Wind and rain test Paul Messner's unchosen camping kit

His Lake District return pairs Mountain School UK with unreleased gear billed for 2027.

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Windy Wild Camping with Unreleased 2027 Gear I Didn't Choose!

Paul Messner packed equipment he hadn't chosen into a compact backpack and headed toward Small Water with Mountain School UK. His only new upload, "Windy Wild Camping with Unreleased 2027 Gear I Didn't Choose!", turns a Lake District campout into a practical test of unfamiliar kit.

The description credits Ultralight Outdoor Gear's support, and the trip features provided equipment. A Nemo Hornet Osmo tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad get their outing in wet, windy conditions, with an MSR stove handling cooking duties. Paul says the sleep setup kept him comfortable overnight; the chapter guide follows him through pitching, packing away and assessing the Black Diamond backpack before finishing at Mardale Head.

The upload has reached about 33,000 views. In the replies, the weather has almost as much presence as the equipment: one viewer mentions falling asleep to rain and wind, while others share memories of walking around Buttermere and the mist above Patterdale. More practical questions concern his pack weight and whether the sleeping pads are new models.

Across the channel, subscribers held steady, while today's viewing is moderately above Paul's usual daily pace. His weekly audience was larger than Poetry Of Slow Life's, though nearby fishing channel catchingcyle had a much busier week.

The strongest individual momentum belongs to "I Ditched my Apple Watch For A Casio Pro Trek ", not the new camping trip. That older demonstration swaps notifications for a compass, barometer and altimeter. Meanwhile, "I've been thinking about how to make my tent better" keeps the workshop side of wild camping active: a thicker pole and small metal rings give Paul's Hilleberg Enan more flexible pitching points on awkward ground.

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The videos drawing views on Paul Messner right now

I Ditched my Apple Watch For A Casio Pro Trek 285,832 views I've been thinking about how to make my tent better132,805 views

The numbers

Here's how Paul's new upload and existing outdoor catalog performed across the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

catchingcyle

5,949,902

Agrivue

1,115,808

North Star Fishing

1,048,583

Fishing Explained

797,454

Kelly Hays

284,400

Paul Messner

166,930

Poetry Of Slow Life

116,096

Bonsai Heirloom

76,269

FISHGUM

42,518

subscribers

224,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

43,057,834

views per day

29,162

typical day: 23,426

first-day views of each video posted this week

Windy Wild Camping with Unreleased 2027…

21,374

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Paul Messner

224,000

Poetry Of Slow Life

221,000

catchingcyle

218,000

FISHGUM

217,000

Fishing Explained

217,000

North Star Fishing

216,000

Agrivue

214,000

Bonsai Heirloom

213,000

Kelly Hays

210,000

As of October 11, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.