it really is! i am very fortunate to have it so close to home. sorry to hear you didnt have the weather on your trip, the sun always makes it that bit better. thank you for watching 🙂

@@martinoutdoors6941 hi Martin, you definitely do! It could have done with a tad more water on, it was hard to get the paddle in at times and also steering was affected. But still great to be out on! The lakes themselves are worth a paddle, stunning scenery! Thank you for watching 😃👍🏻

@@paulabbott1985 I’ve got rock pegs mate but didn’t have them on this trip, but to be honest it was solid stone 😂 nothing a few boulders on the guy lines won’t fix

@@TheOpenboater it always does doesn’t it, doesn’t matter if it’s one night or a week, always feel better after time in nature 😃 you’re welcome, thank you for watching 👍🏻

Hey Chris, thank you for watching 😃

It’s a stunning loch and backdrop, I will definitely have to return at some point. Thank you for watching Graeme 😃

You will return one day after the quickening 😂 there can be only one Stunning area mate, I need to go back I didn’t even scratch the surface exploring the loch

Thank you for watching. It was truly stunning, I plan to go back at some point

Hey thank you for watching. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it anywhere…but, that’s the karrimor sabre 45 pack with karrimor plce side pockets, I believe other plce side pockets fit it . I’d have to check but I think with side pockets it takes it to about 70 ltr

@@foresteroutdoors yeah I saw the logo on the buckle about five seconds after I asked the question! Has it got a frame? I've got an Berghaus Vulcan at the minute that's seen better days, I think the Karrimor might be the way to go - and it will take the same side pouches. Cheers

@@BourbonFox ha no worries Has a removable “frame” looks more like a sit pad than a frame

Hey thanks and thank you for watching. We parked on the caravan park, there’s a car park at the cafe etc but it gets heaving with people watching the ospreys.

Cheers for the reply mate. They happy for you to leave cars there overnight ?

@@Draboh aye, slipped them a few quid on the day, I didn’t arrange it prior. Just saved it being on the road in the way. Opposite the caravan park there is an gated emergency slip road down to the water which helps for ingress

Thank you for watching and your kind comment 😃

Thank you Mike! 😃👍🏻

I said loHHHmonnnDDD not low 😂🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s on the west coast(which suffer midges worse than the east), I’d say they would be there anytime may onward. I wonder why they don’t want to say? Have a look at the bug shirt (from Canada) I use these when midges are really bad. If not a head net and gloves etc may suffice.

The distance is an issue, I keep trying to convince the Mrs to move to Scotland but she’s not keen. Headwinds and canoes are never a good combo! There has been days of paddling into heavy headwinds and I damn near collapse when getting back to camp/ the car, all part of it tho.

Haha yes needs must Rick, I was Hank Marvin!! The daft thing is I lit the easy fire the cheat way and the hard to light soggy fire the next night the harder way with cotton wool 😂 but it’s good to test the skills and make sure you can do it when needed. It really was a stunning place, gutted I didn’t get to explore as intended but a decent trip non the less. We can’t complain we choose to be out there. Deffo mate, 2024 is the year of multi day river trips I think, Hope to get on the water with ya soon!

I’d be lying if I haven’t thought about it, I used to fish as a lad with my old man, then didn’t carry on after my teens. A few of the outdoor lads I follow on here use travel rods, I’m not sure where to start tho. Thank you for watching 😃

@@foresteroutdoorsEverytime I go to Isle of Skye or Loch Etive(North Connel) I always take my spinning rod with me. There is nothing better than a freshly cooked mackerel. Just a 21g silver Wedge Lure and it does the job. Thanks for making videos.

@@magicalscotland I’d love a catch and cook not gonna lie! I’m going to look at getting some kit, thank you for the info😃

@@foresteroutdoors kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5PZqKqnqtmGb6c might be useful

​​@foresteroutdoors A wee telescopic rod with some maggot on a small hook with a bubble float as you sit there in the kayak and admire the view. Keep it simple and enjoy. (You'd prob want a small telescopic net too. 😁) Fling it out whilst setting up your camp. You just never know when they'll bite.

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Haha midges can be a nightmare in the warmer months!! Ah unfortunately I didn’t get to explore too much, I hope to go back some day. I was surprised to find a shed on the island I stayed on! Thank you for watching 😃

Well…I bought the canoe little over 5 years ago…for 10 years before that I kept saying I was going to get one and I wish I’d done it sooner!! Always been into wild camping, this just helps you reach places you can’t on foot and see the world from a different perspective. I’ve really got into canoe camping now and prefer that to commercial campsites, I say don’t wait 😃 thank you for watching and your kind words

@@foresteroutdoors all the encouragement I needed. I'm going to dip my toe in the water with an inflatable and if that gets enough use, I'll take the plunge on a solid one -- hopefully not literally 😂

@@eallistone the inflatable are decent, and they pack down in the car. If you go for a Canadian have a look at second hand ones before taking the plunge on a brand spanner! also have a look on song of the paddle forum, there’s usually a few for sale on there. Hope to see you on the water soon 😃

Hey! It certainly is! Funnily enough I watched those videos for the second time the week before I went to get some ideas of where to stop😃 it looked a great trip, I had hoped to get down to Kilchurn castle but it wasn’t meant to be this time! Somethings lingering on my chest still weeks later but the coughing and wheezing has stopped thankfully, thank u for asking 😃 Thank you for watching

Nice one mate. It got dark quick I got tea on and didn’t stay up late, I deffo should have put it up but we live n learn 😂 helps to have a little space to exist under, there’s not a lot of room in those tents plus it keeps the rain out when you open the door

Thank you Martin, it was certainly a stunning place, in a little bit gutted I didn’t get to paddle to Kilchurn castle, another time maybe. Thanks for watching 😃

I was surprised when you said it took 5hrs to get there because I always thought you lived in Scotland.

@@martinoutdoors6941 I can only wish haha, I wild camp in all sorts of places but Scotland is my preference for wild camping, I enjoy their relaxed access laws. I could have made it in 4.5 hr but I did stop more than usual

Nice one for that mate, will have sort a date out when the weather warms up! Only downside to summer is there’s people about 😂

Trips don’t always go as planned do they, I was still made up to be out 😃 thank you for that and thank you for watching 💪🏻

Thank you mate 💪🏻💪🏻, It was a stunning place, I need to go back at some point and go to the big castle. Hope you’re having a top Xmas!! 🎅🏻🍺🎄

I am good, hope you’ve had a great Christmas! Thank you , and for watching

😂😂 I shud have asked for this one mate, ended up on my jack jones

Thank you for watching 😃

Hi mark, haha yes! The first day was horrific wind later in the day which made for hard paddling, it was forecast for the rest of the weekend but it wasn’t too bad the majority…the rain however barely stopped, luckily it was warm enough not to matter too much. That area around symonds yat rock is stunning, you are lucky to have camped there! I watched the ray mears episode he camped there looked amazing. Thank you for watching 😃. Atb John

@@foresteroutdoors Ah, sounds like it was hard out of the blocks but eased up a little. Hope you get the chance in good conditions. Yeah, it's a great area around the rocks and beyond Symonds Yat to Monmouth. I camped but was warned not to by the game keeper - I was packing up. But all good. A pleasure to watch - have a cool week ahead.

Hi Martin, thank you for watching. This is Loch Achray

Haha I know! I got the Railblaza boom not long after this and a newer go pro, much better video quality on the later videos. Thank you for watching 😃💪🏻

Hahaha they call me the Frey bentos tea leaf

Thank you Martin 😃

Haha yes mate! I’m a famous influencer now 👀😂🤦🏻‍♂️ Nice one for watching 💪🏻

Nice one mate 😃 I forget about the first two days but the last one we got on the water about 10 ish and got off about 5ish, had the odd stop here n there but it’s a long days paddling at times. That last day we had a brekky barm first thing and nothing but the odd snack till about 7pm, silly really coz it wiped us out, but was trying to make up time

@@foresteroutdoors sounds like absolute graft pal

@@Walkingwildcampinguk it can be at times mate, but you’ve got to love it! Think of how many times you been struggling going up a peak but you keep going. There wasn’t much moving water on this river, that makes a massive difference, moving water is way easier…go with the flow 😉

It’s good for a solo mate, I’ve only used the bigger one. Insta has took the post down now I need to repost the competition

Hey thanks for watching 👍🏻 Haha yeh will would never allow us to live in squalor 😂 he’s getting quite handy with his Dutch oven on trips 👌🏻

@@foresteroutdoors lol Also you have got yourself a new subscriber, looking forward to watching more trips.

@@THE-RIVER-RAT thank you George. I’ve subbed back, got a river trip coming up next week, will see what video I get from up 🤞🏻👍🏻

@@foresteroutdoors can't wait to see it, and thanks for the sub

@@THE-RIVER-RAT welcome 👍🏻

Thank you for watching and subbing 😃💪🏻👍🏻

@@foresteroutdoors always happy to support a fellow outdoor youtuber 👍🏻🏕

@@OUTDOORALLY Thank you mate, just subbed back 💪🏻

Hey Dave thanks for watching and subbing 😃 whernside or the tarns? I’ll be honest the tarns were new to me(I’d seen them in the distance before but never given them a second thought till recently), I’ve been up whernside a few times in the past, it’s part of the Yorkshire 3 peak challenge

The tarns, totally new to me! I’ll deffo have a gander tho. Cheers

@@milesfromanywhere. I’d originally planned to camp at the summit, only for looking for better parking places than by the viaduct I found a good parking spot a new route up the back, and no one about down by the tarns, the summit was heaving till late

It’s a really nice loch, it wasn’t busy either but I haven’t been in the warmer months. We paid a few quid to the caravan park and left the cars there and there is a ramp down to the loch just outside of the park, the cafe further down is usually too busy to park there. thank you for watching and subscribing 😃👍🏻

Hi thanks for watching, I parked on Thornton lane, there is a track from the back, it isn’t marked on OS as a public footpath but it is a track as you can see in the video. Took about 1.5 hours to get to the tarns from here. A lot shorter than walking via the viaduct route.

Nice one cuz, just come to me last second as I was packing the tent I could write in the sand

Thank you 😃 Was amazing mate, had the place to myself for the night. Someone was having a rave in distance 11 ish onward, but it was tranquil before that, sunrise was amazing to wake to 👌🏻

@@foresteroutdoors great stuff. Gonna have a camp in kinder soon just to chill out 👍 you’re welcome to join me if you have time. We’ll sort a date out 👍

@@Walkingwildcampinguk yeh mate it be up for that, fire some dates over, I’ll message you now

Thank you 😃 it really is stunning! It’s no wonder they call it god’s own country!

Thank you mate, hope you are good! 😃

Thank you Debs 😃 hope you have a lovely weekend

@@foresteroutdoors ditto and my pleasure you have a lovely channel debs xx

Thank you mark 👍🏻 and thanks for watching 😃 Wasn’t too bad really, I was expecting to be blowing out of my ass 😂 Deffo a better route up the back, only seen two people on that route too compared to the one from the viaduct, that was chocca It was stunning though and bonus having the place to myself . Stay safe mate, John

@@foresteroutdoors A pleasure John. Hey, good to hear of the fitness and route. Nice to have space to yourself. Have a cool weekend.

Thank you Kate styles 😃

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