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  • @Sk0lzky
    @Sk0lzky 4 года назад +209

    The cool thing about a moss bedding is the fact that you can put it back in its place and it will survive so there is no permanent damage to the area!

    • @offthecouch1999
      @offthecouch1999 2 года назад +3

      That's actually really cool I didn't know that

  • @johnmarston4012
    @johnmarston4012 4 года назад +170

    Midges are a blessing. If it weren't for them Scotland would have WAY too many tourists lol

    • @rustyshackleford9017
      @rustyshackleford9017 3 года назад +19

      as an American from a rural area that has been taken over by tourists, i wish our mosquitos had the same effect. midges hurt!

    • @yesterdaytech9569
      @yesterdaytech9569 3 года назад +6

      @@rustyshackleford9017 hell yeah I got bit by one of them little green midget rascals. I have been river dancing non stop with a high fever doctor says it the damndest thing he has ever seen.

    • @janosszentpeteri1922
      @janosszentpeteri1922 Год назад +3

      He should have mentioned how he keeps himself away from midges and from mosquitos!

    • @janosszentpeteri1922
      @janosszentpeteri1922 Год назад +1

      What are those most effective some sort of protection from those bugs/ insects?

    • @maxentirunos
      @maxentirunos Год назад +2

      @@janosszentpeteri1922 ... Fire, and blanket over your whole body, head included.
      I kow there is some plant you can feed a fire for bug repelling smoke but I don't remember which and if it would be available in Scotland

  • @UrbanHomesteadMomma
    @UrbanHomesteadMomma 4 года назад +151

    Dear lord the bugs! We have horrible mosquitos here too! Maybe that’s why It’s called “New Scotland” LOL between the similarities in the landscape as well as the bugs... I can see how Nova Scotia got its name!

    • @aidanc4719
      @aidanc4719 4 года назад +6

      You probably already know, but New Scotland is named as such because it was a colony of Scottish immigrants. I guess they couldn't even tell the difference! :)

    • @MrRourk
      @MrRourk 4 года назад +7

      Amateurs! You should spend a night in Lake of the Pines, Texas. There is a reason I had a belt fed Saiga 12 Shotgun!

    • @JacobeWilson
      @JacobeWilson 4 года назад +5

      Goodness, mosquitoes and blackflies were some bad here this year! Also from Nova Scotia, and they carried ya away.

    • @norton750cc
      @norton750cc 4 года назад +3

      At one time we were joined together before the atlantic rift,

    • @darrylarsenault5005
      @darrylarsenault5005 4 года назад +1

      Colin Cleveland right on Colin. similarly, I never complain about the cold or heat to my companions. it brings them down, seen it a million times in the army.

  • @Adam_harrison666
    @Adam_harrison666 4 года назад +295

    Just imagining the look on people’s faces you must come across when they spot a highlander roaming through the woods in 2019 😂

    • @TheAuntieBa
      @TheAuntieBa 4 года назад +7

      john Mullholand Very effective social distancing. 😏

    • @SenorTucano
      @SenorTucano 4 года назад +3

      None shall pass!

    • @TheAuntieBa
      @TheAuntieBa 4 года назад +1

      john Mullholand I’ve never open carried; I want the element of surprise, and with a mass shooter, open carriers get shot first!

    • @andrewhesketh5973
      @andrewhesketh5973 4 года назад

      @john Mullholand cheers dits

    • @Nightdiver20
      @Nightdiver20 4 года назад +2

      @john Mullholand I live about 5 minutes from the AT and the hikers would come in to town so ripe that the Chinese buffet posted a sign telling them to go shower at the YMCA before coming inside.

  • @anulfadventures
    @anulfadventures 4 года назад +13

    When the first Scots arrived in Nova Scotia they quickly adopted the breeches or long trousers of the New Englanders saving their kilts for special occasions only. Yes it was the "midges" or mosquitoes that drove some of the Highlanders to spend their summers somewhere else returning in the winter to work on clearing their homesteads. The Scots and the mosquitoes are both still here.

  • @CollectiveMedia
    @CollectiveMedia 4 года назад +301

    and i thought we had it bad with bugs in Florida

    • @williammccaslin8527
      @williammccaslin8527 4 года назад +1

      We do, born an raised there an still like to play in the swamps.

    • @alexsmall5732
      @alexsmall5732 4 года назад +26

      Scottish midges are no joke

    • @arieson7715
      @arieson7715 4 года назад +2

      Those are just gnats, not mosquitoes.

    • @arieson7715
      @arieson7715 4 года назад

      @Eric hoyt Well, I know one thing, he doesn't have as much bugs as I do where I live.

    • @MARS72JJ
      @MARS72JJ 4 года назад

      Doesn't look like they were biting him. Been to a lake where unless you dived in to the water you would be covered by itchy bites in seconds

  • @boones999
    @boones999 4 года назад +22

    This guy is F-ing badass. I had to get up and put on 100% DEET just to watch the video.

  • @kwakerjak
    @kwakerjak 4 года назад +41

    I’m astonished that it’s taken so long for the algorithm to recommend your content to me, considering this is basically a cross between Primitive Technology and Townsends, two of my favorite channels.

  • @edacheb
    @edacheb 4 года назад +94

    Those midges my goodness! I bet you were glad to have those trousers on haha!

    • @sheep1ewe
      @sheep1ewe 4 года назад +8

      In Sweden they are named "myggor" i wonder if there at some point in history has been a connection between languages?
      (like people was trading in aincient time and learned from each other, etc?)

    • @edsnaturebushcraft6985
      @edsnaturebushcraft6985 4 года назад

      Wonderful video would a 3 by 3 nylon water proof tarp work better with 19 tie doun places. All the very best.
      🇨🇦🏕🍺Ed Edsnature

    • @franjay5585
      @franjay5585 4 года назад +5

      Vampira well for a long time the vikings did bring their raiding and conquests to scotland so it wouldnt surprise me.

    • @sheep1ewe
      @sheep1ewe 4 года назад

      @@franjay5585
      Well, If there where any offsprings from those enconters i assume that it would explain all prejudices about Scotsmen...

    • @Seankwondo87
      @Seankwondo87 4 года назад +5

      @@sheep1ewe Norse blood lines are fairly common in Scotland, in fact the north east and Orkney/ Shetland islands are predominately a norse culture and spoke the Norn language (a local variant of Old Norse) until at least the 1600s. Furthermore there are a number of Norse loan words in both the Scots and Scottish Gaelic languages

  • @empireofpeaches
    @empireofpeaches 4 года назад +79

    Wonderful, your camera work and editing made me feel like I was there - without the midges!
    Beautiful song around the fire 🔥

    • @jamesmcamis8556
      @jamesmcamis8556 4 года назад +1

      I'm curious about what the song was, and who the singer was

  • @lukebell9945
    @lukebell9945 4 года назад +15

    This just reminds me of my summer job for the past few years. I was an activities director for a campground and every Saturday I would make a campfire with a flint and steel. I would just sit by the fire with all the kids, roasting marshmallows and telling ghost stories. Even though the bugs would drive us crazy at first, as soon as I got that fire going everything was great. Those were the nights.

    • @janosszentpeteri1922
      @janosszentpeteri1922 Год назад

      Can you please tell what do you use or used for tick, mudges, and mosquitos repellent? Thanks in advance!

    • @drmasroberts
      @drmasroberts Год назад +1

      I agree. My wife and I as newly weds lived three months in a tent on Wolf Mountain 20 mi from the nearest town, Oak Ridge, Oregon while I worked as a fire-watch for a logging company. Mosquitos, midges (known locally as no-see-ums, Culicoides spp), and black flies (called buffalo gnats, Simuliium spp) were very annoying when we first moved into the woods. We used DEET to repel them. But after a day or two living around a campfire, they seemed to lose interest in us. Each weekend we'd go to town to shower. When we'd come back, we had to start all over to become invisible to the biting beasties. To protect from ticks, I recommend spraying permethrin on clothing. Worked perfectly for us. As an aside, the Wolf was a central character in the World Origin stories of the Kalapuya Indians from that area of Oregon. Wolf Mountain is in the middle of the Willamette National Forest (6790 sq km, about the size of Perthshire) mostly Douglas Fir forest, though a great diversity of plants especially plentiful edible berries along the many creeks and in open places in the forest, lots of small and large game and fish. A wonderful place to practice survival skills.

  • @SmoothGefixt
    @SmoothGefixt 4 года назад +104

    Even despite those little itchy things, this great video gets me excited to go out on adventure again:) Great work and love the highlander setup! See yah!

    • @FandabiDozi
      @FandabiDozi  4 года назад +16

      Thanks buddy! You will need to come over and join me again at somepoint :)

    • @metsanelamaa4567
      @metsanelamaa4567 2 года назад

      You often watch this video, the life of a beautiful girl in the forest is wonderful.
      👉👉 ruclips.net/video/P8hpVMsB5d0/видео.html

    • @janosszentpeteri1922
      @janosszentpeteri1922 Год назад

      @@FandabiDozi Hi, Can I ask you, personally where do you purchasing from the kilt and plaid it's always with you? I'm really interested in this. Thank you for everything! And have a great day!

  • @thewaywardgrape3838
    @thewaywardgrape3838 3 года назад +7

    As someone that's spent several years in south east asia during a "period of time" for the British Forces, I can honestly tell you that the scottish midge is a real test of your mental fortitude. Proof being that around 4:40 you can see -specifically in his hands - the extra, almost panic, in his actions.

  • @markojack15
    @markojack15 4 года назад +4

    What a hero this lad is...I was itching like hell just watching this video.

  • @thecapacitor1395
    @thecapacitor1395 4 года назад +47

    Good idea to have those leg wraps and trousers walking through high grass, lyme disease from ticks can be real debilitating.

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky 4 года назад +5

      And all thanks to civilization ;_;
      Fortunately there are still shitholes barely touched by humans so there are almost no ticks and none of them carry the disease so you can go camping without fear!

    • @larrymanns364
      @larrymanns364 4 года назад +2

      How widespread is Lyme Disease? I know its prevalent in North America

    • @geoffpriestley7001
      @geoffpriestley7001 4 года назад +3

      @@Sk0lzky its usually ticks from deer and sheep in scotland last time we went there we had to check the dogs e ery day for ticks

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky 4 года назад

      @@geoffpriestley7001 aye but the initial spread of Lyme was caused by increase in mice population and their invasion of... Well literally everything including parts of siberian taiga.
      I think some RUclips channel has a video on reasons for lyme becoming more and more common despite it being discovered a long time ago.
      Cheers!

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky 4 года назад

      @@larrymanns364 it's pretty much everywhere in moderate climate, at least on the northern hemisphere. I've no idea about the Southern though

  • @jefferyhammond1421
    @jefferyhammond1421 3 года назад +4

    Good on you man. That is an insane amount of midges and mosquitoes! when I was tree planting in north Ontario we would put toilet paper in our ears for the black flies. Helps with the psychological aspect a little! Its hard to beat that feeling of finally getting a nice smoky fire going in bug seasons!

  • @WithLoveKristina
    @WithLoveKristina 3 года назад +7

    This has been INCREDIBLY helpful as I'm writing oh my word. The midges! Worse than mosquitos here in the states! But I also just love watching the historical things put into practical use!

  • @user-bh3ew6ii4g
    @user-bh3ew6ii4g 3 года назад +3

    Oh how I envy you all that lovely moss! I don't envy you the midges though, geez I can see them swarming you. I'd love to know more about your canteen.

  • @warandpoetry9542
    @warandpoetry9542 4 года назад +6

    6:25 I legitimately thought some Celtic songstress was wandering through the woods haha

  • @myjhong91
    @myjhong91 4 года назад +5

    OMG! I will never complain of mosquitos in the swamps of Louisiana again!
    Good vid!

  • @raymondfoster-senatecandid3325
    @raymondfoster-senatecandid3325 4 года назад +18

    Perhaps a temporary and smokey 'Setting Up Fire' could be useful while you get the shelter ready - just to keep off those bloody midges!

    • @geoffpriestley7001
      @geoffpriestley7001 4 года назад +3

      Wont put scottish midges off they just come to get hi on the smoke, i'd swear they can bit through clothes

  • @gps8958
    @gps8958 4 года назад +5

    well done Tom, you can sense the ancient energy vibrating from the land, even through filter of a lens

    • @gps8958
      @gps8958 4 года назад +1

      @Kathleen Mcmanus Pity your cynicism clouds your ability to notice the interaction between a person and their ancestry, and the joy that brings to them and others, whatever the backdrop. Perhaps you would prefer the highland or lowland peoples to have been subdued by the alien lairds and the commercialization of ancient holdings and common spaces to suit their greed and indifference. The trees, mountains and grasslands can thrive and still be alive to benefit many no matter what their origin. Even prehistoric man, Celts and others managed and cultivated the forests and lands. Does that mean the Druids groves are by your definition not to be considered sacred? Get out there Kathleen and meditate under a farm planted tree and I'm sure you will still feel spiritually enhanced afterwards. Be well

    • @gps8958
      @gps8958 4 года назад +1

      @Kathleen Mcmanus The most important thing in my humble and apprenticed opinion is to escape the noise of urban and modern living an escaping to the sanctuary of nature wherever its found and just interact with the calmness. I find it healing and medicinal and in turn I hope to be a better human being because of it. It's even better when you share the experience with someone you love.

  • @Dreichlift
    @Dreichlift 4 года назад +16

    Woolen leg wraps called putties were worn by the British military until sometime after WWII, at least in the Highland Regiments. I remember having to wear them in the Army Cadets in the 90s. It's not such a stretch to think these were commonly used in civilian life too, just the way you are in the video.

    • @Sk0lzky
      @Sk0lzky 4 года назад +3

      Oh they were worn throughout most of the recorded human history. Women sometimes wear thick socks over the trousers in a similar fashion to this day!

    • @FandabiDozi
      @FandabiDozi  4 года назад +2

      Awesome! tHanks for the info!

  • @bretthines1020
    @bretthines1020 Год назад +1

    I love this stuff! It’s always such a satisfying accomplishment to start a good campfire. Those mosquitoes look like hell.

  • @getsmart3701
    @getsmart3701 4 года назад +3

    Nothing beats the North latitudes for bugs...forget the tropics. I feel your pain and salute your calm in the face of such an assault. A word to the wise, after you find your campsite light the fire first before the midgies zero in on you, after you get her going nice and steady, use some damp material to create smoke for yourself, it makes setting up camp a lot more pleasant.
    Another great video by the way.

  • @o.jvanderbeek6594
    @o.jvanderbeek6594 4 года назад +36

    holy hell the mozzies

  • @danieladams2986
    @danieladams2986 5 месяцев назад

    Live Free, Live simple. Many peaceful adventures to you brother

  • @gtw4546
    @gtw4546 Год назад

    Your video about sleeping in a wet plaid was the first one I ever saw! It was just a few days ago, but your facial expressions in the beginning when reading about it were what hooked me. Great acting!

  • @ningen1980
    @ningen1980 4 года назад +65

    Looks like you're having a Windows 95 day.
    Seriously buggy.

  • @blister4walken
    @blister4walken 4 года назад +1

    Great video. A proper contrast to the gadgets and lightweight gear of today. I would love to try something similar. My vintage gear is more 1970s-80s military from sweden and poland. I do have a lovely handmade wool tartan blanket from the Shetlands though 😀

  • @stephen-houston514
    @stephen-houston514 4 года назад +4

    The Midge King!!
    The only thing that ever kept midges off me, was being sick after way too much whisky! The whisky oozing oot my pores drove the wee devils away completely.
    Thanks for sharing your videos man. Thank you

    • @hpoels851
      @hpoels851 4 года назад +1

      That's why Scottish whisky was invented, to keep the midges away.

    • @hpoels851
      @hpoels851 4 года назад

      @john Mullholand LOL

  • @Gardenheir
    @Gardenheir 6 месяцев назад

    I'm addicted to this channel, some of the best content ever.

  • @jamj59
    @jamj59 4 года назад +3

    Excellent video. I love these highlander videos, as I’m half Scottish and English I always feel slightly more Scottish while watching.

  • @mcgowanfitnesstraining7345
    @mcgowanfitnesstraining7345 4 года назад +9

    Well done,something very soothing about the sight and sound of a camp fire,you done well sticking out the dreaded midges.

  • @kovarilaszlo3146
    @kovarilaszlo3146 3 года назад +1

    Love Julie's voice in there!

  • @harrietstevenson5469
    @harrietstevenson5469 3 года назад

    I'm really enjoying your videos and only just come across your channel, I get so itchy seeing the midgies brings back vivid memories of Highland outdoors!!!

  • @Thomas-ei1yk
    @Thomas-ei1yk 4 года назад +8

    I swear one of those airborne pests flew through my screen and bit me.

  • @marjoriekloster8949
    @marjoriekloster8949 4 года назад +2

    Great video, I really enjoyed this! You truly do go to great lengths ( damn midges!) to give us the true Highland experience. Thank you Tom!

  • @semooutdooradventures2908
    @semooutdooradventures2908 3 года назад

    Those mosquitos would have run me out, your really devoted, thank you for the great video

  • @csluau5913
    @csluau5913 4 года назад +1

    When I did black powder reenacting years ago we tried both wool and linen leg wrapping. It actually does keep your legs warm but there’s certainly an art to wrapping so that they don’t come loose and they’re not too tight and cut off your circulation especially if you’re going to be walking or marching for some distance. I discovered the joy of Native American weaving back in those days. They used to have a thing called legging ties or leg ties that were basically about 2 feet long or so woven bands of yarn or something and you would tie them just above your calf. They worked really well. You’re a Highlander the man you need to get yourself some sheepskin boots :-) I’ve put on sheepskin boots and they are luurvely to wear with that nice soft lambswool on the inside and they keep your feet so warm. You just wear a thin line or sock or something like that. They’re naturally water repellent because of the lanolin in the skin but my buddy who was married to the lady who made them actually added another layer of cowhide leather to the bottom of his to give him a bit more traction and a little bit more resistance to water and mud coming in through the bottom because they do wear out eventually.

  • @aleksanderwojciechowski2124
    @aleksanderwojciechowski2124 4 года назад

    An exellent video. Both period correct and s&h right along with much of fun. Gratulations.

  • @DavidAllanRaeburn
    @DavidAllanRaeburn 4 года назад +13

    Are there no midge repellents written about in the historic Scottish writings or where our ancestors just hard as nails? To be fair when I worked as a keeper I seemed to get used to them but sometimes they where unbearable, especially at dusk.

  • @Vantss
    @Vantss 4 года назад +3

    Oh man, I would have died in those woods. Those flying devils love my blood!

  • @jamesellsworth9673
    @jamesellsworth9673 Год назад

    'Tis a fine coat you're wearing! Warm for the nights as well! I've seldom been on an autumn outing when both my spouse nor I did not wake next to each other from the cold. So...even with a good bit of help, the cold does find its way in.

  • @Doesch
    @Doesch 3 года назад

    Great video, love the wool tarp. The guy sleeping underneath it is pretty great as well!

  • @teatowel11
    @teatowel11 4 года назад +4

    This was an absolute joy to watch. Beautiful scenery and you captured it well.
    You obviously know exactly what you are doing and your kit is awesome.

  • @opalprestonshirley1700
    @opalprestonshirley1700 4 года назад +1

    Good thing you had those trousers and leggings. Glad our midges aren't that bad. Nice shelter setup. Safe journeys.

  • @alandjeffrey
    @alandjeffrey 4 года назад +3

    Brilliant, really like what you are doing here. Great research and experimenting with highland bushcraft. Kept your cool with the midges, respect. Most people would have run a mile...

  • @johnmackay496
    @johnmackay496 4 года назад +6

    Seeing the midgies made me oddly nostalgic 🤣 a Highlander far from home haha

  • @batch6792
    @batch6792 4 года назад

    Good stuff, proper roughing it. None of your latest tent & titanium cookware. Proper survival skills. Great video. Traveling light.The beauty of knowledge is it weighs nothing more than your already carrying. I'd love to have all the kit you've got there & give it all a go in the same environment. Top Man. 😀👍🍀

  • @ericruss4189
    @ericruss4189 4 года назад

    Another great highland video. Keep them coming.

  • @shlamimk4664
    @shlamimk4664 4 года назад

    That is a good way to stay sane. Power to you brother.

  • @babblingdragon9889
    @babblingdragon9889 4 года назад

    In Norway we sometimes use a bit of garlic juice on the skin and or smoked clothes (take a cloth over a smokey, slightly moist fire as long as possible and tie it around you) to help against midgies❤️😊 you can ofcours just buy midgie sprayes and make fires but if thats not a possibility😊🦟

  • @rkgki
    @rkgki 4 года назад +2

    Great video! Those midges are horrendous. I have to wonder how successful their means of keeping dry were. I appreciate the effort you go to to make these videos both in re-creating the equipment and clothing as well as the video. You might want to run the credits and supporters on one side of the screen with you on the other so neither is obscured.

  • @MarK-iw2xj
    @MarK-iw2xj 4 года назад +1

    What a good RUclips channel you have.
    It's personalities like this that make this platform so amazing.
    These history re-enactors are so educational.
    I liked and subscribed
    Thank you for everything you do

    • @jamesellsworth9673
      @jamesellsworth9673 Год назад

      I keep reassuring my wife that RUclips has SO MUCH IMPORTANT CONTENT and not just 'tat' to share with the wider world of genuinely curious folk.

  • @yarinya13
    @yarinya13 4 года назад

    Great , really like this video and thanks for sharing what you’re learning.

  • @jasonm1884
    @jasonm1884 4 года назад +2

    13:13 Historically accurate demonstration of a Scottish Highlander who is ready, willing, and able to Bust A Move

  • @kirkmorrison6131
    @kirkmorrison6131 4 года назад +2

    I always wore as a 1745 re-enactor cut and sewn wool leggings. I also made a small self feeding fire with a large log behind it to reflect heat.

  • @dorcasowens1210
    @dorcasowens1210 3 года назад

    I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the great work. The historical information is very interesting.

  • @lawsonone6015
    @lawsonone6015 4 года назад +1

    3:12 **THOSE BUGS!!** Those bugs are ridiculous!! Respect to you, Man!

  • @KLAUSKARES
    @KLAUSKARES Год назад

    Min 3 14..my god!!The fact you can do a proper video with them lil bastards is nothing short of a miracle .Top man top video and tons of respect and appreciation👏👏👏👏 .

  • @intrawovenarts
    @intrawovenarts 4 года назад +5

    You are so patient with the midgies. Deserves applause. 👌🏻👍🏻❤️
    Thank you again for another wonderful informative vid! Xx

  • @thegreenman7
    @thegreenman7 4 года назад

    Another excellent video! Much love from the USA!!!

  • @JoeDebono
    @JoeDebono 4 года назад +1

    Wow, brilliant effort, thank you. I camp in a similar way in Australia, minus the authentic highland garb of course.

  • @Braapncamp
    @Braapncamp 4 года назад

    Cool and very nice approach to the outdoors! A tribute to Your heritage 💪🏻❤️

  • @gregkral4467
    @gregkral4467 4 года назад

    Beautiful vid. I surely wanna visit there some day..... maybe..... someday.

  • @darrylarsenault5005
    @darrylarsenault5005 4 года назад

    awesome. support. you got your whole mattress in one go. excellent.

  • @bennybenboy111
    @bennybenboy111 4 года назад

    Very cool. Great video 👍

  • @fernandochavez4312
    @fernandochavez4312 4 года назад

    Respect and admire your efforts at staying traditional. My grandfather had a flint and steel much like the one I believe you used.

  • @psyamok3735
    @psyamok3735 4 года назад +1

    2 best awards go to this video!!!
    1. Best Costume Design for a bushcraft video! Amazing costume.
    2. Bravery against bugs n mosquito! Tons of mosquitos all over and many were stinging through the shirt at the same time, yet the actor, facing certain death from mosquitos slaughter, continue to demonstrate how to build fire.

  • @deathwarmedup73
    @deathwarmedup73 3 года назад

    your choice of backing music is perfect and that's very rare on a youtube video

  • @lenordchristopher6447
    @lenordchristopher6447 4 года назад +7

    The old Highland midge mate, ruined many a day out.greetings from Invergordon pal

  • @RickTOutdoorAdventure1969
    @RickTOutdoorAdventure1969 4 года назад +1

    Nice one 👍. Those midges looked a pain 👊

  • @owenmurphy405
    @owenmurphy405 4 года назад

    I am scratching just watching this ,man thumbs up

  • @iangpark
    @iangpark 4 года назад

    This video is excellent mate keep it up!

  • @pathrst
    @pathrst 4 года назад

    What a fun channel! Glad I Didier this!

  • @waveman0
    @waveman0 4 года назад

    I admire your dedication, most people would have sprayed themselves with bug spray off camera and gone on as if there were no bug's, instead you built a fire and soldiered on, bravo mate. Another solution is to put some cow shit (dried cow patties) on the fire, it's an old bushie trick from Australia (and I am being serious), it works to drive off the bugs and doesn't smell too bad.

  • @robertbrunston5406
    @robertbrunston5406 3 года назад

    Very cool! All your camping gear is very much the same as how is was done here in Colonial America,
    Some people still use your methods like me.
    Thank you for sharing.

  • @wilfredosoto2722
    @wilfredosoto2722 3 года назад

    Great video. Thanks!

  • @larryenochs3005
    @larryenochs3005 4 года назад

    Great video! Keep them coming!

  • @dunkace
    @dunkace 4 года назад +4

    I can feel those midges just watching this. Good vid!

  • @Cetok01
    @Cetok01 3 года назад

    I commend you for your patience setting up amidst the swarm.

  • @misssophie6515
    @misssophie6515 4 года назад

    Great videos, very special atmosphere. I love the singing as well!
    but the bugs! 4:29 the sound made my day! that's crazy, and I can't sleep (in my comfy bed) if there is just 1 moskito present in the room :-)!

  • @wildgeeseod67
    @wildgeeseod67 2 года назад

    I’m scratching more than you just watching. Another fab video thanks

  • @paraguaymike5159
    @paraguaymike5159 4 года назад +2

    Excellent video. Always remember. It is a case of mind over matter. If you dont mind, it dont matter.

  • @rosh_corbinSC
    @rosh_corbinSC 4 года назад

    Camping under cover makes the shelter easier but obviously has drawbacks. In Florida the mosquitoes and yellow flies can be murder. I tend to pick spots a bit into the clearing as they seem to take a bit longer to get at me. Once you get a nice smokey fire going they tend to leave you alone. You've obviously got more options for arranging your cover in the forest's edge but I don't have the patience you do with swarm. Good man.

  • @aleksanderwojciechowski2124
    @aleksanderwojciechowski2124 4 года назад

    Btw you're a much enjoyyable person to watch and to listen to. Cheers

  • @epayne
    @epayne 4 месяца назад

    Lol I love that you can just pick up moss like a roll of carpet

  • @TheUnuldur
    @TheUnuldur 4 года назад +1

    Reminded me of my trip this summer ! Especially the midges haha ! Ah, how I miss Scotland, I really gotta move here someday. Thanks for the video :) !

  • @thomasnugent7602
    @thomasnugent7602 4 года назад +1

    Very good, Thank you very much

  • @Hardrada88
    @Hardrada88 3 года назад +1

    Another fantastic one! Came back for some of your pointers. We are opposite ends of the island and if you could see the faces of the people I walk past, they seeing a highlander so far south, it’s like the ghost of the bonnie prince appeared himself! The mozzies are a pain here. Can watch the clouds of the little devils dancing around the fire side. They make home under any cover. Excellent camp, thank you for sharing these! Learning a lot from you and picking up some great reads too :)

    • @eekee6034
      @eekee6034 9 месяцев назад

      I almost wish I were still living down that way myself. What part of the south are you in? I was in West Sussex; used to walk Cissbury Ring and sometimes further afield, and sometimes drove to the Isle of Purbeck when it was still undeveloped.

  • @wilk7351
    @wilk7351 4 года назад

    Good effort mate, nice experiment. Really informative!

  • @TRPufnStuf
    @TRPufnStuf 4 года назад +3

    Good stuff. And educational. Dang that's a lot of bugs. My family is from Scotland. The Mcleans of Duart, on the Isle of Mull. I enjoy your videos.

    • @janosszentpeteri1922
      @janosszentpeteri1922 Год назад

      Hi! What are those practical and most effective way that you can do to repels those mosquitoes, midges, and ticks? Thanks in advance.

  • @sabre40
    @sabre40 4 года назад +1

    Love these videos, I was raised in the Highlands and this is what my ancestors would of been doing

  • @Sk0lzky
    @Sk0lzky 4 года назад

    Also leg wraps>shit>socks in everything but putting them on. You can also use them to tie things to the trees (tarp, bag with food if there are bears in the area) in case you have no cord and even use it as a bandage or tourniquet (hopefully you never have to, especially with the latter!)

  • @curiousschoolofthewildcic7309
    @curiousschoolofthewildcic7309 3 года назад

    This is great. Have recently seen a viking bedroll experiment too. Really similar. I love this. When we are allowed to stay our over night again, my daughter and I are going to try this. We already bivvy bag but want to try this historical method. Thanks :)

  • @jamesfleming555
    @jamesfleming555 4 года назад

    Hate the bugs; love the music! Well done.

  • @cavalierjohnston3623
    @cavalierjohnston3623 Год назад

    Between about 6:10 and 6:15 the smoke makes ALL the bugs disappear. Awesome :)

  • @dwightstjohn6927
    @dwightstjohn6927 4 года назад

    I suddenly remembered why I left Lake-of-the-Woods, Ontario (the home of giant walleye). Waves of bugs alternate every few hours: gnats, blackflies, deerflies, no-see-ums (couse, you don't see them, except their TEETH are several inches long, or feel like it), and then with nightfall up come the mosquitos. A good long sleeve Boy Scout shirt and being downwind in the smoke smudge saved the day. Decades later I 'm at a wedding and the guy next to me is still talking about that night!!! Had no idea he was there, too. !!!

  • @lupusoutdoors
    @lupusoutdoors 4 года назад

    It’s a pleasure to watch your work. Mar sin leibh an dràsda ;)