Base Camp — Your Springboard for Spring Adventure
The camp is where everything starts. Whether it's a ridge-top bivvy, a family tent in the valley, or a roof tent parked in the Peaks, your base camp is the springboard for everything else — the climbs, the runs, the walks, the swims. Get the shelter right and the rest follows. These guides cover every option from solo wild camps to family setups.
How to Prepare for Your First Spring Wild Camp
Kicking off camping in the UK in early spring lets you experience the reawakening of nature. Less crowded than in...
How to Choose the Right Tent for Camping
Welcome to our essential guide to help you choose the best lightweight tent for your camping trip. Taking your first...
A Life in Tents: How Your Camping Journey Evolves
Some people mark time by job changes, house moves, or family milestones. These events help you peg where you were,...
Lightweight Camping Gear for Every Season
Shelter is a fundamental need but we don't like to be pinned down. We all like to get out and...
Family Camping Equipment That Works
When the sun’s high and the days are long, it's time to go big with the camping adventures. Do it...
The ultimate guide to wild camping
There's something magical about falling asleep beneath an unobstructed canopy of stars, with nothing but canvas between you and the...
Lightweight Solo Adventures — Count the Grams, Own the Night
Solo camping is growing fast — and for good reason. One pack, one decision, one night on the hill. Whether you're a bivvy bag convert, a tarp devotee or still figuring out your first solo setup, these guides cover the full range of ultralight options: from hooped bivvies to tarps to backpacking tents that weigh less than your lunch.
Complete Guide to Bivvy Bag Camping
Bivvying is camping in its simplest form - lightweight with minimalist gear. It's camping without a tent. Bivvying extends the...
Common Questions About Bivvying Answered
There’s nothing quite like an outdoor sleepover. There’s a hot chocolate waiting for you in the morning and a bivvy-shaped-bedroom...
Mastering ultralight bivvy setups for camping at its lightest
Ultralight bivvying is a minimalist approach to camping, emphasising carrying the lightest and simplest gear possible. This method is especially...
How to set up a tarp: 6 different ways explained
Welcome to our guide on how to set up a tarp when camping. We'll explain 6 ways you can pitch...
5 Top Tips for Microadventures
Microadventures are a great way to experience your local area and get out for an overnight bivvy. In this Night...
Lightweight Camping Kit for Multi-Day Adventures
There's a specific kind of freedom that comes from knowing everything you need for the next few nights is on...
Sleeping Well Outdoors — Bags and Mats for Spring Nights
March nights are still cold. A good sleep system is the difference between waking up ready for the day and spending the morning recovering from it. These guides cover bag ratings, mat R-values, down vs synthetic, and all the details that make the difference between a good night and a great one.
Camping Mats for Comfort and Performance
As well as giving you something comfortable to lie on, your sleeping mat provides vital insulation from the cold ground....
Down vs Synthetic Sleeping Bags Compared
Sleep warmer, pack lighter. We reveal how the UK's top ultralight down and synthetic sleeping bags keep you warm all...
What season sleeping bag do I need?
Here’s our guide to help you choose what season sleeping bag you need for your next camping trip: What do...
How to Sleep More Comfortably When Camping
Camping in summer is all about long evenings, marshmallows on sticks, and waking up to birdsong - not being kept...
How To Care For Your Self-Inflating Sleeping Mat
When you get a new self-inflating sleeping mat, the first thing you'll probably do is celebrate - hooray! Self-inflating sleeping...
What to Wear When Camping to Stay Warm
You've just spent an amazing day hiking through the crisp mountain air. But as the sun dips below the ridgeline,...
Camp Kitchen — Cooking That Makes the Outdoors Better
Camp cooking deserves more thought than it gets. The right stove, the right fuel, a titanium pot that weighs nothing and lasts forever — and a meal worth sitting down for at the end of a long day out. These guides cover everything from stove selection and gas choice to recipes that go well beyond boiling water.
The joys of cooking real food whilst camping with Paul Messner
Known as quite the culinary adventurer, Paul Messner takes meals on hikes that many would reserve for a well-equipped kitchen....
Camping Stoves for Every Adventure
A great camping stove blends efficiency, portability, and durability. Designed to withstand the rigours of the wild, it should be...
How to choose the right fuel for your camping stove
Selecting the right fuel for your camping stove affects cooking times, pack weight, and the ability to cook under diverse...
Care Guide: Cleaning titanium and aluminium cookware
After an adventure on the hills the last thing you need to worry about is how best to clean your...
Ready for Anything: The Complete Camping Essentials Checklist
Maybe you’re packing for your first backpacking weekend. Maybe you’re stringing together some wild camps on a coast-to-coast journey. Or...
Rehydrating your dehydrated camping food
Ideal as adventure fuel or even as an emergency meal at work, our selection of dehydrated and wet (pre-cooked) foods...
Stories from the Community
A bivvy every month of the year. A wild night above the clouds. Two friends and a perfect camp. These are the stories that remind you why you go — and why you'll keep going back.
A bivvy every month
Natalie wrote in to tell us about her challenge to make a bivvy each month through 2023. Thought you might...
A wild night bivvying
Pete from Adventure Pedlars sums up his joy of spending a bit of time outdoors, why he feels it shouldn't...
Chasing cloud inversions in the Carneddau
Headtorch lights dot the Glyderau opposite, and it’s like the mountain range is scattered with stars; we all got the...
The Perfect Camp
Scotland or Lake District? is a common question I always seem to find myself asking before I set out on...
Shooting Star bivvy
A Treasured Outdoor Moment - Manouk Bakermans I've been going out into the mountains from a young age, but have...
Hibernot
Zahra Rose is an outdoor enthusiast, social media influencer and senior member of the Muslim Hikers team. When the temperature...
