Bothying

[hammy]

You carry wood or coal into the bothy or source it when you are there.(depends on the local fuel situation and the type of stove )
When you join the MBA you get a hand book with the info for each individual bothy.
The etiquette is to leave enough fuel for the next visitors to have enough wood/coal + tinder for a nights fire.
Their life may depend on it.
Some bothies are next to peat bogs so peat is the fuel source, in this case you would cut and stack the same amount of peat you used, for next years bothiers.

The info is on the forum in the individual areas section people often post with this type of question for a specific bothy.
Introduce your selves on the forum and ask all these quesions they will be answered.
Unfortunately we do not give grid references on the forum.

 

[filcon]

Browse the mountain bothy association site.There is a bothy code and culture, steeped in tradition. A log book is left in the bothy for visitors, there is entries from all over the world. On one visit to a bothy off Mull, which took us 7hrs to drive and an hour to venture 3mile. You carry enough fuel ,food,and clothes for 2-3 days weighing about 70-80lb, so your well bu99ered on arrival.We were in 10 minutes to be visited by 3 Dutch, they last visited it 20years ago.
The Bothies are open to all and welcome.For £15 full price and £7.50 concession ,this gives you an annual membership. This goes to the maintainance,repair of the properties.A copy of bothies locations ,rules and magazine is included.Work parties for volunteers are a great time and very worthwhile. Give it a browse it,s great, you can use all the bushy skills all year round at them and use the same kit.You need a party piece and a bottle .
www.mountainbothies.org.uk/ FIL

 

[hammy]

Just to bump this thread, the Welsh area of the MBA are recruiting volunteers if your interested please follow this link
http://www.mountainbothies.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3068
Its a great way to get out into the wilds and have a bit of fun.

 

[fishy1]

Bothies are great, although their never seems to be any next to good salmon rivers with no one else for miles.

I like some of the more remote ones, going with a few friends is just great. Every one I've been in has been in reasonable ish condition. The worst that happened to me in a bothy was when a door fell off one and knocked me unconcious, it had only one hinge attached, we removed the door completely and then just lent it on the frame.