Canoe Camping on Loch Lomond

[Scots_Charles_River]

hammock canoe campig loch lomond inchconnachan island by Nick_Scots, on Flickr

Paddled and sailed out from Luss to Hammock camp on Inchconnachan. A few midges about earlier but none now, sitting in my hammock. The Hammock is an old -2006 - one so the built in net is mozzie, not small enough to stop midges. So Im lying in my hammock with the full midge jacket ready. It should sit over my sleeping bag hood. I brought two desert issue bashas as it may have rained but all the thunderstorms tracked north east away from me.

Some pics below


open canoe sailing loch lomond by Nick_Scots, on Flickr

 

[mereside]

cracking pictures they are really nice, i feel your pain on the midges as i go every month up to ground past there and midges are bad good job you had a suit ,atb wayne

 

[The MAX]

Nice pics! What is the brand of the canoe sail? My interest in those has been peaked, but only think I can find on google are whole rigging kits for turning a canoe into a sail boat... not the mini packable ones.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Nice pics! What is the brand of the canoe sail? My interest in those has been peaked, but only think I can find on google are whole rigging kits for turning a canoe into a sail boat... not the mini packable ones.

The sail is cool as when the wind gets strong it bends to de power. I clip it into the centre thwart so only a reach away. It's Decathlon bought, BIC brand. It folds up ibto the bag, like a pop up tent. You dont need any rigging poibts, madt feet etc.

Just sitting on Inchmoan beach, no wind to use it back to the car !

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

cracking pictures they are really nice, i feel your pain on the midges as i go every month up to ground past there and midges are bad good job you had a suit ,atb wayne

Surprisingly no mudge issue last night, no breeze either. A few around the hammock when packing up this morning.
I normally take a two man tent with big doors if summer camping.

 

[GordonM]

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Couple more pics.


Morning View by Nick_Scots, on Flickr

 

[Dougster]

Stunning photography.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Ta, just actually a samsung galaxy 2 phone.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

The setup I used, with a DD Travel Hammock, not midge proof but mozzie proof net. Desert Issue tarps, £9 off ebay, very good but had to use diagonally over th tarp, touch to short. One tarp for hammock the other overlapped for admin or cooking if need be.


Double tarp in case thunder arrives by Nick_Scots, on Flickr


Nice loch view from my hammock.


Nice view from my hammock reading by Nick_Scots, on Flickr


Canoe turned in for the night. Had a wee dusk paddle, flat calm, few fish jumping.


Canoe Camping in a Hammock by Nick_Scots, on Flickr


Lots of space for a group hang.


Bay View by Nick_Scots, on Flickr

 

[Elen Sentier]

Cracking pix - beautiful place

 

[Dave]

Nice photos. idyllic. Do those kayak sails work reasonably well in an open canoe? Would you buy one again? They seem quite expensive.

 

[Scots_Charles_River]

Nice photos. idyllic. Do those kayak sails work reasonably well in an open canoe? Would you buy one again? They seem quite expensive.

Used it yesterday too. It was £34.99 in Decathlon on sale last year. It is really easy to pop up and no mast or fittings required.

 

[CLEM]

Superb photos!

 

[leedsbrew]

cracking photos fella! lovely spot! thanks