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[@PaulMessner]

Brilliant as always Andy. Well done on the subs. I just received the caldera sidewinder for my pot and the cost was ridiculous to get it over here. I hope stripey gets his off the ground so U.K. campers can have a good affordable option.

[@StripeyHatGuy]

Thanks a lot Andrew, I am on it - looks promising. Regarding the pot, the current configuration is made for highest efficiency. You can imagine it like boiling water at home in a frying pan vs. a high and narrow pot with the same volume. The water will boil quicker in the frying pan with the same amount of heat . @Paul this was actually how it started, I just wanted a high efficiency alcohol cooking system and unfortunately there weren’t any available and the ones I could find weren’t nesting in a pot or had big design flaws!

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Thanks Paul, enjoyed your vid in the Vern too, Bloody ticks, some trips I've come home with over 100 buried in me, orrible!

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

@@StripeyHatGuy love it , and just saw your vid in Ben Alder. Love the way you can split it for frying too. My biggest gripe with the caldera cone is it sticks out my titanium mug when packed whereas with yours I wouldn't have the problem splitting into two for packing. Keep me posted on progress, I'll take one ! Atb A

[@BoredManOutdoors]

Hi Andrew. Thank you very much for the shout out and hopefully our paths will cross very soon and I can buy you a G&T... Another excellent video - The Vern is certainly an excellent option for next winter... I'll very much be following your Mont Blanc adventure... It will be great research for a future visit of my own. Cheers Andrew 🥃🥃

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Aye Jim, we should get together for a wee arrochar Alps or near camp soon ?!

[@BoredManOutdoors]

@@AndrewParkOutdoors oh aye... Or somewhere doon near you.. Never tried a Campsie camp yet.. They near you Andrew?

[@williammay6879]

Brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable video as always Andrew. Cracking channel.

[@Fellmandave1]

Hi Andy, nice review, lovely spot. Looks somewhat familiar and brought back happy memories! Good test for the Vern 1 in different still potentially damp conditions and I am glad it performed well. looks like it will be good with condensation too. Hope this one is a keeper for you! But selling your packraft, noooooo!

[@CraigLinton.]

Fantastic looking tent and cracking wee spot. Well done on the 10k 👍🏻

[@summitwithstevie6934]

Cracking wee spot Andrew. Good on you getting all the Subs 👍

[@trickofthetrail]

What a lovely camping spot Andrew. The Nortent Vern looks really good. Will be interesting to see you put it through its paces in more trying Scottish weather.

[@andypotts8062]

Great video Andrew. You picked a great location to pitch the tent which looks excellent and seemed to perform very well. So much room inside. Many thanks and best wishes.

[@odysseusreturns9133]

A good solution as regards phones is the Samsung X Cover 5 which I believe is still available. Showerproof, dustproof and shockproof, it's a workman's phone, and the only one I believe that still has replaceable batteries. These are very slim and I can carry two spares easily. About two days charge on each.

[@Raymi43J]

Nice to see you back out, I have ordered the Vern 1, and I can't atb Raymond.

[@billyharden9316]

I love camping round the loch nothing beats it.👍⛺️

[@vs123]

Wow very happy camping

[@stealthandysteath1069]

Morning mate. Nice one on the subs 👍. Thanks for sharing buddy.

[@Martycycleman]

Cheers, Joke, very impressed, still waiting for mine. If this tent did 'leak', how bad would it be through those seams, any worse than condensation? You'll probably find that sniffing and noise around your tent was a low land Haggis. it's the matting season.

[@crashnodrog1]

Thanks

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Thank you ! 👍

[@joinmeoutdoors]

Nice little outing for the Vern 1, Andrew! The ventilation does seem to be good for a four season tent. I wonder if it might have been an otter that came sniffing in the night and then ducked into the water? James.

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Could be, friend also said there is now beaver in Loch Lomond too, both make sense!

[@carrier6517]

Great video mate, loved it and congrats on the subs !! All the best from Adelaide, Australia 😊👍

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Thank you! Good to hear from an OZ viewer too! A

[@ianmaonaigh7215]

Great review, Andy . Hey, that intro music I thought ya was going to play ' Abba's track : Arrival ' part of the video filmed in Scotland . I'm watching your review with interest . It's early days , but maybe this is Nortent parking some of it's tanks on Hilleberg's lawn .

[@richardanderson9340]

I was put off the TMB because it was crowded last year. Everywhere was booked up well in advance with a couple of places not viable for wild camping by law. I did Kungsleden instead. Fantastic walk

[@lavvuwildcamper]

Great video Andrew chilled location 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Colinrussellscottishwildcamper]

Well done on the 10k, nice tent, nice spot 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏕👌

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Thanks Colin 👍

[@adventurousdavee]

my 99 subscribers didn’t warrant a free tent 😂😂 But have one ordered anyway . Might as well jump on the hype train lol . Looking forward to trying it out . good review 👍

[@billyharden9316]

I was in minus 4 last night mate.25/2. But had a great night just across the water from you.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛺️💯

[@billyharden9316]

I was out then and I had a good night to.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛺️

[@kevincorby435]

Not heard from a Scott very often "not fussed with alcohol "😂 Nice vid watched Paul Messner's review last night.

[@marvellis6762]

New Vern 2 is on another level.

[@ericjarvie]

Just to let you know that Olight are an serious manufacturer of lights as I use the Marauder mini at work and it's an incredibly powerful torch with 7000 Lumens and an throw that can easily reach hundreds of metres...it will also with its Flood function fill any room effectively with light indeed so much so its effect does not differ to any ceilings light bulb or strip lighting...

[@stevec-b6214]

Thanks for saving me some money for a change - I was after a mini pump, but seems we have a shared talent in losing stuff!

[@sf9000]

Hi Andrew, thanks for making this. I've really enjoyed seeing the videos from different KZbinrs come out about this tent and this is a slightly different one by focusing on condensation rather than wind. I was wondering if there was any mileage in doing a comparison video between this and the old Vern 1 in terms of quality, user experience and anything else you feel is worth mentioning. Is the old Vern 1 still a good buy or is it better to go for this one? Obviously depends on the use case. Interested to hear your thoughts.

[@wadirunner]

Hi Andrew. Nice video. Non tent q for you, what we're the boots and trousers you used in this outing? Regards, Wadi

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

The trousers are TBMPOY insulated ones and the trail shoes are Salomon X adventure , not as robust as my xa pro version but lighter

[@arcticradio]

Still not giving up on the Vango! I just love a tunnel tent

[@gordonmculloch4904]

Great looking tent. 👍

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Thanks 👍

[@davidstorm-eu8km]

Be interesting to hear your thoughts of this in comparison to the previous Vern 1

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Very different beasts, the original is a lighter, lower more backpacking orientated version, this is a roomier stronger but heavier beast. A

[@davidstorm-eu8km]

Thanks. Just got myself a Vern1 original model so looking forward to getting it out

[@Nixissus]

I'm very tempted to get this one but it looks a bit too low unfortunately which makes me think I'll actually prefer my soulo in the long run.

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Deffo lower than the Soulo , what height are you ?

[@Nixissus]

@@AndrewParkOutdoors Thanks for the reply. I'm 180 cm tall and from my experience with the soulo, I wouldn't want it any lower, not even by half an inch. I notice it when winter camping and using a thick pad. Nevertheless, I really like the comfort features of the new vern such as being able to open it in two ways and more room in the other dimensions.

[@EireFirst25]

I shall enjoy this later, AFTER the rugby.. c'mon Ireland 💚. Thanks Andy.

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Looks nice. Hadnt heard of it before even though its norwegian 👍

[@andyhallowell27]

Great vid Andrew! Passed that wee spot dozens of times and always fancied a camp there. The tent looks great! My only worry is the internal head height. How you finding it so far?

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

It's absolutely no issue for me but Im only 5 foot 8 , I think it will be a consideration for taller folk tho A

[@MrPurplepirate77]

Hey Andy great review, I would be looking for the Vern 2 as will be doing a 7 day trail with the other half. So imagining the 2 will be the same as the 1 apart from size and 2 vestibules. Question do you see a downside in Summer conditions? Thanks

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

I haven't seen it in the flesh but it does strike me it will be overkill and weighty ? I think lots of roomy lighter alternatives if storm worthiness isn't a priority? A

[@wandering_not_lost]

Tent looks great, solid but heavy like a Terra Nova Quasar but possibly with more space? Is it supposed to be a one man or two man tent?

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

The quasar is way bigger ( had two of them in the past ) but this is just a roomy solo. A

[@theecanmole]

So...Andrew...it's the New Zealand branch here. The new Vern 1!. Quite some tent! I have watched Fellman Dave's and Paul Messner's videos of the new Vern 1. So...I went back and watched video 307 where you took out the old Vern 1 to Conic Hill but you didn't take the second longitudinal pole..which you regretted as it was very windy and you relocated down the hill to pitch again. I am thinking that the new Vern 1 is really a very different tent. Three essential poles vs 1 plus optional pole. Poles clip to the outer vs 1 pole in a sleeve. It's geodesic and self supporting vs not freestanding (unless second pole used). It's also fundamentally a different shape from the earlier Vern 1 which is shaped like two cones meeting at the widest point. Like an extended Hilleburg Enan with conical ends. The "use case" seems to be different too. The early Vern 1 seems to be half a kilogram lighter as more of a 3 season tent (with 1 pole) and a "claim" to be a 4 season tent with 2 poles. Fellman Dave says the new Vern 1 tent weighs 2.9 kilograms with footprint. Which I'd say is an okay trade off as it really is a full 4 season rated tent. Have I summed that up fairly? Perhaps Nordisk thinks the old Vern 1 is obsolete? superseded? And they are not going to make any more of the first Vern 1? Any further thoughts on the new vs old Vern 1s?

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Hello NZ! ( Still need to there ) :-) You've pretty much summed that up and I'm not sure whether they are phasing out the previous Vern 1 but the fact they've used the same name makes me think so, even though they are quite different beasts with different usage scenarios. They could probably sell both but i don't actually know what their plans are. Despite the weight I much prefer the new one I have to say ! A

[@HairyHiker2022]

Nice vid. That guy saying the tent is dangerous due to massive condensation is a troll I think. He said exactly the same on my vern1 review video. I personally had almost no condensation to speak of on my outing in Northumberland. I have a question if I may. Its an interesting end guy out configuration you used. Is there a reason for that? Was it space or some other reasoning? Thanks 👍

[@miltonofbuchanan]

Maybe a Beaver, there are some in the loch now.

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Good shout, sounds the right size !

[@jeremymanning2132]

Nice overnight camp. Tent looks good but my Station 13 'Stormborn' has all the same features (incl. 2 door vestibule) + needs less guy ropes. Costs £169 or £189 with lighter pegs. One question; you've owned 150 tents? What are you doing to them? I've been camping 54 years, out regularly for anywhere from overnighters to 4 week trips, yet have only ever owned 23 tents. 😆😆

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

haha, buy one - sell one is the motto, you'd be amazed how many you go thru ! A

[@jeremymanning2132]

@@AndrewParkOutdoors Ah, I see. Mine are normally knackered by the time I replace them. 😆😆👍

[@crashnodrog1]

An unrelated question Andrew but you mentioned having had 150 tents. How do you move them on. Do you find it relatively easy? Do you use particular selling platforms?

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Hi and thanks 👍 I use outdoor gear exchange on FB and eBay mostly , some gear takes longer to sell but usually eBay will shift them eventually in repeat listing , fees are a pain though compared to Facebook !

[@johnlafferty9430]

Andrew, do you think it’s to heavy for 3 Season use!

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

It's a personal choice I guess, come the summer it will seem overkill if I'm trekking and I'll probably swap it our for something around the kilo mark, but if you want security it still packs small if you separate the poles from the body. A

[@rochittalera]

Good video sir.. Love from India

[@hillenthusiast]

Buying subscribers is an odd one, I have heard many of the subscribers through add campaigns are bots anyway. Love the videos anyway

[@iCompli]

Andy, marketing is not cheating :-)

[@bonpecheur4565]

You might have to sell your Vern 1 to get Stripey hat guy cone 😂 ok I will sub also to your channel even if you are cheating 😊

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

Thanks, but I hope it's not that expensive :-)

[@cedarcanoe]

7:58 was it really important for you to show us your Rolex? Irrelevant imo

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

It's not a Roly, its my everyday watch :-)

[@cedarcanoe]

@@AndrewParkOutdoors Okay then, sorry for the mistake.

[@RollrightKnights]

Oh mate please. Unless you have actual cash money skin in the game, no review of a product that has been sent to you is impartial. It's an insult to people's intelligence to suggest otherwise 🙄

[@AndrewParkOutdoors]

I disagree, I've had so much free stuff over the years I'm jaded and cynical. If a product is poor I'll tell you.. believe me. A

[@DavidWilliams-tk3dy]

Whilst I have some sympathy with this there is also an opposite point of view. Some reviewers who own the shelter being reviewed suffer from confirmation bias ie they've made a decision and they rave about their new gear as subconsciously they need to justify their decision and expenditure. By chance I've just read a sentence from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: "How quick comes the reasons for praising what we like". Which shows the idea has been around 200 plus years! It is notable how many buy gear, it's the best thing since sliced bread, but is then quickly sold on. Another tendency is for reviewers to pass definitive judgements without personal experience of much other alternative stuff. Andrew clearly has wide ranging experience.