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Ha! Cheers for that... I think! :) Love all my kayaks mate, Great fun!!

Sorry, meant to add they come with there own pump.

Thanks mate. Highly recommended if you haven't already done it. Beautiful remote area, loads of islands to explore and lots of wildlife. A bit out of the way, but worth the effort.

Spot on! One of those rare occasions where everything is perfect and conditions greatly exceeded the forecasts. Thanks for the comment. :)

Thanks mate. :)

Absolutely that! Thanks mate.

Cheers Steve. It was cold, but the light coming through the ominous sky made great conditions for filming.

Cheers John. Your skippers knowledge would be extremely useful in this game! :) Hope you're well mate!

It could well be fresh water, run-off from the hills. I've dived many times around Lochs Long/Fyne and there is often fresh water, sometimes several feet of it, on top of the salt water. Thanks you for the comments.

Thank you.

Cheers Steve! :)

Suits my needs perfectly. A good balance between speed an stability, handles great, very comfortable seat, plenty storage for multi-day trips and capable of taking a right battering in rocks gardens, surf or just being dragged up and down rocky shores. If I needed a new one, it would be a dagger.

@@slugmctut7577 sounds the job. I currently have a wilderness tsunami160 and it's a great stable sea kayak but I bit awkward for turning...edging... even to lift it on to the van.... it's a great boat to make you feel safe and very stable plus you can take a weeks shopping in it 😀.... I did my L2 in a dagger but that in the safety of calm lake from what I remember there a bit lively and more manovable than what I have now as my boat has very little rocker . I may consider moving on the wilderness for a dagger . I'd like to try one first for a 15-20 km paddle to see how it feels but thanks for reply

@@82HEADCASE If you're Scottish based, I know Tiso hire out Dagger Stratos kayaks - or did - in their Edinburgh, Perth and Inverness stores and probably the others I'd have thought, with advanced notice. I think they're around 30-40 quid/day, but if you buy, you get that money back. Incidentally, they were built for edging and very maneuverable.

@@slugmctut7577 cheers for the info and the video. Il get my hands on one to try soon and see if it suits me . Thanks agen

@@82HEADCASE Happy paddling mate!

Thanks Steve, and Happy New Year to you and yours! :)

Thanks pal, Happy New Year to you and yours!!

I hope you enjoy it as much as we always have, Scott!

:) I hope the medicine works, mate!

Thank you Ryan. :)

In the sea, always a dry suit. Rivers in winter, normally dry suit or semi dry suit. Inland lochs/reservoirs, etc. depends how large it is (if we're likely to be a long distance from shore) and how cold it is. Hot, summer day near the shoreline, wetsuit at most, sub-zero winter conditions, dry suit. Anything in between, somewhere between the two.

It's endless up here mate... you should explore it! :)

HAhaha.... somebody left a guitar for us! Whisky did the rest! :)

It's good fun mate, so long as you don't have a fear of heights.

Cheers Steve, and a merry Christmas to you and yours mate!

Sounds an interesting route! Let me know how you get on, or do a gopro vid? The river Balvaig is good, some minor rapids bot nothing too brutal. You can get in by the bridge at Balquhidder - car parking for a few cars - and come out at Loch Lubnaig where there are numerous car parks. It can be a bit shallow at times, but I should think it will be okay just now. There are also some calm bits of the Spey - fabulous river - but there are also more serious sections. Let me know if you want more info on it.

@@slugmctut7577 I put my kayak on a wee trolley an drag it to the cart. Just before it joins the Clyde. So my starting point is the White Cart. Thought about paddling up to the Leven to the Lomond. Any advice,

@@hapymushroom Probably best do it the other way, Balloch to the Clyde, I'd have thought? It may be possible to do it the other way, but it'll be harder work! Care required on the Clyde too, especially around that bit as a lot of it dries out at low tide, so best get the tides right. I think it's fairly busy with traffic too.

@@slugmctut7577 ty

Thanks mate. Mind and open your own TH-cam channel so we can share in your adventures!

Thanks T Man. You can start on flat, calm inland lochs in good weather and progress from there. Easy rivers with no rapids, onto grade 1 rapids, etc. There are plenty of great routes! The sea requires a bit more knowledge regarding tides/currents/swells etc. and how weather - primarily wind - effects them and much more safety concerns. Once again, start on easy, sheltered sea lochs, such as Loch Etive (the inland end) or from Arrocher on Loch Long and work up from there. The more routes you get in, the faster you'll be out in open sea. If you need any info on anything to do with kayaking, get in touch. It's a great life mate!

@@slugmctut7577 Fantastic information yet again & yes I will do that. Thanks so much

Haha... Aye, I see what you mean. Never experienced so many mirages/optical illusions in a kayak before. It was getting a bit freaky, with floating islands and disappearing ships!

Many thanks for the comments T Man. Aye, the Highlands are great for scenery and wildlife. Probably your best option would be the "Song of the Paddle" forum. They've got a Facebook page but their internet website is better for meeting up with others and planning trips. They're by far the biggest canoeing/kayaking forum in UK with members from all over. There'll undoubtedly be canoe/kayak clubs around Manchester area too. I know of one local club up here but it's mostly whitewater stuff. Hope that helps?

@@slugmctut7577 That's a great help, thank you so much. I'm just watching your video for the second time. Stunning 😀

@@tman5634 Thanks mate. If you want any more info, give me a shout.

He loves it, as do I. I have the Itiwit 3 for when I go out with 'the other half'. :) Thank you for the comments.

Thank you. :)

Thanks Steve, appreciate it!

Thanks mate, I appreciate the comments.

Glad you liked it, thank you. :)

Many thanks, Michael. :)

Thank you! :)

Thanks mate. If you have any questions about places to go/where to launch from, etc. or any other kayak related questions, don't hesitate to get in touch. Your channel looks interesting too - subscribed.

​@@slugmctut7577 Amazing place, thanks for sharing. As a relative beginner to Kayaking, could you recommend anywhere on Loch Lomond to park up, launch from & kayak to, please? My kayak is a good quality & stable inflatable. Thank you

@@tman5634 Thank you for the comments T Man. You can gain easy access to Lomond via Milarrochy Bay car park on the east side of the loch, Balloch at the southern end and on the west side, I think Inveruglas, Tarbet and Luss are access points and probably others, although I have never actually launched from the west side. Millarochy Bay is a great access point and probably the most interesting as it's easy to reach (and explore) many of the islands. Any other questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Ha! :) Thanks mate.

Ha! Hopefully you'll get it before things get too serious! :) Thanks mate.

Thanks Mal. Colin's is an Itiwit 1 and mine is a Sea Eagle Explorer 300x.

:) Thanks mate. I agree with every word (how fast it can all go pear shaped). We included most of the rescue/recovery to show this, how simply swimming straight to the bank often is not possible, and the advantages of a dry suit when you're in the cold water for nearly 8 minutes. Add to that his head collided with several rocks when he capsized, it was a good idea to be wearing the helmet. :)

@@slugmctut7577 oh I hadn't realised he'd whacked his heed underwater! God aye it can go wrong so quickly. Folk/the unwary get caught out aw the time when it's a roasting bank holiday etc. Let's go doon that in a barrel, it'll be a right laugh...

@@liammalarky3483 Absolutely. It can get complicated really quickly. The hazards aren't always that obvious.

Aye, that makes a change! Cheers mate. :)

Ha! Aye, that might've worked well! :) Thanks for the comment, Steve!