Barney's Bimbles and Adventures

I’ve been wild camping for a few years now, but it was with some trepidation that I set off on my first solo camping trip back in September this year. The weather was relatively warm but changeable, the leaves were starting to change colour, things were starting to become rather Autumnal. I’ve been wanting to do a solo trip for a short while now. I wanted to experience what it was like to be camped out in a quiet area of the woods where you can sit and enjoy the sights and sounds of the woodland, be it the trees blowing in the wind, the finches and tits wisping from branch to branch or the squirrels hunting for acorns. For me, this was also a time to relax, forget about work and concentrate on the simple pleasures in life. There were also some bushcrafty skills to practice. I had all the ingredients to make a nice curry and intended to cook it on my small wood burning stove (the honey stove). All I needed to do was source some tinder and firewood. I was camped in a fairly diverse wo...

Hi and welcome to my blog. My name is Gavin, but for much of my life I've been known as Barney! I live in Kent, England and most of my outdoorsy adventures are based in this glorious region. I love spending time outdoors, learning about nature, bushcraft and most of all camping. I love camping in all its different guises. Who cares whether it's called camping, glamping, wild camping or whatever, it's all good to me. Some people have a real hatred of camping, but I don't. I love the freedom it offers and how it strips life back to basics, doing away with all of the menial  and stressful tasks that are otherwise important when at home. I love the fact that it often removes you from our modern world and allows you to think only of loved ones and the things that REALLY matter. Its not just about camping though and in this blog I'm going to document some of my experiences in the outdoors. Sometimes it can be a simple walk outdoors a holiday away with my amazing wife. Or...