Dartmoor Wild Camping | Hound of the Baskervilles | Childe'sTomb | Hilleberg Soulo

[@mfinn4463]

Good video, entertaining, good dog, good fairy lights 👍

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks, Martin, much appreciated - I'll let Petra know as well 😊 🐶

[@gordon7470]

Another great video. Thanks👍

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you 😊👍🐶

[@andrewseaborne270]

Thanks for another great entertaining video sir 💪👍🐾🐾👌👏👏

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Andy, thank you again :)

[@paf210767]

Hi Shamus, just re-watching some of your old videos. I was over at Fox Tor the other day so had to take another look at this one! I hope you’re keeping well, and hoping one day you will resume filming your superb videos again. All the best, Pete

[@pjchosen]

Ah Petra.... You are lovely. Nothing beats camping with your canine pal. Their presence makes me feel safe. Yes, you're right that we're the scariest thing out there... But even a hedgehog sniffing outside my tent sounded scary in the middle of the night! My dog can never wait for the tent to go up at the end of a long hike so he can get cosy! I was going to ask how you keep Petra in 'her part' of the tent when the preference will always be to snuggle up next to you and share your bedding😅

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

It depends on the tent Peter, sometimes she does sleep in the vestibule 👍

[@philiprogers4597]

Another Hille! Another fab Vid

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks Phil, I think I'll stop collecting them now :)))

[@vwtransportersandmotorcycl3729]

Another great video, good effort on your pronunciation of Cymru am Byth, it means Wales forever .

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you Joe, bore da 😊👍🐶

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

Lol - "Hound of the basket meals" I'm still laughing - thanks for sharing this with us please stay all stay safe and well sending regards 👏❤️😁x

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you 😊 It's nice if we can get the odd chuckle 🐶😊🐶

[@andym2584]

Great video. Loved the Hound of the Baskervilles since childhood so the tour of the spots that inspired the locations in the book was brill. 👍

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks, Andy... I haven't read it for 30 years, but as far as the film goes, Basil Rathbone has to be the archetypal Homes :)

[@terrydactyl6751]

Being outdoors in wilds will set your son up for life 👍 Another lovely video 📹

[@WyeExplorer]

Clever monks. A legend laden camp there. I have to say you are like an encyclopedia. Thanks for taking us along. Love the dog shots. Mark

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks Mark, its nice to see a comment from you, much appreciated. I do enjoy the 'Dartmoor thing' - there is history everywhere :)

[@WyeExplorer]

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 I know how enjoyable it is being anchored in the place you love. Knowledge helps. A real pleasure.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you :)

[@elendil7]

Hoorah for faerie lights! 👍🐾🐾 Please don't hang out with embarrassment. Wonderful video. Thank You 😘

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Haha, thank you. I think they have a lovely warm colour - very nice :)))

[@davidhitchen8070]

Good video as usual. Enjoyed that.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks David :)

[@johnemery1096]

Thoroughly enjoyed watching this chaps and listening to the stories too. As a fellow shepherd owner it is lovely to see how much Petra is enjoying herself. Occasionally work with DRG on Ten Tors with Devon and Cornwall 4x4 Response so it was great to see some of the places I hear the team refer to! Fabulous, need to watch the rest of you videos! Thanks 😊

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you John, your name rings a bell so I think we have met at some point 😊👍🐶 All the very best, Shamus

[@ThisWontEndWell]

Really like these videos as someone who likes to walk the ancient trackways the bit of historical inspiration are great. This reminded me of ten tours preparation with the ATC back in the 80s woefully under-equipped for what I was taking on and getting very cold thanks to a wet sleeping bag, kept my mind going by repeating times tables. The moor also did its worst on us the weather closed in and we see nothing the dead reckoning skills of the RAF regiment guys accompanying us saved us from a second night out. I look at the quality of kit I have now compared to the 20-year-old ATC tent a roll mat and 80s Argos sleeping bag and wonder how I made is off those hills. This is close to TV quality production, thanks.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you 😊 Thank you very much indeed. WRT the ATC in the 80s - Tell me about it 😂 It sounds like the ATC were better equipped than the RAF. I did the 55 mile twice while I was at RAF Locking, in this days Locking, Cosford, Halton and St Athen all took part. Our store issued kit consisted of cotton fly F10 tents, smelly old Trangias, service issued sleeping bags and PU coated camouflage waterproofs .... that was 1986 and 87 👍

[@maurice5992]

Hi Shamus, thoroughly enjoyed this one. What I like about Dartmoor is its slightly ominous presence, and the dark tales it inspires. Coming from the north west it's a part of the UK I would love to explore.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Maurice, you're right, there is a lot of history on Dartmoor - I guess there must be similar stuff up north too? 😊👍🐶

[@stevegrover7852]

Awesome video.. really loved Petra cam...does angus ever take his hands out of his pockets? Lol.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Steve, thank you. He will next time, I’ll sew them up :-)))

[@malcolmdouglas5476]

Fantastic stuff, very interesting and informative. Really appreciate your efforts.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Evening, Malcolm, thank you 😊

[@torbaggermaxpiper]

Excellent video again, Shamus... It's funny to think that Snowdon (the Dartmoor one) was once called 'Fieldfare' for some reason. ATB Max.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Nice one, Max. I never knew that, but don't tel the Welsh ;)

[@Intotheoutdoors69]

As always another great video im slowly getting through them. Thats a part of the moors ive not visited yet but with the new bus service that will be starting soon It will make that part of the moors more accessible 😁👍

[@lukerake]

Great stuff. Ernie the lab and I did very similar walk in August. Pupers is a great, underrated and quiet hill. Fab views of South Devon.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Luke, thank you. Pupers is a lovely hill. It used to be part of the Ten Tors challenge until the event was re-shaped a few years ago :)

[@lukerake]

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Indeed it was! 😊 It was on my 55 route in 1989 as the last tor before we pushed on to Huccaby for a late camp 😉 Thankfully as a Buckfastleigh boy it made the nav work a bit easier!

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

@@lukerake - Great stuff! I lived in Buckfastleigh for a couple of years, I really enjoyed it there. I was lucky enough to do a 55 twice in '86 and '87 - 86 was horrendous weather.

[@tugandang]

Another great video.Notice you mention Tor Royal.Funily enough that's where we B&B when we're not camping.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks Keith, TR follows this channel - they will be glad to hear that :)

[@LundysWildcampBushcraft]

Cracking video mate lots of good information along the way love your dog just had my two out for a good walk around the Northumberland hills today no video but they loved it so did me and my mate atvb jimmy 😎😎

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Jimmy, I’m glad you liked it. Thank you for commenting and all the best :)

[@stephenrylands5405]

Hi Shamus, excellent video 👌 what make are the bags that Petra carries? Thanks Steve

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Steve, Thank you :) Petra has a Ruffwear Palisades Pack, very durable.

[@andymelling7175]

Great video and information Shamus. I’m sure a lot of legends started with a little bit of fact. Your vids are making me realise how much I’m missing my Dartmoor trips. How much persuasion did it take Angus to do the synchronised rucksack donning 🤔😁. Keep up the good work.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thanks, Andy - WRT Angus, he likes that sort of thing :)

[@kimdenise100]

Really enjoyed the video lots of things of interest...Petra was very vocal....could it be the location 🤔🐕

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you Kim 😊 Do you mean... the spirit of ‘The Hound’ 😂... who knows? 🐶🐾🐕🐾🐶

[@kimdenise100]

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 Of course 🐶😂👍

[@pjchosen]

Once again, so interesting. Your knowledge knows no bounds: Welsh, as well l as local history and nature! Foxtor mire is legendary..... Even the name sends shivers down my spine. I always get a map out while watching, so I can trace your route. Do you tend to do circular walks or does someone drop you off for a linear walk? (I always find it difficult to devise a route to get me back to a starting point)

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you Peter, it’s not a bad place, many years ago it was proposed as a reservoir 😊👍🐶

[@cham3784]

Great video as always. I have the red soulo too ✌🏻

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

I always had green tents - the Soulo seems like it belongs in red :D

[@katebutterworth4007]

I remember the cyclist. Trouble is, There's a "bridle path" across the mire on the os map. However, this has long gone. Best way is to follow the pony paths, not so much the map!

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

It was a lovely night on the Tor, Kate. It’s great little wild camp spot. It feels ‘lofty’, but (I’m sure you know) if you look back from atop Ter Hill, Fox Tor seems nestled very low in the landscape.

[@druthianoutdoors5786]

Nice video. Petra is gorgeous. What's she like with livestock? I notice no lead or harness, so you're obviously happy and confident in her

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Thank you :) Yes she is stock ‘steady’ and very obedient. I carry a lead around my shoulder all the time while walking, you’ll see it in my videos. Thanks for watching, very much appreciated :)

[@montyandme6334]

Hey, great video. Can I ask why you opted for the Soulo not the Anjan for this trip? Cheers.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Lee, the simple answer was... because it was new :)))

[@danielwarren3048]

Hi, another great video. Looking at purchasing a new 2 man tent and like the look of what your son has been using. What tent does he use and how does he rate it? Many thanks, keep up the good work...

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Daniel, it’s a Vaude Taurus Ultralight - it’s a palace for one but probably a bit tight for 2. It’s a very decent tent, there is a tendency for the tail of the tent to ‘flip’ in strong winds - can’t explain it - but I’ve made a simple modification to prevent this 😊

[@petedevon]

How difficult and how dangerous is it to cross the fox tor mire ? Just starting to discover Dartmoor. Have come across a couple of bogs and had difficulty navigating out of them

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Pete, there are routes through, but if you’re not sure then go around to be honest. I’ve been out on Fox Tor Mire recording a short audio for local BBC this evening - much of it is dry and the you find a wallowing grey wet bit.

[@stevenbevis9290]

Keep out of Raybarrow pool !

[@justvin7214]

Those bogs can be treacherous, I heard a story once that a couple of shepards found a well-to-do gentleman in one of them up to his neck. They pulled and pulled but couldn't free him. One of them went to fetch a few local farmers to help, but they still couldn't get him out. Eventually they apologised and said they just couldn't help him. He looked up at them and replied, 'Would it help if I took my feet out the stirrups?'

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Haha 😂 .... I mean like 🤣😂🤣 Thank you 👍😅

[@justvin7214]

@@outdoorsinspiration9284 I told this joke to a local lass here and she said she had nearly lost her pony in a bog on the flanks of Pumlumon, which is our county top and was famously described by George Burrows as the most dangerous mountain in Wales due to it's deep bogs. Many times I've stopped suddenly because I've heard the sound of a fairly loud stream, but with none in sight, only to realise that the turf I'm standing on is covering it.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

@@justvin7214 - We have similar phenomena here - featherbed bogs oscillate around you and it' every disconcerting when you hear running water around you but can't see it. I prefer dry feet 👍

[@steppib.4598]

No Angus-cam mounted in your son? 😄

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

That’s a later modification😂

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

That’s a later modification😂

[@RESTLESSNATIVES-vg1pz]

Petra`s thinking stop playing with the big red flappy thing that makes all the noise at night that I can hardly sleep and get my dinner on lively I`m starving

[@stevesdaysoff2759]

Good video Shamus. You didn't say if you liked the Soulo.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

That's very true, Steve. I do like it, but like all tents and shelters it needs a bit of 'working out' - With the Anjan there is a ton of space - the Soulo needs to be organised - its a fantastic tent for one person but with a German Shepherd I need to take a moment to sort it out.

[@stevesdaysoff2759]

Yes that's what I was saying. It's a good one man tent but tight with a dog. I have a little Patterdale terrier so it must be hard with Petra.

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

@@stevesdaysoff2759 I can make it work - she can actually fit in the inside with me believe it or not. She's a good dog, just happy to be there, she gets her head down for the night and stays there until I'm ready in the morning. The Anjan and the Akto both have more room to be fair - but Ineed something for when the weather turns bad in winter for some stormy wild camps - depending on severity, she may not come on those.

[@jasongarland4830]

Another great video, And I bet that cyclists won’t venture where he shouldn’t again in a hurry

[@outdoorsinspiration9284]

Hi Jason, thank you, much appreciated :) I hope the 'geeza' is okay though.