Anyone made a bushcraft camp set up in their garden?
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Had a lot of campouts in the garden during the lockdowns.
Didn't we all, I never realized how much light or noise there was in my garden at night until I slept in it, or how uneven my lawn was 
I slept out in my garden only once.. I had a rat run over me..I was on a camp cot under a tarp. I sqeaked better than the rat!!!
Nowadays, a new very bright led road lamp shines into the garden all night, despite complaints to the council about supposed to be be living in a dark sky reserve, and can they please turn it off when all the others go off at 11pm, it still shines all night long.! Not conducive to sleep. That, and a slope I could toboggan down quite happily, puts garden overnights off the menu. I still have fires, cook food, and do other bushcrafty things in the garden though.
Nowadays, a new very bright led road lamp shines into the garden all night, despite complaints to the council about supposed to be be living in a dark sky reserve, and can they please turn it off when all the others go off at 11pm, it still shines all night long.! Not conducive to sleep. That, and a slope I could toboggan down quite happily, puts garden overnights off the menu. I still have fires, cook food, and do other bushcrafty things in the garden though.
Lots of Lockdown camps and even installed two hammock posts so I could hammock camp too ..... 
I have often given new, home made, gear a trial run but using it in my garden - tarps, ground mats, hammocks, sleeping bags etc etc. Luckily I have trees enough to hang hammocks etc and flat enough bits for ground dwelling
Nothing dedicated as such, but if it stops raining for long enough this Easter, my plan is to create a slightly more permanent setup = cut some bushes back and put down a bit of ground cover to make a nicer place for the fire pit.
I usually do a night or two a month when I don’t need to be with it early in the morning. The Owls at the bottom of the garden sometimes keep me awake.
I am lucky to live adjacent to a nature reserve so I can sit up and spot quiet a lot of nighttime wildlife.
It is a good opportunity to try out different set ups, tarps pitches and fire lays. I haven’t played around with hot tenting so building a tent stove is on the project list.
I try and incorporate a random bit of improvised kit from the garage like making a tarp from a pond liner or making cordage and pegs from different objects.
When the kids were in infants school we used to cook a afternoon meal and set up a tarp camp most on the way home. Usually with 3-4 other children in tow, kept them all entertained for several hours and probably healthier than the Xbox.
I am lucky to live adjacent to a nature reserve so I can sit up and spot quiet a lot of nighttime wildlife.
It is a good opportunity to try out different set ups, tarps pitches and fire lays. I haven’t played around with hot tenting so building a tent stove is on the project list.
I try and incorporate a random bit of improvised kit from the garage like making a tarp from a pond liner or making cordage and pegs from different objects.
When the kids were in infants school we used to cook a afternoon meal and set up a tarp camp most on the way home. Usually with 3-4 other children in tow, kept them all entertained for several hours and probably healthier than the Xbox.
Just seen this!We've had some great campouts in the garden! And some hammock adventures...
Thank you and I’m lucky to have it on the doorstep. It’s actually got housing on three sides but is still largely quiet mid-morning on a weekday. Occasionally I meet someone trying to fish.
I think it would be too obvious a spot to over night and you’d attract attention but a quiet hour sheltered from traffic noise in the shade is not to be missed.
Huge amounts of Ransoms grow along the bank, Fox den on the opposite side, Yaffle nest is nearby, Chub and Dace (not the band) in the river. Happy days!
I think it would be too obvious a spot to over night and you’d attract attention but a quiet hour sheltered from traffic noise in the shade is not to be missed.
Huge amounts of Ransoms grow along the bank, Fox den on the opposite side, Yaffle nest is nearby, Chub and Dace (not the band) in the river. Happy days!
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