Despite the title, there’s nothing that “posh” about these muffins. They are very simple and use few ingredients, but taste way better than the endless porridge that seems to be the mainstay of camping, especially when out wild. If you are wild camping, eggs can be carried in egg carriers Continue Reading
Review: What I think of the Primus Camping Toaster
After years of eating nothing but porridge whilst out wild camping, I started looking for alternative breakfast options. In particular when car camping I do enjoy toast, crumpets, or even a nice “posh breakfast muffin”. I started looking at options and purchased a Primus Toaster. This toaster folds completely flat, Continue Reading
Wild Camp: Galloway Forest Park, Sandwood Bay and Glas Bheinn, Assynt
That might sound an odd collection of locations for walking and wild camping, and indeed they are. This was a different trip for me. Normally I would catch the sleeper service to Scotland. I have, in fact, never driven to Scotland and I’m in my forties. However, with Covid in Continue Reading
Techniques: How to tie three essential knots for pitching a tarp
Pitching a tarp is not necessarily a difficult thing to do, but investing some time learning a few knots will definitely make the experience more enjoyable and increase your confidence when you are pitching your shelter. There are three knots that I use routinely when pitching my tarps. The clove Continue Reading
Camp Cook: How to make orzo pasta with chilli pesto and tuna
The best wild camping recipes have similar properties. Firstly, they don’t need much in the way of gas or water, since both have to be carried in and water in particular weighs a lot. You can filter water of course, but if you are camping on a summit, it’s not Continue Reading
Packraft UK: White Water Fail – Crianlarich to Perth
Day 1 – Crianlarich to Killin This page contains accounts of solo packrafting in remote locations. No paddlesports instructor would recommend this and neither do I. If you choose to packraft solo, then you and you alone are responsible for that decision and your safety. Nothing in this site constitutes Continue Reading
Wild Camp: My stag-do – Wild Camp on Oke Tor
In November 2019, my friend Rob and I set off from South West London to Belstone on the Northern fringes of the Dartmoor National Park. My impending marriage was just about a month away and we had decided to nominally call this my stag do, although Rob did point out Continue Reading
Review: Hilleberg Soulo Tent (red label)
I will start this review by saying that I am a big fan of Hilleberg tents. They are certainly expensive, but well looked after will last for hundreds of nights and are generally superb in poor weather conditions. However, no tent is perfect and this includes the Soulo. I’ve owned Continue Reading
Wild Camp: Lake District – High Raise
I caught the train up to Penrith in November 2019 and then the 508 bus down to Pooley Bridge on the shores of Ullswater, in the Lake District National Park. It was a dry, but very cold day as I set off up the hill in search of somewhere to Continue Reading
Wild Camp: Ben Alder from Dalwhinnie
In October 2019 I headed up on the sleeper train from London to Dalwhinnie, with the intention of climbing Ben Alder. I’d been interested in climbing this mountain for some time, I think mostly due to it’s remoteness. The weather forecast was, however, not on my side. Very heavy rain Continue Reading
