Wild Camping
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welshys90

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252 posts

227 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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Planning on going wild camping tonight as its a nice day and we want a laugh but just wondered if theres anything i should know before i try it and also if theres anything i shouldnt do?

any help appreciated

Parabola

1,864 posts

227 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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Look out for bears

soad

34,680 posts

206 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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and snakes. wink

Be careful with campfires too.

andrew.

10,360 posts

222 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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you can never have too many marshmallows

Steameh

3,155 posts

240 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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welshys90 said:
Planning on going wild camping tonight as its a nice day and we want a laugh but just wondered if theres anything i should know before i try it and also if theres anything i shouldnt do?

any help appreciated
How to post in the right forum could be an idea.

Boosted LS1

21,200 posts

290 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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And take your rubbish home, I'm sure you will. Round here they frequently leave all the bottles (sometimes broken, cans and occasionally even the crappy tent that cost a £1 somewhere. So a beauty spot can become a rubbish tip overnight once the chavs get there. Oh, they usually try to have a fire but broken branches off saplings don't burn well, not even for Tarzan.

scotty_d

6,795 posts

224 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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crate of beer goes down well.

v1paul

723 posts

206 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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What's wild camping? Is it just a long name for camping or is it something different?

AndyAudi

4,004 posts

252 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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Do not underestimate the value of insulation from the ground. (even if it's just a rug between you and a groundsheet)

Don't get cold, it's much easier to keep warm than get warm.

It is quite likely you won't get much sleep the first night due to strange noises then daylight coming in, by day two you'll be too knackered to care.

Leave your site looking as if you'd never been there (if you're planning a fire dig out a turf and replace when you go).

Many tents are fire resistant, this does not mean they can not catch fire. Think safe when using flames/stoves/lamps etc

If you need to st outside remember to bring tissue paper and a trowel as it is never pleasant to find someone else's turd whilst out walking.

Famous Graham

26,553 posts

255 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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v1paul said:
What's wild camping? Is it just a long name for camping or is it something different?
Just camping, but not in a campsite. Scotland, and I think Wales, have slightly different rules to England, in that you can legally camp just about anywhere you like.

Ferg

15,242 posts

287 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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If it isn't going to rain, don't bother with the tent.

Boosted LS1

21,200 posts

290 months

Saturday 10th April 2010
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v1paul said:
What's wild camping? Is it just a long name for camping or is it something different?
Near me it's usually a group of young people who party all night and get wrecked somewhere nice and beautiful and then the next day they'll leave all the trash behind them. I've no issues with the party aspect, I used to do that but we always took our rubbish home. Nowadays they leave it behind for others to behold.

ewenm

28,506 posts

275 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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As far as I know, technically wild camping isn't legal in England - you need the landowner's permission. However, in areas like the Lake District it is generally agreed that you can camp where you like as long as you're above the highest wall, so on the tops/moors/peaks rather than in a field.

Wherever you camp, the same basic rule applies - leave no evidence of your stay.

sherman

15,264 posts

245 months

Monday 12th April 2010
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You need a swiss army knife with a saw, matches, food, toilet roll and a sleeping bag.

You can always build your self a shelter.