r/ULHikingUK

Hello all, after some advice from those likely to know better than me.

Heading into the back end of summer and my work regularly requires me to be out of the country overnight for 2-5 nights at a time. Problem is, I can’t take a full on suitcase and we have to travel in our work clothes so no taking my normal nice warm coats I have at home either.

What’s some decent options for a lightweight coat I can fit into a carry on case that won’t take loads of room but will keep me warm enough if I head out for dinner/a walk in places from Scandinavia/Eastern Europe through the winter if I need it.

Budget is probably £100-150 but could be prepared to spend more for the right things

Hi everyone,

I’m Tim, the creator of Whympr, an app that brings together everything you need to plan your outdoor activities (routes, maps, weather, conditions, and more).

We’ve just added 100 hiking routes across the UK, but we know that’s only a starting point.

Rather than guessing where people hike, we’d love to hear directly from the community:

• Which regions do you hike in most often?
• Which areas do you think deserve better route coverage?
• Are there any hidden gems that hiking apps usually overlook?
• Are there specific needs or habits among UK hikers that you think we should better understand?

We’re based in Chamonix, in the French Alps, so while we know the outdoors well, we also know that the way people hike, navigate and plan their outings can vary quite a lot from one country to another.

That’s why we’re particularly interested in hearing from UK hikers. We want to better understand how people actually use outdoor apps in the UK, what works well, and what could be improved.

Our goal is to keep expanding and improving Whympr’s UK content based on what people actually need, so your feedback will genuinely help us decide what to work on next.

Whether it’s the Lake District, Snowdonia, the Peak District, the Scottish Highlands, Dartmoor, the South Downs, or somewhere less well known, we’d love to hear your recommendations.

And if you’ve already tried Whympr, we’d really appreciate your honest feedback -what you like, what you use, and what you think could be better.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Tim