>>869773> what do you do against all insectsThe most dangerous insects are ticks. They sit on top of a blade of gras and quest, they wait for something to grab, usually your trousers or gaiters. You have to check your trousers/legs every stop, best tuck your trousers into your socks. Permethrin soaked gaiter solve the tick problem. Not a problem under a tarp of course. Check if ticks are in your target area at the time you are there. Never had a tick in Belgium.
If i have to expect gnats, i sometimes bring a net and put it over me. Mine is noname from amazon, maybe 15 bucks, but i plan to get a lighter, smaller one. Mostly i don't bother.
Lastly, if you sleep in a forest, there are sometimes lots and lots of spider. They walk over you in search of prey (sleeping gnats for example). Actually, they seem to run! Let them. One found the entrance to my sleeping bag and walked straight over my face. They are bros, i let them be.
Pic related, typical forest runner.
> what do you use the knife for?I sometimes make tent pegs, cut my bread, spread butter, split apples or clean my fingernails. But thats really it. Can be done with a sharp potatoeknife if you want to be frugal.
> And the compass and map?First, my primary orientation is the smartphones gps and osmand. Compass and map is a backup in my case. Your route is sometimes not what you expected, not doable, boring or you go straight where you should have gone left. It's good to be able to reroute.
> Where to make campI slept near Antwerpen between a strip of forest and a canal. It was a horse riding path, so i made sure to be as close as possible to the bushes. Another spot was a forest near Maria-Aaltar. Sure, Belgium has no wilderness, but there is plenty of opportunity for stealth camping and adventure. Not glorious, but it's something.
>>869784Wood is messy, i would make the simplest potstand possible and maybe another one for wood later. All those hours in the paint school finally paid off!
