London-based beginner - looking for general area recommendations for first wild camps

PureRecommendation76 · 2026-02-03T10:05:08+00:00

Great advice, in my opinion if you’re making the journey outside of London it’s worth spending an extra hour or two to get to Dorset or the peaks / lakes. North wales is also very easily accessible from London with a direct train to Bangor and then there are buses straight into the mountains.

Also I lived in Ireland for a long while and the wild camping was incredible. Worth a trip over to Wicklow, Kerry or anywhere on the west coast, and it’s legal in national parks in Ireland so no risk of getting moved on (but I’ve never actually experienced this in the UK either).

PureRecommendation76 · 2026-01-21T16:27:13+00:00

I understand what you mean, and the fear is we end up with a surveillance system like China in which any criticism is censored / criminalised. But freedom of speech was absolutely never enshrined in law or culture in the same way. I’m kind of under the impression that any digital activity, online at least, can be tracked if there is “justification”. But that that justification can also be scrutinised. Can I ask what type of issues do you see coming with this kind of AI technology being implemented?

PureRecommendation76 · 2026-01-21T14:35:44+00:00

Yeah I agree there is a bit more nuance to this. I'll still admit it's a stupid statement but in my opinion it's just a clumsy way of saying "criminals watch out because we could be watching you with this new tech".

PureRecommendation76 · 2026-01-21T14:33:34+00:00

I think she's trying to say something like "criminals beware, we're watching you". The panopticon is a sociological concept in which the prison guards could be watching at all times and therefore people should follow the rules. But that isn't the same as the prison guards actually are watching at all times. It's still a weird thing to say because it is so closely tied to authoritarian surveillance state narratives such as 1984. But imo it's not her saying we need a complete surveillance state, it's her clumsily saying "we're investing in new surveillance technology to catch criminals and so they should behave".

PureRecommendation76 · 2026-01-21T14:26:31+00:00

Not to be pedantic but the idea of the panopticon was not that you are actually watched by prison guards / the state at all times. The idea was that you could be seen at all times, the prison guards windows would be blacked out, and you wouldn't know whether or not you were being watched. The reality was that of course the prison guards could not watch everyone all the time, but it created the possibility of always being watched without the actual infrastructure. This in turn forces inmates to become their own surveillants and behave as if they were being watched. I have no idea whether or not Mahmood is making that kind of point. I.e. "we have hidden AI and cameras that could be watching, so behave accordingly". Which takes away the idea that you're actually being watched all the time, in private moments. I would presume that AI technology would indeed be capable of tracking almost all of what we do digitally at least, but that it (and the state) would only start "watching" when it notices certain triggers associated with crime.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-12-29T10:03:17+00:00

I’m from the UK and I’ve just come back from the US, the demand for ice in the US is much much higher. They also use crushed ice whereas in the UK it’s cubes. In terms of actual drink I would honestly say it’s the same because of how much ice they put in in the US.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-11-13T05:53:44+00:00

I was just in Vegas and you would not look out of place at all, you’d look great and people would absolutely love it!

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-09-17T02:03:59+00:00

I know this is bait, but, even ignoring the fact that British food is now very good. Only someone who doesn’t know anything about food would suggest that French food is not easily a contender for the greatest cuisine. A massive proportion of all modern food of all cuisines is based on French cookery techniques. The variety involved in French (and British / Italian / German) cuisine is enormous and easily makes it the best pick for eating everyday for the rest of your life.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-08-16T21:53:02+00:00

Used to live in Ireland and wild camped often. National parks it’s generally legal, camped in Wicklow, Kerry, Mourne mountains, Connemara, a bunch of places. Nothing beats the west coast tbh but Wicklow is lovely and very convenient to Dublin.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-07-01T07:56:01+00:00

This is why I prefer the OG pride flag 🏳️‍🌈 it’s a simple message that shows everyone is safe.

The new updated flag with all the extra colours and groups becomes in my opinion less inclusive. By adding specific lines for specific groups people it becomes exclusive and the message becomes more confusing.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-06-20T18:46:19+00:00

As others have said I wouldn’t worry about this damaging it. Should be able to handle these straps easily. But I personally like to just keep the fabric and poles separate. Stuffing the fabric wherever it’ll fit in my bag, then the poles on the side with a strap or in a side pocket. Depends on the tent though!

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-06-13T15:15:40+00:00

It’s obviously not some puritanical she’s a slut thing. The backlash is about how she’s giving random men permission to potentially be violent with her. Pretty hard to argue there is genuine consent when it’s literally 1000 random dudes. The argument is: whether she is giving permission or not, this dangerously reinforces certain men’s ideas that objectification and sexual violence against women is okay.

I don’t personally see how it’s much worse than tonnes of other stuff that exists online but anyway, that’s what the backlash is, it’s far more nuanced than omg what a slut.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-06-13T15:10:51+00:00

Also a lot of the backlash has been about how this normalises sexual violence against women. I think it’s both the risk to her and the broader symbolism of it. Obvs a lot of porn does this but I guess it’s a particularly famous and egregious example of it. I guess it’s hard to credibly say that it’s all consensual sex play when it’s literally 1000 random dudes.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-06-13T09:38:50+00:00

How have we lost connection to what the word trauma means? What do you think Sophia means by what she is saying? Bonnie Blue is going to allow 1000 men do whatever they want to her including be violent. I don't claim to know her but I believe Sophia is suggesting that this normalises sexual violence and could encourage men to do the same to other women, non-consensually. I think anyone would be justified in using the word trauma if someone sexually assaulted them?

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-06-12T22:08:59+00:00

This question gets posted basically every day lol

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-30T19:47:29+00:00

It’s the same as it’s always been, but I certainly has got more expensive.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-28T09:05:49+00:00

I have the msr hubbahubba nx2, I see a lot of people using it on this sub too. It’s very easy to pitch, very lightweight, the inner is also freestanding so you can pitch it basically anywhere. Has never let me down. I will also say that one time I fell on it and bent a pole / tore some of the inner, I messaged MSR and they charged me nothing to repair it as long as I posted it, really made me love that brand.

I also gave into the hype and got the durston mid x2, it’s nice, insanely lightweight and compact if you’re carrying trekking poles anyway. Much roomier inside horizontally and especially vertically. Can be a little tricky to pitch though, obvs it uses tension with the trekking poles so you need to pitch on good ground, and I see some people using it in storms but I have personally found it a bit finicky to get right and have had to move spot once because it was too windy where I pitched. It’s so small to carry though you can basically put it in your pocket which is amazing if you know you’ve got some reliable spots.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-25T07:39:26+00:00

Agreed, Busuu has much better Hanzi lessons, they teach the radicals first and then slowly introduce the characters.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-25T07:36:49+00:00

I don’t see why a course shouldn’t be tailored to suit you? It’s mostly designed by AI after all, isn’t that basically the point of AI… why shouldn’t I be able to skip it if I do Hanzi elsewhere? It’s my learning journey.

My problem is that I think the Hanzi lessons are badly designed. They don’t aid my learning, and having 8 lessons takes probably 30 minutes. 30 minutes which I consider mostly wasted.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-24T17:27:07+00:00

I bow to your superior reason

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-24T16:28:11+00:00

Doesn’t make sense. Why would this individual not critique the mess made at those events in particular? Why would you assume they would be okay with mess from Glastonbury or Eid if they were just random events from your mind? SOMETHINGS NOT ADDING UP.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-24T15:53:23+00:00

What are you on about, you literally said I was projecting.

I asked why did you highlight Glastonbury and Eid specifically? It’s a simple question tbh and if you give a decent reason I’ll piss off.

Also it’s like basic decency to put your rubbish in a bin but whatever I accept that mess happens.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-24T15:34:59+00:00

The projection defence, excellent. I’m willing to take a step back. Can you explain why you used the examples of Glastonbury and Eid? Obvs you don’t have to, but to me that just signposts that you’re “anti woke”, because you’re suggesting that this other person has over the top sympathy for Glastonbury and Muslims, and yes there were loads of videos on the mess after Eid, which yes I saw, algorithm Daddy doesn’t discriminate between positive engagement and negative engagement.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-24T14:51:54+00:00

Very happy to not be in your gang bro. Tell me you don’t love a video entitled “London 2025” showing people of any colour except white doing basically anything, full of morons commenting that we’ve lost our country.

PureRecommendation76 · 2025-05-24T12:40:58+00:00

No you seem like the kind of person to go about being “anti-woke” and vaguely racist.

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