wow so peaceful to be in the middle of nowhere. That's a great tent setup you have. You are perfectly prepared and I'm glad it stayed dry during the rain. This is an awesome adventure!
Ooh those Bothie’s are a tad creepy I would have to agree, I was sort of anxious when you opened the door. Great idea though. I’m craving fish and chips now haha. Great video, I look forward to the next one Snowy 😊👏⛰ P.S those clouds lifting as you walked by was beautiful 😍
Enjoying the Pennine vids snowy , a great adventure ! Ive got viewranger found it really good , saved me once so far from complete disorientation when out on the moors , saved me hours ! 🙂 , couple months ago i got a smd deschutes off ebay ! Its alot roomier and sturdier than i was perhaps expecting , just gotta man up abit and go camping with it, i think it will be the future for summer camping ! 🤣👍
That's great! View Ranger really helped me out last year on the Cape Wrath trail so I will never go anywhere without it now. Try the SMD out I'm sure it'll be great!👍🍻
Teesdale to Dufton was my favourite stretch, some spectacular scenery. Shame you didn't get to see High Cup Nick in all it's glory, it took my breath away. I had similar weather on Cross Fell, must be a regular occurrence. Looking forward to the next installment. Thanks for sharing. Atb Shaun
high force on my list to do along with high cup nick shame about the clouds there another great video of the PW your living my dream snowy thanks for taking us along cheers nigel
My favorite section so far Snowy, only because I've camped on High Cup Nick and I also did Cross Fell. Shame the clag came in to spoil the views. Nice little gear review there, like the look of your solar charger. Looking forward to the next installment 👍👍👍
Thanks Anthony! I have to go back one day in good weather to see Britain's version of the Grand Canyon - especially from the bottom of it in the valley!👍🍻😁
A lot of people using that type of tent now, glad it holds up in the wind, loads of room for gear too, that high force waterfall looks amazing. Can see how it would be easy to wonder off track in the Misty conditions, definitely need a map, enjoyed watching mate 👍 ATB
That's one hard bit going up over them fells. I stayed in Greg's hut that's the highest bothy in the UK. I was lucky enough second time get perfect weather up there but first time when did the Pennine way the weather was very bad up there. The fish and chips will be well deserved mate. Thanks for another fantastic video. Richard
Thanks Richard, never knew it was the highest bothy in UK. I bet it saved a few people up there when the weather turned! The weather for me got a bit wild on Windy Gyle but I'll leave the story there for the last episode! 🍻😁
It's amazing just how lite you packed for this adventure....I keep expecting the weather to open up a little along the route. The countryside has some wonderful views....I know if I were to encounter that much water I would have brought a fishing pole & some small artificials!!
Love the Teesdale area with all the water features, nice rundown on your gear and always better safe than sorry with dodgy water mate.Shame about the ''no-show'' at High-cup-nic, thats unfortunate, thanks for the mention, was hoping you'd get lucky across this stretch with the weather. Good advice to the people who navigate by a tourist book lol........great views after that cloud cleared........top-drawer lad, keep it up..........cheers...Stu...👍👌
Thanks Stu! I did see a family from France with only those bed & breakfast leaflets about places to visit and really inappropriate clothing high up on one of the fells so it was on my mind! I've also lost count of the amount of times I've been asked the way on a mountain and in forests through the years! 👍🍻😁
What a shame you didn't get to see High Cup, Snowy! It was probably my favourite view of the Pennine Way. After the fantastic views I had of it, I saw precisely nothing the following day on the high fells, so at least you had those views to some degree. When I passed by the radar dome on Great Dun Fell, I couldn't actually see it until I was right along side it. I agree with you about bothies, I find them creepy and will only use them if really necessary. Nice video! Gary.
Thanks Gary, I'll have to go back one day to see High Cup! I was genuinely supprised to see the dome as I don't really read the guide book very closely out on the trail. I tend to look at it in the tent after I have finished the day's route! Finding evil spirits in bothies is a danger but so are the mice and rats ready and willing to chew through an expensive rucksack to get at the food!👍😁
I bought a Lanshan 1 last year and for 90 quid it's great value! 3 season, but can't say it'll be any good in a proper storm. Well made though for the price with tape sealed seams. Six Moon Designs make very impressive lightweight tents, and I've a friend who owns one like yours. Enjoyed this video as always. Cheers 👍
For light weight thru walking activities it's really good but I don't have the confidence to put it anywhere like I do with my nuke proof Tera Nova Polar Lite Micro. I've carried that no problems on the Hebridean Way 160 miles and on the Great Glen Way and 4 West Highland Ways!🍺 It's more than twice the weight of the SMDLS but still only 1.7 kg which for a proper 4 season tunnel backpacking tent is brilliant 👍🍺
@@snowymatrix yeah Tera Nova make good tents - even if you have to finish them off yourself 😁 1.7kg is still nothing and actually seems underweight for 4 seasons. Cheers
Yeah exactly Snowy, why ramble into town late when you can rest in the wild? It's like, 'here will do.' And the tent there? I'm so glad it performed. I'm vindicated for talking about it for the past few years. I must say you chuckled more than you did cuss. In fact you didn't cuss at all. Your humor was a welcome spirit along this trail mist and all. Good going. Another entertaining installment. Mark
I wish I'd seen your channel earlier Mark then I would have bought it sooner!! Yeah, I always laugh and keep it positive out on the trail! There was also a good amount of fish and chips eaten on trail so my mood was super high all the way😁👍🍻🙂
Been going to Low and High Force since I was a kid, so I recognize every step of that hike. The tent looked idea to be honest and you have given it a real good testing. Misty old day stopped the great views you would have had there great to see it cleared for you over Cross Fell. The gravel road made it an easy track to follow but I hope you made it for the fish n chips! Cheers Alan
Nice one Snowy, making great progress. I'm thinking of moving over to Viewranger from OS Maps app. Seems same price with the ability to share flyby. Keep safe, Si
Thanks Si, I have had no problems with View Ranger it's a great tool! You can even have a buddy beacon set up so friends and family can see where you are. I pay 25 quid a year for the OS premium detailed maps on it. Thanks!👍🍻🙂
Nice one Snowy, I'm really glad to hear you rate the SMD Lunar Solo as I'm going to take mine on the CWT. Don't mind an airy shelter as I'm used to my Trailstar tarp. How do you find the Anker solar charger? Does it draw in enough power and does it have to be sunny? Nice bothy that, I'd doss in that for the night.
I'll copy a paste an answer I gave Impla on the Trail when he asked the same question a few days ago! Last year on the Cape Wrath trail with cloudy daylight I was able to get enough juice to charge my GoPro and Samsung S9 Plus. This year with sunlight It was amazing. In fact, I was using it the last week of the walk to just charge my devices on the go and keep them topped up. Now I am going to ditch my 2 brilliant but quite heavy 330g each Anker power cores and go with a much smaller Anker! Thanks for watching mate! :-)
@@WalkWithWallace I have had my two Anker power cores for a good few years and used them in winter and everything and they are still going strong. Two months ago I bought one of Anker's new massive capacity power backs to use on the Pennine Way. I tested it by charging and discharging it for a few times at home and it failed to charge after a week! Amazon refunded me but I'm hoping it was just a dud and not a downgrade in quality from the brand! Have to buy another smaller capacity Anker to restore my confidence in the brand!👍
@@snowymatrix hopefully just a dud on that occasion. I had one of their USB cables fail. Their customer service is usually excellent though. My big p 0owerbank is a RavPower, big 20000 mAh bad boy and got a 10000 mAh Anker. Both brilliant.
Thanks man! Last year on the Cape Wrath trail with cloudy daylight I was able to get enough juice to charge my GoPro and Samsung S9 Plus. This year with sunlight It was amazing. In fact, I was using it the last week of the walk to just charge my devices on the go and keep them topped up. Now I am going to ditch my 2 brilliant but quite heavy 330g each Anker power cores and go with a much smaller Anker!
@@snowymatrix wow I ain't used solar since 14 and was less then impressed might be time to see how the technology has come on! Do you have it attached to the outside of ya pack?
Yeah I used to use solar back in the day and they were next to useless! This latest generation of solar panels are a game-changer! Yeah I attached it to the outside of my pack and only cover it up when it's raining. I think In part two or three of this series of videos I show my set up. 👍🙂
On this trip I took the optional 49 inch pole available for the Lunar Solo from Six Moons Designs rather than use one of my walking poles. On my latest walk on the Southern Upland Way I left the pole behind and just used my trekking pole👍🍺
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wow so peaceful to be in the middle of nowhere. That's a great tent setup you have. You are perfectly prepared and I'm glad it stayed dry during the rain. This is an awesome adventure!
did part of pennine way in1981 would love to do it all,brings back happy times when i was i scout
That's great!👍
Ooh those Bothie’s are a tad creepy I would have to agree, I was sort of anxious when you opened the door. Great idea though. I’m craving fish and chips now haha. Great video, I look forward to the next one Snowy 😊👏⛰ P.S those clouds lifting as you walked by was beautiful 😍
Thanks Dee! I'm easily pleased with fish & chips but it has to be cod though! I'd rather have that meal than any fancy restaurant offering!!😁
@@snowymatrix Same here ☺
Enjoying the Pennine vids snowy , a great adventure ! Ive got viewranger found it really good , saved me once so far from complete disorientation when out on the moors , saved me hours ! 🙂 , couple months ago i got a smd deschutes off ebay ! Its alot roomier and sturdier than i was perhaps expecting , just gotta man up abit and go camping with it, i think it will be the future for summer camping ! 🤣👍
That's great! View Ranger really helped me out last year on the Cape Wrath trail so I will never go anywhere without it now. Try the SMD out I'm sure it'll be great!👍🍻
Teesdale to Dufton was my favourite stretch, some spectacular scenery. Shame you didn't get to see High Cup Nick in all it's glory, it took my breath away. I had similar weather on Cross Fell, must be a regular occurrence. Looking forward to the next installment. Thanks for sharing. Atb Shaun
Thanks Shaun! I have to go back one day in good weather to see High Cup Nick in all its glory!👍🍻😁
high force on my list to do along with high cup nick shame about the clouds there another great video of the PW your living my dream snowy thanks for taking us along cheers nigel
Thanks Nigel, glad you're enjoying the videos mate!👍🙂
Quite the walk my friend... I think you must know all the fish & chips places along the entire length... LOL.
😂 good thing for me Max the north of England in famous for its fish and chips shops - best in Britain!!👍🍻😁
My favorite section so far Snowy, only because I've camped on High Cup Nick and I also did Cross Fell. Shame the clag came in to spoil the views. Nice little gear review there, like the look of your solar charger. Looking forward to the next installment 👍👍👍
Thanks Anthony! I have to go back one day in good weather to see Britain's version of the Grand Canyon - especially from the bottom of it in the valley!👍🍻😁
A lot of people using that type of tent now, glad it holds up in the wind, loads of room for gear too, that high force waterfall looks amazing. Can see how it would be easy to wonder off track in the Misty conditions, definitely need a map, enjoyed watching mate 👍 ATB
Thanks Gaz all the best mate!👍🙂
That's one hard bit going up over them fells. I stayed in Greg's hut that's the highest bothy in the UK. I was lucky enough second time get perfect weather up there but first time when did the Pennine way the weather was very bad up there. The fish and chips will be well deserved mate. Thanks for another fantastic video. Richard
Thanks Richard, never knew it was the highest bothy in UK. I bet it saved a few people up there when the weather turned! The weather for me got a bit wild on Windy Gyle but I'll leave the story there for the last episode! 🍻😁
Teesdale and Northern Pennines a fav location and I will be up there next week. Great video Snowy
Thanks Martin, great stuff, enjoy you time up there!👍🍻😎
Coming out of the mist that was magical..
Nice kit, i must look into that for hikes where there is no hammocking possible..
Thank you, yes you'll be hard pressed to find any trees for a hammock on the Pennine Way! :-)
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Thanks Ray, always appreciated
That's cool, thanks Ray, always appreciated 👍😎
It's amazing just how lite you packed for this adventure....I keep expecting the weather to open up a little along the route. The countryside has some wonderful views....I know if I were to encounter that much water I would have brought a fishing pole & some small artificials!!
You would have loved this trail Wes I saw loads of fish in streams and some big reservoirs which I think also may have had fish!👍🍻
awesome hike.. you are so lucky.. i have to watch this again in peace.. for now liked and supporting..
Thank you for the support!🙂
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Thanks Ray👍😎
I love the Teasdale area, it’s so beautiful, love walking there
Love the Teesdale area with all the water features, nice rundown on your gear and always better safe than sorry with dodgy water mate.Shame about the ''no-show'' at High-cup-nic, thats unfortunate, thanks for the mention, was hoping you'd get lucky across this stretch with the weather. Good advice to the people who navigate by a tourist book lol........great views after that cloud cleared........top-drawer lad, keep it up..........cheers...Stu...👍👌
Thanks Stu! I did see a family from France with only those bed & breakfast leaflets about places to visit and really inappropriate clothing high up on one of the fells so it was on my mind! I've also lost count of the amount of times I've been asked the way on a mountain and in forests through the years! 👍🍻😁
What a shame you didn't get to see High Cup, Snowy! It was probably my favourite view of the Pennine Way. After the fantastic views I had of it, I saw precisely nothing the following day on the high fells, so at least you had those views to some degree. When I passed by the radar dome on Great Dun Fell, I couldn't actually see it until I was right along side it. I agree with you about bothies, I find them creepy and will only use them if really necessary. Nice video! Gary.
Thanks Gary, I'll have to go back one day to see High Cup! I was genuinely supprised to see the dome as I don't really read the guide book very closely out on the trail. I tend to look at it in the tent after I have finished the day's route! Finding evil spirits in bothies is a danger but so are the mice and rats ready and willing to chew through an expensive rucksack to get at the food!👍😁
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I bought a Lanshan 1 last year and for 90 quid it's great value! 3 season, but can't say it'll be any good in a proper storm. Well made though for the price with tape sealed seams. Six Moon Designs make very impressive lightweight tents, and I've a friend who owns one like yours. Enjoyed this video as always. Cheers 👍
For light weight thru walking activities it's really good but I don't have the confidence to put it anywhere like I do with my nuke proof Tera Nova Polar Lite Micro. I've carried that no problems on the Hebridean Way 160 miles and on the Great Glen Way and 4 West Highland Ways!🍺 It's more than twice the weight of the SMDLS but still only 1.7 kg which for a proper 4 season tunnel backpacking tent is brilliant 👍🍺
@@snowymatrix yeah Tera Nova make good tents - even if you have to finish them off yourself 😁 1.7kg is still nothing and actually seems underweight for 4 seasons. Cheers
Yeah exactly Snowy, why ramble into town late when you can rest in the wild? It's like, 'here will do.' And the tent there? I'm so glad it performed. I'm vindicated for talking about it for the past few years. I must say you chuckled more than you did cuss. In fact you didn't cuss at all. Your humor was a welcome spirit along this trail mist and all. Good going. Another entertaining installment. Mark
I wish I'd seen your channel earlier Mark then I would have bought it sooner!! Yeah, I always laugh and keep it positive out on the trail! There was also a good amount of fish and chips eaten on trail so my mood was super high all the way😁👍🍻🙂
@@snowymatrix Yeah you could have saved your knees a few years. Ha ha! I must admit it is nice to treat yourself whilst out on a long one....
Been going to Low and High Force since I was a kid, so I recognize every step of that hike. The tent looked idea to be honest and you have given it a real good testing. Misty old day stopped the great views you would have had there great to see it cleared for you over Cross Fell. The gravel road made it an easy track to follow but I hope you made it for the fish n chips! Cheers Alan
Thanks Alan! The tent got a great test and it passed with flying colours! Yeah I have to go back one day to see High Cup Nick 👍😁
Awesome hike! Thanks for sharing this my friend!
You're welcome mate!👍🍻
great video as always full view like 4
Thanks shadow, much appreciated!👍🍻😎
great video thanks for sharing
You're welcome! Glad you liked it!👍🙂
Awesome vid 😁 I can't wait to get on the trail next month 😁
Thanks! Looking forward to seeing the videos if you are making any? :-)
You know it 😉 Praying for the good weather on at least 2days so I can get some decent footage 😂
Really beautiful!! I enjoy seeing your adventures :)
Following your journey! So amazing
Nice one Snowy, making great progress. I'm thinking of moving over to Viewranger from OS Maps app. Seems same price with the ability to share flyby. Keep safe, Si
Thanks Si, I have had no problems with View Ranger it's a great tool! You can even have a buddy beacon set up so friends and family can see where you are. I pay 25 quid a year for the OS premium detailed maps on it. Thanks!👍🍻🙂
Good stuff 😍
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Nice one Snowy, I'm really glad to hear you rate the SMD Lunar Solo as I'm going to take mine on the CWT. Don't mind an airy shelter as I'm used to my Trailstar tarp.
How do you find the Anker solar charger? Does it draw in enough power and does it have to be sunny?
Nice bothy that, I'd doss in that for the night.
I'll copy a paste an answer I gave Impla on the Trail when he asked the same question a few days ago!
Last year on the Cape Wrath trail with cloudy daylight I was able to get enough juice to charge my GoPro and Samsung S9 Plus. This year with sunlight It was amazing. In fact, I was using it the last week of the walk to just charge my devices on the go and keep them topped up. Now I am going to ditch my 2 brilliant but quite heavy 330g each Anker power cores and go with a much smaller Anker!
Thanks for watching mate! :-)
@@snowymatrix cheers mate, I like Anker products, so I might buy one when they're next on offer. 👍🏼
@@WalkWithWallace I have had my two Anker power cores for a good few years and used them in winter and everything and they are still going strong. Two months ago I bought one of Anker's new massive capacity power backs to use on the Pennine Way. I tested it by charging and discharging it for a few times at home and it failed to charge after a week! Amazon refunded me but I'm hoping it was just a dud and not a downgrade in quality from the brand! Have to buy another smaller capacity Anker to restore my confidence in the brand!👍
@@snowymatrix hopefully just a dud on that occasion. I had one of their USB cables fail. Their customer service is usually excellent though. My big p
0owerbank is a RavPower, big 20000 mAh bad boy and got a 10000 mAh Anker. Both brilliant.
@@WalkWithWallace the one that failed was their 25000
Awesome vid again bro! How much juice did you get out of the solar?
Thanks man! Last year on the Cape Wrath trail with cloudy daylight I was able to get enough juice to charge my GoPro and Samsung S9 Plus. This year with sunlight It was amazing. In fact, I was using it the last week of the walk to just charge my devices on the go and keep them topped up. Now I am going to ditch my 2 brilliant but quite heavy 330g each Anker power cores and go with a much smaller Anker!
@@snowymatrix wow I ain't used solar since 14 and was less then impressed might be time to see how the technology has come on! Do you have it attached to the outside of ya pack?
Yeah I used to use solar back in the day and they were next to useless! This latest generation of solar panels are a game-changer! Yeah I attached it to the outside of my pack and only cover it up when it's raining. I think In part two or three of this series of videos I show my set up. 👍🙂
When you do to do the coast to coast??one I am contemplating, did the PW in Aug 1981,it rained everyday....
Should have been on it in April but haven't for obvious reasons. Thanks for stopping by👍🍺
@@snowymatrix The coast to coast how many day are you contemplating to do??and the pennine way how many days??
what time of year did you do this dude? I think you said July in one of your earlier videos? Great job btw.
Thank you, yes it was in July. The weather was nearly perfect 🌞
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So your tent uses its own pole , not one of your walking poles
On this trip I took the optional 49 inch pole available for the Lunar Solo from Six Moons Designs rather than use one of my walking poles. On my latest walk on the Southern Upland Way I left the pole behind and just used my trekking pole👍🍺
The Pennine Way sponsored by fish and chips lol
Greatest trail food there is along with a couple of cans of Coke to wash it down and a tea afterwards - heaven!!!👍🍻😁
snowy matrix yes indeed! 😋