lightweight backpacking – packing lighter and walking further
On 26 - 28 April, Outsite will be arranging the Danish Outdoor Festival for the 7th consecutive year in collaboration with Skovskolen KU. They have therefore moved to Nødebo and the wonderful surroundings of Gribskov forest. Experience a tent exhibition, hammock exhibition, competitions, workshops and lectures. Meet Influencers, Bloggers and YouTubers. Experience the shops and …
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Previously I have ignorantly only written about the Kungsleden Trail presuming that people are fairly experienced to begin with. But anybody can walk the northern section of The King's Trail even with minimum hiking knowledge and experience. I often receive emails and quite a few of them are about negotiating the King's Trail. I decided …
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After my trip to Kungsleden (The King's Trail) in August 2018 I thought that on my next trip up to Arctic Sweden that I would prefer to use gas for fuel instead of alcohol. I still want to use my own homemade dehydrated meals and thus, I still need to soak which results in saving …
Continuing from where I finished off last year at Höganäs I hiked sections 5, 6, 7 & 8 to Landskrona and covered about 58 km. I also completed the Kullaleden Trail on this adventure. It is one 70 km section of the Skåneleden trail SL 5 around the Kullahalvön Peninsula. Thursday February 14, 2019 I …
The Oxford Dictionary of English quick and dirty definition: makeshift; done or produced hastily: a quick and dirty synopsis of their work Most of you already know that I prefer hiking in Sweden rather than in Denmark. I have my reasons. In Sweden, Finland and Norway The Right of Public Access "Allemansrätt", or Outdoor Access …
"I reduced my base weight by over a whopping 10 kg! Today my base weight in the summer months floats around 4½ kg and in the colder months is normal at 6 kg not including my newly purchased photography kit." Background I grew up in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia but I have lived in Denmark for …
This year I will be traveling north of the Arctic Circle once again. My plan is to start at Riksgränsen in the north, close to the Norwegian border, then hike south until I turn and climb the Mårma pass. I walk north and then east until I reach Abisko but first after I climb the …
Through the winter season when the temperatures are zero ℃ or below I use: Alpkit Koro titanium mountaineering gas stove 125 g Evernew Ti Ultra Light Pot (0.9 L) 107 g DIY pot cozy 35 g DIY Reflectix wind shield 15g Total weight = 282 g The Alpkit Koro has a brass pre-heat tube which ensures the …
This year I decided to escape Copenhagen on New Year's Eve and retreat to the Swedish wilderness; a place where I find not loneliness but solitude. For years now I have griped about the hyped up celebrations every year on December 31. For people here it's a huge social event with even more expensive food …
The Garmin GPSMAP 64st Navigator is a great tool to plan hikes together with Garmin BaseCamp. For hiking the Skåneleden trail its been perfect to navigate with and I have been very pleased with its performance. I purchased the Garmin GPSMAP 64st navigator in October 2016. The device, out of the box, does not include …
