I camped years ago at Lucky Tor before there was a sign saying you couldn't camp. I've wild-camped near the Tor a few times, tis a lovely area.
Just another thing - when is it ok to camp in the Danger Area?
When they're not shooting at you !!!
gimme a minute -I'll find the range website for you
here you go : firing times
and Guaranteed public access
They only close the ranges for live firing - I was once sat on top of a tor eating my sandwiches in the middle of a simulated firefight :AR15firin - I'd approached from the other side of the tor and didn't see the 'defenders' waiting for the rookies to advance to contact up the hill
Cut combe water next to fur tor used to be my favourite camping spot (i can walk there in an easy 4 hours from my house) but the last time i went there, there were 3 huge dome tents full of teenagers who decided to use a full-blast ghetto-blaster playing techno-cr*p as an alarm clock at 5am.
Ha ha sounds like some er.. nice experiences for you! So if we went at the weekend we could camp in that area.. Have you ever camped in the copse (I think it's Black-a-tor?) slightly to the west of Yes Tor, just outside the Danger Area? It seems like the only bit of woodland we're able to camp in
not camped there myself but according to my map it's a nature reserve, and on a slope so not too good for your friends tent.
If you're not down this way until easter I'll try and recce it in the next couple of weeks
it'll give me an incentive to get out - have you tried looking at the copse on google earth?
yep!I don't know how
I've looked at it on satellite on google maps, but I'm not sure that's the same thing?
The trouble is, most of the trees on the open moor tend to be short. twisty hawthorns or Rowans - generally not of a thickness i'd trust with a hammock eitherAny areas with a few trees will do, with a bit of flat ground for a tent too!
i've looked into buying my own wood, but nothing doing round hereOn another note, I tried to make things easier and get my dad to buy me a wood today, but he said no
I think google earth is the same as the satellite view on google maps... good fun thoughEdit: oh wait, I'm now downloading google earth!
Ah. Bum. What about just tying a tarp to? I don't want a blasted tentThe trouble is, most of the trees on the open moor tend to be short. twisty hawthorns or Rowans - generally not of a thickness i'd trust with a hammock either
should be OK to tie one end of a tarp to.. may need a basha pole for the other end (or some very long string to reach the next tree?!)Ah. Bum. What about just tying a tarp to? I don't want a blasted tent
- there are some selected areas with 3D views (Eithel (sp) tower) - but the close ups are good - much better than the memorymap software i've got. - just remember that the photos have been submitted by joe publc, and some of the locations are way off - like the different locations of Yes TorGoogle Earth seems to have more of a 3D vibe going on.. There's all sorts of depth and stuff, and you can zoom in really close too.. Some pictures are also provided, like on Yes Tor.. But other than that no difference!
round here you're lucky to find a boggy bit of field for less than £5000 an acre (4 acres is not a very big wood) - tell him it's safer than buying you a car! LOLYeah well I came across some small woods for sale in my area, but my dad still isn't willing to fork out £15,000 just for me
there have been a few schemes like that brought up on here - usually with the same outcome - no camping allowed...I got really excited because today I found a website where you can buy a share in a woodland for £50, one was in Devon.. until I found out you wouldn't be allowed to camp in it
That's about it if you want to stay away from campsites... unless you fancy lugging some 2x2 timber around with youSo.. My options seem to be :
A tent
A tarp without a hammock (which is actually all I've done before - don't actually have a hammock yet!) if I can find two trees. Hrrmgmem.