Paddleboard Camping is a TERRIBLE IDEA!

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  • Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
  • Off on a wild camping trip to find a hidden lake in the hills of Northern Ireland and go for a paddle on my Red Paddle Co Compact paddle board.
    Red designed their compact boards to be lighter, fold up smaller and be easier to carry with their backpack. So I decided to put it to the test!
    KIT USED:
    Red Paddle Co 11'0" Compact MSL Pact Inflatable Paddle Board
    Red Pro Change Robe Evo
    Red Waterproof Backpack - 30L
    red.equipment
    Rab neutrino 400 Sleeping bag: geni.us/Jslnj1u
    Grayl Filter Bottle: geni.us/cR4OCfe
    Jetboil Stash: geni.us/B1m0ZI
    OTHER PLACES YOU CAN FIND ME:
    Instagram: / stephenjreid
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    Facebook: / stephenjreidfilm
    Tech Channel: / @stevestechemporium
    #wildcamping #camping #paddleboard
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Комментарии • 129

  • @Kenbur
    @Kenbur Год назад +8

    IF the goal was to make me smile, chuckle and even laugh out loud a bit, well, YOU DID.
    The changing "room" was a hoot and the "landing" of the paddleboard experiment by imitating a seal was excellent. Thank you for the view, entertainment, and even experiment showing of the paddleboard tent camping. I give it 2 👍👍

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it Kenbur 🙂🙂

  • @PaulMessner
    @PaulMessner Год назад +24

    Brilliant Steve. Very entertaining and superb filming mate. Makes me want to rush out and ‘NOT’ buy a paddleboard 😂

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +4

      Thanks Paul. Haha you know you want to 😛 better vantage point than that kayak you were out in

  • @aidang4509
    @aidang4509 18 дней назад +1

    Beautiful cinematography, especially the coffee in the sunrise shot!

  • @SteRumbelow
    @SteRumbelow Год назад +8

    For someone who doesn’t sleep well, I found this even more hilarious than it should be. Nothing like challenging yourself! 😂

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +3

      If it hadn’t been for those crazy birds squawking all night I would have slept much better. Slept like a log when I got home! Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

  • @JohnnyCaldwell
    @JohnnyCaldwell 16 дней назад +1

    Your channel is class man, never stop

  • @hedgerowsandzeros
    @hedgerowsandzeros Год назад +4

    Ridiculously brilliant. Didn't disappoint. Risk assessors worldwide in meltdown ... Job done 😊

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Haha, I’d argue with the precautions we took that this was safer than most of my solo hikes and runs.

  • @bighighlandphotography1702
    @bighighlandphotography1702 Год назад +5

    Loved Colin's footage! Specifically the sunrise silhouette stuff towards the end when you were having your morning cuppa. The music choice helped too I reckon. Bravo! 👌🏼

  • @TheAl2539
    @TheAl2539 Год назад +5

    Amazing idea Stephen, something I thought about trying myself for awhile. Fun Video!

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      Thanks! Hopefully you mean sleeping on the board on land and not in water! 😂

  • @benhikescamps
    @benhikescamps Год назад +4

    Really enjoyed that Stephen. Loads of fun and editing was top notch. Loved the stove at sunset shots. Beautiful.

  • @AScotsmanOutdoors
    @AScotsmanOutdoors Год назад +3

    Another excellent trip and another excellent piece of footage for people of the future to see just what Northern Irish adult males were like in the year 2023 😂Excellent stuff!

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      I dread what theories the future people are going to come up with after this 😂😂

  • @EmilyGallagher
    @EmilyGallagher Год назад +1

    Your friends and family are all hilarious. Thank you for another great video.

  • @PotooBurd
    @PotooBurd Год назад +1

    Binge watching your videos back to back- and adding comments for the algorithm~! 🌻👍 Keep up the great content!

  • @GeoffGreenawayOutdoors
    @GeoffGreenawayOutdoors Год назад +3

    Love it Stephen, I really enjoyed that video. The paddle boarding is out of my comfort zone but you have it mastered 👌. A great camera man as well 👏 👏.

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Thanks Geoff. Took me a while to get used to it and only really on flat water so far. Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂

  • @jumpstart_productions
    @jumpstart_productions Год назад +3

    Strangely enough, I have wanted to do this myself years ago 😂

  • @aaronjames0587
    @aaronjames0587 Год назад +2

    if the risk of drowning wasn't so great that would be my new favourite way of camping!

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      So relaxing lying on a board on the water, but yes, would be incredibly risky to actually try and sleep like that!

  • @spicyhummus6266
    @spicyhummus6266 20 дней назад

    Holy cow, that intro frame was something else! I'm straight flabbergasted at the beauty of the scenery.
    Keeping places like that secret is the only way you can usually keep it as a spot to go to for a generation of few without it being ruined with rubbish & other stuff, which is quite unfortunate...

  • @IrelandOutdoors
    @IrelandOutdoors Год назад +2

    There is wiser eating grass as we would say, very entertaining Stephen :-)

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      Haha thanks! Glad to finally get it published, been in the edit since June!

  • @GeoSphere
    @GeoSphere Год назад +1

    Another fun and entertaining video!
    I love your morning sequence with the edit cuts to the music.
    Brilliant!

  • @jcscholzi
    @jcscholzi Год назад +2

    Very good video, well shot, the paddle board looks class, pity about the bothy, obviously not too secret

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      It’s a well known secret, I’d say everyone in the local village knows where it is but few beyond that. Still enough people for there to be a few to leave a mess though

  • @campingitupinacamper
    @campingitupinacamper Год назад +1

    just bluddy brilliant! The laugh I really needed today!!!

  • @alanrobertson5497
    @alanrobertson5497 Год назад +2

    A bit crazy and magical. 😂

  • @martyjames6204
    @martyjames6204 Год назад +1

    very creative! love it

  • @alanslade2319
    @alanslade2319 3 месяца назад

    Just magical thanks ⛺💯👍

  • @Bokooda
    @Bokooda Год назад +1

    👍 mad as box of frogs. Great fun

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      I would like to see an actual box of frogs 🤣

  • @RedPaddleCo
    @RedPaddleCo Год назад +1

    We say it worked!

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      Well I stayed, mostly dry and afloat 😂

  • @WalkWithWallace
    @WalkWithWallace Год назад +1

    Brilliant Stephen. 🤣

  • @herbertjohnston4608
    @herbertjohnston4608 Год назад +1

    Looks great, craic 😊

  • @nornirishrover
    @nornirishrover Год назад +3

    06:37 "This is one of the more pathetic things I've seen in my life" lol, hilarious, great fun video, really enjoyed that, some beautiful scenery of our wee country, and I know where that is haha.

  • @dane217
    @dane217 Год назад +2

    Entertaining video Stephen, all the lakes up in that area are just as serene.

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Thanks! I’ve been to the other closest one to this with the tin shack. Fascinating area up there. Looks like a mini Mournes in places

  • @equinoxeparabellum6776
    @equinoxeparabellum6776 Год назад

    I have a red board from Troggs Portrush. Brilliant board , so versatile and compact conpared to a hard board. Must try the Glens sometime. Can highly recommend Trannish island Fermanagh for your next video staying in the bothy on Trannish. Fantastic experience.

  • @paulharry2254
    @paulharry2254 Год назад +1

    Highly entertaining as usual Steven. Got to hand it to you - you do give anything a go 😂😂.

  • @AjaySingh-228
    @AjaySingh-228 Год назад +1

    4:50 thats cool...Woe beautiful! Place sir😮❤

  • @littleoldmanrunning105
    @littleoldmanrunning105 Год назад +3

    Nice work! Loved the morning coffee shots ;-)
    As a thought - what if you flipped the paddleboard upside down and slept on the bottom? Then you wouldn't have to deal with all the bumps and straps... I'm assuming the bottom is smooth.
    Great work as a team ;-)

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +3

      Thanks! I’d thought about flipping it but the top is better for a few reasons. 1. Connection points for tent on top. 2. Valve for changing pressure on top. 3. Top has a thin layer of foam which will trap a bit more heat.

    • @littleoldmanrunning105
      @littleoldmanrunning105 Год назад

      @@StephenJReid Fair call ;-)

  • @digiklump
    @digiklump Год назад +2

    That was a really good video. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I would only camp on the board if it was safely on land lol. And with all the gear you are hauling you almost look like a human tuc tuc

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Yeah definitely not safe attempting to camp on the water! Human tuc tuc 😂

  • @WhipperdeetsAdventures
    @WhipperdeetsAdventures Год назад +1

    Brilliant😊😊😊😊

  • @justinwebb3117
    @justinwebb3117 8 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent. You need a TV show. 😂

  • @annemoar5743
    @annemoar5743 23 дня назад

    The Change Robe Ballet is a winner. Bring that to a stage in the next Edinburgh Fringe. 🤣👏🎭

  • @SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636
    @SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 Год назад +1

    Entertaining as usual 😀

  • @DavidDoyleOutdoors
    @DavidDoyleOutdoors Год назад +3

    I know that wee lake, my lips are sealed 🤫 you do have some crazy ass ideas sometimes lol

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      Original plan was just to camp on the board, but then I wondered how well it would float 😂

    • @DavidDoyleOutdoors
      @DavidDoyleOutdoors Год назад +1

      @@StephenJReid my first thought was, how are you going to get in and out while it’s on the water without capsizing

  • @skitsmaxn
    @skitsmaxn 3 месяца назад

    Sooo pretty

  • @davidpoots8362
    @davidpoots8362 Год назад +1

    Can't decide if you're an eeejit or a genius Reid, but maybe sleeping out on the lough could be the ultimate midgy defence.

  • @Paddyman8869
    @Paddyman8869 Год назад +1

    Your cracked man

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Held together with duct tape and superglue

  • @VerVillanueva
    @VerVillanueva Год назад +1

    Watchin' from the Philippines guys. Newly subscribed to your channel!... Loved it.

  • @surgeclips3671
    @surgeclips3671 Год назад +2

    you should go to wallaby island

  • @thebirdlady4304
    @thebirdlady4304 Год назад +1

    Crazy 🤪

  • @freyafoxmusic
    @freyafoxmusic Год назад +1

    So funny ❤

  • @squidwurf
    @squidwurf Год назад +1

    Lovely spot. Not sure about in the tent, on the water though! 😂
    Those morning coffee shots were fantastic. Was that your work or your glamourous assistant Colin's?
    😅 👌

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Thanks! 🙂 I think Colin was still asleep at that point in the morning. Love me a silhouette

  • @goldenappel
    @goldenappel Год назад +1

    I've camped there a few times - lovely spot but I'll say no more! Some of that stuff in the water looked like the green algae that's been making the news in NI recently.

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +2

      Amazing area up there. Loads more to explore. I’ve explored more of the other side. Don’t think that was blue green algae, it tends to grow more in places with potential for farm runoff or sewage. This is too high for that. Apparently it’s actually a type of animal!

  • @Gordonafloat
    @Gordonafloat Год назад +2

    Who carried the huge pump? Looks like it's located in the NE Glens of Antrim. Great video.

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +1

      Pump rolls up inside the paddleboard

  • @tomaspurdy6522
    @tomaspurdy6522 Год назад +1

    Can I ask where you got your tent and what it is called?

  • @northernvisionz1
    @northernvisionz1 Год назад +1

    Nicely done. Lovely material and fantastic shots.

  • @andredeketeleastutecomplex
    @andredeketeleastutecomplex 24 дня назад

    I tried to camp while skydiving, but it didn't work out as intended. I'm writing this from the hospital.

  • @ColmMcCann
    @ColmMcCann Год назад

    There's the makings of Broken Back Mountain 2 at the end! - "Is this paddle board big enough for the two of us?"

  • @pixelpeter3883
    @pixelpeter3883 Год назад +1

    Did you deflate the paddleboard slightly for more nightly comfort?

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      Yup! A lot. Pressure went from 20PSI to probably less than 1

  • @NoelG-IRE
    @NoelG-IRE Год назад +1

    Whilst I know this was just a bit of fun, I’d argue it was more dangerous to wear the life jacket. Could have pushed you up while the bivvy pulled you down or if the board flipped upside down you could have been trapped underneath.

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      Well thankfully didn’t get to test it. Although the water was about 1-2ft deep where I was

  • @spiritinflux
    @spiritinflux 24 дня назад

    if you tie 4 together you can

  • @MsTheaxe
    @MsTheaxe 9 месяцев назад +1

    😂😂😂

  • @Carftymk
    @Carftymk 11 месяцев назад +1

    its not camping if you dont sleep

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  11 месяцев назад +1

      How long do you have to sleep for? 5mins 4hours 20seconds?

    • @Carftymk
      @Carftymk 11 месяцев назад

      @@StephenJReid trying to sleep overnight is fair. even if you only manage 10 minutes

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  11 месяцев назад +1

      @@Carftymk so if it's 9mins it doesn't count? It's a tricky one!! I think it counts as camping if you hoped to sleep 🤣
      I've spent all night on a mountain side in winter photographing stars, that definitely wasn't camping

  • @davidc4408
    @davidc4408 Год назад

    What about gators

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      In Ireland? 🧐

    • @davidc4408
      @davidc4408 Год назад

      @@StephenJReid never know. Some gators can be released and small colony survive. They have been found before

    • @davidc4408
      @davidc4408 Год назад

      @@StephenJReid some were bought as pets illegally and escaped. You never know

  • @bikegeist
    @bikegeist Год назад +1

    Doing stupid things safely. Nice one, Stephen. 🤣☠

  • @johnhenry4471
    @johnhenry4471 Год назад +1

    Ffs Cecil I sooo pissed off omg your on a lake in a bivvi bag and your calling it a tiny tent wtf 😂😂😂

  • @andrewvickers4487
    @andrewvickers4487 Год назад +2

    I did enjoy but yeah, absolute trash Colin! ;) I also watched your infamous midge mayhem for the first time on channel 5 a couple weeks back! 👍

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад +2

      Haha Colin’s getting fired 😂 I keep missing that show when it’s actually on TV. Least money I’ve made from a video probably seen by the most people 😂😂

    • @andrewvickers4487
      @andrewvickers4487 Год назад +1

      @@StephenJReid Haha!

  • @maroofkahn3089
    @maroofkahn3089 Год назад +1

    Dangerous hazard for children, but for you it's okay

  • @wordup1944
    @wordup1944 Год назад +1

    Boating holiday

    • @StephenJReid
      @StephenJReid  Год назад

      That’s a bit generous 😂

    • @wordup1944
      @wordup1944 Год назад

      @@StephenJReid yeah a one star holiday

  • @ghostfakekiller4201
    @ghostfakekiller4201 Год назад +1

    Not a lick of sence made here 😊👍🏻