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General tips:
1. Pitch late, strike early. Pitch your tent just before sunset, and leave on sunrise.
2. Select a site hidden from roads, paths, and buildings, preferably not on fenced land.
3. Use a camouflaged tent or fly.
4. Try to hide your tent with surrounding vegetation, or at least break-up the lines of the tent.
5. Don't light a fire. Tiny stoves are okay, but be aware that their light may be seen.
6. Even the white light from small LED torches can be seen from a long distance.
7. Leave no trace.
8. Be aware that while you may view yourself as a "stealth camper" the police may view you as a squatter or a vagrant.   thesource (378)

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Some good campsites:
- Public school grounds during school holidays.
- Town parks or waysides.
- Woods
- Behind firehouses (you should ask permission first)
- Golf courses, behind bushes, on the back nine.   thesource (378)

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Ask landowners: Rather than illegally camp on private property, try asking the landowners if you can camp on their land. They may even offer you free amenities. This is not stealth camping, but it may sometimes be the best option.   thesource (378)

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Outback or rural camping:
— Leave gates as you find them.
— Construct a barrier of thorny branches around tent if wild stock encroach.
— Construct a sleeping platform in a tree to be out of reach of carnivorous animals.
— If a hunter is mistakenly firing at you, lie down flat behind a thick, sturdy log for protection.
— Carry food in minimal packaging.
— Stealth cyclists should prevent items with reflectors catching any distant lights.
— Wear dark, inconspicuous clothing.
— Be silent and careful passing houses. Dogs see or hear a stranger, before smelling them (unless they're sniffer dogs on your trail).
— Have dinner at a public picnic spot, then at sunset don't camp anywhere near it.
— Burn used toilet paper before burying fecal waste.   kellyjones00 (593)

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