Gummers How, Lake District Wildcamp in the Helm 2

Hello there! Welcome back to the channel and this week I'm back out Wild Camping in The Lake District on a rather un-challenging little hill called Gummers How, a very popular hill with very good views. I was lucky enough to have great conditions and even more lucky to get a cloud inversion in the morning!

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My Hiking Gear:
Boots - Salomon Quest 4's
Trousers - Fjallraven Vidda Pro
Waterproof Jacket - Montane Levity Gore-tex
Backpack - Osprey Exos 38
Frontpack - Raidlight Activ

Wildcamping Gear:
Tent - Wildcountry Helm 2 Compact
Sleeping Mat - NeoAir Xtherm XL
Sleeping Bag - OEX EV300/ Rab Ascent 900
Backpack - Osprey Rook 65
Stove - Soto Windmaster
Cook Pots - Soto Thermostack

Camera Equipment:
Main Camera - GoPro Hero 9 Black
Photograpghy Camera - Canon EOS2000D
Selfie Stick - Smatree (amazon)

[bernardscott]

Very inspiring for a new wild camper 👍

[steviesteve]

Took my kids up gummers how when my folks lived in Ulverston years ago. It's a fabulous hill to walk and stay on.

[DegreesNorth]

Awsome Leo mate, enjoyed that, I’ve got a couple of days working in the lakes next week so might have a night up here myself
Speak soon pal - Alan team54 ⛺️

[stevew]

Loved this video, Thanks Leo. The Lake District really is stunning! Never been as I am wayyy South, only been to the Peak district thus far. I have the Helm compact 1 and absolutely love it, the 2 is on my wish list for that extra bit of comfort.

[ChrisSaidIt]

Great vid, loved the night footage, the inversion as well. Gonna give that location a try defo. Cheers 👍🏻

[sidestickflyer]

Great video LeoI was up in the Lakes a few years ago with my wife on holiday and we walked up Gummers How to see the view and it is truly amazing. I couldn’t stop looking at potential pitching spots up there! 🤣 Anyway, you won’t go wrong getting yourself a Jetboil but get a Flash or slightly larger. That way you can make your own meals such as curry, spag bol, stews etc etc at home (just cook an extra portion for a normal meal) and put it in a BPA free Foil pouch (eBay) once cooled. Use your girlfriends hair straighteners or an iron to seal the pouch, write on the outside the name/date of the contents and pop it in the freezer. Take it out the evening before your wild camp and pack in your rucksack. Then you have a fantastic home cooked meal that you can pop in the Jetboil and simmer in hot water for around 10 minutes or so until piping hot. It only costs a few pence compared to £5 to £7 for a commercially produced meal. Plus you get a substantial portion to eat! That’s my top tip matey for one night camps. Looking forward to your next video. ATVB Graham 😎😎😎😎😎

[thewanderingforester]

Must confess I had to look up where Gummers How is, but it looks like a great spot for the views and plenty of pitch options. Nice vid.

[stuarthatton]

wow absolutely loved those views, what a cracking place to pitch, im glad you mentioned about it being a good place for a first wild camp as im going to start next year with my 12 year old son and I do think this would be ideal, thanks for a great video .
Stuart

[DegreesNorth]

I use a jet boil and have a skillet, it’s great but i always use dehydrated meals in winter as there’s no extra room in my bag with the extra clothing I have to take

[marklet]

Great video .i think this will be my first wild camp .in March

[otf.outdoors]

Cracking views from your pitch mate, what a nice evening that looked, rare these days in the lakes 🤣, helm 2 is a great tent, it’s what I use, cannot go wrong mate, that inversion looked spot on, great video👌, atb Mick👍 (new subscriber) seen ya on Alan METALMAN channel

[steveoutdoors]

Looks like you had fantastic time what about them views in the morning 👍

[michaelcli]

Blacks instore by one get one half price for summit to eat meals.