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James Black, the founder of Wilderness RedefinedJames Black

Hey! I’m James – a hobbyist camper and hiker, born and raised in Scotland.

I started this website out of a desire to reconnect to nature and have since involved my long-time friend, Fraser.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve enjoyed escaping to the outdoors. This first started through family camping trips but, in an attempt to find some freedom, quickly turned into adventure camps.

These adventure camps were brilliant for my former teenage self. They had climbing, abseiling, kayaking, survival tips and culminated in the ultimate survival experience – being left with two friends on a remote, uninhabited island in the Scottish Hebrides with nothing but a sleeping bag, a bivvy and a couple of tools.

You can see a picture of me a few days before one of these survival experiences, desperately needing a haircut and with no idea I would soon be hunting for a cave for shelter and foraging for thistles to create possibly the most unappetising soup possible.

Myself outdoors as a teenager
My awkward teenage adventuring years

However, I’ve things have changed. I moved to the city, I went to university, I got a job and I’ve changed a lot as an individual.

Long gone are my days of wrapping myself in a bivvy to keep out the torrential rain, of covering myself with skin so soft to keep out the particularly annoying Midge (an industry secret) and of waking up only to find out that my tent was very much not waterproof.

This website encapsulates my attempt to reconnect with nature but doing so in a way that doesn’t leave me sodden and miserable. Equipment has come a long way since I was eating thistle soup, and being outdoors no longer needs to be uncomfortable.

James's camping advice

Testing the base layer while hiking for our Montane Primino 140 review.

Montane Primino 140 Review

The awning fully extended when testing it for our Crua Tri tent review.

Crua Tri Tent Review

Camper holding a camping mattress in our Kamui sleeping pad review

Kamui Self Inflating Sleeping Pad Review

MSR Windburner Review – Camping Stove Comparison

Coleman Elite Montana 8 person tent review

Coleman elite sundome 6 person tent review: Does this tent live up to the reviews?

Coleman Steel Creek 6 person tent review: Super satisfying screen room

Coleman 4 person instant cabin tent review

Big Agnes Bunk House 6 Review

A camping sink full of dirty dishes to wash

Best Camping Sink of 2023

Bacon and potatoes cooking on an outdoor camping griddle

Best Camping Griddle of 2023

A camper's tent with an electric blanket to stay warm

Best Electric Blanket For Camping in 2023

A camper sitting in a reclining camp chair outdoors

Best Reclining Camp Chair of 2023

The most comfortable sleeping pad for backpacking is the Sea to Summit Ether Light XT Insulated sleeping pad

Most Comfortable Sleeping Pad in 2023

Can you go hiking in jeans?

Can You Go Hiking In Jeans?

Scouts Attaching Guy Rope To Wooden Stake

How To Set Up A Tent

Man Wearing Timberlands While Hiking

Are Timberlands Good For Hiking?

Fishermen Inshore Fishing In Open Water

What Is Inshore Fishing: The Basics for Beginners

Long Burning Firewood For Heat

8 Longest Burning Wood Types for a Cozy Night

The different types of camping in the great outdoors

16 Different Types Of Camping Explained

What to wear on a hike outdoors

What To Wear On A Hike

How to clean a fire pit easily

How To Clean A Fire Pit

How To Get Fish Smell Off Hands Easily

How To Get Fish Smell Off Hands: 6 Easy Methods

How To Store Fishing Rods For a Long Lasting Rod

How To Store Fishing Rods: The Secret To Lasting Rods

Types Of Sand Compared

13 Types of Sand Compared

Triumph motorcycle outside an orange motorcycle camping tent in a campsite

How To Go Motorcycle Camping

Quechua 2 Second Pop-Up Instant Tent - the best blackout tent of the year

How To Fold A Pop Up Tent Easily

Can You Put A Fire Pit On A Deck

Can You Put A Fire Pit On A Deck?

Campers Looping Fiberglass Tent Pole Material Into Tent

How To Set Up A Tent In The Wind

How to keep a fire pit going in seven easy steps.

How to Keep a Fire Pit Going (Solved)

The Alps Mountaineering Taurus 5 person tent set up camping on a beach

What is a freestanding tent? + Non-freestanding compared

How To Prevent Sea Sickness While Fishing For Fish

How To Prevent Sea Sickness While Fishing

What Time Does Camping Season Start Outdoors

When Does Camping Season Start?

Vault Toilet For Camping

What Is A Vault Toilet?

How to go cowboy camping in the great outdoors

How To Go Cowboy Camping

Lifting a sleeping bag out of a Eureka Copper Canyon LX cabin tent

What is a Cabin Tent?

Two people sitting outside a tent holding a map with a dog by their side.

How To Clean A Coleman Tent & Maintenance Tips

Warm tent on a starry night

How to Stay Warm in a Tent Overnight

A man showing how to get wifi while camping in the great outdoors

How To Get Wifi While Camping

How to wash dishes while camping outdoors

How To Wash Dishes While Camping

How To Hang A Hammock For Camping

How To Hang A Hammock In 7 Easy Steps

Two campers setting up the TETON

What Is A Tent Bathtub Floor And Do You Need One?

Two campers sat by their Big Agnes Copper Spur backpacking tent with the vestibule open

What Is A Tent Vestibule And Do You Need One?

Air Mattress Vs Camping Cot Compared

Air Mattress vs Cot Compared

What to wear camping when you're choosing outdoor clothes?

What To Wear Camping – Best Outdoor Clothes

What Is A Yurt Tent Camping

What Is A Yurt Tent?

Down Vs Synthetic Sleeping Bag For Camping

How To Wash A Sleeping Bag

How to store sleeping bags long term

How To Store Sleeping Bags

How to clean a tent that smells. Remove smelly mold, mildew and other odors.

How To Clean A Tent After Camping

Fun Camping Drinking Games

9 Fun Camping Drinking Games to Spice Up Your Night

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