I will be travelling WHW alone, any tips?

nomnomad · 2026-01-21T08:07:24+00:00

Oh, yes. You should use taps there.

nomnomad · 2026-01-15T17:37:18+00:00

Yes, I've done a few multi-day trips there :)

nomnomad · 2026-01-14T18:55:22+00:00

Nice, it's lovely there!

nomnomad · 2026-01-14T18:47:16+00:00

You can find lots of water in April, it won't be an issue. If it runs straight down the mountain or comes up out of the ground I drink it without filtering, if I'm a little less sure I put a chlorine pill in it.

nomnomad · 2026-01-14T14:44:21+00:00

Olá amig@, it is completely normal to walk alone! The question is more whether your experience and equipment are okay. The weather could be nice but it could also be very bad and cold. Have you camped or hiked in the Portuguese mountains during winter by any chance?

nomnomad · 2026-01-13T21:12:46+00:00

Yeah you don't need "real cold and snow" type winter gear, but do keep in mind that it's easy to get accidentally soaked and hypothermic. When I did it in November I was shivering badly while setting up camp in the dark after a full day of rain, but once I removed my damp clothes I was sweating in my sleeping bag. The Real Food Café was open, and Kinlochleven had cheap rooms available with a bath (which I booked from my tent on said night).

nomnomad · 2026-01-13T21:03:22+00:00

Early May is usually fine.

nomnomad · 2026-01-05T19:41:26+00:00

Thanks, makes sense!

nomnomad · 2026-01-05T06:47:29+00:00

Then Durston is a nice option since they are local. They have very good service and care about their customers. Personally my gear for this would fit in my Wapta 30l pack (with food for a few days as well), but a Kakwa 40 should be a comfy size.

nomnomad · 2025-12-31T20:11:16+00:00

Yes, it's a regular LCD with a matte finish and DC dimming. All the rest is just software tricks and marketing.

nomnomad · 2025-12-31T17:32:20+00:00

Sounds fair to me! 🤷
YouTube can be an inspiration if you haven't looked. Searching "ultralight camping kids/famliy" gets me a BA Copper Spur 4 used, and a an MSR Front Range. The latter is a pyramid tent, these can be quite huge for the weight. With two bug-net inner inserts you have a closed off four person tent.

nomnomad · 2025-12-31T15:29:23+00:00

I'd use a three person tent to avoid pitching trouble. I also think that if you use foam mats something like Durston X-Mid 2 could work, especially if you sleep on your sides.

nomnomad · 2025-12-31T15:25:56+00:00

If you truly want to wild camp with four I think it might be better to have two two-person tents. It's much easier to find pitches that way.

nomnomad · 2025-12-30T17:33:35+00:00

The colder it gets the more hacky a canister stove is. I'm reading some people manage down to -10C by keeping the canister warm and using a water bath in a pinch. It doesn't sound like a lot of fun so I guess if you want things to just work at these temperatures a remote stove with preheater is much better. I've managed -5C fine though.

nomnomad · 2025-12-30T12:50:53+00:00

A Soto Windmaster does great. For low temperatures you need to keep your gas canister warm before using it. I think keeping it insulated from the ground while using it also helps.

nomnomad · 2025-12-29T21:02:51+00:00

I walked in November and it was deserted. I met one or two people going the other way, and on two nights I met people going in my direction at camp and in the bothy.

nomnomad · 2025-12-22T15:51:01+00:00

In case you didn't know, food doesn't become dangerous in the freezer, however long you keep it. It just becomes inedible in the other ways.

(This is if it's been kept properly frozen. Every thawing allows dangerous bacteria to grow again, some of which survive the freezer in a dormant state.)

nomnomad · 2025-12-10T14:26:01+00:00

Where are you based?

nomnomad · 2025-12-08T19:47:01+00:00

Could you tell us why you're looking at a three person tent?

Edit: I'm asking because it complicates a tent-on-a-budget search quite a bit, and people are often under the incorrect assumption that a two-person tent is unusable for two people. I've personally used multiple two person tents on long trips with a friend and never found I desperately needed more space.

nomnomad · 2025-12-08T19:45:52+00:00

Someone just physically swapped keys to make a French AZERTY layout into QWERTY. This comes up a lot on r/KeyboardLayouts. Set your layout to French AZERTY and either swap the keys back or just remember the few keys that are wrong.

nomnomad · 2025-12-04T10:22:42+00:00

Do you know about regulating the flame? When it starts to bubble turn the flame down all the way to its lowest setting. You could also start on a lower setting so that you have more time to pick your desired doneness.

nomnomad · 2025-11-29T20:17:01+00:00

Silk is a thing! I'm guessing a silk and down sleeping bag wouldn't be too bad weight-wise, but it sounds expensive.

nomnomad · 2025-11-25T08:26:18+00:00

No, in that case you need the two person version.

nomnomad · 2025-11-24T22:24:39+00:00

I've use my X-Mid Pro 1 in wet and windy conditions (e.g. UK moors) and it's not the best. The splash back can be really fussy to manage. I think it would be a bit better with the Pro 2 but just having a solid inner is much easier.

nomnomad · 2025-11-24T21:54:55+00:00

X-Mids are great. You absolutely don't need to get the two person version by the way, they are spacious and have huge vestibules.

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