A hike on Dartmoor and wild camp on Belstone Tor.

A night out on Belstone Tor with my Chinook 1P. As I had to be in Devon I thought why not pop onto the moor while I'm at it. Had a bit of a walk round looking for pitches for future camps before settling in for the night. The temperature didn't drop below 8 degrees C all night - this just after a few nights of freezing weather!
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Equipment on this trip: (some of which I have had for years!)
Garmin InReach mini 2
Filming:
Gopro Hero 9
Gopro Mediamod
Rode Go ll wireless microphone.
Generic (ie cheap!) tripod/selfie stick from Amazon
Rucsac:
Osprey Exos 48
Tent:
Big Sky International Chinook 1P
Sleep systems:
Exped Flexmat XS
Nemo Tensor Regular Wide Insulated Sleeping Mat
Rab Ascent 900 sleeping bag
Flextail Pillow
Cooksets:
X-boil Alcohol stove
Soto Ne Riiver pot
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Nine Maidens Stone Circle
02:00 Winter Tor
05:35 Oke Tor
07:13 Higher Tor Boundary Stones
09:32 The Irishman's Wall
10:08 My Pitch
11:20 In the Tent
18:05 Visitors & Goodnight
20:25 Good Morning
23:34 Leaving the Pitch
24:21 The Walk Form!
25:08 Walking off the Moor

Пікірлер: 16

  • @jontron380
    @jontron3806 күн бұрын

    Always like a Dartmoor video. I had a walking pole disappear on Oke Tor one night, when I found it, on the other side of the rocks, it had bite marks in the handle, this i put down to Mr Fox 😁 my profile photo is on Oke Tor also. Keep hiking 👍

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    6 күн бұрын

    I've heard of one chap who had to chase down a fox dragging his backpack away! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. ATB, Roger

  • @Delgrey
    @Delgrey5 ай бұрын

    Nice to see you out and about and enjoying it even if it is wet and windy.

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    5 ай бұрын

    Hoping to get out more this year, especially after the awful weather we've been having keeping me in. Thanks for watching.

  • @trudytalbot
    @trudytalbot5 ай бұрын

    Another great video, really enjoyed watching. We love wild camping on Dartmoor and can highly recommend Belstone Railway Station cafe and the Mountain Bike cafe next to it, both do amazing full English breakfasts and there is safe, cheap overnight parking at the station too 😋

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    5 ай бұрын

    Confused me for a while there - I think you mean Okehampton Station? I'll check out both the parking and the breakfasts! Thanks for watching. ATB, Roger

  • @trudytalbot

    @trudytalbot

    5 ай бұрын

    My mistake, did mean to say Okehampton Railway Station. Hope you get to try the breakfasts sometime and many thanks for sharing your Dartmoor adventures, always a pleasure to watch. Kind regards, Trudy

  • @SetForAdventures
    @SetForAdventures5 ай бұрын

    A good one I’d say Rodger enjoyed following along mate 🤠👍 Good job you did a walk away 😉 Best regards Simon 🤠👍🏔️

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks Simon. I enjoyed that trip, so quiet and peaceful (apart from the night navigation bods). 😄 ATB, Roger

  • @devonwalking
    @devonwalking5 ай бұрын

    Brilliant thank you. The farm shop by Mole Avon does a great breakfast too and their sausage rolls are very good 😉. Must start being brave and go out in the winter next year, currently nursing a sprained ankle which is a pain but at least videos like yours brings lovely Dartmoor pictures to keep my spirits up 😊

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    5 ай бұрын

    Seems there's plenty of choice for breakfast then! Take care with the ankle. ATB, Roger

  • @BorderRambler
    @BorderRambler5 ай бұрын

    An enjoyable camp in positively balmy conditions , well much better what I had to endure last week 🥶 Tent looked solid and well guyed out . TFS atb Dave Ps get a hat without or remove the logo on that one 😂

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    5 ай бұрын

    Yeah, the hat! An "emergency buy" after I lost my Rab beanie on Dartmoor. The logo is woven in so can't be removed unfortunately, but it is comfy. Thanks for watching. ATB, Roger

  • @Scoutadelic
    @Scoutadelic5 ай бұрын

    So glad you went back, saw your mat go on camera and was "NO!" and then you thankfully located it. So what you're saying is to get some free stuff I've just gotta go after you to Dartmoor and I should get some decent kit haha Hope you're all ok

  • @thewanderingforester

    @thewanderingforester

    5 ай бұрын

    Yeah, looks that way. Maybe I should do a "how not to lose your stuff" course somewhere.

  • @Scoutadelic

    @Scoutadelic

    5 ай бұрын

    @@thewanderingforester to celebrate 1,000 subscribers :D