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Dorset Hilltop- Nortent Skjul Bivvi Camp
Late July 2025
Another hillfort, and another hill in Dorset.
The hillfort itself has plenty of options for camping. The ramparts are high, some overgrown with brambles and ferns, while on the summit there’s a large flat grassy area with no trees, just a few sheep grazing. I picked a spot on a narrow path on top of a rampart path. The ferns…
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Cheddar Gorge, Somerset: Nortent Skjul bivvi Camp
Late April 2026
What a cool place Cheddar Gorge is. I’ve driven through here a few times over the last year and always promised myself I’d come back properly to explore it and camp.
Here is the YouTube link to the kit video of everything I took, including why I went with the Nortent Skjul setup: …
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Dan posted an update 2 months ago
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Camp Notes
Not every camp becomes a blog post.
Some are just a photo, a lesson learned, a sunrise view or a few thoughts from a night outdoors.
This is where I share them.
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A Quiet Evening in a Hampshire Forest (Phoxx 1V2 Camp)
End of March 2026
My plan was to bag three or four trig points, then find a spot to camp using the Phoxx 1V2 tent.
I was north of the A31 this time, which is a new area for me, as all my previous wanders and camps have been south of it.
Here is the YouTube…
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Dan posted an update 2 months ago
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Dorset Forest: Dutch Hooped bivvi Camp
Early 2024
This was a spur of the moment camp on a crisp and clear beautiful night.
I have never camped in this area before and so I wandered around for a few hours checking the whole place out and looking for a suitable place for the bivi.
I took so long looking for a spot that it was getting pretty dark. I…
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