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Suza · Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Location: Ansan

Anyone know the laws on wildcamping in this country?

poet13 · Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 11:07 pm Post subject:

Don't know, but around here, in the river beds, you often see small groups set up for a weekend of fishing and drinking. They have fires, tents, coolers, all you need.

Cohiba · Joined: 01 Feb 2005

This is Asia not Soviet Canuckistan or The United Straight Jackets of
George Bush. You can do anything you want here. Just be mindful
of fires and private property.

There is a camping trip coming up May 2nd and 3rd on Deokjeok
Island off the coast of Incheon. (50 min. ferry from Incheon harbour)
Really nice beach, campfires etc.

hauwande · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Location: gongju

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

According to one of the guidebooks (Moon or Lonely Planets), camping is legal on all beaches in Korea. Good luck finding a peaceful one on the mainland, one not swamped with restaurants and noraebangs.

Cohiba · Joined: 01 Feb 2005

Arthur Dent · Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Location: Kochu whirld

Lots of rivers for camping in Gangwando. Two summers ago I camped on the Nerimcheon, a long river, but only parts of it are nice for camping. Popular in the summer but still nice for swimming. With a little exploring and a topo. map you can follow a creek and have a dip in some of the small pools.

Poet13, where are you?

hauwande · Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Location: gongju

thanks, Cohiba.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

The only thing bad about the mass-foreigner camping on Deokjeokdo is few bad apples getting too drunk and aggressive. Too drunk is no problem, but when people start having problems over firewood being taken from one group's stack to another, it's plain stupid. But that's caused by just a few idiots swiping wood. Oh, I forgot, there is too drunk. Last year a girl fell in a fire trying to jump over it and all her wasted friends wouldn't listen to or respect the trained nurse's aid who knew first aid.

Cohiba · Joined: 01 Feb 2005

On the other hand, we had kind of a gazebo made there one year. We
put two soccer goals together and wrapped plastic around them. It was
great.

Girls would come over to our gazebo and poke their heads in. We would
yell that they could come in only if they were topless! They were so
wacked they stripped off their tops and swaggered in. It was kind of like
the Playboy Mansion on Deokjeokdo.

But ya, I remember the big American guy who used to get REALLY
wasted there and start yelling at the locals and other campers. He kicked
his KGirl into the fire and then she tripped him in later. Ah, good times.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

Wandering down to the boats at night and exploring them is fun, too. Last year, we found a small building that was unlocked. It looked like a store that was going to open. Lots of goods in there, plus sleeping quarter supplies in the back. We didn't steal anything, but lesser people would've looted the food for sure.

poet13 · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject:

"Poet13, where are you?"

Kyeongsanbukdo province. Sorry, I don't share online my precise location.

Arthur Dent · Joined: 28 Mar 2007 Location: Kochu whirld

Poet13 wrote:

poet13 · Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject:

Yeah, bus is complicated. I go everywhere on my bicycle, and I hav a nice carrying system.
I'm going to order a bike trailer this weekend so my family and I can go places. Really looking forward to that.

pidgin · Joined: 31 Jul 2005 Location: Seoul