Is Camping in India Safe? Difficulties while camping in India 

I'm a Himachali and I agree with you. The locals need tourist but absolutely hate littering which 90% ppl do unfortunately. Remember your actions will be followed by your children too. Think abt what kind of world we're leaving for them

I travel with my wife and i agree that in India ... most of the people around will see you like an alien ...and will not let you enjoy....of course no manners to respect you as a traveller...

My experience of camping in uttarakhand is totally different. People are humle , helpful , offer food , even vessels and keep a vigil at night to make sure you safe

Well explained. My suggestion, govt must promote Private camp grounds where everything you mentioned can be fixed. But in all private campgrounds, they're charging more money as they're offering package only option that includes dirty tents, blankets, food and activities. If you want to pay only for ground they don't allow you to pitch your own tents. Finally, I Saw many Indians when they're in abroad they don't litter but when they come to India they do, this culture is mixed up in their blood.

Littering is the worst thing a tourist does. Indians are the best in it. Can't change the grown ups. EDUCATE OUR CHILDREN. SO THAT THEY'LL MAKE A CHANGE..

Anyone looking for a peaceful place to camp with no goons around can try the Deomali hill ranges in southern Odisha.

A very helpful video for a person like me who always had these questions in my mind why Indians don't camp....like Steve Wallis from Canada or AB outdoor from New Zealand etc etc. Thank you for the much needed info.

Agree, I was wondering how is the camping scene in India. But it is also true that unlike many other countries you can have things that no other country provides. Like for example, backpacking with very limited budget, transportation to almost all places using public transport or even accommodations both ultra budget and expensive luxury hotels. Can you recommend places outside of India which has a great camping scene? Not like US or Canada but something budget friendly. I've heard of Vietnam not sure how safe it is though.

You nailed it in a precise logical way about camping in India. Except for Leh and Spiti one Rarely finds an uninhabited place. Its a fact. Keeping all this in mind better to do overlanding trips by staying in hotels, specially if one is travelling with family.

From -26C to +40C, we have been camping in Canada in the remotest and dense forests but there are still organized campgrounds in those places if you don't want to go backcountry. People mostly follow the law, no loud talking, no loud music, no honking and no unnecessary lights. We really want to camp at some places in India but I see a clear lack of respect for nature which is very sad because India is sooo beautiful.

Sidhi baat...... But the most problem is security...... Q ki camping ki jagah toh hai....but security from humans is always there....it's true

Dip tod diya bhai ne sachhai dikha kar. I am/was? Planning to build my motor home after returning back to India. It was one of the reasons for me to return back. Now I have second thoughts 😔. But thanks for sharing the truth. Respect!

The frustrating part is that nothing works in India: the city, the bureaucracy, the police, the state- to even go out in the wilderness and set up a camp is not possible. What is the point of this country? Waste of land and resources.

Hi AB, pls advise on the following points : 1. Is 1.5 litre cooker sufficient for two persons ? 2. I need simple water container for 2 persons. Pls advise. Is Mayur camper 20 litres is enough?

India mai Animal se jyada Humans se khatra hota hai !!!

There are a lot of places to camp out in my state of Arunachal Pradesh for camping lovers...👍🙂

Absolutely liked your views about camping in hotel vicinity and maintaining cleanliness in wild 👍

But ... when U R with Family (Ladies + Children ).... why should U take risk to spend over night at unknown spot or camp... U can spend any Natural Spots up to late evening ... and Back near by village or small cities ... where spend night ...And ... again visit same or other spots if u wish ... This is absolutely foolish decision when U travel with Family and decide to camp to stay there where nobody near..

Jaanvaro se dar nahi lagta sahaab corrupt policemen and forest police se lagta hai....

I don't know hindi... But i understood what you say.. And what u said is right

Brother swear ,my entire family tries not to put garbage anywhere on road or in garden or any place but the problem is when you have wet garbage along with you that drips liquid ,you need to throw it somewhere and our dear politician's who talk about Swatch Bharat don't find the necessity of installing garbage bins even in highly populated places ... If you have travelled abroad every 500 metre you will find a garbage bin , however in India you need to walk 2 to 3 km in crowded places and 10 km in isolated places to find a garbage bin. keep your hand on your heart and be honest don't you think it's unfair from politician's side by not installing them and just by giving cleanliness speech using telemropter won't be the solution.... You can't carry wet garbage you have to throw them somewhere as it stinks in a while. Sorry but seriously this country doesn't give good vibes with locacuous politics and fallacious government promises.

Excellent video Ashish...I agree with you 100%....

Sir, whatever you explain to us is very useful information, I am from Goa, & always thinks to camp but to due to personal security I fear to camp, & now u gave us better information, really it's very useful to us, Thanks & God bless you sir..

Completely agree with your points. There is a lot to change here in India.

@9.25 .I exactly did same what u mentioned ..I paid n pitched my tent at a hostel in Panjpulla ,near Dalhousie,Himachal. Benefits I got : *FREE Wifi *SAFE CAMPING PLACE * Extra utensils or grocery that I forgot ...like sugar salt ,machbox or any little item ..I had an option of Hostel's kitchen. *Charging ports all time avilable Aur kya chaiye ...what else in the world u need.. 350 mein ye sab..shauk bhi pura hua And safety bhi rahi . .Loved it thoroughly..#camping #cooking in #Dalhousie

Good advice even i support campaigns people 20 years back a German couple their 2 kids with over lander it’s a very huge camper truck first day they stayed in a government field they distract by our village people and they r disturbing to couple and these people of our village want to see how it is inside these couple also showed their huge truck to our people came to our village in HASSAN DISTRICT BELUR TALUK VENKATIPETE VILLAGE and next day morning I offer to stay in my inside the estate they r very happy and they stayed 4 more days in my coffee estate field without distractions at the last day that German lady Click my photo with their HUSBEND and 2 kids print out the photo and give it to me for memories and I invite their family to coffee ☕️ and they come to my home I gifted some vanilla dry bean to them on that day they leave my village with very happy

Agree.. Firstly, it's hard to find a remote place in India. If you find, you won't have permission to camp there. Even If you have permission, there'll be 100s of camps already there😂

Not to mention that many places are reserved forest where it can be illegal to even enter

India me camping possible nahi hai yaha janvaro se aap safe ho par insano se bilkul nahi.. also camping ke bare me vo smje ge nahi aur galt tarike se aap ko pareshan karege. Ye bande ne jamini hakikat batadi🙏🏻

मिनी ट्रक को त्यार कंहा करवाए जिसमे छोटा घर बन जाए ईसूज़ू या महिंद्रा या अन्य कोई

This is the stuff I was looking for, thanks for sharing this data and information and also for making the video on this serious topic as well.

In India every place is either reserved land by government or private property. So its not easily possible in India.

Very true, these aspects puts breaks on my idea though I am very much interested. Especially with family

Bhai @AB Ventures bohot sensitive and important point discuss kiya bro aap ne. Due respect for the the insight I too had a bad experience as such which completely unexpected where, people fined ₹7000 to us early morning while we were travelling in a friend group, bhai paise toh nai diye jhagda hua. Thoda zyada jhagda hua aur police bhi aayi but, we left smiling abiding the law lawfully. But I was scared to think about such an instance if I had had been with my family. We actually need to form an organisation or a authoritative body setting up rules to punish and stand up for the campers and tourists. Regardless the fact we do have Tourism Management Ministers who are either home sick or have no idea about actual tourism concepts, thus a body standing for campers and individual tourists is a mandate in a country like ours where we have 465 people/sq km, where we are more scared of people than animals.

AAP KI BAT 100 % SHI HAI

Bro mai bataunga kese kaha karni hai

In Bengaluru there are private camping sites which is protected by security.

This information gonna be very useful for everyone . Thank you sir.

Ryt bhai india m kafi chijo k issue h or vo h logo ki cheapest think ki vjha se

You are absolutely right on every point.

Absolutely 🤗 right , i face these all ,that why I never share my place of camping 🏕️.

Have you watched 👀 Ghummakad Bugzs?

Which campin is safe ??????? Ur a funny guy.

Yes sir you are right.

Human risk is very high in India its true.

Bhai ... India is a big country. There are so many remote places. Camping ka matlab yeh nahi ki koi remote jagah pe kho jaana hai. And safe?? Well shayad safe kahi bhi nahi hota....par wahi tho maja hai.

Very true, we Indians are in sorry state to enjoy privilege of open camping in wild, except some remote northern Himalayan regions, We are almost inspired and eager of camping experience from Western countries like US/Canada and even Australia . As of now either we can enjoy safe camping in organised camps by resorts or stay in eco-Farms..

Sir snow chain for scorpio k liye koi acha vedio banao.. Because I stay in kashmir and here during winter movement becomes very difficult.. .

As being an Anthropologist I got the opportunity to travel to many places in Tribal India and always wondered why there is so little on RU-vid. I tried to explore and came to know that political situation and unethical practices of govt officials make it very hard for people to explore outside their own state. The forest law and the friction between local people and officials is so high that if you go into those locations then you are 1000% in danger. Moreover, the law is silent on these issues and you are on the mercy of local police. I advise people not to go alone or with thier families.

locals trouble the campers even if its not their land they feel entitled to take money from us. the moment they see some camper or tourist they just ask for money for stupid reasons.

How did you fix that emergency tool??

Nice information 👍 I have been planning for a long time to camping...

Very unfortunate reality... That said, camping is still possible in India... In some very specific situations.

Very True.. Camping Concept Is Not In India.. I don't think.. it would come in near future.. But.. Yes.. There are very Few Locations in India were open plots with toilets / bath with basic safety are provided.. But.. Just Like We have "AirBnb".. people who own open plots or bungalows or farm houses.. should come up with Camping concepts.. also these owners would get a small side income and "Very important".. we as campers / tourists and property owners can have a "Very Cooooool" and "Friendly" Atmosphere.. also we would get to know interesting facts of that or near by Locations and owners can also get to know us and our past joy full experience.. But.. now.. I prefer to stay in my caravan and parked in a resort / hotel / govt guest house "Back Yards".. we're we cook local recipes with locals.. And "ENJOY"..

Exactly, impossible in india. Watching Australian camping vids and continously having these thoughts. Abroad they are so organised, proper campsites to book in advance. So many factors. But here nothing. Ek ek shabd 100% right.

Sahi bol rahe ho bhai tum

India is not safe for family about this matter / मैं 2 साल से यही सोच रहा हूं कैंपिंग करने जाऊं लेकिन डर है पता है फॉरेस्ट रेंजर परेशान करेंगे लोग मारने लगेंगे लेकिन फिर भी अब इस सीजन में हिम्मत कि है ऐसा करने कि

You are right

True India 🇮🇳 is not same from the humans

Bilkul sahe...aa..g

Bhai aawo kabhi uttrakhand yha 1 km mein 1 family rhti he ....

very true 👍

Rightly said, totally agree

Pretty informative.

आप ने ठीक कहा।

In Jharkhand it's possible come I will show you no one will disturb you..

Best place to camp in petrol pump 😊😊

You have amazing and practical view about situation in life .. like your honesty and yes we should not throw garbage on road but if you see Indian government has not installed garbage bins atleast in 10 km ...abroad every 500m you will find a garbage bin but here you will spend 2 litres of petrol (₹ 120 a lit) to find a garbage bin ...funny country right ????????

Based on assumptions. When you camp overseas the risks are the same.

100% agreed.

Sir thoda regularly videos update kra kijiye

I only understood about 40% of what you said but I think that I did hear that you said you like staying in hotels best. :-)

Why I born in India!!! 😣😣😖

I think a motorhome/caravan can come in handy & mitigate many issues mentioned in the video like: 1) Location (more areas become viable) 2) Facilities (kitchenette, washroom etc) 3) Quite Safe (relatively) 4) Mobility & Flexible (ready to leave at the turn of the wheel, if situations so arise) West has romanticized RV & Vanlife but the Indian Subcontinent, despite the challenges mentioned above, has great potential to be explored via the motorhome setup, by the virtue of its sheer size & diversity. Now it's my turn to throw some numbers (population density): 1. North Himalayan States: J&K, Leh, Ladakh, HP, UK & Nepal (foothills) : ~50 (Avg) 2. Entire North East (foothills) including Bhutan & Myanmar ~25 (Avg) 3. Central India: RJ (201), CG (190), MP (235), Odisha (270) 4. Other Large States: GJ, Telangana, Andhra, Karnataka, MH (- Mumbai), Sri Lanka: all ~ 300 1 , 2, 3 & 4 together is virtually ~ 85% of the "picturesque Subcontinent" which is very doable (only TN, Kerala & Jharkhand didn't make the cut). The question is, why bother with Assam (400), Punjab (550) Haryana (600), UP (830), Bihar (1100), West Bengal (1130), Delhi (11,300) etc which are densely populated & "not so picturesque"? (no offence intended, I'm myself from U.P) If one is passionate about travelling (& that too economically), investment in a motorhome setup (~₹ 20 - 25 L) makes so much more sense than investing in a large SUV/MPV (₹ 20 - 40 L). Camping in the OPEN (without a campervan) is a hassle even for youngsters & bachelors, let alone for families/ladies. Just sell the dumb Scorpio & get yourself a Force Traveller 3350 WB or the upcoming Force T1N (~ ₹16L) & convert it into a Motorhome (₹4-5L extra) 😜😁. These are monocoque vehicles which have very car like dynamics (the upcoming T1N might even have better dynamics than your ladder on frame Scorpio!) as these are technically Mercedes Sprinter Vans in & out (₹50 L in EU, ₹1 Cr in India) Here's all the inspiration you'll need (btw I too am looking into this): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1u-9hUbuVHU.html

True 😢

Fully agree ... For safety make one nice video

please suggest me a good scorpio model ...pre owned... thank you

I agree with you…

Hard truth & not to be ashamed of.

The best country for camping is Newzealand.No sankes,,No poisonous reptiles,best infrastructure,least crowd etc etc

Ryt bro

भाई मै आपकी हर बात से सहमत हु , मेन वजह सेक्युरिटी नही भारत मे .

Totally Agree

If u have a car the roof camps are better

Very prudent video 👍

Nice words

maine poora vdo dekha bhi nahin ashish, aur is time raat ya subha kehlo 03:20 IST hore aur mujhko hasi nikalgayi wo baat sunke - ya to baap dada ki zameen ya sarkari- TO PRABHU AAP TENT LAGAOGE KAHAN AUR WO EXPRESSION hahahahahahahaa..... Btw I myself had been to quite a few places with my fav friend sreekanth who's so lethargic, and never have I ever found anything suitable for camping, and if we are audacious enough then Ooty could be a place to take a shot

Bhai tum mere gao ao itni jaga hai camping ki maja ajayaga

सोलन में कैम्पिंग साइट है,सिर्फ एक घर है और चारों और सिर्फ जंगल।

Still india has not accepted the camping idea

I travel alone. I camp alone. I trek alone. I won't say I don't feel unsecured...but that fear gives me that adrenaline rush. Agar itna safe chahiye camping....then Bhai Ghar k chatt pe tambu laga le

Camping keliye jammu kashmir me b bohut jagha hai pr yaha din ko b 🐆 Leopards ghomte rehte hain aur baaki to apko pata hi hai.

Hey mate, don't agree with you ! 👆

I agree with you.

Nice videos man 👍👍

Nishant bhai ka hai vo scene

hi ab this is awesome cheers from sri lanka..

I agree with you sir, but did you speak English and Hindi in one video, or what is that other language you speak?

Nice video bro

pichle das saal mein crime rate bahot badhi hai specially against woman. your video makes scenes BTW