Northumberland Tarp and Bivy

[@micksoden7064]

The gift of the gab..love it.

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it Cheers Adrian

[@grahamswildcamping]

Well, I’m gonna save watching this video for the plane home!

[@treksntarps]

Nice spot that Adrian and nice to see your effective but simple setups. Looked a chilly one . Nice to be by the water but as you say the little biters are a problem in the warmer months. Take care bud 👍🏕

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, if only the wind would drop I could have a trip in the hills !!!! Set ups only need to be simple, I don’t need to tell a tarp man, you are a convert !! Cheers Adrian

[@treksntarps]

@@northumberlandmountainhopper 😂😂😂. I am . Do love a tarp . Hope you get to the hills soon mate 👌🏕

[@wayout6092]

Wonderful. No need to go fishing bruv, a few pieces of a crust from bread (the crust floats longer) will certainly bring trout and other fish to the surface where you will see and hear them take the bread. I tried an impromptu 1 nighter only to discover I absolutely need a camping mat, I had days in pain. Your kit looks ideal - I took notes!

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, great idea, take a slice of crust ! It’s great to use many minds for fresh insight, you really do need an inflatable mat, expensive but worth it. Cheers

[@boyzinthewood1]

Nice one Ade. Great watch for a wet Sunday afternoon 👍 That's a cracking spot to be fair, but yeah, those pesky midges will ruin it through the spring and summer. Great demos of the tarp setups, too.

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Gez, thanks for watching, sure you have missed a couple, yes I won’t be in the forest when the midges start, you need the breeze in the hills, thinking of a tent in the hills 😟next Cheers Adrian

[@macinthewild8116]

Great run through of your tarp set ups , smashing spot that one 👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Shaun, yes it’s a great spot and deep enough for your swim, just no pitching space, See you on our camp Cheers Adrian

[@Fell_Wanderer]

Thats a bit of a hike in for me but well worth it when you can have the place to yourself. The midgies will soon be out so enjoy while it lasts.

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Damian and thanks for watching, Yes it’s a bit further even than the ruins you fancy It really is a nice spot Cheers Adrian

[@reluctantfellrunner]

Great trip out. Fresh air. Great views. Best wishes on the next.

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, It’s a special quiet place well out of the way. Cheers

[@marko7969]

Brilliant video Adrian

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching Glad you enjoyed it Cheers

[@paganoutdoors3193]

Cool camp Ade, love your enthusiasm for the camps, especially the views ,always cheers me up, good health and safe travels my friend, cheers craig

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Craig,and thanks for watching, that is a remote scenic spot for sure, just lying back and enjoying it is the way, Cheers Adrian

[@Paul-eu9jp]

Great video Adrien, what beautiful spot that is. Perfect location to get away from it all 👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, probably the most peaceful spot out there as it’s miles in and swamps all over !

[@milesfromanywhere.]

Great stuff Adrian, very interesting to see those tarp set ups, I’ve take all info onboard lol. Lovely spot to spend the night. Cheers, Dave 👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Dave and thanks for watching, sure you have missed a few, it’s a magic spot for sure to chill out, mind not easy to access, Cheers Adrian

[@milesfromanywhere.]

@@northumberlandmountainhopper aye, I’ve missed a couple, will soon catch up. Hope you’re well 👍

[@grahamswildcamping]

Superb spot that Adrian, but def not one for the warmer months, as you say. Is that a little sheep on the rock next to you at 10:23 ?

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Graham, probably my 2nd favourite spot to camp, but as you say not in the midge season, it’s Bellas camping mascot, it appears somewhere in most videos when I remember !!!! Hill and tent this week I feel Cheers

[@wobba1981]

Thank you for sharing your set ups, another enjoyable video. Look forward to the next one 👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, not so much as a tutorial just a look at my ideas for set ups, I should have used the magic carpet as it was so flappy even though it was tight, Cheers

[@wobba1981]

@@northumberlandmountainhopper I was out with my boy and the nephew on their first wild camp last night they loved it. I was under a plough point, the wind was horrendous! Couldn’t stop the flapping 100% but a great camp all the same!, this will be my year to use the tarp more, inspired by your good self 👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

@@wobba1981wish I could get the kids out more , it’s only me with the bug !!!

[@wobba1981]

@@northumberlandmountainhopper I discovered wild camping I In the last 6/7 years, I never had the “need” for it in younger years……. If you know what I mean……. It certainly clears my head

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Me too

[@chillindave1357]

Howdy from the other side of the pond in Taxachusetts! I love the spot... and tarps are my favorite

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi from the uk and thanks for watching, I love a tarp just enjoy them more, but they are a little more harsh !! Cheers

[@rodoutdoors]

Great video. I'm starting to look into tarp & bivy camping. Very helpful. Sweet views out there.

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, it sure is a nice secluded secret spot, hard to access, bivy is an aquired taste but I love it Cheers

[@michaeljames8686]

Another great video, thanks for giving everyone a run down of the tarp set ups, I will use these in the future.

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, I did not show the 3x3 as that’s either an A frame over a ridge line or a tent which I think I only ever made once ! As it’s not like a tarp camp then !! Cheers

[@dekacoombe4595]

Perfect spot that mate , nice view over that water ,I wonder if there’s fish there 🤔,great vid again mate , think we might have snow next weekend looking at the forecast so you’ll want all your warm gear out with you if your out 🥶😆, thanks for sharing Adrian atb Deka 👍🏻

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Deka, and thanks for watching, It really is a magic spot, just a pain to get to, so much swampy ground up there,I always sit and watch for rises, never seen one yet, but wild loughs always have Trout ? Perhaps take a few nymphs up one day, if it’s snowy I may stay in lol !!! Extreme cold does not suit me these days !!! Cheers Adrian

[@cheviotoutdoors]

Perfect camp that and a nice tranquil spot. Thanks 👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, it is, probably the most peaceful we can find up here, you must have been ? Cheers Adrian

[@cheviotoutdoors]

@@northumberlandmountainhopper I haven’t been there yet but it’s on my list along with lots of other places. I’ve only done wild camping for about a year and a half and it’s always been in the hills except Blawearie. I fancy a forest camp but it’s limited with a tent. I bought the tarp and bivvy but haven’t gotten round to using them yet. Hopefully will get out in them this year after a garden practice 🤞🏼

[@tamirew9247]

Very informative and super easy to follow. Thank you for your time, knowledge and effort for putting together this content. ATB from the US💕

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi from the uk and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it Cheers

[@BorderRambler]

Some cracking setups there Adrian , I had planned for a trip out tonight but shite weather on this side. Atb Dave

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Dave, the wind was awful on this one I should have used the magic carpet or took it down, because I had it tight, rather than a flap it was making weird noises as the wind tried to take it !! Cheers Adrian

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching This tarp was the dd 2x2 Just use walking poles so easy , see my other videos also Cheers

[@vespasian266]

I like a modified lean to myself. a 12*7 would be perfect but I can't find one that size so I make do with a12*10. Another idea was to put bungee cord loops on the tie out points. gives the tarp more give in a gust of wind. Rab tarps are very good for wieght and quality, Aqua Quest for camping in a war zone, heavy but bomb proof. I must have half a dozen biv's but can't stand to use anything other than my modded army bivi. Yes, chopped most the hood off and had a centre zip put in it. always a pleasure to see an upload👍👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, those two sizes are pretty close, so why the preference ? Sometimes I have put loops on the tie outs normally in long Heather or if I want a breeze to come through Cheers

[@LundysWildcampBushcraft]

Ye it's a lovely spot Adrian but the midges are a nightmare in the summer months atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi Jimmy, yes as you know it’s a beauty and the beast spot !!! My last camp there I was badly bitten on the back of my neck by the blighters !!!! We have the hills if the wind ever relents !!! Cheers Adrian

[@lenordchristopher6447]

Brilliant,great info.Thank you

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it. Cheers

[@margaret-mitchsalstrom-jon4753]

Toon toon!

[@DMAC1966]

Cracking spot Adrian. Been eyeing it up for quite some time now. I think Jimmy was there a few years ago. Any idea what it would be like for Hammocks? ATB Derek

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, no tent camping space by the lough and the trees don’t seem that safe and are close together, Jimmy found it looking for a water sauce, probably what gave his camp away, shame Cheers

[@jonny5279]

Hi, what is the tarp that you use. I’d like to start using a tarp but don’t know where to start. I want one with poles. I’ve bivvied before but just in the bivvy no tarp. Thanks

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching Just noticed your replay is at the top of the comments, don’t know what happened there ! This tarp was the dd 2x2 over a ridge line Cheers

[@dont_delay]

If it pours and the ground soaks how would you prevent the goretex from wetting through ? I just woke after a night in a puddle that soaked through the goretex . . Tye ground was lwft damp but therecwas a puddle in the bivvy under the mat . I was dry and comfortable . Advice? I had a tyvek sheet outside the bivvy and was thinking next time to put the pad under the bivvy ?

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, I have never had that problem yet in the goretex, I even had the bivy on the mat which was running with water, mind it’s a new bivy, mind, I have been wetted out with the Hunka bivy and quite badly, see other vids Cheers

[@RustyKnorr]

Man, that looks like a mosquito breeding paradise!

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, if you look a few videos back I was eaten alive and had to get under the net, you are right !!!! Cheers

[@mikel6517]

Where about is the lake,pond you were sleeping

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, we don’t really discuss locations anymore, due to forestry commission, and not technically having permission, Cheers

[@RootsLion]

love that pond wish i could come see it

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching, Yes it’s a real gem and so tranquil in the middle of nowhere Cheers

[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

Beautiful isn’t it

[@northumberlandmountainhopper]

Hi and thanks for watching Glad you liked it Cheers