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Happy Summer Solstice
So it's the longest day of the year and I thought it would be a really good day to do my first mountain bivvy camp
So that's what I've come up here for this evening and it's a beautiful evening
as well It's been really really warm all day and it properly feels like summer now
This is my camping spot where I'll be staying in my bivvy tonight and I'll show you what I've brought in my bag
So I have my mug coke and the reason I have coke is because I have a little bit of rum in it
And then my stove and I finally bought a clip-on fan what are they called
Windshield I was going to say windbreak but it's a
windshield So I've got my stove and my windshield
My drone is in there I might pick it up a bit later
I've got my little bag of odds and ends
My meal is ready to eat
This is my bivvy so it's the Outdoor Research Helium Bivvy
And this will be the first night that I'll be using it so I'm excited to give it a try
This is my sleeping mat I've
got my coat in the front
pocket there And then in here I have my sleeping bag and my pillow
So that's pretty much everything I've got with me for the night
I do have some bits and bobs in here in this top zip pocket
as well I've got a first aid kit and some toiletries in there
I have a spoon
I've got my bug net to wear over my head if the midges
come out later And I've also got my candle lantern
Although I'm not sure if I'll be able to use it because I usually
hang it from my tent I might be able to perch it on a rock maybe
But I'll deal with that later if I need it
All my things are here I'll just show you
Inside I've got my Therm-a-Rest NeoAir X Therm sleeping mats
And I've got my Sea to Summer I think this is an AC2 or AC3 sleeping bag which I normally use for summer
So hopefully it's warm enough tonight
And then I've just got my pillow
which is from Decathlon And it
looks quite roomy in there actually Very cosy
I'm glad I got one with a hoop because I think I would have felt a bit suffocated without it
I don't know if you can see these on camera
but the midges are out They are everywhere
So I might actually get into the tent just for some respite from these midges because they are crazy
I've got my net so when I start cooking I'll put my net on but right now the wind has died down so I'm going in
The midges have gone a little but there's still some flying around
I think this might be my new favorite way of camping on a mountain
This is perfect for me because I'm still
outside enjoying the outdoors and feeling connected to nature But I am cosy and warm in here
And I know I've only been in it for about 15 minutes but it's cozy
Tonight's menu includes tuna pasta bake a meal that's ready to eat so we'll see how it goes
All of these that I have bought recently have been really tasty so I'm hoping this will be just as
good So we're going to get that on the go
I collected this water from the lake I'm not going to bother to filter it for
what I'm using it for because it's only to heat the meal up inside the pot
So I don't need it to be filtered
or clean I just need it to boil
We had one time when we walked all the way
up a mountain to the top And were going to have a lovely camp
And we set up the tent and got everything ready All the
sleeping bags in the tent
Everything ready to cook our food
And guess who forgot the lighter It was
me And I didn't ever live that down so
I always bring a backup lighter I'm pleasantly
surprised at how warm it still is
I honestly thought that as soon as the sun went behind
the mountain it was going to be absolutely freezing But it's still quite warm
Which is good for me
I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank all the subscribers who have supported me over the past year
It's actually been over a year now since I started this
channel And I'm amazed by how it's grown to be honest
I'm able to connect and speak to people I would never have been able to before
And recently it's also expanded internationally
So I've got quite a few subscribers from all over the world
So thank you for watching and hello
In my last video I did put the closed captions on in English
And then auto-translated it to several different languages
So hopefully they turned out okay and you can understand the captions
It's auto-translated so I'm not sure how close it is to what I'm actually saying
But I thought it was best to at least try Let me know if
it sounds totally ridiculous and doesn't make any sense
So if you're wondering what rum I'm drinking it 's
a Welsh rum and it's called Witches Something
I'll put the name on the screen so you can all see it
But it's a local Welsh rum and it's very very good
I don't drink it often but I like it for camping because it does give you that warm feeling
I was going to bring a beer with me tonight but I thought I might as well have a rum and coke
I don't know what's going on this evening but I don't know if you can see this
But the midges are back
I honestly thought they were gone for the night
I do have my net so I could put
that on But I want
to eat my food without a net over my face It does look very very nice
Another midge is biting me Good morning It
is quarter past
five and I set my alarm this morning to wake up for sunrise And it was a beautiful one
I felt warm all night and stayed dry even though there was a lot of
dew on the outside of my bivvy It's nice and warm and dry inside
I've just made myself a cup of tea
I'm just going to sit here and enjoy the sunrise