These really are awesome guys! 🙂
Some of these look absolutely idyllic, then I cross reference this with the midges thread, shudder, and stick to enjoying them in 2d only.
One word….winter.
There is a bit of an initial outlay for getting reasonably good kit, but once you’ve got a decent tent, bag and mat, you open up a whole new side to this fair island. For us, once we had a decent “system” going, the whole experience went for being a bit of a pain to being easy and exciting. I’m not a fan of camping in summer.
No midges, very few people, incredible scenery…it opens up things that you wouldn’t normally get to experience.
It’s not without its challenges, but it’s worth it (most of the time!). Extremely satisfying in more senses than you’d think.
Coldest 24 hours of last winter…trying to make coffee at 8am. Constantly trying to keep the stove clear and hide from the debilitating wind, still bleary eyed, but genuinely the best cup of coffee you’ll ever taste.
We had 2 bottles on mulled wine on the stove the night before while wrapped in the bags and staring out over moonlit mountainscapes and countless stars. It’s the little things 🙂
Waking up places like that when you probably shouldn’t be there…it’s addictive.