Such a lovely film, to let nature and your journey through it speak for itself. No bantz, no chatter nor the relentless obsession with gear and gadgets just you and the rain and the water and the greeness. Thank you.
Just a beautiful adventure, weather turned bad but you were prepared and still enjoyed it.When things change we adapt and we can still see the beauty of nature and life.thank you.
Thank you so much. It was a really special trip for us as we found out Amber had passed her masters during the rainy 18 hours we spent in the tent! Pretty special :)
Great stuff guys! never shy of a good pitch around Tollymore, I'm more of an 'out of season' trekker, the rain doesn't bother me really, but that all looked a bit warm and sticky to me! atb Sinco
Love the video. Thank you. I've just done a 3 day wild camp in Wales. Loved it but got soaked. Do ponchos work well for you? Don't they let water in easily? I have a snugpack poncho but it soaked out quickly a year ago. But my use of rain jacket and trousers also soaked out. Do you have a kit list perhaps? Rgds Imran
Hi Imran, no kit list yet! We will work on a kit list and a gear video this year as we share a lot of kit (double sleeping bag/double air mat etc). The ponchos we use are the Army Basha ones that you can also use as tarps, then you connect the poppers down the side to wear as a poncho. So in total we have basha, rain gear and bag covers. I’m using an atom pack with a dcf pack liner and my stuff was 100% fine, ambers osprey bag did start absorbing water! Need to consider a waterproof liner for her! However, I am a big fan of the bashas just for how versatile they are. We can set up tent in a rainy place and then have two tarps to sit on and put up to have an outdoor area to cook and eat too! 👍🏻
Thank you for your very helpful reply. I have an old '57 army poncho (as you desrcribed) from my army cadets days and I 100% agree with you regarding their versatility. You might have inspired me to reuse it. But as I'm in my late 50s, I'm trying to go much lighter as pack weight seriously hinders the joys of walking. But ultralight gear is costly so gradually getting there. But being wet through is also unpleasant although is manageable eg a sacred set of dry sleep clothes in a dry bag. It's being cold and wet that causes discomfort....and danger. The ease and ventilation of the poncho is compelling though. I also have an osprey exos rucksack and yet even with my pack cover it still became very damp so I use an orange survival bag as a pack liner to protect my gear. I do like the atom packs dcf rucksacks. That's on my wish list. Yes - Thank you - your kit list, when you get round to it, would be helpful.
oh my goodness! Your videos really help me find my zen 🤲🏾 I love seeing you guys courage and determination truly inspirational! I feel like I’m living through your adventures! Keep thriving - Deborah Smith
Love reading messages like this! I thought we had already replied. We have just shared our Dartmoor video but we still have an 11 day trip to the Lake District and an 8 Day trip across Skye to share!
Such a lovely film, to let nature and your journey through it speak for itself. No bantz, no chatter nor the relentless obsession with gear and gadgets just you and the rain and the water and the greeness. Thank you.
Thank you so much! That’s exactly what we were trying to do with our videos 💚💚
Love the mournes and great footage.
looks great even with all the rain,
It was awesome!
Just a beautiful adventure, weather turned bad but you were prepared and still enjoyed it.When things change we adapt and we can still see the beauty of nature and life.thank you.
Thank you so much. It was a really special trip for us as we found out Amber had passed her masters during the rainy 18 hours we spent in the tent! Pretty special :)
Love Tollymore. Always camp up top. Nice video
We want to come back !
Looks out of this world. Been up the mournes quite a few times can’t say I know the place yous started at looks lovely
A beautiful place. We want to go back! The forest is Tollymore 😁
Feet in the cold water. I love that feeling.
One of the best!
Great video of Great place
Thanks Noel! We will get back here one day!
Great stuff guys! never shy of a good pitch around Tollymore, I'm more of an 'out of season' trekker, the rain doesn't bother me really, but that all looked a bit warm and sticky to me! atb Sinco
Beautiful views from above the forest👍 It all felt very soothing, including the torrential rain🌧😊Fireweed tea looks interesting too👍
Thank you! I agree it was a very pleasant 18 hour break in the tent! Nice food, company and some whisky helps!
Wow super rainy, but looks fun to be out there in the wilderness 😄 Beautiful scenery!👌
Thanks mate. We wish we could have summited Slieve Donard. We failed with a summit due to weather in 2020 as well!
Lovely video and channel,hope you have a amzing 2022@stay safe debs xx
Thanks Debs! Glad you enjoyed the video 💚🌳
Looked like a beautiful area if a little rainy
It was a beautiful trip! Wish we could have seen more of the mountains!
Love the video. Thank you. I've just done a 3 day wild camp in Wales. Loved it but got soaked. Do ponchos work well for you? Don't they let water in easily? I have a snugpack poncho but it soaked out quickly a year ago. But my use of rain jacket and trousers also soaked out.
Do you have a kit list perhaps?
Rgds
Imran
Hi Imran, no kit list yet! We will work on a kit list and a gear video this year as we share a lot of kit (double sleeping bag/double air mat etc). The ponchos we use are the Army Basha ones that you can also use as tarps, then you connect the poppers down the side to wear as a poncho. So in total we have basha, rain gear and bag covers. I’m using an atom pack with a dcf pack liner and my stuff was 100% fine, ambers osprey bag did start absorbing water! Need to consider a waterproof liner for her! However, I am a big fan of the bashas just for how versatile they are. We can set up tent in a rainy place and then have two tarps to sit on and put up to have an outdoor area to cook and eat too! 👍🏻
Thank you for your very helpful reply. I have an old '57 army poncho (as you desrcribed) from my army cadets days and I 100% agree with you regarding their versatility. You might have inspired me to reuse it. But as I'm in my late 50s, I'm trying to go much lighter as pack weight seriously hinders the joys of walking. But ultralight gear is costly so gradually getting there. But being wet through is also unpleasant although is manageable eg a sacred set of dry sleep clothes in a dry bag. It's being cold and wet that causes discomfort....and danger. The ease and ventilation of the poncho is compelling though.
I also have an osprey exos rucksack and yet even with my pack cover it still became very damp so I use an orange survival bag as a pack liner to protect my gear. I do like the atom packs dcf rucksacks. That's on my wish list. Yes - Thank you - your kit list, when you get round to it, would be helpful.
@@trytheoutdoors I use a gear checklist (which I have copied) so here is an idea of what we take!
Bags:
- Osprey Kyte 46L: 1500g
- Atom Mo 60L: 900g
- Ass mats x2
Tent/Tarps:
- Naturehike 20D w/ footprint: 1750g
- Bashas x2 (if necessary)
- 8x 3m Paracord, 1x 6m Paracord (if necessary)
- Spare paracord (if necessary)
- Robens Foam Mats (winter - if necessary)
Sleeping:
- Big Agnes Sentinel: 1600g
- Exped SynMat HL Duo M: 850g
Clothes:
- Uniqlo/Patagonia Down jackets
- Patagonia Rain jackets
- Patagonia Rain trousers
Tech:
- XT-3 & Peak Designs camera clip
- XT-3 battery adaptor / 3x spare battery
- 10-24 Wide Angle lens
- 50-230 Telephoto lens
- GoPro Hero 9 & tripod
- GoPro spare battery
- DJI Mavic Mini 2
- DJI battery adaptor / 2x spare battery
- Ravpower 26800 Powerpack
- iPhone, USB C & micro usb cable
- iPhone ightning adaptor
Wonderful. Thank you. :)
oh my goodness! Your videos really help me find my zen 🤲🏾 I love seeing you guys courage and determination truly inspirational! I feel like I’m living through your adventures! Keep thriving - Deborah Smith
Love reading messages like this! I thought we had already replied. We have just shared our Dartmoor video but we still have an 11 day trip to the Lake District and an 8 Day trip across Skye to share!
What forest is this?
Tollymore 😁
Speak up brown your nearly through