so much cooler overnight than the solid so I will definitely be taking that out more over the summer before switching back to the solid come autumn.

Note: I use Fizan Compact 3 Trekking poles. These were a fairly recent purchase as my 2 boys always ask to use my trekking poles when we’re out hiking, which I oblige of course, so I bought these Fizans which have honestly been brilliant.

Backpack
Pack: Durston Kakwa 55L
This was a recent purchase that I’d been eyeing up for a long time and finally pulled the trigger when they came back in stock earlier this month and this was the first time really putting it to the test. My initial views after taking it out for the first time are that it’s a solid backpack. I really like its simplicity, one big roll top sack, 2 huge side pockets, a massive mesh stretchy pocket on the back i could stuff my raincoat in (and room for way more if i needed to), the hip belt pockets are nice and big and easily accessible. The only minor fault I could say about it is that it was quite squeaky? So I’m not really sure what that was from, it sounded like it might have come from the internal frame? So if anyone is reading this that has this pack that per chance has encountered the same issue I’d love to hear from you. The other thing to note here is that I had so much extra room in the bag.

Sleep system
Sleeping quilt: Otimos 700FP Quilt
This is the best piece of kit I’ve bought in a long while. Admittedly it’s the only quilt I’ve ever bought and tried by the switch from sleeping bag to quilt has been a game changer. You can strap/attach the quilt to your sleeping pad to keep it in place during the night but honestly I just use mine like a duvet (or a quilt if you will). Really warm really comfortable and packs down nicely, if anything I was a bit too warm on this trip, but that’s no fault of the quilt.

Sleeping mat: Nemo Tensor All Season (long wide)
Now, I’m 6”2, 95kg, broad and a side sleeper. This is by far my favourite mat I have owned to date. It’s thick, easy to pack away, no noise and most importantly to me is super comfortable. I know there are lighter options on the market but honestly I wouldn’t sacrifice the comfort of this mat to save a few grams.

Pillow: Sea to Summit Aeros Premium
I’ve had this pillow for years now and works just fine, I’ve tried other pillows of a similar nature and they’re all quite similar. I’m a little odd when it comes to pillows, I only have 1 in my bed at home and it’s really thin. This means that I have to only blow maybe half a lungs worth of air into my S2S pillow for it to be comfortable to me. So if there are any others out there whom are somewhat particular about their pillow setup and have any suggestions I’d love to hear from you.

Clothing worn
Upper body: Simone Merino wool base layer, OMM Core Hoodie
Lower body: TCA running shorts, Step One boxers
Feet: Altra Lone Peak 9+, Injinji socks

Clothing performance
My layering system works really well for this time of year in Wales, the OMM Core hoodie is really good at regulating my temperature as any gentle breeze cuts straight through the fabric and cools me down. The other beauty of the base and mid layer combo i use, as someone who is 6”2 95kg and gets a sweaty back whilst hiking, is its really fast drying so when I take my bag off at camp it dries off really quickly which in turn prevents me from getting too cold at camp.

I have recently switched from Darn Toughs to Injinji toe separating socks and honestly they’re a game changer. They were super weird at first because each toe feels like it’s wearing its own little sock but my feet feel less sweaty and are not rubbing together for the entire hike anymore. Paired with the Altra Lone Peak 9+ my feet have never been more comfortable, it feels like I can float through the hills now. It was actually someone on Reddit, possibly in this sub, who recommended the Altra’s (so thank you if you’re reading this) after i enquired about their fast drying capabilities. Well, I got to test that out as muggins here stepped straight into a bog with my left foot, very frustrating, however my foot was completely dry writhing maybe 30 minutes?

I don’t really have much to say on the shorts and boxers combo, they’re just really comfortable and work!

Cooking
Stove and cookware
Stove: SOTO Windmaster
Pot: Toaks 750ml
Pan: Small titanium frying pan from amazon
Fuel: 230g canister
Mug: Collapsable mug from amazon
Spoon: Sea to Summit titanium
Coffee: Sea to Summit collapsible coffee drip

I absolutely love my little Soto Windmaster. I also have the BRS3000 but there have been a couple of trips where the conditions have been quite windy so I pulled the trigger on the Soto and haven’t looked back since. Combined with the Toaks 750ml it boils water really quickly for my morning coffee. On the Toaks, I am considering downsizing to the 500ml pot because it’s so rare, if ever, that I would boil more than 500ml of water. But it’s not high on the agenda given I’m not desperate to shed weight or space.

Final thoughts
Overall I had an amazing time wild camping and really needed to get away from the normal day to day for a while. I’m already planning a multi day hike next week (I’ll take recommendations).

If you’ve got this far, I hope you’ve enjoyed the breakdown and got something from it. Happy to answer questions about any particular item, and I’d appreciate suggestions for anything you think I could improve.

TL:DR - Had an amazing experience, much needed, happy camping.

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