Who's from Scandinavia?

[sillymanwithamoustache]

Yo i was just wondering if you Swedish campers could help me out here! I'm travelling over to your fine country on exchange and just wondering what kind of temperatures i will encounter, from Jan to July?

[fin]

You can just pick a spot and go there. In Sweden you are allowed to walk, camp and forage anywhere. As long as you don't harm living trees and crops and so on. And as long as it is in the "wild" far away from buildings and other people.

Don’t disturb – don’t destroy!

The right of public access

This right is something we Swedes are very proud of. It isn't a law, only a custom, but a custom described in the Swedish constition.

This right applies to tourists as well.

So you could just try to pick some town in the north and study it via the net. Google to find some tourist information and fun things to do or a hotel nearby. And just go there. Then take a stroll to some nice secluded spot and hang your hammock there.

A.

That is just too cool. We have similar laws in the National Forests in Wisconsin, but to do that in another country.... Well, just another destination to add to my bucket list.

[moski]

Yo i was just wondering if you Swedish campers could help me out here! I'm travelling over to your fine country on exchange and just wondering what kind of temperatures i will encounter, from Jan to July?

Kind of depends where you going, it´s long country

Jan and Feb are hardcore winter months (Feb the coldest).
I´m an optimist and start believing in spring every March,
i get disappointed every year

So i reckon spring starts middle/late April.
July is pure summer.

As you prob know, we have a weather phenomenon in world,
so things are not the same.

That means we get kind of warm winters lately,
seldom -10C or worse , at least in Stockholm.

But i reckon it will be sub 0C through out Jan --> Feb.

Hey, watch out for the woman, we got plenty of your kind over here.
And i don't think it's the winter they are attracted to

[Jera]

I'm also Scandinavian. I'm from Linköping, Sweden.

A couple of months ago I bought a Hennessy hammock and I planned to use it a lot during the summer. Unfortunately, I didn't use it very much. I really like the idea with a hammock, but I haven't found the perfect way to sleep in it yet. I tend to slide towards my feet and I have been pretty cold even though I use my homemade down underquilt.

[Just Jeff]

Hang the foot end ~6" higher than the head end and you'll quit sliding down towards the feet.

[Shug]

I'm also Scandinavian. I'm from Linköping, Sweden.

A couple of months ago I bought a Hennessy hammock and I planned to use it a lot during the summer. Unfortunately, I didn't use it very much. I really like the idea with a hammock, but I haven't found the perfect way to sleep in it yet. I tend to slide towards my feet and I have been pretty cold even though I use my homemade down underquilt.

I have been to Stockholm ... does that qualify me??
Put a pad in the hammock and the down UQ and that will guarantee warmth....
also check for gaps in the UQ and hammock.
Merry Christmas,
Shug

[Coffee]

Bump,

I got a maybe time frame. It looks like I will be in Norway, about an an hour by train from Oslo for 5 or 6 weeks starting in April. I am not sure of my schedule until I get there, but is anyone still up for a Scandinavia hang?

[hunter]

I'm also Scandinavian. I'm from västmanland, Sweden

[gauperaa]

Oslo, Norway here

[logrus]

I'm Norwegian, but I'm living in the Netherlands at the moment. I recently discovered that most of Europe does not allow wild camping. I really need to move back home!

I've just (last week) ordered a HH UB, a JRB Winter Nest and a nice ULA Circuit to carry it in.