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Good stuff - best thing I've done in a long time and we're now heading into my favourite time of year! All the best.

Greetings - hello there!

It's lovely over there and I do feel at home there (as can be seen by the repeated visits!). There are plans to pepper the area with solar farms, wind turbines and pylons (plans that are being resisted by the locals), so we must make the most of what we've got there before it's gone. In addition, with possible relaxed green belt planning regs and good internet connectivity now, I can see a large increase in the population of mid Wales soon as many make the move over from the English Midlands. If I was a younger and had less responsibilities, I think I'd head to Shetland Isles, Faroe Isles, Iceland or similar. Cheers.

Just chucked this one together mainly so I don't forget the whole trip! Anything govt. stick their noses into seldom end well! Cheers.

I chat to myself all the time anyway, so I might as well record some of it and upload it to YT! Videos like these hardly get any views, but they're like a video diary and if I don't record a trip, I've a tendency to forget it ever happened, so worth doing! Should be heading over to the Brecon Beacons in September, so some radio action back again soon! Cheers.

It was nice! Just season and sear then sliced up and cooked in butter (nice to add some garlic to the butter, but had none with me this time). Went well with the fried onions, noodles and sweet chilli sauce.

Thanks matey! Give it a go with the i20, you might be able to make it work! All the best.

Thanks for the heads-up - they've got some good micro-camper kit on there and will certainly go for one of hose awnings when my gazebo finally gives up the ghost!

I certainly agree, but it's not for everyone it seems! I'm as happy as Larry in there - I could stay in there indefinitely really. Cheers

This is a re-upload from my other channel from a few years back and could be the first no-talker we did. We'd had a rough 5 years and were drinking a fair bit to calm the stress (and it worked!). Cheers.

Glad you found it of interest - had a few questions about it. All the best!

@@104s_Unplugged yes, I was one of them Gary. Thanks bud. 🇮🇲

Sitting down with that beer was the most authentic bit of video ever - I'd forgotten the camera was even running!

Cheers matey - I abstained from drinking for a while, but back on it now and feeling much better for it!

@@104s_Unplugged Dude, i tried it too ... abstain and I'll feel better.. nope. we gotta get together again. Keep on keeping on G.

@@pilgrimoutdoors-uk6177 - they say that by drinking you're self-medicating but, to me, it's a pretty good medication - what's the alternative? (heavy prescription meds?). I am quitting spirits, but sticking with a few beers of an evening. I thinking about giving Coco's wildcamping a try in Mid Wales - probably in September - shoot on over if you like. Cheers.

Cheers matey - a few bits starting to go south now I'm 56!

@@104s_Unplugged Im only a couple of years behind. i'ts just a number, my brother. You're doing great.

@@pilgrimoutdoors-uk6177 - my back and knees didn't get the memo, but not bad for 56! Cheers.

£9 for six assorted beers at Sainsburys at the moment!

@@104s_Unplugged Cannot go wrong!

Hi, gazebo was an eBay buy back in 2017 - £33 at the time and it's a 2.5m x 2.5m.

Hi Sky - gazebo is 2.5m x 2.5m. Indeed some sites to prohibit car camping and vans (especially sign written ones), but I always check out the terms and conditions of a site before going. Some don't allow gazebos or charge extra for them. Generally I avoid sites like these, but the Durdle Door site is quite strict, so that was the reason I booked the pod when I was there last Winter. Just in case though I do have a small tent that I could set up next to the car - I could sleep in that, or pretend that I am, and stealth it in the motor ;)

Solar was great - I ran the phone (used as an Internet Hotspot), the tablet and ran the cooler (on 'ECO' mode during the day). By the end of it all after 3 nights away, the power bank was on 100% charge. It was sunny that week though with input as high as 45w at times. Cheers.

I reckon 6ft max with the seat fully forward. Berlingo is great and nicer to drive than my old Doblo, but I reckon the Doblo had more space due to it's more boxy rear design.

Perhaps I got a Friday night one, but the Allpowers has been disappointing - not saying all reviews are biased, but perhaps a lesson in not listening too much to YT reviews from folk who've been given stuff for free. The Hopwinn has a 288wh battery - it's Ok, but it's a LiPo (Lithium Polymer) not a LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) so, in theory, not as safe and won't last as long. I too fancy the Ecoflow Delta 2 and a 200w solar panel - with something like that, I could power things like a electric blanket etc. all night.

@@104s_Unpluggeda good channel to watch is by Will Prowse, he rates the Delta 2. Seems pretty genuine and tears down units to see what’s inside 👍

@@The_Last_Post - it's a big shout whether I need something that big or do I go for something smaller, but from a quality manufacturer.

Hi - it's Fforest Fields in Mid Wales (I've done a few videos from there recently including the Yurts they have there). Great site and well worth a visit.

@@104s_Unplugged Thank you.

Heated curtains sound good!

@@104s_Unplugged there cheep too lol

Nice to hear from you matey! I do take a lot of stuff, but I've never been one to travel light unless I have to! Whether I go away for a couple of days or a couple of weeks, it's all in there - just add food and water. Last winter I did use the site electric hookup and it was great to have a heated throw and electric heater - I was hoping the power station I bought would run the throw on a low setting, but it was useless - I think for this winter, I might go for a decent power station like a EcoFlow Delta 2 instead of buying cheap stuff (having said that, that little power gen and solar panel worked great this time). Cheers.

I'm totally happy in there matey - looking forward to the Autumn and Winter.

​@@104s_Unpluggedsee tip I just posted

Total radio dead-zone around there - I've tried CB, 446 and Meshtastic and not a peep out of any of them! Cheers.

Full health is a bit too much to ask nowadays, but at least the bit they operated on is Ok now! It'll be good to get a brew on from the woods - has to be in bad weather though!

I emptied the contents of my portaloo yesterday after a few days away and what came out did remind me of Govt.

@@104s_Unplugged almost always blue and full of s**t!😆

Sounds a plan - I used to enjoy a brew and some grub on a hexi stove a few years back!

​@104s_Unplugged yeah it's kind of cool when you cook on a device that isint gas. I have a bcb crusader kit mk1 and it's brilliant fun

@@chucky2316 - I'm pretty sure I've got a Eastern European military cookset buried in the storage unit somewhere - it'll be a good craic to get it out again!

Fully recovered from the Op now - cheers!

I really must head more north this Autumn and Winter - still so much to see in Wales! Cheers.

@@104s_Unplugged yeh, I realised that I have these places on my doorstep and I don't go. Planning on getting out more this year.

Thank you - I really like that area and positive feedback on the videos is always most welcome!

Thank you very much!

Probably up around 40 nights away in it since last Autumn and it's doing the job! Cheers.

Much the same - I do enjoy wine with food and it's been a very long time since I've been drunk. Having said that, I have and still do self-medicate to a certain extent with alcohol to combat stress and anxiety from which I've had plenty of over the years - had I gone to the docs years back, I may well have been prescribed things like Diazepam and/or Lithium so, on balance, I think some alcohol is possibly the lesser evil. All the best and thanks for the interesting comment.

Thank you very much!

Superb site and the walks are great too no matter what season of the year it is!

Some sites are strict indeed - with gazebos, I can only guess they're scared that they'll blow away and cause damage. I see other sites charge extra for putting up one, so I don't go to those sites! That one of mine was the cheapest on eBay years ago, but it just keeps going, although I'd like something better too (something like a car shelter/awning would be better suited to my setup). Just had a look at the Gorilla - looks good, especially with the side panels!

RTTs are Ok for an overnight I guess, but it's basically a bunk bed and rather a cumbersome thing to have on the roof. Clamshell the best I reckon, but might as well pitch a tent next to the vehicle and save a heap of cash. Each to their own though. Cheers.

Hi Sky - I'm moving a few videos over from my other channel, so this one dates back a few years! We'd had a rough few years back then, so quite a bit of drinking and I've lost a few pounds since then!. Sounds a nice roadtrip down through the Netherlands and, as for the hob, I'd go for a dual induction hob with a decent set of induction-compatible pots and pans. Loads on eBay from about £60, but when using, watch the rating of the campsite electric hookup - some are only 5A/6A and a double electic hob can pull 13A on max. All the best.

@@104s_Unplugged Hi Gary, many thanks for your reply and advice on the electric hob...I will act on your advice. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Sky.

As is often said, "all folks be different". Some like posh hotels, sitting on a beach in hot weather or perhaps enjoy large social gatherings but, to me, those activities would be torture. For me, walking the hills of Wales, often in bad weather, and then coming back to my own little space and hunkering down for the night is heaven.

Thank you - pleased to hear you enjoyed the video!

It's Ok - I don't need an help setting up!

Thank you - positive feedback certainly fuels the enthusiasm to keep it going! Cheers.

Good work - it's a relentless slog up Pen Y Fan for sure! Must admit I've not been up there for years since I saw the cars parked all up the road outside during the pandemic. There is a nice route up around Waun Rydd - long but quiet! Food chain is terrible - anything from plastic pellets in fish to re-purposed industrial bi-products used in foods. Sometimes it's best not to know, but I have stopped buying smoked bacon, and the like, due to the toxins in the smoke they use - looked like a shortcut to getting the Big C! All the best.

Hi - just put a Vlog up on my UKCBTV channel about it - main reason is I come to this location often and even though it's 1500ft up, it's an absolute dead-zone for radio! Should be back up the Black Mountains soon, so that'll fix it! Cheers.

10pm to 4am are my best hours and the only time I'll see a sunrise is if I'm still up from the night before! Like the magnet fishing idea and will deffo give that a try next time!

The perfect combination! - all the best!