Anyone had any similar stories they wish to share? Sorry for the muffled sound at the beginning. I did a test run prior and it was fine. It must have been the way I was holding it and I blocked the mic.
You need to experience those conditions at least once to fully appreciate when your in a sheltered location. But what a sunrise eh? Makes it all worthwhile ! Well done guys .
The worst/mental of experiences make the best stories, mate. The winds forecasted were only supposed to be around 30mph to maybe 4 and then that happened! But thank you for the ace comment, mate. HUGELY appreciated. Hope all is well with you and that you're back out soon.
Fair play for seeing how far you can push a 3 season budget tent like that. Your friend took it well, i'd have been rather pissed off hahahaha. His reaction when it snapped was priceless haha. It's situations like these that make me happy about my Hilleberg purchase. Great stuff.
Yeah, there was no chance the Nevis was surviving that, but it's a great wee tent in calmer conditions. The Phoxx is so small and low it was always going to be fine. The Soulo? Tent for life and indestructible. One of the best tents on the market in my opinion. Thanks for the commenting and watching though, Ryan. Appreciated.
Great video. I camped a few times by the coast in hurricane conditions in a banshee with no major problems , so I guess it's better than the one that broke. This is my favourite type of camping weather, terrifying but you come alive in a big way! Thanks for sharing , very enjoyable.
Banshee benefits having an extra pole and it sounds like it was pitched properly too. But I'm with you too, mate. These are the best conditions. Thanks for the kind words, mate, and all the best.
A massive fair play to you and your pals on this one, certainly tested the tents! An extra round of applause to you pal with the devestated tent, alot of people would have packed up! Great resilience and respect to him 👍 Atb wmm
Such a beautiful and interesting country, I worked there off and on for 3 years and I loved it. Just wish I could have seen more of the country when I was there, but it was a wonderful lifetime experience.
Given the value of that tent... what a performance. Best budget wild camping tent on the market in my opinion. Would love to see how the Phoxx 2 would have faired.
Yikes! This video is a great demonstration of how important the height and shape of a tent is when strong winds come to play. (We'll ignore the Hilleberg, because it's basically a house)
Yeah, low profile tents are very effective in the wind and the OEX was actually pitched into the wind, rather than the bag end into the wind, so would have performed even better if pitched better. Hilleberg is still better for these conditions however!
My 2nd ever camp was up dumyat in a £20 pop up tent , the storm arrived about 8oclock at night & lasted about 12 hrs , was really scary but amusing at the same time ..
It actually coped really well considering , I then got a vango pop up tent , took it for a snow camp at the top of Blairdennon hill , woke up to a white out & the weight of the snow snapped one set of the poles , I lay in the tent for a few hours with my legs holding up the back of it till I figured out how to get back , was pretty scary, took 2hrs to get there & nearly 4 to get back , there is a video on my channel called snow camp , no filming on the way back unfortunately. Learnt a few lessons that trip .
@@onedogherman2926 I'll check that video out mate. Cheers. I saw that awful Tesco tent cope with 40mph winds. Tell you one thing, the fibreglass poles did the job that night and I didn't think they would!
@@MontyOutdoors I bought a vango after seeing how waterproof they are in your video when the tide came in on you. Get yourself signed up to the go outdoors affiliate program. Put the links in like your Amazon ones. Good luck
@@briancampbell3959 Which Vango was it again that you purchased? Most of my videos use Vango tents and they've never underperformed. I think it would be harsh to judge the Nevis in storm conditions lol. Is there a Go affiliate program? I'll check that out if there is! Cheers mate.
Fantastic views. Great video editing throughout. I felt I was there in the moment,especially with the storm lashing down. Also, a nice look at all your gear.
Thanks for the super kind words, Bill! I do my best to help you guys get trapped in the experience too... and in stormy conditions. And I do like a bit of tent and gear raiding! ATB, mate.
Cracking watch Monty! Not an advert for Vango this week 😉 That Nevis was struggling to keep its shape right from the start. It's like the flysheet has no tension between the ends and the main hoop. Probably a bit outside what it's designed for though!
You get honest reviews from me, Des. I want people to know what they are buying and this week was an excellent advert for the Phoxx. I was thinking it wasn't taut enough, but my mate said it was. I like a nice, tight flysheet! You been out recently yet, sir, or is lockdown still on the go?
@@MontyOutdoors The Phoxx looked to be handling it really well when you walked around it. Lockdown exercise only for me at the moment 🤐 But I have been getting the miles in locally and also started running again after a gap of three years 😊
@@MontyOutdoors I'm building very slowly. A stress fracture stopped me last time, and would put an end to hiking for months. So just a couple of miles twice a week and see how it goes.
Apparently the forecast is for similar winds, but it's to be dry. I think we will find a sheltered spot next time and I'll bring my semi geodesic. Thanks for watching, mate.
Great video guys and good to see kit tested in severe conditions. I thought the Vango would have performed better, the OEX looks a great tent for the money. I've not been up the Pentlands for years need to return for a wee camp
I was speaking to someone about their Nevis 100 and they said theirs coped fine in similar conditions, which makes me think the pole was faulty. I reckon the Banshee would have coped with it better. I'd personally recommend the OEX Phoxx now, what are you thinking? At 1st I wasn't keen on the Pentlands, but absolutely love it now. Only a short drive from my flat too. Thanks for watching mate. Very much appreciated.
Really cool video, what an experience it must've been! Great to see that budget Phoxx do so well, it's always a blast seeing budget gear giving premium performance. That Nevis kinda does have its shape against it in those conditions though, I guess, there are much better angles to deflect the wind on the Phoxx.
The Nevis is a single hoop and the Phoxx has 2. The Phoxx' real advantage here, is the lack of surface area: the wind can't hit it! And it's very well designed and is easy taut.
Had my Phoxx 1 for a good few years, and it has never let me down, no matter how sh1te the weather has been at the time. Quality tent, and worth every penny of the £50 price tag :)
Have you ever had it out in strong winds as well? The OEX tents are so well manufactured, I've had zero issues myself and I can only speak very highly of the OEX Coyote as well. Big tent, yes, but I had it out in winds like this too and it was unscathed in the end and dry in the inside after like 16 hours of heavy rain! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, mate. Very much appreciated and hope you are well!
@@MontyOutdoors Hi pal, yes, had it out a few times in the Yorkshire Dales in Winter and Northumberland too, and it is really stable. I am a bit of an OEX Tent fanboy if the truth be known, and my criticisms of them individually are grossly outweighed by the cost, weight and functionality. I have got a Bobcat 1 which I highly recommend, but as it is a bit high-sided I wouldn't recommend it for on top of an open hillside. Am over in Fife and as an Englishman, am looking foreward to getting out and about now this lockdown is over. All the best, and take care pal. Nick
@@MontyOutdoors I'm lucky I've never had a tent fail on me. Worst I've been out in was this year during storm Dennis,was in a woodland area so was slightly sheltered from the extremely high winds
@@CampingDan85 Same mate. But it's bound to happen to me one day. I think as preperation, I may bring a bivvy with me when I go to the more secluded spots.
Such an unbelievable experience up that hill👍 Can’t believe how bad the wind got at times especially just before it hit midnight. The Phoxx 1 looked fantastic in the wind when I was watching it from my tent throughout the night. It’s the second time I’ve experienced wind on a hill over 50mph, felt great to get through the night this time👍 ATB.
Mate, we should so do a storm with 80mph winds, 65mph is my strongest so far which is about on par with this. Think of the hits 😂. Love my wee Phoxx, the poles took a pounding but I reckon it's superficial damage and it can go for round 2. When is your footage up?
@@MontyOutdoors Thursday night is usually my upload schedule so it will be up tomorrow evening at some point👍 Yeah mate once we get another camp in we will need to try another storm.
@@GazTheExplorer Yasssss. Be looking forward to that tomorrow. I really need to get my Coyote out for another storm. Can get a party in there while it's happening.
That was wild. The OEX Phoxx at £49.00 is well worth having, even if you only use it in extreme conditions, and if I does FU it's not the end of the world. That Wee Gaz has all the gear.
Ideally we should be in a sheltered spot in these conditions, but even in emergency situations, the Phoxx is up to the task. I just don't see the point spending hundreds on a tent. And aye he does haha. He was prepared for the arctic exploration!
That nevis had no chance, it doesn't have enough guy support to be out in strong winds. Once the rear turned into a big sail it was always doomed! Phox shows that you don't need a ton if cash if its properly tethered.
The oex phoxx did ya proud 😎☝️ family holiday this July family holiday, lost two tents on first night bought a new air tent the next morning spent that night holding it up as I woke up with roof on face but we. Survived stay safe another good watch
Jeezo mate. That sounds like an awful experience. Did you at least get your money back? Was the wind apocalyptic as well or did it just underperform? OEX Phoxx 1 is a tremendous tent. May just do a proper review on it. You been out mate?
@@MontyOutdoors it was definitely unexpected and was a week in wales to get over lockdown but it was the experience of that week that has given me the bug to go camping more lol 😂 as for now we are locked down my 24 year old lad has tested positive for COVID so I’m living in my garden as I have copd sat in the man cave through the day and I’m sleeping in my qeedo pine 3 but I might change to my phoxx 2 but I also desire a onetigris hot tent lol 😂
@@bikerbuddy3166 Mate. I caught the bug about 18 months ago and it's getting stronger, and stronger. I just have the urge to go camping at all times. Hope your boy is well and you stay safe. My maw is 60 with COPD and asthma. You are the last person we want catching the bug.
I'm sick of people going on about Hillebergs. Absolutely no need at all. There's proof a £49 tent does the job when required. There you go as well mate. You'll be at ease if you find yourself in this position!
@@MontyOutdoors We once camped out in a coastal storm while we were doing the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. The wind was so bad that it bent the tent poles but it managed to stay up even with the roof nearly on top of me! Only got an hour of sleep though, was not happy the next day!
@@NotAnotherAdventure See, your like the 5th person to say that, the roof nearly touching you. This is the 2nd time I've been in these conditions - 1st time was in the OEX Coyote 3 man tent and it coped with it well - and both tents were stable. The sleep however... I slept for 8 hours but it was heavily interrupted. Thanks for sharing your story though. What tent was it?
Hi Sam, hope all is well. Is there a video on it? No point in spending money on monstrous tents when you rarely experience these conditions. I'm happy to prove to people and assist in purchasing, that certain tents under £50 can perform when required!
@@MontyOutdoors i have a video from up the lost valley but not one from that time it was blowing a gale but it wasnt as bad as it was from your video that looked mental man.
@@haggishunteroutdoors It was mental and terrifying. Would gladly do it again, but in a more stable and spacious tent. Was quite tight lol. I did go camping recently in strong winds, but not as strong. Video up tomorrow.
Gaz has a channel: ua-cam.com/users/GazExploresScottishWildCamping Mike doesn't. The Hilleberg bossed it and came out undamaged, but it did make a racket. My Phoxx wasn't too bad with the noise, but there was minor damage to the poles, but not enough to affect performance. Cheers for watching mate. Appreciated.
I think it's particular designs. The Vango Nevis is a single pole in the middle. Unlike the Banshee for explained that is 2 arches at each end. I'll be testing my Mirage in the strong winds this weekend.
@@MontyOutdoors In some cases maybe but there are single pole designs such as the Wild Country Zephyros that cope very well. I own a Starlight 1 which uses a singular pole but does have short poles at the end which seems to stabilize the tent well - and it can take very strong winds indeed (Gaz owns one of these too). The Vango Nevis has always been highly recommended so I am still surprised. Hopefully, your mate will be supplied with a new pole for free. I really like videos with extreme wind tests - thanks for uploading.
@@peesua Low lying, streamlined tents with a little arch at the bottom would do the trick, but I think the Nevis having a single pole in the middle and being quite big, there was so much surface area being hit by the wind. I've heard Banshee's coping with the wind with modest ease. Without a doubt the Zephyros and Starlight would have coped significantly better. I just think the position of the pole and the size of the Nevis left it vulnerable in these conditions. I think Gaz used his Starlight in stormy conditions and it kicked it out the park. In the Pentlands as well, just another hill. He was given a £100 voucher from Vango! And you are welcome mate. I aim to do stormy camps to assist people with purchasing products. I think the OEX are gonna see a few purchases soon haha.
Unlike the akto, which has the same shape on paper, the outer didn't quite come all the way to the ground. The fabric doesn't seem drum roll tight, which could cause additional stress. Idk
Welcome to the mad house mate! Thanks for joining, watching, and commenting. Do you get out much yourself? Anything else you'd like to see in the videos?
@@MontyOutdoors was going to do a camp last year. For the first time in years then the pandemic happened. Got a 4 man tent good sleeping bag 3 season just ordered a sleeping bag liner should take it up to a 4 season got a good stove. Going to go to a place in Cheshire called Delamere forest in Cheshire for my first camp sometime this year James
Haha Monty, your vids are always entertaining. Liked your approach shoes. Good to see you don't need to spend a fortune to get a tent that will survive that wind, all about the profile :-) Useful comparison and entertaining to boot. A
I'm raging at the muffled sound at the beginning, but glad you enjoyed. The OEX Phoxx's poles experienced superficial damage, but we really should be sheltered in these conditions. It's great to know in emergency situations, that this tent more than does the job. Cheers for watching mate :D
@@MontyOutdoors nothing tent-ending lol! I do remember one night in a 3 man tent where the tent kept trying to crush us but luckily kept bending back into shape after 😂
@@sonnysmith5031 That's good to hear mate. Can't wait till a vaccine is found as it's getting bad again in Scotland now. Between 4 and 9am I was able to get a deeper sleep. Had a cracking nap from 7:30 to 9am that reset me. Between 12 and 4 was like waking up to the end of the world lol.
@@MontyOutdoors good to hear that you got some sleep (better than nothing). We've got mass testing down in Liverpool which is good and seems to be working well. But yes a vaccine or cure would be pretty nice.
@@sonnysmith5031 That's good mate. Are you guys in lockdown still? We are entering it on Friday. It's great we have scientists all over the world pulling all resources towards getting a vaccine. I'm optimistic for the next few months and can't wait till it's over.
copied over from another video, That brings back memories of camping for the BTCC just out side croft, We were just moving items into the tent and my dad was pegging the ropes and adjusting, when there was an all mighty gust, that blew the side of the tent in. We managed to pop it back out again, we suspected that the wind had damaged the pole. My dad had to move the car, to shield the tent. The wind didn't let up at all, we had only 3 hours of sleep all night, and what a long night it was. The wind still blew hard right till 7 pm the next night when it calmed down. The site owner got on his high horse at my dad, for parking the car on the grass. My dad practically told him to fuck off, as we had been battered to hell by the wind. The rain i don't mind at all, as long as the tent is a good one. The wind though, that's a different story. Anyway when we took the tent down, it was confirmed that the wind had split a pole, but what didn't help matters was how my dad had it adjusted.
The Hilleberg was unscathed, noisy, but unscathed. The Vango... lol. A single hooped pole isn't for these conditions, but we weren't expecting to be that bad. The OEX did have superficial damage to the poles, but it did the job in an emergency situation!
epic 😂😂😂 lol .thats what a real wildcamp looks like . i defo wouldnt of done that in a nevis .their only good for max 40 mph winds . but hats off to you chaps 👍👍. if my tent had failed i would of bailed and headed back home 😂 big .respect to the chap in the nevis for carrying on .👏👏👍👍
Cheers mate! So have you had the Nevis out in similar conditions, or just you could tell with how it generally performs, 40mph is the limit? I know right. If that was me, with the water pouring in and that if the pegs came loose, YOU were going with the tent, I'd have just got up and left. But the big man waited till the wind died down and temporarily fixed it by crying a smaller arch. Glad you enjoyed mate. Take care.
@@MontyOutdoors i had a vango zenith very similer tent and put it through some bad weather .lol and it broke a pole lol so you learn fast how much winds your tent can take lol i own a msr elixer and a f10 mtn 4 season tent that can take on almost anything lol atb kev
i was up on easdale tarn .recently and was hit by a strong storm .my msr was bouncing on my head as was trying to sleep .it bent both poles .but no real damage . i just bent them back .sorted ready for another day lol .
@@kinderkev The F10 is my DREAM tent 😍. I wish I had the money for that. It may weigh a bit heavy but it's bomb proof. See the guy whose tent collapsed? He just went and bought the F10 after that 😂
@@kinderkev Those type of dome tents shouldn't be out in storms, or exposed in them. I'd say you're aiming for a low lying tent or at least a semi geodesic.
Well done Monty. Good windy wild camp. Shame about your friends poles. Gary seemed to be nice and comfortable. Apparently the wind didn't get more than 25 mph 😂🤣. Only joking. Take care. Steve 👍
Gary's Anemometer measured 10mph haha! Fair play to Mike. The guy is made of steel for riding it out. Have you ever been in that position before, mate?
@@MontyOutdoors I think a lot of us outdoorsy types don't think its proper unless the weathers shite...I was up the Peak District at the weekend not a gust of wind I felt a bit disappointed,lol.
He described it as the worst experience of his life and he went out and purchased a Vango F10 MTN to ensure it never happens again lol. You been in similar situations before mate?
@@MontyOutdoors in storm dennis yes mate i have a video on it but it was a tree that blew over right behind our camp and we didnt wanna risk staying and another blowing on camp.
That was some tough conditions ! What an eventful night then to go for a 12hr shift, oft. What were those thin sleeping mats you guys had for under your inflatable mat? Cheers
Hi Stuart, thanks for the comment :). They are closed cell foam mats. They offer additional insulation from the ground. Nothing major, but better than nothing. I feel like they also protect the mats from uneven ground as well.
Mate, I had the same problem online and they were out of stock, but when I went in store: they had millions. Have you checked your nearest store? If it's far away then enquire about it online/over the phone.
@@iasonioannes7884 Aye mate. Got one in at Loch Ard and will upload on Wednesday. Im hoping we can camp in our counties from the 26th but the guidance isn't clear. My mate got the Phoxx and he loves it.
Hahaha....that was superb, props to the Vango Nevis man too for dealing with it, 👍👍👍👍Hilleberg man was probably smoking cigars all night. I’d have been dropping down to Glencorse ressie pronto. Leeward side, always the leeward side. Seems to have been blowing a SW wind all bloody year....southern uplands (Broad law, white coomb, Hart fell......right up to Culter Fell and Tinto and Pentlands) can have savage winds despite lower height. Nothing around them that’s higher. ATB,
I would have bailed. The accumulated water and rain was making it through his tent and getting his equipment wet, but at least he got a temporary fix. Looked good as new in the morning! Have you been in similar positions before mate? Surely you have with being on the mountains? We were thinking about doing Beinn Narnain and Ben Vorlick - Loch Lomond - this weekend, but lockdown was imposed. Could greet. You been up them? I'll assume you have.
@@MontyOutdoors yeah done them a good few times, and wild camped twice. Both times have been near the bealach where the Cobbler east face path faces over to both Narnairn and Beinn Ime. Recommend getting up the Cobbler too (skip the Eyeglass if you don't have a decent head for heights or it's wet). Plenty water lower down between Cobber and Narnairn if needed. Cobber path is a delight too. Route over to Ime is a dawddle. As ever, unless you are tooled up to the nines with Mountain tents or the weather is banal, I'd suggest sheltered pitching, a good idea of detailed forecasts (wind speed/direction/available daylight) map compass (GPS as back up). Parking at end loch long is ok (pay). Plenty of spaces for camping 👍👍👍👍. Ben Vorlich? Without a word of a lie mate, some of the worst wind I've ever experienced have been up that in January......utter hell. Wind was pinning us to the trig point 😂😂😂😂. Not the best hill though. Bit of a bleak slog.
@@mountain_del1863 Very much appreciate the advice mate. I'm going up with a mate who has nearly completed all the munros. He's now settled on Beinn A Chrulaiste. You got any advice on that one, especially regarding water? I don't like the idea carrying litres! But I really want to do Beinn Ime and Ben Vorlich, more so Vorlich, it is appealing to me more with the views. For weather forecasts, I alternate between Met Office and Mountain Forecast. Are there ones that you would recommend? Thanks.
@@MontyOutdoors can’t go wrong with Chrulaiste mate, brilliant hill, often overlooked. Very easy hike up (Scotland’s mountains and Walk With Wallace have some great vids on It) Views over to Buachille etive mor are jaw dropping. Take the camera👍😀. Met office and MWIS for weather and SAIS if you are out in the white stuff.
Awesome trip mate, I had a similar one on a summit. 45 mins sleep but the tent held firm, MSR hubba. Great video, we all need a Hilleberg for these conditions 👍🏻
The MSR Hubba was up to the task in those winds? Good to hear! Always wondered how the MSR and those type of dome tents would cope. Can't see myself spending that amount of money on a Hilleberg, I'll stick to the £49 Phoxx lol.
@@MontyOutdoors I was surprised too mate, its the most popular vid on my channel if you're interested. I switched out the pegs which helped and then the MSR quality helped. Just shows you don't need to spend big money
@@SimonOutdoors I'll check it out tomorrow mate. Unless I've already seen it. Did you not have stormy conditions on your last night/2nd last night during the WHW?
@@MontyOutdoors I bought it to give me some incentive in getting my health back to some normality. Unfortunately my disability has gotten worse so simple things like walking, bending over kneeling down even just lifting things become a chore. What I’ll do is put the money towards my other hobby which is photography. I’d like to upgrade my camera get a van and throw a bed in it. Glamping, seems to be the in thing at the moment. Lol. So the answer your question is I’m adapting to my disability. It’s easy on the pain and I’ll still get out in the fresh air enjoy my landscape photography. Simples Lol.
Do you never actively seek out those weather conditions, mate? Haha I know. His face was priceless when it snapped in that video. I think I'll bring a bivvy bag as well in windy conditions, just incase 😂
@@MontyOutdoors I do love the extreme and weather doesn't put me off but as you've seen I'm more of a forest wild camper. You guys going on top of a hill for the wind is great to see and makes for great videos. Atb
I’d take lots of vegetables with stock and some meat and make a delicious slow cooked stew on a fire. 2 hours cooking. With big chunks of bread 🍞 Better than all the ready meal stuff.
Vango tents may be reliable in these conditions, but certainly not a tent with a weak centre pole as you said. I wouldn't take a Banshee out in that either. I'd be interested to see how my Mirage would cope with the semi geodesic design. What do you think?
@@MontyOutdoors have you tried it yet? I reckon it's stronger than my helm 2, which is allegedly bomb proof. The nevis is the from the cheaper range (like the scafell) so aren't designed for exposed wild camping.
Is it just me or is gaz a bit of a gear snob now?? Lol theres no need for big flashy hilleberg tents or rab ascent sleeping bags. Although u get what u pay for. A lot of people will relate to you more as you use affordable quality gear.
Surely you're only a gear snob if you slag off or look down your nose at cheaper gear? Gaz has got loads of different tents from Lanshans to Soulos, enjoys going out in varied weather, so cut him a bit of slack. 😎
You're bang on the money, sir. You get what you pay for. Gaz has been in storm like conditions and in exposed spots like this and his tent handled it the best. My Phoxx did well, but there was superficial damage to the poles. Gaz is also a big fan of Vango and OEX tents, especially the Phoxx. He just likes to stay warm and safe, me? I like it a bit more, say... lively 😂 I'll maybe get the 1 expensive tent for the rare occasion of being on top of a mountain while adverse weather conditions roll in, but I love the cheap quality equipment that generally does the job. It also assists the average joe - just like myself - with making cost effective purchases. Appreciate the comment mate.
Sound quality terrible Monty, get yourself a dead cat mic. Looked a windy camp, cant beat getting out in the wild weather, I was nearly washed out to sea Sat night, just luckily I was in the hammock and not ground dwelling, all good fun as you know, atb👍🏕🔥😎🤟 Full video over on my channel, check it out👍
Do you think it's poor throughout or at stages? I did a test before I did my first lengthy speech and it was fine. Then I did that clip and it's muffled and it pissed me off big time when I was editing it. I only use a samsung S20. Do you know of any modestly priced mics that would do the job? Apart from that, I was satisfied with the sound. It was just the 1st 2 mins that is shocking and can't affect the channels growth. I'll check it out shortly mate. Cheers. BTW, let me know if you can see this comment on my channel. This regularly happens. I can only see it in my notification bar and not the actual comments section.
@@MontyOutdoors it's the worst at the start Monty, just saying cause I had folk moaning about sound quality and its daft things like that that do affect your channels growth. I bought a dead cat mic off wish , it was only £25 and does the trick. Atb👍🏕🔥😎🤟
I wen I were a lad we just grew big beards we eye take our victorinox knives and wool blankets and a box of matches some pans from nan's cupboard and away we did go all the girl's from the estate would join in bita skinny dipping fun and frolicks some would bring mums empty washing up liquid bottles for water fights and wet t-shirt comps the unwanted pregnancys were of the charts you haven't seen the thing's I've seen I once saw a guy drop a mars bar wrapper on the floor at the mal dad couldn't afford a new car every year we had to wait 3 whole years dad was lucky to make 100 k a year in the 70s we couldn't afford hilleburgs and pocket rockets and trangia 27s were right out of the question if it got to cold in them days we would climb inside a hourse grrr hard as nails 😂🤣😂😃😂🤣
@Duncan Hardy chief? I was happy being called a "crazy bastard" but a "hardy chief" is so much better 😂 I prefer extreme weather camps. Better buzz to it and it makes me feel more alive.
Anyone had any similar stories they wish to share?
Sorry for the muffled sound at the beginning. I did a test run prior and it was fine. It must have been the way I was holding it and I blocked the mic.
Respect to Mike. What a champ
You need to experience those conditions at least once to fully appreciate when your in a sheltered location. But what a sunrise eh? Makes it all worthwhile ! Well done guys .
The worst/mental of experiences make the best stories, mate. The winds forecasted were only supposed to be around 30mph to maybe 4 and then that happened!
But thank you for the ace comment, mate. HUGELY appreciated. Hope all is well with you and that you're back out soon.
Enjoyed that video guys
Cheers again, sir!
Fair play for seeing how far you can push a 3 season budget tent like that. Your friend took it well, i'd have been rather pissed off hahahaha. His reaction when it snapped was priceless haha. It's situations like these that make me happy about my Hilleberg purchase. Great stuff.
Yeah, there was no chance the Nevis was surviving that, but it's a great wee tent in calmer conditions. The Phoxx is so small and low it was always going to be fine. The Soulo? Tent for life and indestructible. One of the best tents on the market in my opinion. Thanks for the commenting and watching though, Ryan. Appreciated.
It was priceless lol loved every minute of it I love the rain and wind great video thanks.
Best camping videos on UA-cam by far. I should know, I’ve seen a few 😄
Chris... special place in the House of Legends for you, sir!
Great video. I camped a few times by the coast in hurricane conditions in a banshee with no major problems , so I guess it's better than the one that broke. This is my favourite type of camping weather, terrifying but you come alive in a big way! Thanks for sharing , very enjoyable.
Banshee benefits having an extra pole and it sounds like it was pitched properly too. But I'm with you too, mate. These are the best conditions. Thanks for the kind words, mate, and all the best.
A massive fair play to you and your pals on this one, certainly tested the tents! An extra round of applause to you pal with the devestated tent, alot of people would have packed up! Great resilience and respect to him 👍 Atb wmm
Cheers mate :) Mike must be made of Adamantium, if that were me, I would have bailed! Have you been in a similar position before?
And the fact that he did the entire thing _grinning_ ...!
That's game company, right there.
Such a beautiful and interesting country, I worked there off and on for 3 years and I loved it. Just wish I could have seen more of the country when I was there, but it was a wonderful lifetime experience.
Where is it you're currently from, Michael? Fact of the matter is, I've barely touched Scotland myself, so here's for more adventures.
Phox 1 were impressively solid! Stable wi unit for sure
Given the value of that tent... what a performance. Best budget wild camping tent on the market in my opinion. Would love to see how the Phoxx 2 would have faired.
Yikes! This video is a great demonstration of how important the height and shape of a tent is when strong winds come to play. (We'll ignore the Hilleberg, because it's basically a house)
Yeah, low profile tents are very effective in the wind and the OEX was actually pitched into the wind, rather than the bag end into the wind, so would have performed even better if pitched better. Hilleberg is still better for these conditions however!
Magic video , a crazy nights weather make the best memories 😁
You been out in similar mate? I'm delighted I spent the day up a stormy hill on Saturday, while others sat in their warm homes with alcohol lol.
My 2nd ever camp was up dumyat in a £20 pop up tent , the storm arrived about 8oclock at night & lasted about 12 hrs , was really scary but amusing at the same time ..
@@onedogherman2926 ... how did the tent cope? 😂😂
It actually coped really well considering , I then got a vango pop up tent , took it for a snow camp at the top of Blairdennon hill , woke up to a white out & the weight of the snow snapped one set of the poles , I lay in the tent for a few hours with my legs holding up the back of it till I figured out how to get back , was pretty scary, took 2hrs to get there & nearly 4 to get back , there is a video on my channel called snow camp , no filming on the way back unfortunately. Learnt a few lessons that trip .
@@onedogherman2926 I'll check that video out mate. Cheers. I saw that awful Tesco tent cope with 40mph winds. Tell you one thing, the fibreglass poles did the job that night and I didn't think they would!
Awesome guys .. was well mad wind .. buzzing your mate fixed his tent ... cheers Chris & Sam
The big man somehow got a temporarily solution in place haha. Have you been there before? And glad you enjoyed the video guys :D
@@MontyOutdoors yes glad he managed sort it out .. no not been there befor .. cheers Chris & Sam
Another great adventure mate. That wee phoxx did well standing up to that weather.
Ever seen a dirt cheap tent like that withstand weather like that before? Can't believe it. The wee guy was unphased!
👍A bargain at twice the price
@@briancampbell3959 I've ending up convincing a few to purchase it. Here's hoping OEX slip a few £££'s my way.
@@MontyOutdoors I bought a vango after seeing how waterproof they are in your video when the tide came in on you.
Get yourself signed up to the go outdoors affiliate program. Put the links in like your Amazon ones.
Good luck
@@briancampbell3959 Which Vango was it again that you purchased? Most of my videos use Vango tents and they've never underperformed. I think it would be harsh to judge the Nevis in storm conditions lol.
Is there a Go affiliate program? I'll check that out if there is! Cheers mate.
Now that’s a wild camp!! 👏👏👏👏👏
Next Thursday's video is going to be similar :)
Fantastic views. Great video editing throughout. I felt I was there in the moment,especially with the storm lashing down. Also, a nice look at all your gear.
Thanks for the super kind words, Bill! I do my best to help you guys get trapped in the experience too... and in stormy conditions. And I do like a bit of tent and gear raiding! ATB, mate.
The area is beautiful, x
Glad you enjoyed, Barb! Thanks for watching. My friend Scottish Mountain Goat did a better video on this area. It's called Bells Hill :)
Great video monty I love wild camping new subscriber.
Just seen this, Noreen. Thank you so much for supporting my channel. I hope you enjoy my adventures and learn a few tips on the way 😊
That wind is wild and scary. Stay safe.
Thank you, Nancy. I hope all is well with you :)
Good to see the lad still smiling in the morning. Pass the hat around and buy him a Hilleberg.
Mate. he was a CHAMPION that night. I would have packed up and went home.
Poor Nevis pole broke but that Soulo just was like "Is that all?"
Cracking watch Monty! Not an advert for Vango this week 😉 That Nevis was struggling to keep its shape right from the start. It's like the flysheet has no tension between the ends and the main hoop. Probably a bit outside what it's designed for though!
You get honest reviews from me, Des. I want people to know what they are buying and this week was an excellent advert for the Phoxx. I was thinking it wasn't taut enough, but my mate said it was. I like a nice, tight flysheet! You been out recently yet, sir, or is lockdown still on the go?
@@MontyOutdoors The Phoxx looked to be handling it really well when you walked around it. Lockdown exercise only for me at the moment 🤐 But I have been getting the miles in locally and also started running again after a gap of three years 😊
@@DesGreene Aye? How's the running coming along mate? I do 5km 4 - 5 times a week. Now cut down on the cals and lost over 2 stone!
@@MontyOutdoors I'm building very slowly. A stress fracture stopped me last time, and would put an end to hiking for months. So just a couple of miles twice a week and see how it goes.
@@DesGreene All the best with it, matey. One of the best things for your physical and mental health, so keep up the hard work and you'll be rewarded!
That must have been a nightmare for your pal, the tent going in on him like that. Great for him to stick it out and try to repair it.
He rode it out like a champion. I don't have the balls he has. I would have packed up and went home.
Fun, greetings from the island of borneo indonesia
Welcome mate and I hope you enjoyed the video :D
Looked like an awesome camp, hope it's not as bad up in the Arrochar alps
Apparently the forecast is for similar winds, but it's to be dry. I think we will find a sheltered spot next time and I'll bring my semi geodesic. Thanks for watching, mate.
Great video guys and good to see kit tested in severe conditions. I thought the Vango would have performed better, the OEX looks a great tent for the money. I've not been up the Pentlands for years need to return for a wee camp
I was speaking to someone about their Nevis 100 and they said theirs coped fine in similar conditions, which makes me think the pole was faulty. I reckon the Banshee would have coped with it better. I'd personally recommend the OEX Phoxx now, what are you thinking? At 1st I wasn't keen on the Pentlands, but absolutely love it now. Only a short drive from my flat too. Thanks for watching mate. Very much appreciated.
I’m impressed with the Oex Tent... wouldn’t have thought it could handle that.
Mate, see from the outside - as Gaz said - it didn't flinch. The inside was terrifying 😂.
Really cool video, what an experience it must've been! Great to see that budget Phoxx do so well, it's always a blast seeing budget gear giving premium performance. That Nevis kinda does have its shape against it in those conditions though, I guess, there are much better angles to deflect the wind on the Phoxx.
The Nevis is a single hoop and the Phoxx has 2. The Phoxx' real advantage here, is the lack of surface area: the wind can't hit it! And it's very well designed and is easy taut.
Had my Phoxx 1 for a good few years, and it has never let me down, no matter how sh1te the weather has been at the time. Quality tent, and worth every penny of the £50 price tag :)
Have you ever had it out in strong winds as well? The OEX tents are so well manufactured, I've had zero issues myself and I can only speak very highly of the OEX Coyote as well. Big tent, yes, but I had it out in winds like this too and it was unscathed in the end and dry in the inside after like 16 hours of heavy rain! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment, mate. Very much appreciated and hope you are well!
@@MontyOutdoors Hi pal, yes, had it out a few times in the Yorkshire Dales in Winter and Northumberland too, and it is really stable. I am a bit of an OEX Tent fanboy if the truth be known, and my criticisms of them individually are grossly outweighed by the cost, weight and functionality. I have got a Bobcat 1 which I highly recommend, but as it is a bit high-sided I wouldn't recommend it for on top of an open hillside. Am over in Fife and as an Englishman, am looking foreward to getting out and about now this lockdown is over. All the best, and take care pal. Nick
Very entertaining Monty, I had a giggle at the vango collapsing, great yous stuck it out myfriend, brilliant film
Even my mate had a laugh at his tent collapsing lol. Thanks for watching, mate. Hope all is well.
I’ve heard that the Vango poles do seem to break
Had Vango all my days. Nothing wrong with their poles, that tent just isn't designed for that wind.
Looks like an incredible adventure. 💯💎👍😃
My preferred kind of adventure, Wayne!
Wonderful - Thanks from Denmark 🙏
Thanks mate. Glad you enjoyed it! Take care, Monty.
Awesome video.
Respect to you all that looked like a hardcore wildcamp.
The views looked stunning.
ATB Dan. 👍👍👍👍
Thanks mate. What's your wildest? Has your tent ever failed on you? ATB, Monty
@@MontyOutdoors I'm lucky I've never had a tent fail on me.
Worst I've been out in was this year during storm Dennis,was in a woodland area so was slightly sheltered from the extremely high winds
@@CampingDan85 Same mate. But it's bound to happen to me one day. I think as preperation, I may bring a bivvy with me when I go to the more secluded spots.
The best thing that holds up to wind and rain is a room at a Hilton Hotel.
This is my natural high lol.
Such an unbelievable experience up that hill👍 Can’t believe how bad the wind got at times especially just before it hit midnight. The Phoxx 1 looked fantastic in the wind when I was watching it from my tent throughout the night. It’s the second time I’ve experienced wind on a hill over 50mph, felt great to get through the night this time👍 ATB.
Mate, we should so do a storm with 80mph winds, 65mph is my strongest so far which is about on par with this. Think of the hits 😂. Love my wee Phoxx, the poles took a pounding but I reckon it's superficial damage and it can go for round 2. When is your footage up?
@@MontyOutdoors Thursday night is usually my upload schedule so it will be up tomorrow evening at some point👍 Yeah mate once we get another camp in we will need to try another storm.
@@GazTheExplorer Yasssss. Be looking forward to that tomorrow.
I really need to get my Coyote out for another storm. Can get a party in there while it's happening.
That was wild. The OEX Phoxx at £49.00 is well worth having, even if you only use it in extreme conditions, and if I does FU it's not the end of the world. That Wee Gaz has all the gear.
Ideally we should be in a sheltered spot in these conditions, but even in emergency situations, the Phoxx is up to the task. I just don't see the point spending hundreds on a tent. And aye he does haha. He was prepared for the arctic exploration!
That nevis had no chance, it doesn't have enough guy support to be out in strong winds. Once the rear turned into a big sail it was always doomed! Phox shows that you don't need a ton if cash if its properly tethered.
The oex phoxx did ya proud 😎☝️ family holiday this July family holiday, lost two tents on first night bought a new air tent the next morning spent that night holding it up as I woke up with roof on face but we. Survived stay safe another good watch
Jeezo mate. That sounds like an awful experience. Did you at least get your money back? Was the wind apocalyptic as well or did it just underperform?
OEX Phoxx 1 is a tremendous tent. May just do a proper review on it.
You been out mate?
@@MontyOutdoors it was definitely unexpected and was a week in wales to get over lockdown but it was the experience of that week that has given me the bug to go camping more lol 😂 as for now we are locked down my 24 year old lad has tested positive for COVID so I’m living in my garden as I have copd sat in the man cave through the day and I’m sleeping in my qeedo pine 3 but I might change to my phoxx 2 but I also desire a onetigris hot tent lol 😂
@@bikerbuddy3166 Mate. I caught the bug about 18 months ago and it's getting stronger, and stronger. I just have the urge to go camping at all times.
Hope your boy is well and you stay safe. My maw is 60 with COPD and asthma. You are the last person we want catching the bug.
Great vlog. Love the OEX Phoxx range. I’ve got the Phoxx 1 and 2. Great tents. Atb.
I'm sick of people going on about Hillebergs. Absolutely no need at all. There's proof a £49 tent does the job when required. There you go as well mate. You'll be at ease if you find yourself in this position!
Love it monty ! Good kite flying weather 😁
IDEAL CAMPING WEATHER, ALLY! :D
@@MontyOutdoors exactly , no pain no gain 😁
@@OUTDOORALLY You been out mate?
@@MontyOutdoors not since halloween mate , was planning on a cave camp next weekend maybe , but that plans scuppered now !
@@OUTDOORALLY Cave camp? Down the west coast south of Ayr, or?
Thats some impressive wind!
You been out in a similar before? I'm hoping to hear other people's similar, or better, worse experiences!
@@MontyOutdoors We once camped out in a coastal storm while we were doing the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. The wind was so bad that it bent the tent poles but it managed to stay up even with the roof nearly on top of me! Only got an hour of sleep though, was not happy the next day!
@@NotAnotherAdventure See, your like the 5th person to say that, the roof nearly touching you. This is the 2nd time I've been in these conditions - 1st time was in the OEX Coyote 3 man tent and it coped with it well - and both tents were stable.
The sleep however... I slept for 8 hours but it was heavily interrupted.
Thanks for sharing your story though. What tent was it?
@@MontyOutdoors it was the Vango Scafell 300+. To be honest, for it to not have been obliterated was pretty good going for it 😂😂
@@NotAnotherAdventure The Vango Scafell is a brilliant tent. The plus is the tunnel one isn't it? My mate has the 200+ and I love it.
Oex for that money and great advert for a budget tent
12:22 it’s like a white knuckle fairground ride. 🤯
Nice video bud the oex is a tank i know from having up in the lost valley in windy conditions good stuff mate. All the best. Sam
Hi Sam, hope all is well. Is there a video on it? No point in spending money on monstrous tents when you rarely experience these conditions. I'm happy to prove to people and assist in purchasing, that certain tents under £50 can perform when required!
@@MontyOutdoors i have a video from up the lost valley but not one from that time it was blowing a gale but it wasnt as bad as it was from your video that looked mental man.
@@haggishunteroutdoors It was mental and terrifying. Would gladly do it again, but in a more stable and spacious tent. Was quite tight lol. I did go camping recently in strong winds, but not as strong. Video up tomorrow.
Well done lads crazy night but I bet the lad in the Hilldeberg tent had a great sleep, do the other guys have a channel aswell? Fan from Ireland
Gaz has a channel: ua-cam.com/users/GazExploresScottishWildCamping
Mike doesn't.
The Hilleberg bossed it and came out undamaged, but it did make a racket. My Phoxx wasn't too bad with the noise, but there was minor damage to the poles, but not enough to affect performance.
Cheers for watching mate. Appreciated.
That was awsome lol from London England.. new sub take care guys ty
Thanks mate!
nice one guys
Thanks, Kate. Hope you are well.
Poor vango. Gaz roughing it out in the red Ritz hotel.
Me in a crowded tent and the other superstar riding a storm out with a broken tent lol. Scene from a comedy.
I've always heard the Vango tents perform well in windy conditions so am quite surprised to see one collapse.
I think it's particular designs. The Vango Nevis is a single pole in the middle. Unlike the Banshee for explained that is 2 arches at each end. I'll be testing my Mirage in the strong winds this weekend.
@@MontyOutdoors In some cases maybe but there are single pole designs such as the Wild Country Zephyros that cope very well. I own a Starlight 1 which uses a singular pole but does have short poles at the end which seems to stabilize the tent well - and it can take very strong winds indeed (Gaz owns one of these too).
The Vango Nevis has always been highly recommended so I am still surprised. Hopefully, your mate will be supplied with a new pole for free. I really like videos with extreme wind tests - thanks for uploading.
@@peesua Low lying, streamlined tents with a little arch at the bottom would do the trick, but I think the Nevis having a single pole in the middle and being quite big, there was so much surface area being hit by the wind. I've heard Banshee's coping with the wind with modest ease. Without a doubt the Zephyros and Starlight would have coped significantly better. I just think the position of the pole and the size of the Nevis left it vulnerable in these conditions. I think Gaz used his Starlight in stormy conditions and it kicked it out the park. In the Pentlands as well, just another hill.
He was given a £100 voucher from Vango! And you are welcome mate. I aim to do stormy camps to assist people with purchasing products. I think the OEX are gonna see a few purchases soon haha.
Unlike the akto, which has the same shape on paper, the outer didn't quite come all the way to the ground. The fabric doesn't seem drum roll tight, which could cause additional stress. Idk
@@MontyOutdoors you should get paid for it from them for testing out the tents Monty👍
I finally found your channel again
Gaz The Explorer recommendation . this is the first of your videos watching James
love camping videos me
Welcome to the mad house mate! Thanks for joining, watching, and commenting.
Do you get out much yourself? Anything else you'd like to see in the videos?
@@MontyOutdoors was going to do a camp last year. For the first time in years then the pandemic happened. Got a 4 man tent good sleeping bag 3 season just ordered a sleeping bag liner should take it up to a 4 season got a good stove. Going to go to a place in Cheshire called Delamere forest in Cheshire for my first camp sometime this year James
Haha Monty, your vids are always entertaining. Liked your approach shoes. Good to see you don't need to spend a fortune to get a tent that will survive that wind, all about the profile :-) Useful comparison and entertaining to boot. A
I'm raging at the muffled sound at the beginning, but glad you enjoyed. The OEX Phoxx's poles experienced superficial damage, but we really should be sheltered in these conditions. It's great to know in emergency situations, that this tent more than does the job. Cheers for watching mate :D
Camped during the back end of hurricane Katrina in Enniskillen Ireland and that was scary.
No idea why this is popping up now after 1 month! How did it pan out?
@@MontyOutdoors We survived but the Rain was that heavy Monty it was hard to get a breath in. Will join you tonight on the live.
No chance my tent would have survived that 😂 lucky you had a low profile one! Nice walking shoes lol... That got a bit wild pal 😂 top video
You ever been out in those conditions, mate? Second time for me. 1st time was with my OEX Coyote and it took it like a champion too!
@@MontyOutdoors nothing tent-ending lol! I do remember one night in a 3 man tent where the tent kept trying to crush us but luckily kept bending back into shape after 😂
@@MrWildWales I've seen THAT blue monstrosity of a Tesco tent survive constant 40 mph winds. Tell you one thing, those fibreglass poles did the job.
Great video 👍, great location but the weather must have been a pain.
How you doing mate?
Aye... it was quite possibly the worst sleep known to man. Wind died down about 4am I reckon.
@@MontyOutdoors I'm fine mate, thanks for asking. 4 am the walk back the next morning must have been hell.
@@sonnysmith5031 That's good to hear mate. Can't wait till a vaccine is found as it's getting bad again in Scotland now.
Between 4 and 9am I was able to get a deeper sleep. Had a cracking nap from 7:30 to 9am that reset me. Between 12 and 4 was like waking up to the end of the world lol.
@@MontyOutdoors good to hear that you got some sleep (better than nothing). We've got mass testing down in Liverpool which is good and seems to be working well. But yes a vaccine or cure would be pretty nice.
@@sonnysmith5031 That's good mate. Are you guys in lockdown still? We are entering it on Friday. It's great we have scientists all over the world pulling all resources towards getting a vaccine. I'm optimistic for the next few months and can't wait till it's over.
6:56 hey guys, do you know what the difference is between the Nevis and the Banshee ?
copied over from another video,
That brings back memories of camping for the BTCC just out side croft, We were just moving items into the tent and my dad was pegging the ropes and adjusting, when there was an all mighty gust, that blew the side of the tent in. We managed to pop it back out again, we suspected that the wind had damaged the pole. My dad had to move the car, to shield the tent. The wind didn't let up at all, we had only 3 hours of sleep all night, and what a long night it was. The wind still blew hard right till 7 pm the next night when it calmed down. The site owner got on his high horse at my dad, for parking the car on the grass. My dad practically told him to fuck off, as we had been battered to hell by the wind. The rain i don't mind at all, as long as the tent is a good one. The wind though, that's a different story. Anyway when we took the tent down, it was confirmed that the wind had split a pole, but what didn't help matters was how my dad had it adjusted.
Have a read guys, interesting tale :)
Watched Gaz’s videos earlier and was impressed by that Phoxxx. Interested to see your perspective.
You thinking about getting it, mate? Guess who did? Yer man Mike in this video haha.
@@MontyOutdoors Haha! I already have a Soulo for my fell top camps but I will be recommending the Phoxxx more often after seeing that.
The Hilleberg proved its mettle, vango didnt make it, while as OEX fared surprisingly well
The Hilleberg was unscathed, noisy, but unscathed. The Vango... lol. A single hooped pole isn't for these conditions, but we weren't expecting to be that bad. The OEX did have superficial damage to the poles, but it did the job in an emergency situation!
49 pound ! 👍
Exactly. £49 for that sort of performance! You thinking about getting it?
epic 😂😂😂 lol .thats what a real wildcamp looks like . i defo wouldnt of done that in a nevis .their only good for max 40 mph winds . but hats off to you chaps 👍👍. if my tent had failed i would of bailed and headed back home 😂 big .respect to the chap in the nevis for carrying on .👏👏👍👍
Cheers mate!
So have you had the Nevis out in similar conditions, or just you could tell with how it generally performs, 40mph is the limit?
I know right. If that was me, with the water pouring in and that if the pegs came loose, YOU were going with the tent, I'd have just got up and left. But the big man waited till the wind died down and temporarily fixed it by crying a smaller arch.
Glad you enjoyed mate. Take care.
@@MontyOutdoors i had a vango zenith very similer tent and put it through some bad weather .lol and it broke a pole lol so you learn fast how much winds your tent can take lol i own a msr elixer and a f10 mtn 4 season tent that can take on almost anything lol atb kev
i was up on easdale tarn .recently and was hit by a strong storm .my msr was bouncing on my head as was trying to sleep .it bent both poles .but no real damage . i just bent them back .sorted ready for another day lol .
@@kinderkev The F10 is my DREAM tent 😍. I wish I had the money for that. It may weigh a bit heavy but it's bomb proof. See the guy whose tent collapsed? He just went and bought the F10 after that 😂
@@kinderkev Those type of dome tents shouldn't be out in storms, or exposed in them. I'd say you're aiming for a low lying tent or at least a semi geodesic.
Well done Monty. Good windy wild camp. Shame about your friends poles. Gary seemed to be nice and comfortable. Apparently the wind didn't get more than 25 mph 😂🤣. Only joking. Take care. Steve 👍
Gary's Anemometer measured 10mph haha! Fair play to Mike. The guy is made of steel for riding it out. Have you ever been in that position before, mate?
@@MontyOutdoors yes but I was in my Hilleberg Soulo 👍
Mike done the right thing. Staying put. 👍
@@stevesdaysoff2759 I take it, like Gaz, the Soulo handled it with ease?
Soulo is a very strong tent and great for them conditioned. Look into get one you won't regret it. 👍
Lucky it wasn't windy hey, lol
Mate... I can't wait for round 2 😂
@@MontyOutdoors I think a lot of us outdoorsy types don't think its proper unless the weathers shite...I was up the Peak District at the weekend not a gust of wind I felt a bit disappointed,lol.
good video
Glad you enjoyed and thank you so much for watching. Helps a lot :)
What a night lol that must of been awefull keep trying to fix the tent ffs...
Great watch tho
He described it as the worst experience of his life and he went out and purchased a Vango F10 MTN to ensure it never happens again lol. You been in similar situations before mate?
@@MontyOutdoors in storm dennis yes mate i have a video on it but it was a tree that blew over right behind our camp and we didnt wanna risk staying and another blowing on camp.
That was some tough conditions ! What an eventful night then to go for a 12hr shift, oft. What were those thin sleeping mats you guys had for under your inflatable mat? Cheers
Hi Stuart, thanks for the comment :). They are closed cell foam mats. They offer additional insulation from the ground. Nothing major, but better than nothing. I feel like they also protect the mats from uneven ground as well.
Well, rather you than me. looked fun tho :)
Should come join us one time, D!
I can’t believe how sturdy the phoxx 1 was, trying to find one all out of stock😂😩
Mate, I had the same problem online and they were out of stock, but when I went in store: they had millions. Have you checked your nearest store? If it's far away then enquire about it online/over the phone.
@@MontyOutdoors yea u were right👍
@@iasonioannes7884 Did you get one?
@@MontyOutdoors hell yea, did u guys get a camping trip locally
@@iasonioannes7884 Aye mate. Got one in at Loch Ard and will upload on Wednesday. Im hoping we can camp in our counties from the 26th but the guidance isn't clear. My mate got the Phoxx and he loves it.
Hahaha....that was superb, props to the Vango Nevis man too for dealing with it, 👍👍👍👍Hilleberg man was probably smoking cigars all night. I’d have been dropping down to Glencorse ressie pronto. Leeward side, always the leeward side. Seems to have been blowing a SW wind all bloody year....southern uplands (Broad law, white coomb, Hart fell......right up to Culter Fell and Tinto and Pentlands) can have savage winds despite lower height. Nothing around them that’s higher. ATB,
I would have bailed. The accumulated water and rain was making it through his tent and getting his equipment wet, but at least he got a temporary fix. Looked good as new in the morning! Have you been in similar positions before mate? Surely you have with being on the mountains? We were thinking about doing Beinn Narnain and Ben Vorlick - Loch Lomond - this weekend, but lockdown was imposed. Could greet. You been up them? I'll assume you have.
@@MontyOutdoors yeah done them a good few times, and wild camped twice. Both times have been near the bealach where the Cobbler east face path faces over to both Narnairn and Beinn Ime. Recommend getting up the Cobbler too (skip the Eyeglass if you don't have a decent head for heights or it's wet). Plenty water lower down between Cobber and Narnairn if needed. Cobber path is a delight too. Route over to Ime is a dawddle. As ever, unless you are tooled up to the nines with Mountain tents or the weather is banal, I'd suggest sheltered pitching, a good idea of detailed forecasts (wind speed/direction/available daylight) map compass (GPS as back up). Parking at end loch long is ok (pay). Plenty of spaces for camping 👍👍👍👍. Ben Vorlich? Without a word of a lie mate, some of the worst wind I've ever experienced have been up that in January......utter hell. Wind was pinning us to the trig point 😂😂😂😂. Not the best hill though. Bit of a bleak slog.
@@mountain_del1863 Very much appreciate the advice mate. I'm going up with a mate who has nearly completed all the munros. He's now settled on Beinn A Chrulaiste. You got any advice on that one, especially regarding water? I don't like the idea carrying litres! But I really want to do Beinn Ime and Ben Vorlich, more so Vorlich, it is appealing to me more with the views. For weather forecasts, I alternate between Met Office and Mountain Forecast. Are there ones that you would recommend? Thanks.
@@MontyOutdoors can’t go wrong with Chrulaiste mate, brilliant hill, often overlooked. Very easy hike up (Scotland’s mountains and Walk With Wallace have some great vids on It) Views over to Buachille etive mor are jaw dropping. Take the camera👍😀. Met office and MWIS for weather and SAIS if you are out in the white stuff.
@@mountain_del1863 The video will be up tomorrow mate. Bear in mind I potentially have fibromyalgia... that mountain was not easy lol.
Awesome trip mate, I had a similar one on a summit. 45 mins sleep but the tent held firm, MSR hubba. Great video, we all need a Hilleberg for these conditions 👍🏻
The MSR Hubba was up to the task in those winds? Good to hear! Always wondered how the MSR and those type of dome tents would cope. Can't see myself spending that amount of money on a Hilleberg, I'll stick to the £49 Phoxx lol.
@@MontyOutdoors I was surprised too mate, its the most popular vid on my channel if you're interested. I switched out the pegs which helped and then the MSR quality helped. Just shows you don't need to spend big money
@@SimonOutdoors I'll check it out tomorrow mate. Unless I've already seen it. Did you not have stormy conditions on your last night/2nd last night during the WHW?
@@MontyOutdoors cheers mate appreciate it. It rained quite a bit yes! Have a good weekend
@@SimonOutdoors You as well, mate. Take care. Will get on to that video today..
My nightmare. Tent blowing away with me in it.
Most people avoid these extreme conditions. We are just idiots haha.
@@MontyOutdoors it’s great 👍🏻
I’ve got a never used Hilleberg Allak 2 with footprint for sale if your mates interest.
The big man invested in a Vango F10 mate, but I'll pass this info along to him. Thanks!
@@MontyOutdoors thanks mate. Spread the word. I’m localish to you. I’ll be looking for about £800 ish. 🤪
@@JoeMcG He said he appreciated it, but he's happy with his new tent. How come you're selling it?
@@MontyOutdoors I bought it to give me some incentive in getting my health back to some normality. Unfortunately my disability has gotten worse so simple things like walking, bending over kneeling down even just lifting things become a chore. What I’ll do is put the money towards my other hobby which is photography. I’d like to upgrade my camera get a van and throw a bed in it.
Glamping, seems to be the in thing at the moment. Lol. So the answer your question is I’m adapting to my disability. It’s easy on the pain and I’ll still get out in the fresh air enjoy my landscape photography. Simples Lol.
Try camping in Shetland lol that's just a breeze
Gaz The Explorer recommendation great channel and content and a sub from me.
Thanks mate! Your support is massively appreciated :)
Crazy b*****ds 🤣🤣 can't believe it snapped again after his fix. Fair do's lads 👏👏👏 keep up the great camps.
Atb
Do you never actively seek out those weather conditions, mate? Haha I know. His face was priceless when it snapped in that video. I think I'll bring a bivvy bag as well in windy conditions, just incase 😂
@@MontyOutdoors I do love the extreme and weather doesn't put me off but as you've seen I'm more of a forest wild camper. You guys going on top of a hill for the wind is great to see and makes for great videos.
Atb
@@TheCheshireWanderer I'm craving a forest camp. I'm hoping to do one in a few weeks. Better for being hidden and for fires.
You guys from the isles are madlads.
Edit. Tell us what tent your friend got now. :'D
I reckon we could have camped in a little worse lol. And I think he has the Scarp Tarp Tent now and a Hilleberg Soulo.
I'd love to help, but... Yeah, right.
Yeah, we all knew fine well I wasn't helping lol.
Oex phoxx 1 is bomb proof.
Meteorite proof. I'd take this bad boy for the apocalypse!
I’d take lots of vegetables with stock and some meat and make a delicious slow cooked stew on a fire. 2 hours cooking. With big chunks of bread 🍞
Better than all the ready meal stuff.
BLOODY HELL !
You been in similar situations mate?
No, i just like to watch people suffer from the comfort of my armchair and slippers :D
@@mtbalot Get out and try it! Even just once. But it's never once. You catch the bug and do it over, and over, and over again :)
yes brother, I need to make an effort next year, strapped for cash this year. So I just watch you on UA-cam :D
Vango was a serious let down, glad I never bought one, that's one weak centre pole.
Vango tents may be reliable in these conditions, but certainly not a tent with a weak centre pole as you said. I wouldn't take a Banshee out in that either. I'd be interested to see how my Mirage would cope with the semi geodesic design. What do you think?
@@MontyOutdoors it's worth a shot, to be fair you can't ask for much better performance than your oex especially for the money
@@MontyOutdoors have you tried it yet? I reckon it's stronger than my helm 2, which is allegedly bomb proof. The nevis is the from the cheaper range (like the scafell) so aren't designed for exposed wild camping.
Is it just me or is gaz a bit of a gear snob now?? Lol theres no need for big flashy hilleberg tents or rab ascent sleeping bags. Although u get what u pay for. A lot of people will relate to you more as you use affordable quality gear.
Surely you're only a gear snob if you slag off or look down your nose at cheaper gear? Gaz has got loads of different tents from Lanshans to Soulos, enjoys going out in varied weather, so cut him a bit of slack. 😎
You're bang on the money, sir. You get what you pay for. Gaz has been in storm like conditions and in exposed spots like this and his tent handled it the best. My Phoxx did well, but there was superficial damage to the poles. Gaz is also a big fan of Vango and OEX tents, especially the Phoxx. He just likes to stay warm and safe, me? I like it a bit more, say... lively 😂
I'll maybe get the 1 expensive tent for the rare occasion of being on top of a mountain while adverse weather conditions roll in, but I love the cheap quality equipment that generally does the job. It also assists the average joe - just like myself - with making cost effective purchases. Appreciate the comment mate.
Sound quality terrible Monty, get yourself a dead cat mic.
Looked a windy camp, cant beat getting out in the wild weather, I was nearly washed out to sea Sat night, just luckily I was in the hammock and not ground dwelling, all good fun as you know, atb👍🏕🔥😎🤟 Full video over on my channel, check it out👍
Do you think it's poor throughout or at stages? I did a test before I did my first lengthy speech and it was fine. Then I did that clip and it's muffled and it pissed me off big time when I was editing it. I only use a samsung S20. Do you know of any modestly priced mics that would do the job? Apart from that, I was satisfied with the sound. It was just the 1st 2 mins that is shocking and can't affect the channels growth.
I'll check it out shortly mate. Cheers.
BTW, let me know if you can see this comment on my channel. This regularly happens. I can only see it in my notification bar and not the actual comments section.
@@MontyOutdoors it's the worst at the start Monty, just saying cause I had folk moaning about sound quality and its daft things like that that do affect your channels growth. I bought a dead cat mic off wish , it was only £25 and does the trick. Atb👍🏕🔥😎🤟
Had one a few weeks ago looked about the same wind- summit of East lomond check out my vid - give me a sub if enjoy
Good vid - atb
I wen I were a lad we just grew big beards we eye take our victorinox knives and wool blankets and a box of matches some pans from nan's cupboard and away we did go all the girl's from the estate would join in bita skinny dipping fun and frolicks some would bring mums empty washing up liquid bottles for water fights and wet t-shirt comps the unwanted pregnancys were of the charts you haven't seen the thing's I've seen I once saw a guy drop a mars bar wrapper on the floor at the mal dad couldn't afford a new car every year we had to wait 3 whole years dad was lucky to make 100 k a year in the 70s we couldn't afford hilleburgs and pocket rockets and trangia 27s were right out of the question if it got to cold in them days we would climb inside a hourse grrr hard as nails 😂🤣😂😃😂🤣
Well done Sir, it must be reasuring to survive extreme weather. Just goes to show you don't need to spend loads to get a decent tent 🏕️ 👍.
Thanks mate! £49 and this is what £49 offers! Have you been in similar positions before?
Never that windy, I tend to wimp out of wildcamping when the weather looks extreme. I leave that to you hardy chiels 👍🏕️ .
@Duncan Hardy chief? I was happy being called a "crazy bastard" but a "hardy chief" is so much better 😂 I prefer extreme weather camps. Better buzz to it and it makes me feel more alive.