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hi all
im wondering if i should get bradley out of his bed and head up the higlands to camp for a night the pros are that we could do a long walk through a nice valley and look at the stars tonight while tending the open fire and drinking wine. i could take my telescope and we could have roast potatoes stuck in the fire.
the cons are that it might pour down tonight and we might be stuck in the tent all night. theres a 40 per cent chance of rain. what would you do?

mad

I'll go with you, and I hope it rains!  :D

Go for it

Id go all day long.

Nothing better than a lovly trek and a few glasses of wine under the stars and some marsh mallows on the fire..

And there is just something about being in a tent with a CD player on low and listening to the rain on the roof of your tent.

What ya waiting for girl? get that man out of bed and get ya walking boots on......

And have a lovely time.

Jim.

i better take my 6 person tent then as it might start getting a bit crowded. maybe if it rains we could play poker  ;)

yes, im getting him up right now. thanks all. just the motivation i need

mad

Thanks Mad, I Think i might take a trip up to dartmoor now

Its lovely down here today!!

enjoy it jim. my news is bad. bradley 'cant be bothered' going camping. ive just got him up right enough so ill try again in 10 mins. why are some men so lazy????????

Im sure RED is available if your're in need of some company :)up

I would go for it, Mad.  There is a 60% chance that it will stay dry.  Have a nice time

Perhaps that's just coz hes just got up, get some food in him and ask him again.

Sounds like an A++ plan.

Ive been losing 60/40s for the last four weeks, I owuld have to stay at home.

and I dont think that Bradley's camp at all  - not that there's anything wrong with being camp

I don't like beasties and bugs so its a triumphant NO from me.

I am definately not a fan of the outdoors, furthest I will venture is to the back garden with a case of beer, but as the gardens not south facing there ain't much sun, so its kinda parky!

anyway I have a party to go to.

We've WON the League AGAIN - Fly the Flag, Fly the Flag.

I'm only going for a party, I'm only going for a party!!!

Sounds like a wonderful idea Mad   :)up have fun  ;)

go for it mad and i'll meet the 2 of you for a pint in a local pub after i get knocked out the freeroll on ladbrookes for the PM seat

LOL ;goodvevil;

mad,load the car and then just make a wee trail of heineken out to the car,before he knows it he will be setting up the tent.

well just back and bathed after a nights wild camping in glen etive, the most beautiful valley i know. the heiniken trick worked kev.  :)up It was great fun! wild weather for most of the time with plenty of dry times lol..

ive attached some photos and would encourage you to visit. only dont do what some other folk have done and leave litter and mess. the basic principle of wild camping is leave the place as if youve never been there. the shot of the tent has our salvaged wood for the fire. i dragged the huge branch a mile and the pine branch all by myself. the effort was worth it. you can see brads ikea bag with his gathered wood. the fire got off to a roaring start and went out to the embers 3 times and eventually beat us. at least it lasted some of the night.

the only question i have now is do i spark open my bottle of leffe or is it too early?

mad

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If it's cold enough, it's not too early.

That looks like an absolutely Beautiful place Mad..

glad to see ya had a nice time.

Take only photographs, leave only footprints!

stunning pics, thanks mad

jim

did you go to dartmoor? yes its a wonderful place. we were on the beach just feet away from the water. it will take me 24hrs to thaw out :)

mad

nice 1 jim. better than breathing city air and as you say its free. you dont happen to know what height above sea level dartmoor is on do you? i think rannoch moor is the highest in scotland at 1200 feet. i might visit dartmoor one day and i also fancy rendlesham wood. anyone been there to camp?

mad

i dug holes and lived in them on dartmoor

so what was it like ironside? were you soaking through all the time? id like to do some adventure stuff but maybe not as exteme as in the forces. would you do it again?

Mad, Its 620m above sea level,


Iron yeah still used alot for military Excersise, I live about 8 miles from there and got planes/helicopters going over all the time, Also the sound of gun fire is kinda scary

jim

do they warn you to stay clear if the forces are there? i wouldnt like to trek onto war games :O

mad

last time i was there it was middle on january -5c and snowing but i was that hot i dug the hole topless

Yeah They have red flag zones and signs up all over the place,

But if ya blind then you may come into harm as its not really fenced off :D

whats your keep warm secrets then?

another great bunch of pics mad,i thought you stole them from post cards until i spotted the axe!so you own an axe mad?not seen brad about lately?it could be very easy to lose someone up there if you know what i mean!! :D

yes kev i own an axe. you cant chop wood without one:) that axe is about 40 years old with some rust and loose fittings.
 brad decided to stay up there and says he might never come back :):)

on a sad note, on the way back, we walked about 1/5th of thw way up ben more. there were loads of raf  and mountain rescue. a man has gone missing. i think it was yesterday. i hope they find him

yeah hope they find him,they say the weather can change really quick up there and if he's alone that makes it harder again.

Sounds like a great idea. Havent been camping in years!

I am glad you had a good time.   I know that area really well, Mad.   It is a fantastic place first thing on a Summers morning, the mist coming down off the hills and the bright sky fighting to shine through.

I liked the pics. 

Great photos Mad. 

The only problem with the campsite was that the road should be about ten miles further away!  Ditch the axe and anything else that weighs more than 2 ounces (except for an ice axe) and see how much further you can get........I trust you did climb one or two of those wee hills?

I think I will add Glen Etive to the itinerary for the 'Walk around The Highlands' that I'm planning.  It looks wonderful.  Any more recommendations for places that have to be included?

Anyone have any tips for fending off the dreaded Scottish midgie that is trained to eat Sassenachs alive?  Is wearing a skirt really the only answer?  I know Kev likes wearing these things, but I might meet someone I know......

How would you pronounce Glen Etive.  I always had this discussion with a guy I used to work with.  He said that 'Etive' is pronounced as in the word 'Feet'.  However I think it should be pronounced as in the word 'Set'. 

12bar, that isnt really a road you can see, its a single lane dirt track, wich ends about 200 meters up to the left, its a 10 mile very slow drive from the main road,very isolated,i would reccomend skye also, the drive from glen garry to skye is trully amazing,and the cullins(red and black) are awsome!!

mad the easy way to keep warm is to keep moving and to keep working diging a trench keeps the whole body warm

Cool, Mad.  Everytime we discussed the Highlands at luchtime and this topic came up. We could never agree.  I pronounce it as you do, as in 'set'.

12bar

try this for climbing http://www.scottishclimbs.com/

this for walking http://walking.visitscotland.com/walks/?view=Type&walk=hill

ive not climbed any of those wee hills but did the walk through glen etive to glencoe. it was good but very wet again! lol

fantastic scenery ;)  u always take good piccys :)

its the camera mel, but thanks

mad

Mad, we were going to go camping this week as the kids were off, but the weather stopped us. It's been bad all week and cold - and with 3 weans, we need to watch what we are doing. Glad you had a great time, though and the views always make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Wow, what wonderful pictures. Thanks Mad.

My Retirement Plan included a 6 month tour right round the coast of Scotland, just me, a dog & a camper van. The rather strange road that poker has taken me down has delayed the Tour, but these pics reminded me of why I gotta do it.

It remains on the Wish List, unticked.

I'm afraid there was a report in the paper today that a man's body had been found, after a climber didn't report in on Saturday.

very sad news indeed rod. hope his family are coping :(

JUst seen the pics Mad .... breathtaking ..... i can see why you wanted to go camping  :)