Thanks Richard for taking us with you to Arran - appreciated! Well done on a small but important point - at a water point do all your water related chores (hydrating, recharging containers, cooking - and not forgetting a personal wash and brush up) then the water carry (and weight) to camp is much more limited - think like a Bedouin Arab - you wouldn't leave the Oasis for the Desert without (first) taking care of all your water needs! Allow me to suggest in windy cold conditions - it's well worth protecting your extremities - mountain cap hat, Buff neck gaitor, gloves; at night add in extra warm sleep socks, and perhaps even a super light bivvy sack (e.g. hunka from Alpkit or special forces from Snugpak) to keep the warm air layer in your quilt from being blown away (yes - even within your tent) on a (very) windy night. If at all possible pitch in a sheltered spot out of the wind! Loving your adventures - keep up the good work!
Hi Richard. I really enjoyed your video. Arran is a place i have been to a few times now. I'm off again this Friday or Saturday for a 1 or 2 night wild camp. Thanks for posting.
Hi Richard what was your take on the Gramxpert quilt. I like the look of them but wondering about whether to go for the 233 or 267 version. You mentioned you were a but cold in this video but I guess that could be down to the sleeping mat also.
Overall I like it. It doesn’t pack down that well but it’s more convenient because I’m not as worried about it getting damp. I find mine warm enough apart from the feet
Thanks David. I've only used them for 100 miles up to now, and so far I've only experienced dry conditions in them so I think it's too early to form an opinion on them. I will give my thoughts on the trail runners and boots choice when I've experienced a variety of conditions in them
Hey Richard, great video and the place looks absolutely amazing!You mentioned you were a little cold on some nights, any idea on what was the temperature outside?Also, some equipment questions: What camera did you use to film this and were you ever worried the tent wouldn't hold up to the winds?
Hey Diego, thank you. Some of the nights were definitely below freezing during some nights, but I don't carry a thermometer so I can only look up the weather forecast for the temperature. My filming equipment is in the description and finally I'm pretty confident in the Lanshan as I've had it in pretty windy conditions in the Pentlands before :)
Definitely not blaming the tent, think it was more down to the conditions (5 hours where the dew point crossed the temperature). Would've taken impressive venting to not have condensation issues on that night as there wasn't any wind either
@@RichardCheng temperature changes are always problematic for tents, you need a Goretex tent or a canvas tent to deal with this kind of problem effectively.... The Lanshan tent is really awesome for the price and weight!
Yea got that from your second vid, would have liked to have seen some vids of inside caves, especially of house cave, saw your friend heading towards it, but thank you like your vids.
Excellent channel ... thanks Richard. Cheers from Cornwall.
Thank you Paul, very kind of you
Many thanks for a fine channel .. extremely well presented.
Great vid and lots of good info. Looking at doing this trial in June. 👍
Thanks, good luck with your hike mate
Thanks Richard for taking us with you to Arran - appreciated! Well done on a small but important point - at a water point do all your water related chores (hydrating, recharging containers, cooking - and not forgetting a personal wash and brush up) then the water carry (and weight) to camp is much more limited - think like a Bedouin Arab - you wouldn't leave the Oasis for the Desert without (first) taking care of all your water needs! Allow me to suggest in windy cold conditions - it's well worth protecting your extremities - mountain cap hat, Buff neck gaitor, gloves; at night add in extra warm sleep socks, and perhaps even a super light bivvy sack (e.g. hunka from Alpkit or special forces from Snugpak) to keep the warm air layer in your quilt from being blown away (yes - even within your tent) on a (very) windy night. If at all possible pitch in a sheltered spot out of the wind! Loving your adventures - keep up the good work!
The Steve, some very useful tips that I’ll definitely keep in mind in the future!
Hi Richard. I really enjoyed your video. Arran is a place i have been to a few times now. I'm off again this Friday or Saturday for a 1 or 2 night wild camp.
Thanks for posting.
Cheers Benny. Enjoy your camping on Arran, terrific place
Looking forward to some more great videos from you this year Richard. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Gary, I have a couple more trips planned in 2019 and looking forward to sharing them
Awesome have a good trip! Incredibly timely as i'm setting off next month so really looking forward to following along.
Thanks Daniel, hope you enjoy the trail!
Great work. The internet needz more
Thanks Fyris 😄😄
Looks amazing just done the west highland way so will look at this next year
It's a lot more wild than the West Highland Way!
Hi Richard what was your take on the Gramxpert quilt. I like the look of them but wondering about whether to go for the 233 or 267 version. You mentioned you were a but cold in this video but I guess that could be down to the sleeping mat also.
Overall I like it. It doesn’t pack down that well but it’s more convenient because I’m not as worried about it getting damp. I find mine warm enough apart from the feet
Nice one 👍
Thanks Jodz
sub'd few wks back. raw video, impressive, !!!
Thanks Maikal for the kind words
Thank you. I am enjoying your vids. Thoughts please on your experience of using trail shoes over boots.
Thanks David. I've only used them for 100 miles up to now, and so far I've only experienced dry conditions in them so I think it's too early to form an opinion on them. I will give my thoughts on the trail runners and boots choice when I've experienced a variety of conditions in them
Hey Richard, great video and the place looks absolutely amazing!You mentioned you were a little cold on some nights, any idea on what was the temperature outside?Also, some equipment questions: What camera did you use to film this and were you ever worried the tent wouldn't hold up to the winds?
Hey Diego, thank you. Some of the nights were definitely below freezing during some nights, but I don't carry a thermometer so I can only look up the weather forecast for the temperature. My filming equipment is in the description and finally I'm pretty confident in the Lanshan as I've had it in pretty windy conditions in the Pentlands before :)
Looked interesting at the end there! I've had a few like that. What is this magical 680g tripod you have???
Thanks DW. I have a Cullmann Neomax 260 amzn.to/2vhaxNb
There's a review in the pipeline :)
Hello Richard, how was the condensation in the Lanshan? Glad to see that you still use it.
For this section it was fine, had some issues in part 2 though when it was very frosty
@@RichardCheng a lot of high price tents got this problem too, so i think its still a good tent
Definitely not blaming the tent, think it was more down to the conditions (5 hours where the dew point crossed the temperature). Would've taken impressive venting to not have condensation issues on that night as there wasn't any wind either
@@RichardCheng temperature changes are always problematic for tents, you need a Goretex tent or a canvas tent to deal with this kind of problem effectively.... The Lanshan tent is really awesome for the price and weight!
Did you not take in any of the caves or look in the old bothy ..
Hi John, we did, and even more in the Southern half of Arran
Yea got that from your second vid, would have liked to have seen some vids of inside caves, especially of house cave, saw your friend heading towards it, but thank you like your vids.
Looks in Scotland with humidity it's better to have a synthetic sleeping bag
Yes it definitely is, it removes worries about down getting wet
What time of year was this Richard ??
Hi Ewan, this was in April
Looks lovely
It was a good time to go. Decent amount of sunlight, not too cold, but most importantly no midges!
@@RichardCheng yes. The flies and midgies are a big problem. I would include holy isle on my round trip