Winter Bike-Packing with a Hot-Tent.
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- Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024
- It’s late December, Christmas is over, the urge to head to the woods is strong, so I decide to pack up my bike and ride down part of the ancient ‘Icknield Way’ long distance trail. After several miles of gravel, thick mud and rutted, sandy tracks I arrive at a secluded woodland and set up camp. My shelter of choice this time being an ultralight hot tent and titanium wood stove. The camp chores of setting up, collecting and processing firewood and lighting the stove done, I settle down to enjoy some well earned dinner, a couple of quality craft beers (thank you Bob!!) and soak up the sounds of the woodland nightlife all cozy and comfy in my heated home from home.
Morning brings the delightful sounds of the dawn chorus, a stunning sunrise, coffee and a breakfast of bacon and bannock before packing everything away to ride the 25 miles home.
It was a very pleasant night out - just what was needed to blow the cobwebs away and burn off some of that turkey and chocolate!
Thanks for joining me and Happy New Year!
Links
OneTigris Black Orca ‘Smokey Hut’ tent
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SeekOutside titanium ‘Cub’ stove
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Kamui folding camp chair
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Thermarest Neoair Xtherm sleeping mat
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Veloci Rapture and Reptile Dysfunction craft beers
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Mountain House dehydrated meals
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Ortlieb Front bar bag
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Alpkit front handlebar dry bag
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Alpkit rear saddle bag
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Bannock Recipe
1 handful plain flour
1/2 handful dried milk powder
1 tsp baking powder
1 handful raisins or sultanas
Cold water or beer
Put all the dry ingredients in a ziplock bag.
Add water, a bit at a time, mixing in the bag.
Keep mixing until you have a dryish dough, the consistency of playdough.
Flatten to about 1cm
Cook over a low heat (or next to your fire) slowly, turning often until cooked.
Delicious served with honey!
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Music The Engagement by Silent Partner
Cowboy Lullaby by JHS Pedals
I keep watching your videos Simon. I'm a Pole from Canada and camping is my second home. Always a privilege watching the stove burning, food cooking and hot chocolate. This is the life. All the best mate!
Thanks mate! 😁🏕
People have disliked this video... how can you dislike this bloke?? he’s an absolute gentleman without any edge at all.
Love your videos mate
Haters and Trolls every where. Who knows maybe he had more thumbs up for this video than they all combined have for all of theirs.
I don't get it either. If ya don't like it watch something else, why be negative for no reason? If one wants to be a critic, fine, but be constructive about it. Maybe people don't understand the whole thumb up/down idea...or maybe I don't.
That's the first thing I thought. Mad.
Top bloke.
If I was his dog I'd get fed stake and go camping all the time 🙂🔥⛺
spot on mate
Don't worry too much about the thumbs down "haters" folks . RUclips sees thumbs up and thumbs down in the same way . Just as an interaction . That's all . RUclips doesn't count the "downers" as negative . 0 thumbs up and 50 thumbs down is 100 interactions just the same as 100 thumbs up etc . Or so I am lead to believe by other RUclipsrs.
Knowing this and having said that . It does make you wonder what peoples lives must be like and how their mind works when they feel the need to go to the effort of "disliking" a video . Instead of moving along . I pity them really .
Fattrucker
Your videos are totally refreshing.. And calming.. I see it before going to bed.. Thanks. It's like therapy.
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I feel the same way, It's one of the only channels where I watch some of the older videos👍😍😍😎😎. In truth I know what you mean. I subscribed to a lot of channels but this is one of the only one's I actually anticipate.
I always love watching Simons adventures! He’s a good man with a good heart and absolutely enjoys the outdoors and the challenges it all brings. His videos are well filmed and narrated and you can tell he puts in the extra effort in filming his self and the adventure! He has a worldwide following now! I could only be so lucky to be able to meet him face to face and go on an adventure with him!
I am super into camping, but a lot of the serious camping RUclipsrs have this really Type A energy. I have only seen 3 of your videos so far, but your vibe is unique; truly wholesome + relaxing, & strangely intimate. I'm such a fan. Subbed after the second. :-)
I just put my finger on what it is; you have a similar energy to Steve Wallis, who is another favourite of mine. ^_^
Hope maggi your dog 🐕 OK as well.beautiful newfoundland. Yeah.😊❤take care out there.
Awesome video Simon. Thank you so very much for showing us that living doesn't need to be "complicated." What I really appreciated is how you explained each piece of the equipment you packed, why it was necessary, and the rewards of planning ahead of time before taking an excursion.
With that in mind, in my humble opinion "the only people" who cannot appreciate this experience are the "living dead" because your video is a stark reminder of how we should uncomplicate and unclutter our minds, bodies, and souls. Once more, thank you so much for caring and sharing a portion of your adventures. A grateful viewer and fellow videographer.
Thank you Anthony! 👍
I love your all videos your posting o realy love it I believe your the best in UK and all over Europe GOD bless you where ever you're. Jerry from Glendale CALIFORNIA
High school teacher working at the moment and love watching your videos when I get home at night. Great down time, thanks for the uploads. 👍👍
Thank you for Your videos. They are great. We are waiting for more. All the best and unforgettable trips. Greetings from Poland. All the best 👍 ...good job
Wonderful inspiring video as always Simon. . Thank you so much. . and good on you for treating dear Maggie to a nice meal. That was very loving of you.
Love your videos watched 4 I think..😊keep safe.john from scarborough hope your lass got well.❤
Great video; you have opened my mind to light weight hot tent camping. I can hardly wait to put my own rig together. Thank you!
All the best to and your family in the New Year from Canada. Many thanks for the quality videos. In a world that seems to be going mad you provide and few minutes of quiet sanity. I keep being amazed at the trail system in the UK. I have a brother living near London. Every year for his vacation he puts a sandwich in one pocket, a spare pair of pants and socks in the other and goes for a 14 day walk. Fabulous. Thank you
Thank you Patrick! I like the sound of your brother - top man! 😁👍
WOW, hot tenting and cycle camping, what a combo! Who'd have thunk it... Great video :-)
I always love the music you use on the beginning and end of your videos .
Bro! One must go ultra-lightweight SO they can bring the beers. That's the whole point. Thumbs up.
Amen Stevie! 👍🍺
Well I think they need to come up with some kind of dehydrated beer 🍻.
@@simonablokeinthewoods if you can take away beer from your local pub you might consider a Growler, that would be perfect for a trip like this one or when you canoe.
@@DianeSturlinXX just add beer! 🤣
@@DianeSturlinXX Wouldn't that be whiskey?
At the 2:00 mark, when you’re pulling into the area where you will camp for the night, what a magnificent tree, a perfect spot, and ambiance. I appreciate showing how you pick out and arrive at the various camp spots. There’s got to be much time spent setting up this “small details” footage, but it adds so much richness to your videos. All of your videos are worthy of multiple views.
THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR VLOGS SIMON THAT HAS A VERY CALMING AND ANXIETY REDUCING EFFECT.
I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT BUT I JUST KNOW THAT WATCHING YOUR POSTS IS AN ANTIDOTE TO OUR HORRENDOUSLY MANIC AND STRESSFUL LIVES. GOD KNOWS IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE IN THE 20'S..........CHEERS MATE....
Thank you! 😁
woods especially now all this has kicked off. Felt awful last weekend and these videos really did get me back firing on all cylinders.
Understatement of the decade so far my friend
@@DicnballzBitch I'm off to live in the woods, thanks to Simon's informative and instructive videos i believe I can do it....Our civilization is dying and so is the earth...thanks too us......Reset is not the word...
Great video. I lived in germany for several years and I surely miss all the bike trails Europe has to offer. Really enjoyed your bike kit.
I am in great admiration of your packing skills! Awesome video, Thanks for taking the time to do these, they really are inspirational!
Can I say Simon, you get better and better and betterer. Master Craftsman and very inspirational. I'm a pedestrian camper that carries more than I can even lift anymore. You're the man, as they say....
Thank you Trudi! 😁
Beautiful old Kona! Love it! The rest also, but the bike got me hooked right from the first scene!
Absolutely awesome cycling setup fir camping. I love that tiny titanium stove.
I commented and liked only half way through...... that was a brilliant video. Thank you for 30 minutes of total chill.
Love your videos and your mild mannered demeanor. A proper gentlemen thru & thru. You must have a warehouse for all your gear. I’m so impressed with all your gear and organization of it all. God bless you and always safe travels. 🙏🏼⛺️😎
Thank you Roland! 👍😁 Yes, storage is becoming an issue!! 😂
I am a chef (or was for the last 20 years until a couple of weeks ago) I really like the effort you put into cooking in ultra lite camping conditions, that pork belly you cooked in the embers looked amazing.
Thank you Christopher! 👍
Absolutely fantastic.so informative and entertaining in its unique way.Thank you!
Loved this video. A lot. Has kept my spirits up and given me a glimmer of hope that maybe there are some adventures still to be had as winter looms here in Canada. All the best, Simon!
What I'd give to spend a winter in Canada!! Get out there my man 🤙
@@Randy-2468 It sounds much more fun than it is! After about the 5th straight month of -20C and wind you start to wonder if the sun will ever come back.
Less room taken up by a stove means more room for beer, win!
Loving your channel Simon ✌️
it's the packing up everything into a few small bags that I find most amazing.
Lovely nice warm cozy camp. Love watching x
This video has been filmed, narrated and edited very well. Very impressive!
Thank you Martin! 👍
I really enjoy watching your videos as simple as you're camping is it's proof we don't have to have 500 lb of stuff to enjoy it a little bit of quietness in the woods. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Becky! 👍🏕
Great titanium wood stove Simon. I like :)
A very enjoyable video, thank you Simon for taking the time and effort to produce this footage
Loved your video, especially your fold up stove and tent.
I agreee. Very interesting!
Thank you for the great video!! You just made up my mind for me, yep I'm getting a hot tent to bike pack with next winter!!!
I'm 46 and have never heard of Bannock. After watching your video, and seeing how you make it, I have now tried it myself and I'm addicted to it... 😂 Thanks for sharing this wonderful bread recipe...
Great video Simon. You are an inspiration. Best wishes to you :)
Finally a stove that folds into a manageble size. Thank You Simon for the demo. Happy New Year to You and Yours
What a nice video! 👍
Thank's for sharing with us! 🤗
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Great vid as usual. When someone says they had cabin fever in 2019 .. little did we know! 😫😫 Thankfully I've not heard Boris mention any restrictions on bivvying in the woods! 😁
I thought there were restrictions against getting out into the wilds. Whatever...
Great video love it. I find the bike greatly increases your range and allows for more gear. That Chimney....What a brilliant ida! Respect.
Wow, I learned something new. A wood stove in a tent! Who knew, awesome
Wonderful! The amount of effort and corresponding video end result doesn't go unnoticed. Liking that tent wood stove; come to think of it bacon, bannock and beer too ;-) Happy new year. Cheers Wayne
Simon is the best ever bloke in the woods.
I think Simon is a kindred spirit to the late Woods Walker.
One of the best hot tent videos out there. No drama, no fuss, just spending a cold winter night warm in a tent.... eating like a king as it were.
Thank you Roger! 👍
I gasped when you said you had bought a stove, but oh my, the difference in weight & it folds down too! So handy. Happy New Year Simon, to you & your loved ones.
Great video Simon 👍. Like the new wood stove 😉. Nice to hear you had a good Christmas 🎄, & a Happy New Year to you and your family, from B.C. 🇨🇦
Brilliant timing mate I am just about to pick my hot tent for
Winter camping,,,
Looking forward to seeing this
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I also have one, they are extremely lightweight and a good material but mine ripped when was windy ☹️
@@hippyswift the tent ripped
@@englishwoodsman yeah, I had it up a few days and slackened off a bit, the center pole then slipped through the top-side :(
Myn Ripped in the similar situation and I was put off by trying to sort it out and didn't use it again and I use it as a footprint sheet 😖 I simply wouldn't recommend this product but I would say be at your own peril 😏 my own thought that I should have bought a canvas polish lavu but it is a heavyweight and you need to have the balls of a bison to carry it
Nice video , like the lightweight stove. Wondered about the the heat resistant cover for the flue hole in the tent, did you just make it with velcro strips round the edges to make it stay in place?. Just interested as I have a smokey hut as well, cheers👍
Wonderful video, this guy is the person you want with you on a bike camping trip!
Looking at this video once again because of my interest in tarps as a tent and the attractive theme presentation photo, I realized and can appreciate, the diversity and the novel way in which you approached filming the opening scenes of this video. And I love your videos. Trusting your knee is better!
Thanks Carolle, yes, all cleared up now. 👍😁
Very impressed that this set up was packed away in some bikepacking bags , a neat set up.
What a jem of an episode!
Your videos are the best out there! The presenting, camera work are spot on.... It's a pleasure to watch! Once things return to normal can you do some more overnighters & ration pack reviews.
Absolutely!! 😁👍🏕
Great video, glad your new stove worked well ,what a good idea to make a flat pack stove big enough to keep your
tent warm yet small enough to carry on your bike. Happy New year to you.
Simon reminds me its never too late.
For love?
Hi Simon ,Happy new year I really wish you the best mate . Your camping trip this time is missing your 🐕 and I hope next time you will bring it with you , actually it will be more joyful. Thanks for the new uploads 🙏👍👍👍
These short trips, to get out of the house and clear the head, are perfect for sorting out just the the stuff we want to camp with. We try out new stuff, remember old reliable stuff and enjoy beer and hot chocolate in the process. It’s tried and true learning that men do. Good on you, Simon; I wish you had more camping time. When your camping gear starts running you out of house and home, just give some to a buddy, easy peasy. That’s what guys do. Heh, heh... Thanks for sharing your camp. Happy New Year to you and your’s. Texas
Nice video, as always. Great to see you out testing your new gear under real world conditions. Wishing you all the best for the year ahead. Cheers from sunny Malaysia 😎
That freeze-dried Fajita meal looks like it would be good as filling in a tortilla. Tortillas are great camping food, very compact.
Love your stove and the hot tent setup. Great video!!
Here's a chap who's really worked his kit out! I'm going to follow some of those links for a lightweight motorbike set up for the TET. Thanks very much and keep up the good work.
Thanks for sharing, it was a bit of an eye opener. What a great setup, didn't realise you could get a stove that small and lightweight, also the tent goes well with it seems good value.
Living the dream Simon, love the content, man after my own heart
Greetings from Poland , nicely done. I will copy and paste your ideas. Flawless victory
Loving the new stove, that so smart. And the chimney- very clever
Yet another exceptional video Simon, thank you so much for your time. In the past you've inspired me to own a Polish Lavvu, I bet that Cub would be a perfect fit for that little canvas tent. I guess it's time for me to have a moment of madness! Love that! Happy New year to you. Thanks again.
It would be just the job for the lavvu. 👍🔥
Hi Simon, that stove is MAD, stunning little thing, and that stovepipe is pure genius, something from “the crash at Roswell where the metal returns to its original state, amazing, nice vid as usual, BTW happy belated New Year to you and yours, take care😃👍
Thanks Cliff and happy new year to you!! 👍
Great video, thank you for sharing your experience with us....God Bless from Michigan, U.S.A
I liked the no-trace shot after breaking camp. Glad you enjoyed your outing. Happy New Year from Illinois. 🥳
You have done incredibly well to travel so light!
These are a few of my favorite things bikes, camping, and bacon wow the silicon baking sheet is perfect for a project I am working on. Thanks very much cheers
ruclips.net/video/y_XPV7r7mrs/видео.html Just be careful breathing the fumes from the silicone.
Very nicely done, Brother. Mountain bikes are great camping assets. - Mike in Coronado
"Ounces become pounds, and pounds become pain." But . . . "pack lite, freeze at night!" Tis an old story, and twill ere be repeated.
I love that quote. I am carrying so much extra pain, except it's not in my backpack! Man, I'm going to die young unless I change my ways
Johann W. Coltrane Aye matey....
@Jack Obrein Quick! Lets tell the army! lol
Great video ! Merci beaucoup. So cool!
"In a moment of madness I bought..." ...yup, that's why my flat is stuffed full of (ironically, minimalist) stuff too :)
Im a new subscriber, but very quickly after watching your camp in the Broads became intrigued. May the road rise up to greet you and happy trails.
Hi Simon. Happy New Year to you. I was interested to see your new stove and was intrigued to see the stovepipe. Instead of sections it is one piece rolled one way for packing and rolled the other for use. Ingenious. Thanks for this as I go back to watching your new Cub.
Fantastic video! Thank you 😊
A KONA!! Beautiful to see another old Joe Murray creation still going strong. I still ride my Lava Dome from the same year as your bike - is yours late 90’s? And is that the Caldera? What awesome machines still going strong 👍😎
Enjoyed as always!! Nice portable wood stove and not overly expensive I suppose. Smart to ride in to a camping spot. Gotta make some of that Bannock with raisins, nuts and cinnamon, Yum.
Ahh yes, those moments of madness! i know those very well 🤣🙌 because i neeeeeed 6 tents and 4 sleeping bags. Great video Simon. Atb Mike
I have 7 tents and 5 sleeping bags :0
@@angelakm6753 ace! you can never have too many.
Hahaha - I’m not alone!! 😂👍
@@TheCheshireWanderer Don't start me on stoves - I have at least 8!
@@angelakm6753 wood stoves? I absolutely love my woodgas stove.
enjoyable vids Simon...and all this at the back of your own garden ;-) Amazing
Man I was thinking how the heck has he got all that gear on his bike. Brilliant.
That portable wood stove is genius mate. Love the videos. Subscribed.
This makes me want to live as a Bike Nomad. The Mini is stove is absolutely Genius!
Winnerwell medium, ;) if you camp contact me it would be fun to see a video
Awesome little stove and video. Good for you, getting out and taking us too:) Thank you so much:)
That sawing, chopping and scraping was almost musical.
by the time he finished setting up and lighting up his fire I was like WTF???? Thats awesome!
4:27 It's amazing how easy it is to see a fresh cut like that, even from a distance. If trying to remain undetected, it's best to not leave signs someone is near and the cut will remain fresh for weeks. I've been a tarp guy, but I have to say, I like this hot tent. ;)
Good advise! 👍
You are really really talented. You can cycle, canoe, camp, and everything. Envious fan from India!
HAPPY NEW YEAR SIMON , WISH COULD GO AWAY IN THE MOUNTAINS , LOVE LUCY
My favourite bits are u cooking steak 😋.... barbecue having 🍺 beer..im gonna start camping out again 😀it's cool in rough weather 😊
In the intro I didnt recognize you until you put on your beanie, then you transformed into "Simon, a bloke in the woods" ta da!
Don't let him off the hook! As a balding man, I have been desperate to avoid hiding the ravages of age and genetics! I am trying to convince Simon to accept his alopecia as a normal course of events. To date, I have been bitterly disappointed , but I took heart in seeing the five seconds of exposure we saw. 😜😂😂😂😂
That is SO TRUE! Even signature costume details contribute to a channel! Suddenly, a familiar brow and face appear...and all is well with the world.
@Hermit620 😂😂😂 and thats all yer getting too!
@@simonablokeinthewoods be free!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂
Haha good one Stuart B ;)
Great video, Happy Holidays 😊 Neat stove as well. I can see why you where excited took all of 3 minutes to setup - may pick one up. 👍🙏
I've been looking for a stove just like that I'm going to be ordering one this week can't wait to try it myself
Thanks for posting Simon! Excellent video ! Loved watching this .... best wishes
you might like eggs, ham (or cooked diced bacon) and cheese, salt(no salt if usi g bacon) pep,in a plastic bottles so come morning breakfast is ready to hit the pan
Another great video. So pleased the stove is working well. Happy New Year