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Start slow. Car camping. (Drive in sights. Pitch a tent. Bring a cooler.) and the. Slowly remove the amenities while working on your skills.
The. Go up to walk-in sites. And slowly start walking in further from the car.
Always - always - let someone know where you’re going and how long you’ll be. I don’t think there’s anywhere in the UK that would be obscenely dangerous to go alone- as long as you use good judgement and don’t try to push beyond your abilities.
That said, having a camping buddy is definitely safer. If there’s people around, meh. Not as important. If you’re the only soul around… you twist your ankle you might get dead when that storm comes up and you can’t make it out and they can’t find you.
Using well-used trails to develop skills is a great way to learn. Map and compass as well as orienteering courses are helpful for navigation… just getting out is helpful. Having the car there so you can bug out (or hide out,) adds safety, while learning limits.
Thanks.
The consensus here is definitely to start slow and progress from there. I don’t fancy the idea of a camping buddy but I will try and stay close to known tracks until I get more self sufficient.
No worries at all. Stay safe and happy trails.
By the way, if you like fiddling with stuff, check out the photon stove. Burns alcohol, made out of soda cans.
Always fun to test (never fun to rely on, though.)
(I would recommend a trangia stove, they just work better, even when it’s brutally cold. Though my preferred go to is a stove I made based on The little dandy . The issue is a lot of places have bans on wood stoves and insist on propane. Fire hazards. But I burn mine with wood pellets for smokers.)