Marmaduke

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #1

I'm off to Wales for the weekend in a few weeks and some muppet suggested a bit of wild camping Cos obviously it's lovely and warm this time of year.
Can anyone shed some light on what the rules are regarding fires please.
I've got a steel chimnea I can take if needs be to keep it off the ground

Any advice welcome

 

H

Hicap phill

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #2

Normally no fires. It attracts the locals to come & complain.
If your way out & cant see any houses/lights you could get away with a small 1.

 

flat

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #3

What Phil said, I wild camp a lot (going this weekend) and only have fires in the permission areas, otherwise I use a down bag and a gas stove and drink some booze

 

callisr

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #4

Marmaduke said:

I'm off to Wales for the weekend in a few weeks and some muppet suggested a bit of wild camping

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Only a fool would suggest such a thing

 

Marmaduke

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #5

callisr said:

Only a fool would suggest such a thing

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We'll blame Lee

 

callisr

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #6

Absolutely!

 

neilly

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #7

flat said:

I wild camp a lot (going this weekend) and only have fires in the permission areas

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What is a permission area?

Cheers

 

flat

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• Sep 12, 2019

• #8

neilly said:

What is a permission area?

Cheers

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Somewhere where you have the landowners permission basically, I have access to two.

Sorry I worded it badly

 

neilly

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• Sep 13, 2019

• #9

flat said:

Somewhere where you have the landowners permission basically, I have access to two.

Sorry I worded it badly

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OK, Makes sense, thanks for the clarification.

When I think of the term "wild camping" I automatically think of just parking up on the side of the byway and making camp, it always concerns me when I hear it used and know that is how peeps are also planning to do it.

@Marmaduke As for rules regarding fires, I would say there are no rules as in Wales I believe it is considered unlawful to wild camp, unless you have as flat has, and access to wild camp in a place with permission.

Cheers

 

goonarmy

Beer tester

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• Sep 17, 2019

• #10

I've always wildcamped at the end of a day, up n out for the start of a day and there fore don't get seen and there fore don't get moaned at. A fire would compromise that.