What’s a great channel. I tuned in originally to watch your excellent Banshee 200 tent video that you made quite a few years ago. I now see you’ve done a lot more. But with so many years passed, I wonder whether you married Callum? You looked great together in that Banshee one! Anyway, I do hope that you will make some more videos you have such a lovely exuberance.
This was quite interesting, how come I have forgotten to carry spare shoe laces which can definitely be useful if the nasty stuff hits the fan! Also the idea to use thermos for cold drinks must be put to use next summer. BTW do you carry a water filter system of some kind, too? I usually carry some duct tape for sudden repair needs, in addition to a needle and thread. Back when I used to lead a scout group I also packed some extra plastic bags and socks in case someone happens to dip their shoe deep enough to collect water inside. Remove wet sock, put a dry sock on and then the bag over it to protect it from the wet shoe - pf course not a very durable solution if there's still long walk ahead, but may save the day in less demanding situation.
Very useful video thanks. Always liked your videos. I walk with a group fortnightly here in Scotland. Some of us' volunteer' ahead of time as the leader for the day then choose a deputy and backmarker/tail-end Charlie. We are all supposed to have our own FA kit so between us we probably have enough ancient plasters for an A&E unit! I have reviewed, in a storm up Tinto, the 2 person Karrimor bivvy I carry for most walks but I have only used it for necessary shelter once for me. I agree the OS Maps app is a great thing to have (my wife and I had a chuckle when you said "the clients won't notice") and I set it up before every walk. Even for local walks at present it's been handy to record my cycle or walk and share them on FB with members I won't see for who knows how long. It does such the life out of the battery so I usually use a long lead to couple my phone up to a solar (and mains charged) powered charge bank in/on my rucksack and I know I'm good for the long day. The solar part is neither here nor there to be honest. I used to be an asst scout leader so it is ingrained to carry extras of things on a 'what if basis'. Two spare hats, gloves, spare compass, spare wind-up torch, laces, small spare water. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Terry, thanks for taking the time to comment. The power pack is something I missed off the list and I will occasionally carry one on longer challenge days. Good to hear you mention the Scouts, I definitely learned a lot of my 'but what if' attitude from my time with them in my teens. Cheers!
New here and have enjoyed and learnt a fair bit from watching your vids so cheers for that. Would you reccommend taking a camping knife for wild camping ie a 3 inch blade? Meant to be going to the peak district this weekend and wondered what your thoughts were (i have a swiss pen knife). Thanks :)
I guess you’ve done your trip to the Peak District by now so I hope you had a good trip. You don’t need a 3” bladed knife your Swiss Army knife will be more than adequate.
Another great video. Personally I’d ditch the 2nd compass (use phone or client/button compass instead) to save weight. I prefer the gerber vise multi tool as it has the pliers and is lighter. These site waterproof gloves from screwfix are amazing too. Completely submersible like no others I’ve tried and cheap! SITE KF460 FULLY-COATED LATEX GRIP GLOVES BLUE / BLACK LARGE (940FR). Finally, I sack off the spare kit weight with a visual kit check before departure as you said. Saves doubling up! One can never have enough haribo when working with kids either... 👍
Hi Russell, thanks for commenting. Yeah, I can see when a 2nd compass may seem excessive, I think because I do a lot of work with DofE groups the spare comes in handy fairly often, so It's always in my bag. Oo thanks for the gloves tip, I'll have a look. When it comes to spares, as I said It's what's appropriate for the group and the weather, so on a really manky day in march I'll have spares even if the group have their own. Cheers.
Working with kids is a different thing. They’re more susceptible to hypothermia and they have a habit of dropping gloves or hats, leaving them on rocks or watching them blow away in the wind. Always carry spares especially if you’re there in a working capacity.
love camping ecc but ,sorry i just clicked on this video ,because i just love your hair,,i,...its lovly ,sweat girl to,,, hope you have a lovly time camping .
Great to see you posting again (a positive from this lockdown lark). Great advice again that I can adjust to my Fell run leadership too. 😊👍
nice to see you back
Thanks Dan
What’s a great channel. I tuned in originally to watch your excellent Banshee 200 tent video that you made quite a few years ago. I now see you’ve done a lot more. But with so many years passed, I wonder whether you married Callum? You looked great together in that Banshee one! Anyway, I do hope that you will make some more videos you have such a lovely exuberance.
It's good to see you posting videos again. I like hearing what you have to say and really enjoy your trip videos.
Great video 🙂 don't worry about the length of the video, good advice and recommendations are worth listening to.
Thanks for the video
Excellent talk, nice to see you back. Larry ML
Cheers Larry, it's good to be back
Nice to see another video from you.
Interesting tips as always...
Thanks Andreas
Nice video. Just subscribed. Will you be posting more? Thank you.
There are some really interesting ideas in the video for Scout Leaders as well. Will adapt some of my kit accordingly. (:
Thanks! Glad you found it useful.
This was quite interesting, how come I have forgotten to carry spare shoe laces which can definitely be useful if the nasty stuff hits the fan! Also the idea to use thermos for cold drinks must be put to use next summer. BTW do you carry a water filter system of some kind, too?
I usually carry some duct tape for sudden repair needs, in addition to a needle and thread. Back when I used to lead a scout group I also packed some extra plastic bags and socks in case someone happens to dip their shoe deep enough to collect water inside. Remove wet sock, put a dry sock on and then the bag over it to protect it from the wet shoe - pf course not a very durable solution if there's still long walk ahead, but may save the day in less demanding situation.
Very useful video thanks. Always liked your videos. I walk with a group fortnightly here in Scotland. Some of us' volunteer' ahead of time as the leader for the day then choose a deputy and backmarker/tail-end Charlie. We are all supposed to have our own FA kit so between us we probably have enough ancient plasters for an A&E unit! I have reviewed, in a storm up Tinto, the 2 person Karrimor bivvy I carry for most walks but I have only used it for necessary shelter once for me. I agree the OS Maps app is a great thing to have (my wife and I had a chuckle when you said "the clients won't notice") and I set it up before every walk. Even for local walks at present it's been handy to record my cycle or walk and share them on FB with members I won't see for who knows how long. It does such the life out of the battery so I usually use a long lead to couple my phone up to a solar (and mains charged) powered charge bank in/on my rucksack and I know I'm good for the long day. The solar part is neither here nor there to be honest. I used to be an asst scout leader so it is ingrained to carry extras of things on a 'what if basis'. Two spare hats, gloves, spare compass, spare wind-up torch, laces, small spare water. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Terry, thanks for taking the time to comment. The power pack is something I missed off the list and I will occasionally carry one on longer challenge days. Good to hear you mention the Scouts, I definitely learned a lot of my 'but what if' attitude from my time with them in my teens. Cheers!
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Was wondering if this was a day dream or are you in my sub box again 😆 welcome back
Thank, its good to be back!
2 years have passed... Please be consistent and post a new video.
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New here and have enjoyed and learnt a fair bit from watching your vids so cheers for that. Would you reccommend taking a camping knife for wild camping ie a 3 inch blade? Meant to be going to the peak district this weekend and wondered what your thoughts were (i have a swiss pen knife). Thanks :)
I guess you’ve done your trip to the Peak District by now so I hope you had a good trip. You don’t need a 3” bladed knife your Swiss Army knife will be more than adequate.
I love taking my dogs with me when I’m instructing. Everyone always looks a bit shocked when a 6ft bearded man walks past with two chihuahuas
Another great video. Personally I’d ditch the 2nd compass (use phone or client/button compass instead) to save weight. I prefer the gerber vise multi tool as it has the pliers and is lighter. These site waterproof gloves from screwfix are amazing too. Completely submersible like no others I’ve tried and cheap! SITE KF460 FULLY-COATED LATEX GRIP GLOVES BLUE / BLACK LARGE (940FR). Finally, I sack off the spare kit weight with a visual kit check before departure as you said. Saves doubling up! One can never have enough haribo when working with kids either... 👍
Hi Russell, thanks for commenting. Yeah, I can see when a 2nd compass may seem excessive, I think because I do a lot of work with DofE groups the spare comes in handy fairly often, so It's always in my bag. Oo thanks for the gloves tip, I'll have a look. When it comes to spares, as I said It's what's appropriate for the group and the weather, so on a really manky day in march I'll have spares even if the group have their own. Cheers.
Working with kids is a different thing. They’re more susceptible to hypothermia and they have a habit of dropping gloves or hats, leaving them on rocks or watching them blow away in the wind. Always carry spares especially if you’re there in a working capacity.
love camping ecc but ,sorry i just clicked on this video ,because i just love your hair,,i,...its lovly ,sweat girl to,,, hope you have a lovly time camping .