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Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3693

Back from Scotland Road trip including Syke

Well what a couple of weeks away we have had

Ben Nevis, Fort William, Mallaig, Syke (all round Skye), Kyle of Lochalsh, Blair Athol, Edinburgh (lots of places in between)

1600 miles, over all sorts of roads, views amazing (Syke.... Wow) Every turn is a Loch and view to die for, then a turn of a corner and another view...

Car was packed (we camped a few times and we don't rough it.... Coffee machine, heater, Electric, Toilet etc...) Was great on these roads and suited it. Average MPG was in the 30's which I think is amazing for the stuff we had in the car...

Some pictures.. I've too many to go through but a few of our trip

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We will be back

31st Aug 2017 9:20pm

Balvaig

Member Since: 19 Feb 2016
Location: Fife
Posts: 719

2016 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 Landmark LE Corris Grey

Glad you had a great trip. Weather wasn't too bad either by the look of your photos.

31st Aug 2017 9:36pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 19531

Excellent photos

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31st Aug 2017 9:37pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

Looks a great trip! The wife is wanting a tour around the outer Hebrides next year so contemplating hiring a couple of roof tents to see how we get on with them as setting up out tent takes too long! Seems you found a good mixture of accommodation.

James
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31st Aug 2017 9:39pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10476

Thanks for the great pic's and it looks like you had a cracking time

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.

Clayton.

31st Aug 2017 10:10pm

Rosco

Member Since: 03 Dec 2010
Location: Burntwood
Posts: 1799

2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red

Looks like you had a great trip.

The 500 is on my bucket list 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone
2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW

31st Aug 2017 10:12pm

Stacey007

Member Since: 25 Sep 2015
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 3693

James,

We actually fine we are better sorted with our own tent. Everything has a place and we know how it 'works' better for space..

We can set ours up pretty quickly and we do take a lot...

Kitchen pops up, Coffee machine and laptop. Heater, Electrics for tablets, cameras etc. We can also sit in the front part if the weather is bad.

This year we even had a folding twin camp bed with double air mattress and big blankets

It was great staying in the other types of accommodation mind, we just get more sorted in our own set up. I like the roof tents but again ease of use not sure it would work? we have a porta potty and then my 6 year old is never going to get up the ladders... plus the wife likes us all together so unless they did a 4 birth roof tent its a no go.

My option would be a roof tent and canopy set up on the sankey? but then its easier on these narrow single track roads not towing

Great trip though and we are looking at the other little Islands for next time

31st Aug 2017 10:19pm

X4SKP

Member Since: 29 Nov 2013
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 2287

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Stornoway Grey

Thanks for sharing these Stacey007

That all looks great... well done

I've been going through the options 'on or near' the NC500
and the list just keeps growing...

Slowly coming to the conclusion to have a general plan but
to allow an adventure... ideally 2+ weeks Sep / Oct or next May

Really want to do this now...

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SKIP
https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic83242.html

31st Aug 2017 11:49pm

stanley

Member Since: 18 Sep 2009
Location: Dorset /hampshire
Posts: 1026

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

JOW240725 wrote:
Looks a great trip! The wife is wanting a tour around the outer Hebrides next year so contemplating hiring a couple of roof tents to see how we get on with them as setting up out tent takes too long! Seems you found a good mixture of accommodation.

http://scotlandoverland.com

1st Sep 2017 10:14am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

Thanks, Stanley, made an enquiry but only hire fully equipped Defenders, not just the tents.

I feel like I'm high jacking this thread so will start my own

Thanks anyway

1st Sep 2017 3:03pm

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