Great video. I'm going light...at 71 and a quadruple bypass 2 years ago, followed by 2 heart attacks 6 weeks ago. I have bought an X Mid2 which is about 1kg, as my son will be joining me.
Hi Paul, would like to do the cumbria way looks amazing with plenty of pub stops. 1 way to test you is doing a few back to back 30 milers and doing the pennine way.
No one talk much but Durston (X-Mid) cloned this tent from the Sierra Designs - High Route 🙂 Sierra Designs - High Route Was realised in 2016 and Xmid came out 2018. Sometimes reality not as you want, fact is a fact 😊
Yes Paul zero drop / wide toe box are what our bodies were made for when footwear is needed- also trying barefoot shoes made a huge difference in my hiking- welcome to the club! Great post by the way- gaiters may be a good idea as I want to get some for my Altra shoes. Thanks for sharing! 👍🌿🍄🙏
Paul ,I am impressed with the fact you completed a multiway backpacking trip and carried everything ,Well done .Please can we have more of these multiday trips on your site . Good product reviews as well . And I bet the exercise did you the world of good !!
Best to d9 the west highway way in autumn or spring to avoid midges, hot weather & its less crowded, so you'll have better chance of camping spots, campsites, accommodation etc
Since you’re asking about a « better tent » I would suggest a very similar but more ingenious one: Tarptent Stratospire Lithium. I chose this one because it perfectly suited my need regarding to The Environments and climates I’m involved with when hiking. (I’m in the Pyrenees mountains). So versatility is the main key ! Less condensation, max ventilation, heavy wind and rain protection …it’s all there with some extras. 💡
So interesting to see other folks’ kit lists! Loved the whole walk Paul, please do more long distance walks - one of the coast to coasts perhaps. Thanks for the videos, so well filmed and you make amiable company. 👍🏻🙂
Could you do a video on all those little "unsung heroes that nobody talks about"? You had a lot of useful things in those bags that I would never have thought of.
Army trick, take more socks, find a stream, boots and socks off and soak feet, shrink them back and fresh socks, great way to feel like you have fresh feet. You have some amazing Kit...
I'm pretty impressed at how light everything was in the end with all of the extra bits and bobs you had. I guess having such a lightweight tent means you can afford to have more stuff overall. I just bought a 'lightweight' OEX tent and that's still about 2.5 kg and a 400 g sleeping pad. But considering my previous tent was 4.5 kg and the mattress 1.9 kg (plus about 0.8 kg for a foot pump), this is still a huge reduction). I don't use walking poles so I wouldn't save weight by also using them as tent poles.
I'm glad I believe I can trust what I think I understand that you displayed through your talent here. You must be pretty much confident and experienced Outdoorsman. This makes my favorite equipment review. No joke I would copy you and buy everything you have shown but I'm not organized enough.
Lad if you like Lone Peaks you gotta try Topo I were a Altra wearer before trying Topo I'd not go back now still nice wide toe box and now do a zero drop version. Sole unit has far better grip and certainly more durable. Get some .
Paul it's great to see you going strong & only getting stronger, I'm glad to say I was watching you from the start... Even if stuff got in the way. Keep trucking mucker 👍👍
For years, Altras have been the #1 selling shoes for Thru-Hikers here in the USA. Been wearing them for 10 years.VERY COMFY! Topo Athletic are similar and I wear both. :)
Thanks for the detailed item-by-item breakdown. You've got me thinking about my sleeping mat (Xtherm all year round) and my sleeping bags (PHD 500 300 and half-bag) Have you ever considered, or tried, just taking 1 shortsleeve Merino top and 1 longsleeve Merino top? You don't need to wash them for a 5 days trip, in warm weather you hike in the short-sleeve and if you get cold you add the long-sleeve over it, or at night wear the long-sleeve and if cold layer the short-sleeve over? I mention it as those 5-day type trips are just on that cusp where Merino can be about to become stinky but you can use 2 Merino tops to layer to temperature. It means you're only carrying one of those tops and no washing of the tops. 2 wool tops is very warm, add a windproof over it's exceedingly warm. For sun - a regular longer Buff works for me, for when sun is straight up (and strongest) I twist it and double it, before/after noon as sun goes to side I'll single-layer it and drape on the sun side. I used to use a cap, and indeed owned a Tilley, but I found a long Buff covers all situations. Water - I'm currently trying the BeFree filter. Too early to comment on effectiveness but certainly is fast+light. Happy to see you made use of food+pubs on the way, absolutely the best way given your calorie outputs the dehydrated meals can't replace, and so not a surprise your 350ml meths bottle not used. I still think meths for this trip is probably best just because there's so many cafe/shops/pubs meths is a backup and is lighter than gas but say a Vango 250ml or something smaller would probably sufficed. Hope to cross your path out there, we missed each other by 2 weeks many of the routes you were I'd just done. Yes we got lucky with the weather.. Thanks again for the video, you got me thinking on a few of your items.
Paul that was such an amazing series, you should definitely push yourself into these trips as often as possible and ad often as you like! got me through a couple bad days of sleep with this heat, some of your best content yet! Ash down in the south downs!
Love you just weighed it in the end, and all the gear setups youre creating would be awesome if you did that with the budget version or others. When you bring your own gear, its always interesting to se what you bring with you. Love you videos mate!
Diver normally use to time peices. A dive computor and a dive watch.. Coputor does loads or thing from tank preeures to depth logarithums. Dives made surface time and depth. Alonv with navigation.
Great Paul and loved the honesty of your trip. Re hats; I was inspired by Hazy, using a fell running hat. I bought one by 'Buff'. Very lightweight, breathable, comfortable and kept the sun off my ginger noggin' and out my eyes.
Well done Paul. I embarked on my first multiday hike in May from Glenfinnan to Inverie in Scotland. The Platypus looks great!, I used a pure clear filter on my trip. It was a great filter, but leaking was a problem.
Great video, as always. The only item of kit I shy away from recommending are 'shoes'. It is so personal, however zero drop shoes require a health warning.........I'd never recommend them, but if a walker has used them for months and years, fine. So many thru hikers on the AT had issues with them, not after 2-3 days, but 10-15 days. We all pack our fears to a degree, but whilst anyone can pack what they like, as they have to carry it, I'[d suggest for any longer hike (where you will feel the weight) you can reduce your clothing by 2/3rds
Welcome to check Finlands national parks. There's a hikers heaven here and would be nice to see some of it trough the eyes of foreigner. Looking for a large area with alot of paths maybe U.K.K ( National park next to Saariselkä named by our president Urho Kaleva Kekkonen). If you look for a more wild country and less people, most of northern National parks will have a wildernes area as well. Lemmenjoki would be my recommendation and it has also really good paths as well.
Hats: I just got an Outdoor Research Bugout in XL (62cm head) and it's perfect. Very lightweight, some ventilation, brim has structure and not flappy but also not super stiff, UPF 50+. Highly recommend. I also tried a Tilley and it was horrid in comparison. Rab seem to be doing a lot of "lifestyle" stuff recently, and also things with massive Rab logos on, so I have gone off them a bit. Also tried Darn Tough after seeing lots of good reviews, but honestly some of the worst socks I have owned: Bought 4 pairs and 3 of them started to get loose threads, fraying, bobbling almost immediately. Also very slippery so tended to rotate around my foot. I find Bridgedale, DeFeet, Smartwool to be better.
Lanshan 2 , have the 4 season and take it all day long cheap as chips , just needs seam sealing i just use just a tube of silicone i had left over mixed with white spirits, only 900g weight use your trekking poles ,can drop it down in high winds , lift it up in warm weather let air under it.🏕👍
'The Unsung Heroes of Hiking' could be a good video topic Paul, going through those little bits of kit (like the anti-chafe stick) that people don't tend to talk about - I'd definitely find it interesting!
Loved this, Paul. Id like to see you do more of these style videos- walk a multiday hike then discuss your gear afterwards. You have all the gear and know-how. The summer is still young so please do more! Great stuff
I enjoyed the series, very light packing nice. I have the Sea To Summit Ether light sleeping pad it’s a bit thicker than the one you have there so comfortable as i sleep on my side, it’s has a nice Rvalue and it’s 500 grams 😊 I have this same tent also in solid also it’s brilliant for hiking in cold Tasmania australia or nz South Island
I'm doing the Herriot Way in October with my border collie, really looking forward to it, not too much hill walking just p.enty of scenery...and pubs😂. I reckon you would enjoy that one Paul. Lone Peak 7's arrive tomorrow so all good 👍
Another, great video. I've had the Xmid since 2020 and think it's an excellent tent. I used it when walking the Two Moors Way last year. The walk across Dartmoor and Exmoor, coast to coast is a brilliant trail and worth adding to your list of possibles
A fantastic series, and it’s great to go through your kit afterwards to talk through what worked what didn’t but as you said had it not been warm or had you wild camped the kit would have changed accordingly. 👍
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I'd like you to give the West Highland way a go
Do it did a few months ago
Me too , I love these videos
You'll need to carry a lot of midgie repellent for that walk!
Doing it in two weeks myself! Wish me luck!
@@SoberadventurerI am about to do it in September, you got any tips?
Absolutely fantastic mini series Paul. It's been a joy to watch them and to see how much you genuinely enjoyed it yourself only added to that. Thanks.
Sensacional video de una corta subida y acampe para pernoctar! y remate con excelente desayuno inglés! Bravo! yo también lo disfruté
Great video. I'm going light...at 71 and a quadruple bypass 2 years ago, followed by 2 heart attacks 6 weeks ago. I have bought an X Mid2 which is about 1kg, as my son will be joining me.
Gran espíritu el tuyo! que lo puedas seguir dsifrutando muchos años más!
I did the Tour Du Mont Blanc this summer. Absolutely stunning walk, as far as scenery goes by far the best I’ve done.
What a gem of a youtube channel this is, i just found it and watched several of your videos. Great content! 😊
Hi Paul, would like to do the cumbria way looks amazing with plenty of pub stops.
1 way to test you is doing a few back to back 30 milers and doing the pennine way.
Thanks for sharing what worked and didn’t.
Skye trail, bit of everything there, beautiful 😊
I'll check it out in preparation for this coming Spring.
Great to see you in a happy place. Best kit review I've seen. Well done Paul and Andy
Fantastic. Thank you Paul for this one
No one talk much but Durston (X-Mid) cloned this tent from the Sierra Designs - High Route 🙂 Sierra Designs - High Route Was realised in 2016 and Xmid came out 2018. Sometimes reality not as you want, fact is a fact 😊
Thanks Paul for the serie and the debriefing 😊
Get out here to Cali check out the High Sierra Trail
Hi, thanks for your hard work, is there anywhere near barnsley to wild camp? Cant seem to find anywhere suitable locally.
Yes Paul zero drop / wide toe box are what our bodies were made for when footwear is needed- also trying barefoot shoes made a huge difference in my hiking- welcome to the club! Great post by the way- gaiters may be a good idea as I want to get some for my Altra shoes. Thanks for sharing! 👍🌿🍄🙏
Love the way you don't always buy premium kit. Decathlon in sheff is my go too.
Great vid thanks pal learnt a lot about different kit just taking up hiking so thanks
Excellent kit review and has given me some ideas for my next walking holiday. For another long distance walk perhaps The Ridgeway with Wiltshire man.
Paul ,I am impressed with the fact you completed a multiway backpacking trip and carried everything ,Well done .Please can we have more of these multiday trips on your site .
Good product reviews as well .
And I bet the exercise did you the world of good !!
Excellent video thank you
Best to d9 the west highway way in autumn or spring to avoid midges, hot weather & its less crowded, so you'll have better chance of camping spots, campsites, accommodation etc
These videos are sensational. Thanks for sharing with us Paul. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏕️🏞️🇬🇧🇧🇷
Get over to USA or Europe for some epic treks
Since you’re asking about a « better tent »
I would suggest a very similar but more ingenious one:
Tarptent Stratospire Lithium.
I chose this one because it perfectly suited my need regarding to
The Environments and climates I’m involved with when hiking.
(I’m in the Pyrenees mountains). So versatility is the main key !
Less condensation, max ventilation, heavy wind and rain protection
…it’s all there with some extras. 💡
So interesting to see other folks’ kit lists! Loved the whole walk Paul, please do more long distance walks - one of the coast to coasts perhaps. Thanks for the videos, so well filmed and you make amiable company. 👍🏻🙂
Could you do a video on all those little "unsung heroes that nobody talks about"? You had a lot of useful things in those bags that I would never have thought of.
I'm just venturing into this activity, thank you for these videos they are very informative.
Army trick, take more socks, find a stream, boots and socks off and soak feet, shrink them back and fresh socks, great way to feel like you have fresh feet. You have some amazing Kit...
It would be good to see you do a budget wild camp and hear your thoughts on how they compare to what you’ve come to use now.
Magic video Paul, you're a salve for the soul.
What does the cork ball do btw?
Good overview Paul ... thanks
Health and Happiness to you
I'm pretty impressed at how light everything was in the end with all of the extra bits and bobs you had. I guess having such a lightweight tent means you can afford to have more stuff overall. I just bought a 'lightweight' OEX tent and that's still about 2.5 kg and a 400 g sleeping pad. But considering my previous tent was 4.5 kg and the mattress 1.9 kg (plus about 0.8 kg for a foot pump), this is still a huge reduction). I don't use walking poles so I wouldn't save weight by also using them as tent poles.
I'm glad I believe I can trust what I think I understand that you displayed through your talent here.
You must be pretty much confident and experienced Outdoorsman. This makes my favorite equipment review. No joke I would copy you and buy everything you have shown but I'm not organized enough.
Those are nicely picked items 👍
Excellent viewing on all 4 vlogs! Recently up at Neaum Crag in May and Little Langdale last week so enjoyed the warm weather as well!
Packing the grass for later!😮😂
Seriously The Dales Highway would suit you Paul, an overlooked route and probably one of the best❤
Great series of vids Paul. Thanks for sharing.
Well done and great video Paul
Oh, this was so timely....thanks!
Lad if you like Lone Peaks you gotta try Topo I were a Altra wearer before trying Topo I'd not go back now still nice wide toe box and now do a zero drop version. Sole unit has far better grip and certainly more durable. Get some .
Will check them out. Thank you
Really enjoyed that paul thanks
Great video as usual Paul thank you
Excellent! Nice job mate 👌🏽👍🏻👍🏻😎
Paul it's great to see you going strong & only getting stronger, I'm glad to say I was watching you from the start... Even if stuff got in the way.
Keep trucking mucker 👍👍
For years, Altras have been the #1 selling shoes for Thru-Hikers here in the USA. Been wearing them for 10 years.VERY COMFY! Topo Athletic are similar and I wear both. :)
Thanks and kudos!
Thanks for the detailed item-by-item breakdown. You've got me thinking about my sleeping mat (Xtherm all year round) and my sleeping bags (PHD 500 300 and half-bag)
Have you ever considered, or tried, just taking 1 shortsleeve Merino top and 1 longsleeve Merino top? You don't need to wash them for a 5 days trip, in warm weather you hike in the short-sleeve and if you get cold you add the long-sleeve over it, or at night wear the long-sleeve and if cold layer the short-sleeve over?
I mention it as those 5-day type trips are just on that cusp where Merino can be about to become stinky but you can use 2 Merino tops to layer to temperature.
It means you're only carrying one of those tops and no washing of the tops. 2 wool tops is very warm, add a windproof over it's exceedingly warm.
For sun - a regular longer Buff works for me, for when sun is straight up (and strongest) I twist it and double it, before/after noon as sun goes to side I'll single-layer it and drape on the sun side. I used to use a cap, and indeed owned a Tilley, but I found a long Buff covers all situations.
Water - I'm currently trying the BeFree filter. Too early to comment on effectiveness but certainly is fast+light.
Happy to see you made use of food+pubs on the way, absolutely the best way given your calorie outputs the dehydrated meals can't replace, and so not a surprise your 350ml meths bottle not used. I still think meths for this trip is probably best just because there's so many cafe/shops/pubs meths is a backup and is lighter than gas but say a Vango 250ml or something smaller would probably sufficed.
Hope to cross your path out there, we missed each other by 2 weeks many of the routes you were I'd just done. Yes we got lucky with the weather..
Thanks again for the video, you got me thinking on a few of your items.
Superb video. Very impressed at how much went into the pack. Good to know some nice campsites along the way too. Thanks
Really enjoyed the walk and now the gearlist. You didn't mention your compass... 🔥🧨💪🏽🤠👍🏽🧨🔥
Great vid, very useful thanks. 👍
Fantastic gear introduction, really enjoyed this video! 👍👍 (Vicky)
Well done Paul, information much appreciated, thank you. 🍻👍👍👍
as always nice setup! have fun out there
Been following for a while. Great joined vids, enjoyed the journey, this was the epilogue we were all hoping for…. #lovethestash
Paul that was such an amazing series, you should definitely push yourself into these trips as often as possible and ad often as you like! got me through a couple bad days of sleep with this heat, some of your best content yet! Ash down in the south downs!
Love you just weighed it in the end, and all the gear setups youre creating would be awesome if you did that with the budget version or others. When you bring your own gear, its always interesting to se what you bring with you. Love you videos mate!
Hey Paul, definitely try the West Highland or Skye Trail
I do love my Durston 1P. I gave away my Fortius 2P and should take delivery of my Durstan 2P this week.
Thanks, Paul! Great trip and nice load out. I really enjoy your videos.
Diver normally use to time peices. A dive computor and a dive watch..
Coputor does loads or thing from tank preeures to depth logarithums. Dives made surface time and depth. Alonv with navigation.
Try the Lyke Wake walk.
Lands end to John o groats .would be one for the extremes ..God bless you and your family and happy camping 🏕 🙏 😊 lee
Nice gear recap. The series was great! Really enjoyed watching!
Great Paul and loved the honesty of your trip. Re hats; I was inspired by Hazy, using a fell running hat. I bought one by 'Buff'. Very lightweight, breathable, comfortable and kept the sun off my ginger noggin' and out my eyes.
Well done Paul. I embarked on my first multiday hike in May from Glenfinnan to Inverie in Scotland. The Platypus looks great!, I used a pure clear filter on my trip. It was a great filter, but leaking was a problem.
Great video, as always. The only item of kit I shy away from recommending are 'shoes'. It is so personal, however zero drop shoes require a health warning.........I'd never recommend them, but if a walker has used them for months and years, fine. So many thru hikers on the AT had issues with them, not after 2-3 days, but 10-15 days. We all pack our fears to a degree, but whilst anyone can pack what they like, as they have to carry it, I'[d suggest for any longer hike (where you will feel the weight) you can reduce your clothing by 2/3rds
Good video lots of good advice for us new campers thanks poul xx
Great end to this series of videos. I like your no-nonsense approach. I would love to see some more like this...
Welcome to check Finlands national parks. There's a hikers heaven here and would be nice to see some of it trough the eyes of foreigner. Looking for a large area with alot of paths maybe U.K.K ( National park next to Saariselkä named by our president Urho Kaleva Kekkonen). If you look for a more wild country and less people, most of northern National parks will have a wildernes area as well. Lemmenjoki would be my recommendation and it has also really good paths as well.
Hats: I just got an Outdoor Research Bugout in XL (62cm head) and it's perfect. Very lightweight, some ventilation, brim has structure and not flappy but also not super stiff, UPF 50+. Highly recommend. I also tried a Tilley and it was horrid in comparison. Rab seem to be doing a lot of "lifestyle" stuff recently, and also things with massive Rab logos on, so I have gone off them a bit. Also tried Darn Tough after seeing lots of good reviews, but honestly some of the worst socks I have owned: Bought 4 pairs and 3 of them started to get loose threads, fraying, bobbling almost immediately. Also very slippery so tended to rotate around my foot. I find Bridgedale, DeFeet, Smartwool to be better.
Lanshan 2 , have the 4 season and take it all day long cheap as chips , just needs seam sealing i just use just a tube of silicone i had left over mixed with white spirits, only 900g weight use your trekking poles ,can drop it down in high winds , lift it up in warm weather let air under it.🏕👍
Myself and my partner have just been exploring the zero drop shoe. Thank you for sharing these shoes...definitely going to invest in some. 👍👍👍
Great informative video Paul.
How about the Like Wake walk to Robin Hoods Bay?
Great videos Paul 👍 love to see you hike The Southdowns way one day !!
Useful video! Thanks!
Wish that body glide was available in my younger raving days, inner thigh chfafing was a night killer😂
As a side and belly sleeper I happen to have problems on that sleeping pad I’m afraid.
I've been using Lone Peaks for about 18 months on all sorts of terrain. Really like them. Enjoyed this series 6 thanks for sharing.
'The Unsung Heroes of Hiking' could be a good video topic Paul, going through those little bits of kit (like the anti-chafe stick) that people don't tend to talk about - I'd definitely find it interesting!
I have the larger version of the Aeros pillow and it's perfect. I sleep on my site and it's thick enough to keep my neck straight.
I was also thinking it would be nice to see you do the WHW 💫
This trip was really nice to watch, thanks 🙏
Great review on your kit, enjoyed all episodes of your adventure, also watch Andy's take on the journey to compare lol, 👍
"Don't tell Jo" (20mins in). She's got a bleedin' GPS tracker on you shopping already! Great vid again, Paul.
Loved this, Paul. Id like to see you do more of these style videos- walk a multiday hike then discuss your gear afterwards. You have all the gear and know-how. The summer is still young so please do more! Great stuff
Fantastic video!!
Loved the whole trip Paul. Always great advice and ideas. You were so lucky with the weather! Many thanks.
Great video as always. Really got me wanting to have a crack at this.
I enjoyed the series, very light packing nice. I have the Sea To Summit Ether light sleeping pad it’s a bit thicker than the one you have there so comfortable as i sleep on my side, it’s has a nice Rvalue and it’s 500 grams 😊 I have this same tent also in solid also it’s brilliant for hiking in cold Tasmania australia or nz South Island
Gritstone trail or the Herriott way are decent 3dayers
Great videos. How do you find your Sea To Summit Comfort Light sleeping pad in the tent - does it slip around?
I'm doing the Herriot Way in October with my border collie, really looking forward to it, not too much hill walking just p.enty of scenery...and pubs😂. I reckon you would enjoy that one Paul. Lone Peak 7's arrive tomorrow so all good 👍
Great kit choice Paul. You're getting good at this 😉🏴
Paul you are a cool dude and I’m so happy for you and the success of your channel. Cheers mate🥂🍻
Well done
Another, great video.
I've had the Xmid since 2020 and think it's an excellent tent. I used it when walking the Two Moors Way last year.
The walk across Dartmoor and Exmoor, coast to coast is a brilliant trail and worth adding to your list of possibles
Wish I was as cool as big Paul:) what a legend!!
A fantastic series, and it’s great to go through your kit afterwards to talk through what worked what didn’t but as you said had it not been warm or had you wild camped the kit would have changed accordingly. 👍