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Hi any one out there who does this motor home thing as a lone female? thinking about just wondered if any one had any advice security ect......
Have camped alone on campsites in scotland think some people think its a little odd!
 
Hia
I am definatley odd then
But don't ask the others who go to Hayfield :D:D:D

I go on my own
I have not wild camped on my own so to speak been to Millers dale wiath 3 other units.

I use campsites and now I like to see peoples reactions when I say I am on my own :eek::eek:

I lost mu hubbby call me careless :D:D sorry no he died
so I could stay at home (like this weekend) all the time or have a life so yes I decided to have a life and I am not looking back

I have made alot of new friends on this site

I am sure there are more of us out there.

security I don't worry:eek::eek:
 
There are lots of solo female wild-campers, but they often tend to be lower-profile.

The main advice is - choose your camping spot carefully and have a second on standby just incase you feel uneasy (always trust your instinct and female intuition!), and don't draw too much attention to yourself.

There can also be advantages to being a solo female camper - if you're seen, you're not generally considered a 'threat' and you may find that locals keep an eye out for you, particularly in small villages and especially if you use local shops.

Enjoy!
 
Hi don't think i'd like to wild camp if i was a lone female, but the camping & caravaning club actually have a group for singles, male & female. there were quite a few at Gwrych castle Abergele wales, in june last year, the club are there again from 13th june to 11th july this year, the only down side is you have to pay, think it's £6. per night this year...regards Jack
 
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sheet:eek:... i've thought of a doz or more comments to make..:D

beter not type any of them...:eek:


just go with the flo flo... :confused:
yer as safe as a pigs straw house if you come to our gatherings:eek:... ask polly :p

regards:)
aj
 
I cannot see safety as a problem in the north of Scotland. There are plenty of places, and I have no reason to believe that there would be any difficulties for a single lady. Although I have never been on my own when wild camping in Scotland I cannot think of anywhere that we have been, over the last 18 months, that I would have felt concerned if I had been on my own. Let me know if you would like any guidence or suggestions of places to go.
 
arrow to scotland said:
Hi any one out there who does this motor home thing as a lone female? thinking about just wondered if any one had any advice security ect......
Have camped alone on campsites in scotland think some people think its a little odd!
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Hi Arrow and welcome

i have wild camped loads of times, i think you get a gut feeling about a place if its not safe, thats my view anyway, i'm sure some will disagree, but scotland is great for wilding, as been said on here already and i will back that up, there are loads of meets and everyone is very friendly, i dont go on sites at all but the cl's are a good place to start to gain your confidence and cheap too, i dont go alone nowadays as me and my fella are back together but if you ever see us, big eldiss monarch and two large dogs please come and say hi, infact if you see anybody, go and say hi because you'l find most people very very frendly

good luck and enjoy,

Jenny
 
Hello Kim, you might find this lot useful:-

The New Companions Club
The Membership Secretary, The New Companions Club, 34 The Tinings, Monkton Park, Chippenham,
Wiltshire, SN15 3LZ.

A club for single, widowed, divorced or separated people, or those with a non-camping partner.



Hallii (not single but I sometimes wish....)
 
Single afraid female

I would have thought simple common sense would be the order of the day, I don't hold the theory of this PC world that all men are child molesters and rapists. Crime of this type is relatively rare compared with the past and any threat would be the same as faced by a couple wildcamping, eg drunk kids and youths.

Many here simply support the idea of simply parking in a position to pull off quickly without getting out the vehicle and link your front doors so they cannot be opened, making sure you can still operate leaving quickly routine. Simply sounding horns and lots of light will unnerve most!

Again, threats and problems are rare, more likely the attitude advertising anywhere, single afraid female may atract unwanted attention. Sounds like you have up together female, most males who approach in life and you deal with now will be no different what you meet on the road!
 
i know a few women(ugly ones,but i know em:))who permanently live alone on the road,they all have a dog and most of the time they will make themselves known to fellow travellers but stay far enough away from each other for privacy but close enough for safety.

i would also suggest a crash course in krav maga too :) youtube it lol
 
robjmckinney said:
I would have thought simple common sense would be the order of the day, I don't hold the theory of this PC world that all men are child molesters and rapists. Crime of this type is relatively rare compared with the past and any threat would be the same as faced by a couple wildcamping, eg drunk kids and youths.

Many here simply support the idea of simply parking in a position to pull off quickly without getting out the vehicle and link your front doors so they cannot be opened, making sure you can still operate leaving quickly routine. Simply sounding horns and lots of light will unnerve most!

Again, threats and problems are rare, more likely the attitude advertising anywhere, single afraid female may atract unwanted attention. Sounds like you have up together female, most males who approach in life and you deal with now will be no different what you meet on the road!
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Hi

i dont thin anyone has mentioned 'single afraid female' have they? it can be quite daunting sometimes when your out on your own and i think arrow was making enquiries or have i missed the point, again, sometimes you men really get my goat.
 
Hi arrow to scotland and welcome to wild camping - Camping alone in Scotland would not bother me if I was on my own - we have lived in Scotland now for nearly 30 years but only wildcamping and sites for the past 4 years and never be bothered, people are more likely to offer help than harass you especially in the North, if you decide on a long trip away and you would like some company and feel safer why no request (on this site) a lone female to join you either in their own van or as a twosome and perhaps even share the driving. What ever you decide we wish you well.

Hope to see you all at the Highland Gathering 16 - 20 July,

John & Ruth
(Guernsey Donkeys)

Info: http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/scotland/5607-isle-lewis-isle-harris-western-isles.html

Pics: http://www.wildcamping.co.uk/forums/photo-gallery/7168-western-isles.html
 
kimbowbill said:
Hi

i dont thin anyone has mentioned 'single afraid female' have they? it can be quite daunting sometimes when your out on your own and i think arrow was making enquiries or have i missed the point, again, sometimes you men really get my goat.
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aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh stereotyping!!!!!!!!;)
 
n8rbos said:
aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh stereotyping!!!!!!!!;)
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i was actually refer to robjmakinny, was not steroe typing at all, i have met some lovely people from this site men and women but you get the odd jellyfish that has to make comment about women,
 
Polly said:
Hia

I lost mu hubbby call me careless :D:D sorry no he died
so I could stay at home (like this weekend) all the time or have a life so yes I decided to have a life and I am not looking back
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Ha! you sound like a great lady with a great attitude! Live the dream!
 
'Single white female'

kimbowbill
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'Single white female' was first thought but in this PC world I settled for 'afraid' in case of innocent racist interpretation, did not allow for the 'bra burning brigade', silly weak man like I am. My main point was in this PC world men are seen as child molesters or rapists, when in reality no threat exists in 99.99% of normal life.

I suggest that the 'single female' enjoy herselfand not be 'afraid', with common sense precautions, certainly not cower down to the PC propaganda by controlling elitest left wing dykes who are devout female mysoginists that decry the male speices as whole, who seem to dominate politics local and national and perhaps the internet!
 
hi there, i am a lone single female, i just started converting a van to a camper,i normally go to scotland and wales on my motorbike with tent,sleeping bag,camping stove,kettle,water container and some clothes then i am off. I have a camping site book which i used to find camp sites. If i turn up on a site and if it didnt feel right then i move on to another site. i am looking forward to wildcamping in my van. I love just packing a few things and getting away from it all. I say there is nothing wrong with going on your own as long you used common sense and gut feeling them it be fine. For sercuity i just get a big knife and baseball bat that should scared them:D
 
Any single ladies should get off to Scotland to wildcamp.

We have just returned from the West Coast. It was the first time I have been there and it was great.

I could rave about the scenery and the quiet roads but my main memory is of the lovely, friendly and helpful local people we met.

You ladies should organise a ladies only meet to get to know each other. Any other lady who is not single but wants to get away from him indoors could also attend.
 
Only trouble i've had is men insisting on "helping" me to park. LOL
 
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