Bothies: how to use Scotland's hotels in the hills

[scallopboy]

Not a great idea to leave your almost-finished gas cannisters in bothies, they are litter and not something useful for others. The same goes for empty whisky bottles, adding a candle doesn't turn it from "litter "into into "something useful" when there are 10 in there already.

[MrNishi]

4.39 for the eggy fart

[boosimulacrum]

@ssskinz062382

They are all around you, ssskinz! Let me know how far you want to travel, and where and I will give you more info'.

[boosimulacrum]

It also needs to remember that you should take all litter home with you, and burn anything combustible. I'm in the habit of taking other people's bottles, cans etc home with me: why walk out with an empty sac if it was full when walking in?

Also, @nizxbit: why should the English keep out? I know plenty of English people who volunteer to help maintain the bothies.

[ssskinz062382]

@boosimulacrum hi i live in invergordon,can you tell me if there is any of these bothies near me?or any nice lochs i could take my 9 year old son too?

[nizxbit]

ENGLISH-keep out the bothies!

[chitown1966]

fantastic! I would love to experience hiking in Scotland and all that comes with it. great job , thanks for sharing.

[StuartM62]

typical english let everybody know about bothies

[lyallbaybum69]

As an ex-bothier,i thought the video was excellent.Had many great nights and met some really diverse characters over the years.

Also great for pointing -out the correct etiquette when dossing.

[HAZRIC]

Some excellent advice from the video and comments. But, people should be aware that even if they are first into the bothy, they have no higher claim of right to use of the facility. As the video said, first come, first slept...but others can fit themselves in somewhere, especially if darkness is well upon them.

[poetlorryit]

If you look closely at OS maps you'll see that a bothy with no roof (a ruin)is an empty box, but one with a roof is coloured in. The main problem is the lack of wood nearby for fires to keep warm, and that hard floor, and it's total darkness at night SPOOKY so dont go alone! I'm too fat and old for all that discomfort nowadays. Its great for getting away from it all though, but after a couple of nights the best thing about bothying is going home, makes you appreciate just how good home is!

[scallopboy]

Nice video. One thing to point out is that leaving perishable foods only encourages mice into the bothy. Stick to leaving canned food only as it's mouse-proof and anyone desperate for food can eat it without needing a stove.

[summer05032007]

hi there babe, i went to a bothie near hawick on the borders, 5 year ago, it was great i want to go again, but cant remember exactly where it is, i no there was a dog kennal as we came out of the forest, can u help? andrea

[rtsownage]

This vid makes me want to go to scotland again xD