Another cracking video Stephen. Nothing worse than someone chopping down your campsite 😂The Ridge Raider is brilliant. Definitely a niche product but I simply love mine. Thank you for the shoutout mate. Much appreciated. You even make it sound like I know what I'm talking about 😂. Hope you've had a brilliant Christmas and have a great 2022
Great video and superb countryside, there is definitely a bit of trial and error involved in getting used to the Ridge Raider. I use my shoes on my hands technique just like you did and put my sit mat just outside the entrance for when I'm out enough to be able to stand up. I always have to get up to pee several time during the night so my main issue is getting back into my sleeping bag in the pitch dark backwards (over my rucksack). I've experimented with putting my pack (normally Osprey Talon 44) at the bottom below my feet but now always pull it in behind my head. Last time out I even managed a change of clothing inside with the door zipped, it probably looked weird from the outside but I managed ok.
This why I now always carry a pee bottle or strong ziplock bag. No more leaving the tent to pee. Game changer 😂 I keep thinking of selling mine but there’s something about it keeps bringing me back
04:15. I know that feeling only too well, one of my favourite local wild camping spot was a tiny glade in a flooded birch wood with moorland by the side, an area of scientific interest. One day I discovered the area with my glade had been chopped down and the moorland had been dug up, flooded to the extent it closely resembled a WW1 trenched battle field. 😩🧐😢I never did discover why, I’m pretty sure it was official though. It’s grown back on the moorland but my beautiful little glade is a distant memory. ☹️ On another note, love your humour, subscribed. 😁 Actually just bought a Rab Raider this morning, which is why I viewed your video, have a Dutch a hooped one, but too low, the Rab is 15cm higher, that makes all the difference.
I really enjoyed your crazy adventure again! And its so sad to see a decimated forest like this... Hopefully they plan some trees back up soon... Happy Holidays Stephen to you and your beautiful family!
wow the TN laser compact 1 has dropped in price, last time I looked it was £600. Can see it down to £385, still nearly £100 more expensive than the ridge raider though. But I do agree that more space would be useful, especially in bad weather.
Always my go to when I’m looking a review for something outdoors. Yeah the Oex tent is a bargain. It’s v small but does the job and low profile makes it quite wind resistant
Laughed me bag off were has the trees gone 😳😳😳. Cool channel. I have the Rab ridge raider pre 2021 without the pole at the bottom end. Kinda always wanted to put something at the bottom end to raise the bivvi off me feet. Not that it really needed it in heavy rain. Me 45l sabre always did the trick. I can't find any picks online of how Rab have raised the bottom end of the raider, any chance of a few pics. U don't need to fire up the drone ffs Cecil 😂😂😂
Thanks! Yeah I really like the updated design makes it feel more like a tiny tent than a bivvi. No fabric sitting on you all night. There’s now a small pole which is sewn inside the fabric at the bottom, so you just have to add tension with the guylines and it’s raised up.
Cheers, has kept me awake many a knight lol awesome price of kit bombproof. Defo need a tarp with it for cooking etc no worries if your tarp set up is crap and blows away in the wind lol. Working me way through your back catalogue 👍👍👍👍
Cool video Stephen. I have an Australian swag bag I use when going on motorcycle camping trips. Its kinda like a big bivi bag. It can be erected in 5 minutes too. Clean clothes, matteress and pillow all rolled up inside also well worth the money costing £350.00 I also enjoy watching Paul review camping gear. Fair play to him also
Must have been a weird feeling there at that chopped forest; expecting lotsa trees, doubting yourself you're at the right place, checking and finally realisation your plan isn't going to work (at that location). Love the skimming-of-the-belly of the clouds aerial footage :-)
I felt bad for Gary when you shook the tent 😂 He is a gas man. The softie suit is something I am considering, they look good but I was worried about the pack size. Delighted to see you enjoyed using a hooped bivvy and its a real shame about that woodland. Great video as always 👍
Thanks! Gary is a delight in the morning 😂 Softie suit is my favourite winter camping purchase. Looks ridiculous but it’s so warm. I use the top instead of carrying a down jacket. But doesn’t pack down super small. Worth it for not freezing, in winter I bring as much stuff as possible because it’s just miserable if you can’t stay warm. Yeah really like the bivvy, find it kind cozy getting squeezed into it. Plan is to mostly use it for solo fastpacking adventures in colder weather or when I am going to camp somewhere exposed. I have a lighter tarp & bivvy setup for warmer weather.
@@StephenJReid I have seen your other set up when you did the Mourne wall. I am a big fan of bivvys. The one you used here is good with the tie out point on the foot end. Also.. nice hat😁 🎅 Happy Christmas to you and your wife. Have a good one 👍
I am saving up for this bivy. Actually how tall are you and can you stuff something like Focal 58 or Exos 58 in the feet area? ;) I would love bivy in which I could also keep my backpack and belongings.
I’m 5’ 11” and I stuff my empty 70l pack back down beside my feet and there’s a bit of space at my head and at the sides. The 70l pack half rests on my legs but it’s not too bad when I empty
I had the same problem a few year back , went to camp in a forest but on arrival it was a pile of logs 😂 I do like the look of the Rab bivi but pricey and having to manage my space would probably do my nut in . Still it was a great little adventure , 2 season sleeping bag this time of year = 🥶🥶⛺️ Tfs atb Dave
Kinda inevitable it’ll eventually happen with a commercial forest but still sad and frustrating when a forest that has been there for decades disappears overnight. Yeah definitely a pricey bit of kit. Planning a few solo fast packing running trips with it. It’s pretty bomb proof as a shelter so hopefully worth it.
No dogs at all I’m afraid. 🐶 😞 Unfortunately a small number of irresponsible owners have spoiled things for everyone ☹️ It’s a shame as it would be a good one for bringing a dog along.
Great video, I love your m8, makes a great duo lol. As for going fulltime on TH-cam, not for me; I make too much money with the businesses I'm in, to risk all on an Algorithm that leans towards the WOKE mentality and agenda (which as the pendulum is swinging is slowly dying, thank God). TH-cam for me, is just a diary of my exploits in Wild Camping and a free cloud server in which anyone is welcome to watch and that is it! Liked and Subscribed
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Another cracking video Stephen. Nothing worse than someone chopping down your campsite 😂The Ridge Raider is brilliant. Definitely a niche product but I simply love mine. Thank you for the shoutout mate. Much appreciated. You even make it sound like I know what I'm talking about 😂. Hope you've had a brilliant Christmas and have a great 2022
Thanks Paul! It wasn’t a shout-out though it was a complaint about you making me spend money! 😝🤣
Hope you and Jo had a great Christmas! 😁
Thanks for the channel recommendation Paul.. fun content here.
Thanks for giving me a look at the Rab Ridge Raider. Just got one, looking forward to whipping it out.
It’s a great bit of kit. Plan of using it for some fast packing trips this year
Great video and superb countryside, there is definitely a bit of trial and error involved in getting used to the Ridge Raider. I use my shoes on my hands technique just like you did and put my sit mat just outside the entrance for when I'm out enough to be able to stand up. I always have to get up to pee several time during the night so my main issue is getting back into my sleeping bag in the pitch dark backwards (over my rucksack). I've experimented with putting my pack (normally Osprey Talon 44) at the bottom below my feet but now always pull it in behind my head. Last time out I even managed a change of clothing inside with the door zipped, it probably looked weird from the outside but I managed ok.
This why I now always carry a pee bottle or strong ziplock bag. No more leaving the tent to pee. Game changer 😂
I keep thinking of selling mine but there’s something about it keeps bringing me back
Great wee overnighter! Fofanny is a a good wee spot, great backup.
Thanks! Glad it was there as a backup!
Literally laughed out load when you realised those trees were gone. Great video, made me yearn for another camp out in the Mournes
Was gutted! At least they are planting loads more trees in the area, but that wasn’t much help for our camp! 😂
@@StephenJReid Fofanny is my go to anyway! Loads of trees planted there too
Loved the scenery and the panoramic views and the forests. Great work Stephen
Thanks Michael 🙂
04:15. I know that feeling only too well, one of my favourite local wild camping spot was a tiny glade in a flooded birch wood with moorland by the side, an area of scientific interest. One day I discovered the area with my glade had been chopped down and the moorland had been dug up, flooded to the extent it closely resembled a WW1 trenched battle field. 😩🧐😢I never did discover why, I’m pretty sure it was official though. It’s grown back on the moorland but my beautiful little glade is a distant memory. ☹️
On another note, love your humour, subscribed. 😁
Actually just bought a Rab Raider this morning, which is why I viewed your video, have a Dutch a hooped one, but too low, the Rab is 15cm higher, that makes all the difference.
Great video guys brilliant to watch love the craic
Thanks Johnny!
I really enjoyed your crazy adventure again! And its so sad to see a decimated forest like this... Hopefully they plan some trees back up soon... Happy Holidays Stephen to you and your beautiful family!
Thanks! Yeah sad to see, but they are replanting in that area.
Happy Christmas & New Year, have a good one!
This man needs a sponsorship....Rab! I'm looking at you!
Hoi Rab! Listen to this guy! 😂
For the weight I'd rathar use something like a TN laser comp compact, at 960g it's only slightly heavier and has more space and is actually cheaper.
wow the TN laser compact 1 has dropped in price, last time I looked it was £600. Can see it down to £385, still nearly £100 more expensive than the ridge raider though.
But I do agree that more space would be useful, especially in bad weather.
Paul is class. Full of knowledge. Oex tent must be good. Out stock everywhere.
Always my go to when I’m looking a review for something outdoors. Yeah the Oex tent is a bargain. It’s v small but does the job and low profile makes it quite wind resistant
Laughed me bag off were has the trees gone 😳😳😳. Cool channel. I have the Rab ridge raider pre 2021 without the pole at the bottom end. Kinda always wanted to put something at the bottom end to raise the bivvi off me feet. Not that it really needed it in heavy rain. Me 45l sabre always did the trick. I can't find any picks online of how Rab have raised the bottom end of the raider, any chance of a few pics. U don't need to fire up the drone ffs Cecil 😂😂😂
Thanks! Yeah I really like the updated design makes it feel more like a tiny tent than a bivvi.
No fabric sitting on you all night.
There’s now a small pole which is sewn inside the fabric at the bottom, so you just have to add tension with the guylines and it’s raised up.
Cheers, has kept me awake many a knight lol awesome price of kit bombproof. Defo need a tarp with it for cooking etc no worries if your tarp set up is crap and blows away in the wind lol. Working me way through your back catalogue 👍👍👍👍
@@scobbydoo3902 I’ve got the DD Magic carpet which is the perfect size to keep weight down and add some rain cover.
Hi there, I like the color grading for the vlog parts of your video - what LUTs do you use?
This is a highly entertaining video. You sirs have gained a new subscriber 💥
😁😁😁 Welcome aboard and thanks!
Yer mate there is like the Karl Pilkington of camping, he's hilarious. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Cool video Stephen. I have an Australian swag bag I use when going on motorcycle camping trips. Its kinda like a big bivi bag. It can be erected in 5 minutes too. Clean clothes, matteress and pillow all rolled up inside also well worth the money costing £350.00 I also enjoy watching Paul review camping gear. Fair play to him also
Had a google, interesting bits of kit! Definitely not best suited to hiking because of the weight, but look great for motorcycle/car camping
Must have been a weird feeling there at that chopped forest; expecting lotsa trees, doubting yourself you're at the right place, checking and finally realisation your plan isn't going to work (at that location).
Love the skimming-of-the-belly of the clouds aerial footage :-)
I was so confused, checked the map several times including satellite. Realised when I saw the log piles that it was gone
Love flying through the clouds like that!
I felt bad for Gary when you shook the tent 😂 He is a gas man. The softie suit is something I am considering, they look good but I was worried about the pack size. Delighted to see you enjoyed using a hooped bivvy and its a real shame about that woodland. Great video as always 👍
Thanks!
Gary is a delight in the morning 😂 Softie suit is my favourite winter camping purchase. Looks ridiculous but it’s so warm. I use the top instead of carrying a down jacket. But doesn’t pack down super small. Worth it for not freezing, in winter I bring as much stuff as possible because it’s just miserable if you can’t stay warm.
Yeah really like the bivvy, find it kind cozy getting squeezed into it. Plan is to mostly use it for solo fastpacking adventures in colder weather or when I am going to camp somewhere exposed.
I have a lighter tarp & bivvy setup for warmer weather.
@@StephenJReid I have seen your other set up when you did the Mourne wall. I am a big fan of bivvys. The one you used here is good with the tie out point on the foot end.
Also.. nice hat😁 🎅 Happy Christmas to you and your wife. Have a good one 👍
@@RamblingOn Thanks! Happy Christmas! 🎅🏻 🙂
If any one is a "gas man" I can confirm it is Stephen. That bivvy tent would have been dangerous near a naked flame by morning.
@@louisereid3426 well at least it would provide heat to warm breakfast!
@4:31 "Tell 'em to put it back" 😂
Class video pal !!
Thanks!
I am saving up for this bivy. Actually how tall are you and can you stuff something like Focal 58 or Exos 58 in the feet area? ;) I would love bivy in which I could also keep my backpack and belongings.
I’m 5’ 11” and I stuff my empty 70l pack back down beside my feet and there’s a bit of space at my head and at the sides. The 70l pack half rests on my legs but it’s not too bad when I empty
I had the same problem a few year back , went to camp in a forest but on arrival it was a pile of logs 😂 I do like the look of the Rab bivi but pricey and having to manage my space would probably do my nut in . Still it was a great little adventure , 2 season sleeping bag this time of year = 🥶🥶⛺️ Tfs atb Dave
Kinda inevitable it’ll eventually happen with a commercial forest but still sad and frustrating when a forest that has been there for decades disappears overnight.
Yeah definitely a pricey bit of kit. Planning a few solo fast packing running trips with it. It’s pretty bomb proof as a shelter so hopefully worth it.
Your movie clip cut ins are on point. Sorry about your forest though
Thanks Bret 🙂 maybe it’ll grow back and I can try again in 40years time
Random question but does it state no dogs as it’s batts? On lead of course
No dogs at all I’m afraid. 🐶 😞
Unfortunately a small number of irresponsible owners have spoiled things for everyone ☹️
It’s a shame as it would be a good one for bringing a dog along.
The two of you are so funny to watch! Shame about the woods! I could of done with one of those bivis (not sure how it's spelt) when I was in cadets.
I hope you got an audio sample of the squeaky gate.
Wish I had!
Tell am to put it back 😂
The night shots were really dark. Also, I prefer the videos to have your sister instead of Gary. 😀
That’s probably due to the absence of the sun 😂 Haven’t managed to convince Naomi to come camping yet.
Oh my God it's Colin Robinson 🤣
I can’t stop buying Rab stuff, it’s great. But I look like a dork dressed head to toe in the stuff 😂
Haha yeah gotta mix it up!
Deforestation is scary
You look like Ali g in ur suit 😂😂😂
Ali G in da wood! 😂
Great video, I love your m8, makes a great duo lol. As for going fulltime on TH-cam, not for me; I make too much money with the businesses I'm in, to risk all on an Algorithm that leans towards the WOKE mentality and agenda (which as the pendulum is swinging is slowly dying, thank God). TH-cam for me, is just a diary of my exploits in Wild Camping and a free cloud server in which anyone is welcome to watch and that is it! Liked and Subscribed
Thanks for the comment. Definitely a big risk giving up a stable job to do TH-cam full-time! Diary is a good way to see it.
lol, back to the default camp site
Old faithful! 😂