Gday everyone. I have an affiliate link for Jack Stillman. If you are interested in the Drifter Poncho, feel free to use this link, at no extra charge for you I get a small commision. It certainly helps the channel in creating more vids. t.cfjump.com/90406/t/90318
Yeah A frames are great. This poncho is a bit smaller though, although I could of had it really really low to the ground, but then I could lie next to a fire and it was too bloody cold to do that with no blankets.
Anouther great episode you are absolutely right this type of effort required to do with basic things just to get thru a night will give you the tools to deal with simple problems in life , patience is great service tool . Thanks for this episode
When I was younger (about your age lol) discomfort was easier to take. Not anymore. What you're doing does build character, but back 100-120 years ago, that was just how it was, and discomfort was part of life. It was easier to handle, as that was what you did every day. People these days don't really know what "discomfort" is. To them, it's a living hell; bushmen back then called it "living". Good on ya for learning how to deal with that part of bush life, and knowing things could be worse. Keep doing what you do, and thank you.
I understand the feeling of appreciating comfort. The camp I did before this one was up in the snow for 3 days and it was the first time I brought an ultralight hiking chair. And to be honest, I LOVED not sitting in the snow and being off the ground haha so sometimes bringing a luxery item along on a camp can make for an enjoyable experience as well. As you said though, the old fellas didn't get to have that luxery most of the time.
We got stuck out on a back road out in the Otways when I was a kid, the car slid off the road. We had to hike out and the only water was clay puddles but we survived. Got picked up by an ice cream truck and rode out in the freezer 😂
Mate that is a hectic story! The otways is a pretty wild damp and wet place as well! Imagine deliverance from an ice cream truck .. I hope they gave you some icecream 😂
Setting the firewood up around the camp like that will also deter drop bears and hoop snakes. Another cracking video, Luke. I'd like to try a similar situation but with gold prospecting done the old timers way.
Awesome mate, just had a look at your channel. I'd love to learn more about the prospecting stuff, since our history is so intertwined with the hunt for gold.
@@TheBeardedBushranger hey mate. My email is in my bio. Hmu if you're interested in doing something like that as there's a 3 of us that are planning on doing it in the near future and your advice and or presence would be welcome. Especially with your experience.
I love that Australia is now joining the rest of the world in making survival videos because this world isn't looking good. Thank you brother honestly. We lost the art of Waltzing Matilda but now it's coming back it seems. An amazing video.
Legend mate, thanks for watching. Yeah it's good to learn the old skills and ways. And Australia has it's own unique blend of bushcraft history (from our indigenous peoples who lived here, to the settlers who had to learn how to rough it in the bush)
First time I’ve ever donated on youtube, but I really love this content. I’ve been a city dweller my whole life, so I really can’t wait to try something like this out. It’s true what you said - many people these days can’t tolerate even mild discomfort. This kind of camping is really liberating to see how you can thrive with almost nothing and make the most of your environment. Just gotta do a bit more research before I get out there haha. I don’t have the experience to be able to recognise all the different plants and things - I can barely even tell when wood is really dry. Keen to fill these knowledge gaps. Struggling to find somewhere that actually allows you to make a fire or shelter like this though. Unless it’s an actual campsite with designated fire pits. Do you happen to know anywhere in Queensland?
Thanks so much I really apprecaite that! big encouragement. I reckon if you are getting starting, sometimes the best thing is online groups .. there are hiking and camping groups of Facebook that help out with this kind of stuff, as well as people who are willing to meet up together and go camping and hiking. I live in Vicco so I can't say about Queensland. I hear you have some pretty strict rules around fires in your national parks. But private property is always a great place to start, I know Hipcamp has lots of cheap options for camping on private property. I would also reccomend doing a course like the one Gordo from Bushcraft Survival Australia does. They do intensive camps that go for a few days where they teach you so much valuable knowledge on fire making, shelter building etc
Hi Luke, me and my son Callum love watching your videos together as soon as they are released. We both enjoy camping and your videos inspire us to be good campers. Keep up the good work, can't wait for your next video. All the best from Perth WA.
Hey mate, that is great to hear. Really happy to hear that you and your son are enjoying the vids. I have another channel @lukeslittletribe I don't post there as often, but its all about camping with kids! Thanks for watching th vids.
Excellent stuff, mate. It has been a cold winter here in Victoria. A mate of mine just got back from a trek on Mount Stirling. He survived (thanks to his wits, his brother, his mate, and a trekking hut.) Keep up the adventures.
Yeah there are a lot of people out there who don't feel at home outdoors. But I think it's generally improving .. seems to be a big shift of people getting into the outdoors since covid.
Well done Luke. Outstanding effort! Thanks for challenging The Drifter. It's definitely intended as an emergency shelter but to see that it stood up to a night like that is encouraging to see. Hope your little swagman is recovering well. Jarrod Stillman
@@lukefeain1836 yeah and no. The zip is a YKK AquaGuard Waterproof zip. But it's more than likely leaking around the stitching on the edge etc. I would shore this up with some additional fabric wax around stitching holes. Considering the amount of rain I am pretty pleased with the performance as a shelter. To make it more reliable in the future, I recommend seasoning the canvas (wet and swell the fibres) and keep it waxed using our Jack Stillman Fabric Wax.
Yeah but I had commited at that point 😂 In all seriousness I actually did drink some of the rain water during the night, but was too tired to film it. Thanks for pointing that out though, cause I totally overlooked talking about that in the vid. I should also say that I am in no way a survival expert or anything .. just a bloke giving it a crack and having fun along the way.
Gidday Luke , good skills mate , cozy little camp , stick that one on airb&b , make a bloody killing mate , cheers mate catch ya on the next one 👍 👌 P.s. totally agree about patience and building resilience, camps like this put hairs onya chest n help right across life's challenging times, hoping your sons healing , we are blessed that we can go to E.d. to get care at not cost .
Thanks for watching! haha AirB&B .. I'll make sure to add a cleaning fee as well! Yeah I am thankful that we can get help, even if it took a while in the end! Amazing that he could go for a full sugery and in the end I don't pay anything.
Thats awesome Bro! You are doing so well sharing this with us. Good drills and toughness on your part. And well said in that it prepares you for the challenges of life. Cheers mate 🇳🇿 🇦🇺
Gidday gidday nicely done and I 100 percent agree with your end talk. I live extremely Simple and when its cold its cold lol. But it definitely not only toughens you up but also teaches you to be grateful and appreciate things more. My nephews love coming out and hanging out for a week or two in me little camp cause its so different to their lifes at home. I really enjoyed this have a blessed week ahead.
That's great to hear mate. Really cool that you can pass that stuff onto your nephews and give them that experience. I reckon the younger generation really need that sort of stuff!
@@TheBeardedBushranger+likewise with you and your boy, I'm no pro but I love the simple life and I love trying to teach the neps. It's like you said society today has gotten way to use to having everything on tap, so some have lost the ability to have patience now they want it now. I usually tell me nephews to put their phones away and forget about time cause it dosnt exist with me lol. Appreciate it mate.. I'll definitely check out more of your adventures.
Love all your videos. I have watched most of them in the last 2 weeks. I love those ponchos. I have 2, one normal size and one large i use in the swag as blankets.
Unbelievable, as always mate! Appreciated all the skills you share with us, but equally your wise words (like your beautiful friend Mattsy) Thanks Brother 👊
I never understood the fear of Australian bush camping you would be very unlucky to be bitten by anything in Australia.. Americans, Canadians and Europeans get eaten by bears while they sleep.. Africans get eaten by lots of things and Asia has snakes that can swallow you whole
In my younger days mate, gettin’ about on my motorbike yep, done it tuff but……I’ll never forget it. Too old now. I like to have wifi so I can watch you do it.
Haha yeah I was having a conversation with someone the other day, saying I don't know how long term doing all this stuff is haha maybe when I'm older I'll go into homesteading youtube or something.
IN Canada, it can be VERY cold, but any tips on camping out in emergency is great! Since we do have a lot of pine, if in mountains, that is a super tree, has everything you need. Fire starter, wood, bedding etc:) BUT you had better have more layers and dryer ways of being or you will suffer! I have been camping in middle of summer only to wake up with SNOW on my tent, and no fire and boy, that was darn cold! Anyway, great tips buddy! Cheers from Canada!:)
Thanks for watching mate. I hear your wood is all soft wood as well, which makes it easy to cut down. Australian hard wood is notoriously tough. it will take it out of you just cutting down a few pieces. But yeah the advantage is we don't get as cold as you guys do!
Loved this. What you do, the controlled hardship, the "relative comfort" that you make for yourself, it makes you appreciate what you have in real life. The conditions you were out in, I'd sooner prefer -6C. Less dangerous I think, than just above freezing and rainy conditions. I'd have struggled with that water though..
Yeah that is what I have heard. Why our snow can be so dangerous, because it is always wet at those 0.c - 1.c temps. weather at -6.c is actually much more dry. Thanks for watching!
solidly uncomfortable camp out mate, well done for gritting through it. Good to get out and test gear in bad scenarios in case you ever need to rely on them. Looking forward to more of your vids, next time we wont fault you if you pack a luxury item like a milbank bag :D
My friend, when you lay leaves do it how the Indigenous people used to. You make a circle shape to block out the wind. Lay the leaves to the inside and sticks to the rear. Do this method on the sides of the tarp. Leaves reflect heat back. When I worked in stock camps sometimes we'd put our swags between the foliage and fire. Works well in rain as well
Great video mate, and if you were a bushranger you'd be doing it for months or years if you were lucky, to escape the noose 😮and avoid being shot, definitely uncomfortable Allround,👍
Thanks mate. Yeah I've done that on my previes channel @lukeslittletribe but I will do some more coastal stuff this year .. maybe as it warms up. I'm thinking of building a little shack on the coast and dressing as an old 1700s whaler.
Great video. Next time try and lower the angle of your poncho shelter. Helps stop the rain getting in. Also if you tie up the hood it should help stop water getting in.
Sand and charcoal in the bottom of that cotton bag would give you much better filtering. Charcoal can remove heavy metal and other toxins that aren't destroyed by boiling.
Nice one. The Milbanks bag, or Browns bag I think they're called, are great. Get's a lot of crap out before putting it through your good filter. I got mine online from Survival Supplies Australia in Perth. I can't remember what it cost though.
@@TheBeardedBushranger Nice to see people making quality content with little viewers and probably not a lot of revenue, unfortunately cannot join the Patreon or anything but best of luck to ya
@@sigma89853 No worries mate, Just watching the vids and commenting is really appreciated as it all helps in boosting the video on youtube. And yeah, I'd be doing these videos even if I wasn't making anything from them, cause I genuinly love doing this stuff.
Hey mate. I actually contacted them and Sambar is their strongest coffee. Also if you do end up getting some I have an affiliate link with them which would be great to use. www.dogandguncoffee.com/?ref=LUKEVANDENBERG
going hard in the winter mate . well done ! I am not a fan of winter camping myself as I dont have the sleeping bag or mat for it although if you can go hard like this , am I just making up excuses lol.
I had read ,somewhere, that Australian soldiers early ww1, didn't have sleeping bags and used their great coats for a sleeping bag. They would get in them upside down and slip their feet in the sleeves. I haven't found a great coat to fit my ogre ass to try it out. I'm curious to try it. Eliminating heavy gear. But I thought it might be something you can look into. Luck to ya sir. Keep your powder dry.
Hey mate, I've actually used my big long oil skin stockman jacket plenty of times as a blanket (did that in the snow just recently) I've also used it (on this video) as a ground sheet. I find it so versatile.
Great video...I don't wanna be that dude, but I will. I watched in agony as you struggled to get the drifter out of the bag. There's a way to fold it and it's on their website. Fold it that way every time you put it in the bag and it goes in and out easy....anyway, subbed - great content.
@@TheBeardedBushranger I'm trying to find it but can't locate anything. I'll lay it out step by step. It's easy. Consider your zip as the middle seam ( lengthwise) and fold both the left and right side over to meet that zipper in the middle (all the way down the poncho. Then fold those sides once again also meeting I the middle. Fold a flap over at each end and then roll it up.
Mate I would love to do some outback stuff. I have a big 60km walk I did as a swagman through the mallee scrub in outback country last year, I'll post that vid around September. But I have my eyes on some big outback walks. I'd love to do the gamman ranges in S.A
I've used a poncho as an emergency shelter before, [in a real emergency...] the same set-up, only I used string [instead of a frame made of branches] to keep it in shape and I kept the lower side half of meter off the ground [space I won't use] giving me enough material to hang over me... ponchos are small... and foliage on the three sides to keep the spill away... it worked pretty good... the fire and good clothes did the rest!... but a tarp would definitely work better!... also I'd like to add, you should consider carrying an old style umbrella to your ''expeditions'' something that the old timers would definitely use... so many ways to use one... I'm really sorry to hear that in a "'Metropolis'' like Melbourne, you had to wait half the day to see a doctor in an emergency...
That real emergency situation sounds pretty intense mate! Yeah if the poncho was a little lower to the ground it would of given more coverage for sure. Also that's a great idea about the umbrella. What would they of been made of back in the day? I'll look into that. And in the end my boy had a piece of metal stuck in his foot for almost 24 hours (before they could put him in sugery)
Thanks heaps for that. Yeah he has recovered real good. It was a bit hard at the time seeing him go through that pain with a piece of metal in his foot for 24 hours. But he has come real good now.
Well done , i was thinking if you set up that tarp over a large log , you should get a couple more feet cover ? .. and your Jack Stillman maybe they could have a flap sewn in over that zipper with a couple press studs to keep it down !
Yeah not a bad idea! The poncho actually comes with a waxed canvas hood that buttons in over the zipper (so you can wear it as a rain jacket) and I think I should of left it on ... it would of helped keep rain away from the zipper for sure.
@TheBeardedBushranger was going to recommend using the hood. Given it's button on I'm not 100% it would keep all the water off the zip - will have to try it out.
Gday everyone. I have an affiliate link for Jack Stillman. If you are interested in the Drifter Poncho, feel free to use this link, at no extra charge for you I get a small commision. It certainly helps the channel in creating more vids.
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The link doesn't work for me.
@@michaelhoskins832 Thanks for letting me know. I'll try and look into it. Does it work now?
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nice to find another Australian youtuber..
I dont care what anyone says.. a lean-to in the rain = a miserable night..
Aframe for me every time..
Yeah A frames are great. This poncho is a bit smaller though, although I could of had it really really low to the ground, but then I could lie next to a fire and it was too bloody cold to do that with no blankets.
Agreed! Lean-to just wont cut it if you want to stay dry!
So glad I found a survival channel in Victoria. Everyone else is up the top end or Queensland.
Love seeing traditional methods.
Thanks for watching mate! Check out Southern Land Bushcraft as well for some great practical knowledge
Great video thank you 😄
I concur. I've been struggling a bit lately. I find your vlogs very relaxing. Thanks for your efforts in making them.
Thank you mate, it's great to hear the videos help relax ya during your struggles mate. And I really appreciate you giving it the time to watch.
Great video survivol still amazing hope little fellows foot healed by now i agree with makes us character building
@@TheBeardedBushrangerkeep it up brother would love to come out bust with ya one time
Stripping back life to the bare necessary. Blank out all the external noise & enjoying the moment in nature. Love it ❤
There's something about a camp fire. It's magical to be out with the fire at night chilling out.
Yeah abosuletly. My favourite type of camping these days is by a fire all night. Thanks for watching.
I love the honesty. My new fav Aussie RUclipsr
Mate that means a lot! Thanks heaps for that.
Anouther great episode you are absolutely right this type of effort required to do with basic things just to get thru a night will give you the tools to deal with simple problems in life , patience is great service tool .
Thanks for this episode
When I was younger (about your age lol) discomfort was easier to take. Not anymore. What you're doing does build character, but back 100-120 years ago, that was just how it was, and discomfort was part of life. It was easier to handle, as that was what you did every day. People these days don't really know what "discomfort" is. To them, it's a living hell; bushmen back then called it "living". Good on ya for learning how to deal with that part of bush life, and knowing things could be worse. Keep doing what you do, and thank you.
I understand the feeling of appreciating comfort. The camp I did before this one was up in the snow for 3 days and it was the first time I brought an ultralight hiking chair. And to be honest, I LOVED not sitting in the snow and being off the ground haha so sometimes bringing a luxery item along on a camp can make for an enjoyable experience as well.
As you said though, the old fellas didn't get to have that luxery most of the time.
We got stuck out on a back road out in the Otways when I was a kid, the car slid off the road. We had to hike out and the only water was clay puddles but we survived. Got picked up by an ice cream truck and rode out in the freezer 😂
Mate that is a hectic story! The otways is a pretty wild damp and wet place as well! Imagine deliverance from an ice cream truck .. I hope they gave you some icecream 😂
Setting the firewood up around the camp like that will also deter drop bears and hoop snakes.
Another cracking video, Luke. I'd like to try a similar situation but with gold prospecting done the old timers way.
Awesome mate, just had a look at your channel. I'd love to learn more about the prospecting stuff, since our history is so intertwined with the hunt for gold.
@@TheBeardedBushranger its very interesting and incredible how much work the old timers did with just a shovel and a rocker box.
@@TheBeardedBushranger hey mate. My email is in my bio. Hmu if you're interested in doing something like that as there's a 3 of us that are planning on doing it in the near future and your advice and or presence would be welcome. Especially with your experience.
Another great video brother 👍
Cheers mate.
17:38 - What a lovely little setup. That's a nice shot. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching.
Well done for giving it a go! 👍
Cheers mate.
magnificent coals those! And, yes about rough camping and putting up with life!
Yeah perfect coals for cooking on!
Looks like you're having a blast. I've had one of those JackStilman ponchos for about 3 years now. It lives in my 4x4 full time.
Haha yeah it was a fun little challenge. Poncho is now rolled up in my 4x4 as well, I used it the other day while kayak fishing out on a lake.
Well said at the end there mate. Definitely spoke to me and made me think twice about my own attitudes. Great video 👍
Oh cheers mate, glad it was worthwhile.
I love that Australia is now joining the rest of the world in making survival videos because this world isn't looking good. Thank you brother honestly. We lost the art of Waltzing Matilda but now it's coming back it seems. An amazing video.
Legend mate, thanks for watching. Yeah it's good to learn the old skills and ways. And Australia has it's own unique blend of bushcraft history (from our indigenous peoples who lived here, to the settlers who had to learn how to rough it in the bush)
Good stuff mate loved it👍👍
Cheers thanks for watching
First time I’ve ever donated on youtube, but I really love this content. I’ve been a city dweller my whole life, so I really can’t wait to try something like this out. It’s true what you said - many people these days can’t tolerate even mild discomfort. This kind of camping is really liberating to see how you can thrive with almost nothing and make the most of your environment.
Just gotta do a bit more research before I get out there haha. I don’t have the experience to be able to recognise all the different plants and things - I can barely even tell when wood is really dry. Keen to fill these knowledge gaps.
Struggling to find somewhere that actually allows you to make a fire or shelter like this though. Unless it’s an actual campsite with designated fire pits. Do you happen to know anywhere in Queensland?
Thanks so much I really apprecaite that! big encouragement.
I reckon if you are getting starting, sometimes the best thing is online groups .. there are hiking and camping groups of Facebook that help out with this kind of stuff, as well as people who are willing to meet up together and go camping and hiking. I live in Vicco so I can't say about Queensland. I hear you have some pretty strict rules around fires in your national parks. But private property is always a great place to start, I know Hipcamp has lots of cheap options for camping on private property. I would also reccomend doing a course like the one Gordo from Bushcraft Survival Australia does. They do intensive camps that go for a few days where they teach you so much valuable knowledge on fire making, shelter building etc
Nice vid Luke! Good to see you are getting overseas followers. Nice to know the next generations are learning patience and coping skills too.
Thank you very much! Yeah so interesting seeing folks from all over join on board. Thank you for watching.
Hi Luke, me and my son Callum love watching your videos together as soon as they are released. We both enjoy camping and your videos inspire us to be good campers. Keep up the good work, can't wait for your next video. All the best from Perth WA.
Hey mate, that is great to hear. Really happy to hear that you and your son are enjoying the vids. I have another channel @lukeslittletribe
I don't post there as often, but its all about camping with kids!
Thanks for watching th vids.
Enjoyed your survival camp out.
Thanks mate
Nice Luke never easy when it's raining. Hope you're son is OK . Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks mate! He's running around like it never happened 😂
I accidentally clicked on this when my phone was in my pocket. Decided to watch it anyway and glad I did.
haha great to hear mate.
Nothing is by accident,, it was meant to be,
Awesome. Gotta put yourself through suffering. Despite the rain it looked like a cost little camp!
It'll put hair on ya chest! 😆
@@TheBeardedBushranger so that's why you're doing it
@@timchilman yeah I genuinely hate it .. but I want to be a man 😆
awesome work mate. the old boys saw has see better days
@@BrandonRaine-du6px cheers mate .. yeah she was a bit rough and needed some tuning 😆
Excellent stuff, mate. It has been a cold winter here in Victoria. A mate of mine just got back from a trek on Mount Stirling. He survived (thanks to his wits, his brother, his mate, and a trekking hut.) Keep up the adventures.
Yeah it really has been. Plenty of snow as well. I just got back from a surival trip in the snow as well.
I am so thankful for coming across your videos. Keep up the incredible motivaiting effort!
Cheers mate, thanks heaps for the comment.
You deserve another tropical holiday after this one, Luke.
@@_Sil_ 😆 to be honest .. I really love the winter
Nice job mate. Cool looking shelter. It's so easy to get soft these days. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers mate thanks for watching. Gotta check out your bush hut one day as well
@@TheBeardedBushranger yeah for sure mate
Wise words there. Unfortunately I feel so many have become far too removed from Nature. Really enjoying your channel Luke! :)
Yeah there are a lot of people out there who don't feel at home outdoors. But I think it's generally improving .. seems to be a big shift of people getting into the outdoors since covid.
Awesome 🙌 well done!
Great video mate good to see someone getting out there and having a crack very true about the getting comfortable in uncomfortable situations
Cheers mate. Thanks for watching!
Well done Luke. Outstanding effort! Thanks for challenging The Drifter. It's definitely intended as an emergency shelter but to see that it stood up to a night like that is encouraging to see. Hope your little swagman is recovering well. Jarrod Stillman
I think the leaks around the zip would be minimal or stopped if the hood was attached. What do you think?
I was thinking that very thing .. would of helped a lot if I kept the hood on.
Thanks guys! I've been loving the poncho heaps!
@@lukefeain1836 yeah and no. The zip is a YKK AquaGuard Waterproof zip. But it's more than likely leaking around the stitching on the edge etc. I would shore this up with some additional fabric wax around stitching holes. Considering the amount of rain I am pretty pleased with the performance as a shelter. To make it more reliable in the future, I recommend seasoning the canvas (wet and swell the fibres) and keep it waxed using our Jack Stillman Fabric Wax.
Always love your videos.
Cheers mate!
Love ya work ginge
Cheers mate
Great video, mate!
Cheers mate!
More off an overhang and a wooden fire heat wall would’ve been nice, but beggars can’t be choosers.
bigger tarp maybe and more time to collect good foilage for reflecting heat I think
Nice, I love your work 👍
Thanks so much mate, I really appreciate that!
AMAZING
Thanks for watching.
The way you break the wood looks very professional, I really like it
Love the Victorian bush 👌 subbed 👍 keep it up man 😎
Yeah I reckon Vicco has some pretty awesome spots.
Seriously..fresh rain all arvo and night and you still chose to drink the deer toilet water.
Now that’s a true survivalist!🤣👍
Yeah but I had commited at that point 😂
In all seriousness I actually did drink some of the rain water during the night, but was too tired to film it.
Thanks for pointing that out though, cause I totally overlooked talking about that in the vid.
I should also say that I am in no way a survival expert or anything .. just a bloke giving it a crack and having fun along the way.
thank you for video, very good job ! 👍
Thank you!
Gidday Luke , good skills mate , cozy little camp , stick that one on airb&b , make a bloody killing mate , cheers mate catch ya on the next one 👍 👌
P.s. totally agree about patience and building resilience, camps like this put hairs onya chest n help right across life's challenging times, hoping your sons healing , we are blessed that we can go to E.d. to get care at not cost .
Thanks for watching! haha AirB&B .. I'll make sure to add a cleaning fee as well!
Yeah I am thankful that we can get help, even if it took a while in the end! Amazing that he could go for a full sugery and in the end I don't pay anything.
Another great video!! thanks for suffering the pain for our viewing!!!
Haha thanks glenn! Just wait untill the next video where I did this kind of suffering out in the snow 😆
Bloody briliant mate.
legend thanks for watching!
Thats awesome Bro! You are doing so well sharing this with us. Good drills and toughness on your part. And well said in that it prepares you for the challenges of life. Cheers mate 🇳🇿 🇦🇺
Cheers mate, I appreciate it! Glad your enjoying the vids.
Gidday gidday nicely done and I 100 percent agree with your end talk.
I live extremely Simple and when its cold its cold lol.
But it definitely not only toughens you up but also teaches you to be grateful and appreciate things more.
My nephews love coming out and hanging out for a week or two in me little camp cause its so different to their lifes at home.
I really enjoyed this have a blessed week ahead.
That's great to hear mate. Really cool that you can pass that stuff onto your nephews and give them that experience. I reckon the younger generation really need that sort of stuff!
@@TheBeardedBushranger+likewise with you and your boy, I'm no pro but I love the simple life and I love trying to teach the neps.
It's like you said society today has gotten way to use to having everything on tap, so some have lost the ability to have patience now they want it now.
I usually tell me nephews to put their phones away and forget about time cause it dosnt exist with me lol.
Appreciate it mate.. I'll definitely check out more of your adventures.
Awesome channel 👏
Thanks!
Hello friend I hope that you are well raining on you with a small shelter that is a challenge your survival video are great stay safe outdoors
thanks mate
It's very interesting to see you do your work 🎉
Thanks mate. I just had a look at your channel .. that tree house you built looks amazing.
Love all your videos. I have watched most of them in the last 2 weeks.
I love those ponchos. I have 2, one normal size and one large i use in the swag as blankets.
Yeah they work great as ground sheets.
Unbelievable, as always mate! Appreciated all the skills you share with us, but equally your wise words (like your beautiful friend Mattsy)
Thanks Brother 👊
Thanks mate I really appreciate that. Mattsys been a huge influence over the last few years for me.
Liked and subscribed. You have some really interesting ideas for videos.
Thanks heaps mate for joining up. Plenty of more videos like this coming ...
I always thought if you slept on the ground in Australia you would die. Good to see not everything down there will kill you. Thanks for the upload!
😆 Best part about winter is all the stingy and bitey things are hiding.
I never understood the fear of Australian bush camping you would be very unlucky to be bitten by anything in Australia.. Americans, Canadians and Europeans get eaten by bears while they sleep.. Africans get eaten by lots of things and Asia has snakes that can swallow you whole
Nice camp kid hope your son is well god bless you and your family stay safe
Thanks for watching!
Great video mate! Loved every minute of it.
Cheers mate! Thanks again!
Go you Aussie go. Im in Qld. Great vid. I always think about the ground getting wet in rain without a floor to your shelter.
Yeah I was on a bit of a raised area so the water wasn't pooling too much around me. Thanks for watching.
Enjoyed your survival compost.
Good wise words at the end.
Cheers mate.
Harsh night Luke in that weather. Loved the video 😊
Thanks mate. It was a bit of a cold one.
In my younger days mate, gettin’ about on my motorbike yep, done it tuff but……I’ll never forget it. Too old now. I like to have wifi so I can watch you do it.
Haha yeah I was having a conversation with someone the other day, saying I don't know how long term doing all this stuff is haha maybe when I'm older I'll go into homesteading youtube or something.
lol Ronald I feel your pain. 66 here and yes we are now a lot slower.
love the channel. also new fav aussie youtuber
Mate that's awesome to hear. Thanks so much.
IN Canada, it can be VERY cold, but any tips on camping out in emergency is great! Since we do have a lot of pine, if in mountains, that is a super tree, has everything you need. Fire starter, wood, bedding etc:) BUT you had better have more layers and dryer ways of being or you will suffer! I have been camping in middle of summer only to wake up with SNOW on my tent, and no fire and boy, that was darn cold! Anyway, great tips buddy! Cheers from Canada!:)
Thanks for watching mate. I hear your wood is all soft wood as well, which makes it easy to cut down. Australian hard wood is notoriously tough. it will take it out of you just cutting down a few pieces.
But yeah the advantage is we don't get as cold as you guys do!
Canadians such lovely people and they never judge. Superb people.
Loved this. What you do, the controlled hardship, the "relative comfort" that you make for yourself, it makes you appreciate what you have in real life.
The conditions you were out in, I'd sooner prefer -6C. Less dangerous I think, than just above freezing and rainy conditions. I'd have struggled with that water though..
Yeah that is what I have heard. Why our snow can be so dangerous, because it is always wet at those 0.c - 1.c temps. weather at -6.c is actually much more dry.
Thanks for watching!
solidly uncomfortable camp out mate, well done for gritting through it. Good to get out and test gear in bad scenarios in case you ever need to rely on them. Looking forward to more of your vids, next time we wont fault you if you pack a luxury item like a milbank bag :D
haha well I brought a beer out with me so that was pretty luxurious! Thanks for watching mate.
My friend, when you lay leaves do it how the Indigenous people used to. You make a circle shape to block out the wind. Lay the leaves to the inside and sticks to the rear. Do this method on the sides of the tarp. Leaves reflect heat back. When I worked in stock camps sometimes we'd put our swags between the foliage and fire. Works well in rain as well
Cheers mate, I'll remember that for next time.
Thanks Luke another great video.
Cheers mate!
Love the video very enjoyfull to watch also relaxing
cheers mate.
When the creeks get crusty like that you can dig a hole off to the side and let the ground filter the bigger chunks out as it seeps in.
Not a bad idea!
I a have memmory of a gray ....red beared WA .a good man. ) thank you mate)
Nice... i love video❤
Much braver man than i, especially being in vic with all the RBB's and tiger snakes around lmao
That's why I love doing these challenges in the winter. Everything is hiding away and not out and about.
@@TheBeardedBushranger great shout ! I did one walk in the spring in the Marlo/orbost area and saw about 5/6 RBB’s in the space of an hour haha
Great video mate, and if you were a bushranger you'd be doing it for months or years if you were lucky, to escape the noose 😮and avoid being shot, definitely uncomfortable Allround,👍
Yeah imagine the rough life those fellas had. I get to go home to a warm shower, bed and a meal.
Hope your son is ok mate. 🙏
Steak looked grouse.
Yeah he is all good now, cheers. Nothing like a bit of good food to keep you happy in a miserable situation haha
@@TheBeardedBushranger and some dark ale
Love this channel! Would love to see you do a catch, cook and sleep challange on a beach somewhere! Or up blue mountains!
Thanks mate. Yeah I've done that on my previes channel @lukeslittletribe but I will do some more coastal stuff this year .. maybe as it warms up. I'm thinking of building a little shack on the coast and dressing as an old 1700s whaler.
Great videos mate.
Thanks mate.
Great work man.
Cheers mate.
Great video. Next time try and lower the angle of your poncho shelter. Helps stop the rain getting in. Also if you tie up the hood it should help stop water getting in.
Yeah I reckon you're right. Or an A frame shelter for maximum protection, but i wanted the heat of a fire next to me.
Nice work, thanks.
Where are you in vic? Grampians or towards bright? Good videos mate, enjoying seeing you do the stuff I dream of doing!
I'm actually out towards gippsland way. Live on the foothills of the dandy ranges, but often head up into the high country.
@@TheBeardedBushranger I’m working in near dandy. I’m from sa, but I’ll be sure to head out and see the ranges when I’m on r&r.
Good video red beard.
Very interesting…
Cheers mate.
Dope vid But it’s dangerous to leave ya fire running all night and next to them harvest wood as well But you gotta survive the winter night
I cleared the area quite a bit, and it was all wet from the rain .. so this was pretty safe.
Love it bro 😊
Cheers mate.
Sand and charcoal in the bottom of that cotton bag would give you much better filtering. Charcoal can remove heavy metal and other toxins that aren't destroyed by boiling.
Yeah great idea. I've done filters like that before and they have worked well.
Nice one. The Milbanks bag, or Browns bag I think they're called, are great. Get's a lot of crap out before putting it through your good filter. I got mine online from Survival Supplies Australia in Perth. I can't remember what it cost though.
Yeah I really need to get my hands on one.
nice vids mate
Cheers mate.
@@TheBeardedBushranger Nice to see people making quality content with little viewers and probably not a lot of revenue, unfortunately cannot join the Patreon or anything but best of luck to ya
@@sigma89853 No worries mate, Just watching the vids and commenting is really appreciated as it all helps in boosting the video on youtube.
And yeah, I'd be doing these videos even if I wasn't making anything from them, cause I genuinly love doing this stuff.
What Dog and Gun coffee would you recommend for someone who likes strong coffee. Cheers mate 👍 🐕 🤠
I always drink the sambar and I like that! Just have it black and your good to go.
Hey mate. I actually contacted them and Sambar is their strongest coffee.
Also if you do end up getting some I have an affiliate link with them which would be great to use.
www.dogandguncoffee.com/?ref=LUKEVANDENBERG
going hard in the winter mate . well done ! I am not a fan of winter camping myself as I dont have the sleeping bag or mat for it although if you can go hard like this , am I just making up excuses lol.
Actually winter sleeping is soo cosy if you have a good sleeping bag and good mat. I like to mix it up during the winter.
So good to see an Aussie youtuber doing solo camping / survivalist stuff. Be careful out there, a broken leg could spell disaster.
Thanks for watching mate.
Survival Supplies Australia sell millbank bags, not cheap but really worth having
Yup, I want to get one for my next trip out to this patch of bush! Will look into it. It has a traditional history as well to it.
I had read ,somewhere, that Australian soldiers early ww1, didn't have sleeping bags and used their great coats for a sleeping bag. They would get in them upside down and slip their feet in the sleeves. I haven't found a great coat to fit my ogre ass to try it out. I'm curious to try it. Eliminating heavy gear. But I thought it might be something you can look into.
Luck to ya sir. Keep your powder dry.
Hey mate, I've actually used my big long oil skin stockman jacket plenty of times as a blanket (did that in the snow just recently) I've also used it (on this video) as a ground sheet. I find it so versatile.
Great video...I don't wanna be that dude, but I will. I watched in agony as you struggled to get the drifter out of the bag. There's a way to fold it and it's on their website. Fold it that way every time you put it in the bag and it goes in and out easy....anyway, subbed - great content.
Oh cheers mate, I appreciate this .. had no idea. I'm going to look that up.
@@TheBeardedBushranger I'm trying to find it but can't locate anything.
I'll lay it out step by step. It's easy.
Consider your zip as the middle seam ( lengthwise) and fold both the left and right side over to meet that zipper in the middle (all the way down the poncho.
Then fold those sides once again also meeting I the middle.
Fold a flap over at each end and then roll it up.
Nice one Luke - would love to see you head up north if you can at some stage, follow in the footsteps of Ludwig Leichardt would be amazing mate
Mate I would love to do some outback stuff. I have a big 60km walk I did as a swagman through the mallee scrub in outback country last year, I'll post that vid around September. But I have my eyes on some big outback walks. I'd love to do the gamman ranges in S.A
@@TheBeardedBushranger if you come over this way mate hit me up
Hi mate- what about some sort of reflector behind the fire to bounce the heat at you? Great video thanks
Hey mate, yeah I have seen this done before. Could be a good idea for future videos. Thanks!
I've used a poncho as an emergency shelter before, [in a real emergency...] the same set-up, only I used string [instead of a frame made of branches] to keep it in shape and I kept the lower side half of meter off the ground [space I won't use] giving me enough material to hang over me... ponchos are small... and foliage on the three sides to keep the spill away... it worked pretty good... the fire and good clothes did the rest!... but a tarp would definitely work better!... also I'd like to add, you should consider carrying an old style umbrella to your ''expeditions'' something that the old timers would definitely use... so many ways to use one...
I'm really sorry to hear that in a "'Metropolis'' like Melbourne, you had to wait half the day to see a doctor in an emergency...
That real emergency situation sounds pretty intense mate! Yeah if the poncho was a little lower to the ground it would of given more coverage for sure.
Also that's a great idea about the umbrella. What would they of been made of back in the day? I'll look into that.
And in the end my boy had a piece of metal stuck in his foot for almost 24 hours (before they could put him in sugery)
Awesomenessssss
cheers mate.
cheers Luke, always a great half hour watching your adventures, shitty news about your son's foot though, hope all's well on the front ✌🏻
Thanks heaps for that. Yeah he has recovered real good. It was a bit hard at the time seeing him go through that pain with a piece of metal in his foot for 24 hours. But he has come real good now.
@@TheBeardedBushranger awesome, have a great week and I still pretty my coffee without mud by the way
Well done , i was thinking if you set up that tarp over a large log , you should get a couple more feet cover ? .. and your Jack Stillman maybe they could have a flap sewn in over that zipper with a couple press studs to keep it down !
Yeah not a bad idea! The poncho actually comes with a waxed canvas hood that buttons in over the zipper (so you can wear it as a rain jacket) and I think I should of left it on ... it would of helped keep rain away from the zipper for sure.
@TheBeardedBushranger was going to recommend using the hood. Given it's button on I'm not 100% it would keep all the water off the zip - will have to try it out.