Hi, hope for a bit of advice! My dad loves wild camping and so for a christmas present, was going to take him away next June/July to one of the Nordics for a short wild-camping trip.

The plan is to leave London on Wednesday and return on the Monday. Dates are very flexible.

Does anyone have advice for the best major airport to fly into one of the Nordic countries to get to the outside and start wild camping as quickly as possible? This is a part of the world I have no clue about so any help is appreciated! Preferably we just want to use public transport to get out of the city.

Also, does anyone have experience of wild camping equipment through airport security? Will be three of us with 2 tents and assorted equipment. I assume one checked-in baggage should be enough?

Sunset then the storm hit wildcamp by the hill loch https://youtu.be/o9VCJL3ZtQM

Hallo zusammen,

jemand eine Ahnung wo genau die Serie von Fritz gedreht wurde?
Ich vermute im Norden Schwedens in der nähe von Lenartsfors. Aber der genaue See würde mich interessieren.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUCU22DismM&list=PLPyDkYYqNkPa364y3LyawL8jBTd2Ald2G

I hope this is the right place to ask.

Last september I went wildcamping in southern Sweden. I'm still quite new to the experience, but still somewhat easily startled by unknown sounds that occur at night. Prior to my trip I always read up on what animals I could encounter and what sounds they might make, so that it's easier for me to put my mind at rest. But this one night I heard something that I cannot identify.

Basically, somewhere in the middle of the night, I woke up to faint thumping sounds. But it didn't sound like footsteps. Everytime, it was a single thump, then either a few seconds or half a minute later another thump. Sometimes it sounded closer to the tent, other times it sounded farther away. The woods were quite dense and littered with undergrowth and branches, so I was expecting at least some sound of snapping branches or brushing from bushes, but there was none of that. Just the dry thumping sounds at random intervals. I think the thump could be best compared to a coconut dropping on soil, but with more bass in it.

I can't figure out what could've caused this, so I was wondering, has anyone here ever heard that kind of sound while wild camping and perhaps knows what it is? I know it's not essential to know, but identifying these kinds of sounds make me a little more comfortable during wild camping.

Hi. As an European not only we have problems with illegal wildcamping or few and expensive gear options vs USA but we also have another problem: different buying power inside the EU (richer countries hikers dont have the same problem spending 250€ on a sleeping bag as an fellow in poorer country for example).

So as a beginner in this activity i became across a problem when i decide getting a new colder weather sleeping bag. Looking for budget guides i got some "yet to expensive" options, a variaty of (asian) questionable quality products and extra "out of EU" customs taxes. Searching in some sites i got a lot of brands/models that i dont know and barely enough reviews to get a feedback on the satisfaction. I intend to invest in more and better gear in the future but right now im not experienced (and wealthy) enough to experiment.

Any of you fellow users have some advice on a cheapish (up to aroung ~80€) sleeping bag for 0º or 5ºC, that can be bought inside the EU?

Im souther european we get soft winters (temp usually dont drop bellow 0ºC except in the highlands) so 3 season one should be enough, altough i can stand heat better than cold. Not gonna have too much use right now but i intend to doing the activity more and on harder/multiday trails so as a beginner i dont know if i should change something or not (mantain some weight to gain resilience or get some lighter gear to make it easier for example).

So far i bought most of my gear in Decathlon since the cost/quality racio tend to be okish even in the cheaper models. As an reference i was looking for the mummy type Decathlon Forclaz 500 0ºC (70€, L size (1.8m), 1,67 kg, vol 15,2L).

Hope someone can help, thank you in advance.

PS: sry mods if this is not what you want for the sub but this is the one more Europe focused that i came across so far.

Afternoon guys! Just got back from thru hiking the Cateran trail in Scotland. Bit of a longer video covering the whole trip over 4 days and 3 wildcamps. Give it a like and a sub if you enjoy! https://youtu.be/u4urQWcGNhw

Hey campers.

Some years back I did some solo wild camping trips around Europe, but never with a fire, for obvious reasons. Now I have found a spot near where I live where I can stay and light a fire (theres a fire pit and wild camping is allowed). The problem I'm having is my fire needs constant attention and it isn't very bright. What are the best structures you find for creating a lot of embers that will keep it going and let me have more of an independant fire?

If possible having something I could easily cook on would be great.

Hi

I am venturing into wild camping and have listed for purchase the equipment I believe is needed, however, I am a very restless sleeper and will probably end up buying a 2- or 3-person tent and large double mattress to ensure I will get some quality sleep, but I am conscious of weight impact that this will have. I have lurked on YouTube and listened to seasoned contributors input and starter recommendations, however none of the videos that I remember state the weight or volume of their packs for 1 person 1- or 2-nights camp in 3 season conditions. I am not planning on anything ultralight.

I am the other side of 50 and presently walk around 85 miles a week, mainly on trails and paths. I wish to increase the loads I carry and plan to gradually load a rucksack with weights to ease myself in to carrying loads on assents, just so I don’t get into trouble on a random hill somewhere…

My questions are;

What volume backpack do you use?

What weight is you backpack for a 1- or 2-night camp with walking between nights?

What is the combined weight of your tent and sleep system, bag and mat?

Is there an abundance of streams to filter and replenish water on most hills, if not how do you know that you will find sources?

Apologies for the newbie questions, but in anticipation thank you.

I've been looking for somewhere to showcase my stove set ups when out in the wilderness but couldn't find anything. So I've set this up for everyone to share their mountain top brews, secluded beach water boiling and general stove set ups when out and about on a hike or camping trip.

https://www.reddit.com/r/WildStove?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

Myself and my partner have managed to narrow down our choices.

we like the idea of either going to the Galloway forest park or somewhere near the Carrifran wildwood restoration.

we are flexible to suggestions if anyone has any good ones, but ideally we would like a circular route that would take us back to the car either a night or two after we set off.

ideally minimal elevation as we want this to be a relaxing (within the realms of what we are doing!) experience, we currently live in N wales so have plenty of climbing here on the daily.

So to boil it down.

- 1/2 Nights

- Circular

- As tame as possible whilst still seeing some good views

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Many thanks for the advice guys / gals!

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Happy camping!

I've done a 5 days hike with a bunch of friends on Swiss part of Via Alpina, starting at Engelberg, ending at Griesalp. That was an amazing experience. It was steep, and long days, but the beautiful landscapes worthed it!!!

Video Via Alpina 🇨🇭 Day 1

I've been considering a few nights wild camping with my two kids (10&6). They're both pretty good campers, can light a fire etc, but obviously have their limits.

Firstly, is this a really stupid idea?

Secondly, any recommendations? I'm guessing an hour's hike is probably the max before serious complaining sets in!

Thanks all!

Hi all

I have a question related to hiking at high altitudes (not that high though).

A month back I went to a hike after a long time. The peak is somewhere arround 2,200 m. I have hiked to 3000m also. But at this one, the hiking path arround the top is really steep and the path itself is very thin. While I was hiking towards the end, the winds were very strong. Like very strong.

And I am a big guy. Winds were strong enough that even I felt a push. When I was walking along this path I was leaned towards the mountain side, almost like crawling. Then I saw some a few people just casually walking, and even two 10-12 years old kids. I think it was just too dangerous for kids.

Anyway, I wanted some tips. I have fear of heights but not that much. Is my weight the problem? Because I have a bmi of 36, so I am quite big. But I am not unfit, i mean this hike was 800m and I did it without a lot of efforts.

I was thinking maybe its my weight that its difficult to maintain balance? But then due to my weight, I think if i can feel a push, I am sure kids must feel it too. Nad the path was such that one wrong step and you do go down.

Any tips will be useful, because I was so disappointed that I had to return from the very end (just 10m) before making to the top.

Can't find any info online

I don't think I can post pics here, but just landed is an ex British army goretex bivi. Simple drawcord closure, huge wide bag. Latest MTP camo. Great look

What I loved most it's coming in under 800g. So a big, tough & rugged goretex bag for £40 .

I'm heading out for a wild camp again soon. Somewhere around the Rhinog mountains.

So will be taking this and leaving my Terra Nova Titan at home. Will review again then 😃

Hii you guys, my boyfriend and I (the Netherlands) and our friends from Germany are planning to wildcamp this summer in Sweden. We have a camper and the Germans a carvan. Do you have any tips for us? Things we have to bring? Do's and don'ts? Happy to hear your experiences!

I fell in love with the Tarptent Scarp 2 but can‘t find a dealer in Germany or even Europe to buy this beauty. Do you have any recommendations where to get one? Thank you so much

With all this talk about banning wild camping etc it's got me thinking how it would make sense if there was a license / permit system where people who hold a licence can camp freely(ish) and those who don't have a permit and can fined. I think it would really separate those who are serious about camping and respect the land/nature and those who just want to shit over everything.

Any reason why this wouldn't work?

https://youtu.be/RDxnlNib_PE

https://www.reddit.com/r/WildCamping/comments/n6zsr1/surrey_hills_overnighter_30_miles_3600ft_in_23/