Wild Camping Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/wild-camping/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:13:24 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Wild Camping Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/wild-camping/ 32 32 2696646 Bog, Tussocks and Two Nuttalls Above the Claerwen https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/bog-tussocks-and-two-nuttalls-above-the-claerwen/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/bog-tussocks-and-two-nuttalls-above-the-claerwen/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:07:22 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47998 I very nearly went to Scotland at the weekend to backpack and wild camp along the Affric Kintail Way. But then I realised that it would be dark by 6 pm in Scotland, and sitting in a tent on my own in the dark from 6 pm onwards could be a bit of a drag....

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/03/bog-tussocks-and-two-nuttalls-above-the-claerwen/feed/ 1 47998 Bagging Nuttalls around Crieglyn Dyfi https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/bagging-nuttalls-around-crieglyn-dyfi/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/bagging-nuttalls-around-crieglyn-dyfi/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2024 02:44:29 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43510 Nuttalls Bagged This Trip Pen yr Allt Uchaf – 630 m Gwaun Lydan – 632 m Llechwedd Du – 614 m Esgeiriau Gwynion – 671 m Foel Rhudd – 659 m Foel Hafod-fynydd – 689 m Erw Ddafad-ddu – 872 m Aran Fawddwy – 905 m Gwaun y Llwyni – 685 m Waun Camddwr –...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/09/bagging-nuttalls-around-crieglyn-dyfi/feed/ 1 43510 Wild Camping with Morgan https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/08/wild-camping-with-morgan/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/08/wild-camping-with-morgan/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:31:56 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43399 Now that Morgan is home for a few months, we won’t be heading out to Canada to visit him. This means that we won’t be hiking along the Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island’s west coast either. A shame as I was looking forward to a few nights camping with the bears! It also...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/08/wild-camping-with-morgan/feed/ 1 43399 An Impromptu Adventure in the Welsh Wilderness https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/04/an-impromptu-adventure-in-the-welsh-wilderness/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/04/an-impromptu-adventure-in-the-welsh-wilderness/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2024 08:34:26 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=42557 Starting off on Dylife Mountain Road, I soaked up the views from Foel Fadian. Camping by Llyn Bugeilyn after a day of lakes and peaks, misty nights and frosty mornings added to the adventure. It was a wild weekend to remember in the heart of Wales!

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/04/an-impromptu-adventure-in-the-welsh-wilderness/feed/ 2 42557 Another Practice Camp – Best Spot Yet! https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/another-practice-camp-best-spot-yet/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/another-practice-camp-best-spot-yet/#comments Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:55:47 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=42025 Saturday started with a busy day in Aberystwyth for us. We did some shopping, collected my glasses and then test drove a very nice Hyundai Ioniq 6. We hadn’t looked at the Ioniq 6 before but they saif they had some good deals on it and the figures they quoted did sound good so we...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/another-practice-camp-best-spot-yet/feed/ 1 42025 The Ultimate Cure for a Slippery Sleeping Pad – Simple Modification https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/the-ultimate-cure-for-a-slippery-sleeping-pad-simple-modification/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/the-ultimate-cure-for-a-slippery-sleeping-pad-simple-modification/#comments Sat, 24 Feb 2024 09:13:10 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=42008 I’m calling them my ‘Anti-slip Limpet Strips’. Maybe it’s just me, but I found that the combination of my Thermarest NeoAir XLite NXT sleeping pad and my Nordisk Telemark tent floor created something slipperier than a super-slippery oiled-up eel! It wasn’t a huge problem but it just wouldn’t stay where I put it. If I...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/the-ultimate-cure-for-a-slippery-sleeping-pad-simple-modification/feed/ 3 42008 Machynlleth to Tre Ddol – Wild Camping https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/machynlleth-to-tre-ddol-wild-camping/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/machynlleth-to-tre-ddol-wild-camping/#comments Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:54:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=41992 With a new rucksack to try out, and what looked like a break in the weather I decided to head off on a wild-camping adventure on Monday. I don’t officially work on Mondays or Tuesdays, but often end up doing so, especially if I’m at home. A couple of days in the hills would mean...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/machynlleth-to-tre-ddol-wild-camping/feed/ 1 41992 The Perfect Backpack – Is it even possible? https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/the-perfect-backpack-is-it-even-possible/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/the-perfect-backpack-is-it-even-possible/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2024 11:39:43 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=41980 The simple answer is no, there can’t be one backpack that is perfect in all situations. A quick jaunt in the hills in the summer calls for something very different to a multi-day hike in the mountains in winter. Volume and carrying capacity alone will dictate that. Similarly the perfect backpack for you might not...

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