Wild camping can be an exhilarating experience for anyone who wants to connect with nature, but this rugged camping style isn't for everyone. Here's why.

Wild camping is the term given to primitive camping at an unestablished backcountry site off-trail without fee utilizing self-sustaining equipment, recreating lawfully and leaving no trace, ...

Not surprisingly, wilderness or backcountry camping has also grown in popularity. Recreation.gov issued 371,000 permits last year, compared with 188,000 in 2019.

If wild camping in winter, keep a close eye on sunset times. We started pitching at 3pm, which meant by sunset at 4:30pm we were comfortably tucking into dinner with a whisky hot chocolate in the ...

Wild camping is actively encouraged in Norway, where the mountains soar and the waterfalls thunder. There are plenty of spots to pitch up by water, gazing over glassy lakes with your morning coffee.