A bit easier in a bivvy bag. I slept in mine at very similar spot above Vale of York at the end of a long first day along the Coast to Coast (westbound). Never had any issues over dozens of lower level nights on long distance trails, field paths, coastal. (The shit scatterer was lucky not to get prosecuted for assault. Should have been.)
I very nearly took my bivvy bag but thought 12 days was too long. My tent weights about 750g so a similar weight if I took a tarp as well. The bivvy would have been lower to the ground, however. It was a very difficult call but in the end the tent made the experience more enjoyable and relaxing on those wet mornings.
Thank you! This trip was across eastern England so I passed plenty of villages and farms. I would often knock on the door of a farmhouse and ask them to fill my bottles and have never been refused. I didn’t take my water filter on this trip like I would in Scotland.
A bit easier in a bivvy bag. I slept in mine at very similar spot above Vale of York at the end of a long first day along the Coast to Coast (westbound). Never had any issues over dozens of lower level nights on long distance trails, field paths, coastal. (The shit scatterer was lucky not to get prosecuted for assault. Should have been.)
I very nearly took my bivvy bag but thought 12 days was too long. My tent weights about 750g so a similar weight if I took a tarp as well. The bivvy would have been lower to the ground, however. It was a very difficult call but in the end the tent made the experience more enjoyable and relaxing on those wet mornings.
Well done. Sounds (mainly) fun. What do you do for water on a trip like this, when you can’t expect to find unpolluted mountain streams?
Thank you! This trip was across eastern England so I passed plenty of villages and farms. I would often knock on the door of a farmhouse and ask them to fill my bottles and have never been refused. I didn’t take my water filter on this trip like I would in Scotland.
That would be a good way to meet people and have dozens of micro conversations.
great..only in the UK!
L from US
Is the wild camping culture different in the US?