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  1. coln18

    9 day wild camping/paddling trip to the islands on loch lomond

    Ach i don't think i'll bother naming it Simon as i believe it's days are numbered if it thinks it can hop along like that at his age lol
  2. coln18

    9 day wild camping/paddling trip to the islands on loch lomond

    thanks Craig, had a cracking time mate, spent half of it solo camping and the other half had about 13 different people come stay over on different days, hope you and the family had a cracking christmas mate
  3. coln18

    9 day wild camping/paddling trip to the islands on loch lomond

    Its the Duluth (Bob Dustrude) buck saw, i believe Tamarack outdoors sell it, think it was about 30 or 40 quid when i bought it, the canvas bag comes is about the same i think
  4. coln18

    9 day wild camping/paddling trip to the islands on loch lomond

    Yeah, billy, there's a few camp sites on the east side of the loch. Theres a couple of big caravan/camping commercial sites you pass on the road to Rowardennan, but theres also a bit the national park run at Sallochy bay on Loch Lomond, where you can pitch a tent in a designated camping area and...
  5. coln18

    9 day wild camping/paddling trip to the islands on loch lomond

    Thanks guys for all the kind and generous comments and thanks for taking the time to watch my wee video, i appreciate it :-)
  6. coln18

    9 day wild camping/paddling trip to the islands on loch lomond

    Hey Guys, just back from a excellent trip to the islands on loch lomond, i heading out by myself on Christmas day and spent the next 9 days and nights on some of the islands. The weather was pretty horrible at times and stunning at others. It was the perfect trip as i managed to get in about 5...
  7. coln18

    Christmas to New Year chill out

    No worries Gaz, there's quite a few of the boys going to pop over for a few days at different times during my 10 days away, so i should get the best of both worlds, a nice chill out with some solo camping and the usual suspects and their usual activities lol. You, Bella and Sean have a smashing...
  8. coln18

    Christmas to New Year chill out

    I'm planning on heading over to Inchtavannach Island on Loch Lomond on Christmas day and plan to stay there for a wee chill out for at least a week, if not longer. It's not going to be a skill share, more just a chill out and relax. Anyone interested in tuning up, even just for an overnighter...
  9. coln18

    Bergans Lavvo S - 4/6 Man Tipi Tent and Frontier Wood Burning Camp Stove

    Hi mate, i've got the bigger Bergans Lavvu and use the frontier stove with it. It's best to run the stove pipe through the top of the lavvu. i use a fire tape that i've wrapped round one and half sections of flue and never had any bother with it...
  10. coln18

    Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Meet 2014

    As usual, i will try to make this one
  11. coln18

    Canoe self rescue video - capistrano flip

    No probs mate, glad i could help
  12. coln18

    Canoe self rescue video - capistrano flip

    Thanks very much mate for the kind comments, i had noticed that when i failed in my attempt at re-entry, it was always that split second of timing where you either make it in to the boat or more usually, it take you that split second too long and the boat take too much water on and then...
  13. coln18

    Canoe self rescue video - capistrano flip

    Hi Guys, just moving a few of my videos i've shot over to my new youtube channel and since i've just re-edited this footage to make it easier to watch and flow a bit better, i thought i'd post it up here for anyone interested in practising the capistrano flip. Hope you enjoy watching, any...
  14. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    :headbang:Cheers Jason, very good pics, particularly like the one of you hiding in "Pirate Cove" have you been taking lessons from our Shewie on sneaking up on people "Pirate Style":canoe:
  15. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    Nice pics mate, enjoyable week to recharge the batteries
  16. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    Aye me too Craig, wee Scotty got it made up and sent it to me through the post, addressed to Admiral Newman.....cheeky wee so and so lol, but in all seriousness, i couldn't stop laughing when i seen it after the Mosh Pit night at Loch Etive lol
  17. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    nobody took a rod Dave, no bank fishing on loch shiel and the weather/waves would have made trying to fish from the canoe most interesting to say the least mate
  18. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    some more pics who's a big boy then lol The manservant chopping wood for his masters stove Sharpening the splitting axe so the auld manservant doesnt hurt himself St Finnans Isle towering above loch shiel We don't do small celtic crosses in Scotland lol Oor Stephen chilling round the...
  19. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    not checked it out yet Rich, the SD card was fine, but i reckon it will be fine with a wee dry out
  20. coln18

    week wild camping and paddling on Loch Shiel

    Nice Pics Rich and thanks for all the laughs mate, hardly noticed the weather for all the laughs