Can You Dehydrate Food in an Oven? (Yes — Here’s How)
This is a follow-up to the main dehydrated backpacking meals guide — for anyone who doesn’t own a dehydrator yet. FYI, this post contains affailiate links, so if you click …
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Ultralight Backpacking Kitchen Gear: A Foodie’s Kit List
If, like me, you love good food as much as you love backpacking and wild camping, the camp kitchen can be a dangerous place to overpack. It only takes a …
Coffee in the Wild: Best Ways to Brew While Camping and Backpacking
We love coffee and consider it an essential part of the wild camping experience. I’d love to say that all my camping coffee moments are idyllic—perched on a log in …
Camper Van Barn Door Cabinets
With a tiny camper van like the Ford Transit Connect, it’s all about creative storage solutions that maximise the available space in the van. One of the appeals for me …
Day Hike Packing List [Downloadable, printable, customisable]
Things to carry when hiking/hillwalking in Scotland and other UK upland areas. You can also download this as a PDF or Word Doc; make a copy and customise it with …
Homemade Dehydrated Backpacking Meals: A No Nonsense Guide
A food dehydrator is one of the best investments I’ve ever made, significantly enhancing my wild camping and backpacking adventures with tent-side deliciousness. Homemade dehydrated backpacking meals offer numerous benefits: …
Winter Day Hike Packing List
Here’s a summary of what I pack when walking in winter conditions in Scotland. What do I mean by winter conditions? Well that can mean anything. Snow, rain, sleet, bog, …
Tea in Nature
I have a fond appreciation for hot beverages and outdoor spaces, but my “on the move” mentality means I don’t often stop to make a ritual of the experience . …
Mushroom foraging with John Wright in the New Forest
Highlights from a magical mushroom adventure in the New Forest led by mushroom hunter and foraging role model John Wright, accompanied by my great friend and solstice sister Emily Watkins …
DIY Camper Cushions
Of all the van conversion projects I’ve completed so far, the one that’s had the most positive reception is my DIY camper cushions for my pull out camper bed! It …
Book Review: Wilderness Weekends
This is less of a review and more of an homage to one of my favourite books and travel writers. Wilderness Weekends by Phoebe Smith was the first book I …
My tiny camper slide out bed
Adding a bed to the Ford Transit Connect was a big exciting step forward in the camper project! A place to sleep AND to store a few things. The result …
Wild Camping Food: What To Eat On a Wild Camping Trip
This wild camping food guide offers some guidelines and ideas for what to eat on a backpacking trip. Specifically, what to eat if you want to eat well. This guide …
Leave No Trace
Eat Sleep Wild endorses the “Leave No Trace” philosophy. “Leave No Trace” describes the 7 best practices for respecting the outdoors and protecting our natural spaces. It should go without …
Minimalist Car Camping Checklist (Printable)
This Minimalist Car Camping checklist was originally written in 2008 following a ten day tour of England with a tiny car. This is how to travel when you want to …
Wild Camping Checklist (Customisable, Downloadable)
This kit list of my wild camping essentials is updated for 2026 with my latest ultralight gear recommendations learned from backpacking throughout the UK for over a decade. FYI: This …
Tips for Cycle Touring in Wales
I’ve just returned from an incredible (and way too short) cycle tour of Wales. In four days I covered just over 100 miles from Chepstow to the Elan Valley following …
Essential Foot Care for Happy Adventures
If you’re like us, then going on an adventure usually involves a fair bit of walking, be it on a long day out up a mountain or on a multi-day …
How to Take a Cycling Holiday in France & Spain
I’ve just returned from a 3.5 week cycling holiday through France and Spain, a journey of just over 1000 miles from Cherbourg to Santander (with a few stops and diversions …
What to Eat on a Bicycle Tour
I’ve recently completed a 1000mile bike tour through France and Spain and wanted to share a little bit about the food I ate along the way. I tried to eat …
Where to Buy Threaded Camp Stove Canisters in France and Spain
If you’ve ever camped in France and Spain then you know that Camping Gaz is ubiquitous in most supermarkets, gas stations and general stores. However, if you’re coming from the …
Bicycle Touring Checklist
I recently returned from a 4-week bike tour through France and Spain, carrying all of my own kit and camping along the way. Some people have commented that they can’t …