@@MrAndRob , It isn't always possible to get out. Being able to put a video on and relax is an amazing gift for us who live with mood disorders. But you're right, grab every opportunity to get out into the hills when possible, it is an amazing anti-depressant.
Fantastic video! Your tarp shelter setup and bothy demonstration are incredibly informative and practical. I appreciate the attention to detail in your backpack loadout, too. Your expertise is evident, and it's evident that you've put a lot of thought into preparing for outdoor adventures. Thanks for sharing these valuable insights and tips!
Other people is one of the reasons I always advocate carrying a stove of some kind, even something pocket sized like the BCB Fire Dragon. Weather in Britain can change in an instant, even more so on the hills, and being able to make a hot drink for yourself or anyone else getting caught out can be a morale booster or even a life saver in extreme cases.
There's an abandoned lead and silver mine near Loch Door, Galloway a bit like that. Places where it's wiser not to stray off the beaten track.I like to see gear gone over. Never considered a tarp since on our weekly recce hikes we tend not to linger for lunch. I carry an emergency 2 man bivvy tent for winter hikes. Mine has a thick black part either end for two bums to park or your pack and you. It's got a plastc window. A tarp might be a useful thing for my own wanders with my drone though - somewhere shady and sheltered to look at a screen. Flask for me and a pork pie or two does me well enough. I love lists, especially for holidays. Always bring a pack myself. Usually overkill with extras in case somebody is short. That was rare to watch thanks Paul, in the comfort of my settee as I nurse a man flu with a drop of Glayva 🙂 Purely medicinal you understand! Atb...Terry
Thanks for the great talk on Friday night at @alpkit big shakeout, wanted to say thanks in person but you were getting mobbed. Hope you had a great weekend.
Having a tarp with you on a non overnight backpacking trip is something I didn't think about. Seams obvious now :) I have been in heavy rain on top of a mountain, trying to find some shelter for my home made drone (big old hexacopter). Found a bit of cover under a big rock and my brother and myself leaning over it to make a roof :P
Im more of a forests guy than a mountains guy, but I often take my hammock for day hikes. When stretched out with some additional lines it behaves like a tarp. And if the weathers good you got a hammock to relax in when you stop for a break :)
I would consider myself a fairly experienced hiker and wildcamper but I love your videos.always some great content with something new. You are so natural on the camera and so down to earth. Really entertaining and relaxing watch thank you 😊
I never bother taking a bothy shelter, I pack a poncho instead. Big enough to cover you and your pack when sat down and double as your waterproofs. Just get one big enough to cover everything. I use the Mac pac poncho, 10000mm HH.
hi paul glad things are looking good out there. i haven't watched any of your videos in a few months cause i try and avoid camping and camping related stuff during the summer, but really looking forward to the fall to get out there
I always carry a pack, even day hiking. It is a great way to carry some food and water, plus essentials. I have two bags that have my essentials: one is a full on kit for wild country bathroom use (trowel, etc), the other has things like a small multitool, water purification tablets, fire starting equipment, first aid, emergency blanket, etc. I also always have a paper map. Just in case.
Good to see you continuing to tick off Ethels Paul - and that your NEBOSH NGC has clearly helped you risk assess your adventures and decide what kit to take to mitigate the likelihood and hazards. #healthandsafety
Lovely video, thanks so much - great scenery. Absolutely agree with you - don't go in the hills "sparse". Go lightweight but never go "sparse". In 35 yrs of hills and mountains, most of my extra/safety gear has never been used but some of it has and was essential for me or another person on the hills.
Anyone can get injured the hills can be a dangerous place this takes me back to the c2c i got a knee injury in the lakes and then continued to walk over 100 miles with a very sore swollen knee😅😅, thanks for another video
Fantastic video! I remember my Conrads dragging me into a Bothy bag shelter and force feeding me a Mars bar and hot chocolate on the snow line in the Scottish highlands 🏴 on exercise 😂 they noticed I wasn’t well even when I didn’t. Long live the Bothy shelter and climbing buddies, when we are on our own it’s essential life saving stuff this! BW, Sarah 😊
I’m guilty of not making a list, forgot my mug a few camps ago. I do check weather though and carry spare food. I’ve got a Vango emergency shelter, it does the job though a bit bulky, only tend to carry that on day hikes now. I’ve been using Outdoor Active app recently, still take a paper map too but find it much easier on lesser trodden paths. I’m trying to find a paper map just of Kinder Scout, I wish OS hadn’t put it on the inside of the map, is like opening a kite every time I stop to check my position 😂
I thought Cave Dale was an underwater tropical ocean some 300mn years ago? All the capped off mines over that way are amazing. There's also the deepes cave in the UK or England around there, never found it but it looks like a manhole cover. One really good tip is have a look on the mountain rescue sites, they'll give you a guide of what kit to take, also reading through the reports you start to see a trend for what causes the most accidents.
Hire, another brilliant video. Coming back from camping trip myself believe you me are prepared for this for me three months. Guess what crap happened three days of storms hit the campsite in consecutive days. Got flooded out . Had to bail . But I feel there’s no shame in VAllEY, that campsite or camp situation because of the situation i.e. whether. Too many people push a point end up needing to be rescued or unfortunately lose their lives. Please keep making great informative videos. I love to see more of this sort of thing.
I could see over to your walk from mine yesterday. The dog and I did win hill from Ladybower. Very steep. My dog slept 13 hours and is still snoozing now, but I guess the rump steak dinner will wake her up in a bit😂
Dont talk about the 80s as old, I'm 1993 lol :p I'm awful at packing too, but what I do is throw everything in from the list into a box. Small things have a small box to rummage through. This way its easier go find and see objects accounted for :)
It’s all right using all that tech for navigation but what happen when batteries go flat or the device get broken. You should always carry and map and compass with you
Heyup mucker. I've got Cavedale on my list, done Mam tor at dawn, Snowdon Rangers path, Old man of Coniston and doing Skafell pike next month then Ben Nevis and Snowdon Crib Goch neat year.
I love your videos. Always chuckle along, it's great that you share your experiences as well as show the products and super casual and relaxed. I hope to meet you on the hills one day.
Not sure I understand why you’d want to pick such an obviously unsuitable pitching site when by moving into the hollow 2 metres below would give such a better result? Maybe it’s a tent v tarp thing?
Excuse my ignorance, Paul, as you'll no doubt have the obvious answer, but why didn't you pitch the tarp in the hollow ground? Surely that would have been less windy?
What do u think of the alpkit tarps? Looking at buying the 3square for this very reason. Also whilst I’m on the subject of Alpkit - being a stove addict have you tried their jetboil eqiv (1tr Bru) and what do you think? I noticed it came with the pan adapter.
How's them curu shoes working out for you fella? Was thinking of getting a pair. My knees hip and ankles are killing me. Natty weather in Ireland aswell
If I was in the UK I would probably be camping or hiking everyday with those views, not like out here in Poland with nothing but ugly bushes, No wonder people find my camping content bleh.
Hi Paul, sorry if I missed it in the vid, but which tarp do you use? Or are there a few to choose from, it’ll only be for very occasional use/emergency
Cavedale and Winnats are both collapsed limestone caves, not glacial carves. About the only time I've used my O level in geology. Completely wrong shape mate. Otherwise cracking video.
The collapsed cave theory had been revised last I heard Andy. Whilst not 'carved' by glaciers, nowadays they reckon Cave Dale and Winnats formed as a result of glacial melt-waters. I've got a feeling the same can be said about Gordale Scar too (another one which was long reckoned to be a collapsed cave). 🙂
Ask every mountain rescue team in the UK and they'll tell you how those bothy shelters have saved hundreds and hundreds of lives. All the MRTs use them. Who you gonna believe? The UK mountain rescue teams or some guy on RU-vid?
@kevinhodgson2085 They may very well be safeish for the few hours or so that a MR team shelters a fallen hiker inside, but some people will think they can shelter all night in one even when wet and cold. What Luke (and another vlogger whose YT name I've forgotten) demonstrated is that they build up so much condensation inside that occupants would be endangered from getting wet and cold from their own breath and therefore going hypothermic. Context is important.
Brilliant Paul yet again....I once sent the Mrs my gps coordinates she asked why I sent my bank details to her ... so I'm stuffed if out goes wrong 😂cheers Paul all the very best marra 😃🏕⛰👍
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