March Wild Camp: A Rite of Passage
Yay, it’s that time again……time to go camping. I had to abort my last camping trip (in February) due to man-flu so it’s been a while and I needed a ‘fix’. The solution – two glorious nights in my local woodland! However, the weather forecast was pretty foul with lots of rain on its way. But who cares, I would at least be ready for it. Camping for two nights means I’ll be packing some extra food. The cold and wet weather also meant I’d be packing some extra clothing and kit. All of this gear was shoe-horned into my 65 litre rucksack and wow, it weighed an absolute ton! It would however take more than a spot of rain and a cumbersome rucksack to dampen my spirits. I heaved the pack onto my back, cinched down the straps and slowly made my way to camp as I pondered whether it was really necessary to be carrying all this kit! Happily, I didn’t have so far to walk to camp. It was a little less than a mile along a mostly up-hill trail. To be honest, there’s no way I’d conside