Winter Wild Camping Trip | Wechsel Venture 1 Tent.
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Out for an overnight winter camping trip with this 'Wechsel Venture One' tent to try it out.
No wild storm, wind or rain for a change, just clear and still with amazing views of the night sky and Northern lights (Aurora Borealis).
Have been wanting to revisit and camp in this area for a while and it has been 8 years since my last visit. It was also the location of one of my very first ever CZcams videos. The weather forecast was looking amazing so it would allow me to meet up again with Andrew Park and also test out this new tent in some fairly cold weather.
This was a basic look and overview of the tent, but so far I like many aspects of it. However the limited storage and inner pitch first maybe a deal breaker for many. I need to try it out in some wild weather to see how it really performs.
'Ben Vrackie' (787m) sits behind the town of 'Pitlochry' and has for long been an extremely popular ascent for those visiting the town. The summit is a great viewpoint and the ascent follows good paths through woodland, open moorland and past picturesque 'Loch a' Choire'.
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Tent: Wechsel - Venture 1
Boots: La Sportiva - Aequilibrium ST GTX (Note: Not much insulation so not the best for standing around for hours).
Backpack: Gregory - Optic 48
Sleeping Bag: RAB - Alpine 600.
Sleeping Mat: Collins Outdoors - Light Tour R5.8 (Square).
Stove: Speedster Stove Setup (Meths)
Food: Pot Noodle - Thai Green Chicken
Headtorch: Sofirn HS20
Camera: DJI - Osmo Action 4
Audio: DJI Mic - Wireless Lavalier Microphone System (Note: Getting Interference Issues)
Front Pouch: www.ribzwear.com/
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I think that night was what they call 'type 2 fun' . Really enjoyed it and thanks for the invite. A weird coincidence I'd planned to go there on the same night. Or it could just be Murray's (Scotland's Mountains) influence. Till the next one ! A
Cant beat a bit of 'type 2 fun' when the head torches come out! 😁
Was a good one. Until the next time, oh and can we make it a summer camp. Atb
Nice. At the start I thought “he’s dyed his beard” 😂😂. 8 years ago. 😮
Tent looked ok. I’d like to see it in the wind. It’s like my Chinese thing. High. Wind kills high tents. Good to see Andrew in a new tent 🙄 😂 😂. If he put water in that MacAllan then throw him aff the mountain. World’s best whisky 🥃 that. I had a dram in Fort William yince. Cost me £35. But it was beautiful. Good to see you out again look forward to some winter scenes. Atb. 👍
Hi Andy and hope your are keeping well. Not changed much then 😂 but oesnt time fly. Atb
take note american tentmakers: orange/yellow innertent makes for a nice cosy warm feeling in the tent, even when the weather is grey and misty...
Much nicer than the white grey innertents american tent makers make.
Thats very true. Do like an orange inner tent and it does make you feel that little bit more cozy. Atb
Cheers to the both of you.
Cheers mate for watching as always. Atb
Outstanding adventure/content- Thankyou for sharing
Thanks for watching. Atb
It's a very beautiful place and coolers
Thanks for watching and Atb.
Good one lads. Enjoyed that.
Thanks 👍 Atb
A great camping video...brilliant views and the tent looks excellent
Cheers Andy and thanks for watching. Atb
Just commented on Andy's 😂 , super video, super hike, MUCH appreciated ray 👍👍
Thanks 👍 for watching. Atb
I'm all about these videos. Always wanted to get into wild camping, and this time of year. Good to see what equipment is used. Gives me a great insight. Cheers bud 👍
Thanks for watching and hope it may give some insperation. Atb
Bravo gents... 👏👏👏
Cheers mate. Atb
Nice one Ray, cracking trip and a wee NL bonus.
Good stuff 👏
Thanks 👍 for watching. Really lucky with the views on this trip. Atb
Another great video Ray 👍
Thanks for watching. Atb for 2024.
To both of you, really nice video of your excellent camp in the mountains.
Please always, always be safe.
From Tommy from Manchester.
Thanks for watching Tom and we always do ;) Atb
Go Ray gunn go😊. Andrew park, a man of many tents ⛺️ 😊
Thanks for watching mate. Atb
Cracking video lads. Slainte Mhath 🥃
Thanks for watching and Atb.
Been waiting for this since chatting to you on your way up. A very cold but excellent nicht for you and interesting tent. Enjoyed the video and wee chat👍
Glad you enjoyed it, and great to bump into you for a chat. Atb
Brilliant presentation my friend! 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you! Atb
This video was times perfectly. I wanted to buy this tent and searched for a review and here I am. Thank you for the review.
Thanks for watching and would maybe wait until I can at least test it in some wind and heavy rain. Need to get a true feel for its capabilities in some bad weather. I dont recommend anybody buys a tent based on YT reviews as what works for one may not be best for another. Have bought a few tents based on reviews done by others and then not been impressed myself in the slightest. Atb
Nice camp 👍. I been lookin at that tent on ultralightoutdoor gear .. i fancy a summer freestanding tent . That whiskey worth every single penny up on that frosty summit 😅
Many thanks for watching. Need to try this tent out a bit more to find any issues but do like it so far. Really needs a bit of a wind test. Atb
Neat looking tent, very msr. Nice to see that we hill again, same kind of conditions as my visit. (wee blizzard blootered the path) great stuff guys, cheers.
Thanks for watching. Think it is agreat wee hill to viist more so during winter. Atb
Great trip guys, new shelter looks good value . I’m yet to get out this winter due too life/work/illness etc but I’m off next week and the rains back 😂 nice glimpse of the aurora
Thanks mate and hope you are feeling better and fighting fit soon. Need to do a bit more testing more so in some wind to see how it does. Hope that it may be a bit more stable, or at least less flappy due to the thicker flysheet. Looking forward to finding out. Atb
Cheers I did enjoy the video and what a nice night. £1000 and water Nooooooooo! 😊
Thanks for watching and Atb.
Good looking wee tent that. Good to see you both out. Andrew P is the best tent reviewer on the Tube for UK relevant products imho. Was that the Montane extreme smock you had on? Ive got the Jacket.......brilliant product, especially when its freezing. ATB Ray, good vid as ever.
Cheers for watching. Andrew has tried a few tents 😂 Yes I had on the Montane smock but will say it is far too warm for hiking at times as I was melting. Atb
Aurora looks great! Yet to camp this far into winter but it must be good not having to get up mega early due to sunrise.
This is one of my favourite times to go camping. If you get good weather like this the night sky is amazing. Camera doesnt show how good it is and we could clearly see the milky way curve over the top of us. Standing chatting with a few drams just meteor spotting. Thanks for watching and Atb.
Great stuff, certainly looked a chilly night, but a nice one, with the Aurora and a beautiful sunrise.
And I like a wee dram myself, but a £1000? Bit out of my budget that..
Cheers,
Take care
All the best
Dave & Buddy* 👍
(*the doggo)
Many thanks for watching. That whisky is well out of my range as well hence first in line to try some 😂 Atb
Nice night away chaps, tent actually looks decent for £200! I've no issue with inner first pitches, other than when it's pouring down!
Two of my favorite CZcamsrs, cold and a new tent, just brilliant! Weschel looks good but small porch eh?
Thanks Dave and was great to get out again with Andrew. Although it seems our schedules always match up during winter. The tent is pretty good and not much smaller than the MSR Access 1. The MSR has a bigger vestibule but smaller inner, where this has a slightly bigger inner I feel and smaller vestibule. Need to try it out a bit more to get a true feel for it. Atb
Thank you Ray, beautiful skies, looked a tad cold, nice wee tent and looks good value, nowt wrong with a Pot Noodle, that were about £5 a mouthful for the drink though 😁 bet it tastes nice though!
Thanks mate. The pot noodle was actually really nice and would have been great on a buttered roll. The whisky was great but som,ehting I am not likley to afford or be able to try again. Unless I can talk Andy into bringing some along next time. Atb
Great video Ray, really well presented. Came over from Andrew's channel and have dropped you a sub. Look forward to checking out you back catalogue.
Many thanks for taking the time to watch. Atb
I just ordered a Venture 1. I think what had me hooked was the Wechsel company video where the guy leans off vertical by about twenty degrees while stabilizing himself with one hand on the top of the tent. The tent hardly budged.
Will be trying to do an update on the tent soon I hope. Just come off the WHW last week and was camped in 25-50+ mph winds. Held up although I did have to brace it for a bit. No water come in and it was pelting down all night in the wind. It seemed to perform better in the wind I feel due to the thicker flysheet material and didn't flap like some tents I have had. Also it is sold as a three season tent but did perform really well and got me through a really stormy night. Downside is the front porch area is not very big and wish it was slightly bigger. Atb for 2024.
wow very interesting experience friend
Yes, thank you. Atb
welcome@@RS.Outdoors
Hi Ray. Love your chanel.
What's that piece of music that plays when you're putting the tent up.
It's superb.
Very atmospheric.
What an amazingly clear and still night. Cold, clear and still, best type of conditions you can wish for. How was the Pot Noodle dinner lol?
Thanks for watching mate. The pot noodle was actually pretty good and one of there better flavours to be honest. Atb
Another great video from you. Mind if I ask a question?...
Do you think there is any benefit from using a small thermal heatpad inside the sleeping bag in extreme cold?
That might possibly work. I know many use a nolgene bottle and put hot water in b ut I wouldnt trust one. Got myself a 500ml small capacity minature hot water bottle from Amazon that was about £7 and takes exactly my mug quantity in boiling water :) Atb
Crackin'
Thanks for watching. Atb
Nice video looked cold, I like hot whisky on winter trips but made with something a lot cheaper, how did you find the sleeping pad ?
Nice one Ray.👍⛺️ still to venture up Vrackie. Great footage and looked a nice tent for the money.
I see your using the Osmo action4, would be interested in hearing how your finding it.? I was a click away from buying it when Insta launched the AcePro which I went for. Not had a chance to put it thru its paces yet. Was sick and tired of the issues with GoPro over the years.
ATB
Frank.
Hi Frank and hope you like the Ace Pro. Have to say that I got sent one to review from Insta but told them I would not be reviewing it and in process of returning it to them. Don't like the close focus issues as the lens is more bias to the background being sharp. Much prefer the Osmo Action 4 to be honest. Also DJI have there new wireless mic coming out which will work with the Osmo Action 4 without any boxes or connections. Ideal if it is pissing down or wild weather. Weird thing is that both the Osmo and Insta have the exact same sensor its just how the processor has been configured that's different. Will say though i do really like the flip screen. its just when I compare the footage from both cameras on my 4K editing monitor there is a big difference and Osmo is better. Not sure what a lot of the reviewers are seeing as my results don't match the hype and have told Insta this. Thanks for watching. Atb for 2024.
@@RS.Outdoors cheers Ray for the reply. Interesting what you have to say about the insta as I took mine up to Glencoe on a driech day to try it in low light and wasn’t impressed either.
Like yourself I liked the flip screen but I wasn’t impressed with the Quality. I also took my GoPro 11 for comparison and thought the quality was much better in the GP footage.
Wasn’t that impressed with the clarity zoom or the pure video mode either. I was using also the setup for using my external mic and when I got home couldn’t fit the door back on. My wife and I tried for hrs to get the door back on but just kept falling back off another poor design in my opinion, so like yourself I’m sending mine back.
Will now try the Osmo esp like you say with the new mic coming out.
Thanks again and all the best for 2024
Another fantastic video Ray What camera are you using and was there much condensation in the tent
I was using the Osmo Action 4 and if you ever wonder what I have filmed with, check out the video description info above comments. Have started to put gear and also the filming kit used for each particular video as I have used everything from GoPro's to full frame cameras such as the Panasonic S5. One little secret I will add is that it is more to do with the editing software than the camera itself. I have been using Davinci Resolve which is free and studio grade ediitng software. It handles the files from action cameras, etc way better than anything else and you can see the quality difference. No condensation as too cold but did have a small amount of ice inside at head area where I was breathing. You can see it in the film. Atb
Your audio sounds superb. Is that a genuine feed "live" from your mic as you speak here? There is no intereference or noise or anything!
To be honest my audio has been screwed up last few trips. Lost my wind muff and cant buy a replacement anywhere. Decided to use my Rode lav mic plugged into the wireless mic without checking and it producses terrible interference. Had to go through every audio section and repair it. I use this which is free and saved this whole vlog. podcast.adobe.com/enhance#
Hi,
This tent seems a better option to the msr elixir as the groundsheet is 7000mm and fly 5000 should be good in wet weather. Does the stitching look strong and is it taped. Do the poles look sturdy ?
Thanks
Will be trying to do an update on it soon I hope. Just come of the WHW last week and was camped in 25-50+ mph winds. Held up although I did have to brace it for a bit. No water come in and it was pelting down all night in the wind. It seemed to perform better in the wind I feel due to the thicker flysheet material and didn't flap like some tents I have had. Also it is sold as a three season tent but did perform really well and got me through a really stormy night. Downside is the front porch area is not very big and wish it was slightly bigger. Atb for 2024.
Nice one folks - a chilly night- I was headed up the A9 on Saturday morning and the mercury was showing -10 down in the strath ! 🥶🥶 great video and the whisky 🥃 looked tasty 👌👍
Cheers mate and speak soon. Atb
Chiiiiiilllly. Those mitts looked like a great idea for -6 temperatures. Are they Montane Prisms by any chance? I get very cold hands
Yes they are and had them for a few years now. One glove is split and needing to get a new set to be honest. Good thing is they have kept my hands warm even when soaked and actually used them last winter when walking the West highland Way. That's how I split one as I kept wringing them out now and again. Atb
Hi Ray, any idea if that Collin's mat is the same as the Naturehike mat which is currently on sale on Amazon? Looks almost exactly the same. 🤔
Think it could be. Just make sure to get the 5.8r value version. Actually find it more comfortable to sleep on that my older Sea to Summit Etherlite. Have been out in fairly cold weather and been good. Need to try it in someplace like the Cairngorms this winter. Will be taking a foam mat for underneath as a backup though to supplement it in case it gets pushed passed its limits. Atb
Bloody hell....... It's those mornings that make it all worth the while...... What a sight to awaken to, a real privilege. What did you make of the tent? Looked right enough & £200 these days I'd say is considered reasonable. What is the weight like? True 4 season?? Great upload Ray, thanks. ATB
Thanks for watching. Need to try out the tent a bit more but I really like it and being German design it is very well made. Need to get it on scales but sure it is around 1.8kg. So not the lightest and not the heaviest. What I do like is the polyster flysheet that is a bit thicker than silnylon. Doesnt absorb water and doesnt flap as easy in a light breeze. Has a lot of features I never got the chance to discuss as Andrew turned up. Forgot about that side of the video especially when he mentioned whisky :) Will do another trip and cover more about it and also compare it to the New Terra Nova which is double if not nearer 3 times the price ;) Note that Andrew was impressed as well and he does tent reviews. Just the inner pitch first and slightly small porch may be a deal breaker for some. Atb
Anything German designed or engineered you know is going to be top notch..... I like the look of it, and, as you mentioned, not many have seen it...... I've a feeling that could change though & soon!!! ATB@@RS.Outdoors
Ray, how do you feel about 'copied' tent systems? Watched Mr Messner go into one about X-Mid copies the other day, just wondered with the similarities with so many tents is all down to price or hype? Great vlog glad I'm not the only one who leaves inners open in the cold!🥶
Think there is also only so many tent designs that folks can come up with. As for a copy it will always happen and happens with any product. However if the materials, etc are of same quality but half the price or more then what do you do. Tent prices are stupid at the moment along with a lot of outdoor gear. Will say that I have never wanted to try the X-Mid and dont think it is a very good design no matter what all the others say. At least for UK, Scotland but thats just my opinion and could be wrong. Interesting that you see a few tents such as this and others getting good reviews and few weeks later you cant get one for love nor money. Then a month later Ebay and Facebook is flooded with them for sale :) Anyway thanks for watching and Atb.
@@RS.Outdoors spot on Ray couldn't have said it better myself 😉
Who was that handsome young man at the start of the video?!?
Doesn't time fly, lol. Atb
How did you find the Wechsel tent Ray? I’m in the market for a new tent this yr and I see these advertised quite a lot. Simon
Hi Simon. It is a good little tent but a little cramped for gear. Also not the best in really windy weather. Going to be back out with my Robins Starlight 2 in next video where I will be discussing tents. Atb
Do you rate the Robens 2?
It seems like you’re the only CZcamsr who has done a review for this tent. Does it feature two way zippers on the door?
How was the sleeping pad, was it good enough for -5 C ?
It held up well but did have a couple of cold spots but realy nothing of issue. Could be me moving about, etc rather than the mat itself. Got to sleep that night and slept right through. Didnt say anything about the sleeping mat at the end as got sidetracked filming. Will give it another go before a full review, but would say I think it depends how cold or warm you sleep as I also had a really good sleeping bag. However having used it 3-4 times and considering how thick it is I find it very comfortable and nicer to sleep on than my Sea to Summit. So far it is putting in a very good show. Atb
@@RS.Outdoors Most air mattresses with the 'dimple' design seem to have some sort of cold spots sadly. Shame because they seem to be a fair bit more comfortable. At the price that mat does look tempting, need to get myself a half decent winter mat getting tired carrying my normal one + 2 foam mats.
Which camera are you using in this video?
Osmo Action 4
😁thank you for telling
Nice night for it👍🏕
Makes a change and shame the cameras couldnt show the full night sky. Atb
Inner-first tents? No thanks!
Not everyones cup of tea but in the grand scheme of things they do have some benefits. Atb
HI Ray, blimey mate, that looked a cold one. What a great adventure though, stunning views and brillaint that you captured the northern lights. Cheers for sharing your adventure as always. All the best, Dave
Thanks 👍 Dave. It was cold but really enjoyed and the night sky this time of year can be really amazing. Atb