its more about how to improve the concealment of an overnight camp to avoid attracting unwanted attention.
I'm lucky in that my dog will give me a few very quiet woofs when somebody is close but doesn't go batty barking and shouting unless they come right into camp uninvited.
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I did a longish walk and camped just off the footpath. Naturally I did not want to alarm anyone using the path nor anyone to alarm me. I always found somewhere suitable to kip. I used a tiny gas stove to reduce the smoke/smell issue and only used a tarp when it looked like it would rain; even then, I kept the ridge line very low, say lower than the height of the trunk of a fallen tree (straight lines are a no-no). Exploiting dead ground is key, as has been mentioned. The other point is, no torches and minimal movement. Good luck.
I'm with you there EBT, nowt worse than the wrong type of people around in the wilds and backwoods, had a night last week up in Scotland where i made sure my blade was in my bed with me due to the types who kept passing my campsite near dusk, thankfully there came no point where i needed to defend myself, sometimes I have to remind myself in these situations that those dodgy looking types coming across my bulk in the dark may be a bigger shock to them than they were to me