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Oh that's really interesting Andy, I was on the bus in Exeter on the way back from the Fingle bridge video. Maybe it was that, thanks for the info!

Thank you.

Good idea to going back in winter Andy, I've got loads more to recreate around East Devon later in the year. Maybe I'll have better luck with those although I thought I did pretty well with the ones I did get. I do enjoy this challenge though, it really makes the walk more interesting for me. Thanks for your kind words.

Were you alright after getting bitten? I know children can be affected quite badly by an adder bite. In all my walks I have yet to encounter an adder but they are quite well camouflaged.

@@WalkingDevon I spent a few weeks in hospital and then a few months in a wheelchair as my leg swelled up I cycled home 🤣 from the reservoir area by the bunkers i was only 10 at the time a long time ago tho back think 🤔 was about 97 /98 😂 changed since I played up there

How awful for you, that's a long time to be out of action at that age.

@@WalkingDevon I love it to be honest I was out of school 🤣 for a few week then I had to go 😭 But in a wheelchair I was kind of a naughty kid back then 🤣 and did like school 😅🤣 I could run out of school lol 😂 the over kids in school was amazed as Not even my parents knew about adder snake being poisonous at the time they ended up coming out because there was a fire open Woodbury Common 2 weeks before

@@davidyendoll5903 Sorry to hear about your tent, I'm camping on Dartmoor as I'm typing this! It's very windy as I'm pretty high up but the tent I'm using has endured worse before. Yes I only found out recently that hexamine has been banned, I did go back to my Trangia but one night on the moors it took so long to heat some water when I wanted it quickly that I got the Soto Amicus now. It's so quick and copes with the wind well. I'm hoping the wind will die down once the sun sets else I'm not going to get much sleep. But I do have a good phone signal, which is rare! Thanks for watching and your comment. 🙂

That's great to hear, thanks for watching!

Yes that Basha is a much better size. I picked up the Rab Siltarp 1 after this, which is a bit smaller than your Basha but it kept me nice and dry on a windy and rainy night on the moor. I also got the Alpkit Hunka bivy bag which has saved me a bit more weight. If you're a back sleeper the foam mat might be enough but as I'm a side sleeper... it's a big no for me.

Thank you Darren, still getting used to it but really happy with the upgrade from my phone. Thanks for your support!

No not too much, just much more trees!

Yes the Donkey sanctuary still exists, it's got quite big now. Bovey is coming soonish!

Thank you Adrian, hope you're well.

Thank you Pully, are you coming down for Folk Week?

@@WalkingDevon Yes be in the Volly staying up at the Fringe Festival up Salcomb Burrows Farm 😄

Glad you enjoyed it Sam.

It might have been a Peregrine. I'm not very good at identifying birds but I am learning. Thanks for watching.

Thank you, yes it was indeed a lot of work behind the scenes for this one!

It's a bit easier to use as well, still need some practice with it to get the best out of it.

Thank you Andy, really glad you liked, it It took some planning! It's a nice way to introduce a bit of photography with out it being a tutorial, if you get my drift. I'll certainly be doing more and the Jurassic coast might just feature, watch this space!

Thank you so much, it was lovely to meet you. I had such a nice time down there, I must go back!

Very tiring but very fun too. Still got plenty to do as I'm 19/54 pictures so far! Thanks for watching Sam.

Thank you, I agree!

Thank you, I really like Dawlish but I do try to show the best of the places I visit. It's my photographic background kicking in!

Thank you Steve, It was lovely to meet you today. Check out the OEX Bobcat 1 Person Tent, it's the closest I've seen so far. Safe travels!

Why? I've used it a number of times now, it's very comfortable, well made and fits me perfectly.

Thank you, it's a wonderful place and I can't wait to go back again. You'll have a lovely time when you visit again in the summer.

I had the same experience as you, I've got through so many airbeds through puncturing. I have considered doubling up foam pads, I might try it one night. I've tried putting the airbed inside the bivvy/sleeping bag in the past, it can feel a bit constricting if the bags aren't that big. I didn't like it myself. Recently I used a closed cell foam pad underneath my airbed with my bivvy bag and sleeping bag on top. It worked really well. But any pad will puncture at some point, it's a lottery as to when it will happen. Just get one that's warm and comfortable!

@@WalkingDevon If you find a solution, there are hundreds of us keen to hear about it. My next endeavour is to camp with my wife, so I’m looking to get a Vango Banshee 300, with a footprint and add a mat, then some kind of airbed and then a sleeping bag. The only weak point is the inflatable. Even when I used an inflatable before, it was inside a tent and I checked underneath before pitching. Even then, I patched each mat 5 or 6 times before giving up. I’m not spending big money for a leaky bag again,so I’m going to try an army surplus one when I go next. But I’ll never rely on an inflatable as my only sleeping system again. Better luck next time. I subscribed now, so I’ll be able to watch.

@@WalkingDevon I dug out the mat I was telling you about: Thermarest Ridgerest is the name. I used it with a simple roll mat (cheap) and it was comfortable. I’m considering getting another insulated mat from LOMO (Scotland) who do a range of great stuff and great prices. Decathlon also have a lot of options.

The Thermarest pad you mention is made from closed cell foam like the one I used in my most recent video (you might want to watch it). I had a piece cut to size at a fraction of the price of backpacking stores from efoam.co.uk. I also got a piece of Plastazote from the same place that's 2x1m and I'll use as a footprint for my Vango tent. You can get any thickness you like but I went with the 3mm. I feel that the 3mm is enough to protect an airbed in most conditions and adds warmth that a normal footprint wont..

@@WalkingDevon Thank you! I found mine in a charity shop and I liked it in combination with another ordinary cheap roll mat (it doesn’t even have a name) and I didn’t do any research on it because the name didn’t mean anything to me (I should pay more attention) but thanks for the info about your gear. I’ll look those up. I apologise if I’m taking up too much of your time by writing so often. I don’t know the proper protocol and I’m worried that I may be pestering you. In my defence, I’m always looking to learn from people because this stuff interests me.

Glad you enjoyed it Pully, thanks for watching!

Here I am complaining of a 14kg backpack weight, I bet you'd have loved one that light in the Paras.

@@WalkingDevon 😆

Yeah it's very low, it was my first pitch though and while editing the video I did wonder if I brought the sides in a little and lengthened the pole if it would make it easier to get into. I'll give it a go next time and without the inner but I didn't find it easy myself but like you, I liked the weight of it.

Absolutely Mark, what is available today has come leaps and bounds since I first ever went camping!

Glad you liked it Dan! It was East Hill, I walked from Gittisham to Sidmouth and detoured around Core Copse. I didn't know about the grass, I'm at the start of my botanical journey but I also see far too much Himalayan Balsam around East Devon, especially on the Otter between Otterton and Budleigh.

I's say 4 is pretty good, you got more than me!

Glad you enjoyed the idea and found the app useful, spring will be with you soon!

@@WalkingDevon I can only hope as we’ve still got the central heating on!

Thank you Nick, how wonderful to have enjoyed it as a child too! I think you never really leave the Isles as you always end up returning. I can't wait for my next stay.

Glad you approve.

Thank you Andrew, so glad enjoyed it and brought back happy memories.

Ahh, but I wanted to try it for myself! But seriously I just wanted to see if I could get away without an airbed... apparently not lol.

Thank you Adrian.

Thank you David.

Thank you for the support an understanding Sam, much appreciated.

Thank you Andrew, so sorry about your sister. Such a cruel disease. We share similar experiences of Blackbury Camp!

Thank you Hunter, much appreciated. Wishing you all the best.

Thank you Phill.

Thank you Pully, that's very kind of you .

Thank you Sharon, it's good to see the sun again!

Thank you Mark, well done for beating it! Yes it was indeed very complicated with the distance, dealing with a different legal system and with the time zone difference. A very difficult period of my life but thankfully walking has always been therapy for me and a great time to contemplate on things.

Thank you Andy, it won't be too long!

Thank you, I appreciate your support.

Glad you liked it, it was a lot of fun making these videos and seeking out what remained of the old line. Thanks for watching!