Free Camping vs Wild camping

klex

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This might seems to be a bad suggestion (on this site!) but why not do a paradigm shift and abandon the WILD part and go to the more civilized (or less anarchistic!) term FREE - when it comes to camping?

Personally I have a strong suspicion that the term WILD Camping is coined by camping site owners who wants to give people the impression that this type of camping is more or less illegal. Or at least should give people a sense of guilt when not paying money to make a stop over at a camping site.

We FREE CAMPERS are not illegal, we are just using our right to legally stay at places we chose and our activity should not be called names by greedy camp site owners!

At http://www.husbilsklubben.se/forums/ we do not use the term 'wild camping' any more, we prefer the more positive and nice term 'free camping'!
Camping is a way of life and there is people living full time in their MH - they have invested handsome money to fulfill the freedom dream and there is nothing wild about that.

FREE CAMPING, yes?:D:p
 
klex said:
This might seems to be a bad suggestion (on this site!) but why not do a paradigm shift and abandon the WILD part and go to the more civilized (or less anarchistic!) term FREE - when it comes to camping?

Personally I have a strong suspicion that the term WILD Camping is coined by camping site owners who wants to give people the impression that this type of camping is more or less illegal. Or at least should give people a sense of guilt when not paying money to make a stop over at a camping site.

We FREE CAMPERS are not illegal, we are just using our right to legally stay at places we chose and our activity should not be called names by greedy camp site owners!

At http://www.husbilsklubben.se/forums/ we do not use the term 'wild camping' any more, we prefer the more positive and nice term 'free camping'!
Camping is a way of life and there is people living full time in their MH - they have invested handsome money to fulfill the freedom dream and there is nothing wild about that.

FREE CAMPING, yes?:D:p
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Hi Klex,
Nothing wrong with a bit of anarchy, i think a lot of people on here prefer Wildcamping as i myself do, its not realy anything to do with anarchy more to do with being somewhere remote or at least partly remote and free when camping.
I myself would never feel guilty about staying somewhere for free and enjoying England's green and pleasant land as it would have been many years ago.:)
 
HappyHippy said:
Quite the reverse in fact - I would feel terribly guilty if I ever stooped to paying to park - that would be to go against everything I believe in! I prefer "free parking" as the term for it, but that's just semantics. And Anarchy is no bad thing :D
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Hello HappyHippy.
Free parking for Wildcampers sounds good you could have started somthing there now.
We will have to list all the free parking near to the wildcamping sites in case we go into town for supply's.;)
 
Free camping

Nothing wrong with free camping ,how it should be. Trouble is we are ripped off for every thing in this country.:mad:
 
Wild camping is what it,s about in remote rural spot,s,as opposed to Free Camping,I-E. C-Parks lay-Bys etc,Just enjoy the freedom to choose while It,s still left Dave
 
When I answer the man-of-the-law, here on the continent, that I am 'Wildcamping' he draws his pencil and I get a fine from here to ...:confused:
Overhere :'Wild' means at least anarchy up to terrorism.:D
'Camping" = putting a tent where you shouldn't.:D
I'm not 'wild' (my wife would like that:D), I' m not 'camping' (my scouting time was long ago).
Like we all (I presume) we are looking for a spot, secure and good looking, till the next morning. I'm a 'free-overnighter' :cool: (OK,it doesn't sound well
:eek:)
Got my idea fellas ?
 
Belgian said:
When I answer the man-of-the-law, here on the continent, that I am 'Wildcamping' he draws his pencil and I get a fine from here to ...:confused:
Overhere :'Wild' means at least anarchy up to terrorism.:D
'Camping" = putting a tent where you shouldn't.:D
I'm not 'wild' (my wife would like that:D), I' m not 'camping' (my scouting time was long ago).
Like we all (I presume) we are looking for a spot, secure and good looking, till the next morning. I'm a 'free-overnighter' :cool: (OK,it doesn't sound well
:eek:)
Got my idea fellas ?
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Yes i understand mon ami after all i was a scout in my younger days and i think thats where i got the bug for wildcamping, camping in the woods with every one around the campfire oh those were the day my friend.;);):D
 
Yep, my friend, those where the days:p. goI think most of us got the illness of wilding in scouting. But my tenting days are gone; growing stiffer in the places we don't want :D
But this gives me an idea :rolleyes: Scouting is so wellspread in Britain; and they must have 100-rs of campingsites not used outside hollidays. I'sure oldies with MH's could be welcome there. Worth asking ??:confused:
 
i prefer WILDCAMPING, and dont realy want to change. plus in this country of ours if you say something is free then some government official will want to take some more money out of our pockets the word FREE ha no such thing in england any more
 
Belgian said:
When I answer the man-of-the-law, here on the continent, that I am 'Wildcamping' he draws his pencil and I get a fine from here to ...:confused:
Overhere :'Wild' means at least anarchy up to terrorism.:D
'Camping" = putting a tent where you shouldn't.:D
I'm not 'wild' (my wife would like that:D), I' m not 'camping' (my scouting time was long ago).
Like we all (I presume) we are looking for a spot, secure and good looking, till the next morning. I'm a 'free-overnighter' :cool: (OK,it doesn't sound well
:eek:)
Got my idea fellas ?
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just had a look in the english dictionary for wild nothing about anarchy or terrorism that i can see
 
See your point Mandrake, it's about the same here when it comes to taxes and now they're using the pollution of the environment as an excuse to raise every tax within grasp, primarly fuel taxes!

But there is an lingvistic difference between free and gratis and when chosing between FREE camping and WILD camping the outcome is given, at least for me.
A humble suggestion in order to find an acceptable phrase might be to write the two words FREE and CAMPING together as one word, 'freecamping'?
Using that word takes the pressure off the single word 'free' and moves it to the camping activity.

Don't give the camping site owners any more help to give the impression that freecamping is more or less illegal (wild)!
 
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the way i look at it ,is if you say freecamping then it looks to some, like you are getting away without paying for something that campsite owners charge for. and that will never do !! i guess its just a matter of personal opinion what you want to call it wild or free
 
mandrake said:
the way i look at it ,is if you say freecamping then it looks to some, like you are getting away without paying for something that campsite owners charge for. and that will never do !! i guess its just a matter of personal opinion what you want to call it wild or free
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Some people think free camping is getting up early and leging it before the farmer comes to collect, they would have to be up at the crack of dawn to avoid these country folk. LOL:rolleyes:
 
Trevor said:
Some people think free camping is getting up early and leging it before the farmer comes to collect, they would have to be up at the crack of dawn to avoid these country folk. LOL:rolleyes:
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then if you leged it, i guess you will have a (wild camping site owner) :D:D;) please dont shoot me for that one :eek::eek:
 
mandrake said:
then if you leged it, i guess you will have a (wild camping site owner) :D:D;) please dont shoot me for that one :eek::eek:
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where is my gun.:p
I wonder how many folk on here have done it, dont think they would admit it though do you mandrake. well i will be the first i have.
 
Trevor said:
where is my gun.:p
I wonder how many folk on here have done it, dont think they would admit it though do you mandrake. well i will be the first i have.
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not guilty of that one, :D:D i like my cup o tea and bacon butty before i go on a morn and these farmers are up too early for me in any case.
 
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