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I'm thinking of doing Kjerag in July and I have a few questions for anyone who's familiar with the area. They're actually mostly non-jumping questions.

1. Is there somewhere in Stavanger where you can rent a locker or something? I'm thinking of doing a week or so of touristy stuff other than jumping after Kjerag and it would be nice to be able to leave my base gear somewhere safe in Stavanger instead of backpacking it around.

2. Is there any rule against bringing food through customs? Everyone says to do grocery shopping in Stavanger before going to Lysebotn, but I'm wondering if I can do some grocery shopping in the US before I even go (trail mix, carrots, etc).

3. It sounds like camping is pretty unrestricted there and you can pretty much just find a patch of grass somewhere and set up a tent. Is it really that easy? I plan to get a hostel in Lysebotn but after I get done jumping, I might go be a hippie vagabond for a few days.

Thanks!

1) I have no idea. Hopefully someone living in Stavanger can answer this.

2) The rule is that it is illegal to bring meat and dairy products through customs from countries outside the EEC. This includes processed, cured, canned and all other ways it have been handled. Trail mix, energy bars, carrots or similar should be fine. I highly doubt you will have any problems bringing some small portions of Beef Jerky or similar through customs, but officially it is illegal.

3) This is one of the most profound rules in Norway saying pretty much that "nature is for everyone and shouldn't be locked off in any way". The law say that you can camp wherever you want as long as you are not on farmed land and are staying more than 150 meters from peoples private house. It doesn't matter if it is private property or not. You are also only allowed to stay two nights at one place before you have to move your camp to minimize your impact on nature. This is not always enforced strictly. There are also some nature reserves where camping is not allowed, but that should be clearly signed.

Bear in mind that not everyone are happy having people staying at their property, even though the law is on your side. Try to keep a clean camp, don't let trash be lying around, don't do damage to the area, and if a local come by to check on you just be nice and treat him with respect. This will make it easier for you to be able to stay for more than the two nights if you find a good spot.

There were good lockers in Stavanger airport in 2010.

On arrival at Stavanger we emptied out a large suitcase of skydiving gear and left it in a locker. This allowed us to fill up that suitcase with food from a supermarket, to take on the ferry to Lysebotn.

I wish my mate had done the same.

I've rented a locker at the ferry terminal for a week before. That was probably 10 years ago, so I'm not certain it's still an option, but I can't imagine you wouldn't be able to find one somewhere in Stavanger.

When I went to Norway everyone in our group took as much as we could of dried/tinned food, then just got chilled and fresh stuff in Stavanger.

Not sure if it was legal but no-one checked and it was definitely more economical.

Hey Base 1604..

First of all have a look at this..

http://www.basejumper.com/...ites/Kjerag_794.html

Next to answer your questions , as I know a fair bit about the area...

I use to leave stuff in the ferry terminal.. when you walk in the main ferry terminal walk past the attendant glass counters and there is a small area to the right with massive storage bag options.. But this is Norway its Expensive..But I did leave a few big bags and gear bags there for a few days ..

Considering food... Any food you buy in the us would have to be all in there packaging and when going through customs declare it all.. This will hold you up for maybe a hour but you will definitely find out what you will be allowed.. If you don't declare and they catch ya The price will be a big bummer on your holiday..

http://www.visitnorway.com/...oms-and-regulations/

The best advice is yeah bring energy foods but for the main things buy at the grocery store 100 metres from ferry terminal..

Camping in lysebotn is up and down.. the main guy of the commune comes every few weeks and causes issues and making sure campers are not on the waterfront or within 100 metres from the main energy buildings...

Stavanger Base klubb last year brought up a new rule if you are camping on waterfront you are not able to ride on the base bus or boat...

The best advice is if your gonna camp you should walk through the main part of the village.. and walk over the first creek crossing and camp up there...

But as everyone finds out its daylight 20 hours a day and the 4 hours its not makes it sometimes hard to sleep when you lay awake at 3am and can still read a magazine in your tent.....

Considering you are doing some hiking which in many peoples eyes is Extrememly hard You need good rest...

Not only that it rains for a few hours then its warm and then its extremely cold.. and living in a tent with your laptop and base rig may not be the best idea to save a few bucks... Many jumpers have walked away with damaged laptop and gear all wet...

If your going to Norway to save a few bucks I would suggest you maybe go to Italy where its a hell of a lot cheaper...

Norway = Expensive jumping
Italy = reasonable cheap jumping...


I would be staying in the hostel or the white house.. ..

But hey its your holiday

Waterfront Camping was a topic of discussion at this years annual Stavanger Base Klubb meeting.

There has been an overwhelming amount of waterfront gypsy style camping and associated debauchery that takes place in plain public view. The Base Klubb has had negative feedback from the Forsand Kommune regarding this subject.

People who cannot respect this will not be welcomed to use the SBK facility and transportation vehicles.

The answer is simple. Take your tents and campers to the designated campground, or go up the road 1km past the first bridge and camp in the nature.

Re: #2 - I wouldn't worry too much about bringing food through customs. Load up on energy bars stateside for sure. I would highly recommend bringing hard booze either from duty-free or from home. That stuff is worth its weight in gold in Norway.

Re: #3 - Definitely camp up by the river; it's beautiful. It's not far from SBK or Olav's (maybe 2 or 3 city blocks). If you're lazy like most of us north americans, rent a bike.

Well said...

dude, buy as much shit as you can outside of Norway, you expect expensive but Norway is a whole other level! i bought a shit load of food (3 shopping bags full) for my week there this year and i didn't get quizzed over it at all by customs as i declared (they were more concerned that i may have been carrying drugs).