Wild Camping, Hiking, Back pack, Tent talk, Mini camper etc.......

[hawki 1,431]

being bone idle on and off the last year an more (travel restrictions) i felt like i was trapped, being in a city made it worse , obviously we all went through the same shit.

so im thinking about hiking, wild camping what type or gear would i need tips for a beginner etc........

no vaccine talk.

no politics. 

no football

just pure shit talk please....... 

 

[low plains drifter 10,317]

Mora knife with ferrocerium rod 

Swiss army knife

Walking stick

3x3 metre DD tarp 

Bivvy bag 

Sleeping bag 

Self inflating sleeping mat 

Cast iron skillet 

Titanium spork 

Head torch 

Bergan 

Jungle formula optional

Coffee 

Coffee mate 

Tomato basil and herb pasta packets 

Cornish pasties 

Metal cup 

Lighter

Five litres of water 

Water filter

Merino wool base layer 

Wool jumper

Bison bushcraft wool shirt 

Lowa hunter gore Tex evolution extreme boots 

Fjallraven strides 

Bridgedale socks 

Spare pair bridgedale socks in side pouch of bergan 

Real ale 

Baileys 

Hot chocolate 

Frosties 

Ceramic bowl 

Milk 

Vimto 

Tunnocks wafer biscuits

Folding firebox 

Birch bark 

Beef dripping

Eggs

Washing up liquid

Yellow Sponge with green scourer on one side 

Wet wipes

Tooth brush 

Tooth paste 

Slippers 

Plant identification book 

Para cord 

Tow rope

Chip pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hawki 1,431]

wow great advice mate

whats a bergan?

[low plains drifter 10,317]

A bergan is a military rucksack, tougher than an average hiking rucksack, you don't need much to get out and about mate, but if you get more into it you'll find out what works for you. Lundys wildcamp/ adventures, and fell wanderer are a couple of canny YouTube channels to have a look at, all the best

[KimE 487]

My packing list for Scandinavian mountain/fell/fjell hiking.

Sleepingbag 800g

Sleeping mat 450g

tent 2300g

backpack 2450g

cookingset (caming gas) 300g

fork, spoon 80g

knife 85g

emtpy soda bottle 20g

hygien 300g

cup 20g

toilet paper 120g

gas can 400g

gloves

rainjacket and trousers 750g

extra clothes 2800g

=10,8kg excluding food, fishing gear

 

[Councilestatekid 1,831]

At the minute mate go out doors have a great deal on a large rucksack for £20. I usually work on for 3 or 4 nights wild camping anything that won't fit in this size bag is 2 much as you've got to carry everything.

Small 1 man bivvy

Lightweight sleeping bag

Small stove 

Few pouches food +few snacks

Couple changes clothes

Towel

Fork +mess tin

Water

Avon skin so soft(find best for midges)

Power bank 

Toothbrush

Don't need much else I see people struggling carrying loads of stuff want to travel as light as possible Really 

[Nicepix 5,650]

6 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

Mora knife with ferrocerium rod 

Swiss army knife

Walking stick

3x3 metre DD tarp 

Bivvy bag 

Sleeping bag 

Self inflating sleeping mat 

Cast iron skillet 

Titanium spork 

Head torch 

Bergan 

Jungle formula optional

Coffee 

Coffee mate 

Tomato basil and herb pasta packets 

Cornish pasties 

Metal cup 

Lighter

Five litres of water 

Water filter

Merino wool base layer 

Wool jumper

Bison bushcraft wool shirt 

Lowa hunter gore Tex evolution extreme boots 

Fjallraven strides 

Bridgedale socks 

Spare pair bridgedale socks in side pouch of bergan 

Real ale 

Baileys 

Hot chocolate 

Frosties 

Ceramic bowl 

Milk 

Vimto 

Tunnocks wafer biscuits

Folding firebox 

Birch bark 

Beef dripping

Eggs

Washing up liquid

Yellow Sponge with green scourer on one side 

Wet wipes

Tooth brush 

Tooth paste 

Slippers 

Plant identification book 

Para cord 

Tow rope

Chip pan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd add a pair of pyjamas, dressing gown and smoking jacket to that list. 

[socks 32,253]

You’ve all forgotten the 2 most important items ….. a map and compass and the knowledge of how to use them. 

[Greyman 28,165]

2 minutes ago, socks said:

You’ve all forgotten the 2 most important items ….. a map and compass and the knowledge of how to use them. 

He’s only going in the garden mate

[Nicepix 5,650]

18 minutes ago, Greyman said:

He’s only going in the garden mate

Surprising how many of these survival wallahs post photos of their gear set up in their gardens.

[low plains drifter 10,317]

11 minutes ago, Nicepix said:

Surprising how many of these survival wallahs post photos of their gear set up in their gardens.

They couldn't survive in sainsburys

[low plains drifter 10,317]

1 hour ago, Nicepix said:

I'd add a pair of pyjamas, dressing gown and smoking jacket to that list. 

That list was just the light essentials, well some of them

[low plains drifter 10,317]

36 minutes ago, socks said:

You’ve all forgotten the 2 most important items ….. a map and compass and the knowledge of how to use them. 

We go by the sun and the stars, regardless of fog, and, or cloud cover

[Daniel cain 45,084]

All of the above:

Wind up radio 

Beers 

Tabacco

Rizla 

Something nice to chuff on ...

 

 

 

 

[Rickshaw swami 4,119]

I camp from my kayak so I pack really light.pound of hamburger meat,pound of bacon,dozen eggs,loaf of bread.Cooler full of water as dehydration is serious in Alabama.I would say water and snuff(tobacco) are the most important things.

As far as sleeping arrangements I also pack light.

These hammocks are the only way I will camp now.Run a rope from one tree to another,Hook the hammock and secure the Skeeter net.If rainy weather use a tarp instead of mosquito net.

Quick and easy and weighs about a pound.Being rocked to sleep by the stars along a bubbling creek is something I enjoy.