Many thanks for all the great comments, pictures and tips (loved SFG's original post!!). Born and brought up in Edinburgh, and have many happy memories of family camping holidays in diabolical weather along the west coast as kids, so this trip is something of a nostalgia binge for my brother and me! Never got to the far north coast though, so now, almost 60 years on, want to cover that part of Scotland before I'm past it or the route is totally clogged with the motorhomes. The timing was dictated by my brother's dates in UK, so no option of changing dates. The suggested alternative of a motorhome is definitely off the cards in view of SFG's propensity for using them as target practice with his air rifle!!
Thanks for the concern about the roll over bar - I took the pictures just after taking the tonneau off, so the seats are reclined further than when driving and the headrests are off - the headrests, which I almost always have in place when driving, are forward of the roll over bar in my driving position, so I think the head and neck are as well protected as in most road cars.
Hoping the weather gods are in our favour, and the cars don't misbehave!
Thanks again for all the posts! Will report and post photos when we get back
