Primitive campsites in Denmark

There are campsites in Norway, but they are not terribly numerous or easy to reach by public transport as they are mostly geared towards RV's, trailers and cabin rentals and are not as cheap as you might expect. This is partly because most tenting in Norway follows the time -honored tradition of going wherever we bloody well want.

As a rule of thumb you can pitch your tent anywhere as long as you are not being obnoxious or destructive.

To be more precise, this is translated into rules sayiing you are free to walk and camp anywhere as long as you are: * More than 150m from a house. * Not destroying crops or disturbing grazing animals * Not in a special area marked for instance as water source or military testing field.

Fortunately for campers, this leaves about 85% of the land area of Norway open for you. Here you are allowed to get basics such as picking berries, taking stream water (most of which is drinkable) and taking firewood from the forest floor. In most places fishing and hunting requires buying a local license, and logging larger trees are prohibited.

In return you are expected to not leave any thrash, not start any out-of-control fires, not harass animals, and in general not be a dick about it. Give people a friendly nod as you meet them on your path, and please ask for directions or help any time, but do not expect to be inundated with offers for conversations unless you approach us first, as we expect most wanderers to value silence and privacy. However, should you say "How are you?" we will assume you really want to know or you would not have asked and conversations in more or less halting English will ensue. Black coffee may happen.

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