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Small waterproof plastic box resting in the hollow of an old oak's roots, a rolled-up logbook and a pencil inside, fallen leaves all aroundActivities

Geocaching: find it, sign it, put it back

Geocaching explained: finding your first cache with the app, the types of cache, the rules for hiding one, and the precautions to take in French forests.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··7 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 stainless steel mug resting on a flat rock in the middle of a clear mountain stream, with a meadow and a few fir trees behindBushcraft

Water for wild camping: finding and treating it

Boil, filter, disinfect or use UV: what each method really removes, according to the WHO and the CDC, and how to choose where to fill your bottle.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··10 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

Walker seen from behind, with an orange rucksack and a trekking pole, climbing a grassy ridge path towards the setting sun, mountains in the hazeHiking

How to estimate walking time on a hike

4 km/h on the flat plus an hour per 300 m of ascent: a basic rule for estimating walking time, its limits, and how to adapt it to your own pace.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··10 min