I enjoy The Cheviots, too. It is the path less travelled - that’s why it’s unclear. At this time of year, you can walk all day without meeting another soul. But, it is still cold. April is the month for me - you don’t freeze and you are still pretty much alone, everywhere you go. Pleased you are well, after getting over Covid. I’m getting soft in my old age, too, but you’re a long time dead, so don’t slow down until the wood that surrounds you is lowered into the ground.
Hello Damian! This show is/has been very nice...you've not lost your sense of humor, even though you are not old yet! I, too, have gotten a bit soft; Ale & living here in this 250 acre retirement community. Having our 150 acre forest with whitetail deer, foxes, coyotes(always unseen, so far & occasionally heard) & the Autumn black bear seen just before hibernation, does keep me active enough to still want to backpack about@69....I know it makes sense to do a bit of wild wandering. Ever since you said you didn't want to become known as the Fair Weather Wanderer; I realized, that is who I have become +/-. Warm sunny days are my time to wander....Happy Trails man......
We live in the best county don't we !!! Nowhere better than Northumberland. I totally get what u mean about feeling part of it !! Brilliant video loads of fantastic history. Class as always 👌
Northumberland is beautiful and has some fantastic history. I usually drive 2 hours to the Lake District but I'm starting to prefer what's on my doorstep.
Damien, absolutely great to see ya back out n filming it really is 👍🏻. It’s been a miserable wet and windy winter and I’ve missed you, but anyway many thanks from me for uploading another superb video, and wishing you many many great adventures in 2022. All the very best to you and the family 👍🏻
Thank you Dave and ATB to you and your family also, I've been busy the last few weeks and not able to get out. It was such a short video, I had loads of footage but all my filming and waffling was focused around the wild goats, which I couldn't find so video was a bit short. I am making the effort to get out more often from now on, thank you for watching.
Glad you enjoyed it, the history was a bit of a plan B. Because it was getting dark so quickly, I wouldn't have had time to look for the whisky still, if I'd seen the goats. I will have to return to see them, which isn't a bad thing as the area is great to explore.
Cracking video mate. I don't know if anyone else has said, but a lot of what remains of the whiskey still you were looking for is basically just an old flue that's been dug into the hillside. It's possibly even easier to spot from the other side of the burn looking back across at it. As you say, the still itself was probably just a wooden barrel. Recently I've been looking up LiDAR images of the region that the Environment Agency have been doing. If you like looking for old sites then it's a canny tool to mess about with. All the best.
Thank you for your comment. When I looked at the LIDAR imagery, it showed the valley in shadow with little detail. The latest data should be better, I will look now for updates. The LIDAR database moved incase you want to check it out. environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?Mode=survey Edit: I can see malt floor from 2021 LIDAR but no chimney from still. Thats not to say its not there, I've seen a pic of the still foundation and remember reading somewhere it was made from bricks but little remains now
Quality channel fella, just came back from wild camp on Windy Gyle. Tried to get to Davidson's Linn first, trees down in the forest near Uswayburn Farm. Keep up the good work 👍
Great to see you back out Damien that's a great area love the information you share when out very interesting glad your feeling better mate looked like a cracking day I like the setup in the car atvb jimmy 😎😎👍👍
I don't think I've got long covid but lack energy and motivation to get out, but once there, I'm loving it. The search for the whisky still was just a plan B. I did loads of filming and waffling about the goats which had to be scrapped when I didn't find any. Camping in the car is to comfortabe for me Jimmy, so tomorrow I'm in the woods, trying out a DD hammock.
Excellent upload ... I used to know that area like the back of my hand ... I have seen the Wild Goats many a time especially on that section of the Pennine Way between Chew Green and the Refuge Hut at the foot of Lamb Hill ... also seen them at Yearning Hall which I first visited many years ago and since then have watched it deteriorate as a consequence of use by Troops on Exercise . We are indeed lucky to have such magnificent scenery and history in our area .
Thank you for the info, I went east of the refuge hut and now think the wild goats may have been over towards Wedder Hill. The next time, I will visit the College Valley, they seem to be on Newton Tors near Hethpool
Made for a great viewing video bro, nice quiet spot to car camp too. Selling that type of power pack on the NZ auction site but cost an arm and a leg. Safe travels
Great vid. Great to see your vid pop up on my subscribed list. I was at Yearning Hall 2 years ago but missed the whicky site....must now go back. Cheers and keep me coming 👍
Awesome video. Glad to hear that your feeling better. Lovely scenery, vehicle based camping seems the best way to go as we mature 🧐. Cheers 🍻, take care and stay frosty.🌲🇨🇦🏕🚐🇬🇧🌲
It has good points as in comfort but the lack of privacy parked up in public places and the chance of being moved on bothers me. Thank you for your comment
Great to see you back out damian Great video very interesting can't wait for the next one do a bit of car camping u know it makes sense glad your feeling better xx
My first camp in the Cheviots was on Lamb hill in torrential rain. Great video mate loads of history up there. Plan on getting there loads more this year and in the future.
Excellent premise for a video, the idea of going out exploring for lost bits of Cheviot history is a great idea. I was up in that area just a few days before but wouldn't have thought to go looking for an old whisky still. Nice one.
Nice video Damien. You cannot beat Upper Coquet on a glorious day. I was up there today and was up in December. The goats have been in the same place both times I've been. I won't put on RUclips where they are but you we're only a few km's away mate. Never seen roe deer up on Lambs Hill/Blindburn though. Nice one. I'll have a wee dram for you the neet!
Lovely to see you back, you tell some great stories, could listen all day, what a brilliant place up there, thanks for cheering me up, nice to see you up and about again buddy! cheers Dave ps. some great editing and camera/drone work too!
I like the Lake District which is 2 hours away and have the Cheviot Hills on my doorstep only 30 mins away. I'm not sure why I dont visit more often. A lot of work went into that 14 min video, positive comments and nice memories for the future, makes it all worthwhile.
Another interesting video,I’m really into the history of the places I walk and camp. I have the Alpkit skyhigh 900 and it’s the warmest sleeping bag I’ve had by miles.
They are great value for the money. I waited months until Alpkit had the Skyehigh bags in stock. The 900 is a true 4 season bag, whereas the 700 is 3 to 4 season, which is fine for a warm weather wanderer like me lol
Been looking forward to this for a couple of weeks now and you didn't disappoint ! If your ever up near Inverness I could put you on to some fantastic places as my dad is a gamekeeper on a estate . Thanks for entertaining us !
i love the Cheviot Hills. i am an old Alnwick lad and grew up with the Cheviot's as my play ground. happys times :D i have the same heater in my shed/ radio room but runs off a home made power system. fantastic bit of kit. as for the car have you looked at a clip on car awning? great for shade and to keep a bit of rain off you. love your vids sly
I love Jackery products, they have never let me down. I've not seen a clip on awning but bought a tent from Decathlon which is just the right size for an awning, I have used it on on e of my previous videos camping in the Lake District.
Nice video mate and some canny history from the area. Glad to see you out and about again. I was up Windy Gyle in the early winter with my cousin for a wander which was hard work knee deep in snow 😂. No wild goats but did see them up at Chattlehope Spout the other weekend, and the dogs and I could defiantly smell them from the back of Easter Tor last weekend 🤣. Keep up the good work, atb Andy.
If only we could go back in time, just for a look, I feel same about Yorkshire, my family tree goes back to 1064. Some much history in the UK. Think I'll be getting a jackamo you say? Definitely taking my grandson car camping this spring. Nice video once again Damien 👍
1064, just before the Norman conquest. Its amazing you can go back that far. Jackery have a deal on at the minute but ends in a couple of days time, discount codes are in video description. I don't make any money from it, just happy to recommend them after using their products for months now. When you're car camping, the last thing you want is the car battery going dead because of charging devices from it. Its ok when the alternator is running but you can't use it as a leisure battery
Last time I was up there, April last year, I saw the goats right by the border fence at Beefstand Hill, got a few photos, didn't run straight off like deer. It's good up there although I mainly mountain bike so only in the dryer months! Laughed at your no wind comment, perhaps 2 days all year up there! The ww2 plane wreckage just west of the cheviot worth a look but bit boggy so save it for summer
Thanks for reminding me, I'm going to do a video on crashed planes in the Cheviot hills but like you say, best to wait for dryer months. Might get some wreckage and wild goats in the same video lol
Very nice area . Looks a lot like our ( US ) west . Cool History . Damn ! Glad the Covid didn't get ya . Three people here on YT I was scribed to , are no more . Be safe out there folks .. LONG LIVE a FREE UKRAINE !! ... Gubs
Sorry to hear about the people you were subbed to. Its a bit of a lottery whether you survive covid or not. Since recovering, I've lacked energy and motivation. I have to make the effort to get out but enjoy it once there.
@@Fell_WandererYeah the last one just passed maybe a month ago . He was " The prepping Preacher " on here . Was 57 , and was gone in like a month , from sick to gone . I do watch " Russia Survival " . He was sick and in the Hospital . He is finally getting back to normal . Hope the same for you ! Stay safe ... Gubs
I often wonder what it would be like to get in a time machine and go back, record some video and take pictures of important historic events. Would be priceless having content like that.
Some historians say the people who lived in the area of a border family had the same surname but were not necessarily related to the clan leader the name belongs to. I just think with the passage of time, its hard to disprove this one way or another. The fact you love the hills and feel the connection, proves you belong there, its in your DNA. You're ancestors were Reivers, like mine and we are most likely related my friend.
Pretty sure we saw you on top of Yearning law as we walked past. What a lovely day it was. Cheviot looked stunning. Great to see your footage and photos. Atb. Pete.
I was there on the summit of Yearning Law around 1pm, Sunday 6th of March. I did see people passing that day, was lovely weather. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
Its nice as a change but don't like the lack of privacy. There is always the risk of being moved on unless its a proper campsite. So long as you are enjoying the outdoors, its good whatever style of camping you do.
Good to see you back again Marra, you leave the goats alone 🤣😂🤣😂
Got lost ended up driving round here. Beautiful place and thank you for the history ❤️
I enjoy The Cheviots, too. It is the path less travelled - that’s why it’s unclear. At this time of year, you can walk all day without meeting another soul. But, it is still cold. April is the month for me - you don’t freeze and you are still pretty much alone, everywhere you go.
Pleased you are well, after getting over Covid. I’m getting soft in my old age, too, but you’re a long time dead, so don’t slow down until the wood that surrounds you is lowered into the ground.
Very well said . No need to say more .
Good advice, I love your outlook on life. Enjoy each day as if it was your last, ATB.
Hello Damian!
This show is/has been very nice...you've not lost your sense of humor, even though you are not old yet! I, too, have gotten a bit soft; Ale & living here in this 250 acre retirement community. Having our 150 acre forest with whitetail deer, foxes, coyotes(always unseen, so far & occasionally heard) & the Autumn black bear seen just before hibernation, does keep me active enough to still want to backpack about@69....I know it makes sense to do a bit of wild wandering.
Ever since you said you didn't want to become known as the Fair Weather Wanderer; I realized, that is who I have become +/-. Warm sunny days are my time to wander....Happy Trails man......
We live in the best county don't we !!! Nowhere better than Northumberland. I totally get what u mean about feeling part of it !! Brilliant video loads of fantastic history. Class as always 👌
Northumberland is beautiful and has some fantastic history. I usually drive 2 hours to the Lake District but I'm starting to prefer what's on my doorstep.
After your fine Intro music, I am pleased to hear you; your accent is refreshing. Carry on....now I go back into it...
Gowan Damian you know it makes sense !!! Love to see you out agian keep up the work and stay safe
Good to see you out wild car camping really good video .
I'm glad you recovered and are well .
I look forward to the next car camp
Awesome to see you out Again .
Thoroughly enjoyed watching your video and gives me a kick up the bum to get out there again it's been too long.Thanks ❤
Lovely video. Thanks for sharing.
Now damo lad ,good to see you out and about 👍
Damien, absolutely great to see ya back out n filming it really is 👍🏻. It’s been a miserable wet and windy winter and I’ve missed you, but anyway many thanks from me for uploading another superb video, and wishing you many many great adventures in 2022. All the very best to you and the family 👍🏻
Thank you Dave and ATB to you and your family also, I've been busy the last few weeks and not able to get out. It was such a short video, I had loads of footage but all my filming and waffling was focused around the wild goats, which I couldn't find so video was a bit short. I am making the effort to get out more often from now on, thank you for watching.
good stuff , hope the woods get back to normal soon for camping
Great video..bet that area could tell you a few tales 😁all the best Lincoln 👍
Nice to see your upload. Looks like a great hike.
Nice to see you back mate.
Great video enjoyed the history keep well my friend
Good to see you back
Very interesting 👌 its what's great about your channel not only wild camping but the history to go with it, appreciated cheers 👍
Glad you enjoyed it, the history was a bit of a plan B. Because it was getting dark so quickly, I wouldn't have had time to look for the whisky still, if I'd seen the goats. I will have to return to see them, which isn't a bad thing as the area is great to explore.
Cracking video mate. I don't know if anyone else has said, but a lot of what remains of the whiskey still you were looking for is basically just an old flue that's been dug into the hillside. It's possibly even easier to spot from the other side of the burn looking back across at it. As you say, the still itself was probably just a wooden barrel.
Recently I've been looking up LiDAR images of the region that the Environment Agency have been doing. If you like looking for old sites then it's a canny tool to mess about with.
All the best.
Thank you for your comment. When I looked at the LIDAR imagery, it showed the valley in shadow with little detail. The latest data should be better, I will look now for updates. The LIDAR database moved incase you want to check it out. environment.data.gov.uk/DefraDataDownload/?Mode=survey
Edit: I can see malt floor from 2021 LIDAR but no chimney from still. Thats not to say its not there, I've seen a pic of the still foundation and remember reading somewhere it was made from bricks but little remains now
Quality channel fella, just came back from wild camp on Windy Gyle. Tried to get to Davidson's Linn first, trees down in the forest near Uswayburn Farm. Keep up the good work 👍
Nice one Damien.. Good to see you back out 👍👌
More to come, thanks for watching Jimmy.
Great to see you back out Damien that's a great area love the information you share when out very interesting glad your feeling better mate looked like a cracking day I like the setup in the car atvb jimmy 😎😎👍👍
I don't think I've got long covid but lack energy and motivation to get out, but once there, I'm loving it. The search for the whisky still was just a plan B. I did loads of filming and waffling about the goats which had to be scrapped when I didn't find any. Camping in the car is to comfortabe for me Jimmy, so tomorrow I'm in the woods, trying out a DD hammock.
@@Fell_Wanderer have a great camp mate we will catch up soon 👍👍👍
Excellent upload ... I used to know that area like the back of my hand ... I have seen the Wild Goats many a time especially on that section of the Pennine Way between Chew Green and the Refuge Hut at the foot of Lamb Hill ... also seen them at Yearning Hall which I first visited many years ago and since then have watched it deteriorate as a consequence of use by Troops on Exercise .
We are indeed lucky to have such magnificent scenery and history in our area .
Thank you for the info, I went east of the refuge hut and now think the wild goats may have been over towards Wedder Hill. The next time, I will visit the College Valley, they seem to be on Newton Tors near Hethpool
Made for a great viewing video bro, nice quiet spot to car camp too. Selling that type of power pack on the NZ auction site but cost an arm and a leg. Safe travels
Great vehicle Damien, always a joy to see you out on a jolly, keep em coming mate, brilliant. Atb. Harry
Thanks Harry, I'm out again tomorrow wild camping so will be uploading again soon.
Great vid. Great to see your vid pop up on my subscribed list. I was at Yearning Hall 2 years ago but missed the whicky site....must now go back. Cheers and keep me coming 👍
Thanks, loads of history up there mate. I passed Yearning Hall on the way down but didn't have enough light to film and explore properly.
Great video Damien love this kind of video about our Northumbrian history
Awesome video. Glad to hear that your feeling better. Lovely scenery, vehicle based camping seems the best way to go as we mature 🧐. Cheers 🍻, take care and stay frosty.🌲🇨🇦🏕🚐🇬🇧🌲
It has good points as in comfort but the lack of privacy parked up in public places and the chance of being moved on bothers me. Thank you for your comment
lovely video as always...stay blessed my friend.
Thank you for watching.
Great to see you back out damian Great video very interesting can't wait for the next one do a bit of car camping u know it makes sense glad your feeling better xx
Spectacular scenery! Brilliant video!
Another class video mate.
Great bit of information mate, take care. I will hopefully bump in to you one day 👍
One day I'll bump into you when we're out and about, ATB.
My first camp in the Cheviots was on Lamb hill in torrential rain. Great video mate loads of history up there. Plan on getting there loads more this year and in the future.
Nice to see you back mate missed that cheeky look at the camera , hopefully start my own channel soon keep up the good graft Damien 👌
I'm using an Osmo Action for vlogging, Panasonic G9 with Panasonic/Leica 100-400 for wildlife shots
Hello bud, nice to see a notification from you 👍
I'm out again tomorrow so will be uploading in a few days.
Excellent premise for a video, the idea of going out exploring for lost bits of Cheviot history is a great idea. I was up in that area just a few days before but wouldn't have thought to go looking for an old whisky still. Nice one.
Glad you enjoyed it Graham, I like discovering the past. Its interesting to include a bit of history or folklore like what you do in your videos.
Nice video Damien. You cannot beat Upper Coquet on a glorious day. I was up there today and was up in December. The goats have been in the same place both times I've been. I won't put on RUclips where they are but you we're only a few km's away mate. Never seen roe deer up on Lambs Hill/Blindburn though. Nice one. I'll have a wee dram for you the neet!
I have just returned from the Cheviot hills and have found and filmed them. Thank you for your comment and info, ATB.
Top stuff once again
Glad to see you back in the hills Damien you’ve been a miss mate. Get out and do a bit of wildcamping you know it makes sense.
Lovely to see you back, you tell some great stories, could listen all day, what a brilliant place up there, thanks for cheering me up, nice to see you up and about again buddy! cheers Dave ps. some great editing and camera/drone work too!
I like the Lake District which is 2 hours away and have the Cheviot Hills on my doorstep only 30 mins away. I'm not sure why I dont visit more often. A lot of work went into that 14 min video, positive comments and nice memories for the future, makes it all worthwhile.
Brilliant, hopefully going to do a bit of walking in the cheviots this year , I’ll let you know if I bump into the goats 😊 intro music was fantastic 👍
Cheviot Hills are literally on my doorstep. Don't know why I don't visit more often. If you see the wild goats, message me the location, thank you.
@@Fell_Wanderer I know not to far from me either I’m in the northeast too, I’ll be in touch if I find any goats 🐐 up on them there hills 😃
Thank you
Another interesting video,I’m really into the history of the places I walk and camp. I have the Alpkit skyhigh 900 and it’s the warmest sleeping bag I’ve had by miles.
They are great value for the money. I waited months until Alpkit had the Skyehigh bags in stock. The 900 is a true 4 season bag, whereas the 700 is 3 to 4 season, which is fine for a warm weather wanderer like me lol
Always good to see a new fell wanderer video :) Live in Gateshead and not wild camped myself but always enjoyed your videos mate.
Glad you enjoyed the video, get out and try wild camping, you might enjoy it and you only live once.
Nice one 👍
I enjoyed that.
Been looking forward to this for a couple of weeks now and you didn't disappoint ! If your ever up near Inverness I could put you on to some fantastic places as my dad is a gamekeeper on a estate . Thanks for entertaining us !
so chuffed when I see this vid! :)
Superb Damien ATB
Thanks for watching
i love the Cheviot Hills. i am an old Alnwick lad and grew up with the Cheviot's as my play ground.
happys times :D
i have the same heater in my shed/ radio room but runs off a home made power system. fantastic bit of kit.
as for the car have you looked at a clip on car awning? great for shade and to keep a bit of rain off you.
love your vids
sly
I love Jackery products, they have never let me down. I've not seen a clip on awning but bought a tent from Decathlon which is just the right size for an awning, I have used it on on e of my previous videos camping in the Lake District.
Nice video mate and some canny history from the area. Glad to see you out and about again. I was up Windy Gyle in the early winter with my cousin for a wander which was hard work knee deep in snow 😂. No wild goats but did see them up at Chattlehope Spout the other weekend, and the dogs and I could defiantly smell them from the back of Easter Tor last weekend 🤣. Keep up the good work, atb Andy.
Thank you for the info Andy, that will definitely come in handy for future videos.
The terrain looks a lot like the hills in Central Otago in NZ.
If only we could go back in time, just for a look,
I feel same about Yorkshire, my family tree goes back to 1064.
Some much history in the UK.
Think I'll be getting a jackamo you say?
Definitely taking my grandson car camping this spring.
Nice video once again Damien 👍
1064, just before the Norman conquest. Its amazing you can go back that far. Jackery have a deal on at the minute but ends in a couple of days time, discount codes are in video description. I don't make any money from it, just happy to recommend them after using their products for months now. When you're car camping, the last thing you want is the car battery going dead because of charging devices from it. Its ok when the alternator is running but you can't use it as a leisure battery
@@Fell_Wanderer yes my uncle was the one who did years of research, very interesting what is in your past.
Last time I was up there, April last year, I saw the goats right by the border fence at Beefstand Hill, got a few photos, didn't run straight off like deer. It's good up there although I mainly mountain bike so only in the dryer months! Laughed at your no wind comment, perhaps 2 days all year up there! The ww2 plane wreckage just west of the cheviot worth a look but bit boggy so save it for summer
Thanks for reminding me, I'm going to do a video on crashed planes in the Cheviot hills but like you say, best to wait for dryer months. Might get some wreckage and wild goats in the same video lol
Very nice area . Looks a lot like our ( US ) west . Cool History . Damn ! Glad the Covid didn't get ya . Three people here on YT I was scribed to , are no more . Be safe out there folks .. LONG LIVE a FREE UKRAINE !! ... Gubs
Sorry to hear about the people you were subbed to. Its a bit of a lottery whether you survive covid or not. Since recovering, I've lacked energy and motivation. I have to make the effort to get out but enjoy it once there.
@@Fell_WandererYeah the last one just passed maybe a month ago . He was " The prepping Preacher " on here . Was 57 , and was gone in like a month , from sick to gone . I do watch " Russia Survival " . He was sick and in the Hospital . He is finally getting back to normal . Hope the same for you ! Stay safe ... Gubs
Nice drop of scenery.
A leisure battery, a USB adaptor, and a trickle charger will run a phone for weeks, and don't cost hundreds of quid!
Thats a good point, leisure batteries are less expensive but are heavy so not very portable.
Wouldn’t you just love to travel back in time and watch what happened…
Whenever I'm roaming forests or hills I always try to imagine going back in time like 1000s of years. I'm not of this generation I'm sure👍
I often wonder what it would be like to get in a time machine and go back, record some video and take pictures of important historic events. Would be priceless having content like that.
my mother is a Robson maybe that's why I love to roam the Cheviots .we could both be from border reiver blood🤔👍
Some historians say the people who lived in the area of a border family had the same surname but were not necessarily related to the clan leader the name belongs to. I just think with the passage of time, its hard to disprove this one way or another. The fact you love the hills and feel the connection, proves you belong there, its in your DNA. You're ancestors were Reivers, like mine and we are most likely related my friend.
Pretty sure we saw you on top of Yearning law as we walked past. What a lovely day it was. Cheviot looked stunning. Great to see your footage and photos. Atb. Pete.
I was there on the summit of Yearning Law around 1pm, Sunday 6th of March. I did see people passing that day, was lovely weather. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
nice one dude ..... what camera and lens are you using mate?
Osmo Action for vlogging, Panasonic G9 with Panasonic/Leica 100-400 for wildlife shots
@@Fell_Wanderer cheers dude.... looks great :)
👍
Oioi get yi monocle on this! You know it makes sense!
what monucular is that a 50 squids one
It was £79 20 years ago. Wife got me it on our honeymoon at a shop in Fort William, Scotland.
Its called Opticron 8x30
@@Fell_Wanderer thats a good make thats not cheap i remember in 1990s a fieldscopes were 2000/3000 squids
Car camping is all I do. I just makes sense.
Its nice as a change but don't like the lack of privacy. There is always the risk of being moved on unless its a proper campsite. So long as you are enjoying the outdoors, its good whatever style of camping you do.
💯🤗🇬🇧👌✌️
Evening
Evening, thanks for watching
@@Fell_Wanderer an interesting video. Thanks
hello finbaar
cant wait till you go back to minimal bivvy camping mate you take care
I am out tomorrow in the woods hammock camping
van dwellerr
Is that not good content dude?
@@Fell_Wanderer yes its good content
Get out and do a bit of history, you know it makes sense