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A Solo Wild Camp By The River Taw

10 May 201813 May 2018
I had only been back a week from a wild camp on the moor when the urge to return was already upon me. Sometimes society gets a bit too much…
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A Night At Hooten Wheals

29 Apr 201812 May 2018
So after much debate about when Phil and I could actually get away due to our conflicting shift work patterns we finally agreed to leave for the moor after I…
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A Prehistoric Wild Camp At The Erme Pound

2 Feb 20188 May 2018
  So the first wild camp of 2018 had finally arrived. We had planned this one a couple of weeks before and the morning of the 2nd of February was…
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A Christmas Solo Wild Camp At Foggintor Quarry

12 Dec 20178 May 2018
Not quite Christmas on the 11th of December but my last wild camp of the year before the festivities begin. Due to my shifts I was fortunate enough to have…
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Fice’s Well and Great Mis Tor. A Solo Wild Camp

8 Sep 20178 Sep 2017
I left Salisbury just after eleven and after an uneventful drive I arrived on the moor at just after two in the afternoon. Parking down the road from Rundlestone, within…
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Watern Tor and Tavy Cleave Wild Camp

31 Aug 20178 May 2018
  It had been a couple of months since our last foray into the moor and once again my wild camping companion Phil had just finished a night shift. We…
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Two nights on Dartmoor: Fur Tor and The Beehive Hut

22 Jun 20178 May 2018
Having met my wild camping mate Phil the previous week in a nice country pub in Wiltshire, where we planned our route in the comfort of a beer garden over…
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A Fernworthy Forest Wild Camp And A Not So Wild Camp!

28 Feb 20178 May 2018
Day One 28th of February 2017 It had been almost two months since my last foray into the moors and the urge to escape humanity was once again upon me.…
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Langstone Moor. A Solo Wild Camp

4 Jan 201722 Feb 2017
The 4th of January 2017. First wild camp of the year and a chance to get in touch with one's self. After a busy Christmas I once again (as I…
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The Return To Combeshead Tor And Three Days Of Random Wandering On The Moor.

5 Sep 201622 Feb 2017
  Day One  On a wet and misty early September day Phil and I arrived at Dartmoor. Due to the wet, mist and extremely poor visibility we decided on a…

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Wednesday evening's wild camping spot by the North Teign River. #ukwildcamping #wildcampinguk #wildcamping #wilderness #dartmoor #getoutside #hiking #walking #northteignriver #backpacking
Not a bad little camping spot. And a perfect water supply 😊 #wildcampinguk #ukwildcamping #dartmoor #godartmoor #wildcamping #wilderness #walking #hiking #backpacking #3fulgear #lanshan2 #camping
Total bliss by the river Cowsic. The bubbling of the river, the insect life in abundance and the green of the moss was captivating. Moments like this really make you stand in awe of mother nature.. #cowsicriver #river #wilderness #moss #woodland #mothernature #wildcampinguk #ukwildcamping #dartmoor #godartmoor #hiking #backpacking #wildcampinguk
I found what appears to be a Leat just west of the Cowsic river but can see no trace of it on the OS map? Most odd. #leat #dartmoorcollective #dartmoor #river #walking #hiking #backpacking #ukwildcamping #wilderness #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #getoutside
The rail crossing on the North Teign River. A beautiful part of the moor.. #dartmoor #godartmoor #dartmoorcollective #ukwildcamping #wildcampinguk #hiking #wilderness #wildcamping #backpacking #walking
Exposed moorland trees on Beardown hill. #trees #shadow #dartmoorcollective #godartmoor #getoutside #dartmoor #wildcampinguk #ukwildcamping #wildcamping #hiking #backpacking #walking
I camped just the other side of this woodland. Werewolf country. 👹😱 #dartmoorcollective #getoutside #dartmoor #wildcampinguk #ukwildcamping #wildcamping #hiking #backpacking #walking
An old clapper bridge over the river Cowsic, held together by metal bars. The more I see of these old clapper bridges the more I'm convinced they are prehistoric in origin. #clapperbridge #granite #bridge #medieval #prehistoric #dartmoor #dartmoorcollective #getoutside #wildcampinguk #ukwildcamping #wildcamping #hiking #backpacking #walking
Yesterday I ventured into the woods at Bellever forest to find the Snaily house. It was abandoned in the late 1860's after the owners both passed away. But not both at the same time. A strange tale this one. Apparently two old ladies who were sisters lived here and kept themselves to themselves. When the locals did see them they were surprised at how well fed they both looked considering they lived on their own and had no apparent form of income. One night a local boy crept up to their cottage window and was aghast when he saw them both sitting at the table consuming a feast of snails. So the word spread. When one of the old ladies passed away two of their nieces came to stay. The nieces were both horrified that evening at dinner time when the remaining old lady placed a stew of snails in front of them. They decided the next morning to visit the local village and buy some proper food. That evening they cooked a roast duck and the old lady had her fill. The very next morning she had a fit and never said a word again. In fact she was dead within three days and was buried at Widecombe churchyard. It's said that her gravestone is inscribed with the words "she died of duck". Obviously this may be just a legend but I'm yet to investigate the churchyard for this grave. I must say though, there were an unusual amount of snails around the old ruins... #snailyhouse #dartmoor #legend #snails #ruins #abandoned #godartmoor #wildcamping #ukwildcamping #wildcampinguk #hiking #backpacking
Wednesday night was a windy and wet night out on the moor. But I awoke to a nice rainbow on Thursday morning before the sun returned and roasted me alive. One good result is it's proven my new tent can stand up to wet and windy conditions. 😊👍#dartmoorcollective #dartmoor #wildcampinguk #ukwildcamping #wildcamping #3fulgear #lanshan2 #lightweight #walking #hiking #backpacking #getoutside
The ruins of Will May's house. Will May was a peat cutter who worked the moors around 1760. His tiny little dwelling sits out in the middle of nowhere and is just under 7 by 6 feet. I can hardly imagine a more solitary existence. Sadly all that remains of his house is some low walls and a fireplace, which you can just make out in the photo. Annoyingly after walking several miles across open moorland this was the closest I could get due to a herd of angry cows. They just wouldn't budge, everytime I took a step closer they did the same. The big one nearest me definetly wanted to kill me 🐄☠ #willmayshouse #ruins #ruin #abandoned #dartmoorcollective #walking #hiking #18thcentury #backpacking #getoutside #ukwildcamping #wildcamping #wildcampinguk
One from yesterday's walk on the moor. A stile over one of the newtake walls near Watern tor. I stopped here for a break on the way to the 18th century ruins of Will May's house. #dartmoorcollective #dartmoor #wildcamping #ukwildcamping #wildcampinguk #hiking #backpacking #walking
Sorry for all the dehydrated food posts, it's just that I'm amazed by the results. Tonight's delicious feast was home made fiery five bean chilli with Idahoan mashed potatoes. Outstanding! 😛 #dehydratedcampingfood #dehydratedfood #dehydratedrations #homemaderations #homemadecampingfood #fivebeanchilli. #wildcampinguk #wildcamping #ukwildcamping #dartmoor #getoutside
Another picture of last night's wild camping spot. #dartmoorcollective #dartmoor #ukwildcamping #wildcampinguk #wildcamping #3fulgear #lanshan2 #getoutside
I have to say taking my own dehydrated food is the best thing ever. It was the nicest meal I've had whilst camping. After adding 425ml of cold water I let it sit for 30 minutes and then brought it to a simmer for 5 minutes. The lentil Bolognese tasted as good as when first made. A touch of parmesan finished the job. This is the way forward for me. ☺ #dehydratedcampingfood #lentilbolognese #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #dartmoor #yummy #bestfoodever #getoutside #sawyermini #sawyerwaterfilter
Last night's wild camping spot by the North Teign River. It was a wet and windy one overnight but not a bad early evening sitting by the river with my book. You might recognise this spot @siksikaoutdoors @paulaandage 😁 #ukwildcamping #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #dartmoor #northteignriver #3fulgear #lanshan2 #godartmoor #clapperbridge #dartmoorcollective #getoutside
My 2 day food loadout weighing in at 1577g. That's 788.5g per day. Probably half of what I used to take when using boil in the bag meals. I could lighten this more but I like my snacks and peanuts etc. Day one has no breakfast as I'll have one before I leave home, which leaves me a breakfast spare for the morning before I depart. My meals for day one are: Peanut butter on 4x digestive biscuits for lunch. Lentil Bolognese with parmesan for dinner. Day 2 breakfast is fruit muesli with powdered milk. Digestive biscuits and tea for lunch. Spicy 5 bean chilli and idahoan mash for dinner. I'll snack throughout the day on peanuts, sesame bars and whitworths shots (which are a nice little boost). I've also got 200g of peanuts and a bar of orange dark chocolate. Tea/water purification tablets/windproof matches/powdered milk/salt & pepper/tomato and brown sauce sachets. And several army cold drink powder sachets. And finally a sausage, beans and mushroom breakfast for the walk home. I don't think I'll be going hungry 😂 #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #hiking #backpacking #walking #dartmoor
Yet another exciting post from the world of dehydration! I've made lentil Bolognese. Took 14 hours to dehydrate from 593 grammes down to 168. So a rather large main meal weighing a lot less. No fat and no preservatives in this meal. I tried vacuum sealing the portions but the dry spaghetti kept poking holes in the bags. I remedied this by wrapping the ingredients in a baking parchment parcel first. Total weight including packaging is 180g! Really looking forward to this one. I'm currently dehydrating a five bean chilli for my wild camp starting on Thursday morning. This batch produced 4 meals for roughly £1.30 each. #dehydratedfood #dehydrator #dehydratedrations. #lentilbolognese #wildcamping #hiking #lightweight #walking #backpacking
I know this all looks rather gruesome but it worked! Sausage, baked beans and mushroom breakfast! After 12 hours of dehydration I was left with some hard and nasty looking ingredients. I vacuum sealed half a batch and rehydrated the rest. I soaked the ingredients in boiled water for 25 minutes and simmered for 5. The result doesn't look too appetising but it tastes really good. So yes, it is possible to dehydrate quorn sausages. They tasted even better in all fairness, the mushrooms were a bit chewy so I'll slice them thinner next time. The beans lost some colour but tasted just like out of a tin. With a touch of salt and pepper and a sachet of fruity sauce this will be an excellent breakfast when I'm out on the moor. (I'll be full of beans 😂) The dehydrator and vacuum bag sealer are great quality for the money. If anyone is interested in doing this I can message you the e bay link. There's no stopping me now! ☺ #dehydratedfood #dehydrating #dehydratedcampingfood #wildcamping #homemadecampingfood #homemaderations
And the dehydration begins! Bought myself one of these gadgets so I can finally start enjoying some cheap, lightweight dehydrated home made food when I'm out on the moor. Being a vegetarian limits me as to what I can buy dehydrated from the shops, as nearly all of these type meals contain meat. My first experiment is quorn sausages with mushrooms and baked beans. A favourite breakfast of mine. All cooked without oil, as oil can reduce the shelf life of dehydrated meals and become rancid. I'll be posting more on this in the next couple of days. I'm planning to vacuum seal the meals in bags. This might turn into a complete disaster but I'll keep you all posted regardless.. #dehydrating #dehydratedfood #lightweightfood #homemadecampingfood #rationpacks #wildcamping #wildcampinguk #hiking #backpacking

A Misty Morning on Fur Tor

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