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VISTATREKKER
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Family micro adventures Ireland, Overlanding, RIB offshore and Canoe adventures. Search the following series according to your own interests;-
Network Camping🇮🇪 - Overlanding / SUV camping in Ireland and the challenges of finding wild camping places
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 - Boat adventures Ireland
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 - Open Canoe trips Ireland
Discovery 3 fix - all my adventures depend on this machine, if I cannot find pre existing videos online for fixes I post mine here
Network Camping🇮🇪 - Overlanding / SUV camping in Ireland and the challenges of finding wild camping places
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 - Boat adventures Ireland
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 - Open Canoe trips Ireland
Discovery 3 fix - all my adventures depend on this machine, if I cannot find pre existing videos online for fixes I post mine here
Vistatrekker channel trailer 4K, Choose Network Camping, RIB adventures, Canoe adventures & fixes
Welcome to a Vistatrekker's view. This short video is intended as an introduction to the activities and ideas that drive this channel. Search your own particular interest by play list under either Network Camping, RIB adventures, Canoe Adventures or Discovery 3 Fix. Thank you for watching.
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RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP8 4k Trailer launching a RIB, Jameson's cove beach landing, boat & drone handling
Просмотров 448Месяц назад
This boat run is the story of 4 Dad's who head out to see exactly how much adventure can be had while still getting home in time for the school run. All manoeuvres are covered in this video as we make our way to a treacherous but beautiful little rocky cove for a good Coffee. The boat does suffer some small damage and we cover the fix. At the end anyone interested in drone operations afloat may...
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP7 4k, A trip to historic St Patrick's Island by boat, RIB manoeuvres & mistakes
Просмотров 5412 месяца назад
St Patricks Island is situated off the east coast of Ireland close to Skerries Harbour. Littered with history, ruins, legends and wildlife this little trip is a great day out for 3 old friends. Also in this video; getting to know the new 5.5 meter aluminium hulled 3D tender RIB, how she manoeuvres in port, how she handles at sea and some mistakes made with the fuel system are all covered in thi...
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP6 4K, Speed trials exploring Shenick Island, Nividic 550 3D Tender 550 Suzuki 100
Просмотров 6982 месяца назад
This is the short story of our 2024 shake down cruise, first time out in flat calm gave us the chance to do speed trials on our boat with a family of 4 aboard, running through some of my thoughts as we get used to this boat and also the process of beach landing and recovery. #Aluminium RIB #Suzuki DF 100 #how fast #what propeller
Network Camping EP18 4K Finding solo Overland wild camping spots, Wild Atlantic Way, Discovery 3,LR3
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.3 месяца назад
My father bought a van when I was a kid. It previously delivered tyres. Painted on the sides were the words "More Miles, More Smiles". Over the years the more bleached and more rusty the sides of that van became the funnier these words became. There is a metaphor for a dealing with the trials of getting older in that story. In this car camping overland story I am answering the logistical challe...
Discovery 3 fix EP4 Land Rover, LR3 Door trim repair the easy way and my bodge job theology
Просмотров 6624 месяца назад
Quick repair solution for this common fault with older Discovery 3 Land Rovers. The Lower door trim comes loose with use and age. This is a short fix, less than half an hour. Short fix - Long adventure. Some people spend far longer preparing their adventure vehicle than they ever spend adventuring in it. I try not to be that man. In this video I walk the thin line that runs between laziness and...
Network Camping EP17 4K. Wild Camping in Storm Gerrit, Land Rover Discovery 3, Car Camping, Ireland
Просмотров 3924 месяца назад
The struggle to leave the Christmas couch is won this time by heading out for some car camping, unfortunately I was met by Storm Gerrit, however it worked out better than expected. Follow along as we find a suitably quiet pier along the Wild Atlantic Way. Some tips and thoughts along the way as always. #discovery3 #overlanding #wildatlanticway
Discovery 3 fix EP3, Upgrade Euro 7 pin to 13 pin trailer connector using a kit, Land Rover
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Improve and update your Land Rover Discovery 3 to the newer Euro 13 pin trailer connector plug giving improved functionality and reliability. This video is designed for a beginner D3 owner who is just starting to realise how handy they will have to become if they are to keep this thing running effectively. This is a fiddly but essentially 'plug and play' straight forward task. The video offers ...
NETWORK CAMPING EP16, 4K, Wild Atlantic Way Winter Car Camping, DJI Drone blown away, how to recover
Просмотров 6185 месяцев назад
Testing the idea of camping on remote and quiet piers along the Wild Atlantic Way in winter. In this trip my dog and I go car camping in a Discovery 3. It was too windy for the roof top tent. We explored the Beara Peninsula in West Cork and Kerry, South West Ireland. The trip takes place in a stormy November. The Drone was blown away by high winds on multiple occasions due to high winds. At the...
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP5 4K RIB trip in a January dawn, Nividic 550 Suzuki 100 & Lencraft 620 Honda 130
Просмотров 4,7 тыс.6 месяцев назад
Join us for a 2 RIB mid winter dawn run in the Irish Sea. In this episode we burn through as much ageing petrol as we can with a mid winter sunrise trip on the Irish Sea. Follow along as we launch at Skerries before sunrise, take in sunrise at the Rockabill light house, then South to Lambay Island for coffee over the wreck of the RMS Tayleur, known as the first Titanic, then we round Lambay Isl...
Network Camping EP15 4K Family Overland Autumn wild camp with a Discovery 3 & 3 donkeys in the woods
Просмотров 4596 месяцев назад
We return to the Donkey forrest for a Halloween camp and to watch the leaves turn. With knives in hand we meet monster pumpkins in the woods and even find Gremlins in the Land Rover, will we ever make it out? We spend time with friends, eat marshmallows, get smoked out by rascals, break a load of stuff, fling a lot of mud and plough a field but still find peace and salvation in those big old do...
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP4 4K - Did I buy the right sized aluminium RIB - Nividic 550 & Suzuki DF100b
Просмотров 2 тыс.7 месяцев назад
In early October 2023 we headed out to see if I could achieve what I bought this for, family fun enroute and a beach landing on nearby Irelands eye. This is a 5.5 metre aluminium hull which I chose for lightness in beach handling as well as cargo capacity for future adventures. It is paired with a Suzuki DF100 outboard motor. Please note, I do not have any commercial relationship to any product...
Network Camping EP14 4K - Where to beach camp, overlanding in Ireland - Legally! Discovery 3 & RTT
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.7 месяцев назад
Although this is episode 14, this video continues on most relevantly from Episode 12 of the Network Camping series in looking at overland beach camping in Ireland. For more information on beach bylaws and calculating tides when beach camping refer to episode 12. In this episode we wild camp legally on a beach in North Kerry known as Beale strand. We will also look at some considerations in doin...
Network Camping EP13 4K where to wild camp in Ireland, family 4x4 overland in a Discovery 3 & RTT
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Wild Camping spots in Ireland are hard to find. This video looks at how we found this wild camping spot and several others as well just by asking among our network of friends both in life, online and at work. If you are equipped to leave no trace then why be shy about asking. We bring all we need with us, including a fire pit and a chemical toilet, and we leave nothing behind us beyond our trac...
Discovery 3 fix, EP2, Yaw rate sensor the easy way. Land Rover, LR3 Air suspension 'Tres amigos' fix
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.9 месяцев назад
Yaw rate sensor replacement on a 2005 Discovery 3 - the easy way, watch in conjunction with the linked videos below ruclips.net/video/BhXrPt2ARFo/видео.htmlsi=NusE4dfUwjq-0bNz ruclips.net/video/O5kh4BeCOJQ/видео.htmlsi=JX3OM-5MAqM72k4K
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP7, 4K, The Paddle and the Pedal, River Boyne, Trim & chasing Dragon Flies
Просмотров 33110 месяцев назад
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP7, 4K, The Paddle and the Pedal, River Boyne, Trim & chasing Dragon Flies
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP3 4k Lambay Island wildlife, Family RIB trip in a Nividic 550 with 100HP Suzuki
Просмотров 96011 месяцев назад
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP3 4k Lambay Island wildlife, Family RIB trip in a Nividic 550 with 100HP Suzuki
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP2 4K, Adding the RIB to the fun arsenal, Family fun, Ireland, learning the ropes.
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.11 месяцев назад
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP2 4K, Adding the RIB to the fun arsenal, Family fun, Ireland, learning the ropes.
RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP 1, 4K, Family adventure, Ireland beyond the beach. Nividic 550, Suzuki DF100
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RIB Adventures🇮🇪 EP 1, 4K, Family adventure, Ireland beyond the beach. Nividic 550, Suzuki DF100
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP6 4K flat calm dawn chorus paddle in an open canoe, Ireland, May 2023
Просмотров 228Год назад
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP6 4K flat calm dawn chorus paddle in an open canoe, Ireland, May 2023
NETWORK CAMPING EP12 Overland 4X4 Wild Atlantic Way beach camping; sand, bye-laws & tides in Ireland
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NETWORK CAMPING EP12 Overland 4X4 Wild Atlantic Way beach camping; sand, bye-laws & tides in Ireland
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP5 4K - Open Canoe paddle at dawn, Captured by Insta 360 X3 and DJI mavic 2 zoom
Просмотров 378Год назад
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP5 4K - Open Canoe paddle at dawn, Captured by Insta 360 X3 and DJI mavic 2 zoom
Discovery 3 Fix, EP1, Land Rover Discovery 3. Dead glow plugs short term workaround
Просмотров 2,1 тыс.Год назад
Discovery 3 Fix, EP1, Land Rover Discovery 3. Dead glow plugs short term workaround
Network Camping EP11 4K, Kerry in November, A family Wild Atlantic Way road trip & solo wild camp
Просмотров 676Год назад
Network Camping EP11 4K, Kerry in November, A family Wild Atlantic Way road trip & solo wild camp
Network Camping EP10 - Timelapse collection. 4X4 Discovery 3 family overland wild camping - Ireland
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Network Camping EP10 - Timelapse collection. 4X4 Discovery 3 family overland wild camping - Ireland
Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP4 4K. Family paddle by open canoe up the Rogerstown tidal Estuary
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Canoe Adventures🇮🇪 EP4 4K. Family paddle by open canoe up the Rogerstown tidal Estuary
Network Camping EP9 4K Overland family camping on a mountainside, Gleninchaquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Просмотров 7212 года назад
Network Camping EP9 4K Overland family camping on a mountainside, Gleninchaquin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Network Camping EP8 4K Midsummer overland family camping by a lake in Ireland with a Discovery 3
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Network Camping EP8 4K Midsummer overland family camping by a lake in Ireland with a Discovery 3
Network Camping EP7 4K Family Overland camping with the dawn chorus using a Discovery 3 in Ireland
Просмотров 8582 года назад
Network Camping EP7 4K Family Overland camping with the dawn chorus using a Discovery 3 in Ireland
Did you meet the goats
@@vincenthigginbotham8729 no we missed the goats, maybe we’ll have to go back sometime.
How is the consumption at average cruise speeds ?
@@saschahohenberger7969 haven’t worked out an accurate figure for sustained cruise but it’s very low. Average consumption for a day out like this one is 8 - 10 litres. Most I ever burned in a day out was 18litres and that was the Jameson’s cove episode and that would have included a good bit of time at wide open throttle in the race to get home on time. This is a very economic setup.
True words. This would be a brilliant intro clip for your page. Keep it coming Robin. See you on the trail 🧡
Thank you. I believe I have this video set up as a channel trailer but it will only play as such for first time visitors to the channel as far as I understand.
Great video , we spend a lot of time in this lovely area, my good friend bought a Farm house with land not so far from here.
Thanks for watching and appreciate the feedback. It’s a lovely area, particularly in the spring. Happy memories. The videos get better later on 😂 always learning 👍
A quality storyteller with cool adventure toys to play in the elements!! 😎
@@MiriamKennedy thank you as always Miriam. A veritable fun arsenal 😁
How have you only 850 subs???? Deserving of way more
Thank you Davy. I appreciate the centiment of your question. I think the algorithm finds such the broad variety of subjects I post confusing. It’ll try showing a canoe trip to a camper and a camp trip to a boater, and so I take two steps forward and one step back. But it’s okay. I don’t do enough of either of those three to run whole channel for each subject. I’m just happy to make the videos I’m inspired to make and let the sub count be what it’ll be. I absolutely love making these things. Eventually I’ll end up with a subscriber pool who can tolerate my meandering interests and totally random publishing schedule, but there’s no rush 😂 The road is long. The algorithm doesn’t hold the key to my income as this is all done for fun, but I do think it is a good teacher to anyone interested in this craft. I’m always learning here.
Love it! Robin I can't get over how you have my car, passion for boating and love for adventure and camping! To say nothing about having the same name. Hoping our channel will lean more into similar adventure post renovation! If we can help your adventure down west Cork let me know!
@@rdcork1 funny to find your comment here in this instant Robin because I’ve literally just been watching your exploits all the way from the sea bed to dinner and the promise of a salad to follow what looked like a fabulous dinner in a grand location. Thank you for the offer, I feel like this is a damn good idea and very likely to happen. Where abouts in west Cork are you roughly?
Videography in common too don’t forget 🙌👊
@@VISTATREKKER in a small town called ballydehob just past bantry. It's located in a place called roaring water bay, home to the Carberry hundred isles.
@@rdcork1 I lived there when I was small. From that time I remember beaches, radar domes getting blown up by the IRA, and the arches of the railway bridge by the playground which fascinated me. With a name like Robin you’d spot I was a blow in of course, we blew out again though, but not before my sister was born there. I came back and worked for Edmond in Rossbrin boat yard when I was 16. Had a very enjoyable summer there waiting for the leaving results. Was that Rochelle you two went to? Saw a clip somewhere saying you met in boarding school.
@@VISTATREKKER yeah it was Rochelle, and we named our son Ashton. You know it? Most bizarre U were here too!! And working at Rossbrin too! I'm only attempting to get to know the place but it has potential! Lots
Loved this.
Thank you Robin. Feedback is invaluable and as always will steer future videos so it’s much appreciated.
What an awesome idea!
@@robinferguson8911 so far so good Robin. After a while it would be cool to build up a chain of such camping spots and then go overland for a bit longer.
You have the talent of a fine cinematic producer and the voice of a traditional Radio announcer. Plus the best 4WD and a great setup for independent travel. Well done!
@@robertjohnston3658 thank you Robert, I genuinely appreciate your feedback. Means a lot of course. Feedback after all is what steers the next video.
Fab episode Robin, gonna borrow those drone ideas for boat recovery!
@@WestCorkWander oh cool, you’ve gone all in, a boat as well, what type of boat do you have. A little bigger or say a sailing boat and maybe the fish recovery net strategy mentioned in comments below may also help.
@@VISTATREKKER the lr3 for land adventures and a warrior 195 for offshore adventures. Had 5 other boats over the last 14 years but this one fits well! It was our forever boat until we saw yours. I'd love a little rib to quickly nip out to the islands . Hoping to do a little more non house renovation stuff next year. Dying to check out the west Cork proper 🤞
ahh, woops, I now remember you telling me this before, the 195 with the shelter is also not without its merits, if my wife who is always virtually perished with the cold at sea saw yours she would be pointing at it and wondering why I didn't buy one like that. The best boat of course is the one available to a person right now, but I must say my little RIB, albeit after too many years of planning, was exactly the one I wanted. That is to say exactly the combination of compromises I accept. The only one that came close was the highfield 540, not sold here, and the 'Bord a Bord' Divinis 540 all aluminium also would need to be imported. The latter has no tubes, just bare double hull unsinkable aluminium, that would last an eternity, but I was worried about resale. It's all about RIBS here. An all aluminium unpainted oxide protected boat would have been an oddity around here if I ever had to sell. Ahh, boats, sure we could talk forever, better off to just get going 😄
Brilliant footage nicely done on the editing, great commentary really enjoyed the video thank you for sharing. Yes the WAW simply is incredible regardless the weather conditions. I definitely will leave a follow to see your next. See you on the trail 🧡
@@inkedgermanexplorer thank you. I always especially appreciate a comment from someone who also knows how much work goes into putting these things together.
Im thinking of getting a rib and these videos keep inspiring me. Hello from Puerto Rico!!!!
@@Jassonrodz hello to you in beautiful Puerto Rico, what an amazing place that would be to own a boat. Best of luck with all your research and decisions along the way if you do pursue this plan. Thanks for your feedback 👍
@@VISTATREKKER so far i think ill be starting up with a highfield classic 290 with a suzuki 20hp and go from there! Thanks for your videos!
@@Jassonrodz Highfield seem to be good from the reviews I’ve read. Enjoy life afloat. Tiller boats of that size can be really good fun once there’s enough horses bolted on to get you and crew up on the plane.
@@VISTATREKKER yeah that is what i have seen but the next one i will like to be the patrol 420 or 460
Agree with all you said
Thanks for watching and appreciate the feedback.
Great video again. On the last trip you had some issues with the fuel. I searched this boat and it seems to not to have any fuel gauge? How are you managing that?
Thanks for the feedback. Genuinely appreciated. It has no fuel gauge but the fixed tank is 45litres and so far this trip was the most I’ve ever used in single a day at 18litres. I dip it with a wooden stick which I calibrated by filling the tank 10 litres at a time. My reserve tank is just a 20 litre plastic hand carry tank but it actually does have a float gauge, not to mention you can tell by the weight, so if I’m ever getting that tight I’ll have warning. Finally I have a 3rd 10litre can just for if I’m really losing track of myself someday😁 Also I have a syphon pipe which you see in one of the recent videos, I think the one listed as ‘speed trial’ with a bulb pump on it so that I can move fuel around safely and neatly if I ever have to do so at Sea. A gauge would certainly have prevented the issue you mentioned but equally my wooden stick could have done the same.
Super vid yet again.
Very much appreciate your feedback Cronin, it’s easy to wonder sometimes if a video is way off the mark. Comments are great and do help keep things on track.
That was great Robin! Great to hear about your approach with launching the drone and using a safe home position…very smart! Such a great spot for that coffee with the weather to go with it 😎 That sudden change in weather was pretty shocking…weather behaviour is certainly a different beast out there! Your handy work and knowledge build up continues!! No more school runs for a while now…another entertaining watch 🤩🎉
Thank you Miriam. Always appreciate your support hugely. I have a question. Which tent would fit in this boat and sleep 3 lanky kilroys, and last a very long time.
@@VISTATREKKER oooohhhhh - I would go with an MSR. Either the 4 person Elixir 4 (3.6Kg) or the Mutha Hubba NX 3 (2.29Kg)...the 4 person might be so much more comfy for 3 though! The Vangos seem very weighty as you increase in size. I've 2 MSR tents and they've lasted me 9 years plus - they aren't great in really crazy winds but who wants to be out in those conditions!! My tuppence 😉
@@MiriamKennedy brilliant thank you Miriam. At the rate the kids are growing up I think 4 person tent is the only way. I’ll have a look at these and see. Thanks for your advice 👍
@@VISTATREKKERI’d imagine the 4 person will even be a squeeze for the 3 of you. The 3 person would be a nightmare the more I think about it! 😇
@@MiriamKennedy yes, we are slightly spoiled after the roof top tent with its vast 70mm vast memory foam mattress 😩
You can make a video showing the characteristics of the boat
Hi José, do you mean handling characteristics or equipment and accessories?
Yes@@VISTATREKKER
@@VISTATREKKER I want to buy one like yours and if you can make a video where you can put the characteristics
@@joselopezsanchez2359 hi José I will try, probably won’t get to it until autumn though. One thing I will say - Put the maximum 100hp on it. Same block size. Very economical compared to harder working smaller engines and hops up on the plane without a second thought regardless of how many passengers.
@@VISTATREKKERcould I know how much it cost you in euros?
Re drone recovery . Grab a medium size fishing net. Scoop the drone out of the ski. Works everytime
Think I’ve seen the lads in safe haven marine doing this and it looks like a great strategy. I guess the net opening needs to be big.
Brilliant as always Robin. So aesthetically pleasing.
Thank you very much. Might have to take you for a spin when things quieten down and the brats are back in school.
@@VISTATREKKER I appreciate the offer but I'll be on the move to the continent soon. Keep up the good work my friend.
Well that’s only fitting for a wandering Irishman I suppose.
Great video Robin. Big hello to Noel. Great to see you guys. You’ll have to join me on this TIG welding course I’m planning to do!
Thank you. Can Tig welding do aluminium?, it seems inevitable with my taste in beaches that I’ll need a good welder someday 😩
Well, that beats Costa or a roadside horsebox !!! . Nice location to hang out with 3 other dads 😊 and have coffee. Great weather as well. All the best.
It certainly does beat your average horse box Andrew. Absolutely cracking spot. Would love to extend this operation to include a little beach camping some day. Over water overlanding. Waking up on a cove like that would make the coffee even better still.
Gamechanger for boat & watersports that gopro floaty holder for the drone Robin! Great thinking!
Very pleased with it Gary, thank you, would love to know if it would float the drone but unfortunately there’s only one way to really find out 😅
Could you make a quick video and go through the equipment on your boat?
I will put this on the todo list 👍
Fantastic Robin! As a viewer who will likely never own or have to manoeuvre a boat, I still find it so engaging! Jaysus….a failing engine at sea, my god - not a fear that’s stopping you getting out thankfully! 😉 Yet another super island to see and to hear of its folklore - the good aul days are here and now for sure!! 🤩
Hi Miriam, thank you for sticking with me on this slightly divergent track of interest, even though the destination might be the same. I’m thinking of a little standby motor for ‘just in case’. It’s always a compromise, weight, space etc, but those west coast cliffs practically have ‘second engine’ written across their scarred faces. To the good old days 🙌
@@VISTATREKKERthe scenario of an engine failing had never occurred to me! A spare tube and some small tools feel like light work now! 😊
@@MiriamKennedy redundancy for redundancy, backup for backups, when stuff breaks and you already planned for it there’s a little bit of glee that is worth the strain. Same when camping on a frozen peak I’m sure.
@@VISTATREKKER the spare superser is never too deeply packed in the backpack! 🤩
@@MiriamKennedy 😂💪🙌 winter ready
thakyou! just incredible
Lovely feedback to get Teresa, thank you 🙏
Lovely trip and video. Thats what its all about! Those guide-ons are something i have been considering. How do you find them? Any disadvantage? Your recovery looked good considering the current
Thank you Denis. The guide poles I have are called floatem poles because the roller is buoyant and rises as the trailer descends in. The are immensely handy. Not just current but trying to launch into a tail wind running up the slip with waves breaking along the trailer as in the January Dawn trip in this series. To be honest I don’t understand how anyone does without them. Disadvantage is cost. These ones are beautifully welded and tough as you like but they are well over 200 sterling plus postage if I recall. I wasn’t going to bother until I put a scrape in the keel and that was that. The disadvantage is just that the lower elbow is sticking out wider than the wheel and also aft of it so it’s swinging wide as you turn which is worrisome on narrow roads particularly with high walkways either side that might catch it. In the end I’ve gotten used to treating the trailer as being that bit wider because it’s just essential to me to have them if I’m to launch and recover single handedly.
@@VISTATREKKERthanks for the advice. I self launch/recover and have been mostly fine but I did struggle more recently recovering at Doolin pier. It was my first time using Doolin and conditions were tricky. No damage except my ego, lessons learned: guide poles needed. 😂
Nothing like trailer work to deliver a good old ego dent. Probably the fact that my trailer does not really have rollers makes the trailer a less welcoming route for the bow, however I am now as hooked as a 6 year old still using stabiliser wheels on the bike😂. Today I recovered from the same slip at low water meaning I had to go off the side of the slip to avoid the step at the end of it and so I went in by the sand beside the slipway and then winched it up onto the trailer. Same deal with current and wind ripping across the trailer and only one set of feet willing to get wet (even on Father’s Day) so the guide poles were a gift yet again.
@@VISTATREKKER Ahh what a lovely way to spend Fathers day though! Yes, I've made the decision to go for the poles. I just pulled all my internal anodes and despite regular flushing they were quite dirty with all the hard water here.
@@denisryan4984 oh dear. Hard water here too…. Never thought of that.
Great video of your little adventure. I have just got a Highfield 540 so looking forward to some of my own adventures around the Channel Islands. Can I ask where you got the steering knob attached to your wheel. They make it much easier and quicker to operate an outboard. Thanks Mark
The Highfield 540 was the one I really wanted with the deeper V and stronger transom for 115hp, but there’s no dealer here in Ireland so I’ve ended up happy with this one as 100is enough and the hull is that little lighter, but I do love the highfield. It took me a while to find a good wheel knob but it’s essential in my mind. Some knobs arrived from Amazon the size of a peanut. I’ll attach the link for mine below. It’s class, works, looks and fits well. www.ebay.ie/itm/282778835940?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=5282-175127-2357-0&ssspo=Yy3Bl3p2Qea&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=Ihkxbo8YQNu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
excellent merci
Thank you 🙏 much appreciated
Another fantastic video and you're not too far from me in this one. I'm staying in Rush for a little while. This looked like a lot of fun.
Not too far at all, in fact that Launch and recovery is at Rush sailing club as you probably know. Lovely place to live with coastal walks and a beach facing where you’d want for any wind on the compass. Thank you as always for your support and feedback. It sure was a lot of craic, (once the engine started😅)
You have Amazing posts living in the Yukon for many Years I 100% understand how a bad decision on ground stability can ruin your day.. 16 hours working out of a small mud hole LOL
Marc thank you for the feedback, always appreciate it. Yukon is the mother load of wild places whose scent and footprints I track and only occasionally snare through a relatively populated and regulated Atlantic island. The stories you could tell I’m sure after years out there….by the way, what a Sir name for an outdoorsman Mr Oleshak, just fills me with the image of intrigue around the bend of a mountain trail or a lazy turn in a river.
Wow I have to say this is probably the best camping video I have seen. The life and scenery there are amazing, but the 3 of you together immersed in the moment is so beautiful. Thank you
Hey Marc, what a great comment to receive. Thank you. It means a lot of course. It was a special trip and one I was determined to do justice to with this video. These things take time to create and I do so happily, but comments like this sure do motivate the next one. Happy trails Marc, best of luck finding the adventures, people and places that bring these things to life.
Lovely video. And what a nice trip out with your family. Really enjoyed learning about the boat. Thank you for sharing!
You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the feedback.
Your movie is splendid and your voice « en adéquation avec vos images « thanks
Thank you sincerely. Each comment and every piece of feedback steers the next edit, so I appreciate it. Thats how I learn this craft.
Wow, I stumbled across this and started watching as you have a Disco (I have a Disco 4 with a roof tent) and wasn’t expecting anything as cinematic and thought provoking- thank you for putting this together and sharing. Heading to Wales for a long weekend, and ready for the headspace.
You’re very welcome, my pleasure. I love putting these together. The process itself provokes and condenses my own thoughts on places, times and events. Very much appreciate your feedback and that the end result resonates with a fellow Discovery roamer. Enjoy wales and especially the headspace.
Looks like the 4x4 of the sea can handle both waves and family adventures! The smiles and interest on the kid’s faces are all anyone needs to know about justifying it to yourself or others!!!🚤🏖 Why stick to just a road trip when you can have a sea trip too? 🙂 Another great video Robin, beautifully and skilfully crafted! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Paul as always for your support, watched it this morning after the couple of days since the edit and see mistakes I missed before, but perfection is the enemy of progress in this and as you say the interest and the faces are exactly the point. They were perfect. I have a little dream where the roof tent is set up by water and the RIB is bobbing nearby making promises about the morning as she lies to her huge array of anchors. Marshmallows of course to complete the scene 🙌
@@VISTATREKKER I think you're mentally penning the script for your next adventure 🚙🏕🔥... I hope so!!! And as for the errors, as Bruce Lee (I think) once said, "Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them." - Me? I make so many I rarely if ever spot them in others!!!
@@SirMossalot_Paul well said Paul. Couldn’t agree more. No point focusing on those of others because your own are the easier fix.
Fantastic Robin.
Thank you for watching Dermot. Not your natural subject, well speed is I suppose. I might turn you into a sailor yet 😅
Loving your insight. Interesting that you are getting similar speeds. I am pushing a 6m with a 115 suzuki. Changed my prop and lost about 6 knots of speed but getting improved economy - I might change back. Looking good as usual.
Thanks Denis, appreciate your feedback, propellers seem to be a real science with too many variables to be able to afford to try them all, yet to get it right that’s what you would need to do for each new hull. All I changed was reducing pitch from 21 to 19, but then there’s diameter in fractions and number of blades, which is surely right for me at 3, but still if she’s not burning too much and we can have the craic I reckon we’re good. My hull and boat are not really optimised for too much speed either.
Very valuable research Robin! 😇 The Summer and calm waters await! Looked like a fab day out for you all on another wonderful island! 🤗
🤣 yes, yes it was all in the interests of science of course, though I think my speed test sample may need to be expanded to provide me with a more robust data set, after all I made no account of the breeze or trim. Naturally such research may involve further coffee brakes on any passing islands I may find.
Excellent content & commentary… Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hey thank you so much, genuinely appreciate your feedback. Thats what steers the next one 👍👍
Great video Robin, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Steering the RIB is a great experience for your kids, they too will follow your passion for the sea and the islands.
Darragh great to hear from you and thank you for the feedback. I think and I hope they will.
Stunning photography
Hi Carol, genuinely appreciate the feedback. Glad you enjoyed it and thank you.
Thanks for sharing another one of your lovely films.
You’re very welcome Richard, glad you enjoyed it and as always I appreciate your feedback very much.
How is the build quality? is there max engine weight? Great content mate! Keep it up
Not sure about weight but the limit is 100hp unlike the high field 540 which is 115. If you look at the transom area in the high field it’s more substantial but the hull weighs more. This is only 400kg. The welds on my hull are a thing of beauty. I can lie under the trailer and look at those welds and it relaxes my mind into a transcendental state they are so gorgeous. (As aluminium welding goes that is) The welding on the deck housings is of a lower standard. Where they are ground off to finish the welds you can see this work beneath the paint as the sun shines on it but it’s not immediately apparent in passing. It’s relatively complex metal work though and I guess moulded fibreglass will always be more polished. Ironically though the utilitarian look is all part of the appeal to me though. I’m glad this thing looks like it’s here to do a job. The high field has a deeper V which I would have preferred but the hull welding often looks shoddy and lumpy. It may just be that the deeper v is harder to form in plate metal. In any case this hull was the only aluminium hull available here. The finish of the workshop who assembles the final package is also a consideration of course. You might wish to view their work before you decide. Aluminium is a great material. Light. Tough. Durable. 100% recyclable. The last bit was specifically important to me.
Oh my god tell me about it,even when I decide that's it !!I better head home now I still end up going up the wee lanes and tracks.Theres something great about sleeping in your truck and the early in the morning time😊,great shots there cheers for sharing.
Holidays should not be once a year. They should be stolen from every spare chance we can find. Life’s too short to wish away waiting for a far off time when there’s also chances to see things after work or wherever else you find your chance. Glad you enjoyed it and I think also understood it.
Ahhhhhhhhhh - Portrane ... You can't park there anymore! Bollarded off ... Always someone ruining our family fun trips
I know, had a little fury fume for myself when I saw the stupid brand new bollards across it now. So utterly stupid. Bugs me completely. Have a look at EP12 on here and Fermoyle strand. I’ve the legalities and by-laws covered in that one.
I enjoyed that ... I remember cars being able to go up and down the length of Mornington, Bettystown, Laytown beaches - But of course, some few goes and ruins it for the many. Now it's banned. Camping at the beach at night is great! Over west is more appealing than the east coast! Donegal such a vast place .... ☘
I agree. The west coast offers a lot more options in this kind of venture. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated.
Superb , thoroughly enjoyed your video.
Thank you Brian, comments and support like this always steer and drive on the next one. Much appreciated.
Beautifully shot, edited and written dude 👊 organisation with your kit is key . I’m going down that way on a e-bike soon 🚵♂️ thanks for your video pal 👊🍀
Hey great to hear from you and thank you especially for your comment. Genuinely appreciated. I just found your e-bike stuff and I look forward to following along there. Funnily enough I’ve been commuting to work on an e bike for a year now (3000km😎) and I’ve been wondering about its potential to go further. Range, charging and the logistics of that is interesting. Sometimes a vehicle is a hindrance in the hunt for a wild camp.
Pleasure to watch as always Robin.
Thank you kindly Sir, a bit longer than usual but seems to have worked anyway.