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Close-up of a walker kneeling on flowering heather at dawn, rolling up a small tent, under a grey drizzly sky with a river belowCamping

Where you can wild camp in the UK, and how

Wild camping in the UK: Scotland’s access rights, Loch Lomond permits, permission in England and Wales, the Dartmoor exception and Lake District tolerance.

Portrait of Arnaud CoudercArnaud Couderc··8 min

Walker wrapped in an orange bivvy bag, seen from behind, on a rocky ledge above a glacier at blue hour, snow-capped peaks on the horizonCamping

Bivouacking in Switzerland within the law

Wild camping and bivouacking in Switzerland: the one-night rule above the treeline, the no-go zones, and the rules in Valais, Ticino and Obwalden.

Portrait of Arnaud CoudercArnaud Couderc··8 min

Sleeping bag unrolled on a sleeping mat in an open tent at dusk, frost on the grass in front of the entrance, a head torch lying beside itCamping

Sleeping bag ratings: read the label first

Comfort, limit, extreme: what the ISO 23537 standard measures, why two ‘0 °C’ sleeping bags are not equally warm, and how to choose your bag’s rating.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··6 min

Two sleeping mats side by side in a tent, one a thick inflatable, the other ridged closed-cell foam, with frosty ground visible at the entranceCamping

R-value: why the mat matters as much as the bag

What a sleeping mat’s R-value measures, the ASTM F3340 standard, stacking two mats for winter, and why the mat matters as much as your sleeping bag.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··6 min

A small olive-green tent pitched in a flowery alpine meadow at dusk, a rucksack propped against it and mountains in the mistCamping

Wild camping in France: what the law says

Wild camping in France: the general rule, where it is banned, national park hours, campfires and fines, based on the French legal texts in force.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··11 min

A head torch, switched on, resting on a granite rock in front of a green tent, in a pine forest at duskCamping

How to read head torch lumens and run time

Lumens, run time, beam distance, IPX: what the figures on a head torch box really measure under the FL1 standard, and how to compare two models.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··8 min