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

Where You Can Wild Camp in Britain, 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··9 min

Hiker wrapped in an orange bivy sack, seen from behind, on a rocky ledge above a glacier at blue hour, snow-capped peaks on the horizonCamping

How to Bivouac in Switzerland Legally

Wild camping and bivouacking in Switzerland: the one-night rule above 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 pad inside an open tent at dusk, frost on the grass outside the door, a headlamp lying next to itCamping

Sleeping Bag Temperature Ratings, Decoded

Comfort, limit, extreme: what the ISO 23537 standard measures, why two 32 °F (0 °C) sleeping bags aren’t equally warm, and how to pick the right rating.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··6 min

Two sleeping pads side by side in a tent, a thick air pad and a ridged closed-cell foam pad, with frosty ground visible at the entranceCamping

R-Value: Why the Pad Matters as Much as the Bag

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

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··6 min

A small olive-green tent pitched in a wildflower meadow high in the mountains at dusk, a backpack leaning against it, peaks in the hazeCamping

Backcountry Camping in France: What the Law Says

Backcountry camping in France: the basic rule, where it’s banned, national park hours, campfires, and fines, based on the French laws in force.

Portrait of Guillaume HoarauGuillaume Hoarau··12 min

A lit headlamp sitting on a granite rock in front of a green tent, in a pine forest at duskCamping

How to Read Headlamp Lumens and Runtime

Lumens, runtime, beam distance, IPX: what the numbers on a headlamp box really measure under the FL1 standard, and how to compare two models.

Portrait of Julien de JurquetJulien de Jurquet··8 min