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@@michaelfinn1317 hi Michael, thanks for your feedback, your right I should be providing a better overall explanation, I'm new to this as you can tell so your comment is very welcome. Will incorporate in my next trip, if you see it let me know what you think 👍

@@pipandbenji ah of course, good man George, thank you for pointing this out. I changed the description. Not pedantic, your very polite and I appreciate your comment as always 😁👍

@michaelhanly8575 when I climbed the Playbank (Goodness knows why so named!) I was on my way up the laneway from the dowra road end. I met a farmer and I chatted to him about where I was headed. He was friendly and gave some helpful directions. Knowing I was near the county border, I mischievously asked him if I was in Leitrim, he was very indignant to me, correcting me that I was stood in Cavan. Karma bit hard later when the rain fell and I spent a damp night on a desolate clag bound summit. I must get back up that direction again, there's a few summits in that area I've not done and it's less than 2 hours drive, so would suit an overnight camp in the spring. Look forward to your next one. George

@@johnhawkins3742 Hi John, I bought mine from River Deep in Galway, spoke to the owner and nice guy, knows his stuff been in bus over 30 years, just checked and they have in stock, make sure you go for the wide one. Glad you like the content thanks for saying so it's motivating. If you get one let me know what you think of it 👍www.rdmh.ie/dpt/sleeping-mats/rapide-sl-insulated-25x72-wide-regular-2024__8829

@@conorkcarroll Hi Conor, you won't regret it, hope my little review was of some help. Let me know how you get on with it 👍

@@neilsalway5531 hi Neil, what a mistake, can't believe I cut that out, the video had too much wind noise so cut a lot in final edit but that was a blunder sorry, I better change the title gives wrong impression. If your still interested have a skip thro one of the others I have posted, shows good bit of tent, which I find is great 👍

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@@BillyWestbury thanks Billy, good of you to say so, makes the effort worthwhile 😁

@@Oakdieu well that's so kind of you, very much appreciate the comment. I bought a DJI mic now so future videos should have less wind noise, I almost didn't post this one because of noise, glad I did now, thank you

@@audas so true, blame the Elizabethans for cutting down to make ships and the industrial revolution. The trees we do see are industrially planted and wildlife deserts. BTW I'm in the republic of Ireland, it's not British 😉

So?

@@michaelhanly8575Definitely still British.. the British isles. English no , British yes

@@guaporeturns9472 the Republic of Ireland is most certainly not British thank you.

@@SamWatk The Republic of Ireland is most definitely in the British isles , making it geographically British. You can argue all you want but I’m right

@@soletrail ah Martin your too kind my friend, lovely feedback thank you 😊

@@pipandbenji thx for watching and commenting George 👍

@@patdunne3277 thx Pat, appreciated 👍

@@Roam.Outdoors thx Lads, filming on phone was not ideal but I learnt from it. Glad u liked and I appreciate the comment 😊

@@Roam.Outdoors thanks for the lovely comment, really glad you liked it 😊👍

@@Roam.Outdoors thanks lads, much appreciated. Just getting going myself as I see you are 🙂 yes Ireland is stunning you should try it at some stage I'm looking forward to trying winter camp here next, will be interesting in Helm 2 🤔

@@euphorictrancee thank you so kind, I watch a lot of them myself for exactly this reason to 🙂

@@pipandbenji Good man George, lol I bet it's happened to more than us 😂

Thank you Pat 😉👍

Hi Gary, thanks for the nice comment very kind. I am following Naismith rule of thumb first published in 1892 by William Naismith a mountaineer - where a reasonably fit person should be able to hike 5km in 1 hr (flat ground) and ascent 100m in 10mins (or ascend 10m in 1min - distance between a contour), he was referring to quite fit people of that time really so we need to take this as an estimate or starting point and needs to be adjusted from personal experience taking into account terrain - smooth/heather/snow..., weight your carrying etc. I don't want to overcomplicate things as its quite simple really. When walking from point A-B if on an easy track I use 5km/hr (or 12mins per km) and for every contour I walk up add 1 min, (height between contours is 10m) I tend to keep the 1 min per contour for simplicity and not change for the sort of walking I am doing but I will change to 4 or 3km per hour depending on terrain. Note most people will only add in additional time when climbing up a contour and ignore when coming down, but depending on the steepness may need to add some additional time coming down. Have a look at video link below, this guy is a mountain leader but has a nice easy way of explaining map navigation in general may be clearer than this. Hope this helps Gary, let me know. I may do a short video myself going into more detail on this, was not sure anyone would be interested as just starting out doing these videos ua-cam.com/video/1XmI8RHy4kU/v-deo.html

Hi Mike - very much appreciate the detailed feedback which which makes sense - I hadn’t really considered the contour timing allowance previously but will apply when next out. Enjoying the new channel and content. Thanks again and take care.

@@garysmythe9545 your welcome Gary, and thanks again for watching and commenting it makes all the effort worthwhile. I would be genuinely interested in how you get on when you try using this, let me know 👍

@@soletrail thx Martin, appreciate that from yourself, already subbed to your channel and been watching and learning 😁👍

@@michaelhanly8575 good man Mike. Enjoying some of your adventures. 🙌

@@patdunne3277 thanks Pat appreciated 👍 lovely dogs 🙂

@@theslowwalkhome7314 super nice comment and so encouraging really appreciated, 😁👍

@@RossInTheWild thx Ross, yes it was great one, most hikes have been clagged in wet and windy so made nice change, I find the table really handy they are simple calculations but when weather bad and hard to think saves making silly mistake. Had not noticed 100 sub mark crept up on me, thx for saying nice of you 😁

@michaelhanly8575 you're welcome mate. Yeah, it's a very good way of doing it, I like it 👍🏼. Nice to have the weather on your side this time.

@@RossInTheWild thx for the compliment appreciated 😁 the rook looks like a nice pack, clean lines. Very happy with the aether been out few times since this video, did bit of a review of it, as you say most people would be happy with one, but pricey but worth the investment 👍

@michaelhanly8575 you're very welcome! Yes, I put bungy cord through the loops of the rook, so I've got a nice compartment for my raincoat, etc. No matter what brand for me though, it has to have that air pocket otherwise I end up sweating too much, so yes, there's more expensive Osprey backpacks out there, but for me, the rook was perfect!

Thanks for comment Kevin, good luck with multiday hike btw will you be videoing it? I'm 66 in a few months so your a youngster :) Intermittent fasting is straightforward its a numbers game need to reduce calories overall and as importantly reduce insulin spikes we get from regular eating which takes the sugar from our food and save it away in our fat cells, survival process. I am no expert on the theory but having gone through the experience I can speak with some authority as it definitely worked for me. Key is to eat good food in the window you set and be disciplined, no snacking out side the window. Start gradually, too intense initially likely to fail, you have to ease into it and get used to the feeling of being hungry outside the eating window, after a while you do get used to it, if you getting irritable your overdoing it, when hungry drink water. What worked for me was extending time to start eating breakfast, went from 8 to 9 etc, after a few weeks stopped eating breakfast and eventually ate between 12-6 or 7pm with a few, not many, 24hr fasts but quite a few 18-20hrs, need to stay away from others when they are eating and you are not. There is autophagy benefit as well, body starts to eat old cells which is good, find other videos on the subject as these encouraged me, set realistic timeframe, took me 14mths but of course dropping weight gradually so see results which motivates, measure progress so weigh yourself every other day and record, I used fitbit app and see graph over time, if something is not measured it wont get done. I eventually decided I lost a bit too much weight so let myself go back up a bit but was good to see how the process just kept working and now its just as important to keep monitoring and maintaining but that's easier than loosing it. I had not realised how much belly fat I was really carrying until it disappeared and now feel much much better for it, food also tastes better and more enjoyable, said enough here, hope this helps. Leg work, can get back to you on this if still interested to chat, this one long enough I think

@@leonardmcdermott7703 😁 we got to keep going Leonard, 66 in few months myself but I'd say we all hang out at 30ish mark in our heads, mirror tells different story tho 😂

@@michaelhanly8575 Well done, regards from Dublin.

@@leonardmcdermott7703 thanks Leonard, must take a look at the Kantega for interest. Got me thinking should look to see if there are companies making the sort kit we would use in Ireland, expect few and far between unless you know?

@michaelhanly8575 Lowe had a major manufacturing outlet here decades ago, but unfortunately they left and i believe have been bought up by another company. 'Thermarest' are manufactured in Cork but nothing notable after that. Maybe you should put it out there that as an honorary Irish man we need a few outdoor manufacturing cottage industries. Durston tents in Canada for example are a small family business so who knows. Regards from Dublin, Leonard.

@@leonardmcdermott7703 haha honorary Irishman, yes will have to look into it, maybe idea for video, all the best 👍

@Nabscheese thx so much, appreciate the comment put a smile on my face 😁, day 2 of this trip will be out in a few days 👍

@@SirDancelot So kind 😁, was not sure if text on thumbnail was bit too small. Day 2 of trip out in few days 👍

@@ShottyFroggy thx Alex the second day is almost ready keep an eye out 😉, what do you think of the thumbnail text, Alex here said not bold enough, bit hard to read? I can change if you agree

@@RossInTheWild thx Ross, we will keep encouraging each other 😁👍

@@stevenvater2681 having had the tent out in colder frosty weather since this video I completely agree with you. After that outing I had intended to see if it I could modify the size or fully block the panels for winter, if I find a way will reply to you 👍

@michaelhanly8575 thank-you for your reply , I think a bit of velcro and cotton will do

@@stevenvater2681 yes must try that, will let u know once I get round to that if makes noticeable difference 👍

@visman24 lol glad u enjoyed, yes could be winter as well, so hard to tell. Ok get some upbeat tunes just for u in next one 😁👌

@@SirDancelot haha 'King' must let Alex know what u said, glad u liked it. When u come over to visit Alex one day we will all have to take trip up the hills 😁👍

@@pipandbenji Hi George, ah your too kind, but it's very nice of you. You definitely have to get used to the rain and wetland to hike over here but it's well worth it as you know yourself. Yes not great top to pitch so I was lucky to find spot I did, the following week, next Video, I hiked up from other side but found it very boggy, was hard to get decent spot but we always get something. Innishmore sounds interesting, hope u doing a video of it? Well done yourself on 10kg, it makes great difference to being able to enjoy a challenging hike, sounds like you did same thing as me, it's simple really isn't it, I stopped breakfast and eat between midday and 6pm, just reduces intake calories simple maths. Did couple 24hr fadts and quite few 18hrs. I let my wright come back up a bit from lowest as family said looked but too thin but found good balance now, have to keep disciplined tho as very easy to creep up. All best George 😁👍

@@JTRavers69 great to get the feedback, really appreciate it, makes all the time spent editing worth the effort so thx. Was at Decathlon in Dublin today and picked up down jacket, they do some great gear for the price. I was cold on camp couple weeks ago, heavy frost on tent in morning, so decided to pick up another layer for sleep system. Rucksack is expensive and if I'd seen decathlon one before I bought I'm sure I would gone for that as well, but no regrets with the Osprey but cost did hurt at the time, spent long time should shouldn't I buy 😁. Yes I really enjoy the boglands, once you get used to it very satisfying. Thx again 👍

@@marcfisher3417 Hi Marc, thx for the comment it's much appreciated. I'm new to this so any feedback to improve let me know I'm happy to receive. Have to check on gaiters when back in house and get back to you as they over 12 years old and can't recall, but whatever makes gaiters are vital piece of kit for boglands of Ireland 😁👍

@@thewoollywanderer thank you so kind, I hope you have a successful camp 😁

@@visman24 hi Dec, not long about 10 mins but wasn't rushing, very easy. Hardest part is finding good spot and constantly changing my mind as never perfect one 😁

@@michaelhanly8575 It looks like a very relaxing experience. I'm very jealous. ☺

@@leonardmcdermott7703 😁 We've all been there, thx for watching Leonard 👍

@@mikecoward3949 yes Mike, looking forward to seeing how does this winter

@@mikecoward3949 hi Mike, yes I love mine now been out a few times since with it, I'm behind on getting videos published. Marvelous how sits on hips reducing effort needed. I very nearly got the atmos but think Aether was better choice for loads I'm carrying, all the best thx for commenting 🙂

Great to hear from you Mike. Enjoy the Osprey they are brilliant. Mike

I filmed a short video when I got it early summer, practicing filming and recording really, will edit and publish next week Mike

@@campingcaledonia76 real nice comment, much appreciated. It's important to carry one, especially in Scotland I used to live there and when weather comes in it really does. Will take peak your videos this evening 👍

@@TyroneOutdoors thx for the comment, appreciated. Would be interested in seeing camping video from Wexford will keep eye out for it 👍

Thx Phil, appreciate the comment, early days for me a lot of improvement needed but enjoying it. Had a look at your Chan and returned the compliment 👍

Still learning myself mate, but enjoying the journey, thanks for the sub. 👍

Thx George, lol I did exactly the same plastic dripping onto burner I thought it was ruined but burnt off after a while. I'm behind on editing so will be showing that video when I get to it. Just getting up close to knockcullion Lough ATM, bit chilly 😁

@michaelhanly8575 nice one! Enjoy!