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My mate Jim and I decided to have an overnighter at Ullswater. We parked the campervan in a layby near Glencoyne Bridge and inflated the Sevylor two man canoe. Off we padded across the lake towards Silver Bay. I was hammock camping and Jim wanted to try out his tarp so we veered off just left to...

I've fancied going to Scandinavia and am considering going to Norway this summer. Probably in June and probably for a month or so. Does Norway have any long distance marked footpaths? Do people have any particular recommendations of places to visit? I'm planning to hammock camp and go...

Not a report but I've done this so if anyone would like to ask any questions please fire away.

Just published on Amazon an account of my 400 mile charity walk through England for The Alzheimers' Society. Done in lightweight style. 8kg sack. Camped out a few nights with hammock/tarp. 10%of profits go to the charity. Happy to answer any questions about the walk...

Been staying with my mum but she needed me out of the house for the night. Had a meeting in Lancaster this morning so decided to camp overnight. Walked from Ellel (near Galgate) down the Lancaster canal spur to Glasson Dock and then along the old railway line towards Lancaster - it's now an...

I'll be doing a full report afterwards. In the meantime I'm glad to answer any queries. I'm doing it in a lightweight style - hammock/tarp and no cooking.

Anyone know about the countryside to the east of Bilbao? I'm going there soon and wondering about a pleasant way to walk from there to Hendaye on the frontier.

I'm going to be away for June and probably all of July and August so the place will be empty. I know there are lots of people on low incomes and this really is aimed at them. Use my house for free. I'm serious. All I ask is for 20 euros a week to cover the cost of electricity/water/gas. If you...

I'm doing this walk as a fundraiser for The Alzheimer's Society. It'll be a solo effort but if anyone would like to walk with me for a few miles that would be lovely. My route roughly is: North Downs Way to London. Canal to Brum Canal to Ellesmere Port and across Mersey. Canal to Lancaster. Full...

The brief - create a lightweight cooking system suitable for use during my 400 mile charity walk through the UK in June and then later for the GR10 in the Pyrenees. Must be lightweight and to keep it simple and light must use locally available biomass. I didn't want the expense/hassle/weight of...

Found this on YouTube. Beautifully filmed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIvyuazEoaw

I'm doing the Dover to Wrotham bit of the North Downs Way (the bit via Ashford and Maidstone) from June 1 to June 4 as part of my charity walk from my house in France to Lancaster. As yet I don't know what I"m doing for accomodation during this bit. If anyone would like to walk with me for any...

I need to get my underside better insulated. Now I know there are underquilts but they cover the entire underside of the hammock, down ones are expensive and synthetic are heavy. And karrimats are discounted as they slide out of position as you move in your sleep. My idea - sew webbing on the...

I've just made my hammock. Initially I lashed the ends so that the corners projected further than the middle but this made the edges of the hammock too tight. So I redid the lashing so that the ends of the hammock were all the same and this made a more floppy hammock where I could lie flatter...

If any bushcrafters and outdoorsy types want a cheap trip I can put you up here. I live in a hamlet of 15 houses 45mn from Calais. Lots of countryside and lovely coastline. And WOODS. Any more info just PM me. I'd love to meet like minded folk and have shedloads of space here. Get across with a...

This year I'm planning to bugger off as much as possible. But since I'm time rich (unemployed) and money poor (unemployed) I have to make my own kit. So I've made my first ever hammock from 1.1oz ripstop nylon - 230g less straps. I'm still amazed how such lightweight material can support my...

I'm toying with the idea of doing this Pyrenees route this summer in a lightweight style - hammock/tarp as I fancy bivvying rather than huts (expensive and I'm time rich but cash poor). Anyone fancy coming along?

I can get my hands on a duck down 3 season bag and it's a good price but a bit heavy. Presumably I could remove the hood bit to reduce the weight. Could I also open it up and remove some of the down. Doable or stupid idea? I hope to use the bag for summer use only. And weight is important.

I'm planning for the GR10 in the Pyrenees. At altitude it can get down to zero degrees. For my sleeping bag I'm thinking the Vango Venom 200 down bag as it's cheap but not too heavy - every gramme counts. I'll have a thermarest prolite mattress and Alpkit bivi bag plus tarp. I know the bag is...

I can't afford those hideously expensive ones. My budget is about 100 quid and I'm looking for a bagnthat would be OK for zero degree Min conditions. Lightweight is good as I'm doing the Pyrenees GR10 and every gramme less is good. Can anyone recommend anything?