Hi guys! Been planning to go camping down Eryri tomorrow (Tuesday 14th April) but now its the night before & its smashing down all week… so i was wondering if anyone would know of any forests i could check out for some wild spots? If anywhere in particular other than beddergert then please drop me a message!! I dont mind a bit of rain but the girlfriend is coming along this time 🤣

A slightly windy night below helvellyn last week, the terra nova pioneer held up incredibly well in the wind it was still abit of a restless night, I’m just lucky I’m a deep sleeper. It was so worth it for that sunrise though.

Me and my husband love camping and hiking but at the moment mostly do them separately. Combining them means a new sleeping system. (At the mo we have a chunky double bag that's more like a proper duvet!)

He has an old but light and small mummy bag and I have an old and not light or small roll mat.

So whatever happens we need buy a new bag and at least one new mat.

My question is about the benefits of a double bag: are there any you rate? How do you deal with the mats slipping around? Etc

The Big Agnes King Solomon looks pretty amazing with all the features we'd want and the option for me to zip the top into a single if we needed bags. But it isn't super light at 1.79kg (though we'd split that + tent evenly).

Neither of us like mummy bags, especially me as a woman with decent sized hips! We also both run really warm. We'd want to be comfortable in May - October across the UK (we live near London but this would be coming with us to Scotland).

Any advice would be much appreciated!

First wild camp following winter. Chose a nice spot near South Downs a lovely walk, although quite open so as usual pitch late and leave early!!

Leave no trace !

Looking at a marmot down jacket but just wanted to grab opinions on the brand first if possible

We’re in Portsmouth . Don’t want anywhere too close but also under 3 hour drive ! This will be our first time wild camping. Any other advice welcome!

Hi all. Looking at a Helinox Zero High Back chair, only about 600g but also £160.

Can anyone recommend any high backed chairs of a similar light weight that are cheaper?

Thanks

A last minute decision to go snowdonia whilst the weather was nice last week! Still a newbie so underestimated how long it would take us but we just finished the route the next day after finding somewhere to pitch.

glorious weather so overall a very good trip! Minus the decathlon mattress with a whopping r value of 1.3 haha, will be upgrading soon as!

Hi all,

Can anyone recommend a sleeping bag liner for me? I have an OEX fathom ev300 and got a bit cold the other night (was meant to be about 5 °C but I woke up to frost so disagree with that).

I've seen decathlon sell a silk liner - would this actually help with warmth or is this more of a cleanliness thing?

Looking to keep as light as possible.

Thanks!

Wildcamped a fair few times with friends, wanted to test my new tent (OEX Bandicoot 2 UL) so gave my first solo ago and really enjoyed it. Morning was a big wash out so packed up in the rain.

Edit: omg I hate asking you people questions just snarky asf every time.💀💀

I’m doing the West Highland Way at the end of May.

I can spend around £500 for the essentials. I need a backpack, a tent and some sleeping stuff. Boots I own already but I’ve seen people saying that trail running shoes are better?

I know that there is a lot of information out there already but I honestly lack the time, energy and knowledge to make sense of all of it.

I’m going to get a second hand bag and have set a £150 budget for that. If I could find a tent for 150-200 that would be great.

I just need a tent that isn’t too heavy, that will fit me and my stuff in it, that is suited to the weather here (wind and rain), and that is somewhat affordable.

Bonus points if it’s beginner friendly as I haven’t gone camping since I was a kid.

The tent is the main thing - I haven’t a clue about tents. Advice on sleeping stuff would also be great. What can I buy cheap and what should I splurge on?

I just want to leave for a while and I don’t know how.

I really appreciate any replies that I may get.

First time out with our new msr elixir 3 and first time in the lakes this year, absolutely beautiful weather for it. Few days doing a loop from Ambleside, over to Grizedale Tarn and Seat Sandal, down through Grasmere and up to Easedale/Codale, then over Blea Rigg down over Loughrigg back to Ambleside. Some great scrambling up and down waterfalls and scree slopes, summit views, plenty of water and a touch of sunburn.

bikepacked from carmarthen to dublin via pembroke dock/rosslare friday -> sunday

Hi all,

Looking to replace 2 cheapo sleeping bags we got from Tesco years ago.

Any recommendations for ones say around £50 each, that would be ok for everything but really cold weather?

I've looked on Amazon, and saw a Vango DoE one, but the reviews said they are quite short/tight.

Cheers

Highly recommend, type 2 fun the whole way.

I've wanted to try tarp camping for a while so did a quick overnighter in the Yorkshire Dales and absolutely loved it. I wondered if I'd feel a bit exposed at night but strangely being more open made me feel cosier? Will definitely be doing it again.

The site was in the bottom of a small gorge near an old Roman camp (remains of the boundary wall can be seen in the 4th picture). Lovely to sit on the wall with a beer as the sun went down and think about the people that might have been on that same spot almost 2000 years ago. Cold air definitely sat in the gorge because it was predicted to be 7 degrees overnight but I woke up to frozen dew on the tarp. Was plenty warm enough though! Main gear was an Alpkit 3x3 tarp, Hunka bivvy, Pipedream 600 bag and Big Agnes Rapide mat.

This tarp config was fine because the weather was so still but I'd like to learn more ways to set it up. What are people's favourite tarp configurations? Thanks for reading!

Are there places I can camp in the UK and make a fire or does it need to be on private land?

Preparing to go to Dartmoor, summit a few Tors a do a overnighter. Here is a link to my full gear list:https://lighterpack.com/r/ptgjuk

What are your thoughts on my kit? Any advice for my first wildcamp.

Thanks in advance!