r/wildcampingintheuk

>“Four doses of an experimental vaccine to protect against Lyme disease reduced the number of tick-borne infections by more than 70 percent, according to Pfizer and Valneva, the pharmaceutical companies developing the shot.

>Pfizer said in a statement the companies are ‘confident in the vaccine’s potential’ and plan to submit the data to regulatory authorities, even though it missed a statistical cutoff for success. If approved, it could become the only Lyme disease vaccine available for people — although it would not be the first.”

>From Washington Post.

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A few people said I should do this so may as well. I live outdoors full time, wild camp constantly, use a very light setup and just sort life out as I go. It is coming up on a year of living like this now. Over the last few years I have done the West Highland Way, Snowdonia Way in winter, the Laugavegur and Fimmvörðuháls in Iceland, the South Downs Way twice, the Cotswold Way twice, the Ridgeway three times, the Coast to Coast, the Wayfarers Walk and the Camino Inglés. I am planning to start LEJOG in about a month too, which seems like a good idea in my head right now so that is probably a warning sign.

Happy to answer anything about tarp life, gear, the reality of living like this, food, washing, charging stuff in random places, money, mindset, freedom, loneliness, long distance hiking or whatever else you are curious about. I got rid of my house, car and most of my stuff because I wanted a simpler life with less noise and a bit more room to actually think. I left a 9 to 5 for a more minimalist way of living, so I am a bit on the fence about starting a YouTube channel in case I just end up accidentally creating another job for myself by trying to document freedom. If anyone has any thoughts on that as well I am all ears.

If anyone wants the gear list, here you go: https://lighterpack.com/r/7r2emj

Hi all,

Currently looking to upgrade my sleeping bag for wild camping. I’m about 5’5 and using a Sea to Summit Pursuit Plus mat (R ~4.2).

I’ve been looking at the Neve Gear Waratah -2 quilt which seems ideal, but unsure how much the import fees will be.

I've also looked at alternatives like the Otimos UL850 quilt, but there’s not loads of long-term reviews out there so I’m unsure how it compares.

At this point I’m open to either a quilt or a sleeping bag. main priority is comfort and weight.

A few questions:

• Is the Waratah still worth it with the import fees? (how much will the import fees be?)
• Is a -2°C quilt enough for typical UK conditions, or would you go warmer?
• Any strong UK/EU alternatives I should be looking at in this price range?
• For UK use, do you prefer quilts or sleeping bags for comfort?

Appreciate any advice :)

In the US, you have to bring a bear canister or hang your food on a tree to prevent bears and rodents from getting to your food.

Just wondering if it’s the same in the UK?

I’m afraid to put food in my tent in case mice or a badger chew holes through my tent to get to it.

How do you guys store food here in the Uk while wild camping?

I've got an older Duomid (brown), with an AliExpress inner and a Laser comp 1 (green) with some mods (mostly improved clips and lines to help stiffen the pitch up)

I have a custom carbon pole for the Duomid for when I'm using it as a base camp tent, ie I've ridden into the bottom of the hill and am doing the climb the next day (Ben Alder etc, I'm looking at you here...) The Laser gets used more as a lightweight backpacking shelter. In Scotland, mostly so needs to be midge proof.

I don't like the lack of space when sitting up in the duo, with or without the inner, and I don't like the lack of space when lying down in the Laser (I'm 6ft3 and 16st)

Would something like the X Mid 1 (or, even 2) give me the best of both worlds?

I've got a multi day trip planned for mid April in the Highlands and I've been upgrading my kit from my bike packing rig. I've got the kit list sorted bar a few questions that the combined knowledge and opinions of the hive mind can help with.

* Warm belay jacket - down or primaloft? When mountaineer it's synthetic all the way in case you're in a bad weather situation but here I can just get in a tent or bothy. Down is lighter and warmer but doesn't like the rain at all.

* Rain cover for packs or just deal with damp packs as the bulk of stuff will already be in dry bags for organisation.