Black forest trail plus#

Consequently, that night we didn’t use the food we packed either. I told Oliver that it wasn’t a good idea to try to sleep in the wild with this weather and we agreed to go back to the car and book a hotel in Freiburg. Unfortunately, it started to pour rain and thunderstorms. Last night, if you followed us on Instagram, we arrived at our final point of the day around 4 pm. After that, we were not hungry at all so decided not to cook anything. The second night, we stopped around 8 pm at a crossing point where we found a little bar where we had a drink and a little snack. Basically we ate the first night using the cooking stove and pasta. We used one package of pasta and one sauce, the cereals bars, bread, and chocolate spread. Cereals bars, biscuits, chickpeas cans, bread, and chocolate spread for breakfast and 4 bottles of water including our Lifestraw bottle. In terms of food, we carried 4 packages of 500g of pasta, sauces like pesto, tomato sauce, etc. That was good and we really enjoyed having the options to eat something warm and that filled us up after a long day of effort. What shall you pack in terms of food for a Black Forest hike Obviously, it would have been even better and more enjoyable with a bit less weight on our shoulders. However, as we were feeling good at our speed and physically we kept going and walked more than that.

The original plan was to hike 15km per day. I know that Decathlon for example is selling now for a few years already a 2-sec tent. Concerning the tent, you can also find super light ones and easy to put up.

You can find some for only 500g like you can see on this website for example! As you can see it can make a huge difference. Our mattress for example was 5kg (+ the pump). My first advice would be then to invest in those super-light tents and mattresses. Unfortunately, we still had too much weight. Back at home when we started packing we knew we had to be careful with the weight as we were going to hike approximately 15km a day.

Black forest trail plus#

Plus a pump for the mattress, a sleeping bag and that is it.Įven though when settled it was perfect, it was too heavy to carry. To make it short, we had a classic 2 people tent and an inflatable mattress that we usually use for camping in the South West of France.

That’s when we start to get deeper into our topic. In order to experience that, of course, you need to be well equipped. Imagine, fresh and pure air, no human noise, and deep sleep after a long day of hiking. On the other side, the sleep you get is so recovering and deep. My heartbeat is always increasing a bit when I hear a louder noise around. On one side, it can be a bit stressful to be alone, or even with another person, in the middle of nowhere and with plenty of noises that you don’t know. And how important it is to take care of this beautiful place welcoming us. Reminding you how small and vulnerable you are. Mostly it reconnects you with who you are and your place in this world. If you have never done it, we highly recommend you do it at least once in your life.

Falling asleep and waking up with the sounds of this environment. The main reason was that Oliver loves nature and sleeping in the wild. First of all, we decided to do wild camping.