Always make time for yourself. It's so important to be selfish enough to drag yourself away from family and commitments. They all get the best version of you for the time away. I know for me personally I'm a better Dad, partner and friend for my wild camping escapes 😊 As always, love your content James 😊 Stay safe and well, Adge
That's exactly what I said to the fella I talked to on this camp 😊 Yes, you're away from your family for a few hours, but they'll get a better version of you if you're able to look after yourself 👌 I'm glad you recognise that and put that approach into action! Thanks for tuning in and sharing your thoughts 🙏🏻 James.
I picked up this tent while it was on sale and I have to say, I took it out on Dartmoor and absolutely loved it. Your videos being so informative about it were a big part of me choosing it over the Abisko Lite 1 in the end, so thank you! Back out in it again later this week 😊. Absolutely stunning spot you had for this one, great video!
This is really good to hear, and I'm glad I was able to help with the decision! I'm sure you'll get many many happy years from it 😊 Thanks for watching another of my videos, and happy camping! James.
Tarts!! 🤣 That had us in stitches, every time i use our flextale from now ill think of you saying that, give me a giggle! Absolutely spot on about having time out for yourself, not really sure how we managed before, it de-stress' me, i come home feeling chilled & re-energised! 😊
Haha! They are a bit of a tarty luxury item, but also so practical, small and light that I wouldn't be without mine now 😁 Yeah absolutely, I don't know how city people manage without being able to escape to the green and peace of the countryside 💚 James.
Well done on finding the motivation James. It turns out their was no need to feel any apathy at all with the condition s and the long evening meditation. Nothing better for touching parts of the being that other vistas can't. That was superb. I imagine after a great nights kip you were mellow as when you finally got back down. Mark
Thanks Mark. You're absolutely right - you can't get these experiences or feelings from nipping down the pub or hitting the gym. Thank you for tuning in 😊 James.
I'm debating getting an xtherm for winter camping or just pairing an accordion pad with my current one for $60 vs the $300 for the pad. In your mind is it worth the money or just get the accordion pad to add 2R (6.2 with my Nemo tensor)?
This question is way more taxing and complicated than I was ready for, hence this long answer! If you go for the two pad option you'd save money. It would also allow you to use one mat or the other, so if your Nemo is lighter than the Thermarest, you could possibly save weight on warmer camps? You'd also effectively be carrying a sit mat with you on camps where you take both mats, so you could sit on the ground on your accordion mat before lying on it later. If you buy the Thermarest, you'll still have your Nemo (unless you sell it), so you could still use it in summer, assuming it's lighter than the Thermarest. Personally, I've never thought to myself "I wish I had a less insulated sleep mat", so I'm happy to take my ~600 gram Thermarest on all my camps. There aren't many mats on the market as that are as thick as the Thermarest that can offer a significant weight saving (i.e. they weigh 300 grams or less), so the Thermarest really covers all bases for me. Their latest "NXT" range is even thicker and lighter too, so if it were me, I think I'd go for one!
@@joinmeoutdoors yeah my current one works very well for 3 season camping, it's just during my winter camping I noticed that I got cold spots and 4.2 wasn't enough. My Nemo is only 450g ish and the new NXT Xtherm is about the same weight. Generally winter trips are very close to home and my summer base weight is about 12-13lbs with my lack never being more than 20 but it's good to hear your thoughts on it. I do have the thermarest sit pad so I was going to try and layer that under my core where the core spots are next winter first to see if it helps anything but extra warmth for the full pad is just a bit nicer
Well it's easy to spend other people's money for them, but if you're going out camping a good few times a year, investing in the extra warmth without sacrificing weight seems easy to justify to my mind. Sleep mats have come on a long long way in 30 years, and the latest Thermarest offerings are really impressive. I see some people using those 1/4" foam roll mats for lightweight summer camping, but I like having the comfort and insulation too much! 😁
Nice vid👍I've made a conscious effort this year to cut the miles down but be out for more hours ( mainly because of knee problems) as being out in the mountains is more important nowadays and gives you time to enjoy the scenery more.i use the cumulus 350 as it extends the season in which I can use it I'm good down to 0c with base layer only slightly negative is the horizontal baffles across the body I find the down can migrate to the sides but apart from that it's a great quilt.
Thanks Craig. That's a good move to make sure you get as much time outdoors as possible. I wish I'd bought the Quilt 350 in hindsight for that very reason - making it more versatile through the seasons. I'd forgotten just how comfortable quilt sleeping is! Thanks for watching 👍
Hows it going James, Always nice to get the quilt out you know that summer has arrived 😎. That looked the perfect camp and nice to find a rock formation to use as a kitchen and chill out area 👌😉
Howdy Jay! Yeah you're absolutely right. Taking less and less kit feels gooood 😎 I want to sit on those rocks in the sun every night of the week. Would be happy to return to that spot every now and then, perhaps just taking different routes each time 😊 Cheers for watching, and I hope you've recovered from your ride now! James.
Fantastic video and absolutely stunning filming, always makes a difference with the sun! Great night scenes to boot. Done that walk a few times but always looks different to your memory when someone else films it!
Thanks a lot, Chris. It's funny how things look different through someone else's lens isn't it? The same goes for photos too. Shortest time lapse ever at night. It felt like it was never really night time! 😅 James.
Is the space in the southern cross one about the same as the Lazer 1 which I have. The porch looks a little bigger, I’m trying to decide between the cross and the 4 season Lazer. Thanks for the lovely Video, wales is so underrated.
Looking at the dimensions on Terra Nova's website, it does look as though the SC1 has the deeper vestibule by 12 cm or so. The two tents are the same weight as each other, with the Laser being a bit taller. Close call! Thanks for the comment, glad you liked the vid 😊 James.
A few years ago I picked up a tick on my leg in November despite wearing long pants and gaiters, not thinking it could be a tick in view of circumstances I thought it was a blood blister and made a mess of removing it. As luck would have it I didn’t have a bacterial infection so be aware to check yourself whenever you have been in the outdoors. Ticks in the uk were unheard of in the 70s to the late 90s
That sounds a bit nasty. I don't like that they're all scurrying around out there with the potential to infect us. I didn't realise they'd ramped up so markedly. I remember my granny's dog getting them in the 90s, but perhaps that was unusual at the time.
I hate ticks with a passion. Heinous creatures and they’re basically invincible too. Seems to be loads of them about now. Not sure why. I camped in a field in Devon a while ago and there were loads of them. Must’ve been sat on a damn nest. They were tiny though pin head size. Impossible to see them. Another story, my pal camped on Salisbury plains a while ago and left his tent door open all night. He was drunk lol. In the morning he had over fifteen ticks on him. On his ball sack and everything 😬 horrifying! Take no chances out there. He was just lucky none were infected. Final story. My dad got lymes from a tick in the garden in france. Noticed the huge rash and caught it early but he didn’t even realise he’s been bitten at the time. Nice video as always.
Well thanks for giving us all nightmares 😂 I don't think the danger of ticks can be highlighted enough though, in all seriousness. Imagine waking up with a load of them on you in your tent 😖 Glad the video was to your liking apart from mentioning the T word 🕷️🙂 Thanks, James.
@@joinmeoutdoors I’ve only ever had a handful, but I have 6 dogs and 3 cats so have removed loads over the years and those little green tick twisters are by far the quickest easiest way.. and also least risk of leaving their heads in or squeezing the body juices back into to you
Nice one James. I use Tick Twister which I bought from a pet shop. I love the SC1 as you know, I love it. Too bad yours has a fault causing it to dissolve in sunlight 😂😂atb mate.
Cheers Pete! Have you noticed an increase in the tick population up north? What else do you buy from the pet shop? I thought your food bowl looked familiar 😋🐶 Haha I really must talk to Terra Nova about my evaporating tent! 😉 Hope you're well, and thanks for watching! James.
I haven’t seen any ticks yet but it’s bone dry on the Dales summits. I never wear shorts and tuck my pants into my socks. I’m always using an inner tent throughout the summer. Hope your knee is better. Btw Dog food is better than my cooking😂
What a great overnighter! Absolutely brilliant time lapse of the short lived night sky too 👍🏻 Gotta watch out for them ticks, I picked up my 3rd the other day on a 3-night trip wild camping up in the Lakes.. I even had had one on my sleeping pad in the morning while I was enjoying my morning coffee, it was so tiny, that one got cremated over my gas stove! I’ve seen them crawling on rocks as well, so just be aware. I’m totally paranoid about them now after my 3rd also, think I’m going to have to go down the Permethrin route, as I really don’t want anymore of the horrid critters in my skin!! I won’t even put my bag on the grass in the tent vestibule anymore, it has to come inside with me. By the way, what’s happened to James 2?.. not seen him for a while 😂
Cheers Scoot! Yeah night time only felt about as long as it looked in the timelapse too!! Urgh I wouldn't be sad if ticks went extinct tomorrow. You make a good point about them crawling onto our rucksacks overnight. Perhaps I'll take a bin bag so I can tie my rucksack up inside it overnight. James 2 does appear to have been absent for a few camps again, now that you mention him 🤔🤣
Have to say James your videos are so well put together, lots of thought in to content etc and loved the timelapses... you should fill us in what you use to record stuff etc -what do you use to edit videos?. It must be a pretty exposed area for wind as when I was there for the night was a bit windy too...a little chilly also. Beautiful morning to wake up to with an inversion below you. Thx for the shout out, twas my pleasure to suggest this route & pitch for you, glad you enjoyed it. Atb Al
Thank you very much. I sometimes wonder about making a video about how I make videos, but imagine there wouldn't be masses of appetite for it. Perhaps I could do one one day? Apart from my very first video and the last two videos, I've purely filmed with my GoPro 9. On these last two videos I've been spoilt by my new GoPro 11 - a collaborative birthday present from my girlfriend and parents. That's the camera responsible for the star trails clip in this video - a feature I'd like to make more/better use of in the future. I was glad you'd told me about the wind in that spot. My Vik 1 would have hated that! 😂 I look forward to returning and checking out the bridge and hermitage. I hope you're enjoying your weekend. ATB, James.
Oh, and in terms of editing, I use the free version of Davinci Resolve. I downloaded version 18 last week, but had been using version 15 until this latest vid.
Stunning conditions for it. That's the kind of morning that drones are made for!
Yeah the wind made me think that the drone might have been dead weight, but it was still enough in the morning to be able to pop it up! 😊
@@joinmeoutdoors you got lucky, that wind had been constant here in South Wales for about 3 weeks. This weekend has been first break.
Like any good pilot, I just fly to the conditions 😎
Ooo the sugar loaf, I camped on there with Dai in the Soulos
Bet that's a brilliant spot to wake up in the morning!!
@@joinmeoutdoors it was, very busy at night though, I would like to do a snow camp up there and hope for less people
Always make time for yourself. It's so important to be selfish enough to drag yourself away from family and commitments. They all get the best version of you for the time away. I know for me personally I'm a better Dad, partner and friend for my wild camping escapes 😊
As always, love your content James 😊
Stay safe and well,
Adge
That's exactly what I said to the fella I talked to on this camp 😊 Yes, you're away from your family for a few hours, but they'll get a better version of you if you're able to look after yourself 👌 I'm glad you recognise that and put that approach into action! Thanks for tuning in and sharing your thoughts 🙏🏻 James.
I picked up this tent while it was on sale and I have to say, I took it out on Dartmoor and absolutely loved it. Your videos being so informative about it were a big part of me choosing it over the Abisko Lite 1 in the end, so thank you! Back out in it again later this week 😊.
Absolutely stunning spot you had for this one, great video!
This is really good to hear, and I'm glad I was able to help with the decision! I'm sure you'll get many many happy years from it 😊 Thanks for watching another of my videos, and happy camping! James.
Tarts!! 🤣 That had us in stitches, every time i use our flextale from now ill think of you saying that, give me a giggle! Absolutely spot on about having time out for yourself, not really sure how we managed before, it de-stress' me, i come home feeling chilled & re-energised! 😊
Haha! They are a bit of a tarty luxury item, but also so practical, small and light that I wouldn't be without mine now 😁 Yeah absolutely, I don't know how city people manage without being able to escape to the green and peace of the countryside 💚 James.
Well done on finding the motivation James. It turns out their was no need to feel any apathy at all with the condition s and the long evening meditation. Nothing better for touching parts of the being that other vistas can't. That was superb. I imagine after a great nights kip you were mellow as when you finally got back down. Mark
Thanks Mark. You're absolutely right - you can't get these experiences or feelings from nipping down the pub or hitting the gym. Thank you for tuning in 😊 James.
@@joinmeoutdoors A pleasure James. No, they're totally unique experiences out there. Priceless! Have a good week ahead.
Thanks James 😊 👍
Thanks for watching! ✌️
Wise tent choice, it’s always nice to have a taught tent to not have that annoying flapping noise all night
Yeah absolutely. I don't think I would've slept at all in any of my other tents tbh!
I'm debating getting an xtherm for winter camping or just pairing an accordion pad with my current one for $60 vs the $300 for the pad. In your mind is it worth the money or just get the accordion pad to add 2R (6.2 with my Nemo tensor)?
This question is way more taxing and complicated than I was ready for, hence this long answer!
If you go for the two pad option you'd save money. It would also allow you to use one mat or the other, so if your Nemo is lighter than the Thermarest, you could possibly save weight on warmer camps? You'd also effectively be carrying a sit mat with you on camps where you take both mats, so you could sit on the ground on your accordion mat before lying on it later.
If you buy the Thermarest, you'll still have your Nemo (unless you sell it), so you could still use it in summer, assuming it's lighter than the Thermarest. Personally, I've never thought to myself "I wish I had a less insulated sleep mat", so I'm happy to take my ~600 gram Thermarest on all my camps. There aren't many mats on the market as that are as thick as the Thermarest that can offer a significant weight saving (i.e. they weigh 300 grams or less), so the Thermarest really covers all bases for me. Their latest "NXT" range is even thicker and lighter too, so if it were me, I think I'd go for one!
@@joinmeoutdoors yeah my current one works very well for 3 season camping, it's just during my winter camping I noticed that I got cold spots and 4.2 wasn't enough. My Nemo is only 450g ish and the new NXT Xtherm is about the same weight.
Generally winter trips are very close to home and my summer base weight is about 12-13lbs with my lack never being more than 20 but it's good to hear your thoughts on it. I do have the thermarest sit pad so I was going to try and layer that under my core where the core spots are next winter first to see if it helps anything but extra warmth for the full pad is just a bit nicer
Well it's easy to spend other people's money for them, but if you're going out camping a good few times a year, investing in the extra warmth without sacrificing weight seems easy to justify to my mind. Sleep mats have come on a long long way in 30 years, and the latest Thermarest offerings are really impressive. I see some people using those 1/4" foam roll mats for lightweight summer camping, but I like having the comfort and insulation too much! 😁
Nice vid👍I've made a conscious effort this year to cut the miles down but be out for more hours ( mainly because of knee problems) as being out in the mountains is more important nowadays and gives you time to enjoy the scenery more.i use the cumulus 350 as it extends the season in which I can use it I'm good down to 0c with base layer only slightly negative is the horizontal baffles across the body I find the down can migrate to the sides but apart from that it's a great quilt.
Thanks Craig. That's a good move to make sure you get as much time outdoors as possible. I wish I'd bought the Quilt 350 in hindsight for that very reason - making it more versatile through the seasons. I'd forgotten just how comfortable quilt sleeping is! Thanks for watching 👍
Nice video, lovely footage, love the drone scenes. Thank you for sharing 👍
Thank you Arnstein. It's always good to send the drone up! All the best, James 🙌
Hows it going James, Always nice to get the quilt out you know that summer has arrived 😎. That looked the perfect camp and nice to find a rock formation to use as a kitchen and chill out area 👌😉
Howdy Jay! Yeah you're absolutely right. Taking less and less kit feels gooood 😎 I want to sit on those rocks in the sun every night of the week. Would be happy to return to that spot every now and then, perhaps just taking different routes each time 😊 Cheers for watching, and I hope you've recovered from your ride now! James.
@@joinmeoutdoors What happening James you've gone all country (Howdy)😂. And recovered from what ride ??
@@Johnnygee10 Yeehaaa! I've just realised that you're NOT the same Jay who follows me on Instagram and does some mountain biking! Haha awkward 🤣
Fantastic video and absolutely stunning filming, always makes a difference with the sun! Great night scenes to boot. Done that walk a few times but always looks different to your memory when someone else films it!
Thanks a lot, Chris. It's funny how things look different through someone else's lens isn't it? The same goes for photos too. Shortest time lapse ever at night. It felt like it was never really night time! 😅 James.
Is the space in the southern cross one about the same as the Lazer 1 which I have. The porch looks a little bigger, I’m trying to decide between the cross and the 4 season Lazer. Thanks for the lovely Video, wales is so underrated.
Looking at the dimensions on Terra Nova's website, it does look as though the SC1 has the deeper vestibule by 12 cm or so. The two tents are the same weight as each other, with the Laser being a bit taller. Close call! Thanks for the comment, glad you liked the vid 😊 James.
Absolutely loved the footage and I definitely need to find the time to get back out on Dartmoor. 👍👍TY
Thanks Mark! Ear mark a convenient time, mark it on your calendar and make it happen 👍 It's all too easy to fob ourselves off! James.
A few years ago I picked up a tick on my leg in November despite wearing long pants and gaiters, not thinking it could be a tick in view of circumstances I thought it was a blood blister and made a mess of removing it. As luck would have it I didn’t have a bacterial infection so be aware to check yourself whenever you have been in the outdoors.
Ticks in the uk were unheard of in the 70s to the late 90s
That sounds a bit nasty. I don't like that they're all scurrying around out there with the potential to infect us. I didn't realise they'd ramped up so markedly. I remember my granny's dog getting them in the 90s, but perhaps that was unusual at the time.
I hate ticks with a passion. Heinous creatures and they’re basically invincible too. Seems to be loads of them about now. Not sure why. I camped in a field in Devon a while ago and there were loads of them. Must’ve been sat on a damn nest. They were tiny though pin head size. Impossible to see them. Another story, my pal camped on Salisbury plains a while ago and left his tent door open all night. He was drunk lol. In the morning he had over fifteen ticks on him. On his ball sack and everything 😬 horrifying! Take no chances out there. He was just lucky none were infected. Final story. My dad got lymes from a tick in the garden in france. Noticed the huge rash and caught it early but he didn’t even realise he’s been bitten at the time. Nice video as always.
Well thanks for giving us all nightmares 😂 I don't think the danger of ticks can be highlighted enough though, in all seriousness. Imagine waking up with a load of them on you in your tent 😖 Glad the video was to your liking apart from mentioning the T word 🕷️🙂 Thanks, James.
Awesome video as always!! Really enjoyed it👏👏👏
Thanks a lot dude 🙏🏻 Bloody love Wales!
@@joinmeoutdoors tis an amazing place
Land of dreams 🫶
The scenery is amazing!
Yeah! 😍 Really good walking country!
@@joinmeoutdoors njoy your weekend!
Tick twisters from the vets are the quickest easiest way to get them out
I'll have to have a go with one of those if the tweezers ever fail. Have you had a few ticks then?
@@joinmeoutdoors I’ve only ever had a handful, but I have 6 dogs and 3 cats so have removed loads over the years and those little green tick twisters are by far the quickest easiest way.. and also least risk of leaving their heads in or squeezing the body juices back into to you
@@BulldogBadger Yuck. They're such grim little goblin beetles. Thanks for the tip!
@@joinmeoutdoors no problem! 🤘😎
Hi I'm new to your channel and would like to say how informative you are and make it easy to understand.
Hi Mark, and welcome to my channel! Thank you for the kind words, I'm glad you're enjoying it 😊 James.
@@joinmeoutdoors I really want to do the black mountains aswell. It looks amazing
I only "discovered" the area towards the end of last year. It's a firm favourite now - get over there and check it out 👍
@@joinmeoutdoors will do
Great video!
Thank you! 🤗✌️
Nice one James. I use Tick Twister which I bought from a pet shop. I love the SC1 as you know, I love it. Too bad yours has a fault causing it to dissolve in sunlight 😂😂atb mate.
Cheers Pete! Have you noticed an increase in the tick population up north? What else do you buy from the pet shop? I thought your food bowl looked familiar 😋🐶
Haha I really must talk to Terra Nova about my evaporating tent! 😉 Hope you're well, and thanks for watching! James.
I haven’t seen any ticks yet but it’s bone dry on the Dales summits. I never wear shorts and tuck my pants into my socks. I’m always using an inner tent throughout the summer. Hope your knee is better. Btw Dog food is better than my cooking😂
I'll be sure to keep an eye out for a man wandering around in his pants if I get out for a camp up north then 😂😂😂
What a great overnighter!
Absolutely brilliant time lapse of the short lived night sky too 👍🏻
Gotta watch out for them ticks, I picked up my 3rd the other day on a 3-night trip wild camping up in the Lakes.. I even had had one on my sleeping pad in the morning while I was enjoying my morning coffee, it was so tiny, that one got cremated over my gas stove! I’ve seen them crawling on rocks as well, so just be aware.
I’m totally paranoid about them now after my 3rd also, think I’m going to have to go down the Permethrin route, as I really don’t want anymore of the horrid critters in my skin!!
I won’t even put my bag on the grass in the tent vestibule anymore, it has to come inside with me.
By the way, what’s happened to James 2?.. not seen him for a while 😂
Cheers Scoot! Yeah night time only felt about as long as it looked in the timelapse too!! Urgh I wouldn't be sad if ticks went extinct tomorrow. You make a good point about them crawling onto our rucksacks overnight. Perhaps I'll take a bin bag so I can tie my rucksack up inside it overnight. James 2 does appear to have been absent for a few camps again, now that you mention him 🤔🤣
Have to say James your videos are so well put together, lots of thought in to content etc and loved the timelapses... you should fill us in what you use to record stuff etc -what do you use to edit videos?. It must be a pretty exposed area for wind as when I was there for the night was a bit windy too...a little chilly also. Beautiful morning to wake up to with an inversion below you. Thx for the shout out, twas my pleasure to suggest this route & pitch for you, glad you enjoyed it. Atb Al
Thank you very much. I sometimes wonder about making a video about how I make videos, but imagine there wouldn't be masses of appetite for it. Perhaps I could do one one day? Apart from my very first video and the last two videos, I've purely filmed with my GoPro 9. On these last two videos I've been spoilt by my new GoPro 11 - a collaborative birthday present from my girlfriend and parents. That's the camera responsible for the star trails clip in this video - a feature I'd like to make more/better use of in the future. I was glad you'd told me about the wind in that spot. My Vik 1 would have hated that! 😂 I look forward to returning and checking out the bridge and hermitage. I hope you're enjoying your weekend. ATB, James.
Oh, and in terms of editing, I use the free version of Davinci Resolve. I downloaded version 18 last week, but had been using version 15 until this latest vid.
Obviously first!!🤷♂️🤣🤣🤣
I cannot compete with you 😂❤