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Apr 26, 2022 at 22:17 comment added Alex J. In Slovenia usually they don't like wild campers. But if you do it off the trail in the wild away from huts, populated areas and practice leave no trace policy, leave soon in the morning, then nobody won't fine you. Nobody wouldn't even know you were there. In national park they are stricter. Lodging in hiking huts costs from 20 euros to 35 per night for non members. For members is from 11 - 26 euros per night. Lining can cost 4 euro in mountains in you don't have sleeping bag liner. In camps you can get a space for a tent for I guess 13 euro per night or more, depends.
Apr 25, 2022 at 17:22 history edited Willeke CC BY-SA 4.0
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Apr 25, 2022 at 16:09 comment added gerrit Staying in a Naturfreundehaus can be as cheap as €7/night for members (2022 prices). They are almost as common as youth hostels in Germany. However, you need to bring clean bed linen or rent from the house, which adds to the price. Pitching a tent is even cheaper.
Oct 1, 2020 at 10:09 comment added cbeleites ... options (communal bunk rooms) may not be open due to Corona right now.
Oct 1, 2020 at 10:09 comment added cbeleites In my experience in Italy there can be a substantial difference in price between alpine club huts (which have price regulations, for the German ones typically that the hut must provide cheap sleeping places costing at most x and they have to have a "mountaineer meal" costing not more than y - the hut is free to provide more expensive choices in addition; discount for members) and private huts, it's worth while to check that out beforehand. Also: some huts allow camping near the hut and the Italian Alps have quite a lot of bivouac boxes. One potential catch right now is that the cheap sleeping
Oct 1, 2020 at 6:22 history edited WedaPashi CC BY-SA 4.0
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Sep 28, 2020 at 10:06 comment added gerrit In autumn 2020 in Piemonte I paid around €45/night mezzo pensione, meaning including breakfast and dinner, which in particular considering the quality of the dinner I found good value for money, but of course it costs more than pitching a tent and cooking your own food.
Sep 18, 2014 at 15:40 comment added David Mulder Yeah, hut prices change a lot depending on where you go. A lot of countries have unmanned huts as well where you can sleep for free. This summer we went on a hiking trip in the low tatras and the prices there ranged from free (unmanned), 5 euros (cheapest) to 20 euros (streaming & heated water).
Sep 18, 2014 at 15:09 comment added Val @nivag, you are right. I just pointed 'up to' and was shocked at that price charged in Swiz in 2013. But even paying €30 for a 10 day trip would make €300 price for accommodation. Many Europeans who camp 10 days in Alps have whole adventure budgets with flights, trains and funicular tickets under €300. That's why I'm saying huts are expensive.
Sep 18, 2014 at 14:28 comment added gerrit Unless it changed dramatically recently, huts are often really cheap. I paid less than 10 €/night in Bavaria in June 2009.
Sep 18, 2014 at 12:00 comment added nivag @Val More like 30 euro in Dolomites (Italy) with big discount >50% if you are member of CAI or some other mountain clubs. Have to check which clubs are covered, I know BMC aren't (I think you can buy a reciprocal rights card as an extra). I guess price depends on how popular the location is and whether the hut is run by a mountain club or not. In Italy at least I believe the CAI huts are all the same price.
Sep 18, 2014 at 10:57 comment added Val Huts are expensive (up to €80 per night in 2013) and sometimes require to detour. But convenient. In Alps camping wherever you like is common and nobody cares if it's illegal. Camping in Alps is actually very attractive because where are a lot of streams are rivers with clean water. Lakes are nice to swim. Alpine forests provide a good protection from wind and source of fire wood.
Sep 18, 2014 at 9:45 history answered nivag CC BY-SA 3.0