u/Marizcaaa

Hi! The first time in Norway really needs to happen at some point. I already found Scotland and Iceland absolutely beautiful. But when I see photos of Norway, wow 🤩

I'd love to go camping, but unfortunately my body just isn't up for camping right now. Hopefully again in a few years, but for now it is what it is. If I also want to do some hiking, camping is a no-go for the time being.

Luckily there are still plenty of little cabins to find in Norway. The only thing is, I'm hesitating. A road trip is obviously the most logical option, since everything is beautiful. At the same time, we've noticed that we actually want to stay at 2 different places for a week as a "base camp" and from there do some day trips, and sometimes maybe just take it easy, read a book, fully unwind, and not have to pack up all the time. So the accommodation will be my home, with a view and to relax.

But is that even doable — day trips? Precisely because everything is so spread out. So maybe it's actually a really silly idea and I'd be better off finding an extra accommodation instead.

The Bergen and Stavanger area obviously appealed to me, but in terms of affordable cabins, my eye also fell on Telemark. We can take the ferry from Denmark and go with our own car, so we could start in Bergen or Stavanger and leave from Kristiansand or Larvik

On one hand I think "everything in Norway is so beautiful, I actually prefer the less touristy spots," but on the other hand it feels like it's just not quite right somehow.

So — is having a base camp of 2 x one week not a smart plan, and would I be better off saving this trip for later when a road trip is back on the table?

So, looking for some ideas on this. I live camping, but the last couple of years, sleeping is a crime.

I have major trochanter pain, meaning sleeping on my sides my hips are killing me. And sleeping on my back isn't working for me.

At home I have a memory foam matrass.

When camping I tried several things. For now, I have the option to use my inflatable field bed and put my exped megamat on top of it.

Sleeping on my megamat alone, is killing me as well so that's why I thought of putting it on my inflatable field bed (https://www.decathlon.nl/p/veldbed-camp-bed-air-opblaasbaar-een-persoon-200-x-70-x-25-cm/309887/c70c98m8595949)

However, I am not convinced yet. So, next idea is to put a (memory) foam mattress on top of it (and maybe on the exped alone or on the field bed +exped+foam)

What's your thought on this, could it work? I know I will take up a lot of space, the exped already takes up a lot, but not sleeping for 14 days is even worse.

I just want to be able to camp again 😢

Anderhalf jaar geleden een Japanse esdoorn sangokaku geplant en ik vind hem echt zo mooi! Vult een eerder kale hoek mooi op, echt een genot om te zien.

Hij staat voor m'n schuurtje, blokkeert daar het licht van een van de raampjes, maar dat is niet erg.

Hij is alleen wat breder aan het worden dan ik had verwacht. Voor nu ook nog helemaal geen drama. Maar ik vroeg me wel af: als ik hem wil snoeien, kan hij er dan tegen als ik een van de takken onderaan snoei? Je leest overal dat je hem niet hoéft te snoeien maar wat als je dat wel wíl ;)

Naast dat het het overschaduwen van anderen planten tzt voorkomt, moet tzt ook het kozijn en de ramen van de schuur onverwacht vervangen gaan worden. Dus als ik hem dan een beetje in toom heb, verlopen die werkzaamheden vast ook wat gemakkelijker.