Solo camping made simple
Tents and kit for one or two people, and honest advice on where you can pitch them.
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- One Man TentsLight shelters for one adult.6 products
- 2 Man TentsRoom for two, or one with space to spread out.15 products
- Bivvy BagsThe lightest way to sleep outside.3 products
- Sleeping BagsWarmth for UK nights, April to October and beyond.8 products
- Sleeping MatsInsulation from the ground; the most underrated piece of kit.10 products
- Rucksacks35 to 65 litres for one or two nights out.9 products
Three reasons to start here
Everything fits one or two people. We don't sell family tents, gazebos or airbeds. Every tent here sleeps one or two, and most of the kit is light enough to carry on your back. The few pieces made for a campsite say so on their page.
We tell you where you can camp. Wild camping is legal on most unenclosed land in Scotland and on the Dartmoor Commons. Everywhere else in the UK, you need permission. Our guides explain exactly what that means for each place.
We say what kit won't do. Every product page tells you who it's for and who it isn't for. A £60 tent is a good first tent. It isn't a Cairngorms winter tent, and we'll say so.
Starter kits
Not sure what you need? Start with a kit.
First Solo Night Kit
Everything you sleep in and see by for a first night out alone: a one man tent, a 3-season sleeping bag, a self-inflating mat and a head torch. Bring your own rucksack, food and warm clothes.
- One man tent
- 3-season sleeping bag
- Self-inflating mat
- Head torch
£170.88 for everything in the kit
See the kitWild Camp Kit
A full setup for a first wild camp, starting from nothing: the First Solo Night Kit plus a 45 to 55 litre rucksack to carry it in, and a stove and pot for hot food.
- One man tent
- 3-season sleeping bag
- Self-inflating mat
- Head torch
- Rucksack, 52 litres
- Stove
- Pot
£318.81 for everything in the kit
See the kitTwo-Person Kit
A 2 man tent, a sleeping mat each, and one stove and pot to share. Each of you brings your own sleeping bag, so you can each choose one warm enough for you.
- 2 man tent
- 2 × Sleeping mat
- Stove
- Pot
£220.37 for everything in the kit
See the kit
Where can you camp?
One Man Tents doesn't encourage anyone to break the law. Wild camping rules differ across the UK: it's permitted on most unenclosed land in Scotland under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, and on the Dartmoor Commons in England. Elsewhere in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you need the landowner's permission. Always check before you pitch. Wild camping in the UK
- Permitted, with conditions
- Scotland, on most unenclosed land, under the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, with permits needed in parts of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs from March to September. The Dartmoor Commons in England, in the areas on the Dartmoor National Park Authority camping map.
- Landowner permission needed
- The rest of England, and all of Wales and Northern Ireland. The right to walk on open access land in England and Wales doesn't include camping (Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, Schedule 2). In the Lake District, the National Park Authority says it is normally tolerated above the highest fell wall for one night.
Guides for your first nights out
- Your first solo wild camp: a step-by-step planPlan your first solo wild camp as one night, within two hours' walk of a road, somewhere you've walked before in daylight and where camping is allowed, with someone at home who knows your route and return time.
- Wild camping in the UKYou can wild camp without asking anyone on most unenclosed land in Scotland and on the Dartmoor Commons in England. Everywhere else in England, Wales and Northern Ireland you need the landowner's permission, so for most people the first wild camp happens in Scotland, on Dartmoor, or on land where they have asked.
- Wild camping on DartmoorYou can wild camp on parts of the Dartmoor Commons without asking the landowner, as long as you carry everything in, pitch at least 100 metres from a road and stay no more than two nights in one place.
- Wild camping kit list for one nightA wild camping kit list for one night comes down to four jobs: a shelter that keeps rain out, a sleeping bag and mat that keep you warm, a way to cook and drink, and enough clothing and safety kit to walk out in bad weather.
How we camp
We follow Leave No Trace on every trip and ask everyone who buys from us to do the same. Pitch late, leave early, take everything home, and leave the ground as you found it. Read our Leave No Trace policy
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