Battling wind and rain on a cold solo wild camp in the Peak District, Kinder Scout, Wool Packs

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Join me on a cold, wet and windy 13 mile hike in the Peak District, followed by a wild camp at the Wool Packs on Kinder Scout. I also try out the Waymark Embr 60 litre backpack for the first time and we take a little look at the features of this backpack.
The hike started at Hathersage, although I was supposed to catch the train to Edale and do a much shorter hike. However the trains weren't running that day, so I had to do it all on foot instead. This wasn't a problem as I took my time walking along the River Derwent, up Win Hill and then onto Kinder Scout.
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Location:
Kinder Scout, The Peak District, Derbyshire, UK
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Below is some of the gear I use on my hiking and wild camping trips:
Tents:
ZPacks Duplex
Durston X-Mid 2
Stone Glacier Skyscraper
Sleeping Pads:
Sea To Summit Etherlight XT Extreme Sleeping Pad
Big Agnes Zoom UL Insulated
Sleeping Bags:
Enlightened Equipment Enigma 850FP 20F Down Quilt
Cumulus Panyam 600
Sierra Designs Cloud 800F 35
RAB Ascent 900 Sleeping Bag
Pillows:
Trekology Aluft Plus
Granite Gear Pillow Sack
Sea to Summit Aeros Premium Pillow
Backpacks:
Waymark Embr
Exped 45 Lightning
Sierra Designs Flex Capacitor 25-40l
Storage:
Wild Sky Gear Packing Cells
Granite Gear Pillow Sack
Clothing:
Altra Lone Peak 6
Rab Men's Flux Pants
Rab Men's Ascendor Alpine Softshell Pants
Rab Men's Downpour Eco Waterproof Pants
Decathlon Forclaz MT100 Down Jacket
Decathlon Forclaz MT500 Mountain Trekking Down Jacket
Decathlon Quechua MH150 Waterproof Jacket
Food & Water:
X-Boil Alcohol Stove
JetBoil MiniMo Stove
Sea to Summit Alpha Light Alloy Long Handled Spork
Primula Brew Buddy Portable Pour Over, Reusable Fine Mesh Filter
Sawyer Squeeze Water Filter
CNOC Outdoors Vecto 2L Water Container
SOTO Field Hopper Pop-up Table
Tech:
Anker Power Bank, PowerCore 26800mAh
Electric Air Pump Max Pump 2 Pro
DJI Action 3
DJI Pocket 2 Creator Combo
Garmin inReach Mini 2
Boompod Zero Speaker
EWA Travel Case Packed, A106 Pro Wireless Mini Bluetooth Speaker
Montbell Crushable Lantern Shade
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0:00 Introduction
02:43 Hike to Kinder Scout
05:14 Setting up camp at the Wool Packs
08:29 A look at my gear and some tent talk
17:00 The next morning
19:25 Was I cold in the night?
22:19 Problems with the Jetboil
23:45 Big Agnes Zoom UL negatives
24:28 Packing up camp
25:38 Waymark Embr first look

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@SoloSarahBX 8 ай бұрын

Awesome looking tent! ⛺️ 💪🏻

@garethtaylor1258 8 ай бұрын

That pop up table looks ace, the Swiss army of tables. Great video 🏕️

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks matie and yeah, that table is great. Dead chuffed with it.

@RogerByrne 8 ай бұрын

I have an unhealthy gear obsession too, following along 🙌

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Ha ha, don't we all. I try convincing myself its healthy, but my bank balance very much disagrees. Thanks so much for watching, commenting and subscribing Roger.

@JurassicRambler 8 ай бұрын

Another great video Mark.. love the beer choice :-) Paul

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Ha ha, thanks so much Paul. Glad you enjoyed and approved the alcoholic beverages on display. 😁

@thewildcampolians 8 ай бұрын

Any channel with a Genesis album pun in it gets my subscription. Plus I'm a wild camper so whats not to love. 17KG sounds about what I end up carrying around Dartmoor. Looks like the Trekology hiking poles that I'm using as well. Great video mate.

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Ha ha, you're only the second person to get that reference. Clearly a fellow music lover. No matter how hard I try I can't seem to get my bag lower than 17kg...must be all the beer. 😬 I've just got those trekking poles. I actually have a set of expensive Lekki poles also, but they are too big to attach to my tent vestibules to add strength. I plan on doing a video comparing the two at some point, as I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with them. Are these expensive poles really worth the money. 🤷🏼 Thanks so much for watching, commenting and subscribing mate.

@paulhicklin1318 8 ай бұрын

Just subscribed, really enjoyed your video 👌

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Paul, that really means a lot. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for subscribing.

@RobertStringer-bv1yw 7 ай бұрын

Top vid bud👍👍

@trickofthetrail 7 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Robert. Glad you enjoyed it mate, it means a lot.

@PaulandaPack 8 ай бұрын

This is a great video mate. The editing that's gone into this is fantastic, really good job fella. With your sleep system, I was always told to let your bag or quilt do the work - ie - sleep almost naked. I always use a liner, whether it's a light silk liner or a sea to summit reactor of some description. The coldest night that I ever had on trail - I was wearing all my down gear in bed! Really great video though fella, you film details that I really couldn't be bothered with, and it's great to see - keep it up!

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much mate. Means a lot. Wish I could get the channel to gain more traction, it just seems to struggle to get views and subs. 🤷 I enjoy it regardless though. I remember you telling me about sleeping in the buff in the bag. I'll give that a go next time, maybe just put my base layers on. I guess I'm just nervous doing that because I do sleep cold. Will try next time out for sure though. Thanks again matie.

@SoloSarahBX 8 ай бұрын

2:30 in and I already love this vid…great music and filming and well what can I say, Kinder in the Peaks, perfection 😍 thanks for your effort in sharing with us ☺️

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Ah, thanks so much Sarah, that means a lot. I hope you enjoyed the rest of the video. Yeah, the Stone Glacier is a cracking tent. Seen me through some tough conditions. She might get another run out in Wales this coming weekend. The weather is looking a bit grizzly though.

@SoloSarahBX 8 ай бұрын

@@trickofthetrail I enjoyed the whole video thanks for your efforts to record 😊 you also get my Vote…’She’ must have a name 😍⛺️she’s a tank like my Hillary Hilleberg 🤣

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

@@SoloSarahBX 😂 I'll have to think up a name for her then. I'll ponder that whilst I'm out and about in Wales at the weekend.

@SoloSarahBX 8 ай бұрын

@@trickofthetrail ohhhh the suspense, I’m glad I have given you something to think about amongst all of the other finery that you will see in beautiful Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, enjoy your trip! Sarah

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Sarah.

@otf.outdoors 8 ай бұрын

Spot on mate, some good new gear there, I love using quilts, but I’ve now put it away and got the bag out, as you said when you’re turning during night you will feel the cold through gaps, the pad looks a bit of a faff deflating without a dedicated exit hole, but the big Agnes pads are really comfy to sleep on👌, love the look of the new pack too, looks like you can get a ton of stuff in it, looks solid and well made too, great camp mate, atb Mick 👍

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. Yeah, I might have to put the quilt away now and go back to the sleeping bag. Which is a shame as it's so much nicer than a bag. The Big Agnes is a super comfy pad, but does have some flaws. I don't think it lives up to its R rating and the deflation is a bit of a pain. I think it will be my go to pad for warmer conditions, but I'm hoping to get my hands on the new Nemo Tensor Extreme soon. Hopefully that should keep me nice a toasty. The EMBR seems great so far. I'm hoping it'll do me well on over the coming years. Thanks so much for watching and commenting Mick.

@HikerBobOfficial 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant camp mate, I wonder if I will get to solo camping anytime soon! You always male me laugh pal things always breaking 🤣 ... we should get out into the peaks soon

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks mate. I know...I'm a right walking disaster area. Well, I'm heading out this Saturday, either the Peaks or the Berwyns, probably the Peaks as the weather looks nicer. You're more than welcome to join me pal. If I go to the Peaks I plan on heading up to Kinder Scout. If not, then yeah, we'll get something else sorted for sure. 👍🏻

@twiggyescapes 8 ай бұрын

Good to see a vid from u Mark... Great spot there u had, think I'll go there too. Think it's probably both the quilt and the pad making u cold. I don't use the quilt if it's under around 8 degrees, I have a similar sea to summit pad to yours.. Don't use that under about the same temp The xtherme is the only pad I use in the cold and you're not going to like it...... A sleeping bag..... Great vid thanks enjoyed it. 👍

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Mick. Yeah, you are probably right about the quilt pad combo. I'm going to give the quilt another chance in cold conditions and then if it's still not keeping me warm, I'll go back to my sleeping bag. I'm hoping to get my hands on the new Nemo Tensor Extreme soon, which has an 8.5 R rating, so that should do the trick.

@the_wonderful_grey 8 ай бұрын

Another nice one, Mark. Anything you need a STS minibiner to do can be done by an ITW Grimloc; 40lb hold strength, 1" webbing slot for mounting to straps or MOLLE. Never had one break or fail in 10 years. Tactical Kit has them locally.

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Will, glad you enjoyed it. Awesome tip about the ITW Grimloc. I've just checked them out and I'll be purchasing a couple of those for sure. Fed up of those flimsy Sea to Summit ones. Thanks mate. 👍🏼

@paulstubbs1843 8 ай бұрын

I reckon if you’d put the foil mat over your sea to summit mat you would probably have been warmer 🤔 if not so comfortable lol 🤷‍♂️

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Ha ha, yeah maybe, I didn't even consider that. I think I'll just take a warmer pad next time. 😆

@ramblebob1 8 ай бұрын

shame it was cold, would have been a perfect night otherwise.

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Was still great fun mate, even though I was a tad cold in the night.

@StuMc_ 8 ай бұрын

Great Vid as always, I dont really watch non UK backpackers, but I do wonder if they also bring beer and give reviews like so many of the UK folk :) you arent a UK wild camping youtuber withought the beer it seems :) you mention you were thinking of taking your x-mid, can I ask, what conditions are the tipping point for switching it out?

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

Hey, thanks Stu. Ha ha, I watch a few US backpackers and no, they don't really do beer like us Brits. I think adding an extra kilo or two in beer would be a bit alien to them. 😆 Beer and wild camping in the UK does appear to be synonymous. Well, the conditions in the video would have been fine for the X-Mid, but I would be nervous taking it out in high winds, especially in exposed areas like I was camped in. Although I've not tested it in 25-30 mph gusts, I think it would handle them okay, but I don't think I'd have a very comfortable night. I know my Skyscraper is up for the job, so would feel much safer. If the forecast said 30mph + gusts, I probably wouldn't take the X-Mid. Having said that, I do want to push the limits of it one day, but I'll only do that in a safer environment. Somewhere I can get back down to the car easily if things took a turn. Kinder Scout isn't really the place for that. Cheers so much for watching and commenting mate. 👍🏼

@mrwilliamstravels 8 ай бұрын

how on earth were you cold in your down panties? - nice video though, really well shot and edited

@trickofthetrail 8 ай бұрын

It's cold in England. Not like you pampered expats sunning it in Portugal. You wouldn't know what cold is!! Thanks for the compliment on the video and the rest of the rubbish comment.