Bikepacking Alone in The Lake District | Bikerafting to Wild Cat Island

[@Cycling366]

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[@lesallen5256]

Nice video. We did buttermere hiking and packrafting fantastic

[@Cycling366]

Cheers! Sounds great! Thanks for watching

[@Styler2208]

Proper mission! Need to check it out!

[@Cycling366]

It was a great trip out! I’ve got a more epic packrafting trip planned for the spring so stay tuned 👍

[@kuri8015]

Lovely video!

[@Cycling366]

Thanks very much! Thanks for watching

[@TheDadderz]

Great video! Thanks!

[@Cycling366]

Thanks John! Thanks for watching! :)

[@PuddledPete]

Nice one 🙌 I've paddled out there for a bivvy many times but never in a pack raft carrying a bike. Enjoyed watching the video, thanks.

[@Cycling366]

Thanks Pete! It’s a great little adventure isn’t it? I’ll be doing more packraft trips in the New Year so stay tuned :)

[@pnwbikepacking]

Woo! Bikerafting!!! Nice work. Pirate flag cracked me up.

[@Cycling366]

Cheers mate! Thanks! What’s the point of adventuring if you can’t have a laugh 😆

[@julesh4924]

Great video as always 👍

[@Cycling366]

Thanks as always! :)

[@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636]

Nice to see someone making proper food for a change :). Used to canoe/whitewater raft but was never a swimmer lol. Would love to do something like this but I’d probably fall in lol

[@Cycling366]

Yes I fancied a proper meal rather than a pot noodle or something from a packet 😆 Haha it can get quite wobbly so might not be the best idea

[@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636]

@@Cycling366 yes I tend to eat less when cycling but I do like some real food when I get hungry. A fun wee adventure and shows even the smallest outing can be an adventure. Look forward to living vicariously through more of your bikerafting adventures.

[@Cycling366]

@@SwampyDuckRidesAgain3636 thanks very much! I love squeezing adventures into weekends. Thanks as always for watching!

[@hoser7706]

Great micro trip. What model of raft? Pros or cons w it?

[@Cycling366]

Thanks! It’s an Alpacka Caribou - I’ll do a separate video on it as it’s quite niche! Expensive but if you want to do this sort of thing it’s worth it

[@MorewithMat]

Also camp spot! 🙌🏼 I paddled to wild cat island earlier this year! Would have loved to camp on it! 🏕

[@Cycling366]

Thanks mate! Nice - it’s quite popular with campers it seems :)

[@MorewithMat]

@@Cycling366 looks awesome! Shame I’m not more local to it! 👎🏼

[@BeardnSpecks]

Brilliant video mate, that raft looks a topper! Lovely steed you have aswell, which bike is it exactly? I've got a 2019 Genesis longitude, looks pretty similar to yours

[@Cycling366]

Cheers mate! It’s a Charge Cooker 2016 model. They don’t make them anymore but it was a great bike!

[@Mapdec]

Just came to your channel from the creator hub podcast. Nice work!

[@Cycling366]

Thanks very much mate! Appreciate it :)

[@somnambience]

Lovely stuff, did you launch and recover the drone while you were packrafting? Definitely added to the film…

[@Cycling366]

Thank you! Well I firstly launched it on the island and flew it over to my mid point but I had to recover it on the raft as it started hammering it down! I then relaunched it to get that shot and landed it on the bank where I was mooring 👍

[@sillychilly4308]

hi Just discovered your channel and enjoying your content.. Just out of interest can I ask what made you go for the charge cooker And what is your opinion now you've got a few miles on the clock and can I ask what size frame you have just that we seem to have the same bike with the topstone is yours the xl ?

[@Cycling366]

Welcome to the channel! 👋 I wanted something simple and robust with fat tyres basically! Also was very cheap so I could spend a bit doing it up. :) I always go for the largest frame size for bikepacking bikes for relaxed geometry and more luggage clearance :) XL is usually my frame size

[@Yorkiebar89]

Would be worth adding a note to viewers following in your footsteps that camping isn't permitted on Peel Island, so be respectful of the land (avoid going #2, and absolutely no fires) and be aware that you'll be asked to leave if a National Trust ranger comes by...

[@Cycling366]

Yes! Technically is the same for pretty much anywhere in England. Leave no trace as I did!