Extreme weather coastal Tarp and Bivy
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ค. 2023
- I went up the Scottish coast for a tarp and bivy camp
It poured and was really windy all night, but I loved it,
Cracking sunrise to boot,
Join me on a special extremely wet and windy bivy camp.
This location was kindly shared with me by fellow you tuber Shaun as we headed for our last camp on the coast
#wildcamping #bivy #tarp #bivyandtarp
#ddtarps
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what a great camp well done
Hi and thanks for watching some more
Glad you liked it
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I'm so jealous you live close enough to pop to Scotland as and when you like. Cracking 3:02 of coastline. Surprised, there was no issue with midges. Apparently, they have boomed up there this year (Scotland actually has a midge forecast online just like the weather).
Glad you didn't put the tent up and toughed it out like a real bivy camper 👊👌 but at the same time I don't blame you at all for also taking the tent up Scotland.
Thanks for the shoutout Adrian and you're most welcome for the shoutout too mate 👍 Lovely camp mate and very enjoyable 👊👌👍
Beautiful morning sunrise 🌅 🌄 and the perfect example of why we do it.
Hi Gez, thanks for watching, to be honest the tent was never coming out, (nice to have the back up), a bivy is too much fun, and to sit that storm out while dry and cosy was magic, yes we are lucky up here, less than an hour into Scotland,no midge problem on the coast spots as yet,
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Adrian
You are an inspiration, keep up the good work
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoy the vids
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Fabulous little pitch there. Thanks for sharing!
Hi and thanks again for watching, it was a nice pitch cosy watching the rain
My you are busy 👍
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@@northumberlandmountainhopper - I had a morning off, so I decided to relax and watch a few of your bivvying videos.
Hi Adrian, that camp looks even better than it did from a distance, thanks for showing us a closer look at it. Ruins looked really interesting. Bivvying was the right idea, magic, Graham 👍
Hi Graham, it was magic,being under the small tarp, being cosy, dry and warm, no leval spots really, so it’s bivy land.
Cheers Adrian
nice
Hi and thanks for watching, it was nice
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Splendid!
Hi and thanks for watching
Glad you enjoyed it
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Great job on the video 👍👍👍
Hi and thanks for watching, it was a great camp, glad I got set up before the heavy rain
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Really enjoying your adventures Adrian - subscribed 👍
Hi and thanks for watching, welcome,
glad you are enjoying the videos.
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Excellent Adrian , I’m sure I drive trains on the ECML past that old ruin .
Always looked a great spot now I know . Excellent as always atb Dave 👍
Hi Dave, was going to keep spot secret lol, can you delete or change lol
I loved it under the tarp, my did it come down !!!!
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper sorry mate I’ve edited it hope this makes it more vague lol
@@BorderRambler hi Dave, great, no real secret, it’s just as I think, I was the first there, it would be fun to keep the mystery !!!!
You just know everyone up here will be guessing !
I wonder how many do camp there as there are no signs, and it’s pristine, catch you soon
Adrian
th-cam.com/video/dn7mIySCgvA/w-d-xo.html 😉This guy just beat you to it!
Hi. BEAUTIFUL. GORGEOUS. SCENERIES. LANDSCAPE. AWESOME. AMAZING. HIKING. CAMPING.
Hi and thanks for watching
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Just found you, subbed. Beautiful coastal camp. There is nothing like a tarp experience. "Magical" indeed!
Hi and thanks for watching, I love the tarp and bivy, the only time a tent scores is when it’s wet on the way in, just a bit easier to jump in and sort yourself out, but as long as it’s a dry walk in I will always pick the tarp and bivy , watching the sea and weather was great, yes it was magic !!
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Loving your videos matey. Thank you. Fellow Brummie.👍
Hi and thanks for watching, I enjoyed this one, rain wind and all !
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Love this stuff
Hi and thanks for watching, I love it as well !!
Two day bivy camp today (hopefully)
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Love it how your lying there in the pouring rain like nowts the matter 😂, great camp, always enjoy your adventures Adrian, keep them coming. Cracking spot that 👍 cheers Dave
Hi Dave, thanks for watching, well I was dry and warm and watching the mad weather and sea, so was more than happy.
Cheers Adrian
I use “Holdon” tarp clips along the bottom edge of my tarp on the ground. This enable me to get rid of that horrible gap caused by the standard ties on the tarp. The edge pins down tightly to the ground and then it’s not draughty .
Hi and thanks for watching, I don’t mind the gap as I am in the bivy, sometimes I put short guy lines on the ground side so it sits over the Heather etc better, and it gives the wind some where to escape,
But it’s a good tip if you want to pin it down tight,
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Hi Adrian, what a stunning location. It's almost a shame I live about as far south as you can get in England, but I guess living close to the New Forest isn't too bad. Totally agree with you - tarp and bivi is the best set-up. I love falling to sleep watching the night sky.
Hi and thanks for watching, I was perfectly dry and yet I was fully open to the views on one side, you just wouldn’t have your tent open so the tarp and bivy is the best,
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Fantastic scenery, bummer about the weather 👍
Hi and thanks for watching, the weather did not spoil it at all, I thoroughly enjoyed being under the tarp snug in the bivy,
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper yep, there is something satisfying about being out in the elements. Loving the thunderstorm here at the minute.
@@cheviotoutdoors and here 👍
Magnificent location. A bivvy is FREEDOM...simple as. Find a spot, throw the bivvy down, sleep, move on....lol FREEDOM. What we all seek and few find. Stay well. stay safe until the next time. Helen.
Hi and thanks for watching, yes it was a cracking ivy camp, watching the sea and weather while all cosy,
I hope you are feeling/ bearing up ok and are getting out for a camp
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper Thank you, Yes getting life organised again and definitely getting out. Helen.😀
It actually looks really nice , that tarp is sitting pretty good , you do look cosy 👍
Hi and thanks for watching,
Tarp was magic, bone dry and all the views,
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Looks a magic location Adrian. Great video.
Hi and thanks for watching, did not realise I had not subbed you, that’s now corrected !
You have done a few camps up here I have enjoyed,
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Cheers for the Sub Adrian. I was going to get out today but decided against it due to the thunderstorms. Just going to do a day camp in the woods tomorrow.
Lovely spot, I have ordered a tarp and bivy as jealous of your camps.
Hi and thanks lol, let’s see if you love it or loathe it, what about the little fella. ?
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper yeah he might have to stay at home when I use the baby and tarp, we will see 👍
Adrian, The title 15th July 2023 needs the wording added" Extreme bivi camp, to get more views. Just a thought.
Hi and thanks, I did not even notice, that I missed the title off, definitely old age !!!!
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Just subscribed buddy. Loved the video. What a lovely place and view. Thanks for showing us your amazing trips.
Hi and thanks for watching, there are some cracking spots up on the Scottish Borders,
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Well Adrian were do I start that location was amazing mate nice find 👍🏻 the sunrise time-laps was epic would have been nice with music but it was great to watch I'm sat in a tent in the cheviot hill's spilling my JD'S not happy 😅😅 but really enjoyed this the pillow is so comfortable better than a blow up one had mine for ages thanks for the mention atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Hi Jimmy, it was a nice location and I loved being under the tarp in the rain !!! Are we mad ?
Don’t think I will go down the music route as I just quickly knock the videos up on my phone as I go ,
Yes the pillows are the best worth the little bit of extra weight, can’t wait to see your latest hill camp, you certainly have the hill bug, and no midges with the breeze up high, you never spill the JD !
Cheers Adrian
Cracking mate , lush spot , but you always do find great spots , that food did look ok , I wonder if you could tip both in a Mylar bag and boil in bag 🤔, what a sunrise to wake up with too , perfect mate as always, thanks, atb Deka 👍🏻😎👌🏻
Hi Deka, yes I picked it well, and really enjoyed being under the tarp,
if you did the rice first you could as it needs a splash of water,
going to run out of special spots soon lol and just enjoy the hills,
Cheers Adrian
Hi Beautiful Spot 👍
Just waiting for a Bivy coming in the mail NZ
lots of Winter sales in New Zealand 👍 $ 75.00 down from $99.00 😊
Hi and thanks for watching, good luck with the bivy
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Adrian, yeah you’ve found a great spot. First time I’ve seen one of your videos. State side here. I wanted to see your tarp and bivy camp. I bicycle tour. This year 2024, I changed my setup. I’am doing a bivy and tarp setup plus a little twig stove which also takes an alcohol burner for rainy days. Cheers as you Brits say. Liked your video, Om!
Do you have any problems with sheep ticks just sleeping with a tarp? Im just back from wild camping on Skye and covered with the little monsters!
Hi and thanks for watching, did not see a tick this time, but on my ultimate tarp and bivy pitch video I ended up with 17 and the wife had to pick some off my back, I now cover my bivy, tent and rucksack in spray with permethrin in it expensive at £10 every few weeks but it works,
The ticks I had that time were first stage lava I must have been where the eggs were !!!
Cheers Adrian
I am often plagued with ticks but it is from day walking in my case. I know this because I do not do any wildcamping. Body brushing bracken seems to be the worst for it. Whether bivvy or tent camping you will still be doing the walk-in, and the sitting on the ground brewing and cooking etc. So technically speaking, whilst an open bivvy could allow more opportunity for ticks to find you, I believe in practice however that 80 or 90% of them will get you at the walking-in stage, ie, you will introduce them into the tent anyways. Kind regards.
Looks great, what tarp is it please
Hi and thanks for watching, it’s the DD super light tarp s 2.8x1.5
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Adrian are you still using the Apkit Hunka Bivvy ? I have one as a backup but have been using the Elan Hooped bivvy for my last few camps and in Dartmoor
Hi
No I think I will save it for really hot dry nights as I always get condensation from Alpkit materials
Will stick to army issue for damp camps
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Great camp Adrian , bivvy held up brilliantly ! Where’s my shout out for the location tip off? 😂
Hi Shaun, thanks for watching, oh dear sorry, never thought, I thought the less said the better so we don’t expose it to heavy use, mind not many flat spots,
Yes the tarp was amazing none stop rain well in to the night,
Cheers Adrian
@@northumberlandmountainhopper don’t worry about mentioning me , you’re right - least said the better. 👍
There’s flatter spots up higher about 2 bays further on but that’s about it 👍
Did you get any ticks
Hi and thanks for watching, no ticks this camp, mind I have sprayed my kit with repellent.
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Lol its only amateurs that can’t sleep outside without a tent ! Done Jungle , Mountain & Desert, bivvy bag n poncho , roll mat all u need 😉 no expensive gear, £30 British Army gortex bivvy bag , £20 for British army poncho (Basha)
Hi and thanks for watching, I love the bivy, I got a brand new army bivy for £44 so was well chuffed, I use that when really damp in the winter, as it breathes better.
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@@northumberlandmountainhopper luv the vids , I’m doing Arran coastal way next week , u should give Arran a try if u haven’t already it’s Beautiful, if u get the weather lol.
Why don't you pin the tarp right to the ground on the windward side? Why do you put up with the thing blowing all over the place? And, why pitch it so high with such little coverage overhead. No offense but it makes you look like a novice backpacker. You are way too exposed.
Hi and thanks for watching,
my you are critical lol
I always have my tarp high as I get more views, and even with the heavy rain I was dry,
As for the back of the tarp I very rarely pin it to the floor as I feel it helps with the wind ,
And the flapping, it did not prevent a nice sleep, and it was all about get something up quick before the heavy rain.
We are all happy with different things
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@@northumberlandmountainhopper pitching a tarp high in the wind sounds counterintuitive. Are you familiar with the concept of wind protection?
@@johnbrokx4779hi and thanks for the input, but it is what it is, I pitch according to what I think will give me a comfortable camp each time.
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