Anyone know where you can buy permethrin in Europe that ships to Sweden? I don't think it is available within Sweden, which is a big problem considering how common TBE and Lyme have gotten.

Thanks!

Hi folks,

I'm pondering where to head this August.

A couple of points up front:

• I have 2-4 weeks, I hike fast, looking for ~300+km onwards I'd say.

• Have done Bulgaria and via Dinarica

• Not too hot region, hence no mediterranea and south balkan this season

• I like remote areas, not meeting many others all the time

• I need eye candy landscape to keep going

• I prefer as much single trails as possible and hate dirt roads, forest roads and alike.

I'm eyeballing the Carpathians and tatra since a while, though what route?

Also Romania as a whole is still a white spot on my hiking bucket list - though again - what route?

Some routes I read up on before:
Via Carpathia and via Transilvanice - the ladder does not sound like my cup of tea.
Also the hungarian blue trail (OKT) made it onto my list somewhen when reading about it, would have to dig into it.

What else rings a bell when reading this?

Every suggestion much appreciated!

Hi friends!

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Me and my partner are going on a four month trip starting in the beginning of May and ending in the second week of September. We're planning on starting in the south of Italy and taking the boat to Albania and travelling through the south/east of Europe by car and hiking everywhere we go. The Peaks of the Balkans is already on our list, but we're still open to other suggestions for shorter of slightly longer hikes. Is there anyone on this sub that could provide hiking tips for 2 to max. 14 day-hikes is the following countries?

• Albania
• North Macedonia
• Kosovo
• Montenegro
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croatia
• Slovenia
• Slovakia
• Czech Republic
• Romania
• Poland

Thank you very much for any advice you can offer!

This subreddit is quite quiet, nevertheless, I wanted to share a simple website I've recently built: https://litetrek.eu/. Every time I wanted to see if some gear was available in Europe, I had to first search for any stores in Google or Reddit, therefore, I wanted to make a website where the available stores are listed and can be filtered by region. I hope you enjoy!

Hi Guys!

Even thou we don't post that very often (im working and cutting down on social media overall). This sub is moderated of just two guys. We haven't talk about what this subreddit should do but from this point onwards. no new posts.

I have just traveled (March 2023) to Sicily by train with my labrador and I am on the way hiking on the Via Francigena Fabaria, then via Francigena Mazarense. Heading to Trapani... My start of the Sentiero Italia from Sicily. As it was still a bit early to start, I thought we'd go to the fruit and beach rich south of Sicily first for contrast. Embark and after that into the hills and mountains of the 6000km long Sentiero Italia, one of the best long distance trails in Europe.

If you are interested or want to follow along, you can do so at

https://findpenguins.com/2hpz4aupgtvq9

Official information to the trails:

http://www.viefrancigenedisicilia.it

https://sentieroitalia.cai.it

https://www.vasentiero.org/en/home

I am studying in budapest. I forgot to bring my roll, as I plan to backpack this summer. However I started playing football here and need some. Is there anywhere that I can buy it? I found it for 20 Euro on amazon but thats a lot for a roll

hi! I'm a college student and I'm going to be backpacking through Europe after I graduate in May! I'm going to be starting in Germany and working my way through parts of Poland, then down to Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia, and Greece. I'm then planning to hop over to Italy, work my way north through Switzerland and then France, and end in Spain and Portugal.

This is still a really rough outline of my trip and I'm definitely open to changing it! I'm on here to get some backpacking recommendations, especially as a young girl traveling alone. Any recommendations about sites to see, hostels, clothing and gear to bring with me, let me know!! thx :)

Going to be doing the Skye trail in May and figure Scotland calls for rain pants unless I see an extremely promising forecast the day I set out. But holy shit rain pants are expensive and heavy.

If I were in the US, I'd probably buy some Frogg Toggs and hope I don't need them too much, but... I'm not in the US. So, weight-conscious backpackers of Europe, what's your cheap, light rain pant of choice?

Hi! I’m plapoplpao!

I’ll was given the opportunity to be a moderator for Ultralighteurope and my hope that our subreddit will be a bit more active during the coming years!

A bit about myself: I’m a Swede moderating the r/ultralightsweden subreddit. Hiking along the west coast and a lot in the alpine northern regions of Sweden. Avid runner, photographer and kinda of a decent guy!

I’ll hope we will meet soon after the pandemic finally clears!

Best regards!

Do any of you guys have experience with the company Gearswifts? They’re based out of Bulgaria and very friendly and prompt reacting to my emails. They have some really cool innovative products, such as their tent the Stargazer 2, but there are no reviews to be found...

https://gearswifts.com

I'll start with hyberg, they make good packs, and normally have some in stock! There is also Bonfus from Scandinavia who also make UL packs.

Feel like we really need a sub here in EU where we can share info, exchange gear and tips etc. Just like the main r/ultralight sub, except not just full of Americans speaking in miles and talking about gear we can’t get over here. Not sure if anyone here wants the same, if not lmk and I’ll start something else, but I would assume r/ultralighteurope was started with the same in mind.

Hi fellow Ultralighters!

I recently moved from the US to Germany. What are some of the European REI alternatives?

Of course this is ULE, but many of these hikers come from all over the world and hike wherever their feet take them - including many with a broad and well-described range of European trails!

Rather than re-inventing the wheel and trying to provide content for people from scratch, have a look at some of these resources when you're looking for trails, new areas to explore or even a long weekend.

Personally speaking - I love text blogs as you get that inner monologue of the person and often the information is much more in depth when you're planning something in the middle of nowhere off large trails. This isn't an exhaustive list and add your own to the thread if you wish.

https://www.thehikinglife.com - Cam Honan.

https://andrewskurka.com - Andrew Skurka.

https://sectionhiker.com - Philip Werner.

https://hikinginfinland.com - Hendrik Morkel.

http://www.trailjournals.com - Various.

http://www.alexroddie.com - Alex Roddie.

http://oneswedishsummer.weebly.com/ - Mark Waring.

http://www.keithfoskett.com/blog/ - Keith Forskett.

https://scricfinia.wordpress.com/ - - Jouni Laaksonen

Note that not all of these are UL focused (some do a lot of winter stuff too) and I'll probably add to the list in time - but hopefully this gives a solid explanation and breadth of hiking available from a variety of different perspectives - both European and external.

European backpacking has been going from strength to strength with many long distance trails now created aswell as gear manufacturers popping up across many countries.

This is going to be a home for specific European trail questions and knowledge as well as trip reports, videos and content from people excited about experiencing the outdoors and want to find new places for them to enjoy.