I'm looking to spend a weekend at a bothy in Wales sometime in the next month or so.
I've never stayed in one before and I'm a bit nervous about turning up to one to find it's full of people from one group partying it up and looking like a weirdo.
Can anyone share their bothy experiences to put my mind at ease?
I generally don't leave the house but I'll bump this thread out of the kindness of my heart
>>777464
There was one guy on here to stayed in one. Said he spent a whole month there without seeing a single person, if I recall correctly. And yes, his was in Scotland.
>>777488
>I generally don't leave the house
/out/ in a fucking nutshell
>>777464
Have a look at some bike camping blogs and hiking blog. I think there's a actual Bothy website too.
Take a tent with you, that way if its full you have another option for a comfortable night.
I live in the lake district and use bothys on occasion and you find people already there fairly often. Whats more annoying however is thinking you have a bothy to yourself, getting all comfy and then a few folks turn up late on.
Pic related is a pic I took of the bothy which I stayed in on monday.
How does one plan for a stay in a bothy? Is there a website?
This might be useful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9VQ4HPB4Ao&index=41&list=WL
>>779274
Not OP but thats really awesome and useful cheers for sharing
>>779332
No worries, anon. Only found it today. I'm moving to the UK soon and I want to hike around Scotland. Bothies look comfy as fuck.
>>779274
OP here. Really enjoyed watching that. Thanks.
>>778580
You just turn up, they're open and available for all.
>>777464
You'll be fine OP. Footy season is over now.
>>779526
No worries m8
>>780317
Stayed at a bothy. Theyre not meant for sleeping in but are ideal for a fire and meal
>>780773
Bothy's aren't meant for sleeping in? I thought that was the point of them. I've read that a few have raised platforms to sleep on and in the video that anon posted here the bothy even had bunk beds and mattresses.
