This is our camping video of us wild camping in a storm. Storm Eunice came shortly after Storm Dudley and we took the opportunity to wild camp in a storm and test out all our camping gear. We took every precaution including in-depth planning and taking the new Garmin inReach Mini 2 and lots of winter backpacking gear.

We went hiking up to the summit of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia via the Minffordd Path. We were welcomed by snow and ice and of course the freezing cold strong winds from the storm. After summiting we got the rest of our camping kit from the car and made our way back up the mountain to go camping in a storm.

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I used my Hilleberg Soulo tent. This is a true 4 season tent capable of withstanding high winds, rain and storms. It didn't let me down. Camping in heavy rain and camping in strong winds is possible if you've got a decent backpacking tent, pitch your tent in a position with some shelter and peg it down properly and use all the guy lines too.

Please only go wild camping in strong winds if you have the skills, experience and gear to see you through. I would recommend camping in groups if you go wild camping in heavy rain as if some of your backpacking kit fails your friends can help you out.

I took most of my hiking and camping footage when the storm was momentarily easing to assist with audio and visual quality. I have also filtered some of the background rain and wind noise too. However, I can assure you the storm was battering us throughout most parts of both days and certainly the majority of the night. This is a genuine video, not one of those solo 'camping in strong winds' videos where the whole wild camping video is acted out from start to finish.

GPS / Satellite Gear Used:
Garmin inReach Mini 2 - £350 [ Ссылка ]
Garmin Instinct 2 Solar - £371 [ Ссылка ]

I synced my Garmin Instinct 2 watch with Garmin Connect and uploaded the hiking data to my Strava account. On Day 1 we completed a 9.52 mile hike with 4101ft of elevation and 4h 48m of moving time (average 2mph).

Camping Gear Used:
Hilleberg Soulo Backpacking Tent - £800 [ Ссылка ]
MSR Elixir 2 - £278 [ Ссылка ]
Terra Nova Pioneer 2 - £550 [ Ссылка ]
Rab Ascent 1100 Down Sleeping Bag - £385 [ Ссылка ]
Mountain Equipment Aerostat Synthetic 7.0 Sleeping Mat - sold out most places
Nemo Fillo Pillow - sold out most places

Jetboil MiniMo - £129 [ Ссылка ]
Jetboil Summit Skillet - £50 [ Ссылка ]

Osprey Aether 60 AG Backpack
£139 Aether 55 S/M on Amazon [ Ссылка ]
£174 Aether 65 S/M on Amazon [ Ссылка ]
£182 Aether PLUS L/XL on Amazon [ Ссылка ]
£198 Aether 60 L/XL on Amazon [ Ссылка ]

Hiking Gear Used:
Salomon Quest 3 4D Hiking Boots
Sprayway Waterproof Jacket
Alpkit Waterproof Bottoms
Mountain Equipment Ibex Trousers
Mountain Equipment Fleece
Hard Land Down Jacket - £50 [ Ссылка ]
Inov-8 Mitts (Thermo) - £33.99 [ Ссылка ]
Unigear Crampons - £18.99 [ Ссылка ]

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Storm camping is dangerous so please don't put yourself or others at risk. If you decide on a storm camp let people know exactly what your plans are. Don't put the lives of the mountain rescue team at risk!

Stay safe and enjoy the outdoors all year long whatever the weather.

Thanks, Andy.

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