Dan
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Dorset Forest, Phoxx 1V2 Camp
Mid-winter 2025
I didn’t feel like travelling far, but I did feel like I wanted a night out under the stars, so headed to a local forest a short distance away.
A big reason was to go trig bagging, then find a spot for the night and make camp.
The night time temperature was going to be below zero, so I was double-bagging tonight. I’ve been to this…
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Dan posted an update 4 months ago
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Dorset Beach Camp | Nortent Skjul Bivvi Camp
Early-summer 2026
This trip reminded me that sometimes plans go wrong.
I have camped on both sides of the peninsula before and know the area quite well. This time, however, plenty didn’t go to plan.
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 4 months ago
4 months ago (edited)
Hampshire Forest Camp- DD Hammock
Early-summer 2024
For this camp, I had planned to follow the river that ran through the area until I found a suitable spot along the bank to hang the hammock.
That all changed when I encountered a fence and private land. The river disappeared and I couldn’t find a way around the fence in the time I had left, so I started to look for…
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Dan posted an update 4 months ago
4 months ago (edited)
Dorset Hilltop- Nortent Skjul Bivvi Camp
Mid-summer 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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Dan posted an update 5 months ago
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A Gorge Camp, Somerset | Nortent Skjul bivvi Camp
Late-spring 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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