Light-hearted entertainment from a very unserious person in all things outdoors and exploration. Sharing my stories, knowledge, advice and adventures. I also know science. A bit.
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Superb video. Appreciated your very honest commentary. Went up the Pyg and down the Miners with my wife a couple of years back and fancy trying CG next time.
English people make Pen-y-Pass sound so cute pronouncing it penny pass. It's Pen meaning head, then y (the) is pronounced "u" as in umbrella, then pass. Head of the pass.
You put it up on the highest point of the terrain, that is not very smart. there is lower more protected terrain where you should have been out of the most severe wind. Use what the earth provides for a wind break for your tiny shelter. Not a peak of a hill.
I take your point. It’s a no brainer. But the purpose here would be to test the shelter in a situation where there was no cover. A hypothetical situation which may arise. On an exposed moorland for instance. A plateau. To find cover wouldn’t make sense to see how it would get on. Thanks for the comment
Looks windy there. Highest wind i recorded at my house near the top of a hill was 113 mph. We nearly lost a 3 ton trailer it was flying around like a hot wheels car. We had mountain dogs and they wouldn't go out. Crossed their legs for hours.
Got caught overnight at 3500m with only a space blanket. It was hell. My friend with a bivy sack actually slept a bit. Life saving piece of gear. Beautiful place you’re in there!
I always carry one of them. Ive only used it to help insulate underneath a sleeping mat to increase the r value. I would hate to spend a night in one. Must’ve been awful
It probably is easy to some. Though I imagine anyone who doesn’t like heights won’t enjoy it. Few handholds for at least one or two points and very steep.
No u just prop it up with body. Imagine sitting under a blanket basically. But if wind blows in. It sort of inflates. But thats not supposed to happen ideally
I can understand why you couldn't drive up that road. I drove up it in my very old zafira and when I got to the top there was a really strong hot/burning car smell, not sure if the clutch was slipping or what, but the car only just made it. Since then I've always driven the other way round, past the lakeside cafe and avoided that hill
As ex Army all we had in the 1960s was a waterproof poncho no sleeping bag……..just a wool blanket with a kilt pin to form an blanket envelope. You had to pair up with another buddy join two ponchos together wit thin rope and form a bivouac and sleep head to tail.
@@alantierney Although it may seem like that, didn't mean you this time lol, but anyway much obliged mate and wish you folks the best on your travels ;)
Sorry mate had a few comments saying I sound welsh. Not bothered by that obviously but read your comment based on that. Thanks for taking the time to comment. 👍🏻
As others have suggested, I think that’s the most accurate representation of a ‘stroll’ across the ‘Red Ridge.’ Really good! Still laughing at Gemma’s response to you suggesting you needed some milk 🤣
@@alantierney Literally. But ya canna beat the view. Lovely wild moors, and rugged weather let you know you're alive, even if you canna feel parts of your appendages!
l just think it's great that you have a mrs that just soldiers on, except the elements, does not moan, & enjoys the moment,,,, Such a lucky man you are,!!!
Either you’re not from uk or you don’t go out then in mountains. They’re very familiar here. They’re called cairns and they’re way markers of the path. So that when it’s misty you know which way to go. I’m assuming thats what you meant anyway.
@@alantierney No its the large hill of shale or slate. I am in the North West and I have done lots of 4 wheeling in the mountains as we are 35 mile from the famous MT. St. Helen's. Let me know but I think its shale. But how it got there in such a large quantity is strange as the rest of the mountain or hillsides are of a different stone. Thanks for responding.
My apologies. I haven’t actually watched the video for some time now. So assumed you meant a cairn. A lot of the path along that region forms part of something called the snowdonia slate trail. They have a lot of history of quarrying slate in that region in general. I can only assume it’s been a large build up where they have dug out over a large amount of time in years gone by. Ive seen it in a few places. The old man of coniston has tonnes like that. Or maybe they’ve moved it aside to create a pass for a path.
Not much of a lee on an exposed plateau though i could have easily found somewhere sheltered. But the point was to see how it felt inside it anyway had there been no other option. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
Before you leave the house. Get some paracord and a small carabiner. Tie the cord onto the shelter. You can clip it to someone or yourself when opening it up. If on your own you can clip it to your bergen or pack to help stabilise. Itll never fly off and leave you in the lurch
@@alantierney looked good though. Did it warm up in there? I've never used one. Have crawled into a bivvy bag a few times to sit some rough stuff out. Warm as toast.
It’s definitely warmer inside than out. That being said. It’s not somewhere you could be for long without some other form of insulation. But thats a no-brainer.
