Hi Sarah, I'm a Yorkshire lad, living in Devon. I find you most inspiring, just watched your latest vid, and had a cry along with you. I work in the care industry too, and it's draining. So lovely to come camping with you, in a vicarious way. Such a beautiful sunrise. So, thank you for your kindness and generosity. I can see you have a very kind heart ❤❤ Tony in Exeter.
@@tonyharvey45 hey Tony, what a lovely comment to read this evening. Thanks for watching, the emotions surprised me too but I let them show up and as quickly as they rose they were gone. Pretty much how I deal with my work. The hard times pass to make way for new positive ones. ATB, take care down there , Sarah
Hi. Fellow hiker & wild camper here. Stumbled upon your channel whilst on TH-cam. Brilliant and inspiring videos. And I Love how you just nail the feeling of solo wild camping, with your words. Can totally relate to what you are saying. Brilliant video & brilliant channel 👍
Hey 👋🏻 thanks so much for your comment it’s always great to read comments from Folk that stop by for a virtual handshake 🤝 I hope my videos connect with more wild campers like yourself. The camps that I don’t film are still the same I just talk less 😂
Another belter from the most honest Wild camper about. Love your videos Sarah. Hope the new door looks good😊 Keep the videos coming. Superb. Off myself for a camp up one off the Lochs in my area. C u soon❤
@@BrianLogan-y1p hey 👋🏻 lovely comment to read Brian thanks! Enjoy your camp ⛺️ ps my door looks fantastic! Best door ever worth the 5 extra 12 hr night shifts 😅
Hi Sarah and good to see you back out wild camping and at that great little spot several of us love, I have thoughts of a camp up there soon, its got everything you want. I,am suprised not many other people have camped and filled the log in, perhaps because it is hidden, all the better for us that know about it. Hopefully when your house is finished it will give you more time to get out, mind you something else will crop up, speaking from experience I still struggle to get time out, all the best for now......thanks Pat
Hey Pat 😍 there was nowhere else I’d have rather been that night. I am drawn to it when I need something and on that camp it was energy that I needed to replenish. I’ve said this before but it represents a charging station for me and I gain a great deal of comfort and connection up there which is (I feel) evident in my video. Emotions took me by surprise but I thought sod it I’ll share that cos it’s real and human experience. Camps can feel so simple at times yet so profoundly moving. Looking forward to your next outing Pat of Pats Place ❤️⛺️✨✨✨✨✨✨
@@sam.midford fab Sam! Yes this camp got down to just below 4 degrees as I was eating my pasta. It’s always my buttocks that dont warm up. I maybe need a down skirt lol 😝
Hiya Sarah, My names Chris. I'm new to your channel and currently blitzing through your videos. I turned 40 in April and took up WildCamping a week later. 😁 I feel exactly the same way you do and for the reasons you've said is also why I really enjoy camping solo. The peace and solitude, sat there in the morning drinking a hot brew by yourself...There's no better feeling. I'm also recovering from alcohol addiction (Day 1024) and I find camping has really helped keep My brain and body occupied and it's honestly humbled Me a whole lot!...I think My Wife enjoys me heading out since she can then catch up on her rubbish telly...I cant be dealing with Big Brother or Love Island at the best of times! 🙄🤣 Keep up the hard work and great content Sarah...From a wet and windy South 🏴 Enjoy!! 🎒🏕️
This comment has made my day Chris. Thank you for sharing your motivation for camping. I can guarantee you will be inspired to keep camping, hopefully through the colder months which in my opinion are the best albeit a little more challenging but I reckon that’s what I enjoy. Camping is the best self care, being in your own thoughts when you are truly happy is very comforting. My husband doesn’t share my joy of camping but he knows when I need to go and he will support me and never worries, he knows id go anyway even without a blessing. I know I can go off guilt free for my self. You may notice that I don’t drink on my camps either. Maybe when I started I’d take a tipple and even have a hip flask with my name in it but I choose not to drink these days. I just don’t need it and I feel very lucky to say that. Wishing you all the best in your sobriety. It’s very close to my heart 🏕️
@@SoloSarahBX 😊 Thank you so much for your kind words Sarah. I'm really looking forward to a lot of camping throughout the winter. Fingers crossed we get some snow! 🤞❄️😁 I've not wished for snow since I was a kid, I usually moan when it does. 😁 (Bloody snow, go away I need to drive to work!) 😅 I watched your recent video of your camp at Carls Wark and strangely enough I'm out on a reccy today near the Brecon Beacons also up to an Iron age hill fort. I will definitely be showing My respect in the same way you had after watching your video!...Btw I think you definitely made the right call to leave when you did. 👌 If something doesn't feel right, or a little off I think I would do exactly the same thing. Oh yeah, and I was also gifted a new tent from My lovely Wife for reaching 1000 days of Sobriety. The Nortent Vern 1...I call it 'Vernon' for obvious reasons!! 🤣🤣
@@1984flicky that’s amazing! I really rate that tent. Would Love to add it to my collection. Have my eye on the Durston XDome due to its low weight appeal! Enjoy the reccy. Ps if it wasn’t for our better halves we probs wouldn’t be so happy enjoying this tent life lol RESPECT ✊ 🌟🌟🌟
@@SoloSarahBX It's a cracking tent, plus the 2024 edition has upgraded poles and no longer needs seam sealing. (Apparently, so Nortent say!) 🤷 My Brother is on the lookout for a new tent and he also likes the look of the new Durston XDome. It does look a cracker tbf. 👌 Aww thank you very much, I definitely will...It's great to know your last experience hasn't set any doubt. Oh definitely. 👌 I'd imagine your partner is much like My Wife. As long as I'm safe and happy then that's all that matters!...Keep sharing fab content Sarah and stay safe and well. 🏕️👍😊
Thank you so much for taking a look and subbing. I havnt been getting out as much with all the work and house stuff but camps like this motivate the next and equally reading lovely comments like yours. ATB, see you on the next, Sarah
Hi Sarah it brilliant to see you back outdoors again and the joys on your face says it all I look forward to watching more of your adventures over the coming months take care and stay safe 😊
@@SoloSarahBX hi Sarah good to here that now the weather turned it could be a cold one or a wet one whatever you get to do you will enjoy yourself stay safe and have a wonderful time
I love the bones of women. That will stay with me for a long time. My wife and I just watched you hike. It’s a true pleasure to sit here with a cop of tea and enjoy this that you give so generously. I also wonder, what is the book you’re reading? Be safe and take care. Carina from Sweden 🙏🏽
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for your lovely comment☺️ I do love my profession because I have a deep admiration for women and their strength and especially when I see them at their most vulnerable being so strong usually in childbirth but everything in between. It will always amaze me. My book is called The Salt Path by Raynor Winn…check it out ☺️ All the best, Sarah
A great video Sarah , as ever ! A great idea to write a diary of camps to pass on to your family and , hopefully , inspire future generations ! Keep it up lass !
Lovely Sarah, I do the same, I make videos for myself. I'm 72 and still hiking and wild camping. Videos & photos are for me when I can't do it anymore and for my kids to look back on when I'm gone. I've got hard drives of my life and adventures for each of them. Keep doing what you're doing. X
Lovely. It's a great privilege to watch you share this stuff and to feel the emotion and the depth of feeling that goes along with it. I worked in the NHS for a long time and I'm familiar with that sense of duty and the way you give more of yourself than is good for you, but also knowing that you can't not care and be true to who you are. Take care!
@@olr1home beautiful ☺️ thank you for sharing your insight too. You hit the nail on the head. I’m glad I’m not alone in feeling this way even outside of my profession ☀️ATB, Sarah
Great video 👍 really enjoyed it. I tested my Durston xmid p1 in like 40+mph gusts 💨 Friday night in the Lake District and it was solid as a rock but super noisy lol 😂. I’m definitely in the market for a winter shelter tho. Absolutely love the durston tho it’s just huge for the weight. Keep up the awesome work take care 👍
@@Walkingwildcampinguk hey 👋🏻 that’s brilliant for the xmid wind test. I have every confidence in it now I have the extra guys and bungee cord attached. The slipping corners were an issue regarding noise but I’ve fixed gang now and it’s stable. Even my Soulo is noisy in wind but kinda like it 😅 ATB…ps winter tents, like the Big Sky tents for weight saving, the Soulo will be a drag to carry after having Hillary!
At 29:25 you mentioned comments and concerns you get about camping alone. As an older woman who has heard it all before, I am loving seeing you (and other TH-cam women) just getting on with claiming your place outside. On a hill. In a tent. Normalising nature and being authentic. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Hey! What a lovely comment to read! Thank you. You could check out my (Solo female camping - my safety checks) video when I explore my feelings more about camping as a lone female. I felt I wanted to talk about it as I almost never see other women out camping solo and my friends say how they would never do it as they are too sacred etc etc. many women have started sharing their love of camping with me since I started TH-cam and Instagram. Some have even bought tents. It makes me so happy ✨✨✨
Wonderful camp video as ever Sarah. There's nothing to touch a solo camp away from the everyday madness, the only downside that they have to end. Best wishes on the house improvements, I don't envy you there, and hope you get out soon again. Keep safe and keep the mind healthy, everything else depends on it. ATB George
@@pipandbenji hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching last week. When life gets busy pack the bag and go camping ⛺️ all is well with the house, we are making excellent progress thank you 🙏🏻 ATB, Sarah
Hi Sarah, had the same problem with the Easton pegs, ditched them and now only use MSR groundhogs! Nice to see you back out, I was up on Bleaklow Stones for an overnighted from Slippery Stones a few weeks ago, the midges were out in force but a great camp. Hoping to get out again next month to do Shepherds Meeting Stones back via Outer Edge, inspired by Pat’s last film!
@@nickarter hey 👋🏻 thanks for sharing re the Eastons. I’m determined to fix them but I always rely on my Hilleberg pegs as there’s no breaking parts and they are very strong. Could just do with them being a little longer where the Durston 4 corners are concerned. I’m determined to get out that way again soon. It’s been a year since my crowstones camp ⛺️ (before I started making videos)
What a beautiful video diary. Amazing sunrise. I'm slowly but surely losing my sight so the scenery on my own walks and in your videos gives me so much joy. Thank you for your channel and yourYorkshire lass plain talking.
Thank you so much for watching, I’m so happy that I could bring you joy with our gift of sight, all the very best and I’ll see you on the next camp ⛺️ ✨✨✨✨☕️
Good to see you out again. Your videos are always so calming. Life must be pretty stressful doing up a whole house- I'm having enough troubles with just a kitchen! I started my channel to make a record of our adventures for the time when we can't get out anymore - hopefully that's not any time soon though as you say, you never know. And - definitely breakfast, dinner, tea here in the Forest of Dean, unless you're posh of course. 😀
It’s absolutely beautiful, making memories for a time when we both know adventures like this won’t be possible but years and years away! For now we can enjoy our love for it out there and laugh at ourselves on screen. Thank you so much for watching, love to Linda too ✨✨⛺️ATB, Sarah
@@PhilWaud thanks for watching Phil! I must do more cooking it’s so much more fulfilling on a camp to take time over what I’m eating. In winter camps it’s just been too cold to mess about lol or too midgy in summer!
I know exactly what you mean about leaving something for your loved ones Sarah. What I would give to hear my fathers voice again...... But doesn't a good sunrise melt away all life's trials and tribulations. Thanks for sharing 😊
@@roberthunter5398 that’s really touching how you speak about your late father ✨💜 thank you for sharing that. All I have as well as memories of my grandparents are some treasured photos. The digital age will hopefully be more robust than paper 🙏🏻🌈
Enjoyed your video as always sarah. Speedster stoves are a great company, i recently completed the cumbria way for my sons charity, the team at speedster kindly donated a complete cookset for me. Great people
Yes!! Long live the Whizzer! I won’t be forgetting mine in a hurry again now it’s colder 😅 simple kit makes for a more comfortable adventure 🥰 thanks for watching, ATB, Sarah
Lovely to see you back out doing what you love! What a lovely camp this was ... the views, the company and the delicious food courtesy of your wonderful daughter - well done her 😊. I know all to well how a picture can make you feel that way 😢 (I was sent one recently and felt exactly the same 😊). Thankyou for sharing what your camping and channel means to you, bless you, you have a genuine soul and you have left a wonderful gift for your children who will one day treasure these videos. They may even sit with their own children and have a little giggle or cry along with you sometimes 😊. It was worth waiting for this one, thankyou so much, take care out there and see you on the next camp 🏕 xx.
@@PaulandSadie thank you so much for joining me guys it was a real pleasure to be there and to make this video. I always seem to let the emotions rise at Pats place. It’s certainly got meaning to it and I am drawn to camp there when I need to take something back for myself wether that be a sunrise, rain, rainbows 🌈 or a good nights rest ❤️ see you on the next. I’m glad you love the picture. 🐑 xxx
Welcome back Sarah! Thanks for finding the time to do this we know how busy you've been,when ya got emotional it got me filling up aswell cos thats what happens.Anyway lovely to see ya again an roll on the next one! X
Hey Paul 😊 years ago I’d have taken that bit out of the video but these days I let the emotions come and go with pride. Took me by surprise mind! I’m happy that I feel comfortable with what comes up, acknowledge it then moving with it. It means a lot to me this camping lark, feel extremely privileged. Thanks for watching ☺️ATB, Sarah
Hey, nice vid Sarah, good to see u at that special spot. Was a cracking Sunset and sunrise that camp, I saw it with u in a different location... Was definitely a cold one though. Cheers, always great seeing u out. 🙂🏕️
Hey Mick 🥰 thanks for watching. Sometimes I’m Just drawn to Pats Place for the convenience and the good vibes I get from the ground and area, maybe it’s familiarity that I am comforted by or maybe there’s something more ethereal happening there? Maybe both. To Many it may not be what they expect when they find it. Just a bunch of rocks and a bit of grass, but to us it’s definitely connection and peace. It was a cold one, glad you were safe as houses up there in the red beast ⛺️✨ATB, Sarah
@@SoloSarahBX It's a safe place for us Sheffielders to escape the madness, always a good camp up there, I love reading all the names of everyone who's been recently... Great to see u there Sarah. 🙂🏕️
So peaceful and beautiful, thank you for making this video! The only thing I don't understand is why I keep seeing countless people cooking right in front of their tent when I keep being told that I should cook around 100 meters away from my campsite to avoid food smells attracting animals to my tent while I sleep. Like, should I follow this advice or at this point just ignore it due to the countless proofs of youtubers proving that its ok?
👋🏻 hey thanks for watching 😀 I suppose that depends where you are in the world and what animals you don’t wish to attract. I stow all food waste and rubbish in a bad at night out of reach of critters. Reality is out in the peaks I’d be lucky to attract such wild life, maybe a badger 🦡 or insects or a curious sheep. 🐑 if I lived in Canada I think I’d be having a different conversation 🐻 🙏🏻 ATB, Sarah
Great video Sarah , it’s a lovely spot pats place , lucky enough to follow the clues from you twiggy and Paul camped in the spot myself added a line in the notebook , mark from Sheffield. Keep the videos coming .
Hey 👋🏻 I have read your log Mark…it’s not quite as popular as some May think up there, even with videos and log book it’s still a quiet spot for us to enjoy. Only 1 person visited and made and entry in about a month 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 hope you get out again soon
Good to see a SarahB notifiication this evening! I had a trip to Higger Tor around a month ago after seeing it in your videos, I can see why you love that area.
Excellent 👌🏻! Glad you got out there…when I get a feel for A place I just keep going back. Higgor and Carl Wark are right up there as my favourites, lots of nostalgia for me. It’s comforting ☺️
The season is definitely changing. You looked well prepared for it though. That was nice of your daughter to prep your tea for you. Looked spot on. All the extra shifts will be worth it in the end but look after yourself and fit in chill time 🙂 Great book the Salt Path. Crazy what happened to them. All the best. 🏕️
Hey Gav 🙌🏻 thanks for watching, it’s ages since I made a video and really enjoyed this one. I have certainly learned my lesson with the extras. When I camp it reminds me of how important it is to stay in tune with myself and listen to my mind and body as not to over do it. Great escapism and rebuild time 🙏🏻 all the best to you
Cracking video as always Sarah ,can't wait my self to get back out next week to the peaks. Lol I'm from the black country in the west midlands we also say breakfast,dinner and tea 👍
Ey up! I hope you enjoy ya tea out there. Glad you can make it into the Peaks. Just woke up to torrential rain here though. Hope the weather brightens up for you! ATB, Sarah
Hi Sarah, super sunrise 🌅. Bit emoch on this one, mate. You must be mentally and physically shattered covering extra shifts and living in what must at times feel like a building site. Loved the kit demo 👍. I reckon Diana will be fine in the winter, i was out a couple of weeks ago and the wind gusts hit 45mph. My Xmid took it in its stride, although it was a bit nail biting for me 😂😂. Looking forward to seeing the Kinder video if thats next 👍👍
Excellent to hear that the Xmid held strong. I had some Decent winds up on Crook Hill a few months back and after that I needed to modify the four corners of the tent. They take a lot of strain in string winds. Feels better now I have 2 pegging out point som each .She doesn’t budge and let’s face it she’s designed for Canadian 🇨🇦 weather which seems much harsher than ours. I’m really looking forward to a Kinder excursion 🙌🏻ATB, Sarah
Love this video. Married to a midwife, so your words resonated with me. Huge respect to you guys! Hope to get into the peak district soon, as it's on my doorstep.
@@danielwheeldon9180 we are a different breed us midwives 💓 hope she’s keeping on top this September 😆 it’s like a baby factory out there 👌🏻 Enjoy your next adventure 🥾
Hiya Sarah 👋 fellow wild camping fan here. I enjoyed this video, gorgeous spot you have there. 🙂 I film my camps for the same reasons as yourself - something to look back on for myself - and loved ones, when I’m still here and after I’m gone. Keep it up! Have subscribed to your channel 👌🏻
Hi Sarah, Been looking out for a new video from you. It was Pat who put me on to you and I've watched and enjoyed all of your videos. I just knew you were a nurse and I can only imagine all the joys and stress involved in being a midwife (I've been at three births..my children). Anyway, thanks for making these videos, as it is clear you enjoy just getting away from the stress of life, and you certainly bring a lovely warm, calming hour or so's viewing for so many of us. Pete
Hi Pete, thank you so much for your comment and for watching this one. If only life hadn’t. Erm so busy lately I’d have camped and filmed more but truth be told I was dead on my feet so I’m glad I found new energy to make this camp at Pats Palce, sometimes it just feels like I don’t want to be anywhere else but there. It’s quite special. I felt calm and warm myself that day (13th Sept) I’m glad it was shining through to you 🙏🏻✨
Lovely video as always Sarah . What a magical sunrise that was hey. I also captured that at the same time as you but my video was titled " Is it ok to murder people who leave 💩 on Kinder Scout " 🤣🤣🤣. i woke up at 03.00, and the sky was incredible, all the stars were out in full. There is nothing better than waking up to a sunrise like that in my opinion.🙏 Thanks for sharing your version with us and God Bless and ATVB 👍👍👍
@@Olan... no way 💩 as you may have read on my TH-cam post, I collected 💩 roll and wipes from Winnats Pass few week ago. Disgusting to say the least so let’s celebrate the good we see such as Fairbrook and sunrises! ATB, thanks for watching this one ☺️
@@SoloSarahBX Well done for doing that Sarah, if i am out on day hikes, i always pick up other people's rubbish, but such is the way i pack my rucksack there is very little room for carrying much more than my own kit . Its one thing collecting bits and pieces discarded by weekend hikers but it is so annoying when it is campers who seem to have no problem fetching the stuff up a mountain but the blatant disregard for nature and wild life really winds me up 😒 some people hey
@@Olan... winds me up so much! Luckily I had a spare shopping bag and my camp was nit a big hike. I carried what I could but can’t always do it like you say, packed bag with little room for anything else other than our own rubbish. Good campers we are!
Hi Sarah. New subscriber here. You have a very reassuring presence. Highly unlikely, but if i was ever in labour, I'd feel like i was in safe hands with you at the business end 🫣😂 My xmid arrived yesterday and I'm keen as mustard to get out in it with the little fella in the top left, but, like you, work and home improvements are taking much of my time currently. Thanks for the advice on the corners. I do something similar with my Helm. Re: the pegs. Alpkit does a red peg, but the end is on a thread. Thanks again, atb, Paul
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for the sub and congrats on your Durston. You’ll nit regret that purchase and there will be ample space for your Little mate. I have 4 boys 🐶 🐶 🐶 🐶 myself. Ive promised them that I’ll take them all individually if they behave lol 😂 now that would make for an interesting trip and video 🤩 ATB, thanks for the peg info. I use my Hilleberg pegs for the other guy lines and have some Small 3UFL ones that are great! Just the Eastons that are letting me down, Sarah
Lovely sunrise 👍 I solo hike and camp just because I can go at my own pace and camp where ever I like as for using the xmid in winter it's not something I will do I've enjoyed using it this summer as most of the time is outside the tent and using it just to sleep in but I packed up in the tent this morning as the weather was a bit crap thus morning and it was just a faff because for me it just not wide enough also long nights in a tent in winter I just prefer more space.
Yes! Hrs spent in the winter tents on cold nights when it’s dark at 15:30, I remember it well. I’m quite content with the space in the Xmid, it’s probably more spacious than the Soulo too! My mission is to take it out in snow and per her out as close to the ground as possible. I’m hopeful for snow ❄️ love both the tents so it’s not a difficult decision to make ☺️ happy adventures 👋🏻
Hi Sarah, great video and just subbed to your channel. Am i right thinking that's the XMID 1P SOLID ? How do you find it for space within the bathtub - obvs there's the benefit of having 2 vestibules but i like things to hand at night without fannying about unzipping and zipping mesh back up. TIA.
@@neilt7191 hey 👋🏻 thanks for the sub…take a look at my other video called ‘isn’t she lovely’ I show inside the tent in more detail. For me there’s ample room inside for my standard short length mat about a foot and a half either end! And some space to one side of my mat. It’s the solid version yes. I honestly can’t fault it. Apart from swapping out the corner guy lines and adding another loop to enable 2 pegging out points at each corner incase of high winds. Stops the corners from becoming loose and slipping out if the adjusters. ATB, Sarah
Good to see you out again. You need an articulated lorry to carry all that gear😵. That bag must weigh 2kg on its own. Yeah you don’t know what’s ahead. A close relative of mine has been diagnosed with MSA. So live it to the full. Atb
Ha ha yes! The bag is about 2kg. When I save some pennies I’ll be getting a lighter weight rucksack but the Osprey is very comfortable and provides some much needed support. Carrying the pack isn’t tough but for. Longer hike with winter gear would be quite challenging I think! Hence the Durston and speedster stove. Very lightweight. ATB, Sarah
Aw thank you for telling me this, emotions. Are contagious and sometimes I am unaware that I need to release until it’s there and I’m crying. I’ve cried a few times in that spot. I feel safe to do so and even choose to share that with other folk. Thank you so much for your super thanks 🙏🏻 what a treat. I’ll buy myself a nice seasonal coffee and cake, taking a moment to thank you personally as I enjoy it ☕️🍰✨
😁👍🏕 Hiya Sarah. Great little spot, awesome sunrise, plenty of chatter and a good catchup.. That was the day I arrived back from Dartmoor after a spending 2 weeks up in the highlands then 2 weeks trekking dartmoor, both trips utterly wet and windy. I knew that day was going to be good but 1 I was shattered 2 all my gear needed drying out 3 typical the sun came out.. I used my durston X-Mid 1p solid on both trips back to back two nights of which the Durston was at its limit due to high winds ( gusts from 30-40 mph up on the dartmoor Tors and during storm Lillian up on the affric kintail way ).. looking ahead, I'm using mine for winter wildcamps Sarah but only if it's settled weather, don't mind frost or snow but high winds and driving rain the Durston was uncomfortable. I would use Hilary if in doubt regarding the winter weather Sarah. But for those clear still frosty even snow covered times, I would use the Durston. I also upgraded my sleeping bag to a new Robens Serec Lite 500 duck down bag rated comft-10 etreme-25 so should be toasty for our winters 😁 packs down nicely to, full length zip if it gets too warm 😁 coupled with my big Agnes rapidly sl I should be good to go 😁 One big tip for the Xmid if caught out in rain and blustery winds, close the air vents both ends as the rain came in on me one night and soaked the inner. Luckily it didn't drip through, but once wet it took awhile to dry it out properly during my treks 😁 Good to see you out n about and takecare x
Brilliant to read your commment re your epic adventure thank you for taking the time to write it and reminice whilst providing some sound advice for me too! Hope you are well recovered and are able to get out again when our weather improves. Ps thanks for the tags on insta on your journey. ATB, happy adventuring ⛺️🌈⛺️
Sarah, your video popped up on my recommended list today. I’m so glad I watched your camp out. Loved the images but especially love being along for your journey and how beautifully and serenely you share your thoughts and your love for being out in nature and finding peace for your spirit. Cheers to so many more entries in your journal and the inspiring experiences that make it so wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Nova Scotia 🙌
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for checking in on this one and I’m Glad that you enjoyed it. I can imagine my part of the world is very different to yours. Thank you for your kind comments, I’ll certainly enjoy adding you to digital journal as the years roll by 🌈
@@SoloSarahBXwell, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is very similar to areas of Scotland and the moors you love. Our mountains and coastline is very similar to your West Coast areas. I will dedicate my first camp out in a few decades to your inspiring love of solo camping. Cheers to starry nights and beautiful sunsets and sunrises 👍☀️
Solo camping is much more fun for multiple day trips. The occasional group trip is awesome too but not always, someone can still go with the wrong vibe for the trip and ruin it for some.
Hey Sarah, I’ve got myself a durson xmid 2 so I’ve got a bit more room when i go out with my dog Lola - interesting that you’ve had the same issue with the peg guy pulling - and a good fix, ta - I’m also the owner of a soulo, and i think its unfair to compare the two 😂 I’m looking at a retirement move to the Sheffield area - any suggestions for reasonable areas in the outskirts of the city on the peak side ?
You are right, definitely can’t be compared! Very different tents. I’m looking forward to taking the Soulo out again this winter. I just really enjoy the light weight trekking pole tent. My pack weight increased lots with the Soulo and winter gear but it’s all part of the challenge for me and I don’t usually hike far to camp due to time constraints with work and family life. Moving to Sheffield, you won’t regret it. I live a mile from The boarder over Totley way, Ringinglow, Lodgemoor, Dore, coal Aston and Dronfield are all great options to do your research here on property prices 🙌🏻
@@SoloSarahBX thank you so much Sarah - apart from the last year or so ( apart from 2 full pennine ways ) I’ve not been travelling up as much - between 2011 - 2021 I was travelling almost weekly to hope valley to climb on the grit - from Worthing in Sussex 240 miles each way 😱 thanks so much again for your advice - they yellow extra guylines - are they the Lawson equipment ones ?
Little did the wan ghost in that photograph,who couldn't even make cuppa,realize she would one day be well enough and so enamoured with love and life that she might enthuse over a new front door. Or maybe she did know. Enjoy your new door Sarah.
So lovely to hear you talking about your thoughts and about your life Sarah as always. Looks a lovely spot that tha nozz, might go and have a neb for it ;D Mr Jiggs
💜🫂 you take care of yourself dinna want ya burning yourself oot lass. Missed ya chat. Rare sunset though makes it all worth while especially getting up crack of night for a pee 🥶🥶🥶
There was plenty of chat in this one Ha ha! More a camp vlog, definitely felt up for. A good natter with my besties I’ll never most probably never meet 😊 all the best to you 🫶🏼
Not just for your children Sarah! When you're older, sitting in your lovely warm house with your husband - or on your own - on stormy nights, you will look back on your video diary with lots of happy thoughts (and probably a few tears). They certainly bring the odd tear to my eye when they make me think back to the many happy years I've had in the hills with friends. loved ones and parents who have now passed on. Lots of love ❤
Thank you so much for this lovely comment. You are absolutely right. When I publish my video I watch it in real time As it goes out and love watching my camp back even after watching bits over and over to edit it. The finished video’s make me laugh and cry as I truly enjoy the camp side and editing side to TH-cam not to mention the community here. Laughing at my self has become my favourite thing to do! I’ll look back with the fondest love for my camps in years to come and so will My hubby 🙏🏻 cos he’s not fond of camping but he does love a good fire in a warm house ha ha! ATB Sarah
Hi Sarah, I'm a Yorkshire lad, living in Devon. I find you most inspiring, just watched your latest vid, and had a cry along with you. I work in the care industry too, and it's draining. So lovely to come camping with you, in a vicarious way. Such a beautiful sunrise. So, thank you for your kindness and generosity. I can see you have a very kind heart ❤❤ Tony in Exeter.
@@tonyharvey45 hey Tony, what a lovely comment to read this evening. Thanks for watching, the emotions surprised me too but I let them show up and as quickly as they rose they were gone. Pretty much how I deal with my work. The hard times pass to make way for new positive ones. ATB, take care down there , Sarah
Awesome video Sarah. Great to see you again. 👍👍👍
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Hi. Fellow hiker & wild camper here. Stumbled upon your channel whilst on TH-cam. Brilliant and inspiring videos. And I Love how you just nail the feeling of solo wild camping, with your words. Can totally relate to what you are saying. Brilliant video & brilliant channel 👍
Hey 👋🏻 thanks so much for your comment it’s always great to read comments from
Folk that stop by for a virtual handshake 🤝 I hope my videos connect with more wild campers like yourself. The camps that I don’t film are still the same I just talk less 😂
Another belter from the most honest Wild camper about. Love your videos Sarah. Hope the new door looks good😊 Keep the videos coming. Superb. Off myself for a camp up one off the Lochs in my area. C u soon❤
@@BrianLogan-y1p hey 👋🏻 lovely comment to read Brian thanks! Enjoy your camp ⛺️ ps my door looks fantastic! Best door ever worth the 5 extra 12 hr night shifts 😅
Hi Sarah and good to see you back out wild camping and at that great little spot several of us love, I have thoughts of a camp up there soon, its got everything you want. I,am suprised not many other people have camped and filled the log in, perhaps because it is hidden, all the better for us that know about it. Hopefully when your house is finished it will give you more time to get out, mind you something else will crop up, speaking from experience I still struggle to get time out, all the best for now......thanks Pat
Hey Pat 😍 there was nowhere else I’d have rather been that night. I am drawn to it when I need something and on that camp it was energy that I needed to replenish. I’ve said this before but it represents a charging station for me and I gain a great deal of comfort and connection up there which is (I feel) evident in my video. Emotions took me by surprise but I thought sod it I’ll share that cos it’s real and human experience. Camps can feel so simple at times yet so profoundly moving. Looking forward to your next outing Pat of Pats Place ❤️⛺️✨✨✨✨✨✨
Thoughts and feelings and marvellous countryside. Thank you.
Thank you for stopping by ☺️
You had a great night for it 😊. I camped out last Wednesday and it took a while to warm up!. Time for warmer gear!! 😊. Nice to see you back at it ⛺⛺.
@@sam.midford fab Sam! Yes this camp got down to just below 4 degrees as I was eating my pasta. It’s always my buttocks that dont warm up. I maybe need a down skirt lol 😝
Only £220 for a fjallraven one!! 😮😮😅.
@@sam.midford that brand is so expensive but beautiful 😍
New subscriber i love walking camping wild camping the views the fresh air i can talk to my self too sort problems out in my head very therapeutic too
Perfect 👌🏻
Hiya Sarah, My names Chris. I'm new to your channel and currently blitzing through your videos. I turned 40 in April and took up WildCamping a week later. 😁 I feel exactly the same way you do and for the reasons you've said is also why I really enjoy camping solo. The peace and solitude, sat there in the morning drinking a hot brew by yourself...There's no better feeling. I'm also recovering from alcohol addiction (Day 1024) and I find camping has really helped keep My brain and body occupied and it's honestly humbled Me a whole lot!...I think My Wife enjoys me heading out since she can then catch up on her rubbish telly...I cant be dealing with Big Brother or Love Island at the best of times! 🙄🤣
Keep up the hard work and great content Sarah...From a wet and windy South 🏴
Enjoy!! 🎒🏕️
This comment has made my day Chris. Thank you for sharing your motivation for camping. I can guarantee you will be inspired to keep camping, hopefully through the colder months which in my opinion are the best albeit a little more challenging but I reckon that’s what I enjoy. Camping is the best self care, being in your own thoughts when you are truly happy is very comforting. My husband doesn’t share my joy of camping but he knows when I need to go and he will support me and never worries, he knows id go anyway even without a blessing. I know I can go off guilt free for my self. You may notice that I don’t drink on my camps either. Maybe when I started I’d take a tipple and even have a hip flask with my name in it but I choose not to drink these days. I just don’t need it and I feel very lucky to say that. Wishing you all the best in your sobriety. It’s very close to my heart 🏕️
@@SoloSarahBX 😊 Thank you so much for your kind words Sarah. I'm really looking forward to a lot of camping throughout the winter. Fingers crossed we get some snow! 🤞❄️😁 I've not wished for snow since I was a kid, I usually moan when it does. 😁 (Bloody snow, go away I need to drive to work!) 😅 I watched your recent video of your camp at Carls Wark and strangely enough I'm out on a reccy today near the Brecon Beacons also up to an Iron age hill fort. I will definitely be showing My respect in the same way you had after watching your video!...Btw I think you definitely made the right call to leave when you did. 👌 If something doesn't feel right, or a little off I think I would do exactly the same thing. Oh yeah, and I was also gifted a new tent from My lovely Wife for reaching 1000 days of Sobriety. The Nortent Vern 1...I call it 'Vernon' for obvious reasons!! 🤣🤣
@@1984flicky that’s amazing! I really rate that tent. Would
Love to add it to my collection. Have my eye on the Durston XDome due to its low weight appeal! Enjoy the reccy. Ps if it wasn’t for our better halves we probs wouldn’t be so happy enjoying this tent life lol RESPECT ✊ 🌟🌟🌟
@@SoloSarahBX It's a cracking tent, plus the 2024 edition has upgraded poles and no longer needs seam sealing. (Apparently, so Nortent say!) 🤷 My Brother is on the lookout for a new tent and he also likes the look of the new Durston XDome. It does look a cracker tbf. 👌 Aww thank you very much, I definitely will...It's great to know your last experience hasn't set any doubt. Oh definitely. 👌 I'd imagine your partner is much like My Wife. As long as I'm safe and happy then that's all that matters!...Keep sharing fab content Sarah and stay safe and well. 🏕️👍😊
Thanks for sharing 👍
You are most welcome 🙏🏻 thank you for watching
I’m loving your channel Sarah, you’re a natural presenter. Love your videos. You just gained another subscriber 😉👍
Thank you so much for taking a look and subbing. I havnt been getting out as much with all the work and house stuff but camps like this motivate the next and equally reading lovely comments like yours. ATB, see you on the next, Sarah
No problem at all, look forward to your next adventure OutandAbout 😉👍
Hi Sarah it brilliant to see you back outdoors again and the joys on your face says it all I look forward to watching more of your adventures over the coming months take care and stay safe 😊
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching I’m already missing camp and hoping to get bk out soon 🙏🏻
@@SoloSarahBX hi Sarah good to here that now the weather turned it could be a cold one or a wet one whatever you get to do you will enjoy yourself stay safe and have a wonderful time
I love the bones of women. That will stay with me for a long time. My wife and I just watched you hike. It’s a true pleasure to sit here with a cop of tea and enjoy this that you give so generously. I also wonder, what is the book you’re reading?
Be safe and take care.
Carina from Sweden 🙏🏽
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for your lovely comment☺️ I do love my profession because I have a deep admiration for women and their strength and especially when I see them at their most vulnerable being so strong usually in childbirth but everything in between. It will always amaze me. My book is called The Salt Path by Raynor Winn…check it out ☺️ All the best, Sarah
A great video Sarah , as ever ! A great idea to write a diary of camps to pass on to your family and , hopefully , inspire future generations ! Keep it up lass !
Thank you so much for watching. I’m sure I’ll inspire them and my future grandchildren to enjoy the Peaks as much as I do 😍
Lovely Sarah, I do the same, I make videos for myself. I'm 72 and still hiking and wild camping. Videos & photos are for me when I can't do it anymore and for my kids to look back on when I'm gone. I've got hard drives of my life and adventures for each of them. Keep doing what you're doing. X
Fantastic! It’s folk like yourself that inspired me to start filming my tris and talking to my phone 📱 thank you and all the best, Sarah ☀️
Lovely.
It's a great privilege to watch you share this stuff and to feel the emotion and the depth of feeling that goes along with it.
I worked in the NHS for a long time and I'm familiar with that sense of duty and the way you give more of yourself than is good for you, but also knowing that you can't not care and be true to who you are.
Take care!
@@olr1home beautiful ☺️ thank you for sharing your insight too. You hit the nail on the head. I’m glad I’m not alone in feeling this way even outside of my profession ☀️ATB, Sarah
Loved this video it's great having a little peak into your thoughts keep doing what you do ❤
Great video 👍 really enjoyed it. I tested my Durston xmid p1 in like 40+mph gusts 💨 Friday night in the Lake District and it was solid as a rock but super noisy lol 😂. I’m definitely in the market for a winter shelter tho. Absolutely love the durston tho it’s just huge for the weight. Keep up the awesome work take care 👍
@@Walkingwildcampinguk hey 👋🏻 that’s brilliant for the xmid wind test. I have every confidence in it now I have the extra guys and bungee cord attached. The slipping corners were an issue regarding noise but I’ve fixed gang now and it’s stable. Even my Soulo is noisy in wind but kinda like it 😅 ATB…ps winter tents, like the Big Sky tents for weight saving, the Soulo will be a drag to carry after having Hillary!
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What a beautiful mind!
Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.
What a recommend thank you so much. I’ll see you on the next trip ⛺️ ATB, Sarah
At 29:25 you mentioned comments and concerns you get about camping alone. As an older woman who has heard it all before, I am loving seeing you (and other TH-cam women) just getting on with claiming your place outside. On a hill. In a tent. Normalising nature and being authentic. Thanks for sharing your videos.
Hey! What a lovely comment to read! Thank you. You could check out my (Solo female camping - my safety checks) video when I explore my feelings more about camping as a lone female. I felt I wanted to talk about it as I almost never see other women out camping solo and my friends say how they would never do it as they are too sacred etc etc. many women have started sharing their love of camping with me since I started TH-cam and Instagram. Some have even bought tents. It makes me so happy ✨✨✨
It's great to see you back ,I love going for a camp, whatever the weather just to be on my own ,love it ❤
@@katiebooth2031 hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching…time
Alone is precious with so many demands in our time 😊 glad you enjoy it too. ATB, Sarah
Wonderful camp video as ever Sarah. There's nothing to touch a solo camp away from the everyday madness, the only downside that they have to end.
Best wishes on the house improvements, I don't envy you there, and hope you get out soon again.
Keep safe and keep the mind healthy, everything else depends on it.
ATB
George
@@pipandbenji hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching last week. When life gets busy pack the bag and go camping ⛺️ all is well with the house, we are making excellent progress thank you 🙏🏻
ATB, Sarah
Hi Sarah, had the same problem with the Easton pegs, ditched them and now only use MSR groundhogs! Nice to see you back out, I was up on Bleaklow Stones for an overnighted from Slippery Stones a few weeks ago, the midges were out in force but a great camp. Hoping to get out again next month to do Shepherds Meeting Stones back via Outer Edge, inspired by Pat’s last film!
@@nickarter hey 👋🏻 thanks for sharing re the Eastons. I’m determined to fix them but I always rely on my Hilleberg pegs as there’s no breaking parts and they are very strong. Could just do with them being a little longer where the Durston 4 corners are concerned. I’m determined to get out that way again soon. It’s been a year since my crowstones camp ⛺️ (before I started making videos)
Proper 💪❤️
👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻proper gud
Thanks Sarah, very enjoyable xx😊
You are most welcome 🙏🏻
What a beautiful video diary. Amazing sunrise. I'm slowly but surely losing my sight so the scenery on my own walks and in your videos gives me so much joy. Thank you for your channel and yourYorkshire lass plain talking.
Thank you so much for watching, I’m so happy that I could bring you joy with our gift of sight, all the very best and I’ll see you on the next camp ⛺️ ✨✨✨✨☕️
Lovely video again Sara. Good to see you out again. Lovely peaceful camp
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching, was certainly a peaceful time. Even with me rattling on up there ☺️
Good to see you out again. Your videos are always so calming. Life must be pretty stressful doing up a whole house- I'm having enough troubles with just a kitchen! I started my channel to make a record of our adventures for the time when we can't get out anymore - hopefully that's not any time soon though as you say, you never know. And - definitely breakfast, dinner, tea here in the Forest of Dean, unless you're posh of course. 😀
It’s absolutely beautiful, making memories for a time when we both know adventures like this won’t be possible but years and years away! For now we can enjoy our love for it out there and laugh at ourselves on screen. Thank you so much for watching, love to Linda too ✨✨⛺️ATB, Sarah
Great to see you back out! I really enjoyed the bits where you were explaining your gear and cooking. X
@@PhilWaud thanks for watching Phil! I must do more cooking it’s so much more fulfilling on a camp to take time over what I’m eating. In winter camps it’s just been too cold to mess about lol or too midgy in summer!
I know exactly what you mean about leaving something for your loved ones Sarah. What I would give to hear my fathers voice again...... But doesn't a good sunrise melt away all life's trials and tribulations. Thanks for sharing 😊
@@roberthunter5398 that’s really touching how you speak about your late father ✨💜 thank you for sharing that. All I have as well as memories of my grandparents are some treasured photos. The digital age will hopefully be more robust than paper 🙏🏻🌈
Enjoyed your video as always sarah.
Speedster stoves are a great company, i recently completed the cumbria way for my sons charity, the team at speedster kindly donated a complete cookset for me. Great people
@@ashytanky87 that’s fantastic! I do love the stove and for its simplicity and dependability🤘🏻☀️fire
Fantastic to see you out!! Lovely video, beautiful sunrise stunning 😍 by the way kiddiwhizzer have an XL Whizzer now!!! Love it 💚 🩷💚🩷💚
Yes!! Long live the Whizzer! I won’t be forgetting mine in a hurry again now it’s colder 😅 simple kit makes for a more comfortable adventure 🥰 thanks for watching, ATB, Sarah
Lovely to see you back out doing what you love! What a lovely camp this was ... the views, the company and the delicious food courtesy of your wonderful daughter - well done her 😊. I know all to well how a picture can make you feel that way 😢 (I was sent one recently and felt exactly the same 😊). Thankyou for sharing what your camping and channel means to you, bless you, you have a genuine soul and you have left a wonderful gift for your children who will one day treasure these videos. They may even sit with their own children and have a little giggle or cry along with you sometimes 😊. It was worth waiting for this one, thankyou so much, take care out there and see you on the next camp 🏕 xx.
@@PaulandSadie thank you so much for joining me guys it was a real pleasure to be there and to make this video. I always seem to let the emotions rise at Pats place. It’s certainly got meaning to it and I am drawn to camp there when I need to take something back for myself wether that be a sunrise, rain, rainbows 🌈 or a good nights rest ❤️ see you on the next. I’m glad you love the picture. 🐑 xxx
Welcome back Sarah! Thanks for finding the time to do this we know how busy you've been,when ya got emotional it got me filling up aswell cos thats what happens.Anyway lovely to see ya again an roll on the next one! X
Hey Paul 😊 years ago I’d have taken that bit out of the video but these days I let the emotions come and go with pride. Took me by surprise mind! I’m happy that I feel comfortable with what comes up, acknowledge it then moving with it. It means a lot to me this camping lark, feel extremely privileged. Thanks for watching ☺️ATB, Sarah
Friday 13th we were camping at North Lees near Hathersage. Our tent was covered in frost that morning 😂
Ahhh fab! Couldn’t quite believe the frost! Ok well I could feel it when I was out in the dead of night under those stars ✨ peeing 😂
Hey, nice vid Sarah, good to see u at that special spot.
Was a cracking Sunset and sunrise that camp, I saw it with u in a different location... Was definitely a cold one though. Cheers, always great seeing u out. 🙂🏕️
Hey Mick 🥰 thanks for watching. Sometimes I’m
Just drawn to Pats Place for the convenience and the good vibes I get from the ground and area, maybe it’s familiarity that I am comforted by or maybe there’s something more ethereal happening there? Maybe both. To
Many it may not be what they expect when they find it. Just a bunch of rocks and a bit of grass, but to us it’s definitely connection and peace. It was a cold one, glad you were safe as houses up there in the red beast ⛺️✨ATB, Sarah
@@SoloSarahBX It's a safe place for us Sheffielders to escape the madness, always a good camp up there, I love reading all the names of everyone who's been recently... Great to see u there Sarah. 🙂🏕️
So peaceful and beautiful, thank you for making this video! The only thing I don't understand is why I keep seeing countless people cooking right in front of their tent when I keep being told that I should cook around 100 meters away from my campsite to avoid food smells attracting animals to my tent while I sleep. Like, should I follow this advice or at this point just ignore it due to the countless proofs of youtubers proving that its ok?
👋🏻 hey thanks for watching 😀 I suppose that depends where you are in the world and what animals you don’t wish to attract. I stow all food waste and rubbish in a bad at night out of reach of critters. Reality is out in the peaks I’d be lucky to attract such wild life, maybe a badger 🦡 or insects or a curious sheep. 🐑 if I lived in Canada I think I’d be having a different conversation 🐻 🙏🏻 ATB, Sarah
Good luck to you and your family in your new home.Thanks for sharing your adventurers with us.😊
Thank you for watching and for your lovely comment ☀️
Great video Sarah , it’s a lovely spot pats place , lucky enough to follow the clues from you twiggy and Paul camped in the spot myself added a line in the notebook , mark from Sheffield. Keep the videos coming .
Hey 👋🏻 I have read your log Mark…it’s not quite as popular as some
May think up there, even with videos and log book it’s still a quiet spot for us to enjoy. Only 1 person visited and made and entry in about a month 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 hope you get out again soon
Good to see a SarahB notifiication this evening! I had a trip to Higger Tor around a month ago after seeing it in your videos, I can see why you love that area.
Excellent 👌🏻! Glad you got out there…when I get a feel for
A place I just keep going back. Higgor and Carl Wark are right up there as my favourites, lots of nostalgia for me. It’s comforting ☺️
Lovely video young lady, I really enjoyed watching and listening to your lovely Yorkshire accent. Subscribed. Ah Bless You.
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching and for the sub. Sometimes I forget I have an accent until I read comments like yours. All the best to you ☺️
The season is definitely changing. You looked well prepared for it though. That was nice of your daughter to prep your tea for you. Looked spot on. All the extra shifts will be worth it in the end but look after yourself and fit in chill time 🙂 Great book the Salt Path. Crazy what happened to them. All the best. 🏕️
Hey Gav 🙌🏻 thanks for watching, it’s ages since I made a video and really enjoyed this one. I have certainly learned my lesson with the extras. When I camp it reminds me of how important it is to stay in tune with myself and listen to my mind and body as not to over do it. Great escapism and rebuild time
🙏🏻 all the best to you
Cracking video as always Sarah ,can't wait my self to get back out next week to the peaks.
Lol I'm from the black country in the west midlands we also say breakfast,dinner and tea 👍
Ey up! I hope you enjoy ya tea out there. Glad you can make it into the Peaks. Just woke up to torrential rain here though. Hope the weather brightens up for you! ATB, Sarah
Hi Sarah, super sunrise 🌅. Bit emoch on this one, mate. You must be mentally and physically shattered covering extra shifts and living in what must at times feel like a building site. Loved the kit demo 👍. I reckon Diana will be fine in the winter, i was out a couple of weeks ago and the wind gusts hit 45mph. My Xmid took it in its stride, although it was a bit nail biting for me 😂😂. Looking forward to seeing the Kinder video if thats next 👍👍
Excellent to hear that the Xmid held strong. I had some
Decent winds up on Crook Hill a few months back and after that I needed to modify the four corners of the tent. They take a lot of strain in string winds. Feels better now I have 2 pegging out point som each .She doesn’t budge and let’s face it she’s designed for
Canadian 🇨🇦 weather which seems much harsher than ours. I’m really looking forward to a Kinder excursion 🙌🏻ATB, Sarah
Just found this channel, what an excellent video, well done Sarah
Hello! 👋🏻 thank you for checking out my channel, it’s great to have you here, ATB, Sarah
Great video :)
Subscribed!
Fab thanks ☺️
Love this video. Married to a midwife, so your words resonated with me. Huge respect to you guys! Hope to get into the peak district soon, as it's on my doorstep.
@@danielwheeldon9180 we are a different breed us midwives 💓 hope she’s keeping on top this September 😆 it’s like a baby factory out there 👌🏻
Enjoy your next adventure 🥾
Hiya Sarah 👋 fellow wild camping fan here. I enjoyed this video, gorgeous spot you have there. 🙂 I film my camps for the same reasons as yourself - something to look back on for myself - and loved ones, when I’m still here and after I’m gone. Keep it up! Have subscribed to your channel 👌🏻
Hello fellow camper 🙏🏻 thanks for the sub and for watching I’ll check out your memory making platform too ✨✨✨ ATB, Sarah
Great to have you back, look after yourself.
@@Andrew-Simmons thank you for watching and I sure will! 😊
Thanks
Thank you 🥹
Hi Sarah, Been looking out for a new video from you. It was Pat who put me on to you and I've watched and enjoyed all of your videos. I just knew you were a nurse and I can only imagine all the joys and stress involved in being a midwife (I've been at three births..my children). Anyway, thanks for making these videos, as it is clear you enjoy just getting away from the stress of life, and you certainly bring a lovely warm, calming hour or so's viewing for so many of us. Pete
Hi Pete, thank you so much for your comment and for watching this one. If only life hadn’t. Erm so busy lately I’d have camped and filmed more but truth be told I was dead on my feet so I’m glad I found new energy to make this camp at Pats Palce, sometimes it just feels like I don’t want to be anywhere else but there. It’s quite special. I felt calm and warm myself that day (13th Sept) I’m glad it was shining through to you 🙏🏻✨
A drill and grub screw for your pegs, all the best to you and a great vid as always 👍
Off to Google that ha ha! Thank you 🙏🏻
the Xmid solid storm pitch is more than capable for UK winter up on Kinder... shock cord loops will take some tension off the side guys.
Great 👍🏻 thanks for the tip and reassurance, ATB, Sarah
Glad to see you back. 🙂
Thank you for watching, it was a real pleasure to press record on this one 🎥✨
Lovely video as always Sarah . What a magical sunrise that was hey. I also captured that at the same time as you but my video was titled " Is it ok to murder people who leave 💩 on Kinder Scout " 🤣🤣🤣. i woke up at 03.00, and the sky was incredible, all the stars were out in full. There is nothing better than waking up to a sunrise like that in my opinion.🙏 Thanks for sharing your version with us and God Bless and ATVB 👍👍👍
PS I was on Fairbrook Naise btw
@@Olan... no way 💩 as you may have read on my TH-cam post, I collected 💩 roll and wipes from Winnats Pass few week ago. Disgusting to say the least so let’s celebrate the good we see such as Fairbrook and sunrises! ATB, thanks for watching this one ☺️
@@SoloSarahBX Well done for doing that Sarah, if i am out on day hikes, i always pick up other people's rubbish, but such is the way i pack my rucksack there is very little room for carrying much more than my own kit . Its one thing collecting bits and pieces discarded by weekend hikers but it is so annoying when it is campers who seem to have no problem fetching the stuff up a mountain but the blatant disregard for nature and wild life really winds me up 😒 some people hey
@@Olan... winds me up so much! Luckily I had a spare shopping bag and my camp was nit a big hike. I carried what I could but can’t always do it like you say, packed bag with little room for anything else other than our own rubbish. Good campers we are!
Hi Sarah.
New subscriber here. You have a very reassuring presence. Highly unlikely, but if i was ever in labour, I'd feel like i was in safe hands with you at the business end 🫣😂
My xmid arrived yesterday and I'm keen as mustard to get out in it with the little fella in the top left, but, like you, work and home improvements are taking much of my time currently. Thanks for the advice on the corners. I do something similar with my Helm.
Re: the pegs. Alpkit does a red peg, but the end is on a thread.
Thanks again, atb, Paul
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for the sub and congrats on your Durston. You’ll nit regret that purchase and there will be ample space for your
Little mate. I have 4 boys 🐶 🐶 🐶 🐶 myself. Ive promised them that I’ll take them all individually if they behave lol 😂 now that would make for an interesting trip and video 🤩 ATB, thanks for the peg info. I use my Hilleberg pegs for the other guy lines and have some
Small 3UFL ones that are great! Just the Eastons that are letting me down, Sarah
New subscriber - love the content, keep it up!
The magnetic clip for xmid you used, do you have a link to it? Thanks!
@@Prasannathani Amazon UK they are called silicone magnetic clips ☺️
amzn.eu/d/bKRcZ3K here ya go
Lovely sunrise 👍 I solo hike and camp just because I can go at my own pace and camp where ever I like as for using the xmid in winter it's not something I will do I've enjoyed using it this summer as most of the time is outside the tent and using it just to sleep in but I packed up in the tent this morning as the weather was a bit crap thus morning and it was just a faff because for me it just not wide enough also long nights in a tent in winter I just prefer more space.
Yes! Hrs spent in the winter tents on cold nights when it’s dark at 15:30, I remember it well. I’m quite content with the space in the Xmid, it’s probably more spacious than the Soulo too! My mission is to take it out in snow and per her out as close to the ground as possible. I’m hopeful for snow ❄️ love both the tents so it’s not a difficult decision to make
☺️ happy adventures 👋🏻
Hi Sarah, great video and just subbed to your channel. Am i right thinking that's the XMID 1P SOLID ? How do you find it for space within the bathtub - obvs there's the benefit of having 2 vestibules but i like things to hand at night without fannying about unzipping and zipping mesh back up. TIA.
@@neilt7191 hey 👋🏻 thanks for the sub…take a look at my other video called ‘isn’t she lovely’ I show inside the tent in more detail. For me there’s ample room inside for my standard short length mat about a foot and a half either end! And some space to one side of my mat. It’s the solid version yes. I honestly can’t fault it. Apart from swapping out the corner guy lines and adding another loop to enable 2 pegging out points at each corner incase of high winds. Stops the corners from becoming loose and slipping out if the adjusters. ATB, Sarah
Good to see you out again. You need an articulated lorry to carry all that gear😵. That bag must weigh 2kg on its own. Yeah you don’t know what’s ahead. A close relative of mine has been diagnosed with MSA. So live it to the full. Atb
Ha ha yes! The bag is about 2kg. When I save some pennies I’ll be getting a lighter weight rucksack but the Osprey is very comfortable and provides some much needed support. Carrying the pack isn’t tough but for. Longer hike with winter gear would be quite challenging I think! Hence the Durston and speedster stove. Very lightweight. ATB, Sarah
Fantastic video! Great to have you back!
@@philmbridges thanks for watching Phil 👌🏻
A really lovely video which brought man tears to my eyes.! Thank you so much for sharing 😻
Aw thank you for telling me this, emotions. Are contagious and sometimes I am unaware that I need to release until it’s there and I’m crying. I’ve cried a few times in that spot. I feel safe to do so and even choose to share that with other folk. Thank you so much for your super thanks 🙏🏻 what a treat. I’ll buy myself a nice seasonal coffee and cake, taking a moment to thank you personally as I enjoy it ☕️🍰✨
Yer has daft has a brush but you did make me smile
🙏🏻☺️
Enjoyed your camping vid and narrative of your home life and aspirations thanks for sharing .
Thank you so much for watching. I appreciate your feedback because I love making these videos ✨
Hi, curious as to the fuel you are using, not denatured I assume (meths) . Isopropyl perhaps?
Thanks
@@ecowomble1781 hey 👋🏻 it’s bioethanol
😁👍🏕 Hiya Sarah. Great little spot, awesome sunrise, plenty of chatter and a good catchup.. That was the day I arrived back from Dartmoor after a spending 2 weeks up in the highlands then 2 weeks trekking dartmoor, both trips utterly wet and windy. I knew that day was going to be good but 1 I was shattered 2 all my gear needed drying out 3 typical the sun came out..
I used my durston X-Mid 1p solid on both trips back to back two nights of which the Durston was at its limit due to high winds ( gusts from 30-40 mph up on the dartmoor Tors and during storm Lillian up on the affric kintail way ).. looking ahead, I'm using mine for winter wildcamps Sarah but only if it's settled weather, don't mind frost or snow but high winds and driving rain the Durston was uncomfortable. I would use Hilary if in doubt regarding the winter weather Sarah. But for those clear still frosty even snow covered times, I would use the Durston. I also upgraded my sleeping bag to a new Robens Serec Lite 500 duck down bag rated comft-10 etreme-25 so should be toasty for our winters 😁 packs down nicely to, full length zip if it gets too warm 😁 coupled with my big Agnes rapidly sl I should be good to go 😁
One big tip for the Xmid if caught out in rain and blustery winds, close the air vents both ends as the rain came in on me one night and soaked the inner. Luckily it didn't drip through, but once wet it took awhile to dry it out properly during my treks 😁 Good to see you out n about and takecare x
Brilliant to read your commment re your epic adventure thank you for taking the time to write it and reminice whilst providing some sound advice for me too!
Hope you are well recovered and are able to get out again when our weather improves. Ps thanks for the tags on insta on your journey. ATB, happy adventuring ⛺️🌈⛺️
Sarah, your video popped up on my recommended list today. I’m so glad I watched your camp out. Loved the images but especially love being along for your journey and how beautifully and serenely you share your thoughts and your love for being out in nature and finding peace for your spirit. Cheers to so many more entries in your journal and the inspiring experiences that make it so wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Nova Scotia 🙌
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for checking in on this one and I’m
Glad that you enjoyed it. I can imagine my part of the world is very different to yours. Thank you for your kind comments, I’ll certainly enjoy adding you to digital journal as the years roll by 🌈
@@SoloSarahBXwell, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is very similar to areas of Scotland and the moors you love. Our mountains and coastline is very similar to your West Coast areas. I will dedicate my first camp out in a few decades to your inspiring love of solo camping. Cheers to starry nights and beautiful sunsets and sunrises 👍☀️
Thy'art a good lass thee.
@@johnd8538 ey up, cheers lad
Zenbivy is your answer!
@@lloydcozens9346 immediately googles Zenbivvy! Thanks 🙏🏻
Solo camping is much more fun for multiple day trips. The occasional group trip is awesome too but not always, someone can still go with the wrong vibe for the trip and ruin it for some.
Yes I agree. When I am
Alone I have no one else to please other than myself but the vibe with friends is awesome ☺️
Nice scenery, nice weather. This is a video only a woman could make!
@@ultimateoutdoors4659 thanks for watching and yes I loved the camp and making the video too. The whole package of memories ☺️
Hey Sarah, I’ve got myself a durson xmid 2 so I’ve got a bit more room when i go out with my dog Lola - interesting that you’ve had the same issue with the peg guy pulling - and a good fix, ta - I’m also the owner of a soulo, and i think its unfair to compare the two 😂 I’m looking at a retirement move to the Sheffield area - any suggestions for reasonable areas in the outskirts of the city on the peak side ?
You are right, definitely can’t be compared! Very different tents. I’m looking forward to taking the Soulo out again this winter. I just really enjoy the light weight trekking pole tent. My pack weight increased lots with the Soulo and winter gear but it’s all part of the challenge for me and I don’t usually hike far to camp due to time constraints with work and family life. Moving to Sheffield, you won’t regret it. I live a mile from
The boarder over Totley way, Ringinglow, Lodgemoor, Dore, coal Aston and Dronfield are all great options to do your research here on property prices 🙌🏻
@@SoloSarahBX thank you so much Sarah - apart from the last year or so ( apart from 2 full pennine ways ) I’ve not been travelling up as much - between 2011 - 2021 I was travelling almost weekly to hope valley to climb on the grit - from Worthing in Sussex 240 miles each way 😱 thanks so much again for your advice - they yellow extra guylines - are they the Lawson equipment ones ?
@@markreed2937 most welcome 🙏🏻 yes it’s Lawson Glowire ☀️
@@SoloSarahBX soz one last question where did you get it and what diameter 2mm ?
@@markreed2937 valley and peak think it’s 2mm
did she make it wi hendos.✳✴❇
She dint but I might have added a slosh 😂👌🏻
Little did the wan ghost in that photograph,who couldn't even make cuppa,realize she would one day be well enough and so enamoured with love and life that she might enthuse over a new front door. Or maybe she did know. Enjoy your new door Sarah.
I did know ✨🙏🏻 ☺️
Great as ever .emotional and uplifting. Your family will be proud of you 😊ps you could drill a hole and put a self tapper screw in your peg
Hey 👋🏻 thanks for watching ☺️ and thank you for your advice regarding the Easton Pegs. Much appreciated. ATB, Sarah
So lovely to hear you talking about your thoughts and about your life Sarah as always. Looks a lovely spot that tha nozz, might go and have a neb for it ;D Mr Jiggs
@@mrjiggs3761 😂 a neb, yeah you must it’s a secret, you’ll never find it mate 😉
@@SoloSarahBX ;D
The simple things are better than money. Money is printed paper and numbers on our bank accounts... but experiences are what the soul desires.
I agree, I absolutely agree ✨✨✨
💜🫂 you take care of yourself dinna want ya burning yourself oot lass. Missed ya chat. Rare sunset though makes it all worth while especially getting up crack of night for a pee 🥶🥶🥶
There was plenty of chat in this one
Ha ha! More a camp vlog, definitely felt up for. A good natter with my besties I’ll never most probably never meet 😊 all the best to you 🫶🏼
Not just for your children Sarah! When you're older, sitting in your lovely warm house with your husband - or on your own - on stormy nights, you will look back on your video diary with lots of happy thoughts (and probably a few tears). They certainly bring the odd tear to my eye when they make me think back to the many happy years I've had in the hills with friends. loved ones and parents who have now passed on. Lots of love ❤
Thank you so much for this lovely comment. You are absolutely right. When I publish my video I watch it in real time
As it goes out and love watching my camp back even after watching bits over and over to edit it. The finished video’s make me laugh and cry as I truly enjoy the camp side and editing side to TH-cam not to mention the community here. Laughing at my self has become my favourite thing to do! I’ll look back with the fondest love for my camps in years to come and so will
My hubby 🙏🏻 cos he’s not fond of camping but he does love a good fire in a warm house ha ha! ATB Sarah
sorry for knockig the house about 🤣👀
😂😂 Ey up! Looking good now though isn’t it? Thanks to a fab TEAM! See ya soon 🫶🏼
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😅🎉🎉❤
☀️🤘🏻🎥✨
...Hengists Easton pegs are doing the same.
@@PhilWaud glad it’s mo just mine mate
Just no one to do it with
You deserve waaaay more subs xxxx
Too kind!