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Seven sections: where the free places are, what the local word for them is, what the law says about sleeping anywhere else, and what to sort before you leave. For a specific country or a place to sleep tonight, open the map.
01 · The sections
Countries, aires, rules, gear and planning
Work out where you are going, learn what the stopovers are called there, check what the law allows, then sort the gear and the driving before you leave.
01 · Europe Europe How free camping works country by country, and where the official free stopovers are. 1 page 
02 · Aires Aires The public parking areas set aside for motorhomes across Europe. What they are, and how to use one. 3 pages 
03 · Wild Camping Rules Wild Camping Rules Where sleeping out is legal, where it is tolerated and where it is not. Rules and zones, never coordinates. 5 pages 
04 · Gear Gear Kit chosen for people traveling to a trip rather than storing gear in a garage. 4 pages 
05 · Vanlife Vanlife Water, waste, showers and overnight parking. The logistics that decide whether a long trip works. 3 pages 
06 · Planning Planning Tolls, ferries, gas, timing and driving rules. The admin to sort before you leave. 4 pages Start with the rules
Know before you go.
Check what the law allows before you drive there: each rule shows an official source and the date it was checked, so you can see it for yourself. For a place to stop tonight, open the map; for where sleeping out is legal at all, read the rules.