Eating is one of my favourite things in life, but eating correctly, while camping, is often a challenging experience. The worst part of eating in the countryside is getting your food intake wrong. Either you end up hungry, or you’ve carried extra weight across the hills that you didn’t need to take. Realistically, you’re going …
In the world we currently live in, navigation in the countryside is straightforward. That is, it’s straightforward until you run into problems. It’s very easy until you’re halfway up a mountain, and the fog comes in. You can no longer see where you’re going and worse still, the GPS that you’ve been relying on for …
If you’re new to hiking in the countryside, I would not going out and buy anything until you’re sure you want to continue with your hobby over the long-term. Specialized hiking equipment tends to be expensive and in the case of walking boots, not something that you’ll likely be wearing outside of walking in the …
If I’m totally honest, I don’t wear a lot of either Duck Down or Goose down clothing as I’ve always found synthetic clothing gave a better price to heat/quality ratio. That said, recently I’ve been looking for a winter sleeping bag which has brought up the conversation over duck and goose down sleeping bags versus …
I’m a firm believer in hiking light no matter whether I’m on a day trip in the countryside or a five-day camping trip across Snowdonia. While it’s possible to buy backpacks up to 90 litres, I tend to pack light and therefore stick to the smaller sizes. Consequently, a 30-liter pack back, is the perfect …
Listen to Your Body The first rule of hiking, listen to what your body is trying to tell you. After a couple of hours of hiking, you need to start paying attention to the strange feelings your body is giving you before they become a problem. As an example, not putting your hiking boots on …
If you’re walking across the UK or anywhere where there is a chance that you could come in contact with water, you need to get yourself a pair of hiking-gaiters as they are a total life-saver when it comes to wet feet. Even if you don’t know what gaiters are, you’ve probably seen them somewhere …
There is nothing worse than having cold hands when you’re out hiking. It restricts your movements and make simple things like press navigation buttons or tie shoelaces, very difficult. Sadly, unless you only walk in the summer months, and only on warms day, you’ll likely to have to deal with cold hands at some point …
Tents shelter you from the wind and rain, but can’t safeguard you from the cold. If you are camping out in the winter, you’ll want to follow the following steps to keep yourself warm. Eight Steps Go to bed already wearing warm nightclothes. Once your body gets cold, it’s tough to warm it up again. …
Sleeping pads provide you with the cushioning and insulation you’ll need for a good night’s sleep in your tent. There are three types of pads you can buy; Air Pads, Self Inflating Pads and Closed Cell Foam Pads. Before you set out on your camping trip, you need to decide which pad is best for …