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'speciousness'.
Had to look it up.

Yes Hillebergs tents are expensive when compaired to other tents that are available with similar specifications.

You say your current tent is 14 years old.

If you work out roughly how many nights you have spent in the tent and assume that the Hilleberg will last the same no of nights, how much more per night would it cost you?

I suspect the figure would be no more than a couple of pounds per night and that the Hilleberg will probably last longer as well.

I am fortunate to own two Hillebergs and just love the quality of the product.

The old saying goes "You will appreciate the quality long after you have forgotten the price"

When is the book coming out?

Have a look at cycle.travel
https://cycle.travel/
You can search for campsites along the route using the site.

£23 for a small piece of tin foil,

Is it just me, or does that seem a bit steep?

I would buy one of those disposable roasting tins from the supermarket and make my own.

Jdsk wrote: ↑15 Jan 2024, 9:42pm

Ian the woodworker wrote: ↑14 Jan 2024, 7:50pm ...
Yes, we are camping.

We will need access to 240v somewhere on the site to re charge the batteries.

Any campsite recommendations would be appreciated.
...

Would you include minimal hostels? We used some of the Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust's;
https://gatliff.org.uk

Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan,

Yes, depending on the weather I think knowing where the hostels are could be useful. Are these normally booked ahead, or do you just turn up?

Thehairs1970 wrote: ↑15 Jan 2024, 9:16pm ✍
Eilean Fraoich near Siabost. Small but reasonable facilities.

Horgabost - great views, simple facilities, very popular but should be space at the time of year.

Balranald - has a drying room! Had to tie tent to picnic benches due to wind.

Otter’s Edge - just been taken over by new management. Simple, flat with kitchen.

Scurrival! Cheap and had a kitchen again.

Moorcroft - can’t remember much about that one.

Not sure about charging for bikes. Most have a website or Facebook page for contact.

We also wild camped for a few nights. Beautiful but completely lacking in electricity!

Martyn

Thanks for the recommendations.

Its useful to know which have kitchens. I am assuming that would mean we could get the batteries recharged.

Thanks very much.

I will add them to my list.

Hi Martin,

Yes, we are camping.

We will need access to 240v somewhere on the site to re charge the batteries.

Any campsite recommendations would be appreciated.

Thanks for the link. I will have a look while watching the snooker.

Ian

That's an idea I had not considered.

I will take a look at that.

Thanks

Jdsk wrote: ↑14 Jan 2024, 10:58am

Ian the woodworker wrote: ↑14 Jan 2024, 9:00am

Jdsk wrote: ↑12 Jan 2024, 11:30am Where are you starting from before driving to Ardrossan?

Last year when we did the Caledonian Way we left the car at Largs near Ardrossan at South Whittlieburn Farm .

This year we are planning on leaving the car at Oban, and will be looking for a similar site to leave the car.

Thanks

I was thinking of before that car journey. Because it might be easier if the start were at another station...

Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan
We live near Newcastle Staffs so were thinking of overnight in Moffat and then on to Oban the next day.
What other location were you thinking of for the start?

Ian

I too am concerned about my friends abilities following the Chemo. He is very keen to go, but the thought of getting stranded in the middle of nowhere concerns me.

Cycle travel shows the Caledoian way as having 13,500ft ascent and descent whereas the Hebridean way shows only 7,500 (moderate) . I took this to mean that it would be somewhat gentler than the Caledonian Way we did last year.

I remember the steep climb out of Fort Augustus with a nearly flat battery was a struggle.

What do you mean about a shuttle bus?

Isn't the recommended route south to north because of the winds?

Thanks

Ian

Jdsk wrote: ↑12 Jan 2024, 11:30am

Where are you starting from before driving to Ardrossan?

Jonathan

Thanks Jonathan,

Last year when we did the Caledonian Way we left the car at Largs near Ardrossan at South Whittlieburn Farm .

This year we are planning on leaving the car at Oban, and will be looking for a similar site to leave the car.

Thanks for that.

That is an option if things don't go to plan.

Ian

Thanks for the replies.

I will take a look at the threads.