Hiking the Skye Trail with Maximus Ironthumper & Wild Camping along the Way!

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Ай бұрын

Off on an adventure - Max & I head into the Scottish Highlands. :D
Finally made the journey to the Isle of Skye and got onto the Skye Trail.
Scotland is beautiful and I hope to see more of the Highlands.
check out Max's channel 😁
🔸 / @maximusironthumper
Maximus' Isle of Skye film here
🔸 • Hiking the Skye Trail ...
#skyetrail #skye #thruhike #scotland #isleofskye #travel #wildcamping #adventure
Hiking the Skye Trail with Maximus Ironthumper

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@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Max's version here 😊▶️ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qaiFYNKUr5mVnIU.htmlsi=fL0DjVaEyy8fqt5t

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Off on an adventure - Max & I head into the Scottish Highlands. :D Finally made the journey to the Isle of Skye and got onto the Skye Trail. Scotland is beautiful and I hope to see more of the Highlands. #skyetrail #skye #thruhike #scotland #isleofskye #travel #wildcamping #adventure Hiking the Skye Trail with Maximus Ironthumper

@danjones9999 24 күн бұрын

I’m here from Max’s channel - nice to hear some more words from you on your own channel!

@KeiteiVentures 18 күн бұрын

Thanks for coming and checking out my video ✨

@rossG1221 28 күн бұрын

Excellent video Keitei, such beautiful shots of the stunning scenery, thank you. ..and, as another commenter said, good to see Maximus getting in his bi-annual scrubbing. I came here from his channel.

@KeiteiVentures 24 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching :) yep Max took a dip too, very refreshing after a day's hike.

@martinjustice Ай бұрын

A well crafted video and I really enjoyed the eclectic soundtrack. Good to see Max having his second bath of the year whether he wanted it or not. Good effort all round. If Maxs' feet are as bad as mine some handcrafted boots from Merrifields of London SE22 8DY will sort it right out. Be well.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for stopping by and checking out the video. Max made it despite his sore feet which are slowly adapting to his new hiking regime :)

@blacksquirrel4008 Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking us along. You both make great videos and I look forward to watching Max’s.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you, me too :)

@junkettarp8942 Ай бұрын

Where so glad you got a friend to share with....You look happy.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you 😊 me too

@landscape7734 Ай бұрын

So nice ! And besides the nature views, I like the tent life …. this is how trekking Looks like!

@willsmith7475 Ай бұрын

you're both heroes, the lavvu tent looks beautiful in the landscape 🏕. The camp food and the cakes towards the end looked very tasty 🍲🫖

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, it was a great adventure :) The Lavvu tent is amazing and allowed for a decent nights sleep at the end of each day.

@kevinoakes1171 Ай бұрын

Wow !, what a great video !. I came here from Max’s channel. That place looks stunning. I’m very happy to see that Max completed the trail, 80 miles is no cakewalk !, and with homemade gear too !!. He does seem to fit into the landscape very well though, he just needs a sword and a Viking helmet 😂😂😂.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Max is super well and his tent kept us dry throughout the hike. He is looking quite viking-esk 🤔 😁

@ervinslens Ай бұрын

Gorgeous work my friend, fantastic scenery and ambience! You did such a brilliant work here! Bravo 🏔️

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching and saying :)

@Paulholio69 Ай бұрын

Looks great. I’m dead jealous

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching :)

@simonmercer9530 29 күн бұрын

I found out about you from watching Max. Great trip amazing achievement well done nice work

@KeiteiVentures 25 күн бұрын

Thank you for checking out my video :)

@Squarepeg57 Ай бұрын

Great trip! You probably went past my house on the way up to Skye. I moved up to the Highlands in ‘22. I love it up here! The people are great and it’s so damn beautiful! Winter is my favourite time as it’s so quiet and peaceful. That said, it’s easy to avoid the tourists. If you stay away from the main spots there’s pretty much no one there! (Which is how I like it!). I’ve been watching Maxs channel for years and really admire his attitude and skills, however, for big hikes you really need to make him get some decent gear and especially quality boots!! Best wishes from Glenmoriston.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Scotland is amazing, really want to come back and do more hikes. The remoteness is great 😁 love that you only have to leave the tourist trails to find a bit of solitude. Max is working on his gear, after this hike he knows what he needs for next time 👍

@druid201 Ай бұрын

The Isle of Skye is something else, beautiful!. Well done guys. Thanks as always for your great vlogs. 8 )

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

You're welcome, thank you for stopping by ☺️ The Isle of Skye is stunning !

@junkettarp8942 Ай бұрын

Hi Keitei....Great to see another blockbuster video.....glad you keeping yourself well fed and supplied.......Love and Peace to you.....Enjoy.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Cheers Junkettarp 😀

@desboast1948 Ай бұрын

That was a great video, really enjoyed watching. Thanks for sharing 👍

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching :)

@AndyCallaway Ай бұрын

Looks like a great hike.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

It was great :D

@dandandan389 Ай бұрын

Amazing scenery although i have to say the video has made me crave cake!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Hahah :D You and me both!

@remog38 Ай бұрын

A beautiful video Katie thanks so much .

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! 😀

@anthonywestwood8489 Ай бұрын

Big thanks for uploading. I found the topography really awe-inspiring! Plus, through watching your video, I also learnt something new about Max’s Polish Lavvu poncho tent. I saw it featured in the Bushcraft Show 2024, and it looks like you can get an additional bottom skirt which turns it into a bell tent with sides. It certainly looks like you both had a fantastic adventure together!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Cheers Anthony, thank you for watching 😁 The lavvu is a great tent, it kept us dry and is a solid shelter against the wind.

@sallyfolkes2650 Ай бұрын

Brilliant.😊

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you ☺️

@thepiratecats801 Ай бұрын

Lovely video, thanks for the inspiration.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!:)

@peterjohncooper 29 күн бұрын

I came here from Max's Channel. Wonderful to see the adventure from another point of view. Thank you so much for taking the trouble and congratulations for the achievement.

@KeiteiVentures 29 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching my video :) Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did making it. ✨😊🏕️

@Mookiethedog Ай бұрын

Yo Keitei this was great. The scenery is amazing. Living in forest its so different seeing for miles/kms and enjoying the views. Kudos on the barefoot and for both of you "enjoying" the water. Seemed chilly! You both are very accepting of the rainy weather too. Awesome!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching Mookie, glad you enjoyed it. :) Yes, as Skye is very windy, there are so few trees and it was quite odd to be in such an open space with no trees for miles. The sea dips were very...refreshing... hahah

@gberish602 Ай бұрын

Hi Keitei, Great to see you back out again, I was beginning to think you had settled down to a normal life. Looking at all that food spread out, you mentioned weighing it, reminded me of a previous trip when you spoke of tearing pages out of the trail book to save weight😀. I see the trusted plumbing joint is still holding the tent up. You mentioned phone boxes now converted to defibrillators and bookswaps, that's progress for you. I notice Max likes his military mug and stove, completely indestructible. Shame about all the plastic on the beach. Didn't spot a film date but you still have bluebells. Is Max as big a fan of cake 🎂 as you are? Well done for the beach clean! Cheers Graham

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Hahaha, would like to avoid a normal life :) Yep, the plumbing joint did a fine job of keeping the tent upright and us dry. We hiked the trail in mid May, I think plants and flowers bloom later in Scotland as it's slower to warm up. In Yorkshire the bluebells had been out for a few weeks already. Max has more of a savory tooth than a sweet tooth - think I eat enough cake for the both of us :D Hope you're keeping well Graham :)

@ronniemanuel6287 Ай бұрын

That was a really awesome video! And although I don't know him personally, that seems like a really good bloke you are hiking with - I hope that he can keep up 😊

@brotherkith Ай бұрын

He has a great KZfaq channel too!

@brotherkith Ай бұрын

Good to see that the phone is still there since I was there over fifty years ago!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching :) Max is very kind, thoughtful and a great hiking partner :)

@ThyCorylus Ай бұрын

Warmed the cockles of my heart seeing you guys on Skye. It's a special place I reckon, particularly in the hard to reach spots. Also, my lady wife is very jealous of the white choc digestives. We can't get them here!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

We agree! Skye is an amazing place, the remote hiking spots were lovely :) Aw no, they are quite new here, so hopefully they will be available where you are soon!

@HootMaRoot Ай бұрын

A bothy was actually a house/hut they would make alcohol in and they would be hidden away, but many non gaelic speaker use that name as that traditional name is harder to pronounce. Airigh pronounced sort of like ah-thee is the traditional name for them. And I only learned that after my grandparents gave me hell when I said I spent the week in a bothy. And I am originally from the western Isles

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Ah I see :) that makes sense as to their remoteness. It must have been fun spending a week in a bothy :)

@HootMaRoot Ай бұрын

@@KeiteiVentures I have grown up round them many lochs have them near if there is no roads. And while I don't have a quad to fix them up I do have friends and family that go out with wood and tin to fix them

@bbwoolfy Ай бұрын

Bothan (boh-han) is the origin of the word bothy. But àirigh is another term. Let's face it, all homes in the highlands were places where alcohol was made! 😉

@Jaqaroo Ай бұрын

That was great! I really like the video style, those moving still images, each one striking. Reminds me of the Elliot Bristow "Road Dreams" style. Beautiful and dream-like.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Wow, thanks, that's awesome to hear - glad you enjoyed it too :)

@scotbotvideos Ай бұрын

Lovely, wee adventure, Keitei. Particularly, love your filming style and narration. That canvas tarp/tent looked a right PITA weight-wise, though.

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! :) It was a great venture. The Lavvu tent is heavy at 3kg :o but does shut out the light when you want to get an early bed.

@casto- Ай бұрын

I was starting to think you must have been on a big walk as you’ve been quiet for a couple of weeks 😆. Looked like a lovely hike even with the rain 😖. Last walk I did was in Austria looking in clear mountain water and 19c in march! Glad Max survived… guess he made it back again?!? (Can just see him curled up rocking gently after trying to keep with your massive strides😬)

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Have been super busy :P and yep, away on a big walk. The Isle of Skye is super lovely - would recommend if you like Scotland, I'll definitely be going back. Clear mountain water in Austria sounds perfect even with 19c - amazing temperature for March. Yep, Max made it back :) he did well and enjoyed the trail too!

@casto- Ай бұрын

@@KeiteiVentures least it’s keeping you out of trouble 🤪 Only went to Scotland for the first time 2yrs ago on a stag do but went to a mates lodge near Inverurie, was a beautiful spot 😍. Yeah it was proper T-shirt weather! Still need to finish and up load that vid before I lose it all. Ahh glad he enjoyed it! I’m sure you inspired him enough as well!😊

@fog360 Ай бұрын

Awesome video does Max have a KZfaq channel too ? Your food looked so much more planned then mine for a hike lol 😂

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Thank you for checking out my video :) Yep Max certainly has a channel youtube.com/@maximusironthumper?si=vm-fSyXcH21_Oa0Z He has loads of interesting videos on building things, land rovers, off-grid living and more 😁

@anthonywestwood8489 Ай бұрын

You make really good entertaining videos and I’ve often wondered whether you get approached by various manufacturers etc to try out their products or even get offered sponsorship? As watching you build your tiny house from scratch literally left me in awe. Plus, your style of camping and your sheer enthusiasm for seeking out adventure, most definitely inspires other peeps to get out and about and try wild camping/hiking etc for themselves. So, if you don’t get offered products to try out or even sponsorship, I want to know why? As KZfaq is awash with channels trying out products from manufacturers and gaining sponsorship, that literally couldn’t hold a candle to your channel!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

I do get emails from people offering random camping related gear and SEO help. They are not offers I would consider or items I would buy myself so I could never see myself sincerely selling them, think I'd make a bad sales woman :p It's flattering to be considered but then again I think they send out 100 of these emails and see who responds.

@anthonywestwood8489 29 күн бұрын

@@KeiteiVentures Yeah, nothings worth compromising your own integrity. Though I think you’d definitely do some really interesting no holds barred reviews, as your videos always have such an authentic vibe which just cannot be faked!

@bbwoolfy Ай бұрын

Aye, those no camping signs near Elgol are illegal. They're tagging it onto the no overnight parking. For people on foot you can ignore them and stand your ground if anyone tries to move you along. Gotta ask, how much did the Lavvu weigh? Looked cosy but I wouldn't fancy lugging it around!

@KeiteiVentures Ай бұрын

Yeah, we didn't want to aggregate anyone and certainly didn't want any hassle once we'd gotten ready for bed. The lavvu weighs 3kg which is pretty hefty but it is noticeably, darker and roomier than my tent (not that that's hard hahah). Definitely heavy but we did appreciate it every night.