WHERE TO GO CAMPING | How to find great WILD CAMPING locations

[@MyJazz66]

Great video. For us old guys who don't know how to use the internet. Us old retired folks appreciate at little help thank you .

[@lindleyca69]

Great tips. My mental stumbling block is always leaving the car somewhere safe. Daft as it sounds I never thought of using street view to check ahead. D'oh - everyday's a school day.

[@thedaftestnameicouldthinko8233]

Excellent video. I learned a lot. As an OAP, I started backpacking before the internet. My technique for finding wild pitches and ridges which might offer scrambling was to pore over the OS maps. I feel it helped me with my navigation skills by helping me link topography with its map representation so possibly still worth doing.

[@danielmarty6347]

thanks mate, you really brought me a huge step forward. I'm planning to hike and wildcamp since 2 years.It didn't work out for private reasons till now but I was always dreaming and researching the topic in the meantime. Especially finding routes in a highly inhabitited area was really difficult for me. But with your posibility of looking up the images on gmaps really opened me a new way of thinking. thanks for that hint. you made a lot of my days.

[@Martycycleman]

Many thanks Paul, that is one of the most interesting vids I've seen for a while. Cheer and enjoy the coffee.

[@davemutley6069]

Great video Paul, just the tutorial I was looking for. I am 62 now and you have inspired me to think about wild camping. Just for information, you can turn the magic os map from black and white to colour by clicking the os colour map check box on the left hand side.

[@lavanyalea]

Wow… THANK YOU! You make fantastic videos, very clear and calm narrative, easy to follow.

[@Haze1434]

0:29 - I, too, like to pitch my tent in some beautiful places. The last place was Candy's bedroom.

[@lesliewilson7262]

Hi Paul great video again. The magic map you can turn colour on by going down on the left where the table of contents is and click OS COLOUR MAPPING. keep up the videos really enjoying them.

[@darrenvickers1557]

Great advice, my wife is Chinese and has been stuck back in China since December, she is back in August and wants to see some of the scenery in the lakes, hopefully do a bit of wild camping while we are at it. loving the videos, top man

[@bradleypearce9571]

Thanks paul, awsome video for hikers/ wild campers looking to get out there!

[@TheSemtexCow]

Thanks Paul, thats such great information. I’ve been planning the first wild camp with my son all winter. Let’s hope we all can get outside again before the end of the summer, and this terrible illness is cured. Stay safe and well to you and your family.

[@rejects101]

Thanks Paul, as usual a great video with some very useful advice.

[@MrLespaul2000]

Well i'm so glad I found this. Really helpful post. I'm hoping to embark on my first wildcamp before the winter really sets in. I was wondering about parking but your video has provided everything. Now I needn't worry. Cheers Paul.

[@romac9516]

So well put, succinct and humourous and good point about birds and wildlife. Cheers Paul, I've been revisiting your old videos in recent weeks and found your calm, humble presence very therapeutic

[@PhilWaud]

Very useful tips. Ive used Google photos, maps etc for years but didn't know about the "little circles" feature. Thanks again Paul.

[@davesimpson3037]

Great video Paul really good advice.

[@seamusdelaney9133]

This is my second of your videos in Ireland. Both are excellent. First video was with a lady talking about camping on your own ..This current video is very informative and this is coming from a technology dinasour... Seamus

[@chrishall6364]

Useful video, thanks. It shouldn't be forgotten that there are many great wild camping locations that can be reached by train/bus removing the complication of having to find somewhere to park up (and having to drive home afterwards, possibly tired).

[@jockodiounto8121]

Oh my word - I had no idea you could split screen Google Maps. That is genius, nice one Paul. Great vid. again.

[@chrisandsamlivingthedream]

Awesome Paul .. great vid .. cheers Chris & Sam

[@gw01walker]

Another great video Paul, thanks. 're the black and white maps, you can select the relevant option on the left hand panel to turn on the colours so that it looks like a traditional OS map

[@Richard-xj5ye]

One of the best educational videos that I have seen in ages. Brilliant!

[@robertredwood9944]

Great video Paul loads of information.Great content. Stay safe. All the best 👍🏻

[@annebeginn2034]

Brilliant Paul, have wondered how to go about finding somewhere to wild camp, thanks very much. Will start researching ASAP 😊

[@johnbuck90]

Great video Paul. Really informative. 👍

[@LWag9]

Thank you for your videos. When all of this is over and I can travel again, wild camping in the UK is the first trip in planning. I had no idea where to even start looking for sites, this was spey useful for me.

[@ge1ertjones540]

Brilliant, Paul. I didn't know about the little circles. 👍

[@davidbywater7798]

A really useful video Paul. I'm looking forward to breaking away from campsites and trying some wild camping when things get better. Keep up the good work. Dave

[@charlesfulcrum3170]

Paul, great video. The map you were using does have a colour option. The table of contents also has a wide variety of useful overlays

[@fareedmasood]

EXCELLENT, MOST USEFUL VIDEO. THANX PM ❤👍

[@DickHallorann]

Hey Paul, really helpful video for folks. Don’t know if anyone else has said, but Microsoft’s Bing Maps has the OS 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 layers available on it - in colour!

[@BeyondYourDoorstep]

Great video! We're really looking forward to when we can get back out walking and camping again, cheers for the tips 👍

[@richardcogan460]

Excellent video thanks for taking the time to do it !!

[@emmawebber9438]

Cheers for this one, Paul. 👍⭐

[@natalieberg2102]

Great video 😊 Wild camping is my favourite!

[@russellmasters5764]

Sorry if I’ve got this wrapped round my neck but I think you can switch colour mapping on via the drop down menu on the left of the magic map site. Hope that helps.

[@PaulMessner]

Thanks

[@myobs]

Genius, thank you!

[@philclint]

Really helpful. You have taken my understanding of google maps a good step up!

[@mamtorthedestroyer1168]

Great video Paul very useful and the added bonus of you bringing out your Paul mini me hopefully he’ll be appearing in future videos.

[@ronnybru1639]

First comment... Starts put lovely and very well filmed....

[@TheAshantidutch]

Hi Paul, great tips thanks

[@ChrisJB]

The Google maps tips, especially re' parking are pure genius. With somewhere new, I normally look at my OS map and just turn upand hope for the best. It isn't ideal as there is always a nagging doubt at the back of my mind that I'm going to have issues. I'm a bit of a muppet with technology so I'll do some practising! Best wishes, Chris.

[@linspuk]

This was a really helpful video Paul, incredibly helpful. Good job!

[@bunnydaduk]

Great watch, very informative ! I've had my Med cruise in April cancelled, a family week in Ibiza in May gone, summer 2 weeks in Tenerife July gone. I live in Newcastle and normally spend 2-3 weekends in Keswick (B&B) a year, but I used to camp back in the day. I have a motorbike so parking not so secure, but you've inspired to spend my summer 2 weeks either in the Lakes (crowded in July and more so this year) or Northumberland (probably crowded this year too) 'Go outdoors' is 0.3 miles away. Thanks for sharing !

[@MrLooj69]

Another amazingly informative and helpful video Paul! Splendid effort! Thank you.

[@streetninjas313]

This was incredibly helpful, thanks Paul!

[@JD-wi2kg]

Hey J D

[@mickdawson6264]

Great video.i will follow your advice next time I am looking for a wild camping spot.

[@aspectratio6580]

Great video Paul I'm a local to the lakes completed the wainwright's afew years back and now delving into the world of wild camping I did haystacks on mu first trip (just because its like home to me and felt safe) my second was helvellyn. I'm looking for a tarn overlooking a lake for sunrise so a north east facing tarn any suggestions? The only spot I can think of is blea tarn thirlmere. Cheers Paul hope your well buddy.

[@gezzly72]

Such a helpful video thanks a lot especially on where to park. Have you had any issues with your car being left overnight?

[@kevholohan908]

Really helpful Paul cheers.

[@Nobby77]

Really useful video Paul, gonna take notes as I tend to wing it. Thanks for the mention mate really appreciated

[@darrenspeed6854]

Thanks Paul. Great tips!

[@ethojacko2103]

Great vid, very helpful cheers Paul

[@louiseatkinson3044]

Great video my one question is where can we go and you have answered it in such an easy way thank you

[@tysadventures1]

Awesome video!!!!

[@DJOutdoors]

I have not camped in the Lakes as yet, this research method is really useful and I will be using for future camps Paul.

[@neverinlife2]

Hi paul im a welshman living in Inverness i love looking at OS maps in the highlands and finding wild camp spots were spoiled up here except for the midges lol you need to come here checkout loch maree area

[@Mr_Fraz_]

Great video mate, very helpful. I'm sure people will appreciate how easy it can be to look for places. Love how your using the green screen now very professional, looking forward to the next one. A.T.B

[@garymartin557]

excellent video very useful

[@richardlippold4281]

Thanks so much......such a great way to find spots. Definitely using this method in Ireland 👍🍀

[@StitchyBee]

Brilliant, thanks Paul.

[@tphvictims5101]

Great Content as usual 👍🏻🏕

[@chriswoodward7967]

Hi Paul! Great videos thanks for sharing. After using various web pages over the last few years, I have found out that bing maps provide OS maps for free (1:25k and 1:50k). Besides free mapping for the garmin, I have found this useful swapping between OS, road and aerial maps.

[@angelakm6753]

Wow - many thanks.

[@andrewcollie]

Well done Paul, that was a really useful video - finding somewhere to park can be the greatest challenge!

[@griffsta2008]

Good clip mate... I do very much the same... Planning and preparation :)

[@paulonions]

Thanks Paul, very informative 👍🏼

[@frankblack1185]

Love it, Cheers Paul. From North West England UK 👍😊

[@PaulMichaelR]

Ive never been wild camping but Im converted, Im waiting for my tent to arrive from amazon then Im sorted ive bought all the other gear I need so almost ready for first night out in the lake district , cant wait. How are mobile phone signals around the Lakes ?

[@tenminutetokyo2643]

Outstanding, dood!

[@sajidmunir2317]

you can actually choose colour by clicking the option in the left hand side

[@pauldickey8820]

Great vid , will definitely give this a try

[@eastsaxon67]

This is so helpful, thank you so much.

[@jajajdjdjdj6434]

Amazing video

[@kennethcarter5720]

Brilliant👍

[@grizzlydoutdoors5115]

Another great video Paul. It was great to know how you pick a spot and where to park. That's always been my trouble, heading off then where do you stop. I will definitely use this method in the future. Keep up the good work and I'll look forward to your next instalment. ATB 👍🏻👍🏻

[@WyomingOutofDoors]

good tips thanks

[@daz.j]

nice video paul . one quick question .. im looking at getting a jet boil which one wld you recommend the light one is a bit cheaper but whats the difference apart from the weight

[@matthewcunningham2399]

Great video, thanks 👍

[@Taffwildmanofthewoods]

Very helpful 👍

[@loaferx5409]

Very well done.

[@darrenvickers3358]

Great advice, thanks Paul. I have a couple of questions. How about a video regarding toilet advice while camping (hey we all gotta go everyday) Do you have any opinion regarding Tipi’s Keep up the good work 👍🏻

[@TheChrisallman]

Brilliant piece of content this mind mate! 👌🏻 Loads of good tips you've just taught me. I'll be using these techniques myself in future. Many thanks 😘

[@Pch100]

Good video should help new campers. Ps food always tastes better out in the wilderness

[@boratsagdiyev7900]

Such a great video, thank you Paul, really enjoy your live streams :)

[@paulkeppelphotography]

I know you get amazing views from the summit, but can you set up your tent nearer the water?

[@davidsutton5908]

Brilliant advice cheers Paul 👌

[@denzalwash4120]

Great info tanks !

[@WalkWithWallace]

Useful video, I do a lot of similar research. KZbin is a treasure trove of ideas, plenty blogs too out there too. The planning is almost as good as the camping trip itself. Love pouring over maps.

[@trytheoutdoors]

Outstanding. Thank you.

[@danjeory3659]

Great video. I was just getting an OS map out and looking for areas that look flatish near a peak - never thought of combining it with photospheres... great tip, cheers 👍

[@jamesrobert262]

Love using this, really helpful

[@brianmorrison9168]

A quick question if you don't mind. Assuming it's still available, what is the name of the website that shows on the left side of the screen an Ordnance Survey type map and on the right the satellite image of the exact same place, giving you the ability to look for and then mark a suitable route. I used it several years ago but after watching your channel and some others too I have decided to go backpacking again with the kids (I suppose no longer kids) Our last trip was Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, camp at Angle Tarn, then back to the car parked at Great Langdale campsite. Regards from Whitley Bay

[@billyslittlebigadventurech9050]

Hi paul . Great video mate. Not sure if you mentioned it , but you can scroll a little bit closer within the picture that you are viewing, using the mouse wheel. keep up the good work :-)

[@TonyHobbs]

Very interesting and useful I ought to get further than dartmoor all the time One day lol

[@hazzardoutdoors]

Thank you so much for this video. Has given me some great advice.

[@mrwiggy25]

Nice one Paul, thats really useful. Also if you right click say on the car park on google maps a pop up window appears the bottom option says measure distance you can then plot a route to the destination which shows how far, very useful, not sure how accurate it is though :-)

[@johnpart1459]

What are the rules for wild camping in the UK? How do you know whether you can pitch your tent where you're looking at? Thanks.

[@ashwahland]

Very nice information Paul messner but I have some Questions do we have to book or pay for the land there before we go or it’s free also can we make wood fire there or not allowed I m talking about Hallin Fell

[@PaulMessner]

Strictly no fires and wild camping you don't pay. but you don't have a right to camp there. It's a chance you take.

[@ashwahland]

Paul Messner thank u

[@callumcraig3664]

Great video , very informative. Just have a question as in other videos you say that you try and not arrive to early at your chosen camp site . So when do you try to arrive or set off from home . Let’s say you have a 1 1/2 hour drive from your house and a walk up to Hallin fell to the camp site , what would be your timings for the trip ?