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Originally Posted by stephen.stallebrass
If you fancy a real taste of the great outdoors - away from the mini suburbia of campsites then wild camping is the way forward... the views are much better and it won't cost you a penny and you'll genuinely feel part of the countryside, not removed from it.
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I stealth camp frequently, and I agree almost 100% with this post. Very good information.
I generally start to look for a place to stop an hour or so before sunset. Sometimes I stop when I find a place, other times I just mark it on my GPS and come back later--perhaps after going into town for dinner or to buy a couple of  s.
It's many times more difficult to find a good place after dark.
I almost never start a fire when I stealth camp. It's not conducive to Leave-No-Trace. However, a few times I've stopped where there was already a fire pit (and even a couple times where there was still the smoldering remains of a fire!) and so I took those opportunities to make a fire. For me, a fire is relaxing (and warm), but it also causes me to stay up a whole lot later than I usually do, so I plan to sleep later, too.
It does take some experience to learn to find a good place to stop. You can practice now, around your area, by looking for places where you could set up a tent for the night if you wanted. After some experience and practice, those places will start to pop out at you.
Jamie
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