'A Cheeky Shooters Hut Pitch' with the Vango Hydra 200.

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  • Опубликовано: 23 окт 2024

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  • @normanscout1864
    @normanscout1864 2 года назад +3

    Very enjoyable video Donna makes great Saturday night viewing I had to laugh at the start crossing that stile put a new meaning to the word a difficult leg over 😀 great food and scenery as usual, back in the day I wasn't a fan of bothies I used to camp outside in my tent it was more comfortable for me anyway thumbs up as always Donna and thanks for sharing brilliant x

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Evening Norman 😁 crikey I nearly put my hip out getting over that stile!! Haha. Worth it though for that sweet little shooters hut (it's not a bothy, it's a shooters hut, so quite a risky pitch because we're defo not meant to be there 🙄) Great to be back out with Llama Annie and hats off to her for scouting these locations out. TFW Norman, hope you're keeping well :) X

    • @xvsupremacy7190
      @xvsupremacy7190 2 года назад +1

      Me tooI was bad laughing .

  • @emz_adventure
    @emz_adventure 2 года назад +1

    Flappage, steamy balls and two naughty naughty tents on the hill. I’d happily live in the shooters hut what a spot. A hoot as always to hear you pair on minge and briquette return for shenanigans 🎉. Bloody marvellous xx

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Great to get out with the Llama Lady after she'd been on the missing list for a while ;) Another top pitch and those Hydra's looked ace pitched together outside that hut.
      Tell you what Emz if you'd heard how loud that mouse was you'd not want to be in there over night. Unsure if it was a mouse but it must have been a big 'un if it was! Probably more like a badger or a raccoon or the ghost of some unfortunate soul who roams the moors scaring passers-by. I'd been on edge anyways but the mouse tipped me over.....straight in me tent with the door zipped firmly shut 🙄👻😱 Cheers Emz, see you've upped a vid so gonna watch it on big tv tonight xxx

    • @emz_adventure
      @emz_adventure 2 года назад +1

      @@donnavansenior ah DVS i reckon that mouse was a badger so you’re right to be scared 😱. Bloody good video that was . Reet enjoyed it lass. Always good to see you out and a bonus when the travelling wilberry is with ya. I wouldn’t bother watching mine it’s pure drivel xxx

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      @@emz_adventure pmsl ya daft sod - literally just off to crank up the old Rediffusion tv and watch your latest offering (you're probs far too young to remember Rediffusion 🤣) Alnham here I come (never explored round there yet but I've read up loads of great stories about the area) xxx

  • @shackletonadventures7372
    @shackletonadventures7372 2 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed watching and the humour, Subscribed 🙂👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Thank you, appreciate the sub and appreciate you taking the time to comment even more :) I'll have a peep at your channel this evening.

  • @no1brightonian425
    @no1brightonian425 2 года назад +2

    Smashing video Donna, you always brighten up my day with your happy smile.

  • @Leanne-joyous
    @Leanne-joyous 2 года назад +1

    Fab vid Donna. Those mushrooms were awesome 😮

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Definitely not omelette material Leanne...been there done that and never again 🙄😬
      A nice change of scenery and pitch choice on this one but dear lord I got spooked that night! Never been happier than to zip the tent shut and hide in my sleeping bag pmsl. Aw man what a knacker!! TFW :)

    • @Leanne-joyous
      @Leanne-joyous 2 года назад +1

      @@donnavansenior I don’t often get spooked, have once or twice though and was nearly sharting 😂
      Makes you feel safe in your tent though for some reason

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      I've had a few genuinely terrifying nights where I've just lain awake waiting for sunrise before making my escape. Apart from that I love wild camping 🤣🤣

  • @hedgerowsandzeros
    @hedgerowsandzeros 2 года назад +4

    Rumour has it Donna is still up there, stuck "with style". On a moonlit night the locals say you can still hear Annie's chuckles carried on the breeze. 😆😆😆

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      😂😂 That's a pretty good urban myth scenario Graham 🤣
      All in all another grand trip out with the Llama Lady, it'd been a few months so I was a bit miffed about the spooking myself part, never mind, nothing I can do about stuff like that lol. TFW :)

    • @hedgerowsandzeros
      @hedgerowsandzeros 2 года назад +1

      @@donnavansenior To be fair its Annie's fault. It sounded like someone was in my kitchen when she was giggling haha. I've spooked myself plenty of times 😐👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +2

      @@hedgerowsandzeros We have such a laugh when we're out, always good natured banter and a lot we can't put on camera haha. I dropped my phone laughing with Annie doing the cooking segment 🤣 I've spooked myself loads of times, it's never fun at the time but I always laugh about it the next morning.

  • @djsiimz
    @djsiimz 2 года назад +1

    Haha I think every wild camper has that scary night nice one Donna that food looked good see you on the next one

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      I've had a few really scary nights over the years Siimz, this one was daft because I wasn't by myself but it's hard to shake the feeling sometimes, and as soon as I got in my tent I was ok (apart from the dogs barking 😂) Tea was really tasty, a nice change and great to be able to spread out the cooking gear in that shooters hut. TFW :)

  • @BorderRambler
    @BorderRambler 2 года назад +2

    That looked a super location with the llama lady , bowling green flat for pitching up . And they do look the biz and for the money . I bet they hold up in wild weather ok . My ears always prick up when I hear vehicles especially the quad !!! Saying that it’s quite weird how sounds do travel and make you think they are with you. Another belter tho atb Dave

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Llama Annie knows some amazing spots Dave, it's always an education (and mostly a pleasure) heading out with her 🙄😂 this is a wee gem of a place - but soon as it got dark my senses went into overdrive and that was it, I started hearing stuff and 'got the fear' lol.
      Those Vango tents are great for the money and it's nice to have different tents to play out with - as you well know. Yeah they're a bit bulky to pack down but at 2.7kg they're still pretty lightweight for a very stable 4 season tent. The options on the door are a real selling point, doesn't matter which way the wind changes you can always have shelter from it and decent enough head height in the inner at the door end. I can't see me ever getting rid of mine, plus it's a bit more stealthy than the Kuiu 😉 Cheers Dave TFW :)

    • @catherineweaver9302
      @catherineweaver9302 2 года назад

      @@donnavansenior well, yours may be 2.7kg but mine aint😉.

  • @catherineroseslater3411
    @catherineroseslater3411 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video laughed most of the way through it, especially at the mouse family in Clogs and The Baying of the Durhamville Hounds honestly so funny I loved watching this video Donna 🤣

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Excellent Comment, thanks Catherine 😁 and super chuffed you got a good laugh as well - crikey those mice were loud! Literally never heard anything like that but I was too uneasy to have the camera on, haha, what a pickle! Lol. Another memorable trip out under ones belt - and always a bonus to be out with Llama Annie. Thanks Catherine :)

  • @MrEvilWasp
    @MrEvilWasp 6 месяцев назад +1

    That is a really good idea. I would have never thought to use non-slip car mats for under my airbed. Come here Amazon, me and you got some business to do.

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  6 месяцев назад

      Lol, I hope you got a good deal on some non-slip dash mat - Go Outdoors often have small rolls in for under a fiver 😁

  • @grahamswildcamping
    @grahamswildcamping 2 года назад +1

    Hey mind, those styles are an issue especially with a full rucksack and short legs like mine! Lovely video and what a great pitch outside the hut. Why have I never thought of carrying a broom to sweep my pitch? 😂, Nice one DVS 👍👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Llama Annie packs a lot of gear in her Atom Packs - I wasn't surprised to see her whip out a broom 🤣 haha, nice to have a sheep-poop-free pitch for a change. Cheers Graham TFW :)

  • @999shaznay
    @999shaznay 2 года назад +2

    Nice to have the option of wide or narrow flaps!

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Definitely - or to have ones flaps flung back for a full on breeze! They do tend to get a bit stiff in colder weather though 🙄😂

  • @TheNeilo-Audiosound
    @TheNeilo-Audiosound 2 года назад +2

    Donna and Llama Annie on another “Cheeky little Adventure”
    Looks like I’m First Up Tonight with the Verbal Narration to Big Up This one.
    Wind had certainly picked up Donna and Climbing that fence at the beginning I really thought the Pole in the Centre was going to get snagged on your Back pack basically Hanging you from the Fence😂😂
    Remembered your Green Ruck Sack Cover it seems on this one👍 and Sorry to ask Donna but is this an older one of your uploads.
    Bothy I must admit looks cleaner than some you’ve stayed in so that was s result🙏
    Views as always are something to marvel at and ironically all on our Doorstep if your from the Northeast.
    I’m a Vango Tent Fan seeing as I own a budget version of one but that Hydra (I mean those Hydras) look the Business👍
    Lovely as always to see the Llama out as company and as always Thanks for the Time,Effort and ££££ doing these for us Wannabe Wild Campers😜🥾⛺️❤
    Edit:- And great you got the Culinary Cooking Addition in🙏👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Video fresh off the editing table Neil - it's not an older one, it's brand spanking new... I just got home yesterday morning and started editing lol. So the dates are as follows: 29-30.09.22
      Ace to be back out with Llama Annie after she disappeared to Greenland backpacking - but you can check her Instagram out to see what she's been up to ;)
      It wasn't a bothy as such Neil - these buildings are known as 'shooters lunch huts', where the people on grouse shoots stop for lunch....so it was a bit of a naughty pitch because we're not meant to be there....hence the reason why I got a bit nervous the night before. A bit daft of me though because I've stayed in or near places like these many times.
      The Vango Hydra 200 is a great 4 season budget tent, had mine a few years now & I'd never sell it. It's a bulky pack size but what's a couple of extra hundred grammes when you know you're gonna be safe and snug.
      Cheers Neil, always appreciate and enjoy your comments :)

  • @otf.outdoors
    @otf.outdoors 2 года назад +1

    What a great but risky place to pitch👌 I would of been paranoid that a farmer would come and shift me lol, lovely bit of flat grass, that pita sandwich you knocked up looked nice, made me hungry now watching it 🤣, great looking sunrise shots, would you be allowed to stay in the hut or not?, great video as always Donna, atb Mick 👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Hya Mick :) Technically speaking the huts are used as 'lunch huts' by grouse shooting parties and gamekeepers. Annie hikes extensively over the moors so knows the locations of many and which ones are left unlocked. There'd be nothing much to sop you sleeping in one - that mouse or whatever it was would put me straight off and I wouldn't want to wake up with a chewed sleeping bag. There's always the risk of gamekeepers or farmers rocking up though and all land in England is owned by someone. It's a risky pitch lol. Up with sunrise the next morning and off sharp 🤣TFW Mick :)

  • @shaunspencer6437
    @shaunspencer6437 2 года назад +1

    Nice video again. Despite some anxiety which you dont normally get do you?
    Anyway some nice imaginative time lapses ie through the window etc.

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Hi Shaun - appreciate you mentioning the time-lapses, I even said to Llama Annie they'd make a nice change being framed in the windows.
      I've had anxiety/fear a good few times out solo camping but only the once previously when I've been out with Llama Annie. Nowt I can do about those feelings, I've just gotta ride them out. A great place to pitch the tents tho and we escaped just before that bad weather front came in on Friday. Cheers Shaun TFW :)

  • @Mickoutdoors
    @Mickoutdoors Год назад +1

    Nice one Donna, been subbed for a while now, don't comment as normally watching on TV but always give 👍 I'm looking at getting this tent, currently on amazon for £124, mainly for up in the hills around Teesside, I know it's not the lightest but apparently it's rock solid, if you separate the poles out can you get it inside your pack and does it pack down small enough for that ? Cheers Mick 👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  Год назад +1

      £124 is a great price for a Hydra Mick, I'd say go for it. It's rock solid in winds and yes, you can pack it down small enough if you separate the fly from the inner and carry the poles separate. The porch and door configurations are the selling point for me with this tent - which ever way the wind blows you'll still get shelter. Plus it's a 4 season tent. Go for it 👍
      I use 2 cheapo groundsheets from Poundland with mine - one for under the tent and the other for the porch area, works a treat ;-)
      Yeah I watch RUclips on my tv as well and the Firestick only lets me give a thumbs up, so I totes understand :)

    • @Mickoutdoors
      @Mickoutdoors Год назад +1

      @donnavansenior brilliant ill get it ordered thanks for all the info, really appreciate it , think one of the first vids I watched of yours was when you'd bought a cheap tent from decathlon? And you were snow testing it in your back garden, it failed but it did make me chuckle, as do all your vids as your totally off it, in a good way of course 😉 👍👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  Год назад +1

      @@Mickoutdoors Aye that was that orange Forclaz Trek 100 tent - it had a collapsed porch area with 2cm of snow lol. I believe the verdict on that one was "It's a bit shit...." 🤣😂 The Hydra's great though - a carbon copy of their Helvellyn 200. I've just subbed you - look forward to seeing your views on it :)

    • @Mickoutdoors
      @Mickoutdoors Год назад +1

      @donnavansenior aww thanks Donna, I don't upload regularly but I do eventually lol, really appreciate it 👍 😊

  • @thegeordiefellwalker8878
    @thegeordiefellwalker8878 2 года назад +1

    Couple a canny wee Vango's donna.know that pitch VERY well👍I always said I'd camp there but you beat me to it😂 the farmer to the south can be a bit straight laced like🤔keep a had👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Aye the sound of dogs barking came from the south-facing farm Geordie. Usually I'm not over worried - there's never been a time I haven't charmed over the farmers/gamekeepers lol - but I got really spooked here, ah man I can laugh looking back at it, but I was terrified someone would see the flickering candle lights 🤣 then when the mice started having their annual hoedown that was it - in to the safety of my tent pmsl. Yeah a lovely area and no-one's getting any hints off me for the location....big up to Llama Annie for the guided tour and putting up with my paranoia 😁 TFW Geordie.

    • @thegeordiefellwalker8878
      @thegeordiefellwalker8878 2 года назад +2

      Lol never forget the night we were in Gregg's hut & I was woke in the depth of night to the door opening & shutting & lying there rigid not knowing if they had left or were sitting silent waiting to pounce 👹😮 twas a long neet🥱

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      @@thegeordiefellwalker8878 😂😂 it's the maddest of hobbies - sleeping out in potentially unsafe locations to 'relax yourself and enjoy the great outdoors' when you've got a perfectly good, comfy and safe house back home - loads better than a night out in town tho Geordie 😉

  • @Yorkshiremadmick
    @Yorkshiremadmick 2 года назад +1

    Loved the sweeping 🧹 of sheep shite balls. I’ve a Coleman Phad X3 never thought of using that??? Similar to the Vango but different
    Cracking Video
    Both of yer

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Aye Annie likes a tidy camp 🤣 Those Vango tents for the price are spot on Mick, 4 season as well, maybe wouldn't fair over well with a few foot of snow but it is a warm tent when you're out in minus degrees.
      Just had a Google of your Phad tent - it's a good looker :) not far off 4kg? A tad too heavy for me.
      Glad you enjoyed the vid, always good fun when I'm out with the Llama Lady X

  • @jimmy.mccutcheon.1961
    @jimmy.mccutcheon.1961 2 года назад +1

    Nice one Girls 😉👍

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +1

      Cheers Jimmy 😁😁

    • @xvsupremacy7190
      @xvsupremacy7190 2 года назад +1

      Aye it is desolate Donna , when we were driving at Bollihope yesterday on our way via Weardale to Teesdale , that was the only word to describe it .

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад

      Desolate but beautiful, I love the moors but they're not to everyone's taste....hard to get a nice pitch as well lol. Cheers xV 😁

  • @carlharratt6253
    @carlharratt6253 5 месяцев назад +1

    Brill very funny ps would you recommend the hydra thanks

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  5 месяцев назад

      The Hydra is a cracking little tent if you can find one for £130 or less. Great door opening options, only niggle for me is having to sit facing down the tent in the dark nights.

    • @carlharratt6253
      @carlharratt6253 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@donnavansenior thanks Donna much appreciated

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  5 месяцев назад

      @carlharratt6253 vango have a second life site, it's called campingrecycled have a look on there for cheap Hydras, I pointed someone in that direction a few weeks ago and she got one for £110. Best of luck Carl 😁🏕

    • @carlharratt6253
      @carlharratt6253 5 месяцев назад

      @@donnavansenior thank you

    • @carlharratt6253
      @carlharratt6253 5 месяцев назад

      Got tent off amazon £98

  • @stealthandysteath1069
    @stealthandysteath1069 2 года назад +1

    What 100 pounds???. It's a great tent. So I've seen. It's on my list 👍🤗🇬🇧

    • @donnavansenior
      @donnavansenior  2 года назад +2

      The Hydra was made exclusively for Amazon - and they've racked the price up to nearer £140 now - but they pop up on Ebay and Vango has a dedicated site called 'campingrecycled' which sells on ex-demo and returns at discounted prices, so always worth checking that out Andy. The Hydra is the same tent as their Helvellyn 200....only difference being the colour of the fly ;) It's a bomber 4 season budget tent, excellent quality, great breathability - only downside is it's a bulky tent to carry, but it'll fit nicely in a 65l rucksack along with all your other kit :)

    • @stealthandysteath1069
      @stealthandysteath1069 2 года назад +1

      @@donnavansenior bless ya 🤗👍🇬🇧