A place really comes alive once people start crossing the threshold into it. Glad there's these buildings where wet and cold adventurers can get out of the elements and warm up. Stay safe!! Happy trails to you.
Wow that looked wet and cold. You were so considerate but I imagine sleeping in front of the fire was a treat when no one else arrived. Thanks for this!
Hi ThisIsMyLaine! Yeah it was indeed a great experience by itself sleeping infront of the fire, never did this within a house/bothy! Thanks a lot for watching! ATB Stripey
Ohh my just as you said “ any obstacle “ the path disappeared into a hole ! Well done for getting your feet wet without any moaning ! Nice old 🦉 Alaya .
That was a wet walk in mate. Not a bothy I've ever been to, so good to see what it looks like inside. I must admit the first thing I do is bag my spot and get my sleeping gear out. It's bad etiquette when people suggest the bothy is full or make you feel uncomfortable, as you should always make room for later arrivals.
Yeah wet and cold 😂. I am completely with you with bagging the spot, for me it was in this case a wee bit different as I was going to use the common room (fire place) and I wasn't sure how I personally would like it if someone else would do it so I waited a bit. I am sure no one would mind when someone uses the common room as long as the person doesn't mind that other might be longer or earlier awake. ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy it's fairly common for the first arrivals to bag the best room in the house. What's worth considering if people want to socialise in the main room and you want to retire for the night. I've only had one bad bothy night in around 50 bothy trips. 🔥
Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences Robin, helps newbies like me quite a lot. Makes me the next time for sure feel more confident and yeah the world is not turning around single people - together rather than alone is for sure the right approach when using a bothy. Thanks! Stripey
What a great bothy. At least with the fire and candles it looked as if you were warm and cozy and hopefully you were. Absolutely no way to keep dry on that walk in without wearing waders. Great video.
I've never seen the Scottish Highlands but it's pretty much what I thought it would look like. What a desolate, lonely but totally beautiful place to be. It's hard to imagine the Bothy was actually lived in all those years. It's a beautiful old homestead, too. Thanks for sharing a bit of Scotland with me.
Absolutely fantastic Stripey... Wading up to you're knees in freezing rivers and finding peace in a musty bothy in the vild wilderness! Total respect to your efforts..thanks so much fir these vlogs. You're a legend ☘️
Gorton's unique 'managed air flow' (drafty as hell) keeps it relatively fresh, but also makes it a right pain to heat, even with a load of coal. That was a properly wet walk in. I like the idea of asparagus to accompany your steak. I've done steak and chips in Gorton, but the chips are a right faff and involve hefting in the requisite oil - still, at least it burns. Thanks for sharing. The amount of times you've had to wade through the river crossings to get the footage and recover the camera is not lost on me.
Great wee adventure, love the atmospheric scenes in the bothy at night, the drone film was fantastic! Stayed in Gorton years ago, still remember that trip with fondness. All the best.
Brilliant Stripey. I have been to this bothy a few times and always had a strange feeling in it? Not quite sure what it ? Some lovely wee shots of the fire and candles! Very nice indeed! Wow after adding you wade through those rivers maybe we should have sent you across today to get the car! 😀cheers mate...Paul
Thank you very much Paul! For today I would have needed a snorkel and a life insurance 😂😂😂 Forgot to mention it but thanks a lot for the great tour yesterday/today really enjoyed your company! See you hopefully soon! Stripey
Thank you very much! Yeah the start was quite a lot water. Tried the bothy before but had actually to turn back as it was just to much and I haven't had the right footwear 😅. Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey
Great video, love seeing some bothy trips, a nice change. Those crossings looked fresh 😳 haha. I bet the fire was a warm welcome when you got it going.
Thanks a lot Sam! Yeah the water was fricking cold - particular the fast flowing ones. With the warmth of the fire and a warm meal I was basically instant bed ready to be honest 😎 Cheers Stripey
Hi Frederick, I would love to as well 😊. I hope it will work out this year - needs a lot of planing so as I haven't done any of the hills/ridge yet on sky neither do I have a partner in crime so I shouldn't do any planing error's. Thanks a lot! ATB Stripey
Great video Stripey! Good to meet you on Saturday. Having seen this I think I will definitely be holding off for a while before attempting that walk in. Perhaps someone will fix the bridge by then...
Hi James 👋👋👋 Great meeting you! Yeah with the current snow melting it will be probably even worse the water situation. There were some logs laying around near the bridge so I assume a repair is planned 🤞👍. Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey
Hi Colin thanks a lot! It was like knee deep bogey ground and the puddle was just the best way as I knew there was an ATB track underneath. Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey
Hi stripey yet again wat a wonderful video love how much effort u must put in that up and down camera work loved ure drone work of bothy steak asparagus tatties u just get better u make me hungry take care mate wonderful video
Great video Stripey. Another great looking dinner too. 🤤 It's a great, bothy that. Spent a good night in there a few years ago. Met the guy there that made the bbc documentary on the bothies. Gave me abit of pigeon. 1st time I've tried it. Tasted like liver. 😄
I very nearly visited this bothy a few years ago but the plans for that trip changed so it's nice to see what's there. It looks a decently weatherproof bothy with a decent enough amount of space. I commend your cooking too. It beats a boil in the bag but if you have time on your hands then why not I guess. Great stuff again and I look forward to your next outing 👍🏼
Hi 'A Scotsman Outdoors'! Honestly cooking some nice food is a great way to kill some time when it is long dark outside. The boil in a bag have for sure a place in the outdoorsy world - for me personally they are just a kind of expensive for what you get - particular for my type of tours I am doing. And in summer I don't mind to cold soak/just eat sandwiches 😂. Is like with everything, everyone has different needs. Thanks a lot for watching! ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy It's always good to see how others do things on their trips, test and try to find what works for you. My recent trip with @walkwithwallace saw me pick a few tips that I'll likely bring to my setup too. Again, great stuff and I might just take some fresh on my next trip and have a wee cook up.
Thanks a lot Ronnie! I give you the point this time, don't know why but this time it felt like that I slept with one 'open' eye 😂😂😂 Thanks for watching mate! ATB Stripey
Going to have to try out pool shoes at a river crossing, bloody hate wet cold feet. First there gets first dibs on sleeping spot unless the late arrivals have a excellent reason for privacy.
OMG Stripey, you are ACE! The first clip.. did you walk through the river and then back to get the camera and then through the water again??? Amazing filming and editing. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. Every time I think of you I think of this waking up on the island vid. That was ace. :D I have gone back many times to watch it.
Thank you so much treklinda! 😊👍 Yeah I had to cross each burn/river twice to pick up my gear 😂. The adventure when I woke up on the Island is still present as it was yesterday, madness, absolutely madness! Thanks a lot for watching! ATB Stripey
Aye it probably would. When my memory serves me right I think the biggest draft came from the open fireplace. made me at the time think of an old Dragons Den episode where someone had a chimney umbrella 🤔
A few things crossed my mind, first who packs in the wood for the fire? Second, what about the latrine? yeah you can tinkle out in the weeds, but what about the #2? would get unsanitary if every one just squats in the weeds!
Hi Frank 👋, you need to bring your own supplies, including any wood. When you need a number two you just get away from the bothy (usually there is a map inside which shows where a good place is) and any water source and dig a hole. The toilet paper you need to take out with you home or you decide to burn it in the fire. When you are interested, under www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/bothy-code/ you can find much more information. Thanks for watching, ATB Stripey
not sure about the red candles man hehehehe also a vaguely recall some experiments, 14mph knee deep water is enough to sweep you off your feet, so even if its not too bad to get swept away a bit, it is really bad to get completely soaked on the hills, lets be careful out there.
Hi Madmacs FPV, that is absolutely right. I can say from personal experience (during summer, without rucksack) that knee deep is the max you want to do when you can see little waves breaking on the water. I wouldn't have crossed the last burn without trekking poles 😎. Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey
Hey Stripey. I liked the hike to the Bothy. What do you think of the Sealskinz waterproof socks, have you tried them? You said you use Wool, which is good. Serk
Hi Serk, I used some 'Denmark Endurance' socks, basically some wool socks. You can also get just some army wool socks which is probably cheaper. The advantage of wool in general is that it still keeps you warm when wet which was the reason why I wore them. Of course it was really cold but after a few minutes walking my feet felt almost warm again. I never tried Sealskinz as I am happy with wool and my feet like to breath as they start fairly quick to sweat tbh and socks are little so weight isn't for me personally an issue. Hope it helps! ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy Hi Stripey. I just looked the Danish socks up, they’re not cheap, but they look like good quality. It says you can use them in summer and winter too. Not sure if you find that’s what you find. Thanks for letting me know, I think I might try them. Thanks Stripey
I think that they are as good or better than 'Falke' socks which I wore for like the last 10 years and in comparison cheaper. You get like 3 for nearly the price of 1 Falke. Said this I am using them only for one season now (roughly 600km, 90% with the same pair, red) so no long term experience and everyone has different foot needs mate. I do really like them so 😊 ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy I actually found some at a reasonable price. How come we always find something new to buy when it comes to camping by gear! Look forward to your next adventure Stripey
They should have beds, baths, heat and plumbing and a kitchen. Each visitor should sign in a leave a momento to make it nicer. I would leave a tea kettle, tea, sugar in containers, cups, and silverwear and liquid soap.
Did you happen to catch glimpse of a white and brown dog running anywhere out there? There’s a dog that’s been missing for 9 months now and he has possibly been spotted on the railroad tracks in that area.
Great video stripy love a good bothy camp, now that looked very wet on the feet what socks are you using mate ?, keep up the good work. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴
Thanks Wullie! The socks I am using are 'danish endurance' I believe, but I answered it before in some of the questions mate. Thanks for watching! ATB Stripey
It's been a lifetime since I was a Girl Scout and so haven't camped in about 300 years. As a single woman who would like to start hiking and trail/hill walking, I am terrified of going alone. How does one stay 'safe' in these bothys if you don't know the other people from Adam's housecat who might come to the bothy as well? How do you protect yourself? Is it just easier and safer to trail walk vicariously through TH-cam?? Sorry for the naive question...Thanks in advance.
Quite a wet hike , did you actually had the chance to walk on the ground ? 😋 Sorry to ask you that but what did you say inside the bothy concerning something that was impolite to do , I couldnt figure it out with my poor english 😬 Thanks for the video
Hi mate! 👋 I wanted to say that I was waiting to put my sleeping gear out as I was in the common room. I wasn't really sure if it would be polite if someone would arrive and I would 'claim' the only room with fireplace as my bedroom. Thank you very much for watching Bin Pecheur! ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy I've seen these stark landscapes before and always wondered why botanists couldn't develop a tree that could thrive in that environment? Currently, China has a massive program whereby they're planting 100s of millions of trees in the desert.
@@jaynareynolds3684 the Woodland Trust Scotland plants native trees in Scotland, but I assume it is expensive + difficult with the ownership of the land ? Not really sure tbh but I am sure they do their best. Interesting with China what you mentioned, haven’t heard about it - thanks a lot👍
@@shakes7878 hope you enjoy it! Sorry for the ‘funny’ reply at the beginning but I had already people commenting against certain countries and my channel is the wrong place for that.
one thing that bothered me about the landscape........ no fkn trees !!!!!! where the hell do u get firewood ?? im from northern wisconsin U.S.A and we got trees everywhere , thank God Almighty
Hi Roger 👋, aye absolutely the missing trees here is really the only downside. A good read about the why is: treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/habitats-and-ecology/human-impacts/deforestation/#:~:text=The%20ice%20retreats,and%20then%20to%20scrubby%20woodland Not sure how accurate it is tbh. but it makes sense to me. Thanks a lot for watching! ATB Stripey
Your right I saw a guy on here who went to sky and there were two sleeping areas one for family of 5 maybe, that size of flat board anyway and a top bunk that could sleep two, I couldn’t believe it when he parked his kit on the outside edge of the five person space, it was like he was saying, I’m here first so four of you can climb over me. I found that really rude and territorial, then after he was alone for an hour , exactly five people turned up in a group, I don’t know what he did about his selfish park up, as he did not say or show, I’m in the same mind as you, bothies are emergency shelter for bad days, or if your not a tent person for whatever real reason, but they have a code, everyone is equal share care and replenish the supplies, I to would have slept on the floor until I see who comes, maybe kids come,no one knows, your a good and kind considerate person. Also I watched another you tuber on here who was disgusted by the rubbish that people left and there was no wood, but he just left it like it, I say if we want to keep these bothies for us , it doesn’t matter who left the mess it takes nothing to take it away, especially how close his car was. When I used to use Bothys it was in a time when all you had were co- ordinances and they were really lifesavers, I remember climbing a monroe back in 1987, I though I was going to die, and suddenly there was this tiny cottage, I didn’t even know what a bothy was ! But I tentatively pushed the door, and realised why the place was there, to save people like me who had got lost in bad weather, there was not wooden sleeping areas but stone ones, a massive fire and cans of baked beans a waterfall near by, a big one. I’m shocked when I see people using these havens for piss ups, and wanting to be the first one there, the magic has gone and no one that I’ve seen uses the material like saws and wood placed there to replenish what they used, I’m sad about it😢 but I guess I come from a time when Bothys were a sacred place gifted by land owners and philanthropy to save lives, I’ve subscribed to your channel and unsubscribed from some that just use bothies for a piss up in a brewery I’m glad you kept your face of the camera in the last one I watched, I thought you might, not your kind of being, than you stripy head guy for being you. Old Owl 🦉 Alaya.
Thanks a lot Alaya! See most of the points like you, we should just look that we do not let the odd people ruin it and just clean/pick out us much as we can at a time as I do believe that most hiker are 'good'. Thanks Stripey
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Outstanding stark natural beauty. No litter, No hooligans, No internet, just plain unadulterated peace and tranquillity.
My first ever bothy I visited when I was15(now 58).Still looks the same today.Happy memories.Thanks for posting!
Yeah it is an absolute beautiful bothy and location! Really nice to hear that basically nothing changed. Thanks a lot Rod!
A place really comes alive once people start crossing the threshold into it. Glad there's these buildings where wet and cold adventurers can get out of the elements and warm up. Stay safe!! Happy trails to you.
Wow that looked wet and cold. You were so considerate but I imagine sleeping in front of the fire was a treat when no one else arrived. Thanks for this!
Hi ThisIsMyLaine! Yeah it was indeed a great experience by itself sleeping infront of the fire, never did this within a house/bothy!
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Ohh my just as you said “ any obstacle “ the path disappeared into a hole ! Well done for getting your feet wet without any moaning ! Nice old 🦉 Alaya .
I just love your Mish-Mash zwishen Deutsch and English, My grandmother talked just like that. !
Thanks a lot Robert 😂.
That was a wet walk in mate. Not a bothy I've ever been to, so good to see what it looks like inside. I must admit the first thing I do is bag my spot and get my sleeping gear out. It's bad etiquette when people suggest the bothy is full or make you feel uncomfortable, as you should always make room for later arrivals.
Yeah wet and cold 😂. I am completely with you with bagging the spot, for me it was in this case a wee bit different as I was going to use the common room (fire place) and I wasn't sure how I personally would like it if someone else would do it so I waited a bit. I am sure no one would mind when someone uses the common room as long as the person doesn't mind that other might be longer or earlier awake.
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy it's fairly common for the first arrivals to bag the best room in the house. What's worth considering if people want to socialise in the main room and you want to retire for the night. I've only had one bad bothy night in around 50 bothy trips. 🔥
Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences Robin, helps newbies like me quite a lot. Makes me the next time for sure feel more confident and yeah the world is not turning around single people - together rather than alone is for sure the right approach when using a bothy.
Thanks!
Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy I prefer camping probably you too, but can't beat a bothy in wet and cold conditions.
100%
What a great bothy. At least with the fire and candles it looked as if you were warm and cozy and hopefully you were. Absolutely no way to keep dry on that walk in without wearing waders. Great video.
Thanks a lot Charles! Yeah it took some time but I was already much better after taking the wet cloth off and having a coffee. 👍
Someone like this up to 300 please this guy is awesome, I really appreciate you thank you 💜
I've never seen the Scottish Highlands but it's pretty much what I thought it would look like. What a desolate, lonely but totally beautiful place to be. It's hard to imagine the Bothy was actually lived in all those years. It's a beautiful old homestead, too. Thanks for sharing a bit of Scotland with me.
Yeah is hard to imagine how hard it was - absolutely crazy when I think how I live…thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Cracking. Loved the filming stripey: candles thru the window, steam coming off the shoes. Brilliant. Atb gordon
Thanks a lot Gordon!
ATB Stripey
Absolutely fantastic Stripey... Wading up to you're knees in freezing rivers and finding peace in a musty bothy in the vild wilderness! Total respect to your efforts..thanks so much fir these vlogs. You're a legend ☘️
Thank you very much Merky ☺️🙌👍. ATB Stripey
FANTASTIC editing you should be proud of yourself
Oh wow, thank you so much 😊
Great place for a lover to return. Very romantic
I want to wander those paths and visit those bothies one day.
What a great place to stay overnight. Nice dinner too!
Gorton's unique 'managed air flow' (drafty as hell) keeps it relatively fresh, but also makes it a right pain to heat, even with a load of coal. That was a properly wet walk in. I like the idea of asparagus to accompany your steak. I've done steak and chips in Gorton, but the chips are a right faff and involve hefting in the requisite oil - still, at least it burns. Thanks for sharing. The amount of times you've had to wade through the river crossings to get the footage and recover the camera is not lost on me.
Hi MadGingerCat 👋,
yeah the Gorton bothy is super drafty, makes the fire hungry and the hut cold 😂.
Thanks a lot
Stripey
Wading through the water once is bad enough. But you’ve to walk through it three times when you are filming yourself. Crazy!
Nice place... Natural camping
Great wee adventure, love the atmospheric scenes in the bothy at night, the drone film was fantastic! Stayed in Gorton years ago, still remember that trip with fondness. All the best.
Thank a lot Gordon! The Gorton Bothy is really a beautiful place, still thinking of it every so often 😊👍
Thanks
Stripey
Really enjoying your videos . The photography is top class . You have a good nature too easy to watch . Thanks . see you up the hills
Thank you very much Niles! Hopefully soon I am out again - looks good 🤞👍
Thanks for watching
ATB Stripey
Hi Stripes, Just discovered you, so this was my first video. Really loved it, very atmospheric and beautifully shot. Look forward to more 👏👏🙏👍
Hi Mark 👋, thank you very much! Hope the other videos can stand up to this one 😎👍
Thanks
Stripey
Another belter stripy.
Very wet and looked cold but soon nice and warm in the bothy
Great food too 👍
Thanks a lot Tam! Yeah was a rather wet walk in 😂😂😂
ATB Stripey
Fantastic bothy video Stripey!👏👏👏
Thank you very much MaliceGLA 👋😊
ATB Stripey
This is the best Bothy video. Actually cooking from fresh pretty much meat and 2 veg. Just missing the Bisto gravy. What a fella.🎉
Thank you so much! 😊
Brilliant Stripey. I have been to this bothy a few times and always had a strange feeling in it? Not quite sure what it ? Some lovely wee shots of the fire and candles! Very nice indeed! Wow after adding you wade through those rivers maybe we should have sent you across today to get the car! 😀cheers mate...Paul
Thank you very much Paul! For today I would have needed a snorkel and a life insurance 😂😂😂 Forgot to mention it but thanks a lot for the great tour yesterday/today really enjoyed your company!
See you hopefully soon!
Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy me too mate! I really enjoyed it! It was good to meet you and hopefully we can do it again soon. Cheers Paul
Great video. Thats a Lot of water in the start. Enjoyed this video very Much. 😃😃😃
Thank you very much! Yeah the start was quite a lot water. Tried the bothy before but had actually to turn back as it was just to much and I haven't had the right footwear 😅.
Thanks for watching!
ATB Stripey
Great video, love seeing some bothy trips, a nice change. Those crossings looked fresh 😳 haha. I bet the fire was a warm welcome when you got it going.
Thanks a lot Sam! Yeah the water was fricking cold - particular the fast flowing ones. With the warmth of the fire and a warm meal I was basically instant bed ready to be honest 😎
Cheers
Stripey
Excellent love watching your adventures. I'm a new subscriber. Keep them videos coming. 🙏
Hi Gary 👋👋👋
Thank you very much 😊👍
ATB Stripey
Nicely made!
Thank you very much!
I would love to see videos of you scrambling/climbing on the cuillen. That would be absolutely magnificent.
Hi Frederick, I would love to as well 😊. I hope it will work out this year - needs a lot of planing so as I haven't done any of the hills/ridge yet on sky neither do I have a partner in crime so I shouldn't do any planing error's.
Thanks a lot!
ATB Stripey
Another great video ,always something different 👍
Thank you very much Iain, is like the weather here recently 😂😂😂
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Nice set up. Would not hurt though for some trees to grow there for future firewood.
Great video Stripey! Good to meet you on Saturday. Having seen this I think I will definitely be holding off for a while before attempting that walk in. Perhaps someone will fix the bridge by then...
Hi James 👋👋👋
Great meeting you! Yeah with the current snow melting it will be probably even worse the water situation. There were some logs laying around near the bridge so I assume a repair is planned 🤞👍.
Thanks for watching!
ATB Stripey
Top Quality Filming and Editing etc!!
Hi Mark 👋,
thank you very much!
I certainly did enjoy your bothy video, very nice.👌👍
Thank you very much Dave! 👋👍
ATB Stripey
Amazing video , loved ur wide angle shots and efforts ....
Thanks a lot Santa! 😊👍
Thanks for sharing best wishes from australia
Hi Bernadette 👋, thanks a lot! ATB Stripey
That’s a quality film SHG. Really well done 🙏🏻
Thank you very much mate ☺️👍
Cheers Stripey
Beautiful Country!
Going through that open water was insane.😂😂
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Great video Stripey river crossings, bothies and Steak 🥩 what's not to like 😋 atb Brian.
Thanks a lot Brian, really like your thinking! 😂👍
Cheers Stripey
Fantastic.
Thank you very much James!☺️
Thanks Stripey
Brilliant video!
Thank you very much Red Wheelbarrow! ☺️
ATB Stripey
Excellent video. I wonder why you walked through that great big puddle when there was dry ground on each side ?? Just a thought. Thanks a lot.
Hi Colin thanks a lot! It was like knee deep bogey ground and the puddle was just the best way as I knew there was an ATB track underneath.
Thanks for watching!
ATB Stripey
Hi stripey yet again wat a wonderful video love how much effort u must put in that up and down camera work loved ure drone work of bothy steak asparagus tatties u just get better u make me hungry take care mate wonderful video
Thanks a lot John! ☺️👍
ATB Stripey
That looked a clean and tidy bothy compare to other bothy's we have seen from other explorers in you tube.
Yeah definitely! Usually the further you go so cleaner the bothies are 👍
Good to see inside the Bothy. Bet you was please to be able to dry off a bit
Hi Craig! Yeah definitely, nothing better than getting the wet cloth off 😂
You do put some effort in Stripey. Both the walking and the filming. Cheers.
Thank you very much Steve! Makes me really happy when people enjoy the little adventures.
ATB Stripey
Great video again 👏
Cheers mate! 👋😊👍
Great video Stripey😁👍..A lot of effort put into it 👌🏻..Loved the water crossings❤️..Reminds me of something 🤔😂🌊
Thanks a lot buddy! Yeah the memories of yesterday 😂😂😂 Thanks a lot for the great tour we had together 🙌👍.
@@StripeyHatGuy Defo mate 😁👌🏻👍
That must feel great after walking in the wet a nice hot fire
Hi William 👋,
that was probably the 'best' fire I ever had 😎.
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Great video Stripey. Another great looking dinner too. 🤤 It's a great, bothy that. Spent a good night in there a few years ago. Met the guy there that made the bbc documentary on the bothies. Gave me abit of pigeon. 1st time I've tried it. Tasted like liver. 😄
Thanks a lot Kev! Pigeon? I think I wouldn't have been brave enough to try it... respect 😂😂😂👍
ATB Stripey
I very nearly visited this bothy a few years ago but the plans for that trip changed so it's nice to see what's there.
It looks a decently weatherproof bothy with a decent enough amount of space.
I commend your cooking too. It beats a boil in the bag but if you have time on your hands then why not I guess.
Great stuff again and I look forward to your next outing 👍🏼
Hi 'A Scotsman Outdoors'! Honestly cooking some nice food is a great way to kill some time when it is long dark outside. The boil in a bag have for sure a place in the outdoorsy world - for me personally they are just a kind of expensive for what you get - particular for my type of tours I am doing. And in summer I don't mind to cold soak/just eat sandwiches 😂.
Is like with everything, everyone has different needs.
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy It's always good to see how others do things on their trips, test and try to find what works for you. My recent trip with @walkwithwallace saw me pick a few tips that I'll likely bring to my setup too.
Again, great stuff and I might just take some fresh on my next trip and have a wee cook up.
Absolutely mate! It is always nice to change things every so often, not that the taste buds get bored 😂👍.
ATB Stripey
Jeez Stripey that water looked cold! Good vid again but I still think there’s something spooky about bothies. 😳😀
Thanks a lot Ronnie! I give you the point this time, don't know why but this time it felt like that I slept with one 'open' eye 😂😂😂
Thanks for watching mate!
ATB Stripey
Going to have to try out pool shoes at a river crossing, bloody hate wet cold feet.
First there gets first dibs on sleeping spot unless the late arrivals have a excellent reason for privacy.
Thanks Alistair! Really appreciate the opinion/knowledge of locals who know the unspoken rules.
Thanks Stripey
Brilliant
Thank you very much Simon!
Excellent 👍
Thank you very much Brian!😊👍
ATB Stripey
Cool house 🔥👌
Was there yesterday night, almost a year after!
I loved this thank you 🙏 old owl 🦉 Alaya
The only loney thing is to be on your own. Keep me in the glens with my dog
OMG Stripey, you are ACE!
The first clip.. did you walk through the river and then back to get the camera and then through the water again???
Amazing filming and editing. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Every time I think of you I think of this waking up on the island vid. That was ace. :D
I have gone back many times to watch it.
Thank you so much treklinda! 😊👍
Yeah I had to cross each burn/river twice to pick up my gear 😂. The adventure when I woke up on the Island is still present as it was yesterday, madness, absolutely madness!
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Nice 1 👍🏽👍🏽🏴
Thanks a lot Dave 😊👍
Wild!
Some shutters for the windows would help keep the heat in.
Aye it probably would. When my memory serves me right I think the biggest draft came from the open fireplace. made me at the time think of an old Dragons Den episode where someone had a chimney umbrella 🤔
A few things crossed my mind, first who packs in the wood for the fire? Second, what about the latrine? yeah you can tinkle out in the weeds, but what about the #2? would get unsanitary if every one just squats in the weeds!
Hi Frank 👋,
you need to bring your own supplies, including any wood. When you need a number two you just get away from the bothy (usually there is a map inside which shows where a good place is) and any water source and dig a hole. The toilet paper you need to take out with you home or you decide to burn it in the fire.
When you are interested, under www.mountainbothies.org.uk/bothies/bothy-code/ you can find much more information.
Thanks for watching,
ATB Stripey
Srtipey
That is the first thing you do
Claim your space,
Yeah you are right - got already better with it 😉👍
not sure about the red candles man hehehehe also a vaguely recall some experiments, 14mph knee deep water is enough to sweep you off your feet, so even if its not too bad to get swept away a bit, it is really bad to get completely soaked on the hills, lets be careful out there.
Hi Madmacs FPV, that is absolutely right. I can say from personal experience (during summer, without rucksack) that knee deep is the max you want to do when you can see little waves breaking on the water. I wouldn't have crossed the last burn without trekking poles 😎.
Thanks for watching!
ATB Stripey
I have never been to a Bothy, I am not sure if we have many of them in Ireland.
Not the place to run out of Rizlas!
Nice video. Fording streams is always refreshing 😁 Bothy looked good. How long do those logs last for?
Thank you very much Dave!
One log was roughly 1-1.5 hrs of heat and around 45 minutes of burning flames.
Thanks for watching!
ATB Stripey
Wicked striped hat ! And ps no one but the owner gets to run the bothy, you are who it’s there for , oc I the neew
Hey Stripey. I liked the hike to the Bothy. What do you think of the Sealskinz waterproof socks, have you tried them? You said you use Wool, which is good. Serk
Hi Serk,
I used some 'Denmark Endurance' socks, basically some wool socks. You can also get just some army wool socks which is probably cheaper. The advantage of wool in general is that it still keeps you warm when wet which was the reason why I wore them. Of course it was really cold but after a few minutes walking my feet felt almost warm again.
I never tried Sealskinz as I am happy with wool and my feet like to breath as they start fairly quick to sweat tbh and socks are little so weight isn't for me personally an issue.
Hope it helps!
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy Hi Stripey. I just looked the Danish socks up, they’re not cheap, but they look like good quality. It says you can use them in summer and winter too. Not sure if you find that’s what you find. Thanks for letting me know, I think I might try them. Thanks Stripey
I think that they are as good or better than 'Falke' socks which I wore for like the last 10 years and in comparison cheaper. You get like 3 for nearly the price of 1 Falke. Said this I am using them only for one season now (roughly 600km, 90% with the same pair, red) so no long term experience and everyone has different foot needs mate.
I do really like them so 😊
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy I actually found some at a reasonable price. How come we always find something new to buy when it comes to camping by gear! Look forward to your next adventure Stripey
Yeah I know, it's horrible 😂😂😂 Thanks Seek 👍
Brilliant video, is your sleeping bag or quilt cumulus?
Thanks a lot Robert! In this video I use a Yeti 400 gecko? (eco version) sleeping bag. It weights below 1kg and is good to 0 degree Celsius.
They should have beds, baths, heat and plumbing and a kitchen. Each visitor should sign in a leave a momento to make it nicer. I would leave a tea kettle, tea, sugar in containers, cups, and silverwear and liquid soap.
Can't tell if this is a joke😂😂😂
Did you happen to catch glimpse of a white and brown dog running anywhere out there? There’s a dog that’s been missing for 9 months now and he has possibly been spotted on the railroad tracks in that area.
Hi Clare,.no I haven't seen a dog. Will keep my eyes peeled.
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy It's a long shot but stranger things have happened!
Never wrong to try and hope!!! 🤞
Omgosh that's so sad😭🙏😭🙏😭🙏
Great video stripy love a good bothy camp, now that looked very wet on the feet what socks are you using mate ?, keep up the good work. Atb Wullie ✊🏻🏴
Thanks Wullie! The socks I am using are 'danish endurance' I believe, but I answered it before in some of the questions mate.
Thanks for watching!
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy nice one pal ✊🏻🏴
It's been a lifetime since I was a Girl Scout and so haven't camped in about 300 years. As a single woman who would like to start hiking and trail/hill walking, I am terrified of going alone. How does one stay 'safe' in these bothys if you don't know the other people from Adam's housecat who might come to the bothy as well? How do you protect yourself? Is it just easier and safer to trail walk vicariously through TH-cam?? Sorry for the naive question...Thanks in advance.
Quite a wet hike , did you actually had the chance to walk on the ground ? 😋 Sorry to ask you that but what did you say inside the bothy concerning something that was impolite to do , I couldnt figure it out with my poor english 😬
Thanks for the video
Hi mate! 👋
I wanted to say that I was waiting to put my sleeping gear out as I was in the common room. I wasn't really sure if it would be polite if someone would arrive and I would 'claim' the only room with fireplace as my bedroom.
Thank you very much for watching Bin Pecheur!
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy Ho I see , thanks !
No worries 😂👍
Great video, but serious question - is there a reason why you wear trainers?
No trees anywhere? Where does one get wood for the fireplace?
Hi Jayna, you need to bring your own wood. Unfortunately we do have many proper forest’s in Scotland.
@@StripeyHatGuy I've seen these stark landscapes before and always wondered why botanists couldn't develop a tree that could thrive in that environment? Currently, China has a massive program whereby they're planting 100s of millions of trees in the desert.
@@jaynareynolds3684 the Woodland Trust Scotland plants native trees in Scotland, but I assume it is expensive + difficult with the ownership of the land ? Not really sure tbh but I am sure they do their best. Interesting with China what you mentioned, haven’t heard about it - thanks a lot👍
That brothy looks better than some homes in America
Probably every country has homes which looks worse 😉
@@StripeyHatGuy oh I'm sure, but we all have to admit that brothy is nice... literally in the middle of nowhere, but nice from what and here it is.
@@shakes7878 oh yes definitely, beautiful place 🙌👍
@@StripeyHatGuy It seemed it. I randomly clicked on your video and I'll watch more of your content.
@@shakes7878 hope you enjoy it! Sorry for the ‘funny’ reply at the beginning but I had already people commenting against certain countries and my channel is the wrong place for that.
Are candles dangerous. Can burn down and start a fire?
Hahahahah hahaha 😂 Bothy TV! 😂❤
Where do you get wood around there for a fire??
Hi Brenda,
you need to bring your own wood.
Living in Australia its cute seeing what UK ppl consider remote.
Hahaha I can only imagine! 😂👍
Typical ozzy gimp. Where on the coast are ya from bogan.
Where does the wood come from.
You need to bring you own firewood.
That’s impressive to carry everything in on foot.
YOU GOT GUTS SCOTTISHER
Superb video work 👏 ... very professional. Are you self taught mate?
Thank you very much Peregrinate! Yes I am self taught, started roughly 1.5 years ago.
Cheers
Stripey
Cor that looks freezing and wet brrr brave man
😇💕❣️⭐♥️💓💖💗❤️
one thing that bothered me about the landscape........ no fkn trees !!!!!! where the hell do u get firewood ?? im from northern wisconsin U.S.A and we got trees everywhere , thank God Almighty
Hi Roger 👋,
aye absolutely the missing trees here is really the only downside. A good read about the why is:
treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/habitats-and-ecology/human-impacts/deforestation/#:~:text=The%20ice%20retreats,and%20then%20to%20scrubby%20woodland
Not sure how accurate it is tbh. but it makes sense to me.
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy thanks for the info
Just walk around that water.
Which one? The first one and walking through the property of the farmer and climbing over the cow/sheep fence after the bridge?
Your right I saw a guy on here who went to sky and there were two sleeping areas one for family of 5 maybe, that size of flat board anyway and a top bunk that could sleep two, I couldn’t believe it when he parked his kit on the outside edge of the five person space, it was like he was saying, I’m here first so four of you can climb over me. I found that really rude and territorial, then after he was alone for an hour , exactly five people turned up in a group, I don’t know what he did about his selfish park up, as he did not say or show, I’m in the same mind as you, bothies are emergency shelter for bad days, or if your not a tent person for whatever real reason, but they have a code, everyone is equal share care and replenish the supplies, I to would have slept on the floor until I see who comes, maybe kids come,no one knows, your a good and kind considerate person.
Also I watched another you tuber on here who was disgusted by the rubbish that people left and there was no wood, but he just left it like it, I say if we want to keep these bothies for us , it doesn’t matter who left the mess it takes nothing to take it away, especially how close his car was. When I used to use Bothys it was in a time when all you had were co- ordinances and they were really lifesavers, I remember climbing a monroe back in 1987, I though I was going to die, and suddenly there was this tiny cottage, I didn’t even know what a bothy was ! But I tentatively pushed the door, and realised why the place was there, to save people like me who had got lost in bad weather, there was not wooden sleeping areas but stone ones, a massive fire and cans of baked beans a waterfall near by, a big one. I’m shocked when I see people using these havens for piss ups, and wanting to be the first one there, the magic has gone and no one that I’ve seen uses the material like saws and wood placed there to replenish what they used, I’m sad about it😢 but I guess I come from a time when Bothys were a sacred place gifted by land owners and philanthropy to save lives, I’ve subscribed to your channel and unsubscribed from some that just use bothies for a piss up in a brewery I’m glad you kept your face of the camera in the last one I watched, I thought you might, not your kind of being, than you stripy head guy for being you. Old Owl 🦉 Alaya.
Thanks a lot Alaya! See most of the points like you, we should just look that we do not let the odd people ruin it and just clean/pick out us much as we can at a time as I do believe that most hiker are 'good'.
Thanks
Stripey
You do like a paddle 🙂
is this what they call moores?
I have come back
I wanted to talk to you.but you are your own man.