What to Look Forward to—and Watch Out for—When Camping Alone

February 21, 2020

"Camping Alone" artwork: man beside a tent with trees, mountains, and whimsical owl

Senior NOLS instructor Marco Johnson offers Wall Street Journal readers some tips on how to prepare for camping alone. Solo camping can be a fun and empowering experience, but it’s important to take safety precautions seriously if you’re going to be out in the wilderness by yourself.

“‘Mistakes you make by yourself carry heightened consequences,’ said Marco Johnson, a senior instructor with NOLS, a nonprofit wilderness school, of solo camping. ‘On one hand, it can be incredibly tiring’—you need to pack slowly and contemplate each item more carefully, for instance—‘but on the other, it can be powerful and liberating. You can come back from a trip, look yourself in the mirror, and say, “Look what I did by myself.”

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Brooke Ortel

Brooke is a runner and writer who enjoys finding adventure in the everyday. True to her island roots, she loves sunshine, that salty ocean smell, and the sound of waves against the shore.