Wild camping is booming lately. The region surrounding Toulouse is magnificent and the idea of ​​spending a few days surrounded by nature in Haute-Garonne is increasingly popular with travelers and holidaymakers from all over France. The local specialties, and the nature present in this region, give it a unique charm of its own. Here are our tips and the essentials to have for wild camping in Toulouse.

On the one hand, we will see together what are the accessories and essential equipment for a wild camping trip to take place at its best. We will talk about the comfort, the food and all the electrical aspect of the camp. Then, we will detail the tips to know and things to take into account before going camping around Toulouse.

The essentials for wild camping around Toulouse

Going wild camping around Toulouse, with friends or family, requires some preparation when it comes to the essentials to take with you. Indeed, it will be necessary to be well equipped and to choose your material in order to optimize as much as possible the well-being that will bring you your camping stay.

Note that this list is given as an indication, and that you can add other essential elements to your list of equipment and useful accessories for wild camping.

A little comfort

When we do wild camping, we walk and spend a lot, a minimum of comfort will therefore always be welcome. You will have to think about taking a voucher backpack of walker so as not to suffer during a hike for example. We will also pay particular attention to our attempted, and our mattress to sleep well sheltered from bad weather. Finally, the sleeping bag will also be there to keep you warm during the night. These four essential elements will already bring you a minimum of comfort and will make your stay more pleasant.

Accessories for eating well

Food is one of the main elements of wild camping. To get there, you will need a stove of good quality, in order to heat your food without risking setting fire to your camp. Then, it is advisable to always carry a Swiss knife with you, it will be particularly useful for cutting your food, for eating, but also for tinkering or repairing a damaged tool. Finally, you can also get a steel cup, otherwise called timpani by connoisseurs of wild camping. This cup will allow you to hydrate yourself but also to drink your coffee in the morning for breakfast, for example.

Finally, one of the other essential accessories for wild camping is the water filter, or filter gourd. Indeed, it will allow you near to provide you with drinking water from a river or a lake.

Electrical equipment

To finish on the essentials to have if you want to go wild camping around Toulouse, let’s dwell a little on the electrical equipment, which can make your stay much more pleasant.

First of all, it is important to have a headlamp on oneself. Indeed, it will be very useful to you when the sun goes down and it will allow you to continue doing activities at night. It will be used in particular to light a table, or to carry it on his forehead during a night walk. Then, if you want to keep memories of your camping trip around Toulouse, try to get a camera, or that of your smartphone if it suits you. It will allow you to film your stay and keep memories intact

Finally, and this is a must when it comes to wild camping: a fast-charging solar battery . These portable batteries will allow you to have access to electricity anywhere, in the middle of nature. Some models stand out, including the portable EcoFlow Delta, which will allow you, for example, to connect up to 11 devices at the same time. You can charge your computers, smartphones or your drone if you have one.

But this battery will also allow you to operate a coffee machine or a hair dryer for example. The point of these portable power stations is that they offer you complete freedom when it comes to electricity. And to offer even more freedom to campers, the portable EcoFlow Delta is also capable of recharging via solar panels. You can therefore take advantage of an inexhaustible, environmentally friendly source of electricity, surrounded by nature.

Our advice for wild camping around Toulouse

Now that we have seen together the list of essentials for wild camping around Toulouse, here are some tips to make your stay as smooth as possible and without crowding.

Wild camping is not an activity to be taken lightly. In addition to good preparation and good accessories, it requires knowledge of departmental, regional and national regulations. There are also certain moral rules to respect such as vigilance with regard to fires, but also respect for the environment and the nature that surrounds you.

Find out about the regulations in force

Before making any choice, you should know that in general, bivouacs are much more tolerated than wild camping around Toulouse. The difference ? It is simple; wild camping consists of staying several days in the same place, the bivouac, meanwhile, consists of spending the night in nature to resume the next day. In certain protected areas, wild camping is prohibited, while bivouacs are authorized.

Take the time to find out more from town halls and tourist offices pitches in which you would like to go wild camping. There are many places around Toulouse for bivouacking and wild camping, however, you need to know these places, but also their regulations.

Watch out for fires!

We never say it enough, but around Toulouse, and especially in summer, nature is fragile, heat waves and hot weather can lead to fires. It is therefore recommended not to make fires during the summer period, unless it is supervised, in a campsite for example, or by wild camping professionals (assembly guide, etc.).