Question 1

Where would I collect a kit in Shetland?

Accepted Answer

From an owner on the islands. Because Shetland is a long way from the mainland, availability depends entirely on local owners having listed a kit — the listings below are the live answer rather than a promise.

Question 2

How good is mobile coverage in Shetland?

Accepted Answer

Lerwick and the larger settlements are reasonably served. It thins out across the north mainland, Yell, Unst, and the smaller isles, and around the coast and the voes there are plenty of places with nothing usable.

Question 3

Does satellite internet work this far north?

Accepted Answer

It should, provided there is a clear view of the sky. Shetland is a high latitude, so the dish sits at a lower angle than it would further south, which makes an unobstructed southern horizon more important than it is on the mainland.

Question 4

Will weather affect it?

Accepted Answer

Wind is the practical problem rather than rain. A dish needs to be weighted or sheltered properly, because an exposed site in a Shetland gale will move anything that is not secured.

Question 5

What if there are no kits listed in Shetland?

Accepted Answer

If nothing is listed here yet, that means no local owner has joined rather than that the service does not reach. Kits are not sensibly shipped this far for a short hire, so it is worth checking back rather than arranging collection from the mainland.