Originally Posted by thebulls
So how do you do the stealth camping thing with your Hennesy? I have a Hennesy, and have used it in "allowed" camping spots (hiking National Forests, paid campsite, backyard, etc.). I've thought about bringing it on longer brevets (600km or 1200km), but I'm just not sure how the stealth camping would work. Do I just see a spot of trees by the side of the road, switch off all the lights but a little LED headlamp, sneak into the woods, string up the hammock, and hope for the best? What if a farmer comes out and blows you away with his shotgun? Or do people look for yet-more-remote, long stretches of trees (maybe still on private land) that seem at least risk of being caught. What are the tricks to stealth camping?
I stealth camp only in civilized countries and for just one night. I don't camp where it is signed, on improved land, in sight of a house or on fenced land. I am careful not to let anyone see me enter or exit my site and I don't use lights or cook in that location.
I have other info on my tour diaries including pictures of many of my stealth sites. I could never imagine bicycle camping any other way. The woods are quiet and the silence gives me time to think and restore myself. It is an experience unlike any other and as such may not be enjoyed by everyone.
As for people with shotguns; if you are a successful stealth camper they will not know you are there, but if you follow the rules you would not be on their signed fenced property anyway.