Cheviot Hills Tarp and Bivy using the Trailstar Tarp
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- I ventured into a remote part of the Cheviot hills to have a wonder and a camp up high,
Also testing out the kit and how it will carry for my Scottish trip in the Spring.
Interesting load out of kit I will take.
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What a glorious day you had going out. Very familiar with that valley walk. I agree about the single track roads. I had to reverse round a bend and up a hill driving to Alnham last summer when I met a timber lorry. Thanks for sharing with us.
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed my wind free day ! What a change, you always seem to know the spots and places
Cheers from a bivy
Another cracking camp sir, thanks for sharing the pack list its useful to see how you are preparing for your long multi day. Happy new year to you and your family and I will be looking forward to more adventures in 2025 👍
Hi Tarn, thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, I have camp/ river shoes to add, probably have crocs rattling loose tied to straps,
Happy new year to you and your family as well
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Very cool video Adrian, good health and safe travels my friend, cheers craig
Hi Craig thanks for watching,
Glad you enjoyed it
Cheers Adrian
Great video again, thank you. Last couple of years I've been using the Fizan Compact trekking poles and cant fault them. They are twist lock and really lightweight. Currently using trekking pole tents and never had an issue.
Hi and thanks for watching
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the input
I am investigating various poles
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Great video Adrian, kit looks spot on for the big walk next year.
Black Diamond cork handled flick lock rather than twist lock seem to be excellent poles, seen a few experienced hikers using them on some rough trails.
Hi Shaun, thanks for watching, glad you liked it, and the kit, just camp/ river footwear e to sort out/ will have to attach to the outer !
What poles did you have,
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Hi and thanks for watching
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Cracking camp and lovely scenery enjoyed as usual mate
Hi and thanks for watching Reliability
Glad you enjoyed it
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Black Diamond really work for me. I've had a pair for nearly ten years and there's been no problems. I would endorse the flip mechanism over twisting.
Cheers.
Hi and thanks for watching,
Thanks for the advice and sharing your experience of poles
Cheers Adrian
I'm so lucky to live in Northumberland, one leg shorter than the other from walking round hills, lol. Spent many a freezing night on Otterburn during military service.
Hi and thanks for watching, yes it’s magic up here for sure, your training grounds were brutal on the otterburn camp, used to do jobs in the camp and often there were snipers at the gates dressed like grass !! In the bushes !!
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Nice to see the kit loadout Adrian get yourself some seal skin socks as spares but definitely return them boots mate thanks for the mention atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Hi Jimmy,thanks for watching, I have four pairs of seal skin socks but on packed two
I will see the forcast nearer the time, and maybe adjust a bit of kit,
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Wondering, as boggy as the hike can be, do you ever consider the LL Bean Hunting Boots. They have been copied and therefore can be found less expensive. Might be worth a look.
That's another great spot you pick Adrian, and the old trailstar performed well again.
Hi and thanks for watching, it took the morning wind in its stride for sure
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@@northumberlandmountainhopper As regards the weight, Ive just bought a dehydrator, cook food in batches and then dry it to 25% of its weight and 20% of the size. Well worth looking at!
Gorgeous place what a landscape.happy new year Adrian and thanks for all the great videos in 2024
@@micksoden7064 hi and thanks for watching, same too you,
I want to camp more this year !!!!
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Another great watch over Christmas Adrian, especially because I won’t be out and about for a little while
Hi Graham, thanks for watching,
Glad you enjoyed it,
A wind free camp / till the morning !
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Hi Adrian, I use the Leki Sherpa poles, great with my TS. They have the fick lock which is a lot more reliable and an extended hand grip for holding on lower down when going up steep hills. They are expensive though. Another great video, atb Eamon
Hi and thanks for watching,
Thanks for the info,
I will check them out, out of curiosity,
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Good to see that kit load out. My pack is always 20-25k and I don’t seem to have as much as you had in there. I know I take beers and you don’t but even without them my pack is still heavy. Cheers for the mention 👍
Hi Dave and thanks for watching,
A litre is 1kg beer similar so you should be able to quickly see where the weight is, but really why worry you can carry it and have good camps, unless on a long trail
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@ cheers Adrian, I’m off camping tonight but the wind is looking a bit strong so will be looking for a nice sheltered spot 👍
Wow, I would struggle with that. My pack weighs 10 / 12kg (summer / winter) with fuel, food & 2 litres of water. That includes some dog items as well as my dog carries most of his own kit.
@@chrishamilton2527 I got it down to 24.7kg tonight but will get it lighter in future 😂
@ I’m impressed you can manage such a load 😎
Looked like a lovely camp
Hi and thanks for watching,
Glad you liked it
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I enjoyed watching this video; I like your style, Adrian.
Hi and thanks for watching
Glad you enjoyed it
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Great watch as always Adrian 👍, trailstar is a top shelter mate, will be spot on for your long walk, a good kit list you’ve got mate, atb Mick 👍
Hi Mick, thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, happy with kit just shoes for camp and rivers to sort
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Hi. It looks like you started off in Harthope Valley but that's too far from the range so I'm presuming it's College Valley you started from? Good video as always and you making me tempted to try a tart camp one day. Best wishes. Mark 👍
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it, you were correct the second time,
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Its amazing how it all adds up. You have not got too much, so I don't know how these 8 kilo dry weight wallas do it! Resupply food more I guess. So I must try this bivy game again soon. You are the meister. Happy new year.
Hi Dave thanks for watching, yes it adds up, depending on the weather forecast I may have to add a mid weight fleece I can walk in and certainly camp/ river footwear !!!
Bivy camps are like marmite lol
Happy new year
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Cracking spot, click poles over the twist type all day long.
Hi and thanks for watching, a few people have said they prefer clock type
I may have to invest but with the MLD gear I have spent too much !!!
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I have Leki Makalu, 26 years old. The twist lock is not reliable now. I replaced the red expanders but I think they have had it. I bought my wife some of the leki khumbu snap lock ones. She rarely uses them so I use them. Far superior.
Hi and thanks for watching, the inside of my poles are corroded so the plastic expanders can’t grip, ordered new poles
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@ I think I have the same problem. Hopefully the next set will give me another 20+ years service. ATB
Use them centre gut to make it tighter and a tip is to tie a loop to stop them slipping... Told you I'm willing to come out with you to give you tips on using the mld trailstar
Hi and thanks for watching, are you saying use the midway guy points, which is what I did on the loose piece, to get it tighter,
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@@northumberlandmountainhopper yes that's what I'm saying that's what they are for
Remember to tie loops on all the time outs
Easily my favourite UA-cam channel. Absolutely brilliant adrian. Great gear load out. Couple of questions. What trail are you doing in Scotland and will you be filming it ?
Hi and thanks for watching, glad you enjoy the channel,
I will be filming the trail over two weeks power packs allowing, and wait and see !!!
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I would add , Tick removal kit & camp shoes ( flip flops or crocs ) for feet relief .
Hi and thanks for watching,
Tick tools were in first aid pouch,
Will need soft shoes for sure
Crocs would be good, can use for the river crossings as well, this is a subject to think about, suppose the crocs could swing from the rucksack lol
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Hiking poles; I continually experienced issues with twist lock and cam lock poles. I eventually moved over to folding Z poles. What a difference. No more collapsing telescopic poles and no more hidden corrosion. They fold up shorter (neater) and the bonus is that they weigh less. Mine still have adjustment in length (125cm -140cm).
Hi and thanks for watching,
What make have you good experiences with so I can check out
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@ mine are made by Black Diamond and the model is Pursuit FLZ.
Just checked; Valley and Peak have them in stock.
1st time seeing your vids. I was wondering about the cheviots after hearing Lundy talk about them. Alos, ive broke two poles on my last two wild camps in the lakes. One because of the wind ( used as a tent pole ) and the other bent during a walk. Both twist poles. Great vid mate and subbed 🍻
Hi and thanks for watching, welcome,
I see you are another channel I can check out,
Can’t beat tarps and obviously I love the bivy !
You must visit the Cheviots, but my it’s windy. !!!
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@northumberlandmountainhopper nothing special going on with mine mate. Not bothered for a while although on a recent camp with Jimmy I was tempted to restart.
Nice one Adrian , liking the trailstar always on my to buy list. Is yours the standard size one ? I changed my old leki poles as mine were doing what yours are. I bought some new leki ones with the clasp type and all good . Happy Xmas and atb for the new year. Dave ⛺️🥶
@@BorderRambler hi Dave thanks for watching, Trailstar amazing for sure, very tight pitch, still practicing, stripped my poles today, the plastic expansion pieces are worn and the inside of the poles are corroded and hence rubbing off and giving no grip, so replacements are required unless I can get on with the blacks ones.
And the soul bivy is also exceptionally breathable and oh so big
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Great video mate you got a new subscriber. Ady
Hi and thanks for watching, welcome, it’s all about bivy for me love em !!
Glad you enjoyed it
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@ hi I am more into my dd hammock but I am going to try a bivvy camping soon see how I get on any tips you can give me that be great 👍 Ady
The good thing with food weight it will get less as you go
Hi and thanks for watching
Too true !!
Cheers Adrian
Might need midge head net for Scotland
@@timypp2894 hi and thanks for watching
I have a few !! Needed in the Cheviots
Cheers Adrian
Hi Adrian
Now you’ve had a few outings with it, I’d be very interested in hearing your views on the mld trailstar tarp vs your previously standard rectangular DD tarp please if you don’t mind - which you prefer and why - a chat during camp would do - you seem to enamoured with the MLD trailstar atm, do you think that will last or maybe go back to the rectangle later in some cases?
Hi and thanks for watching,
In answer to your question, I have just done the tarp chat while out in the bivy,
Please see next video,
You have to love a tarp !
Cheers from the bivy
@@northumberlandmountainhopperthank you - just watched the new one - your points sound right thanks for clearing it up
@ no bother
Only issue left is
What happens to the trailstar when the wind does a 180 in the night, perhaps the square mushroom wins there ?
Cheers from the bivy
I always admire those tight pitches - like a work of art! Cheers from Pennsylvania! 🇺🇸
Hi and thanks for watching,
Glad you liked it, it’s a good tarp for sure, just needs practice,
Cheers from the bivy
Perhaps a boot with treated leather might suit you better than a pair with Goretex proofing. My winter boots, Altberg Tetheras, have kept my feet dry for years. I don’t know how they were proofed - I suspect that the leather was soaked in a polymer - but it works. The soles are rounded now so I’m sending them back for new soles soon because they are still comfortable and dry. One negative - I don’t like them for summer because my feet get sweaty in the heat and then the leather stretches, making the boot sloppy. That’s why I switch to Inov8 in summer. Also, walking seems easier in the Inov8s, which matters as I’m old and slow.
I find my Leki Makalu poles need regular disassembly for adjusting the locking mechanism. They are very old. I can’t believe that they still work because the carbon has been creaking and making cracking noises for years. I also have some even older aluminium poles and they’ve benefitted from disassembly to wash out accumulated metal dust. All of my poles have internal, screw-type locking mechanisms and all of them can be tedious at times but, with regular adjustment, they go in and on. Just like me!
Hi and thanks for watching, interesting about the boots, I must strip the poles down today and see if they are adjustable or just worn out,
Need to use what I have as purchased a bit too much stuff for the walk as it is with the MLD gear !!
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not good when top quality boots like meindl fail.maybe the gortex has failed on the crease.just bought Berghaus hillmasters for the bogs.the best boots ive ever had for dry feet were brasher super light with a leather lining . i think meindl Borneo are leather lined.sorry ao long winded 🥴atb
Hi and thanks for watching,
I have two pairs of Berghaus boots but unfortunately they are no longer wide enough, hence the expensive wide fit boots
Sorting receipt out tonight, let’s see, any way
I had wet toes a month ago thought nothing of it, funny it’s only after a prolonged soaking,I can use them on the Scotland walk regardless as that will be wet !!!
Cheers from a Bivy
@northumberlandmountainhopper ive found over the years with many pairs of boots if the rubber rand comes away from the leather they just let in water continuosly.
Not that keen on twist lock (Black Diamond) but no experience of flip lock.
Hi and thanks for watching
Reliability is key
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Don't you waterproof your boots every time before a walk? Should stop the feet from getting wet Adrian.
Hi and thanks for watching,
I clean and apply protection every 2 or three walks, this time they were freshly done, I am tending to think, with the leather so wet, were they breathing ? As they are goretex ?
Makes you think as the wet was only around the foot box
Any way out of the years warranty by 3 months !!
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Hi I do mostly use alcohol, this is my trail kit, two tins of gas easier to take
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Hi I will check them out
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