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Muddybigdog

Member Since: 11 Apr 2014
Location: Suffolk
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2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Zambezi Silver

How not to wild camp

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/anger-after-tour...28577.html Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
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23rd Jul 2023 8:32am

Moo

Member Since: 01 Oct 2021
Location: UK
Posts: 1399

Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy.

23rd Jul 2023 9:39am

diesel_jim

Member Since: 13 Oct 2008
Location: hiding
Posts: 6093

But in the 4x4 owners defence, the council didn't say no vehicles.

Quote:
“Just to be clear when we talk of wild camping we dont mean camping next to your car, (this is not wild camping!) we mean pitching up way off the beaten track and away from communities.”

Maybe this need to be clarified in the rules & regs

And they left leaving no trace. no issue then? if the tide washed away their truck then that's their loss.

23rd Jul 2023 3:12pm

Procta

Member Since: 03 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5183

rule of thumb, when wild camping, is leave no trace. Which is what they did, normally wild campers setup normally quite late on. To me the family didn't do anything wrong, ok they got a warned about the tide. But looks like they had already researched the area before hand anyway. They left no trace and no damage so i cannot see any trouble. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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23rd Jul 2023 4:03pm

Retroanaconda

Member Since: 04 Jan 2012
Location: Scotland
Posts: 2656

Sadly it’s endemic all across the highlands, with people thinking they can park up and camp wherever they like. Not helped by companies that hire 4x4s with roof tents etc. to visitors and are less than honest about the legal position.

23rd Jul 2023 4:56pm

Macleaa

Member Since: 29 Oct 2017
Location: Aberdeen
Posts: 13

2015 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 SW Scotia Grey

In Scotland you do have the right to roam but this site was a SSSI. The locals wouldn’t do it so it would be more respectful to be more considerate.

23rd Jul 2023 7:22pm

donmacn

Member Since: 06 Nov 2017
Location: Nth Scotland
Posts: 1845

We do have the right to roam - but not by car. If you want to wild camp you can’t legally do it from the boot of your car. It doesn’t really matter if you leave no trace, you still shouldn’t be doing this. The problem might not be these individuals, but the next lot who come along and are “inspired” by this - but leave all the cr*p behind them.

For me, Retro has it right - so many suppliers and marketers selling the image of camping in remote spots without explaining that it just isn’t legal in our country. If folk see these images often enough, then it’s likely that at least some will assume it’s OK to go where they will. Donald

1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong
(The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html )
2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8

in the past..
RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi
1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box
1993 Discovery 300Tdi

not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper...

23rd Jul 2023 7:53pm

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