Winter Hike in 17th Century Highlander Clothing. Scotland.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ธ.ค. 2018
- My buddy suggested we go on a hike. So i thought it would be good to experience the wet and cold December weather in the Highlander clothing while still being safe.
Hope you enjoy it and always respect the mountain weather.
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When you started to skip it seriously made my day
Imagine doing that with no socks and shoes, or just a thin pair of brogues. Redshank style. The old highlanders were hard people. Another great video, sir.
I want to try with a thin pair of brogues one day, maybe not in the snow though! haha!
@@schweinebacke1000 : Yeah. I've heard of that and there was a guy on "Survivor" who went out in Arctic conditions barefoot. The marine that was with him thought he was a fool, because of all the other kinds of damage you can do to your feet, blundering about.
@@FandabiDozi i have to say i dont think they would have just had thin brogues i would think the soles would have been toughened up perhaps sat in urine or a heavy piece of Hyde as the soul possibly lined with moss or several layers of hide but I don't believe they would have just been thin that would have progress to something better I'm sure .
David Macdonald
Leather soles were typically made from the back of the animal, where the hide is thickest, or at least it was in Norway.
I'm gonna start walking around the streets with my plaid
Noah Adamson its alot better than pants not only multifunctional but it allows your stuff to get the gravity your bits need
Reminds me of trekking to school every day a couple miles before we were permitted to wear trousers. Wouldn't have felt so bad had the boys also worn kilts. At least it would have been fair.😎
annette fournier hahahaaaaaa
Hear, Hear! Canadian winters, 30 below with wind chill....in miniskirts! Fairer still, the old men who wouldn't change the rules should been wearing the kilts - just once should have been an eye opener!
@@bonnymorris7952 no kidding, misogynist bastards.😉
...walking a couple miles in the other person´s shoes and all that.
A friend i went to school with told me that her (what are these tight women´s underpants called, that they wear under skirts? They are like leggings or yoga pants but really thin and mostly see through?) well, that those underpants were surprisingly good at keeping her legs warm. Then again she lived only about 1Km away from our school.
@@martialme84 They are called tights. Only they are delicate and get runs in them and are then unwearable. If your parents could afford to keep you in tights you were lucky. Mostly just knee socks because they were durable. Brrrr.
You're combining two of my favourite things; period clothing and nature. Love it!
Great Videos.
I've been up Ben Nevis twice back in the "80's. Both times with a Highlander who insisted on wearing traditional Clothing. The Great Kilt is impressive and it kept us warm in our Summer Ascent. For the Winter Ascent we added a couple of Great Cloaks. Now that worked out well.
Our one bit of modern Kit was a Svea 123R. (I still have it.) That was worth it's weight in Gold to us and still is to me.
When we did Ben Nevis there was a big storm the night before, as we were walking up we met two Germans in full traditional old school gear coming down they had been up there for the night wearing woolen shorts little leather boots linen shirts wool waistcoats & blanket bed rolls, with small water flasks.
I remember me & my Dad thinking wow they must be double hard bastards or just very stupid or both?
Having watched some of our other videos it is very interesting (for a sassenach) to see how useful and versatile the plaid is. Whilst we do have modern synthetic materials there is one serious advantage to the plaid being wool. All things wear out. At the end of its life synthetics will only ever be landfill and remain for something close to perpetuity and a blight to nature. At the end o the useful life of the plaid it can be cut down to make smaller garments or items and scraps can be used to keep the wee slimy beasts off one's vegetables and after that put on the compost to rot leaving no trace.
Yea. im sure the average 17th century highlander was dwelling on the impacts of landfills.
@@p.e.i.man-canada-1372
This video was not made in the seventeenth century.
Your so lucky living in one of the most beautifull parts of the world! Merry Christmas to you.
Merry Christmas to you too! Thanks for watching!
A video on the old Highlanders celebrated Christmas. Now there’s a thought! Very different from now I would expect, without those Christmas trees from Germany and stories of St. Nick or Father Christmas.
Last time I was at Ben Vorlich there the wind was so strong I had to crawl to the summit through the ice and snow. Water bottle in my pack froze. No chance doing it in what you're wearing, great effort.
Great stuff, you've proved it was practical to have traveled in winter on foot in the highlands. Russian special forces found that for these kind of treks a kilt like set up was better than cold, wet, clingy trousers in winter exercises (source: 'Aquarium' by Viktor Suvorov. It's a good read!).
I have recommended your page to a bunch of people. Thank you for everything you have shared.
Kudos.
Love learning historical living stuff.
Our ancestors were far tougher & creative than most of us today (including myself). I wish i had their knowledge & skill.
Love your channel mate, great work! Greetings from Australia / Clan Ferguson
Thank you for adding 17th century to your title! Love your videos! You should experiment with earlier forms of Scottish clothing!
I'm a Scottish bush craft and Mtb enthusiast, love your videos let me know if you are ever hiking in Lennoxtown
Did Ben Lomond in February this year. 3/4 up the way proper winter conditions started, we had snow on full blast and temp. way below 0 at the summit. Great fun but only with proper gear. Still it was too dangerous to descent on Ptarmigan side due to reduced visibility.
Great video, I really enjoy your classic approach and the channel overall. Keep going!
I have always wanted to bag Ben Lomond. Looks like a good hike.
Cold around the trossachs ?
Love this.
I have a friend in the highlands who is out with her dogs on the loch and beaches in all highlands weather, and I will show her this video - I am sure her family will find it most lovely.
Loved it , thanks
Beautiful!!!! Thank you for uploading!
excellent
Great video! Thanks!
So cool to compare traditional with new stuff, great video. All the best mate 👍
Skye
Visited Scotland a few years ago. Spent a week. Loved every single moment I was there. I'm from Nova Scotia and it felt like home there. You have convinced me to wear a plaid if I can find one. Thank you for your videos. Its fun to learn with you. Some take things too seriously while others don't seem to have a clue. I appreciate your approach of doing the best you can with what you have, your honesty and sincerity show.
I love everything about this, you and your channel. Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful place.
Your videos are a great insights to the past and very much appreciated by us all. Respect
Stunning❣❣
Like your video's, nice to see the scorrish higlands and lowlands on your trips. Keep em coming..
My favorite weather to hike in! A little bit of everything. Nice video as always. Cheers.
the land is beautiful
Excellent video!!! Thanks for making this video. Beautiful landscape!!!! So helpful the info that you provide.
Ah, now head for the pub for a nice pint of stout.
Or a warming dram of whisky!
I'm sure if they had it a bottle would have been brought
Great video. Glad you are making these videos. Looking forward to so much more.
Magic...
Your videos are so informative and entertaining thank you for making these!
You are very welcome. Thank you for the support :)
Good video - glad you had backup - stay safe we need more videos from you! ATB. Nigel
Beautiful country. I love wool. Merry Christmas from the U.S.
This is amazing what you do. Keep doing it. MXM.
Tanks for share your experience. Very interesting channel !
Living my dream
How chuffed I was to find your channel while shuffling through some bushcraft vids here on youtube. And to discover that you talk about my favourite subject. Scotland!
Nice.
Your videos are most interesting.
I do eighteenth century historic trekking. Breeches or trousers worn, but a ‘match coat’ the American bastard child of a great kilt used and worn in a similar way. Maize and maple sugar instead of oatmeal, a small copper pot, and the creature in my flask mostly rum or brandy.
Cold weather is a challenge but with a little care historic clothing is a match for modern kits.
Very cool. Looks like when we climbed Kir Mhor on Arran in HS.
The weather is almost exactly what it is here in Scott county Tennessee. Just with less sun.
This is the best channel. Very interesting and it shows my daughter and I, how our family once lived. We are in the dark about that side of the family as my great grandfather and mother migrated to Australia. Thank you very much.
Thank you for another great video. I caught a chill just watching....I need a drop or two in my cuppa hot tea. Peace.
🎄👍ATB great video again 👍🎄
Grand video chiel
I enjoyed your video very much, our fore fathers were sure tough mothers!
Honestly, I think whether you get cold or not depends mostly on conditioning and keeping your core warm. When I was growing up for kindergarten-9th grade I went to a private school where the girls had to wear dresses/skirts, and I don't remember my legs ever being cold. We were allowed to wear tights, but I didn't really like them and didn't wear them very much, especially when I was older. So most of the time I had bare legs, and when it was cold I would wear long sleeves, sweaters, jackets, etc. Pretty much as long as my core was warm my whole body was warm.
Keep up the good work mate!
Thanks buddy! Will do!
Thanks for doing this. Always want to know more about my Highland ancestors and how they lived. Merry Christmas my friend!
Why is all u yanks claim Highland ancestory?
The Scotts. Hearty, noble, resourceful,
Great warriors.
I think in winter most scots would have had longer knitted hose tied above the knee with a garter, and the kilt lowered to just below the knee. Try that some time. Thigh-high wool hose are an amazing thing.
Another well done video. When I was young I played Tenor Drum in the Seaforth Highlanders Pipe Band and was very proud of it.Cheerio The Nourishments
Ed Robertson Canada
God love ye fella, top marks for giving that ago 🌨️🌧️🌬️
beautiful Country captured by great footage and editing..music was stellar too..You deserve much more credit via subs...
Nice that you can go out, my area is full of ticks.
Great video! Keep up the good work! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Shetland, Mind and have a dram 👍
I have been summoned by the flannel gods
Oh dear, now it's clear where the term redshanks comes from. Thank you for this impressing video. Couldn't help but thinking of the MacDonalds of Glencoe who escaped the massacre and then found there end in icy winter conditions. Very few survived... 😪
"Dreich" is right! That looked utterly dismal up there. Quite the workout for your 17th Century gear.
That looks awesome where you are! Y’all are blessed for sure! Reminds me of our southern Appalachians here in the states.
AMFR Guitar Shame that 99.9% of Scots have never seen Scotland (really seen it). Prefer to slob on the couch with a monster portion of processed ‘food’. Or maybe the few of us who do get out and around our stunning country, in all seasons, are better off enjoying it with like-minded humans.
scottiSHITalian I reckon western civilization is going that way in general my friend. We’re losing our connection to the lands we love and our ancestor’s knowledge. Pretty soon those of us who enjoy the outdoors will be the weirdos for not loving the couch and big screens.
AMFR Guitar Exactly what I think.
Interestingly enough the Appalachian mountains and the highlands of Scotland are part of the same mountain chain and are geologically identical. There is some literature about it. Look up the serpentine chain.
mike mike That’s interesting I didn’t know that! I’ll def check that out. Thanks!
Nice. For more information on closing check out what the people in Mountains were dressed. Alps, Loden, Poncho. Afghans
Surely the ancient Scots must have had some type of waterproof garment living in that harsh climate, maybe like an oilskin or something ? Love your videos ...from Sydney, Australia
Nice, good vid !
Try it in the summer. I have vivid memories of clegs gnawing at my groin while hiking in the great glen in my kilt!
Awesome sauce
hope nothing's freezing under that kilt hehe
great video as always by the way
That cloak seems even better than the gaucho's poncho.
I wonder if they used leg wrappings like some of the Indigenous people did in North America?
Having worn a kilt in parades here in Canada in the winter it can get quite chilly below, often wished the socks came up under the kilt.
I had seen some pictures of what looked like leg rappings or leggings, but couldnt find a definite source so decided to go bare legs. I will keep looking though :)
Fandabi Dozi that’s some good historical scholarship right there
Longjohns.
I think they may have wrapped the great like differently, to hang lower (like a women's maxi skirt) and protect the knees and calves. Stockings or leg wrappings could easily have come up well above the knee, also - I think it may be just mass-manufacturing-based convention that the stockings traditionally worn with kilts nowadays are just-below-knee length.
I liked what you said at the start: it’s half December now here in Scotland...
I know why you said that, but still... like it’s a completely different time zone... haha. Great videos though! 👍🏻
The wool remains magic and as good as high-tech stuff: breathable, warm even when wet, insulating, etc. The modern add would be an impermeable weather shell -- a simple poncho. Oh, and pants under the kilt. : ) Thanks for the video!
an oilskin coat is all the technology i need
ive worn my modern kilt out in the snow quiet a lot here in the usa. as long as i have knee high socks its usually fine
Great video as usual, i think there is something that jumped out at me , cold was important but adrenalin could well be flowing because our ancestors might well have been getting chased by troops or rival Clans , the thought of being captured will have kept many a Highlander going .
Great Video and greetings from Germany! :)
You sir have some nice country to hike in.
Good effort, well done. I enjoy your vids so keep em coming. If your needing a walking buddy in the Angus Glens then let me know.
I remember reading somewhere about Highland regiments wearing kilts in the trenches in WW1. At night when it got really cold, the hem of the kilt tended to freeze and the result was a very painful ring of ice on the lower edge of the kilt, which led to bleeding and sores on the legs. It must have been very (awfie) uncomfortable.
good for you, my father and I have been watching your videos together, I've been trying to do something similar only with 1812 British Army, and I'm no where near brave enough to post it to the internet.
Thats awesome! i would watch it if you did! :D
Looks like a beautiful place - I really need to visit sometime! My family has roots back there in Luss, on the banks of Loch Lomond. That's where Clan Colquhoun is from (somehow it morphed into Calhoun in a few hundred years).
Nice one tom tom
IVAN! :D we need to catch up again man! Its been too long! Do you still have Whatsapp??
@@FandabiDozi si senor. Same number
The origin of the saying "got the blue balls" 🔵🔵
Interesting bit of kit and a nice video what with the beautiful scenery and all. I always enjoy seeing how those who came before us handled life. I’m a solid fan of wool in cold weather too. I’m wondering about your Bonnet, is it different from a beret? It looks somewhat larger giving you more coverage. Thank you for an interesting video and I subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to more videos.
The weather that you mentioned reminds me much of (if not exactly), the weather that I am experiencing today (1/1/2019), here in the Mid-West U.S. (Indiana, "Land of the Indians"),... It is much the same, until January, through February, when we can at times experience sub zero, freezing weather, with at times, a very heavy snow falls that make driving nearly impossible for some folk to manage...
People are the same, world wide, and we all experience much the same, no matter where we live,.!
An excellent video, and if you are ever in the states (Indiana), look me up, and we can go, and hike in the national, and state forests that we have here,...
Beautiful hiking country you live in even with that harsh weather. I live in tropical region with swampy jungle. Hiking is impossible if not possibly deadly with all the crocs, big lizards, cobras and the occasional passing tiger. Covid-19 made it wilder. In some area a lot of cow herd was decimated by tigers because few people around due to the lockdown.
Wtf?
From Ireland and Scotland, my grandpa was a Dugan he has passed on now, Gran flowers, I think flowers were under the protection of FARQUHARSON, in Ireland.
"There can be only one." "Sing me a song of a lass that is gone..." "The worst toilet in Scotland." "Brigadoon..." That's what goes through my mind.
RodCornholio Outlander?
Foreskin frostbite
Thanks for your remarkable adventures, from Santa Barbara, Calif. and for the introduction to FlettForge.
Ironically, I doubt many "modern" clothing options will give you the freedom of movement over rocks etc that you will get from the plaid. Nor will it so easilly facilitate answering calls of nature. Having said that, you're a much braver man than I to go out into the wilds so dressed. Summer, I might, but winter is time for me to hibernate. Colds kills my spine and that pretty much kills the rest of me. So I take my hat off for giving this idea a good go!!
Love what ya do. I love the country would you now if there is any of the huts that the Scots lived in around William Wallace era. Around the 13th century. Or if there is any exsampl of the huts around the highlands
A wee lass, if it gets that cold, not that lowlander, boney Scott, sidekick ! Slainte
You mention something about ancestral highlanders not having map cases - do you know if they had maps of any kind? Or did they just find their way by asking, or having a guide, or mostly only just traveling in areas they already knew...? I would love to hear your thoughts & input on this.
Wish it would get colder so I can ski .