ROOFTOP TENT CAMPING in the UK's WETTEST PLACE!

This week we head to Seathwaite, officially the UK's wettest place and we found out exactly why!
We started off with a walk in Buttermere and then head over Honister Pass to Seathwaite Farm where we set up camp. We were treated to a bit of sunshine to enjoy our BBQ, but it wasn't long until the heavens opened and the lightning started!
Settle in for a cosy camp listening to the rain spattering on the tent.
Gear:
(some items below contain affiliate links so you can check them out for yourself. If you choose to buy from these links I will obtain a small commission at no extra expense to you)
CAMERA GEAR & TECH:
- GoPro Hero 10 - amzn.to/3H1q48x
- Joby GoPro tripod - amzn.to/3H1q8VP
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- DJI OM4 gimbal for iPhone - amzn.to/3XWkNpJ
- Edited in Adobe Premiere Pro on a 2021 Macbook Pro M1
Thumbnail designed in Photoshop
CAMPING:
- Foldable Fire Pit - amzn.to/3I1McjL
- OLPRO pod tent
- Dometic Wind Break - amzn.to/3kDcBfw
- Zenpire Moon Chair
- Trespass Camping Chair
- Eurohike Tent Carpet - amzn.to/3kCWO0q
- Coleman Lanterns - amzn.to/3wrenDd
- Coleman Gas Stove for water - amzn.to/3H7ibyg
- GoSystem Single Burner for food - amzn.to/3wvJ2z2
- GoSystem Toastie Maker (knockoff RidgeMonkey)
- Amazon Fairy Lights - amzn.to/3wphk7d
VEHICLE AND MODS
- Land Rover Discovery 3 - 2007 SE
- Direct 4x4 Front Basket Roof Rack
- Tuff Trek 2x2 Pull Out Awning
- Latitude Tents Skylark Roof Tent
- Terrafirma 18x8 Steel Wheels
- Radar Renegade RT+ tyres, size 265/65/18
- Bearmach Snorkel
- PowerfulUK Rear Ladder
- PowerfulUK Discovery 4 Style Grille
- Front Runner Water carrier with hose and nozzle plumbed on
- OSRAM LED bulbs (headlights & full beam) - amzn.to/3H5sLWt
- Yellow tint film on fog lights, with yellow bulbs inside - amzn.to/3QZ9Pxr
- Headlight decals were home-made from standard matt black vinyl
- Interior LED light upgrades throughout - amzn.to/3kCxpnp
- Unit in the boot is home made and the blue drawers are under-bed storage from Argos
- Side drawers in back seat is a filing cabinet from Wilko which i've bolted in to the seat
- Halfords 30l fridge/coolbox

[@alessandror1979]

Amazing views and location...definitely worth a visit !!!

[@andrewsmith2792]

Love your set up I’ve just bought a roof tent and am going to put it on my xtrail but your discovery look amazing

[@nedstertd4]

Just what i needed before work, how I miss this.

[@VISTATREKKER]

Great video as always. Beautiful location.

[@daisy180709]

"Chamomile tea knocks me clean out" 🤣 nothing to do with all the red wine or mojitos haha. Love the video , keep them coming.

[@richardjones8684]

Hi guys I saw you on the hill in buttermere and said hi. Hope you had a great time in the lakes .

[@debskeith]

Just happened upon your channel and really enjoyed this one….you have a new subscriber😀

[@rogerulmann9847]

Wow !!!! This is another level of camping. I'm from Australia, just a bit a different kinda Camping. Do mostly Bush camping in the Bunnys.😉

[@norfolknomad]

Hi. Just subscribed to your channel. I also have a kitted out disco 3 with roof tent and awning. I also do a lot of traveling and off road shows with my 7 yr son but I’m not into posting my trips. More than happy to watch others though. Nice vid & looking forward to seeing more. 👍

[@2planks]

thank you for watching! appreciate posting your private life online for all to see isn’t for everyone! especially when kids are involved too. i mostly just enjoy the creative process of making them, in fact, i try my best not to be in them myself at all. or at the very least, i try to make the scenes about the scenery, car and environment, rather than me!

[@hakamkhan]

Nice

[@1srowlings]

Good vid

[@kelstajames7319]

Buttermere is such a magical place. The truck is looking good. You need to get yourself a decent portable BBQ..

[@2planks]

cheers mate! yeah we had a proper metal fire pit with a grill on that we used to bbq most of last year, but i swapped that old fire pit out for the new foldable one just because the new one packs smaller. didn’t really factor in the loss of a grill! will probably invest in a cadac at some point in the future.

[@kelstajames7319]

@@2planks Yes i've heard the cadac range is good. I just taxed my D3 and feeling the pain at the moment...

[@fort44ngetripyuk]

amazing road trip..hello fr indonesia 🙏

[@Webby750]

Hi Guys love the video,, Whats the chance of you doing a list of all the gear you use, would be really helpfull for people to know...

[@2planks]

yeah, good idea! should be able to sort that. is there anything specific you’d like to know about in the meantime?

[@lao070]

Really amazing video. Where you bought this foldable firecamp with the net. Really cool. I want it also.

[@2planks]

thanks mate! it's just from Amazon, really cheap and portable option. There's a link to it in the description of this video.

[@lao070]

@@2planks many thank :)

[@richardjones8684]

Ha ha just watched the whole video! Can’t believe you caught me in it 😂

[@2planks]

😂 i wondered if you’d see this! i’d completely forgotten we’d set it up recording when we saw you. thanks for saying hello though, made our day! hope you had a good one too, what did you get up to?

[@VISTATREKKER]

I enjoyed this bit, I especially enjoyed the thought of you getting the wrong two people in the Landy. Imagine going by some random people and hailing them with “Oy, are you two planks in a landy?” 😁🤣 cracks me up 😆

[@2planks]

@@VISTATREKKER 😂😂😂

[@richardjones8684]

@@2planks ha ha I almost didn’t say anything just incase it wasn’t you guys .. but the dogs gave it away. Had a great walk around buttermere lake . Shame there was traffic as would of had a chat with you . I’ve got a disco 3 and looking to do some mods like you guys with roof tent etc

[@richardjones8684]

@@2planks also did an off-road day with kankuu 4x4 in defenders .. that was great fun

[@chrisclark2730]

Hi is there a way to contact you. I'm based in Heysham Lancashire and have a discovery 4 very similar to yours. I'm looking to get into green laning etc and after iv added a few more bits to the disco get out camping. Would be good if I could tag along with you mabe in the lakes or wales etc. Cheers chris

[@ArkadiuszKubiak]

Thnx for share, I was wondering - can a wet tent be packed like this? Will not get moldy?

[@2planks]

only if you leave it wet for a while. we dried it out as soon as we got home! it doesn’t take long to dry out when the weather is dry and even quicker when it’s windy or warm.

[@ArkadiuszKubiak]

@@2planks thnx

[@ryanheath3929]

Do you always light the bbq with the cardboard box still under it or just for KZbin videos 🔥😆

[@2planks]

😂 i think opening the wine before lighting the bbq might have influenced that choice! oops! 😬

[@DJCJ999]

So I am looking at roof tents and I am trying to workout if the soft shell type are too much of a faff compared to the hard shell or triangular type that TentBox do... There is a big different on price between those styles and Gritt do a soft shell like the tentbox lite but a slightly better spec but there aren't any video's or reviews on them. How do you find setup and rig down of the one you have and given your experiences would you trade-up?

[@2planks]

if i’m honest, yeah i’d go for the hardshell pop up next time. a few reasons - 1. set up time is a lot less on a hardshell. although it only takes 10-15mins to take off the cover and fold out, on multi day trips it really adds up and does become a bit tedious, it’s also a minor annoyance finding somewhere to store the cover, if you don’t want to leave it dangling down the side of the car potentially scratching it in the wind, plus there’s a lot of scrambling about on the roof of the car undoing clasps and ties. 2. the surface area the fold out takes up at camp. if you’re wild camping, the spots you pick have to be large enough to fit basically another car alongside you, meaning you can’t just slip in to a lay-by and pop up the tent for some rest. sounds stupid, but it actually does narrow down where you can stay. obviously doesn’t apply if you’re spending most of the time at campsites where there’s usually enough room (although even some hard standing pitches are a squeeze). 3. water ingress of the soft shell cover. hard shells are just loads more waterproof. although the soft covers are totally waterproof there are small gaps where the fabric overlaps and folds near the base, so we’ve had a small amount of water get in. not enough to soak it, but enough for damp mould to appear near the base. the tent has still been ace and i’d still recommended one fully, but if your budget can stretch, get a hard top.

[@2planks]

just to expand on the scrambling about on the roof bit - i’ve fallen off setting up in the rain twice. once i somehow managed to flip and luckily land on my feet (really wish i’d caught that on film) and the other time i put my knee through the windscreen. it may sound like a bit of daft reason, but shiny surfaces are very slippy when wet!

[@TROY24TV]

hi..watching from Doha Qatar

[@2planks]

bet it’s a bit drier there! thanks for watching