Northumberland Tarp and Bivy
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- I ventured out for my usual Tarp and Bivy,
Going to the Forest again due to excessive wind on the hills,
I set up a couple of examples of Tarp configurations I use, when on my camps,
Not a tutorial but just a look at some setups I use.
Again I Tried out the down gear in conjunction this time with a lighter sleeping bag,
I suffered wind all night, but the Tarp stood firm.
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Well, I’m gonna save watching this video for the plane home!
Toon toon!
Nice one Ade. Great watch for a wet Sunday afternoon 👍 That's a cracking spot to be fair, but yeah, those pesky midges will ruin it through the spring and summer. Great demos of the tarp setups, too.
Hi Gez, thanks for watching, sure you have missed a couple, yes I won’t be in the forest when the midges start, you need the breeze in the hills, thinking of a tent in the hills 😟next
Cheers Adrian
Great video. I'm starting to look into tarp & bivy camping. Very helpful. Sweet views out there.
Hi and thanks for watching, it sure is a nice secluded secret spot, hard to access, bivy is an aquired taste but I love it
Cheers
Hi and thanks for watching
This tarp was the dd 2x2
Just use walking poles so easy , see my other videos also
Cheers
Thats a bit of a hike in for me but well worth it when you can have the place to yourself. The midgies will soon be out so enjoy while it lasts.
Hi Damian and thanks for watching,
Yes it’s a bit further even than the ruins you fancy
It really is a nice spot
Cheers Adrian
Ye it's a lovely spot Adrian but the midges are a nightmare in the summer months atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Hi Jimmy, yes as you know it’s a beauty and the beast spot !!! My last camp there I was badly bitten on the back of my neck by the blighters !!!!
We have the hills if the wind ever relents !!!
Cheers Adrian
Wonderful. No need to go fishing bruv, a few pieces of a crust from bread (the crust floats longer) will certainly bring trout and other fish to the surface where you will see and hear them take the bread. I tried an impromptu 1 nighter only to discover I absolutely need a camping mat, I had days in pain. Your kit looks ideal - I took notes!
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, great idea, take a slice of crust ! It’s great to use many minds for fresh insight, you really do need an inflatable mat, expensive but worth it.
Cheers
Superb spot that Adrian, but def not one for the warmer months, as you say. Is that a little sheep on the rock next to you at 10:23 ?
Hi Graham, probably my 2nd favourite spot to camp, but as you say not in the midge season, it’s Bellas camping mascot, it appears somewhere in most videos when I remember !!!!
Hill and tent this week I feel
Cheers
Hi, what is the tarp that you use. I’d like to start using a tarp but don’t know where to start. I want one with poles.
I’ve bivvied before but just in the bivvy no tarp. Thanks
Hi and thanks for watching
Just noticed your replay is at the top of the comments, don’t know what happened there !
This tarp was the dd 2x2 over a ridge line
Cheers
Man, that looks like a mosquito breeding paradise!
Hi and thanks for watching, if you look a few videos back I was eaten alive and had to get under the net, you are right !!!!
Cheers
Nice spot that Adrian and nice to see your effective but simple setups. Looked a chilly one . Nice to be by the water but as you say the little biters are a problem in the warmer months. Take care bud 👍🏕
Hi and thanks for watching, if only the wind would drop I could have a trip in the hills !!!!
Set ups only need to be simple, I don’t need to tell a tarp man, you are a convert !!
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper 😂😂😂. I am . Do love a tarp . Hope you get to the hills soon mate 👌🏕
Great run through of your tarp set ups , smashing spot that one 👍
Hi Shaun, yes it’s a great spot and deep enough for your swim, just no pitching space,
See you on our camp
Cheers Adrian
The gift of the gab..love it.
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Cheers Adrian
Brilliant video Adrian
Hi and thanks for watching
Glad you enjoyed it
Cheers
Beautiful isn’t it
Hi and thanks for watching
Glad you liked it
Cheers
Some cracking setups there Adrian , I had planned for a trip out tonight but shite weather on this side. Atb Dave
Hi Dave, the wind was awful on this one I should have used the magic carpet or took it down, because I had it tight, rather than a flap it was making weird noises as the wind tried to take it !!
Cheers Adrian
Cracking spot Adrian. Been eyeing it up for quite some time now. I think Jimmy was there a few years ago. Any idea what it would be like for Hammocks? ATB Derek
Hi and thanks for watching, no tent camping space by the lough and the trees don’t seem that safe and are close together, Jimmy found it looking for a water sauce, probably what gave his camp away, shame
Cheers
I like a modified lean to myself. a 12*7 would be perfect but I can't find one that size so I make do with a12*10.
Another idea was to put bungee cord loops on the tie out points. gives the tarp more give in a gust of wind.
Rab tarps are very good for wieght and quality, Aqua Quest for camping in a war zone, heavy but bomb proof.
I must have half a dozen biv's but can't stand to use anything other than my modded army bivi.
Yes, chopped most the hood off and had a centre zip put in it.
always a pleasure to see an upload👍👍
Hi and thanks for watching, those two sizes are pretty close, so why the preference ?
Sometimes I have put loops on the tie outs normally in long Heather or if I want a breeze to come through
Cheers
Cool camp Ade, love your enthusiasm for the camps, especially the views ,always cheers me up, good health and safe travels my friend, cheers craig
Hi Craig,and thanks for watching, that is a remote scenic spot for sure, just lying back and enjoying it is the way,
Cheers Adrian
Very informative and super easy to follow. Thank you for your time, knowledge and effort for putting together this content. ATB from the US💕
Hi from the uk and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it
Cheers
Perfect spot that mate , nice view over that water ,I wonder if there’s fish there 🤔,great vid again mate , think we might have snow next weekend looking at the forecast so you’ll want all your warm gear out with you if your out 🥶😆, thanks for sharing Adrian atb Deka 👍🏻
Hi Deka, and thanks for watching,
It really is a magic spot, just a pain to get to, so much swampy ground up there,I always sit and watch for rises, never seen one yet, but wild loughs always have Trout ? Perhaps take a few nymphs up one day, if it’s snowy I may stay in lol !!! Extreme cold does not suit me these days !!!
Cheers Adrian
If it pours and the ground soaks how would you prevent the goretex from wetting through ? I just woke after a night in a puddle that soaked through the goretex . . Tye ground was lwft damp but therecwas a puddle in the bivvy under the mat . I was dry and comfortable . Advice? I had a tyvek sheet outside the bivvy and was thinking next time to put the pad under the bivvy ?
Hi and thanks for watching, I have never had that problem yet in the goretex, I even had the bivy on the mat which was running with water, mind it’s a new bivy, mind, I have been wetted out with the Hunka bivy and quite badly, see other vids
Cheers
Great stuff Adrian, very interesting to see those tarp set ups, I’ve take all info onboard lol. Lovely spot to spend the night. Cheers, Dave 👍
Hi Dave and thanks for watching, sure you have missed a few, it’s a magic spot for sure to chill out, mind not easy to access,
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper aye, I’ve missed a couple, will soon catch up. Hope you’re well 👍
Howdy from the other side of the pond in Taxachusetts! I love the spot... and tarps are my favorite
Hi from the uk and thanks for watching, I love a tarp just enjoy them more, but they are a little more harsh !!
Cheers
Great video Adrien, what beautiful spot that is. Perfect location to get away from it all 👍
Hi and thanks for watching, probably the most peaceful spot out there as it’s miles in and swamps all over !
Great trip out. Fresh air. Great views. Best wishes on the next.
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it,
It’s a special quiet place well out of the way.
Cheers
Another great video, thanks for giving everyone a run down of the tarp set ups, I will use these in the future.
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, I did not show the 3x3 as that’s either an A frame over a ridge line or a tent which I think I only ever made once ! As it’s not like a tarp camp then !!
Cheers
Brilliant,great info.Thank you
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
Cheers
Where about is the lake,pond you were sleeping
Hi and thanks for watching, we don’t really discuss locations anymore, due to forestry commission, and not technically having permission,
Cheers
Perfect camp that and a nice tranquil spot. Thanks 👍
Hi and thanks for watching, it is, probably the most peaceful we can find up here, you must have been ?
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper I haven’t been there yet but it’s on my list along with lots of other places. I’ve only done wild camping for about a year and a half and it’s always been in the hills except Blawearie. I fancy a forest camp but it’s limited with a tent. I bought the tarp and bivvy but haven’t gotten round to using them yet. Hopefully will get out in them this year after a garden practice 🤞🏼
Thank you for sharing your set ups, another enjoyable video. Look forward to the next one 👍
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, not so much as a tutorial just a look at my ideas for set ups, I should have used the magic carpet as it was so flappy even though it was tight,
Cheers
@@northumberlandmountainhopper I was out with my boy and the nephew on their first wild camp last night they loved it. I was under a plough point, the wind was horrendous! Couldn’t stop the flapping 100% but a great camp all the same!, this will be my year to use the tarp more, inspired by your good self 👍
@@wobba1981wish I could get the kids out more , it’s only me with the bug !!!
@@northumberlandmountainhopper I discovered wild camping I
In the last 6/7 years, I never had the “need” for it in younger years……. If you know what I mean……. It certainly clears my head
Me too
love that pond wish i could come see it
Hi and thanks for watching,
Yes it’s a real gem and so tranquil in the middle of nowhere
Cheers