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For others who didn’t know bivouac is camping without any sort of tent or shelter. In terms of doing a long hike this seems completely unrealistic because you c
by nonethewiser 4y ago
For others who didn’t know bivouac is camping without any sort of tent or shelter. In terms of doing a long hike this seems completely unrealistic because you can’t rule out bad weather.
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- Luc 4y ago> For others who didn’t know bivouac is camping without any sort of tent or shelter. Well that's not correct as far as the subject of the article goes. In France at least the term also covers camping in an light tent.
- nonethewiser 4y agoThanks for clarifying, that is not what the definitions I found via Google said
- kergonath 4y agoI can confirm that Google is wrong in this case. Sleeping outside without a tent is generally referred to as “dormir à la belle étoile”, but it is not necessarily implied in “bivouac”. From my experience (which varies, the rules are local and not nation-wide laws) the difference is whether you can stand in your tent or not. I have seen whether you can carry your tent with your backpack used as a criterion as well.
- Lio 4y agoThis might sound like a daft question but is a bivi bag allowed? If (as the name would imply) it is then it’s not so bad. Lots of long distance cyclists use this approach in areas where camping is not strictly allowed. Personally I prefer a lightweight tent but hve thought about getting a supplementary bivibag for stealth. Either way this route looks magic. EDIT: having read the page on the site “bivouacking” looks pretty permissive. Since all the pictures show small tents that all looks vey sensible and better that we have in England and Wales (Scotland is very permissive too).
- justinator 4y agoIf it rains, I think there's 0 chance that anyone would blink if you put up a tarp for additional shelter. You're also more likely than not a stone's throw from a cheap municipal campsite that at least has a restaurant attached to it with a Michelin Star. This is France, after all!
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoThere are only 632 Michelin starred restaurants in France, and it is only the 6th most-dense country for such establishments. So no, probably not a stones throw away. Still, probably a great boulangerie to make up for it. Apparently, Japan is where you want to be if you want to have the lowest average distance to a Michelin restaurant [0] [0] https://www.chefspencil.com/density-of-michelin-starred-restaurants/ https://www.chefspencil.com/density-of-michelin-starred-rest...
- justeleblanc 4y agoThere's nothing that makes a joke funnier than someone who explains why that joke is statistically unsound.
- PaulDavisThe1st 4y agoAt your service, with delight!
- justinator 4y agoThe actual funny part of it is that campsites in France are actually starred just like Michelin restaurants on their maps (and on their signs - France of course loves to over-sign everything). A 3 star municipal campsite could be 40 Euros for the night! One of the reasons I spent so many nights in apple orchards.
- j7f3 4y agoThere you go. That's why if I choose to go on a long distance hike it will be in the US rather than France.
- yodsanklai 4y agoNo, you can use a tent, as long as you don't stay more than one night.