The North - A Canoe Trip in the Scottish Highlands

[@balkandisko]

So much admiration for the huge effort you put into the sound and cinematography to help you tell the tales of your adventures. Thank you.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate! Thanks for watching 👍

[@JimmyTheMower]

Just come across your channel while looking for trangia stoves and I've now been watching for hours. Absolutely fantastic videos and amazing production quality too. You have got yourself a new subscriber. All the best, Jimmy 👍

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks Jimmy, much appreciated! 👍

[@scottmcdiarmid8196]

great videos, shows the real Scotland (wet/windy/calm and still too)!

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers!

[@alanperry7706]

One word stunning

[@alantaylor688]

Really enjoyed your video and the story pf your holiday... great camera work! The NW is stunning.. must get my canoe there sometime . Thank you

[@lauriebloggs8391]

Wonderful, thank you, I shall watch this again and again. I agree totally with "balkandisco" 🙂

[@PrettyGreenMonk]

After watching this i know what i wamt to do now thanks

[@phil.cowling]

I have really enjoyed this, thank you. I am inspired.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@stevesdaysoff2759]

Hello and what a fantastic video. Really enjoyed watching. Well done. Atb Steve 👍

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Steve 👍

[@thomaswormleighton8608]

Incredible. And a beautifully made film.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks mate 👍

[@explorerjames8563]

Splendid...really enjoyed it and envious!

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate 👍

[@Maffpalmer]

You are very fortunate to be able to do this kind of activity and to produce a wonderful film. I am sorry you painted such a grim picture of the Great Glen Canoe Trail. I think it's inspiring for a lot of people out there, at least for the beginners like me. By going to places in the high North is wonderful, but it may also put people in harms way through lack of experience, by them thinking its easy to do this. But, a really negative part of making such a lovely video like this, Is that will also attract people who have absolutely zero respect for the environment, by leaving their crap (literally) laying about with their other trash in these pristine environments. they just don't understand the meaning of "leave no trace"

[@Braapncamp]

Really nice vide of your adventure. Footage, narrative, editing and music 👌. Looks like some challenging weather but a beautiful landscape you have in your north.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Mattias 👍. The landscape up there is great, there's loads of variation, but the weather is crazy though!

[@paulcoverdale8312]

Ahhh what a beautiful paddle. I’ve found 3 canoe channels this wk end an all in the Uk an all English. Awesome job on the information be it gear or lochs an rocks. I’ve clicked an subbed so lookin forward to new paddles an spend this week with Eze, Paul an your good selves, paddling around the rivers an lakes lochs. Thanks for sharing guys Paul 12.32 gmt Uk cheers

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Paul, thanks for the sub. Hopefully I'll get the chance to get back out with the canoe over the summer 👍

[@MrTang500]

Great exped bud, enjoyed watching every min of it, plus I see you paddled in one of my favoured glens (Glen Affric) and also lived there… so much to see and do in that area… 👍👍

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate. Yeah Glen Affric is great, really reminds me of Sweden around there, must be the trees I reckon 👍

[@mistymountainrambler61]

Superbe, i transferred to the big screen to do it justice. Fantastic scenery and brilliantly filmed. I would have liked to see how you loaded all that gear into the boat, I’m a canoeist, wild camper and I like the geeky stuff 😬. Well done thank you.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@CallumPUrquhart]

Fantastic video- all the editing, narrative and thoughtful cinematography.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Callum 👍

[@IggyFunk]

Not only a beautiful place but fantastic production quality for the video too. That takes a lot of extra work but it pays off as it's a joy to watch

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers! 👍

[@davidhowarth6489]

Brilliant. Very jealous but glad for you.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers David, it was a great trip!

[@roballan6357]

Awesome stuff guys, thanks for sharing.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate 👍

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

Love scotland ,love kayaking,this video was win win for me,loved it stay safe and have a lovely weekend debs..

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks Debs! Have a good weekend 👍

[@debsmostexcellentadventure5353]

@@Adventure-Outdoors ditto

[@JamieBarnes]

This was a seriously awesome watch! Thank you so much for sharing your journeys.

[@magneto263]

Realy enjoyed that. Thank you so much for sharing. Its a big thing to take the time and trouble to film these trips you and Tris do for us.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Graham, thanks for watching mate 👍

[@shaunmccaw2911]

Nice one mate am from Scotland must say West Coast is my favourite 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate, aye the west coast is something special 👍

[@eamonndempsey4063]

Hi Ben Loved this vid! I have just come back from a five day 4x4 tour of the private estates it was fantastic, and like the scenery you captured! Everything was stunning. Keep up the good work Cheers Eamonn.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Eamonn! Sounds like a good trip, was it a guided trip or did you manage to get permission to drive on the estate tracks?

[@eamonndempsey4063]

@@Adventure-Outdoors hi Ben, it was a guided trip of the private estates. 5 days of bliss 🏔🌲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏕👌

[@kenhutson3744]

Another great video mate. Love them. Keep them coming. Refreshing to find an Englishman who refers to Scotland as “the North” and not the land North of “the North”. Cheers mate. Your videos are my tonic when I can’t get out myself.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks mate! 👍

[@openmindedwonderer]

Brilliant video, really enjoyed watching.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate! 👍

[@ianmckenzie5303]

Very enjoyable! Thanks Guys ATB

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate 👍

[@Colinrussellscottishwildcamper]

Looked a fantastic trip, great video👍🛶🏕👌

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Colin 👍

[@carletonblackwell]

Top notch filming. We loved every minute.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate 👍

[@grahamkyzer253]

@@Adventure-Outdoors Hi Ben. I absolutely love all of your adventures. They are so inspirational. Can i ask you I think you use a drone and it looks very good. What one is it and is it 4k. Keep doing what your doing Ben, excellent stuff!!!

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

@@grahamkyzer253 Cheers Graham, glad you enjoy the videos 👍. The drone is a DJI Phantom 3 Standard, I've had it for about 5 years now. It shoots in 2.7k but I've always just used 1080p. They can be picked up for around £150 second hand on eBay these days but they're huge compared to some of the new drones available at the moment. Hope that helps!

[@grahamkyzer253]

@@Adventure-Outdoors Thanks Ben. I need to get one. Sorry is the Old Town a 15ft im after getting one looks the right size for two and good for solo paddling.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

@@grahamkyzer253 hi mate, the canoe is an Old Town Camper 16; a really nice canoe but they discontinued them a few years back as the factory that produced the light weight ‘Royalex’ plastic closed down. They rarely come up for sale in the 2nd hand market though. I’m not too familiar with alternatives to be honest but the UK company ‘Silver Birch’ seem to make some nice boats. 👍

[@davidthompson1504]

Once again a great video and what an adventure I really loved the scenery

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers David! 👍

[@richardsanders2794]

Wonderful video. Thank you for filming your holiday.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks Richard 👍

[@WhenNaturePauls]

Wow! Honestly, the best video I've seen on KZbin for ages!! I can't imagine having a better two week adventure.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Paul, thanks for watching mate 👍. It was a great trip, can't wait to get back up there.

[@frdrckcole]

Really inspirational stuff for those who haven't had the opportunity to explore Scotland by canoe. I've not paddled any section of the Great Glen Canoe Trail despite living in the area. I've always chosen the remoter regions of the Highlands. Perhaps it's because there's too much infrastructure that distracts one from experiencing a remote canoe trip. As for Assynt/Inverpolly in the NW; I find the treeless landscape too desolate for my liking , although stunning on a gorgeous sunny still day. I generally feel great sadness when traversing through Scotland's wet deserts, but do have a glimmer of hope that one day the lost Caledonian Forests & wetlands will once again return. Sadly it won't happen in my lifetime. Anyway, on a positive note, there are still stunning locations to explore in Scotland. Loving your work, and keep it coming. cheers, Fred

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks Fred! I agree with you about Assynt and the North West, the desolate landscape doesn’t hold much appeal. I can imagine the area would’ve once looked like the Sarek region of northern Sweden. I’m currently canoe camping on Loch Tay and the wooded shoreline is much more interesting to paddle along. All the best, Ben.

[@Iron_DD]

Brilliant that mate, really enjoyed it 👌🏻

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate! 👍

[@hazetheherd2214]

Brilliant video , looks like you had a great trip 😊

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate, aye it was great 👍

[@CollierCraig79]

Absolutely awesome mate, so jealous looked so amazing 😎 took the teenage daughter for her first wildacmap in Scotland, she was eaten alive by midges, that why I love the mountains mate the bastards don't like it up there😂

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers mate 👍, I bet that's put her off wild camping for life! We used that Smidge stuff on this trip and it seemed to work, although we didn't really encounter huge swarms of them.

[@windingroads5199]

Another fantastic video Ben. Awesome stuff, thanks for sharing your trip.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Derek, thanks for watching 👍

[@colindavis5297]

Lovely video

[@raymondlogister6828]

beautiful trip. Thank you for sharing.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks! 👍

[@mcdaidcfc07]

What a beautiful part of the country. Great video, as always 👏🏼

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers! 👍

[@macinthewild8116]

Belter video , really enjoyed the filming. Cheers

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks mate! 👍

[@macinthewild8116]

@@Adventure-Outdoors Loch Veyatie looked incredible

[@sebastianspychala]

great video, superb trip !!!ATB

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks mate, ATB 👍

[@martynjones3053]

Really inspiring stuff guys . Thank you. Im looking for new places to try my Trapper canoe and those lochs look amazing !

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Martyn, is it a Nova Craft Trapper that you have? Those lochs in the north west would be perfect, portaging with a small solo canoe would be a breeze 👍.

[@martynjones3053]

@@Adventure-Outdoors yes .. i love it and so much lighter than my old Prospector.. I must plan a trip to northern Scotland.. your video ( all your videos ! ) has really inspired me ! 👍🏻

[@paulwildcamper]

An outstanding video of an outstanding trip 🙌🏻 Awesome Ben, in every respect. Cheers, Paul 🙏🏻

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Paul! It was a great trip 👍

[@davelynoutdoors6654]

Awesome adventure in a beautiful environment and very well filmed. Thanks for taking us along. I was a bit concerned that you were running out of food, when you said your provisions were low, then I realised you meant the wine!

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Dave, aye we had plenty of food, but you start getting nervous wine the wine starts running low! 👍

[@aspects100]

Well done again, another beautiful trip in Scotland, glad you got the weather eventually! We hired a cottage in June near the naval base in Helensbrough for one week and got absolutely sunburnt, could not believe how hot is was for Scotland but not complaining as it just complimented the beautiful landscape around us. I don't know how you've not got more subscribers? far better than some on YT. atb Russ 👍

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Russ, it's great when you get the nice weather up there. Atb mate 👍

[@karenmoore1561]

What a great trip, really enjoyed watching! Have only just started wild camping in the last year but totally hooked. You share such useful information. Where did Trish get her wide brimmed hat from?

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks Karen! The hat is a Tilley Outback Hat, it's an old one though and they've updated it with the one I was wearing, very similar but the brim is slightly smaller, the model number is TWC7. Good luck with the wild camping, it definitely gets addictive 👍🏕.

[@ursulaanne]

I hadn't heard of canoe barrels, thanks for that one! Beautiful camera work

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks! I think they're storage barrels for oil and stuff like that really, but they're pretty handy for canoeing. I also think that they would add extra buoyancy in the unlikely event of a capsize!

[@kenhutson3744]

@@Adventure-Outdoors what made you opt for the barrels rather than dry bags? What are the pros/cons? To my inexperienced mind they just seem bulky and more difficult to portage.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

They're definitely bulky and difficult to portage, although I've ordered some carrying harnesses for them. I think the major advantage is that you have ready made tables around camp and you can be 100% sure your gear will stay dry come what may. The downside I found is that they're difficult to pack due to the shape, all the 'soft' gear goes in fine like sleeping bags, mats etc. but I had my cooking gear in one of the 60L barrels and was left with about 30L of air in there in between everything. I'll stick with them for a while, see how it goes 👍

[@AndyMacaskill]

Lovely.

[@leighroy8981]

Great vid 👍

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers! 👍

[@skc_trips8269]

Well shot and very interesting video ! Thank you what did you put in the base of your Gillie kettle to make the wood burner to chase the midgies ?

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks! It's called a 'hobo stove' attachment, it's meant for putting a pan on the base but it helps create a small fire 👍

[@nellbrown770]

great adventure there you two. how much weight do you think you had onboard? looked alot.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Nell, probably about 30kg I'd say including food. Maybe a bit more once the wine supplies were added!

[@grahamkyzer253]

Hi Ben. Such inspirational footage of what looked like a breath taking two weeks. I follow all of your adventures and I've I love every one of them. I have a couple of questions. I think you use a drone. Can I ask what one it is and also is the Old Town Canoe a 15ft. It certainly looked about that size. Keep doing what you do Ben, it's truly inspirational.

[@DM-tn6jd]

Awesome trip and video Ben, inspiring. Can I ask if you have any recommendations on gumboots? Looks like you lived in them for the trip rather than wetboots and camp shoes.

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Dave, it was a great trip! I was wearing a £10 pair of Dunlop wellies that I’ve had for years. They aren’t very comfortable and started to leak during the trip so I’m also on the look out for something else. I’ve been looking at ‘Muck Boots’, they’re a bit pricey but might be better for the winter months I reckon. Atb, Ben.

[@davidfuters7152]

Just love your videos mate Knowing the adventures you had before COVID the lock down must have been killing you both ! But what a way to come out , must be up there as one of your best , the filming was great the location was epic . What make drone do you use ? Do you worry about leaving your truck ? Are the parking ares secure or do you let someone know and ask them to keep an eye on it for you ? Oh and you and your kit !!!! you must have a lockup some where now you have more kit than Go Outdoors 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers David! Yeah the lockdown was tough and it was really good to get away for a couple of weeks again. The drone is an old DJI phantom 3 standard; pretty old technology these days and it's huge compared to the new ones. I just park the truck up and leave it, usually in a carpark or just by the side of the road. I do worry about it but there's very little car crime up that way compared to what you might find in the cities. I spoke to the gamekeeper up at Loch Veyatie and he noticed the truck had been there for days but said it was normal as loads of folk head out into the hills for days on end. Aye I've got way too much outdoor gear, I don't like to sell stuff I just hang on to it just in case 😂👍.

[@stephencampbell9384]

I'm not sure Englishmen are allowed potato bread. But at least you fried it :D

[@beckyclayton3120]

Fantastic

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks!

[@owencurley3004]

Fabulous

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks! 👍

[@jeep12rc]

That looked like a really nice trip , beautiful scenery. I was wondering , how does that canoe cover attach to the sides of the canoe ? Did you fish yourself on that trip ?

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Yeah it was great! To fit the cover you have to drill a number of holes and then fit a patch with a loop, the loop goes through the hole and the patch gets glued on the inside. Then it's just a case of tying the deck on through the loops. I didn't fish as it's fly fishing only in the Assynt area and I haven't got a fly rod. I'm getting one though and we're going back in September to catch the end of the fishing season 👍.

[@whatsnottohike]

Amazing. The filming and editing is spot on, probably my favourite one yet. I'm still stuck in Spain but can't wait to get to Scotland. Did you hire the canoe or did you take your own? Great Scottish summer weather too, you got to love it! Thanks again. I hope my own videos can one day be as good as yours. 😁

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Thanks mate. It's my own canoe, I think it's difficult to rent canoes up there for more than a single day at a time unfortunately. You could be stuck in worse places than Spain, I can't wait to get back there myself. I was just checking out your channel, I've subbed, looks great hiking in the Pyrenees 👍

[@whatsnottohike]

@@Adventure-Outdoors hi Mate. Thanks for the canoe info, I had a feeling it would be the case. Yes, Spain is amazing, the Pyrenees was out of this world. hopefully heading there again in the autumn. Cheers for the sub, appreciate it 😁 happy hiking!

[@kevinscudamore2711]

👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@Adventure-Outdoors]

Cheers Kevin 👍

[@nicky-pn3pj]

our lands are dead.

[@martinoutdoors6941]

Fantastic