First Stay in a Bothy | Tunskeen | Galloway Forest Park
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- čas přidán 20. 09. 2018
- Tunskeen Bothy is one of many bothys (or bothies) dotted around Scotland for those walkers seeking shelter. Galloway Forest Park sits in the south western area of Scotland and is home to around six bothys.
The forest park is also one of the few "Dark Sky Parks" which can be completely free of light pollution making it great for night time photography, weather depending.
Have you ever stayed in a bothy?
To find out the locations then check out the link below;
www.mountainbothies.org.uk
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Strong cup of coffee in the we hours of the morning
I couldn't have made anything in the darkness of the wee hours 😂
I'll definitely be taking some of my favourite coffee for the next time (when restrictions allow) to enjoy in the morning.
Great thanks
I'm glad you liked it Andrew. Hopefully it's gave you an insight into a bothy, if you haven't already been.
Take care for now.
power to you and youre lovely wee doggie
Cheers Bob, appreciate that.
The wee dug would've enjoyed the long walk👍
Hi Camelia, he definitely did enjoy the walk but not sure he enjoyed the complete darkness that night. A great wee night all round though.
Nice video, I've been into Tunskeen bothy quite few times before, Its a really nice remote part of South Ayrshire. 😉
Hey SWW, it's a good wee bothy and a good base for the hills in the area. I've not been back for a while but might get back this year sometime.
There's still some exploring to be done in them hills for me.
Great video
Thanks Flowjoe, I'll need to get another wee bothy camp this winter as it's been a while. I'm glad you liked 👍🏼
I’ve been to tunskeen a couple of times, I usually enter from the loch doon side. I’ve never seen anyone else going to this bothy, it’s amazing to see.
It was my first bothy camp and one I really enjoyed. I've looked at doing a route from the Merrick to it, stay the night and head back around the Merrick the following day... obviously after this lockdown. How long is your route from Loch Doon?
Great video pal. Got yourself another subbie 👍
Thanks Paul. I'm glad you liked it. Have you done some bothying yourself?
Nice video 👍 I’m going to have to try that sometime ⛺️ thanks for sharing 👍🔨📐😄
Thanks and I appreciate the comment. It's definitely something to look into if you haven't tried it, once the restrictions are lifted obviously 🤷🏻♂️😂
Again, thanks for watching and let me know if you manage to bag a bothy night.
- Bryan -
Great video. Enjoyed the wee man. The both looked clean and comfortable.
Thanks Almonte, it was fairly clean, weatherproof and comfortable. I do think the bothies around Dumfries and Galloway get used quite a bit by groups of 'youths' for drinking but we had a great night.
Glad that you liked it and thanks for watching 👍🏻
Thanks for that video, I live this way permanently, well, not quite, my bothy is a self built prairie waggon, and, at present, I'm training Bill, my bull, to be my horse. But, I know what you mean about dark, great isn't it :)
Hey Mike, that sounds like a bit of a dream. Let me get this right, you're training a bull to be a horse?
@@AScotsmanOutdoors mike got mauled by his bull ?
Enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.
I'm glad you enjoyed and hopefully gave you a wee insight into a Bothy if you've never been.
Good insight. Lucky you got the place to yourself. Although I always imagine these places will have some live-in kilted highlander telling stories of the Scottish Wars of Independence while he drinks one of your 2 beers! Great video!
Hi K G, Thanks for watching and apologies for not replying sooner. I was lucky to have the place to myself and on my first trip out to one too.
I feared that there would be someone there (kilted or otherwise) in person but also had a bit of the 'heebs' when it initially became dark. Although, I would have fought anyone wanting to try and take one of my beers, real or not 😂
Glad you liked it and I'm hoping to get out to more bothy's over the coming months but it can be rather a taboo subject with the pandemic so we'll see how that goes.
Again, glad you liked it and thanks for watching.
- Bryan -
Looks like a nice spot there you've got loads of bothies in Scotland we haven't got many here in Wales at all
It was a good wee bothy experience and just perfect for my first experience.
There's a few in and around Dumfries and Galloway but the majority are in the highlands. I was planning to find and try a few of the more remote ones but Covid happened 🤷🏻♂️ 😂
Have you been up to Scotland, I would say recently but obviously that would be silly.
Take care and let me know 👍🏻
Loved this video. Superb way of shooting it and loved how you had your best buddy along for the adventure. I've got a Jack Russell and they are just balls of energy. Whats his name. Being in the bothy and eating your porridge is the height of Scottish heaven. Did u take your tent with you just in case. It was looking close to darkness when you arrived. Honestly man this was a real warming video and looking forward to the next video. Keep it up :) :)
Thanks for watching. He is just that, full of energy and he's called Sid. We took the tent just in case but didn't need it in the end as you saw.
It was getting gloomy when we arrived which was perfect timing to crack up a fire.
I'm glad you liked it and I'll have the next one up soon. 👍🏻
Great video I love Scotland so moved here
Thank you Ian, glad you liked it.
It's a brilliant place to live and I'm not surprised you've moved here. Have you moved far?
@@AScotsmanOutdoors moved from Stoke on Trent
@@AScotsmanOutdoors scotland is really beautiful l have to visit soon
I doubt you'll be disappointed but maybe wait for travel bans to be lifted 😂
Nice short film mate, enjoyed that. 😁
Thanks again for watching and glad you liked it. It was a great experience and thanks for your tips before going.
@@AScotsmanOutdoors no probs bud, I'm away bothying tomorrow. Can't wait.
camping which one?
@@AScotsmanOutdoors all will be revealed in the next film. 😁
@@WalkWithWallace 😂 touche! Can't wait!
nice vid. I was down in the Galloway Forest Park earlier this year, but i was in the tent :)
It's the first time I've really explored there but looking at the map there are loads of nice walks.
What part did you stay at?
Have you ever stayed in a bothy?
i was camping in the www.ballochodee.com/ site, so luxury compared to the bothy. its a good place to use as a base. Never stayed in a proper bothy, def prefer the tent. But its a good backup option if you need it. If you havnt put your tent up already and you have just come off the hills etc. i can see why people use them when they are knackered.
@@esperoutdoors9421 That does look luxury.
I was the same view that I preferred my tent but honestly, it was a great experience staying in a proper bricks and mortar house with wood burner and the wee man. Its opened my eyes to the possibility of exploring the hills around that area and using the bothy as a base.
I do still love my tent and the freedom carrying it gives.
Thanks again for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it 👍🏻
Does bothy have a toilet?
Hi, no they don't usually have a toilet in them. It's usually a case of a weather proof building, possibly a wood stove and very rarely some form of power.
@@AScotsmanOutdoors so what's one supposed to do for bathroom facilities?
Well, for a number 1 I'd argue that it's common practice to find a spot away from water ways and do your business as you please and for number 2's it's a case of digging a 'cats hole' (a small pit around 6 inches wide and the same deep), do your business and fill in the mud on top when finished. That's pretty much it.