I'm camping at an old quarry near Hexham in the North East of England. I rarely get the time to go camping with work commitments so booking the best possible campsite is more important than ever.
Harlow Hill, wildwithconsent.com/site/harl... is nestled in a natural pine woodland in an ancient sandstone quarry, the site is sheltered and secluded.
Up top are gorgeous views of the surrounding countryside. Inside the quarry you'll find a large fire ring (and 2 old wooden chairs, nice touch!) and you're surrounded by trees and the outcrops of the quarry.
It's a very peaceful campsite with many Hares scurrying around and the odd pheasant flapping about.
I hit lucky on the weather, it wasn't too windy and warm during the day, only getting a bit chilly towards midnight, when the mist started to roll in.
While my mini adventures are only for 1 night I could happily spend a few days chilling out here and there's plenty of walks too if you don't want to stay at camp for the duration.
Hope you're all fit and well and enjoy the video, thanks for watching and maybe I'll see you next time!
DIY ROOF TENT UPDATE
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I've removed it and won't be putting it back on the vehicle. Bottom line it was not good enough. While the project was a surprising success in many ways it was also pointless being attached to something that did not tick the boxes of my high standards. It was fractionally too small and had too much condensation build up. It was also getting some water ingress over time that was causing the tent material to become prone to mould.
I'll chalk that project up to a massive learning experience :)
I may invest in a roof tent in the future, maybe the iKamper Mini or the Alu-cab LT50 or perhaps something else that is yet to be released that will be compatible with the limitations of a Jimny.
CHANNEL UPDATE
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My plan to make regular videos did not come to fruition. Real work must come before hobbies and side projects so I'm sticking with my original plan and the reason for starting the channel in the first place. Which was to make videos to be able to look back on when I'm old.
For now that seems like the only way to be able to enjoying having a KZfaq channel. Once you start treating it like a business the fun vanishes. You can't make content you want to make or how you want to make it and will end up following trends and appealing to algorithms.
You may notice I'm getting back to how I made my videos originally. A lot slower paced and less editing. In this day and age of low attention spans they are likely to be a less popular and that's fine with me.
ETSY STORE
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I run a small handmade leather craft store on Etsy making custom Jimny and Defender accessories www.etsy.com/uk/shop/GeordieJ...
WEBSITE & BLOG
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There are dozens of articles on the Jimny mods and camping with one.
geordiejimny.com
INSTAGRAM
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/ geordiejimny
KIT LIST
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geordiejimny.com/kit-list
POWER STATION
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Thank you to ECOFLOW for sending the Portable Power Station. More power in a smaller size than I had previously to power my fridge, charge batteries, lighting and more.
They've given me a discount code "Geordie05" uk.ecoflow.com/?aff=177
(For transparency the channel would earn a commission if you buy through the link)
CHANNEL FRIENDS
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I'm NOT SPONSORED by any company however I do have a few companies that I like to highlight that I have worked with. I like their kit and services. More over I like the people running the businesses so any small contribution I can make to help others discover them I'm delighted to do so.
[Fieldtrip Adventure Supplies]
They make the stackable, stainless steel cups and also hire 4x4 campers for UK adventures www.fieldtripsupplies.com
[Wild With Consent]
Discover the best private isolated campsite in the UK. This video is set in Harlow Hill, in the North East of England. wildwithconsent.com/locations
[JimnyStyle]
The Molle window and tailgate storage products I designed are manufactured and sold here jimnystyle.com/search?type=pr...
CAMERA & MIC
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Sony A7C & Rode VideoMic Pro+
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