This made me laugh. We also have a ridiculous tent for just the two of us and dog. Still - it's nice to have a little luxury now and then when we only live in a 2 bed terrace 😂 Upgraded to airbeam and it definitely takes a lot of the pain out of the process though.
Great review, I personally have a 2001 FL1STW and its a great car, except the fact that I live in finland and the steering wheel is on the left side, but the hoods opening lever is still on the right. Also since it is V6 3liters, it is horrible changing the spark plugs.
I have one and oh my god do things break on it. HP steering hose, charged air hoses, driver's door lock, rear wiper, 12v sockets. The biggest princess car I've ever owned.
I always carry a bottle of water and a collapsible water bowl that clips onto my backpack for our dog Oscar! We pack separate drinks for us and a bottle just for him 😄
This is a great kit. I just wish it had a taller windscreen like the trangia. As for price, you'd have to spend double what this costs for a fully anodized Trangia set, and you don't get the nice simmer adjuster, no pot height adjustment, no lid. And you'd have to pay extra 10 for a trangia cutting board. It's a little flimsier but still the best value for money cookset out there. I'd say this is ideal for bicycle touring as well - you'll be on the road a long time and want to have actual food, not dehidrated meals or just a simple one pot meal all the darn time. although one pot and the frying pan would probably be enough if you could buy bread instead of having one extra pot for boiling rice and pasta. The smaler pot is a nice bowl to eat out of, especially if you make a pot cozy like the Soto Navigator has. I'd suggest swapping out the cutting board for the trangia multidisc, the pot grabber for one with springs that you can use as tongs for grilling, and adding a sturdy canvas carry pouch. Maybe even a silicone lid to use one of the pots as a lunchbox, to store dry-ish cooked meals inside one of the pots - cooking for every single meal can be cumbersome.
@@PitchAndPaws have yous drove the NC500 or Hebridean Way yet? (I've not fully checked your profile) well worth doing it. On the bike it's a great way to cover a lot of distance while appreciating the surroundings. 🌄🏞️
This was in April. We were in the Cairngorms recently and the tops look nice and snowy! We really hope you have a great time hiking this! We both really want to get back there soon as well!
Made a slip leash, extra long for my GSD. I stitched it together instead of gluing. Could not find the end caps anywhere. Turned out great though. Thanks for the video!
Thank you so much! We sold our Freelander but we miss it so much! It was a fantastic car and we got really attached to it. We were lucky to have been furloughed during COVID and managed to get a good routine going and stuck to it. Just a calorie deficit.
@@PitchAndPaws I purchased a Robens Cookery king after watching your review on it, I use with other brand remote stoves as it has the unique feature of being able to take burner holder ring out. Very pleased with it. Be good to see you posting again when you are able.
I finally purchased one of these as it seems Robens have stopped selling them unless an updated version is on the horizon for 2023. Some are being sold at reduced prices, perhaps they are being stock cleared. I want this so I can easily use some of my remote gas and multi fuel stoves such as my SOTO Stormbeaker. Paired with the cookery king it should make an awesome combination and save fuel due to the windshield. Like the fact it’s all anodised aluminium.
That's interesting that they have stopped selling them now. I wonder if they'll release an updated version like you suggested. Hopefully because this is handy little stove system!
@@hypo345how’s it holding up? Do you like it or is it too fiddly? Is the coating ok or scratched and damaged already? (Also, do you have the anodized or Non-stick?)
@@pedroclaro7822 It’s all good 👍 I like it and I use it with my SOTO Stormbreaker. Mine is hard anodised, I didn’t know there was a non stick version. I would choose hard anodised even if I had known there was a choice.
@@hypo345 idk if it was so back then, but I looked again and the king pro version now comes with the nonstick pan, which I don’t recall. Yeah I’d go anodized as well.
Did you buy 1. I have a ,6m Teton bell tent and I connected a emperor bell tent so I have a living RM and bedroom. I have a full size sink and toilet in the corner in a shower tent. And a camp chef cylinder stove. It takes about 20 min to set up. And the fire heat can be control with the damper
We still enjoy it and the complaining is just human nature, for example you watched our videos and you complained about us complaining. It’s easy to do. 😁
Bravo for the work. But….yes there is allways a but. If you imagine you car crashing into an obstacle at 50km/h all this plywood and textile would do very bad indeed and you would have a flying dog. The forces are immense and I would strongly advise against using wood or plastic or making the crate yourself. Metal is the only thing that will do the trick everything else is just shadows and smoke. Do not DIY this stuff it can save your life.
If you DIY it you HAVE to lock it into the actual frame of the car. This is cute but in a accident, it could kill both the dog and the person sitting in front.
I'm doing this trip in 3 weeks time, you say use park for night and all I'm asking is (I wont get abused like you do on NC500 from the locals for parking up) atb Daz
It wasn’t an issue for us when we went. In fact there were other campers in the spots too and we didn’t have any issues. Hopefully it’ll be the same for you.
Great video... I am however curious about the use of super glue as it wont permanently hold plastics etc... so this would mean the cap would eventually come off.. yes?
I didn’t know that about superglue. Ours seems to be holding on just fine and we’ve been using regularly since making it. Haven’t had any issues with it yet if that helps at all.
We recently sold the car, just before the prices went up to what they are now but I'm glad we did because I would not want to find out how much it would cost to fill it up.
@@PitchAndPawsHi there, I was wondering what you replaced the Freelander with? And if it became unreliable or costly to keep on the road. Thanks for a reply if possible. 🌠🌅🌌
We thought they were very decent, but I can only compare it to crappier cars we've had in the past. There's a good amount of bass and the subwoofer in the boot felt pretty good. This Freelander had an Alpine speaker set so probably better than the bog standard one you'd get in lower models.
Thanks for sharing your experience. So my girlfriend and I are hiring a camper van and exploring the western highlands. We head out 1st June however after watching this i'm seriously tempted to cancel. What do we do???? Please help
Ari, sorry for the late reply, it looks like you've probably had your trip already, or at least we hope so because even with the midges it's still a great place to see. The good thing is that you guys would have had a campervan and can take shelter from them. Did you end up having the trip in the end?
We have a 4 person tunnel twnt from Halfords, was all we could afford at the time. As the children are now adults it is feeling rather cramped! I'm definitely getting a 6 person tent for next year!
Oh yeah, I'm sure you'll appreciate the extra space that it provides, plus if you've got the young ones helping you pitch it then hopefully it won't take as long as it took us!
How ironic though. Talking about how it’s illegal in the UK to not pick up dog mess, and at 2:46 a dog poo’s in the background and the couple keep walking😅
Ha! We've never even spotted that. It might be a quick wee, but you've definitely got an eye for details. Definitely should consider being a detective because that's quite impressive. 🕵🏻♀️
