I only recently found your channel but i love watching your videos. Beautiful hike and i'm really impressed Otto can walk so far with his little legs 😀
Thanks for giving us a glimpse of these German landscapes, Elli. The stream cascade was beautiful. Scary cliffs, tho. That was one of the quickest fire lights I've seen - you were right up there with the pros. You've now got a lot to live up to next time! 😂 Firemaple have a good reputation - I love the idea of a wood stove.
Thank you so much for following along, really glad that you liked the video :) Hahaha, I honestly was soooo surprised to and speechless. I did do it before, but years ago and because it rained so much the days before, I wasn't expecting that I would be successful this quickly 😅
Very cool! I have been using esbit for the last 30 years I have their triangular stove the fits together like this stove. If I want long heat or just a nice little fire it works nicely. The esbit tablets burn in any weather And great if you just to tired to have a fire just light and go. Also is ultralight and a bit more environmental than a canister. 93 grams folds flat. You cook great meals!! Awesome job with the fire! Thanks for sharing. Trail on!🐕🥾
Thank you so much for sharing, that's so interesting! I never thought of switching to esbit altogether as I thought it would be harder to find than gas? What's your experience? Is it easy to find on trail? Thank you for following along :)
An entertaining video Elli. Castle, waterfall and Winter landscape spectacular. I would recommend some burn gel for your first aid, something I learnt the hard way cooking outdoors 😂 🔥 To start a fire, I’ve used lint from a tumble dryer or fat wood 🪵 (made from pine trees that contain a high concentration of natural resin - sap is concentrated to create an all-natural, 100% organic, chemical-free fire starter. You can often find it in lower dead Pine branches). You can also buy Fat Wood in sticks. Lightweight and burn hot, very useful on cold damp days. The fun is trying new things (mal was Neues probieren 🤔) Otto was very patience whilst you cooked 👍🏻 Take care.
Thank you so much for the feedback and sharing your experience! What do you use the burn gel for? As a fire starter? And how to you keep/store it? I also had lint with me in case I wouldn't have been successful with the bark 😅 I think it was something similar to fat wood on the inside of one of my pine branches because it burned so well and was really rich in resin :) Thank you for following along!
It’s alway good to have a couple of alternative ways of starting a fire Elli, especially in rotten weather. Back ups in everything are always important. Burn gel is a cooling gel in case you catch your hand on the hot stove, hot water, pots or open fire. You can get them in sachets for first aid kits. I know ‘clean’ water is advisable but not always at hand immediately when needed.
The newer generation stoves are much lighter!!! Otto is so well behaved. I wonder if you are editing out his misdeeds?? I tried one of those twig stoves probably 10 years ago. I believe it was an MSR. It was made of stainless steel and almost two pounds for the whole kit, I sold it to bushcraft friend who just loved it. I live in California and these types of stoves (alcohol too) are banned most of the year or in some places all year. Forest fires are a thing here. Love your videos ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing :) No, I actually don't have to edit out anything of Otto. As we're out a lot, he knows when we're at "camp" and just rests. He could of course roam around if he wanted to, but he was just enjoying a bit of a rest (and also he's way too interested when there's food around 😅). I definitely wouldn't to this in summer either as the risk would be too high and fires are often times banned here too in summer. Thank you so much for following along :)
Beautiful Hike! Love watching you and Otto going for hikes. Surprised to find out that you live in my area. I will definitely try this hike with my doggy next weekend :]
Wonderful way to spend your and Otto’s day Ms Elli😃 Always enjoy how you take the time to give some info about the area and sites your in Those old castle ruins fascinate me, every time you show one I try to envision life as it was when they were occupied🤔 Pretty neat lil stove, been seeing a lot of that type around now The cost of fuel is going thru the roof and with a tad bit of gathering the wood, free fuel Barring no burn conditions tho Dinner looked scrumptious 😋 Was that a fire tower lookout up above you? I kept thinking that would be an incredible cabin❤️ Thank you again Ms Elli Till next time, take care and keep safe👍🏻🙏🏻😃☺️
Thank you so much for following along and your kind words! Always so nice to read your comments :) Yes, the stove definitely has its pro's, expecially in a wooded area where it's so easy to collect fuel! But yes, wouldn't use in summer or very dry conditions as the risk would be too high and it's not allowed in some areas. It's not a fire lookout but some sort of "hide" thing (don't know how you would call that in English) that are used by hunters.... But since it's not hunting season now I knew there wouldn't be someone around :)
Thank your as well Ms Elli☺️ I absolutely love following along with your adventures. I kinda thought it was a raised hunting blind🤔 They are pretty common in a lot of the states over here. Still cannot get over how beautiful the woods and trails are there, so clean and well kept. Never see any litter or trash as you do here. Definitely a beautiful land you have for home. Hoping you and Otto have a fantastic day and see you on your upcoming hike😃 Take care, keep safe, give Otto a head scratch for me and see ya then👍🏻🙏🏻😃☺️
Wood stoves are great and birch bark is the ultimate fire starter. I was impressed by your skill, but Otto looked distinctly unimpressed at the moment the flame appeared. I have several different woodstoves, my favourite being a little gassifier that is my regular car camping stove. Not much heavier than a gas cannister, but a bit big and bulky for bike or rucksack. I recently acquired a smaller version of the design you are using, it is a cheap, no name Chinese titanium one that is much lighter than yours and works really well when tested at home, though I have yet to try it in the wild. The main downside is that assembling and taking it apart is fiddly and and very dirty - handling the ash and soot really dries my skin, too. Water for washing is almost always rationed while camping and needing to carry extra hand cream adds ounces. I would love a Firebox Nano that assembles itself with a quick shake, but they are really expensive, especially the titanium version. I don't use gas, preferring alchohol, either in my Trangia or an ultralight homemade pop can stove. As you said, the type of trip decides the stove. I like to have a backup plan, so small titanium wood stove that can hold an alchohol stove is a big winner in my opinion.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Yes, I think you're absolutely right. Having something that can be used for either wood or alcohol or even solid fuel tablets is great for a lot of trips. I actually never used an alcohol stove before - but I think I'll have to try it out too some time! Thank your for following along :)
Hi Ellie and Otto. We enjoyed the video as always, so thanks. We were intruiged by your comments about using the stove for longer hikes and the person you met who used his on his LEJOG. Surely in both cases, there's a lot of wild camping involved and a wood fire = smoke = smells which cannt be helpful for wild/stealth camping...... Any comments??
Thank you so much for the feedback and for following along :) I don't know how he did it, but he wild camped all across England on his LEJoG and didn't have any problem apparently. It's not that big of a fire though (he had a lot smaller fire than I had here because he had much more experience using the right amount of wood) and if the wood isn't damp or wet, I think there wouldn't be a lot of smoke. In my case here, the smoke would have been visible for maybe 300m max, but I'm always wild camping far away from any houses/villages, so I think that would work easily. In Germany, there are a lot of open fire places along trails where you're allowed to make a fire. So I would probably use these to cook and then pitch a few metres away hidden in the woodlands....
Yes@@ellihikes, same as in Switzerland - lots of official places to grill at the Grillplatz where there is even chopped wood ready to use as I'm sure you know - and in lots of places the grill is set up too..... very civilised!!!
Lovely to see you Elli and Otto out and about in such a beautiful interesting area around the area you both live . Such a fan of hiking in Germany so many places and adventures there. Great info over your new stove really enjoyed this video and the castle. Take care both 🌷
Thank you so much, Chris! It's so interesting how we tend to not really see the beauty around us when it's something that we're used to. But doing more hikes over the winter in my local area has made me appreciate a lot more :) Thank you for following along!
@@ellihikes that's so true, we in the Netherlands go everywhere on the bike as you know , but what I have noticed is this . In a car you hardly notice or see anything, on the bike you see things more and appreciate it but when you walk or hike in the area you live it's unbelievable how much you see, notice or come across things you didn't know was there 👍 . Take care Elli and Otto 🌷
What a lovelly walk in the woods.🌲🌳🌲The Castle was very impressive on top of the rock with that beautiful view over the valley. You and Otto are very good in making a cosy campsite. Here in Norway we got very strict rules about open fires during parts of the year but this clever little stove I suppose is rather safe to use. Always a joy to follow your many adventures. Otto must have the best of times. Take care🌷
Thank you so much for following along and your kind words :) The castle was stunning, can't believe that I didn't hike there sooner :) I definitely wouldn't to this in summer either as the risk would be too high (though probably a bit safer than an open fire) and fires are often times banned here too in summer/only allowed in specific areas. Thank you for your support :)
Lovely video. You looked like a professional fire lighter lol. I did chuckle thinking about using it in Australia with bush fires and it getting out of hand. I like the concept and keeping warm, but too much work for me. I do like how it goes flat so could include it as well. My favourite, has to be the non stick frying pan as mine (Trangia) is not. Keep up the good work. x PS. Where's Otto's piece of sausage? Lol
I don't fancy the wood stove - too much faff! Also I found cooking over wood left a lot of soot on the pot. But I use a Firemaple 1L cooking pot with built-in heat-exchanger and it is great. A good value brand.
Thank you so much for sharing :) Yes, definitely a bit more "to do" than with other cooking system. But I think it would be great for shorter trips or when I get to camp early just to sit around the fire for a bit :)
Lovely area to walk in, Elli! Hills, rivers, castles, woodland - what more could anyone want? I was especially interested in this video as I have been thinking about getting a wood stove for some time. Not only for camping trips but also for using at home if we have a power cut. I don't know if it was the stove itself or the lovely meal you cooked on it (I'm sure I could smell it) that made me decide but anyway I've ordered one. Thank you for the discount code, it did work. Can't wait to to try it - hasn't arrived yet - but maybe I'll use it at home first to get used to it. Regarding weight, so long as you are fairly sure you will be able to pick up dry wood for it on the trail, I would think that the wood stove itself is lighter than a gas burner and gas cylinder together? Depending on the size of cylinder of course, though. Per gram of fuel, the gas will contain more energy than wood, but then, on a short trip anyway, you will probably be carrying a lot more gas than you are likely to use, so that is "wasted weight". Unless you take a nearly empty cylinder and risk running out. Thank you for a lovely video and for providing me with the impetus to decide to get a wood stove. And for the demonstration of how to use a firestick. I've got one but I don't trust it enough not to take some matches as well. I'll give it another go now!
Aww, thank you so much for the kind words and support! Really happy that you've enjoyed the video. Yes, I think you're right that it could actually save some weight if you're hiking somewhere where it's easy to find wood (which is basically everywhere in Germany for example). The wood stove would be the same weight as the smallest gas canister and my gas stove. And as opposed to the gas stove, you can use it as often as you'd like and not run out of fuel. True, carrying a bigger canister is often times some dead weight.... I definitely want to take the stove to Scotland with me in March to challenge myself and see how it works on trail :)
@@ellihikes Yes, there's plenty of wood in Scotland too! But not everywhere so may need to carry a bit of wood. Or maybe a small bottle of alcohol and a small tin as a burner for emergencies? Then you could use a drop of alcohol to help get the wood burning anyway if it is a bit damp. Scotland in March! Is this the official announcement of your next trip??! Or maybe you mentioned it previously and I missed it. Can be cold - I was in Perthshire last March and it snowed. And the year before in March and it snowed then too, quite a lot. Although both times were the first week in March and it warmed up quite quickly afterwards. And no, I wasn't in a tent, we had central heating.😉
Hahaha, true - I think I didn’t mention yet that I’m going to be hiking in Scotland :) it’s toward the end of March, so I hope it won’t be that cold but will still be prepared for everything :) can’t wait to go back!!
@@ellihikesCan't wait to see where in Scotland you are going this time! Can't be the TGO Challenge as that's not until May, but I've always thought that would be a great hike to do. Anyway, you have over 2000 followers now who will be trying to guess your next project - keep us in suspense until you are on the trail! Does Otto have a down jacket?😉
@nickwinter991 you're great in guessing, I'm also doing the TGOC in May, without Otto though as dogs are not allowed. I'm so excited for it and I'm doing some hikes before, with Otto of course :)) Re the down jacket: No, Otto has a fleece jacket and a synthetic blanket/topquilt....
Super impressive. You're right, it's as a mini campfire for 1 or 2 nights, it's ideal
Thank you so much :) I really love it, been using it regularly (when weight in my pack is not an issue 😅)
Hello , lovely woodland .I'm so happy to see you and Otto. Thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you so much, that's very kind :)
Another fun video, Elli! "...a short hike of 10 miles"? You put me to shame! That stove worked REALLY well - lots of heat. Tschüß from Colorado, USA!
Thank you so much for following along :) Yes, it really worked so well, really looking forward using it on my next trips :)
Simply gorgeous ambient, shots and composition are phenomenal!
Thank you so much :)
I only recently found your channel but i love watching your videos.
Beautiful hike and i'm really impressed Otto can walk so far with his little legs 😀
Aww, thank you so much! So great that you found your way to the channel :) Otto is just the best companion, he's always ready to hike 🥰🥰
Thanks for giving us a glimpse of these German landscapes, Elli. The stream cascade was beautiful. Scary cliffs, tho.
That was one of the quickest fire lights I've seen - you were right up there with the pros. You've now got a lot to live up to next time! 😂
Firemaple have a good reputation - I love the idea of a wood stove.
Thank you so much for following along, really glad that you liked the video :) Hahaha, I honestly was soooo surprised to and speechless. I did do it before, but years ago and because it rained so much the days before, I wasn't expecting that I would be successful this quickly 😅
Hello Elli and Otto
More beautiful views and the castle looked amazing.
Well done on lighting the fire 🔥 you did a great job 👍
Take care 😋✌️
Thank you so much for following along and the kind words, that means so much!
Very cool! I have been using esbit for the last 30 years I have their triangular stove the fits together like this stove. If I want long heat or just a nice little fire it works nicely. The esbit tablets burn in any weather And great if you just to tired to have a fire just light and go. Also is ultralight and a bit more environmental than a canister. 93 grams folds flat. You cook great meals!!
Awesome job with the fire!
Thanks for sharing.
Trail on!🐕🥾
Thank you so much for sharing, that's so interesting! I never thought of switching to esbit altogether as I thought it would be harder to find than gas? What's your experience? Is it easy to find on trail? Thank you for following along :)
An entertaining video Elli. Castle, waterfall and Winter landscape spectacular. I would recommend some burn gel for your first aid, something I learnt the hard way cooking outdoors 😂 🔥
To start a fire, I’ve used lint from a tumble dryer or fat wood 🪵 (made from pine trees that contain a high concentration of natural resin - sap is concentrated to create an all-natural, 100% organic, chemical-free fire starter. You can often find it in lower dead Pine branches). You can also buy Fat Wood in sticks. Lightweight and burn hot, very useful on cold damp days. The fun is trying new things (mal was Neues probieren 🤔) Otto was very patience whilst you cooked 👍🏻 Take care.
Thank you so much for the feedback and sharing your experience! What do you use the burn gel for? As a fire starter? And how to you keep/store it? I also had lint with me in case I wouldn't have been successful with the bark 😅 I think it was something similar to fat wood on the inside of one of my pine branches because it burned so well and was really rich in resin :) Thank you for following along!
It’s alway good to have a couple of alternative ways of starting a fire Elli, especially in rotten weather. Back ups in everything are always important.
Burn gel is a cooling gel in case you catch your hand on the hot stove, hot water, pots or open fire. You can get them in sachets for first aid kits. I know ‘clean’ water is advisable but not always at hand immediately when needed.
1) yay no bears! 2) nice flannel. Never thought about fashion in these types of videos.
😅😅 Thank you :)
The newer generation stoves are much lighter!!!
Otto is so well behaved. I wonder if you are editing out his misdeeds??
I tried one of those twig stoves probably 10 years ago. I believe it was an MSR. It was made of stainless steel and almost two pounds for the whole kit, I sold it to bushcraft friend who just loved it.
I live in California and these types of stoves (alcohol too) are banned most of the year or in some places all year. Forest fires are a thing here. Love your videos ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing :) No, I actually don't have to edit out anything of Otto. As we're out a lot, he knows when we're at "camp" and just rests. He could of course roam around if he wanted to, but he was just enjoying a bit of a rest (and also he's way too interested when there's food around 😅). I definitely wouldn't to this in summer either as the risk would be too high and fires are often times banned here too in summer. Thank you so much for following along :)
Great job! You made it look easy. I see a second channel coming....Elli Bushcrafts 😊
😅😅 thank you so much!! I think I was lucky, I didn't think it would light that quickly as my scout days are long gone and I didn't do it in years 😅
very enjoyable video 😊
Thank you very much for your continued support, I'm so grateful :)
Beautiful Hike! Love watching you and Otto going for hikes. Surprised to find out that you live in my area. I will definitely try this hike with my doggy next weekend :]
No way - small world!! So you're also in the Stuttgart area? Thank you so much for the kind words! It's a lovely walk for sure :)
@@ellihikes Yup Stuttgart :]
Wonderful way to spend your and Otto’s day Ms Elli😃
Always enjoy how you take the time to give some info about the area and sites your in
Those old castle ruins fascinate me, every time you show one I try to envision life as it was when they were occupied🤔
Pretty neat lil stove, been seeing a lot of that type around now
The cost of fuel is going thru the roof and with a tad bit of gathering the wood, free fuel
Barring no burn conditions tho
Dinner looked scrumptious 😋
Was that a fire tower lookout up above you?
I kept thinking that would be an incredible cabin❤️
Thank you again Ms Elli
Till next time, take care and keep safe👍🏻🙏🏻😃☺️
Thank you so much for following along and your kind words! Always so nice to read your comments :) Yes, the stove definitely has its pro's, expecially in a wooded area where it's so easy to collect fuel! But yes, wouldn't use in summer or very dry conditions as the risk would be too high and it's not allowed in some areas. It's not a fire lookout but some sort of "hide" thing (don't know how you would call that in English) that are used by hunters.... But since it's not hunting season now I knew there wouldn't be someone around :)
Thank your as well Ms Elli☺️
I absolutely love following along with your adventures.
I kinda thought it was a raised hunting blind🤔
They are pretty common in a lot of the states over here.
Still cannot get over how beautiful the woods and trails are there, so clean and well kept.
Never see any litter or trash as you do here.
Definitely a beautiful land you have for home.
Hoping you and Otto have a fantastic day and see you on your upcoming hike😃
Take care, keep safe, give Otto a head scratch for me and see ya then👍🏻🙏🏻😃☺️
Wood stoves are great and birch bark is the ultimate fire starter. I was impressed by your skill, but Otto looked distinctly unimpressed at the moment the flame appeared.
I have several different woodstoves, my favourite being a little gassifier that is my regular car camping stove. Not much heavier than a gas cannister, but a bit big and bulky for bike or rucksack. I recently acquired a smaller version of the design you are using, it is a cheap, no name Chinese titanium one that is much lighter than yours and works really well when tested at home, though I have yet to try it in the wild. The main downside is that assembling and taking it apart is fiddly and and very dirty - handling the ash and soot really dries my skin, too. Water for washing is almost always rationed while camping and needing to carry extra hand cream adds ounces. I would love a Firebox Nano that assembles itself with a quick shake, but they are really expensive, especially the titanium version. I don't use gas, preferring alchohol, either in my Trangia or an ultralight homemade pop can stove. As you said, the type of trip decides the stove. I like to have a backup plan, so small titanium wood stove that can hold an alchohol stove is a big winner in my opinion.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Yes, I think you're absolutely right. Having something that can be used for either wood or alcohol or even solid fuel tablets is great for a lot of trips. I actually never used an alcohol stove before - but I think I'll have to try it out too some time! Thank your for following along :)
Hi Ellie and Otto.
We enjoyed the video as always, so thanks.
We were intruiged by your comments about using the stove for longer hikes and the person you met who used his on his LEJOG.
Surely in both cases, there's a lot of wild camping involved and a wood fire = smoke = smells which cannt be helpful for wild/stealth camping......
Any comments??
Thank you so much for the feedback and for following along :) I don't know how he did it, but he wild camped all across England on his LEJoG and didn't have any problem apparently. It's not that big of a fire though (he had a lot smaller fire than I had here because he had much more experience using the right amount of wood) and if the wood isn't damp or wet, I think there wouldn't be a lot of smoke. In my case here, the smoke would have been visible for maybe 300m max, but I'm always wild camping far away from any houses/villages, so I think that would work easily. In Germany, there are a lot of open fire places along trails where you're allowed to make a fire. So I would probably use these to cook and then pitch a few metres away hidden in the woodlands....
Yes@@ellihikes, same as in Switzerland - lots of official places to grill at the Grillplatz where there is even chopped wood ready to use as I'm sure you know - and in lots of places the grill is set up too..... very civilised!!!
Lovely to see you Elli and Otto out and about in such a beautiful interesting area around the area you both live . Such a fan of hiking in Germany so many places and adventures there. Great info over your new stove really enjoyed this video and the castle. Take care both 🌷
Thank you so much, Chris! It's so interesting how we tend to not really see the beauty around us when it's something that we're used to. But doing more hikes over the winter in my local area has made me appreciate a lot more :) Thank you for following along!
@@ellihikes that's so true, we in the Netherlands go everywhere on the bike as you know , but what I have noticed is this . In a car you hardly notice or see anything, on the bike you see things more and appreciate it but when you walk or hike in the area you live it's unbelievable how much you see, notice or come across things you didn't know was there 👍 . Take care Elli and Otto 🌷
What a lovelly walk in the woods.🌲🌳🌲The Castle was very impressive on top of the rock with that beautiful view over the valley. You and Otto are very good in making a cosy campsite. Here in Norway we got very strict rules about open fires during parts of the year but this clever little stove I suppose is rather safe to use. Always a joy to follow your many adventures. Otto must have the best of times. Take care🌷
Thank you so much for following along and your kind words :) The castle was stunning, can't believe that I didn't hike there sooner :) I definitely wouldn't to this in summer either as the risk would be too high (though probably a bit safer than an open fire) and fires are often times banned here too in summer/only allowed in specific areas. Thank you for your support :)
Lovely video. You looked like a professional fire lighter lol. I did chuckle thinking about using it in Australia with bush fires and it getting out of hand. I like the concept and keeping warm, but too much work for me. I do like how it goes flat so could include it as well. My favourite, has to be the non stick frying pan as mine (Trangia) is not. Keep up the good work. x PS. Where's Otto's piece of sausage? Lol
Thank you so much :) yes, it's definitely a bit more work but it's also nice to just sit and look into the fire 😊🥰
I don't fancy the wood stove - too much faff! Also I found cooking over wood left a lot of soot on the pot. But I use a Firemaple 1L cooking pot with built-in heat-exchanger and it is great. A good value brand.
Thank you so much for sharing :) Yes, definitely a bit more "to do" than with other cooking system. But I think it would be great for shorter trips or when I get to camp early just to sit around the fire for a bit :)
Lovely area to walk in, Elli! Hills, rivers, castles, woodland - what more could anyone want?
I was especially interested in this video as I have been thinking about getting a wood stove for some time. Not only for camping trips but also for using at home if we have a power cut. I don't know if it was the stove itself or the lovely meal you cooked on it (I'm sure I could smell it) that made me decide but anyway I've ordered one. Thank you for the discount code, it did work. Can't wait to to try it - hasn't arrived yet - but maybe I'll use it at home first to get used to it.
Regarding weight, so long as you are fairly sure you will be able to pick up dry wood for it on the trail, I would think that the wood stove itself is lighter than a gas burner and gas cylinder together? Depending on the size of cylinder of course, though.
Per gram of fuel, the gas will contain more energy than wood, but then, on a short trip anyway, you will probably be carrying a lot more gas than you are likely to use, so that is "wasted weight". Unless you take a nearly empty cylinder and risk running out.
Thank you for a lovely video and for providing me with the impetus to decide to get a wood stove. And for the demonstration of how to use a firestick. I've got one but I don't trust it enough not to take some matches as well. I'll give it another go now!
Aww, thank you so much for the kind words and support! Really happy that you've enjoyed the video. Yes, I think you're right that it could actually save some weight if you're hiking somewhere where it's easy to find wood (which is basically everywhere in Germany for example). The wood stove would be the same weight as the smallest gas canister and my gas stove. And as opposed to the gas stove, you can use it as often as you'd like and not run out of fuel. True, carrying a bigger canister is often times some dead weight.... I definitely want to take the stove to Scotland with me in March to challenge myself and see how it works on trail :)
@@ellihikes Yes, there's plenty of wood in Scotland too! But not everywhere so may need to carry a bit of wood. Or maybe a small bottle of alcohol and a small tin as a burner for emergencies? Then you could use a drop of alcohol to help get the wood burning anyway if it is a bit damp.
Scotland in March! Is this the official announcement of your next trip??! Or maybe you mentioned it previously and I missed it. Can be cold - I was in Perthshire last March and it snowed. And the year before in March and it snowed then too, quite a lot. Although both times were the first week in March and it warmed up quite quickly afterwards. And no, I wasn't in a tent, we had central heating.😉
Hahaha, true - I think I didn’t mention yet that I’m going to be hiking in Scotland :) it’s toward the end of March, so I hope it won’t be that cold but will still be prepared for everything :) can’t wait to go back!!
@@ellihikesCan't wait to see where in Scotland you are going this time! Can't be the TGO Challenge as that's not until May, but I've always thought that would be a great hike to do. Anyway, you have over 2000 followers now who will be trying to guess your next project - keep us in suspense until you are on the trail! Does Otto have a down jacket?😉
@nickwinter991 you're great in guessing, I'm also doing the TGOC in May, without Otto though as dogs are not allowed. I'm so excited for it and I'm doing some hikes before, with Otto of course :)) Re the down jacket: No, Otto has a fleece jacket and a synthetic blanket/topquilt....