After our Trans-Africa and South America trip, I had taken a more relaxed view of the topic of "safety on the road", at least for our overlanding trips within Europe. Of course, we prepared for eventualities, thought through possible incidents and our possible reactions to them.

I would never have thought that even after more than 400 nights of lonely wild camping (and 70`000 miles of travelling), the pump could go so badly again - even on a seemingly tranquil trip in Europe or Spain.

We were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time, on a deserted beach in Spain.

Article: In the wrong place at the wrong time during overlanding/vanlife - pure adrenaline - https://vanlife.4x4tripping.com/2022/05/in-wrong-place-at-wrong-time-vanlife-wildcamp-overlanding.html

Not only was my ticker going - I was scared. Afraid that this was not going to end well. And with our reaction - we probably didn't improve safety for other travellers wild camping on the beach.

The article is also available in german language

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I am a total noob and only did two overnight hiking trips but I want to do a lot more. I live in the Netherlands where wildcamping is as impossible as it is ilegal. I want to go to Scandinavia as that's about the only place that I know of where it's legal

 

I am a total noob and only did two overnight hiking trips but I want to do a lot more. I live in the Netherlands where wildcamping is as impossible as it is ilegal. I want to go to Scandinavia as that's about the only place that I know of where it's legal.

But so many countries have these long trails, yet it's ilegal to camp in the wild and theres often not a campingground nearby. How do you do those trails then?