Quick guide to backpacking

Here is our beginner's guide to backpacking, hiking and lightweight camping.

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And if this whets your appetitite for hitting the trail, why not download The Essential Guide To Backpacking And Lightweight Camping.

Top tips for backpacking, hiking and lightweight camping. Planning ahead, your rucksack essentials and how to get fit for a backpacking adventure.
www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/Information/backpackingtips
 

Wainwright’s Coast To Coast: How to tackle a 22-mile stretch of one of Britain’s best loved walks.
www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/Information/weekendwalk

For the backpacking novice, it is vital that you get the right gear.  You might have a garage full of family camping equipment already, but remember you have to carry your kit around on your back all day so it has to be light and easy to pack away.  Here’s our guide to the essentials for a lightweight camping trip:
www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/Information/Essentialbackpackingkit

Claire, Holly and Lynn from the Camping team, recently completed a 70 mile hike on the Nene Way for charity, camping along the route. Here are their reviews of the kit they used during the walk.
www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/Information/kitreviews

Fancy broadening your horizons? Here are our top tips for backpacking in Europe.
www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/Camping/Articles/Practical-Advice/Backpacking-in-Europe-our-top-tips

When you really want to get away from it all, nothing comes close to the freedom offered by backpacking. A beginner’s guide.
www.outandaboutlive.co.uk/Camping/Articles/Practical-Advice/Beginners-guide-to-backpacking

The Essential Guide to Backpacking and Lightweight Camping is aimed at newcomers to lightweight camping but is packed with useful information and tips from experts that even veteran backpackers will find invaluable.

Divided into four sections – Getting Started, Walks, Campsites and Gear – the magazine includes a step-by-step guide to 20 wonderful weekend walks in the Lakes, Yorkshire, Wales, Scotland and more, detailing the routes, what to look out for, where to camp and how to get there.

As well as help with planning your trip, you'll find expert guidance on picking a tent, choosing the right clothing and footwear, packing the best gear and finding the perfect basecamp.

There’s also advice on how to make the most of Britain’s National Parks and National Trails, as well as the health benefits of walking.

Click here to find out more - including how to download your copy for just £2.99