My Lightweight backpacking kit for the Skye Trail in Scotland

This was everything I needed for a backpacking trip to Scotland on the Isle of Skye. It may not be ULTRAlight but it was lightweight enough for me and more importantly it was comfortable to carry. The first video in the Skye Trail series will be out soon so if you'd like to be notified when it drops feel free to subscribe and click the bell icon below. Also I forgot to mention the backpack itself which is the Osprey Exos
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[@HazeOutdoors]

Ey up! I've put together this brand new ultra light backpacking kit that weighs just 2.6kg. You can enter here for a chance at winning! Good luck to all who enter and I appreciate everyone who does very much. Tank you - raffall.com/357463/enter-raffle-to-win-a-brand-new-ultralight-camping-kit-26kg-hosted-by-haze-outdoors

[@92Pyromaniac]

Glad to hear you managed to wash the piss out! Just getting my kit together to start the great glen way this weekend.

[@danielheywood2660]

Really missed the long distance hiking content. Can’t wait for some more

[@HazeOutdoors]

It’s hard doing it in winter mate. But now is the season 🥳

[@lip03pd]

Nice one hazey! Looking forward to the series, I'd love to see you head to America and do some of the trails out there!

Happy to see any content you offer. I’m getting ready for the hikes. You get these old legs hiking again … vicariously. You give so much💕

[@londonviking3801]

Happy to hear about your love for the Lambshank - seeing as I have bought one (also khaki) as my first trekking/hiking tent. Very much looking forward to the VLOG of the journey.

[@RegNarnoc21]

Lamb shank with mint sauce.🤤

[@cooperman8850]

Love the casual approach to this pal 👍🏻

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers mate

[@jayspowart]

Always wanted to see a Scotland hike mate! Can't wait until it's up. Hope you enjoyed our views ❤ we apologise for the midges 😂

[@leedryden4502]

Haze did the cape trail

[@luciecernikova7441]

Hi Haze, I loved your Cape Wrath series, it was amazing and a big inspiration for me to do at least a part of it next year … and I look forward to the Skye trail series a lot! Great to hear that you enjoyed it after all the piss situation 😅😅😅 Thank you for the videos and also the useful gear tips, which I appreciated on my recent West Higland way trip 😊

[@peteraitken6494]

Good video hazey and really good kit look forward to the video in my neck of the woods ,glad you enjoyed take care buddy and have a great day ❤️👍⛺️⛺️🔥🔥🙏👌👍

[@kingrafa3938]

Great video Hazy!

[@fog360]

Nice load out mate , definitely a trekking pole tent is the way forward, see ya on the next one ☝️

[@matt6477]

Brillliant - as always ❤

[@chrismoutdoors]

New Haze video whilst I cook dinner. Hooray!

[@graceygrumble]

I've got my backpack down to 14kg all in (4 days of food and 2l water incl). I'm in my tent as I type. I know that if I were to forego my luxury items and become ever so minimalist the load I bear could be reduced significantly. But, I love a bit of luxury. So, instead, I just do fewer miles and take more time. 😊

[@aliceiswonderful3128]

yeah! well done you matey

[@tomhanes5112]

Nice kit, and very light. At 5:57 you have a bottle of Smidge, bug repellent........ I think it works against horse flies, and other annoying insects, while you are filming. Thank's for the upload.

[@elevatorman7750]

Great video buddy

[@MrsHuntontheTrails]

Hubby (Hunt on the Trails) and I finished our Skye Trail adventure (complete with extraordinarily similar kit) on Thursday. Great trail but not to be underestimated (especially at our age 😂). We very much look forward to comparing notes!

[@freddyoutdoors]

Ace watch dude great kit

[@harrywood702]

The Olympus 5 are still zero drop. They have a stack height of 33mm. The Lone Peaks are 25mm.

[@stuclark7189]

I can guarantee the forthcoming video series will be outstanding 👉☝️👍

[@HazeOutdoors]

I appreciate your optimism mate 🥸

[@deanrobson7326]

Loving your channel.👍

[@slyfondle1885]

8:00 looking forward to the plastic bags on the feet episode 😅

[@jamesaustin619]

'Ey up mate. I've done this trail too. It's fucking amazing, looking forward to your video series on it! We stopped in Talisker for a day to enjoy some much needed Whisky too!

[@rufusduck71]

You got a new osprey exos .? 48 or 58 ltr ?

[@Markonthemap]

GOOD JOB! I think the jacket is a bit more mountain equipment than mountain warehouse?

[@ScottLifeUK]

Wow!! great video as usual mate, is that 8kg without your food and water then? i always seem to be lugging around 18kg including food and water! I could shed maybe 3kg taking out my luxuries, but i could never get anywhere near 10 let alone 8. you're like Yoda mate!!!

[@lloydcozens9346]

Hola, great video again. What were those aclima pj's you had? I've had a look on the list of clothes but can't see them there and I always wonder what's best for sleeping in. Cheers buddy :-)

[@easternmenace]

Just done Skye trail a week ago, one of the best trails if not the best in terms of views and difficulty. Wish I had more than 5 days for it though.

[@Randolf4475]

Nice loadout. WHat happend with your Ron Hill shakedry, is the Goretex better?

[@markwalters2927]

Video idea: COW TIPS I could have been trampled by a herd of cows after they ran at me. A HAZE COW TIPS video could save someone's life: I was walking on a public footpath recently and my way was blocked by a herd of cows at a gate. I could find no way around due to thick hedges. After a while, although very unsure and with low confidence, I bravely climbed the gate and carefully shooed the cows out the way which worked. Once clear of the cows I thought how clever it would be to run down the field away from the cows. How wrong I was. The whole herd turned and ran after me. I sprinted over the uneven hoof churned ground. I could easily have fallen and then been trampled. I was surprised how fast they ran and that they ran all the way down the field (downhill) to my exit. I leapt over the style at the other end. Afterwards I realised I had hurt my foot on the uneven ground. Later KZbin research told me you should never run from cows because they will run after you. I never knew that! Based on my experience it felt like they were trying to run me out of the field and would have run over me if I had fallen. My injured foot could have been a twisted ankle on the uneven ground and I consider myself lucky to have got out without being trampled.

[@liammalarky3483]

Cows are very curious and VERY fast runners as you've discovered. In my youth, I did a lot of roadwork along miles of country lanes. The cows used to run along beside me, hundreds of them, I'm glad there were stone walls between us.

[@markwalters2927]

@@liammalarky3483 Thank-you, yes indeed. Walkers need to know this asap!

[@andrewharris7574]

Hazy I'm late to the party on this post.. but can u run thru ur current camera tripod and drone spec at some point ? Great load-out vid as always thank you

[@rinatgrigori3366]

great little video, thanks! But where is the t shirt you're wearing from please?

[@alexwatts12]

Looking trim lad

[@dazbbgful]

You mentioned merino wool socks and darn tough socks, were they all darn tough mate. If so what's the verdict 👍

[@medicd5990]

Fairly certain I was sat opposite you at my local in York last Sunday, was going to say hi however I didn't want to fan boy out in front of the Mrs 🙃.

[@simonsloan4000]

Thoughts on the osprey 58 rather than 48? Most videos make it seem like the 48 is the better option.

[@TheDarkWarsmith]

which mountain equipment jacket were you wearing in the skye video dude

[@andreasweber7828]

A Ronhill and Mountain Warehouse collaboration? How much boiled water do you require before you can eat the jacket?

[@HazeOutdoors]

I always goof that up mate

[@Mountain-K2]

Haze. I miss it ... When is the first episode of the Sky-Trail coming. I aways miss stuff. I'm always out hiking in the mountains even more now because a lost me job... I'm always behind on everyone's videos because I'm always out in the mountains doing long hikes and adventures.

[@diilain]

😊

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Nice video 👍

[@HazeOutdoors]

Cheers mate

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

@@HazeOutdoors 👍

[@kathybramley5609]

I cheered/waved/fist-pumped when we got to the bread bags! I thought you maybe had done away with those after we saw the coop bag. I have a few empty bread bags in my general doom piles, but I might not need them because I got some money for boots and a coat: I ended up buying boots, not managed to sort out a new coat yet . How long did it take you to buy all that kit!? It must be quite expensive. I should have pulled my finger out and entered the raffle.

[@kathybramley5609]

The one that went with the trip with you. Perhaps I'll do this one.

[@HazeOutdoors]

The raffle is on for another week mate!

[@hydroponicsbybrianbullock2488]

Hey old cobber, come and hike the Bibbulmun Track in Western Australia. 1000km through hike. All the best regards young Sir, from the Oz.

[@HazeOutdoors]

I don’t think I could handle all your mad creatures mate 🤣

[@hydroponicsbybrianbullock2488]

@@HazeOutdoors I just came off the trail young gun. 50 days, was a blast. Only saw six snakes, (only four were venomous). You could bring Joey D to deal with the friendly critters! Thanks for your great channel, very informative, certainly helped in my gear selection. Cool content lad.

[@Tigz_Muldoon]

Hey Haze … nothing to do with your video but you have a look of the new Rebus about you x love always x

[@davidgidman7561]

What knife was that?

[@skaus2184]

5:58 I take it the Smidge was empty?

[@darrenmills9416]

It's funny how I was shouting at the phone telling you what sleeping bag you have. Either you have mentioned it too much or I have watched your videos to much. Haha.

[@HazeOutdoors]

I really should remember mate, I mention it nearly every video 🤣

[@darrenmills9416]

@@HazeOutdoors nearly 🤣🤣🤣

[@marklewis2625]

🎶 What's, in, yer bag, Paul Haze? Tell us what's in, yer bag, ye bastid!🎶

[@glasgowbhoy8711]

Does that power bank last u the full trip charging ur phone and camera daily? Or do u get a chance to re charge electrics

[@HazeOutdoors]

I take enough batteries to last but it kept my phone charges the whole time

[@adamwilkinson7882]

I thought the Olympus were zero drop, just a higher stack height?

[@doublegreat]

Yes, zero drop. I’ve hiked in 6+ pairs of the O4s, now I’m on the 5s. Both comfy! These seem to be wearing out a bit faster though. Cheers!

[@vvs3796]

Hmm...I was thinking to sell my lanshan 2 pro..after I almost got blow away on Dartmoor..

[@jamesjoyce5962]

Nice vid but I can’t believe anyone saying they can dig a cat hole with trekking poles, have you really tried?

[@tumbleweed7260]

Calling Mountain Equipment, Mountain Warehouse like calling a Rolls Royce a Peugeot 😂 class

[@strickostricko]

“System” 😂

[@ThomasJeffersonWolfcall-kn3bx]

Do mohr barefoot challengers!

[@MrRobins68]

Next time use your smidge when filming

[@strickostricko]

Mountain Equipment not Mountain Warehouse.

[@HazeOutdoors]

I know mate, I always mess that up 🥳

[@littlegrandadoutdoors]

I accidentally baught a 33ltr osprey instead of 40LTR... was worried about what I could fit in it... my worries were unfounded as I got all my kit in it and it wasn't even all my lightweight kit.. didn't take all my recording equipment though so will have to do some rejigging . Take care out there.

[@HazeOutdoors]

That’s food for thought mate. Especially now it’s summer and less warm stuff is needed

[@littlegrandadoutdoors]

@@HazeOutdoors yes it was a good feeling not carrying so much weight.. still took things I didn't need .

[@angelah2083]

I use an ageing Talon 33 for multi-day hikes - just done the final 6 days of a long-term LE to JoG effort. Size wise it is OK. The only problem is the the straps dig in to your shoulders as it's not designed for the weight. So I am looking for something slightly bigger for more comfort - without breaking the bank!

[@heldorstormfist3802]

Paul lad you were getting munched on by Bugs even though you were in possession of bug repellent😐😂

[@HazeOutdoors]

🤣 very good point I feel like horse flies don’t care about smidge though

[@heldorstormfist3802]

@@HazeOutdoors ah fair enough lad, have you tried twating them with a stick or something

[@ReNcEsTaR]

If only you had a can of Smidge with you to deal with bitey ones

[@VeritySnatch]

Skye is bad for midgies. buy yourself a midge (not mosquito) hood, or better still a midge suit. they arent too bad yet but they get worse as the summer goes on and repellents do next to nothing against them

[@KevinsDisobedience]

He showed one

[@Ehtizan-Editor-002]

Hey Haze, I just watched your video and I must say it's really helpful and well made. I was wondering if I could help you design your thumbnails for better CTR? Wanna try out a free one?

[@HazeOutdoors]

Thanks mate but I like my thumbnails being kind of shit 😊

[@doublegreat]

You are a National Treasure Hazey. ⛰️🏕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@FrazerSmithsChannel]

Really looking forward to the Skye trail videos.

[@HazeOutdoors]

I hope they get across how amazing it was

[@ianpark1805]

I’m positively agog with anticipation too!