Reaching the mountain summit, Nephin Beg becomes my first ever camp with altitude!
Bivying with midges!
I rise to new challenges of camping with midges and sleeping with bivy bags.
Pre-camp gear list
Here is a breakdown of everything I am taking with me tonight to camp on the hill.
Some recent adventures
An all-in-one of recent months adventuring around County Mayo!
What I learned from wild camping
A reflection on my first wild camp, with a philosophical rundown of what I learnt in the end.
May Forest Camp
I venture further afield to a wild camping site in amongst, refreshingly, trees and mountains!
Two nights wildcamping + Helm Compact review
My first ever two night wild camping stint.... I'm already looking for the repeat button!
Cold Camp for New Year’s Day
Another cold dark camp (which I secretly love) with plenty of time to chill out under the moon beam.
Christening of the Hexpeak
Finally the Hexpeak arrives so I take it for a test drive to give the stamp of approval.
Updated: What makes a perfect tent?
An in-depth discussion on tents I like and don't like, eventually concluding in what I think is going to be the Ideal Tent for me
Entering the bivy world
In an attempt to perfect star-gazing, I try out bivouacing under them stars all night.
Best Camp and Cook (23/7)
Summer days give me a touch of heaven, just out the back from my house.
Going solo in the fog
It's up to me to test out a new tent. Plus check out my self built cook system, which I've now perfected.
Wild Country Helm 2 Compact
What is my ideal tent? I landed, after much consideration, on the Wild Country Helm. Stability, price point, colour, space, pitching design, weight, ease of use.
The new Robens Arrowhead and wild camping
The Arrowhead is the one person tent which is part of a budget oriented, functional range of backpacking tents released recently by Robens. I've bought myself one not long after the arrival of my white Mountain Warehouse tent because I decided it looked like a better option. The colour is certainly better, for one. The... Continue Reading →
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