Lazing Around Lismore in my Inflatable Cabin Cruiser

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Donny Wilcox

Donny Wilcox

24 күн бұрын

Fed up with tick bites while camping from my boat ..I decided to do something about it. This is the story of sea trials with my Inflatable Boat Cabin Cruiser. The Bug Off Shelter worked a treat the past few years... and Im hoping the Bug Off Boat will too.. enjoy the video :-D

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@aloosnackbar3888
@aloosnackbar3888 22 күн бұрын
Well yet again Donny you have knocked it ou the park with another great episode. I can only concur with you on the dreadful summer we've all been experiencing thus yet , weather you Scots describe as being " A bit pish" i believe lol. As for your camping arrangements, i can only say i was a bit alarmed at first glance thinking they looked a bit coffin like (and your far to young and have much more content to share first) but was totally surprised yet also totally not surprised by your ingenuity when you fully popped up the structure to reveal a fairly modest but somewhat practical one man sleeping arrangement, i hope it serves you well. But with fairly dreich weather you give us yet again another great 20 minutes of Scotland for all of us that miss your beautiful country. I can only wish you fair weather and following seas to help make more great content for us all to watch what were all missing. Take care my friend
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
Lol..your comment made me laugh aloosnackbar. I slept in my car all my days following hillwalking hobbies etc. Some friends used to comment on my sleeping in confined spaces habit and I always replied.. "Im going to be dead and in a coffin one day and for a long long time. Im just getting used to sleeping in one :-D
@Ulbre
@Ulbre 3 күн бұрын
Absolutely loved the music you chose and the way you used it, made it easy to grasp, a little, how it may have been all those centuries ago.
@john3Lee
@john3Lee 10 күн бұрын
The perfect adventure boat - You have the perfect "voice over" for the commentary..... Thanks
@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp
@CalumMacNeil-qb6wp 7 күн бұрын
Well you certainly made a good job of your cabin cruiser. I've tried various version with my inflatable boat around Lochlong and Lochgoil. Sometimes turning the boat upside down on the beach with a midge hood. Slept well. Great video thanks and very informative.👍👍 🏞🌄
@biffa1234100
@biffa1234100 11 күн бұрын
FANTASTIC, i love Scotland (im English ), the scenery and the friendly people, cant think of a better place nor pursuit than ive just watched. Thank you, have subscribed.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind words biffa and also subscribing..its appreciated 😀
@spymaine89
@spymaine89 3 күн бұрын
yes, fantastic.........thank you.............this is a masterpeice ...100 paintings. all in one................
@thereminpitchknob4059
@thereminpitchknob4059 11 күн бұрын
Your accent, I believe, is heavy Scottish but I understand what your saying. The greatest germanic mix of the UK islands according to Google. I'm in the southern central US. I am a mix of UK and European. France the furthest south. I don't know Welsh nor Gaelic. But I have a natural bond to all of those people of those regions in Europe. And I am proud and grateful for everything they have done. They will put us in space. Our final destination. For centuries. To the eternal exploration of the universe.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Thanks therminpitchknob ..glad you can understand my accent..and I appreciate your comment 😀
@Gribbo9999
@Gribbo9999 10 күн бұрын
I kayaked right around Lismore back in the 1970s. Camping on Mull on the way round. Nice to see it all again. The small islets were just beds of primroses. Very beautiful. Your rubber cruiser looks wonderful.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Thanks Gribbo..I really enjoy Lismore and its not far from me so get there quite a lot 😀
@matthewgower5431
@matthewgower5431 22 күн бұрын
Great video Donny. Must say Ive been watching and enjoying all your videos for a long time now. I have the f-rib 360 and have been round lismore etc with family on sightseeing runs out as well as plenty of fishing missions around scotland, north wales and cornwall. Launching from Taynuilt or Tralee bay when in scotland. Reading your posts on the fribs and sibs forum was partly the reason I bought the f-rib and ive had many great adventures over the years in it. So for that I thank you. ❤
@raykeogh1972
@raykeogh1972 21 күн бұрын
Does the 360 mean 3.6m by any chance?
@matthewgower5431
@matthewgower5431 21 күн бұрын
Hi yes. The f-rib 360 is the 3.6m version. Its the sweet spot size for me. Can fit 2 or 3 fishing plus gear but can easily be hand launched with transom launch wheels (beachmaster wheels in my case).
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
I still love my F rib matthew and wouldnt swap it for anything ..thanks for commenting 😀
@ianharrop6580
@ianharrop6580 6 күн бұрын
What a great set up and superb edition. 😊
@tinkermouse-scottrussell3738
@tinkermouse-scottrussell3738 8 күн бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Wilcox, for taking the time to share this with us. I enjoyed watching it all come together. Play safe from Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.
@Ruzwa
@Ruzwa 7 күн бұрын
Lovely video Donny, thank you for sharing
@MegaDeansy
@MegaDeansy 9 күн бұрын
He's not alone in woncering what's happened to our 'summer' this year, the other night at one point it was 8* - in July !!
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Yup..its been a strange month for weather Megadeansey..but its been warm the past day or two..so perhaps summer is arriving now 😀
@jmpersonal2402
@jmpersonal2402 15 күн бұрын
It's a great country. Our forefathers were stoic people who built so many wonderful, big structures with minimal tools. History - stunning.. and a neat Boat Camper
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks jmpersonal .. and I agree .. we owe our forefathers a lot 😀
@AndrewPullen
@AndrewPullen 8 күн бұрын
Love the tent set up you have made.
@harrylinsdell8114
@harrylinsdell8114 15 күн бұрын
Fantastic set up donny, big difference for your adventures that we enjoy
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Im enjoying the boat tent harry .. no more tick bites 😀
@raykeogh1972
@raykeogh1972 21 күн бұрын
That’s GREAT Donny, my S.I.B is only 3.8m but I am only 5ft4 so suits me. I’ve been house boat camping many time and it’s exceptionally comfortable. I don’t have the luxury of your tent skills or ideas but I sleep the opposite to you, using my 2 Berghaus V blow up mattress plus blow up pillow. My front is one of those blow up with flysheet for S.I.Bs and I use my waterproof full length boat cover. It suits me but I was thinking last year to buy a boat tent cover I see the USA fly fishing guys use. Brilliant video I love watching all your stuff and passed it on to 5 other people who watch now regularly.. Thanks for sharing, Ray K YNWA.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks again ray ..Im loving the boat tent..off again in it tomorrow morning too ..its so comfy compared to a hard tick covered ground 😀
@stevesdaysoff2759
@stevesdaysoff2759 22 күн бұрын
Another great DIY job to your boat. Loved seeing the sites around Lismore again. I miss sibing around it as I did last year. It's a lovely island. Really enjoyed watching. Thanks Steve 👍
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks again steve..hope you are getting out and about in your new boat..weather is slowly improving :-D
@tamlyon4435
@tamlyon4435 17 күн бұрын
Love the boat tent Donny 👏🏻 …..with views of our beautiful land .🥃👌
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks Tam ..Im loving it too..off again in it tomorrow. I sleep easier knowing there are no biting insects in the boat :-D
@LiveOrDieTryingLSA
@LiveOrDieTryingLSA 8 күн бұрын
Brilliant idea, tent boat looks amazing.
@colinritchie1510
@colinritchie1510 20 күн бұрын
Sheer genius! Another brilliant video, Donny. Thanks so much for creating these masterpieces.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Its my pleasure colin 😀
@las9367
@las9367 5 күн бұрын
Wow very nice setup an journey, greets from Vienna
@batch6792
@batch6792 20 күн бұрын
Terrific conversion. Looks great. Happy travels.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks batch ..Im having a blast with the boat tent 😀
@captainlandslide9874
@captainlandslide9874 19 күн бұрын
There seems to be no bounds to your ingenuity and creativity, Donny! 😃
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Im certainly having a ball with the boat tent captain..off again in it tomorrow :-D#
@bobpro4060
@bobpro4060 22 күн бұрын
Another great video Donny. Very impressive cabin cruiser and more excellent drone footage of our lovely argyll islands,
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks again bobpro 😀
@iansellars4153
@iansellars4153 19 күн бұрын
Great idea Donny , looks good, and thanks for another great vid
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks ian.. the boat tent is a life changer for adventures around the islands 😀
@davidendsor219
@davidendsor219 22 күн бұрын
The sleeping compartment looks great. thanks for the video.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
My father had an E Boat Yacht david and my bunk in the bow of it didnt have any more room that I have now .. thanks for commenting 😀
@ashleyhoward8926
@ashleyhoward8926 22 күн бұрын
Good work Donny, creative as ever, well done.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
The ticks dont like it Ashley ..I heard their numbers are now in decline as Im no longer feeding them 😀
@fraserconnell21
@fraserconnell21 22 күн бұрын
Mahico😊. Great stuff and a silver bullet for the wee beasties 😆 looks a professional construction. Brilliant narration too ! 👍🏼👍🏼👏
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks for the kind words fraser ..much appreciated 😀
@mtm101designs9
@mtm101designs9 22 күн бұрын
That is one ingenious adaptation of a dinghy. Thanks for showing it to us.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks mtm101designs9 ..Im having a ball with the tent boat ..off again tomorrow in it 😀
@chancevonfreund9145
@chancevonfreund9145 18 күн бұрын
Great adventure and awesome boat! You couldn't ask for a better view. Cheers🍻 ⛵
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks chancevonfreund .. Im having a ball with more adventures now summer has arrived 😀
@chancevonfreund9145
@chancevonfreund9145 15 күн бұрын
@@donnywilcox Just subscribed. Looking forward to it stay safe! 🛥️
@1971JGG
@1971JGG 20 күн бұрын
Loved this ingenious. And your drone music is out there as well I got into it! Thank you.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks 1971JGG ..much appreciated 😀
@YottaVolt
@YottaVolt 8 күн бұрын
Great idea sir!
@crf9993
@crf9993 18 күн бұрын
Amazingly inventive and creative. Well done you yet another way to get the best out of the promised land. 12 out of 10
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks crf9993..I sleep better on the boat (so far) as no worries of biting or trampling things in the night when afloat 😀
@123boat
@123boat 19 күн бұрын
Another cracking video Donny 👏👏👏
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks again 123boat 😀
@TheMckenzie99
@TheMckenzie99 17 күн бұрын
Lining the dream! Great idea and handy work. Proper adventures keep it up.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks TheMckenzie .. Im working hard to live my dream..and thoroughly enjoying life 😀
@flyingplumber7945
@flyingplumber7945 20 күн бұрын
Fantastic video, enjoyed every second.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks flyingplumber ..much appreciated and delighted you enjoy the video 😀
@VISTATREKKER
@VISTATREKKER 18 күн бұрын
Love this video. Story well told and great ideas.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks Vistatrekker ..much appreciated 😀
@markramsden1772
@markramsden1772 20 күн бұрын
That's fantastic. I'm fairly new to your channel, I got a honwave back in May and found your channel after searching for SIB adventures/camping. I think you do brilliant videos. I'm heading a little your (gatehouse dumfries) way on the 12th for 3weeks with my honwave for our annual summer hols I will be using the honwave to explore the old smugglers spots n the slowly.
@celestesenters1052
@celestesenters1052 9 күн бұрын
lovely drone footage your commentary and music also very soothing ❤
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Thanks celestesenters ..appreciated 😀
@LibertasScotland
@LibertasScotland 22 күн бұрын
I think you may have created the world’s first single berth rib! Amazing levels of ingenuity, what’s next - a fly bridge? Great trip, I’m pleased you were out and about in not the best conditions - enjoyable viewing. 👍
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Had a blast last week going round Coll Libertas ..uploading the video today so stay tuned 😀
@ryder6070
@ryder6070 22 күн бұрын
Donny, you're the man! from SE Alaska
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Your the SE Alaska man too ryder..delighted you enjoy the videos..thanks :-D
@Azureecosse
@Azureecosse 20 күн бұрын
Nice little set up there, we camped on Lismore last summer Hopping about on our Kayak, I have to agree the west Coast Ticks are wee buggers I had two in my groin, nearly died when I found them, extra careful now, Isle of Eigg this year in August just hope the weather gets better 🙏
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Weather is getting a bit warmer now Azureecosse ..last week was bitter. Enjoy Eigg..its a favourite island of mine 😀
@Alicatt1
@Alicatt1 22 күн бұрын
Excellent Donny, nice bit of lateral thinking there and great video too. It's good to get back to see your videos, been a bit busy after buying a boat to renovate last September, so been busy doing that and no time to watch youtube. Wife and I had our first trip out on her at the start of May a long weekend and a 160km round trip where she performed faultlessly, only wife said on the way back "We need a bigger boat..." :)
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
We all need bigger boats Alicatt..but smaller ones work well too 😀
@Alicatt1
@Alicatt1 15 күн бұрын
@@donnywilcox Oh I would love a little RIB/SIB too take with me when I come back home to Scotland, maybe as a tender to what we are going to look at tomorrow, we will see... :)
@MePowlo
@MePowlo 11 күн бұрын
Fantastic video and commentary ⬆️
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Much appreciated MePowlo 😀
@4x4overlandingandotheradve28
@4x4overlandingandotheradve28 18 күн бұрын
Another great video. Thanks Donny
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks 4x4overlanding ..much appreciated 😀
@kevinbalfour
@kevinbalfour 21 күн бұрын
Alright Donny! Innovative ideas man....handmade and totally practical....less ticks bites the better for sure
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Not a tick bite for two weeks now keven ..a record for me 😀
@grahamharkness5744
@grahamharkness5744 22 күн бұрын
Brilliant video Donny and the drone footage is amazing. Your new tent set up is a fantastic idea- maybe you should patent it. 🙂
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks graham..the tent on the boat is working well ..been using it a lot lately 😀
@ianhaines5788
@ianhaines5788 22 күн бұрын
I was on the other side of the loch from you at kingairloch, this week Donny. It's been horrendous. Another great video. Cheers
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
Gosh..we almost met then ian..I was going to cross there as the wind was from the WNW ..but it proved ok in the cove on Lismore. Next week is still forecast rain but lighter winds and warmer temperatures..so I hope to head up the Sound of Mull on Sunday..then follow my nose from there for a few days 😀
@danieltempleton7512
@danieltempleton7512 18 күн бұрын
Brilliant job. Subscribed due too this vid, keep up the good stuff
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks very much for the subscription daniel ..much appreciated and Im delighted you enjoy the video 😀
@oldiesoutdoors58
@oldiesoutdoors58 18 күн бұрын
a beautiful way to spend ones time in such a beautiful part of the world ... 😀
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks oldies ..I really enjoy the outdoors ..especially the islands off the west coast 😀
@shieldaigbencher
@shieldaigbencher 22 күн бұрын
I love your accent. I dont think anyone has done this before. I really like it.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Im loving the boat tent sheildaigbencher .. off again in it tomorrow for another trip..last week I got to Tiree in it..so watch for that video too 😀
@NaCreagachaDubha
@NaCreagachaDubha 21 күн бұрын
Lovely video. Many thanks!
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks NaCreagachaDubha..much appreciated 😀
@wilfredzielinski5685
@wilfredzielinski5685 8 күн бұрын
great video thank you
@simoncbroadley9577
@simoncbroadley9577 22 күн бұрын
Great idea on canopy on boat , Love it
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks simon ..appreciated 😀
@stephenmundane
@stephenmundane 22 күн бұрын
You're a clever man Donny.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
Some tell the truth stephen and say Im silly.. I should go B & B instead ..but I enjoy the challenge :-D
@ronnenni7246
@ronnenni7246 4 күн бұрын
It was lovely I envy you!
@markramsden1772
@markramsden1772 20 күн бұрын
I have just though about scrolling back to see how long you have been doing your videos and came to you first and second 5min long videos of exploring the solway to ross iland and back, i know the area well i have been going every year since i was 2weeks old, turns out you stayed on cardoness site next door to where i go. Fantastic area. Maybe il bump into you 1day if i havnt already without realising it.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Yup..my parents had a caravan at cardoness and as a kid we went there every year..my bro still has a caravan there ..lovely peaceful part of the world mark 😀
@chrismccartney8668
@chrismccartney8668 11 күн бұрын
Superb Video great music..
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Thanks chris ..much appreciated :-D
@mountainclawoutdoors
@mountainclawoutdoors 18 күн бұрын
Nice set-up
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks mountainclawoutdoors ..appreciated 😀
@philj3727
@philj3727 7 күн бұрын
Just stumbled across your channel and thoroughly enjoyed your video, not too sure about the music choice for the drone, but the shots themselves were great. Do you have another video about the boat itself or is that still to come? Thanks for sharing 👍
@davisscott8499
@davisscott8499 15 күн бұрын
A very good video
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks davisscott ..appreciated 😀
@brianclarke7169
@brianclarke7169 21 күн бұрын
This is very different, well done
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks brianclarke ..much appreciated
@robertpeters5278
@robertpeters5278 22 күн бұрын
Yes…global boiling has truly hit us this so called summer. Apart from that stuff….what a great adaptation to your vessel. Ticks and midges are definitely to be avoided. A great solution Donny, very innovative.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
I had four days tick free sleeping on the boat robert ..so Im delighted with the idea 😀
@mattk7493
@mattk7493 22 күн бұрын
Loving the inflatable cabin cruiser, you need to patent it !!
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Im loving it too Mattk ..Im off in it again tomorrow. Having more nights away in it than in my house bed now 😀
@richpedley3022
@richpedley3022 14 күн бұрын
Looks marketable… I hope you make millions with little effort 🎉
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
I wouldnt know what to do with millions richpedley ..im just happy the tent works on the boat ..so Im easy pleased ..thanks for commenting..appreciated :-D
@VictoriaAlfredSmythe
@VictoriaAlfredSmythe 10 күн бұрын
great job. thank you from manhattan ©2024
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Good to see folks from the other side of the world watching my videos ..so thanks VictoriaAlfredSmythe 😀
@fat_tommo_goes_boating
@fat_tommo_goes_boating 20 күн бұрын
Looks great
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks fat_tommo ..its great.. gcan get a little noisy with water slapping the hull at night ..but apart from that its perfect 😀
@fat_tommo_goes_boating
@fat_tommo_goes_boating 15 күн бұрын
@donnywilcox yes my boat can be noisy too in the same way
@maximusbegg
@maximusbegg 22 күн бұрын
Get that patented Donny, this time next year you’ll be a millionaire 👍🏼 awesome job 😁
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
I will be happy if Im still alive and making videos this time next year Maximusbegg .. money doesnt do much for me ..assuming I have enough for my gravy and petrol..its all I need 😀
@maximusbegg
@maximusbegg 22 күн бұрын
@@donnywilcox the essentials 😁👍🏼
@raykeogh1972
@raykeogh1972 21 күн бұрын
@@donnywilcox Well said my sentiments to.😊
@alexdobie1808
@alexdobie1808 22 күн бұрын
Great idea Donny. Having read your reply to me in the Mull part 2 video I have purchased three bottles of “jungle formula” deet spray which I will be spraying all over my clothes/tent etc. when I go kayaking/camping to Mull later this month although it sounds like deet is not 100% effective at keeping the bloody things off you ☹. I have also being doing a little bit of research and it sounds like Permethrin is quite good but I can’t find anybody in the UK who sells it. Keep the videos coming though, I love em😀.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
Try the Purple Turtle . I bought midge netting from them last year and fast service. The local fishing shop in Oban sells gaiters with a "built in repellant" for ticks. However they cost a fortune and Im sure they are normal gaiters sprayed with permethrin. Think I will order some now you mention it www.purpleturtle.co.uk/product-category/insect-protection/insect-protection-permethrin-clothing-treatment/
@alexdobie1808
@alexdobie1808 22 күн бұрын
​@@donnywilcox Thanks Donny for the link, just ordered two bottles.
@Mrgingerdread1
@Mrgingerdread1 20 күн бұрын
Excellent.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks Mrgingerdread..appreciated 😀
@WestCoastW
@WestCoastW 22 күн бұрын
Really nice job on that Donny, ticks and midges seem to be particularly bad this year.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
I was out Coll way last week also loch Sunart..and really surprised there were few midges..I guess that bitter cold N wind is thinning them out..plenty ticks everywhere though..well except on me now Im in the boat tent 😀
@guspaul650
@guspaul650 21 күн бұрын
Thanks Donny.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks to you too guspaul ..appreciated 😀
@nickbengtsson6518
@nickbengtsson6518 11 күн бұрын
Fabulous Video Donny, thenk you. Your should patent your design for the on board tent! What was that music playing when flying the drone? All the best.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Hi nick ..its one of my own songs..i play keyboards and have a sampler as another hobby ..glad you enjoyed it 😀
@cosybike
@cosybike 22 күн бұрын
Ha ha! I was watching last videos and thinking "why doesn't he sleep aboard hard core Dinghy Cruising Assoc. Style It's a nice big stable platform"...Turns out you already on it! Will keep an eye out if we are ever in your patch. (Trad boats and Wanderers - Sleeping ashore, Wanderers a bit wee for that malarky!)
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
My late father offered me his wayfarer when he got too old for hauling it about..I turned it down though but often wonder about getting a dinghy again cosybike 😀
@GawdonBennett
@GawdonBennett 22 күн бұрын
Sometimes it takes awhile for the penny to drop. Weather is rubbish here in Herefordshire also, Loch Awe midges are vey demanding of blood also. Shieldaig Fairy Pools are a close second.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
Yup.. there is little sign of weather improving yet Gawdon .. but the cold and strong winds are keeping midges away although the ticks are still lurking in the long wet grass 😲
@robertpeters5278
@robertpeters5278 22 күн бұрын
Worst I ever had for midges was at Loch Etive , they won, we left.
@MrAnthonyfrench
@MrAnthonyfrench 4 күн бұрын
Really enjoyed watching that, it's something i have thought of doing for a while. How much fuel did you use ? did you carry it all with you ?
@markthomasson5077
@markthomasson5077 18 күн бұрын
Nice work, almost glamping! It does appear that the consol rather gets in the way, restricting access from sleeping to living space? Great advantage of an inflatable is to be able to get close to shore, though with the solid bottom are you still at risk from damage on the rocks? If anchoring and going ashore, what we used to do, say at a beach with a heavy dinghy, is to have an anchor that was just a weight, enough to keep the boat in place, but light and smooth enough to be able to pull in with the shore line. A further trick is to balance the weight on the front of the boat then push her out, pulling on the shore line causing the weight to drop when in deep water.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Hi mark..yup..the consol can get a bit in the way. Sleeping area is fine but rear of boat could do with a bit more space. Unfortunately the console which I also made and designed..holds all my camera equipment ..keeping it dry and always at hand ..so I cant do away with it. Thanks for the anchor info too..I also use those methods at times but find a running anchor on a buoy never snags and is now my preferred method. I will hopefully get round to a video on all the ways that I anchor :-D Thanks for commenting..much appreciated
@stuartsutherland7664
@stuartsutherland7664 22 күн бұрын
Very impressed with your new "sleeping berth" onboard! What sort of anchors do you use?
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
I have three anchors on board at all times..main anchor is a 2kg plough ..also a 1kg bruce ..and last but not least a folding grapnel ..hopeless for the bottom but great for sticking into the beach when I want one on land 😀
@petetimbrell3527
@petetimbrell3527 22 күн бұрын
"We're gonna need a bigger boat...". Lol
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
More room would be very welcome assuming the bigger boat did what I wanted Peter 😀 I have found all boats are a compromise and there is no perfect solution for me. My requirement of a boat is lightweight and can float in a few inches of water simply because I am always landing and exploring the coastline as I go. Something bigger boats cant do so easily. My late father had an E Boat yacht and my bunk in the bow was no bigger than this boats space ..although it had more room to more around in the back. Two years ago I was talking to a guy in his yacht moored off Kinloch Castle on Rum.. I was in my boat. Sadly I read in the papers that he drowned the following day .. presumably getting into his tender from the yacht. So a larger boat is not neccessary safer either. news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/search-for-missing-man-andy-samuel-stepped-up-after-dinghy-found-off-isle-of-rum. As my ex used to say..its not the size..its what you do with it that bothers me 😀
@petetimbrell3527
@petetimbrell3527 22 күн бұрын
@@donnywilcox Fair points Donny, (and a great job making that boat-tent btw). It was a kind of Jaws reference anyway lol Sad story indeed about Mr Samuel. Tenders are always a chance for mishap and sadly the occasional tragedy.
@nickjowett7504
@nickjowett7504 22 күн бұрын
I love the new accomodation. Can I order one for my 3.8m quicksilver?
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Its not so hard to make one nick .. some waterproof material then glue it with seam grip or aquaseal glue ..its a great thing for me and Im using mine a lot now :-D
@snacklofter
@snacklofter 9 күн бұрын
👍👍
@chriskelly6559
@chriskelly6559 10 күн бұрын
Pretty cool, would like to get 4-5 of them together and do the U.S. Intercoastal Waterway.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
I would love to do the intercoastal waterway chriskelly ..it would be a real adventure .. if I lived in the us..it would be a definite trip
@DiskTuna
@DiskTuna 11 күн бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed that! What's the artist of the intriguing music?
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
I disktuna..its one of my own songs.. I play keyboards and have a sampler as another hobby of mine ..thanks for commenting :-D
@alistairthow1384
@alistairthow1384 22 күн бұрын
Parry Handy hasn't a chance against Handy Donny😅
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
lol ..I used to love watching para handy alistair ..perhaps the tv series helped inspire my video series..eh jim lad ?
@richythin
@richythin 19 күн бұрын
Fantastic boat tent, similar to KZbinr RoKKiT KiT 👍
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks richythin ..I googled Rokkit Kit and he looks an interesting channel so will give him a watch when I get a bit of time 😀
@WorldSurvivalist
@WorldSurvivalist 22 күн бұрын
Love the setup, ticks are not insects by the way they are actually arachnids. like spiders
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thank for the head up worldsurvivalist ..regardless of what they are..I hates them :-D
@ryanferris7841
@ryanferris7841 22 күн бұрын
Thats a great idea! Pity about the weather climate change is really starting show
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks for commenting ryan .. this summer has been awful so far..I had sleet last week and car temperature read 5 degrees early morning..in July ??? hopeful for an indian summer though .. well I hope 😀
@waterboy8999
@waterboy8999 22 күн бұрын
You've almost got a waterbed. I thought that bay was full of fish farm gear.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 22 күн бұрын
Yup..it certainly wobbles like a waterbed waterboy. :-D The fish pens are still in the bay but I have not seen any boats around them for a couple years now nor any signs of fish in the pens. The farm further south from Coeffin Castle is still being used though.
@waterboy8999
@waterboy8999 22 күн бұрын
@@donnywilcox haha! I miss my waterbed! I'll need to take a look in and see if I can anchor, I've anchored many a time in Port Ramsey.
@b_ks
@b_ks 14 күн бұрын
Please, what is this music?
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Its one of my own songs b_ks ..I lay keyboards and have a sampler which I dabble in as another hobby 😀
@Britishandproud123
@Britishandproud123 15 күн бұрын
Great idea. Enjoy your travels.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 8 күн бұрын
Many thanks Britishandproud :-D
@pzolsky
@pzolsky 22 күн бұрын
Ticks don’t seem to be interested in me. I’ve only ever had one bite that I’ve noticed. Mosquitoes and midges on the other hand…. Something to do with blood group apparently.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Gosh..you are lucky pzolsky ..I sometimes get 30 or 40 biting me at once ..i am also quite allergic to midge bites which itch for days .. I find brewdog soothes my itches though :-D thanks for commenting 😀
@wilco148
@wilco148 22 күн бұрын
Summer? Weather modification by loon Gates and Co.
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Is slowly improving wilco148 ..well at least its stopped raining today 😀
@giovannigiorgio3727
@giovannigiorgio3727 20 күн бұрын
Thanks for that 🙂
@donnywilcox
@donnywilcox 15 күн бұрын
Thanks giovannigiorgio ..much appreciated 😀
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