Tenting for beginners – Uppsala

In collaboration with Uppsala Nature School in collaboration with Upplandsstiftelsen and Student Health Service at Uppsala University, we invite you to spend a night outdoors.

You can join us as an absolute beginner, and ask all kinds of questions about camping.

During a day and night in Hammarskog, south of Uppsala, we will;

• look at different types of tents and how to use them.
• look at cooking gear and how to use them.
• talk about how to plan an adventure in the wild, when it comes to packing, safety, location.

You are welcome to bring your own gear (see below), if you have and want to. If you dont have your own things, we have tents, sleeping bags, sleeping mats and cooking gear to lend. You may have to share tent with another person.

Free of charge!

Go there: To get to Hammarskog: take bus 108 to Hammarskog vägskäl. Bus 108 departs from Central Station and arrives at Hammarskogs vägskäl. From there, it is a short walk to Herrgården.

Meeting place: the large car park at the smithy in Hammarskog.

Contact with leader on site: Shanti Wittmar: 0708563803, shanti.wittmar@uppsala.se.

Equipment needed:

• Sleeping bag (can be borrowed)
• Sleeping mat (can be borrowed)
• Tent (can be borrowed)
• Cooking gear (can be borrowed)
• Clothes for the weather. Keep in mind that it can get chilly. A hat, gloves, warm jumper and thermal underwear are recommended.
• Cup/mug and cutlery
• Dinner, breakfast and drinks of your choice
• Water for your own use (drinking, brushing your teeth, making coffee/tea)
• For those who are sensitive to noise – a pair of earplugs can be worth their weight in gold!

You may also be able to borrow equipment from Fritidsbanken.

Maximum number of student spots: 10. Register using this form by 20 August.

Warmly welcome!